Pokémon · Gym
Misty's Starmie
Gym Heroes · #56 · Uncommon · 2000
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Market reference
$4.34
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 56 / 132
- Release year
- 2000
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- HP
- 80
- Subtype
- Stage 1
- Evolves from
- Misty's Staryu
- Retreat cost
- 2 energy
- Illustrator
- Ken Sugimori
- Pokédex #
- 121
- Series
- Gym
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Status Conditions
- Damage efficiency
- 30 damage
- 10 per Energy
- Prize liability
- 1 Prize given up
- Single-prize attacker — favourable prize trades
- Setup
- Stage 1
- One evolution step from a Basic
Also does
Strategy & play
How Misty's Starmie plays — derived from its stats and the rules of the game, not an opinion.
- Inflicts Paralysis — the Defending Pokémon can’t attack or retreat for a turn. A reliable one-turn lock; chain it to stall the opponent out.
- Its main attack (Bubblebeam) needs 3 Energy — a turn-3 swing on manual attachment — you’ll want Energy acceleration to power it up on time.
- Needs Water Energy to attack — your line must supply that color.
- Water 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 Misty's Staryu; doesn’t help your opening hand, but quick to set up.
How to beat Misty's Starmie
- Exploit its Lightning weakness — ≥40 damage one-shots it.
- Gust it before the evolution is set up.
- On the receiving end of a condition? Retreat, switch, or evolve to wipe it — conditions only stick to the Active.
Competitive performance
From real Standard tournament decks over the last 180 days.
- Meta inclusion
- 0% of decks
- 3.46 copies on average · 28 decks
- Match win rate
- 40.2%
- -7.1 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.
Misty's Lapras
in 93% of decks · 27 seen
Misty's Magikarp
in 100% of decks · 29 seen
Misty's Gyarados
in 90% of decks · 26 seen
Misty's Psyduck
in 100% of decks · 29 seen
Misty's Staryu
in 100% of decks · 29 seen
Iris's Fighting Spirit
in 48% of decks · 14 seen
Great Haul Net
in 66% of decks · 19 seen
Max Rod
in 83% of decks · 24 seen
More by Ken Sugimori
This card was illustrated by Ken Sugimori.
Building around Misty's Starmie?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
WWater Gun — 10+
Does 10 damage plus 10 more damage for each Water Energy attached to Misty's Starmie but not used to pay for this attack's Energy cost. You can't add more than 20 damage in this way.
WWWBubblebeam — 30
Flip a coin. If heads, the Defending Pokémon is now Paralyzed.
Weakness:L×2
Retreat cost:CC
Tournament legality
Current legal status across competitive formats.
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 2026/07/07| Variant | Low | Mid | High | Market | Direct Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unlimited | $0.95 | $3.48 | $30.10 | $4.34 | $30.10 |
| 1st Edition | $5.99 | $11.21 | $132.70 | $10.25 | — |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2026/06/21| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €1.52 |
| 7-day average | €2.74 |
| 30-day average | €3.45 |
| Low | €0.40 |
| Trend price | €3.37 |
| Low (excellent+) | €1.50 |
| averageSellPrice | €3.61 |
Frequently asked
How can I tell if my Misty's Starmie is real?
Misty's Starmie 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 Misty's Starmie worth?
As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Misty's Starmie is $4.34; 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 Misty's Starmie from?
Misty's Starmie is from the Pokémon set "Gym Heroes" in the Gym series, released in 2000.
What rarity is Misty's Starmie?
Misty's Starmie is a Uncommon card in the Gym Heroes set.
Other Misty's Starmie printings
Same Pokémon card across other sets and rarities.
