Starmie 50/111 · Rising Rivals

Rising Rivals is a set in the Platinum series. It was released on May 16, 2009. The printed size is 111. This checklist is longer, at 120 cards. Starmie is 50/111, in position 50 of 120 on this checklist. Before it is 49 Sharpedo, and after it is 51 Steelix GL. The listed rarity is Uncommon.

Starmie is a Stage 1 Water Pokémon with 80 HP. The card lists level 44. In the Pokédex this is Starmie (#121), generation 1 (Kanto). The card says it evolves from Staryu. In this catalog that name is Staryu (#120).

Ken Sugimori illustrated this card. The same name is on 1,112 other cards in the catalog.

Starmie (#121) has 34 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 27 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 1999 to 2026. The earliest other card is Starmie 64/102 in Base (1999). That card lists 60 HP, and this one lists 80 HP. The rarity there is Common, and here it is Uncommon. Keiji Kinebuchi illustrated that card, and Ken Sugimori illustrated this one. 27 other cards of Starmie list a different HP.

Aqua Recycle is listed as Poké-Power. Once during your turn (before your attack), you may search your discard pile for a Water Energy card, show it to your opponent, and put it into your hand. This power can't be used if Starmie is affected by a Special Condition. The attack Synchro Gain lists 20 damage. The cost is Colorless. If Starmie and the Defending Pokémon have the same amount of Energy attached to them, remove 4 damage counters from Starmie. Powerful Spin is another attack lists 40 damage. The cost is Water. Starmie can't attack during your next turn. Weakness is Lightning +20.

I keep a set binder for Rising Rivals, meant to hold every card of that set. This card is one slot in the Rising Rivals set binder. A generation binder holds one card of each species. Starmie can fill a slot in Generation 1 binder (Kanto). I still need this card.