Staryu 65/102

Set: Base Set Released: Jan 9, 1999
Pokémon: Staryu Water Type Common Illustrator: Keiji Kinebuchi Pull Rate: 1 in 5.3 packs (18.9%) Evolves To: Starmie

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Staryu #65/102 FAQs: Price, Grading & Collecting

Answers about Staryu #65/102 from Base Set — live market value, pull rates, PSA grading returns and tournament legality.

Over the last 30 days, an ungraded Staryu has moved down 3.7% to $0.79. PSA 10 copies are up 55.6% over the same period.

Staryu #65/102 appears roughly 1 in 5.3 packs, which works out at 18.9% per pack. That makes it one of the harder cards to pull from Base Set.

Staryu #65/102 is a Common, one of the higher rarity tiers in Base Set.

At $0.79 raw, you need a PSA 10 to profit. A PSA 10 sells for $102.98, giving a net return of +$60.80 after grading costs and selling fees. PSA 9 returns −$7.07 and PSA 8 returns −$13.70, so anything below a 10 loses money on this card.

PSA have graded 1,735 copies of Staryu #65/102, of which 572 came back as PSA 10. That is a gem rate of 33%, or roughly 1 in 3.0 graded copies.

No. At a 33% gem rate, Staryu grades better than the Base Set average by 15.1 points. Most submitted copies come back clean.

Staryu #65/102 was illustrated by Keiji Kinebuchi, who has illustrated 406 Pokémon cards in total.

Staryu #65/102 was released on 9 January 1999 as part of Base Set. It belongs to the Vintage era and features a Generation 1 Pokémon from the Kanto region.