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Staryu
Base 65/102 • common
- Set
- Base
- Number
- 65/102
- Rarity
- Common
- Released
- 1999
- Energy type
- water energy
- Market price
- $0.93
- Artist
- Keiji Kinebuchi
What it does
An enigmatic Pokémon that can effortlessly regenerate any appendage it loses in battle.
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- ExpandedNot legal
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Where it came from
The Staryu card was released as part of the initial Base Set of the Pokémon Trading Card Game, which debuted in Japan in 1996 and North America in 1999. Created by Media Factory and Wizards of the Coast, the set was designed to translate the experience of the original Game Boy titles into a tabletop format. As a common card in this inaugural set, Staryu served as a foundational building block for water-type decks during the early period of the game's international expansion.
The artwork for this card was illustrated by Keiji Kinebuchi, a frequent contributor to the early Pokémon TCG series. Kinebuchi utilized a distinctive, slightly textured illustrative style common to the first generation of cards, which focused on placing the Pokémon in a static, clear pose to help players identify the creatures. While Staryu was not a high-rarity card, it is highly regarded today by collectors as a nostalgic representative of the original 102-card Base Set that launched a global phenomenon.
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