Pokémon · Black & White
Staravia
Plasma Freeze · #96 · Uncommon · 2013
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Market reference
$0.27
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Current listings on The Game Traders
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 96 / 122
- Release year
- 2013
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- HP
- 80
- Subtype
- Stage 1
- Evolves from
- Starly
- Evolves to
- Staraptor
- Retreat cost
- 1 energy
- Illustrator
- sui
- Pokédex #
- 397
- Series
- Black & White
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
- Stage 1
- One evolution step from a Basic
Strategy & play
How Staravia plays — derived from its stats and the rules of the game, not an opinion.
- Its main attack (Take Down) needs 2 Energy — a turn-2 swing on manual attachment.
- Attacks on any Energy (Colorless cost) — splashable into any deck regardless of type.
- Colorless type, weak to Lightning ×2 — a Lightning attacker doing ≥40 effectively one-shots it.
- A single-prize attacker — prize-trade-positive against ex / V decks that give up two at a time.
- A Stage 1 — one step up from Starly; doesn’t help your opening hand, but quick to set up.
How to beat Staravia
- Exploit its Lightning weakness — ≥40 damage one-shots it.
- Gust it before the evolution is set up.
More by sui
This card was illustrated by sui.
Building around Staravia?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
"Recognizing their own weakness, they always live in a group. When alone, a Staravia cries noisily."
CCTake Down — 30
Flip a coin. If tails, this Pokémon does 10 damage to itself.
Weakness:L×2
Resistance:F-20
Retreat cost:C
Tournament legality
Current legal status across competitive formats.
Recent tournament results
View calendar →Tournaments from the past 30 days where Staravia was legal.
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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 2026/06/17| Variant | Low | Mid | High | Market | Direct Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Normal | $0.08 | $0.25 | $23.49 | $0.27 | — |
| Reverse Holofoil | $0.30 | $0.72 | $19.98 | $0.51 | — |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2026/01/16| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €0.24 |
| 7-day average | €0.13 |
| 30-day average | €0.17 |
| Low | €0.02 |
| Trend price | €0.11 |
| Low (excellent+) | €0.02 |
| Reverse holo low | €0.09 |
| reverseHoloAvg1 | €0.89 |
| Reverse holo 7-day | €0.67 |
| reverseHoloSell | €0.89 |
| averageSellPrice | €0.12 |
| Reverse holo 30-day | €0.64 |
| Reverse holo trend | €0.77 |
Frequently asked
How can I tell if my Staravia is real?
Staravia 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 Staravia worth?
As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Staravia is $0.27; 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 Staravia from?
Staravia is from the Pokémon set "Plasma Freeze" in the Black & White series, released in 2013.
What rarity is Staravia?
Staravia is a Uncommon card in the Plasma Freeze set.
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