Pokémon · E-Card
Starmie
Skyridge · #30 · Rare · 2003
Listings
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From
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Market reference
$72.05
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Current listings on The Game Traders
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 30 / 182
- Release year
- 2003
- Rarity
- Rare
- HP
- 80
- Subtype
- Stage 1
- Evolves from
- Staryu
- Retreat cost
- 1 energy
- Illustrator
- Hajime Kusajima
- Pokédex #
- 121
- Series
- E-Card
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Energy Acceleration
- Damage efficiency
- 40 damage
- 13.33 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 Starmie plays — derived from its stats and the rules of the game, not an opinion.
- Not a main attacker — its job is energy acceleration. Run it as a consistency hub and protect it, because opponents will target the engine.
- Needs Psychic Energy to attack — your line must supply that color.
- Psychic type, weak to Psychic ×2 — a Psychic 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 Staryu; doesn’t help your opening hand, but quick to set up.
How to beat Starmie
- Exploit its Psychic weakness — ≥40 damage one-shots it.
- KO it to choke their draw / search engine.
- Gust it before the evolution is set up.
Budget alternatives
Cheaper cards that fill a similar role in Standard decks. Reference prices — most-played option first.
More by Hajime Kusajima
This card was illustrated by Hajime Kusajima.
Building around Starmie?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
PEnergy Burst — 10×
Flip a coin. If heads, this attack does 10 damage times the number of Energy attached to Starmie and the Defending Pokémon.
PCCStar Back — 40
Attach a basic Energy card from your discard pile to 1 of your Pokémon.
Weakness:P×2
Retreat cost:C
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 2026/07/05| Variant | Low | Mid | High | Market | Direct Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Normal | $72.98 | $81.24 | $732.90 | $72.05 | — |
| Reverse Holofoil | $150.00 | $172.50 | $195.00 | $65.00 | — |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2026/02/21| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €6.00 |
| 7-day average | €8.07 |
| 30-day average | €7.84 |
| Low | €1.00 |
| Trend price | €8.14 |
| Low (excellent+) | €4.50 |
| Reverse holo low | €2.90 |
| reverseHoloAvg1 | €7.60 |
| Reverse holo 7-day | €12.31 |
| reverseHoloSell | €12.49 |
| averageSellPrice | €8.76 |
| Reverse holo 30-day | €15.62 |
| Reverse holo trend | €18.62 |
Frequently asked
How can I tell if my Starmie is real?
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 Starmie worth?
As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Starmie is $72.05; 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 Starmie from?
Starmie is from the Pokémon set "Skyridge" in the E-Card series, released in 2003.
What rarity is Starmie?
Starmie is a Rare card in the Skyridge set.
Other Starmie printings
Same Pokémon card across other sets and rarities.
