Staryu 1st Edition #65 value & price
Reviewed by Mumbles · Updated 8 Aug 2026Related Staryu & chase cards
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Staryu is one of those Base Set commons that quietly built a huge fan base, a simple little starfish Pokemon drawn by Keiji Kinebuchi back in 1999, and it still pulls collectors in today. As a 1st Edition #65 card it carries that extra layer of history buffs love, and if you are searching Staryu value or wondering what this exact printing is worth, the short answer is that a raw copy sits at $19 while graded examples climb a lot higher. It is a nice reminder that even the humble commons in Base Set have a real, trackable market.
Price history
InteractiveRaw value is $20, up 36% over the past year, with an all-time high of $20 in July 2026.
Recent pulls of Staryu
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Staryu price at every grade
Market value at each grade, with how many exist (population). 3,058 graded, only 697 are PSA 10.
| Grade | Value | Population | PSA / CGC |
|---|---|---|---|
| PSA 10 (Gem Mint) | $492 | 697 | 656 / 41 |
| PSA 9 | $81 | 1,128 | 984 / 144 |
| PSA 8 | $48 | 713 | 477 / 236 |
| PSA 7 | $24 | 266 | 194 / 72 |
| PSA 6 | $21 | 143 | 96 / 47 |
| PSA 5 | $12 | 65 | 39 / 26 |
| PSA 4 | $11 | 27 | 21 / 6 |
| PSA 3 | $7.95 | 6 | 6 / - |
| PSA 2 | $7.00 | 4 | 3 / 1 |
| PSA 1 | - | 9 | 9 / - |
| Raw / Ungraded | $20 | - | - |
Prices & population from PriceCharting. Value shown is the PSA-grade market price; population is split by grading company (PSA / CGC).
Card details
- Set
- Base Set
- Card number
- 65 of 102
- Rarity
- Common
- Type
- Water
- HP
- 40
- Stage
- Basic
- Weakness
- Lightning ×2
- Retreat cost
- 1
- Illustrator
- Keiji Kinebuchi
- Released
- 1999
Attacks
- Slap20Water
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The collector's take on Staryu
Is Staryu worth grading?
So is Staryu worth grading? The jump from a raw $19 card to a PSA 10 at $656 is real, about 34.5 times the ungraded price, and that kind of multiplier gets people excited. But gem mint is genuinely hard to hit on a card this old, corners soften, edges wear, centering drifts, and grading takes time and money with no guarantee you land a 10. If you already own a sharp looking copy it can be worth sending in, but go in knowing grading is a gamble layered on top of a gamble, not a sure profit.
How rare is Staryu?
Across all grading companies there are 3,057 total graded copies of this Staryu on record, and only 697 of those have earned a PSA 10. That is a meaningful gap, gem mint copies make up a smaller slice of the total population, which is exactly why the price climbs the way it does at the top end. Scarcity at the highest grade is really what drives the premium here, not scarcity of the card itself.
Where can you pull Staryu?
We have tracked 72 recorded pulls of this Staryu across pack sites including tilt-rips, collector-crypt, and courtyard, with the biggest recorded pull landing at $86. It has turned up in a mix of pack types, from the Pokemon Dime Pack and Starter Pokémon Gacha Pack to the Pokémon Pro Pack, Pokémon Starter Pack, and Elite Pokémon Gacha Pack. That spread tells you Staryu is not locked to one product, it shows up here and there across different pack tiers, so if you are chasing it live rather than buying raw off the secondary market, casting a wide net across pack sites is the realistic way to find it.
Questions people ask
How much is Staryu worth?+
A raw, ungraded Staryu 1st Edition #65 is valued at $19 right now. Once graded, the value shifts quite a bit, a Grade 9 sits at $984 and a PSA 10 comes in at $656, so grading genuinely changes what this card is worth.
Is Staryu worth grading?+
It can be, since a PSA 10 sells for about 34.5 times the raw price of $19. Just remember that gem mint copies are rare, only 697 of the 3,057 total graded copies have hit that top grade, so grading is a real bet, not a guaranteed win.
Why is the Staryu 1st Edition #65 print worth more than the standard one?+
The 1st edition stamp marks it as part of the earliest print run of Base Set, and collectors have always valued that piece of history more than later unlimited prints. It is less about the artwork or rarity tier and more about being an early, original copy of the set, which keeps demand and value a step above the standard version.
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