Pokémon · Scarlet & Violet
Staryu
Paldean Fates · #118 · Shiny Rare · 2024
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Market reference
$6.94
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 118 / 245
- Release year
- 2024
- Rarity
- Shiny Rare
- HP
- 60
- Subtype
- Basic
- Evolves to
- Starmie
- Retreat cost
- 1 energy
- Regulation mark
- G
- Illustrator
- Nisota Niso
- Pokédex #
- 120
- Series
- Scarlet & Violet
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Attacker
- Damage efficiency
- 30 damage
- 15 per Energy
- Prize liability
- 1 Prize given up
- Single-prize attacker — favourable prize trades
- Setup
- Basic
- Plays straight down — no evolution needed
Also does
Strategy & play
How Staryu plays — derived from its stats and the rules of the game, not an opinion.
- A Basic — hits the board turn 1 with no evolution tax.
- Its main attack (Swift) needs 2 Energy — a turn-2 swing on manual attachment.
- Needs Water Energy to attack — your line must supply that color.
- Water type, weak to Lightning ×2 — a Lightning attacker doing ≥30 effectively one-shots it.
- A single-prize attacker — prize-trade-positive against ex / V decks that give up two at a time.
- Seen in 3% of recent tournament decks that can run it, usually 3 copies.
How to beat Staryu
- Exploit its Lightning weakness — ≥30 damage one-shots it.
Competitive performance
From real Standard tournament decks over the last 180 days.
- Meta inclusion
- 3% of decks
- 2.64 copies on average · 2604 decks
- Match win rate
- 44.4%
- -2.8 pts vs the 47.2% field average
Plays well with
Cards most often run alongside this one in tournament decks over the last 180 days — ranked by how distinctive the pairing is.
Mega Starmie ex
in 100% of decks · 2601 seen
Bronzor
in 1% of decks · 29 seen
Glastrier
in 1% of decks · 15 seen
Team Rocket's Golbat
in 6% of decks · 165 seen
Team Rocket's Crobat ex
in 6% of decks · 165 seen
Team Rocket's Zubat
in 6% of decks · 165 seen
Salvatore
in 36% of decks · 946 seen
Bubbly Water Energy
in 20% of decks · 516 seen
Budget alternatives
Cheaper cards that fill a similar role in Standard decks. Reference prices — most-played option first.
More by Nisota Niso
This card was illustrated by Nisota Niso.
Building around Staryu?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
"Fish Pokémon nibble at it, but Staryu isn't bothered. Its body regenerates quickly, even if part of it is completely torn off."
WCSwift — 30
This attack's damage isn't affected by Weakness or Resistance, or by any effects on your opponent's Active Pokémon.
Weakness:L×2
Retreat cost:C
Tournament legality
Current legal status across competitive formats.
Upcoming events
View calendar →Tournaments and releases relevant to Staryu or Paldean Fates.
Liga São Roque 05/09
Sep 5, 2026
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Sep 5, 2026
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Sep 6, 2026
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Sep 6, 2026
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Sep 6, 2026
ITA Weekly #4
Sep 6, 2026
Recent tournament results
View calendar →Tournaments from the past 30 days where Staryu was legal.
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today
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today
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today
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today
Amyverse Webcam Wonders #26 💙 Cash Prize!
today
Full Bench Fridays PTCGL Cash Event $10 #12
today
Tournament play
This printing of Staryu has no recent tournament appearances, but a different printing is currently a meta staple.
Staryu — Perfect Order
Played in 609 recent decks
Pricing reference
Latest snapshot from the upstream catalog. Actual marketplace prices fluctuate by condition, edition, and grade — use this as a reference, not a quote.
TCGPlayer (USD)
Updated 2026/07/11| Variant | Low | Mid | High | Market | Direct Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Holofoil | $4.00 | $6.91 | $48.44 | $6.94 | $6.33 |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2025/11/21| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €2.93 |
| 7-day average | €3.75 |
| 30-day average | €3.71 |
| Low | €2.00 |
| Trend price | €3.50 |
| Low (excellent+) | €2.00 |
| averageSellPrice | €3.69 |
Frequently asked
How can I tell if my Staryu is real?
Staryu is not on our list of commonly-counterfeited cards, but counterfeits exist across every set. Check the back-light test (real cards have a black inner layer that blocks light; counterfeits glow through), the rosette dot pattern on the back under magnification, font weight and kerning on the card name, and the holofoil pattern if applicable. For high-value copies we recommend submitting to a professional grader (PSA, BGS, CGC) for tamper-evident authentication.
What is Staryu worth?
As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Staryu is $6.94; there are no active listings on The Game Traders right now. Actual value depends on condition, grading, edition and printing variant — graded high-condition copies (PSA 9–10) trade at a substantial premium over raw copies.
What set is Staryu from?
Staryu is from the Pokémon set "Paldean Fates" in the Scarlet & Violet series, released in 2024.
What rarity is Staryu?
Staryu is a Shiny Rare card in the Paldean Fates set.
Other Staryu printings
Same Pokémon card across other sets and rarities.
