Staryu #65 value & price
Reviewed by Mumbles · Updated 29 Aug 2026Related Staryu & chase cards
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Staryu #65 is one of those little companions from the original Base Set that a lot of collectors have a soft spot for, a simple water-type common illustrated by Keiji Kinebuchi and released all the way back in 1999. It's not the card that headlines anyone's collection, but if you've found one in a binder or a bulk box and you're wondering about Staryu value, you're in the right place. Like most Base Set commons its everyday price is modest, but the story gets more interesting once grading enters the picture.
Price history
InteractiveRaw value is $1.21, down 7% over the past year, with an all-time high of $2.44 in July 2022.
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Staryu price at every grade
Market value at each grade, with how many exist (population). 2,080 graded, only 401 are PSA 10.
| Grade | Value | Population | PSA / CGC |
|---|---|---|---|
| PSA 10 (Gem Mint) | $91 | 401 | 121 / 280 |
| PSA 9 | $27 | 610 | 131 / 479 |
| PSA 8 | $17 | 493 | 27 / 466 |
| PSA 7 | $11 | 263 | 5 / 258 |
| PSA 6 | $4.89 | 180 | 3 / 177 |
| PSA 5 | $4.00 | 89 | 2 / 87 |
| PSA 4 | $3.00 | 30 | 1 / 29 |
| PSA 3 | $3.00 | 8 | - / 8 |
| PSA 2 | $3.00 | 5 | - / 5 |
| PSA 1 | $16 | 1 | - / 1 |
| Raw / Ungraded | $1.21 | - | - |
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?
Here's the honest answer on Staryu price when it comes to grading: a raw, ungraded copy sits at $1, while a Grade 9 comes in at $131 and a PSA 10 lands at $121, which works out to about 89.0x what the raw card sells for. That's a real jump, and it's exactly why people send commons like this off to be graded. But gem mint is genuinely hard to hit, Base Set cards from 1999 often show whitening, print lines or edge wear that keeps them out of that top slot. Before you spend money on grading fees, think about the condition honestly first, because if the card isn't sharp to begin with, you could end up paying to confirm a lower grade rather than cash in on a high one.
How rare is Staryu?
Across all grading companies combined, there are 2,028 graded copies of Staryu #65 on record, and only 399 of those have earned the coveted PSA 10 label. That tells you two things: this isn't a card people rushed to get slabbed in huge numbers, and hitting a perfect gem mint copy within that population is still the harder path, not the easy one. Scarcity at the population level is part of what keeps that PSA 10 price elevated well above the raw card, even for a common.
Where can you pull Staryu?
We've tracked Staryu #65 being pulled 73 times across the pack sites we monitor, including courtyard, tilt-rips and collector-crypt, with the biggest recorded pull coming in at $86. It's shown up in packs like the Wildcard Basic Pack, Pokemon Dime Pack, Starter Pokémon Gacha Pack, Pokémon Pro Pack and Pokémon Starter Pack, so if you're chasing one from a rip rather than buying it outright, those are the kinds of packs where it's actually turned up. Worth remembering though, opening packs is a gamble by nature and most rips don't beat what you paid, so treat any pull as a bonus rather than a plan.
Questions people ask
How much is Staryu worth?+
A raw, ungraded Staryu #65 is valued at $1, which is typical for a Base Set common. Its value climbs a lot once graded, with a Grade 9 at $131 and a PSA 10 at $121, so condition really does the heavy lifting here.
Is Staryu worth grading?+
It can be, since a PSA 10 sells for roughly 89.0x the raw price, but gem mint is genuinely tough to land, with only 399 PSA 10s among 2,028 graded copies total. If your copy has visible wear, it may make more sense to keep it raw rather than pay grading fees chasing a top grade.
How much is a PSA 10 Staryu worth?+
A PSA 10 Staryu #65 is valued at $121, which is about 89.0x the raw card's $1 price. Only 399 copies have reached that grade out of 2,028 graded total, so it's a genuinely scarce find in top condition.
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