Starmie #5 value & price
Reviewed by Mumbles · Updated 23 Oct 2026Related Starmie & chase cards
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Starmie is one of those cards that quietly reminds you why the hobby is fun: a classic mid-set pull from the TCG Classic: Blastoise Deck set, released back in 2009. It doesn't carry a flashy rarity tag, but it's held its place in collections for over a decade, and if you're checking Starmie value right now, you're in the right spot. Raw copies sit at $4, which keeps it approachable whether you're filling a binder or chasing a graded gem.
Price history
InteractiveRaw value is $4.09, up 65% over the past year, with an all-time high of $5.49 in May 2026.
Recent pulls of Starmie
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$21CGC 9 MINTPokémon Starter PackCourtyard · 1h ago
$0.27RawPokémon Common PackPackz · 1h ago$0.27RawPokémon Common PackPackz · 2h ago$125PSA 8 NM-MTGengar's Game Night 3Courtyard · 3h ago$0.27RawPokémon Common PackPackz · 3h ago
$0.73RawPokémon Common PackPackz · 3h ago
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Starmie price at every grade
Market value at each grade, with how many exist (population). 1,244 graded, only 957 are PSA 10.
| Grade | Value | Population | PSA / CGC |
|---|---|---|---|
| PSA 10 (Gem Mint) | $45 | 957 | - / 957 |
| PSA 9 | $11 | 248 | - / 248 |
| PSA 8 | - | 37 | - / 37 |
| PSA 7 | - | 2 | - / 2 |
| PSA 6 | - | - | - / - |
| PSA 5 | - | - | - / - |
| PSA 4 | - | - | - / - |
| PSA 3 | - | - | - / - |
| PSA 2 | - | - | - / - |
| PSA 1 | - | - | - / - |
| Raw / Ungraded | $3.40 | - | - |
Prices & population from PriceCharting. Value shown is the PSA-grade market price; population is split by grading company (PSA / CGC).
Card details
- Card number
- 5
- Rarity
- None
- Type
- Water
- HP
- 80
- Stage
- Stage1
- Weakness
- Lightning x2
- Retreat cost
- 1
Attacks
- Spiral Drain50Water · Colorless · Colorless
Remove 1 damage counter from Starmie.
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The collector's take on Starmie
Is Starmie worth grading?
Here's the honest math on Starmie price at each level: raw sits at $4, a Grade 9 comes in around $11, and a PSA 10 lands at $45, which works out to about 11.4 times the raw price. That's a real jump, but grading isn't free and it isn't guaranteed. You're paying for the submission, the wait, and the risk that your copy comes back a 9 instead of a 10, which happens more than people like to admit. If you've got a copy that looks sharp under a light with clean edges and no whitening, grading can make sense. If it's a middle-of-the-road copy, it might be smarter to just enjoy it raw or ungraded and put the grading fee toward something else.
How rare is Starmie?
The population numbers tell an interesting story here. There are 1,244 total graded copies of Starmie on record, and 957 of those are already PSA 10. That means gem mint isn't some needle-in-a-haystack outcome for this card, a large share of graded copies land at the top. It's part of why the PSA 10 price stays modest at $45 rather than climbing into serious money: when most graded copies hit the highest grade, that grade alone doesn't carry the scarcity premium it does on tougher cards.
Where can you pull Starmie?
This is where PackSpy actually earns its keep, because we track real pulls across pack sites rather than just guessing at odds. We've recorded Starmie pulled 123 times across collector-crypt, mnstr, and courtyard, and it's turned up in packs like the Elite Pokémon Gacha Pack, Pack 3, Wildcard Basic Pack, Pokémon Master Pack, and Starter Pokémon Gacha Pack. The biggest recorded pull value we've logged for this card sits at $1,030, which shows just how much a single lucky rip can swing depending on what else comes out of that pack. That said, opening packs is a gamble no matter how you slice it, and most rips don't come close to breaking even, so treat any pull as a bonus, not a plan.
Questions people ask
How much is Starmie worth?+
A raw or ungraded Starmie from the TCG Classic: Blastoise Deck set is valued at $4. Grading it can raise that, with a Grade 9 sitting at $11 and a PSA 10 reaching $45, so condition makes a real difference here.
Is Starmie worth grading?+
It depends on the copy. A PSA 10 is worth 11.4 times the raw price, which sounds great, but with 957 of the 1,244 graded copies already sitting at PSA 10, gem mint isn't a rare outcome for this card. Grade it if the copy looks genuinely clean, otherwise the raw value might be the smarter call.
How much is a PSA 10 Starmie worth?+
A PSA 10 Starmie is valued at $45, based on current market pricing. That's the top end for this card, well above the $4 raw price and the $11 Grade 9 price.
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