Misty's Staryu 1st Edition #90 value & price
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Misty's Staryu 1st Edition #90 is one of those quiet little cards from Gym Heroes, the set that brought Pokemon trainers into the spotlight back in 2000. It is technically just a common, illustrated by Ken Sugimori, but that 1st edition stamp gives it a certain charm that keeps collectors coming back to check its price. If you are searching for a Misty's Staryu value that actually reflects the market, here is the honest breakdown.
Price history
InteractiveRaw value is $3.87, up 39% over the past year, with an all-time high of $4.50 in May 2026.
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Misty's Staryu price at every grade
Market value at each grade, with how many exist (population). 740 graded, only 123 are PSA 10.
| Grade | Value | Population | PSA / CGC |
|---|---|---|---|
| PSA 10 (Gem Mint) | $184 | 123 | 68 / 55 |
| PSA 9 | $25 | 356 | 202 / 154 |
| PSA 8 | $14 | 179 | 80 / 99 |
| PSA 7 | $11 | 53 | 17 / 36 |
| PSA 6 | $9.00 | 18 | 9 / 9 |
| PSA 5 | $7.00 | 8 | 4 / 4 |
| PSA 4 | $6.00 | 1 | - / 1 |
| PSA 3 | $5.00 | 2 | - / 2 |
| PSA 2 | $5.00 | - | - / - |
| PSA 1 | - | - | - / - |
| Raw / Ungraded | $3.87 | - | - |
Prices & population from PriceCharting. Value shown is the PSA-grade market price; population is split by grading company (PSA / CGC).
Card details
- Set
- Gym Heroes
- Card number
- 90 of 132
- Rarity
- Common
- Type
- Water
- HP
- 50
- Stage
- Basic
- Weakness
- Lightning ×2
- Retreat cost
- 1
- Illustrator
- Ken Sugimori
- Released
- 2000
Attacks
- Swift20Water · Colorless
This attack's damage isn't affected by Weakness, Resistance, Pokémon Powers, or any other effects on the Defending Pokémon.
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The collector's take on Misty's Staryu
Is Misty's Staryu worth grading?
Right now a raw, ungraded Misty's Staryu sits at $4, which tells you this was never a chase card in its day. Send it in and hit a PSA 10, though, and you are looking at $68, about 18.6 times the raw price. Interestingly, a Grade 9 copy actually commands more at $202, which is a reminder that grading markets do not always move in a straight line and demand can shift between grades. The real question with a common like this is whether grading fees eat your potential profit, gem mint is never guaranteed even on a clean-looking card, and centering or a stray scratch can knock it down a grade fast. If you already own a sharp copy and are curious, it can be worth grading, but go in with your eyes open about the cost and the odds.
How rare is Misty's Staryu?
Across every grading company combined, there are 740 graded copies of Misty's Staryu on record, and only 123 of those have reached PSA 10. That is a meaningful chunk earning gem mint, which tells you this card was printed and preserved reasonably well over the years. Still, a population under 750 for a 25 year old set means options are limited if you want a top graded copy for your collection, and that scarcity is part of why the PSA 10 price sits so far above raw.
Where can you pull Misty's Staryu?
We have tracked 16 real pulls of Misty's Staryu across pack sites, specifically courtyard and collector-crypt, with the biggest recorded pull landing at $30. It has turned up in the Wildcard Basic Pack, the Elite Pokemon Gacha Pack, and the Starter Pokemon Gacha Pack, so if you are chasing this one from a rip rather than buying it outright, those are the pack types worth watching. Just remember that pack opening is a gamble no matter how you slice it, and most rips will not cover their cost, so treat any pull of this card as a nice bonus rather than the plan.
Questions people ask
How much is Misty's Staryu worth?+
A raw, ungraded Misty's Staryu currently sits around $4. Graded copies climb from there, with PSA 10 examples valued at $68 and Grade 9 copies actually reaching $202, so condition and grade make a real difference here.
Is Misty's Staryu worth grading?+
It depends on the copy you have. The jump from raw to PSA 10 is about 18.6 times the value, and with only 123 PSA 10s out of 740 graded copies, gem mint is not a given, so weigh the grading fee against realistic expectations for the grade you will actually get.
Why is the Misty's Staryu 1st Edition #90 print worth more than the standard one?+
1st edition cards from this era were printed in a smaller initial run before the standard reprints followed, which makes them naturally scarcer and more sought after by collectors building complete Gym Heroes sets. That extra demand for the 1st edition stamp is a big part of why it holds a premium over the standard print, even on a common card like this one.
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