Staryu 30/172 · Brilliant Stars

Brilliant Stars is a set in the Sword & Shield series. It was released on February 25, 2022. The printed size is 172. This checklist is longer, at 186 cards. Staryu is 30/172, in position 30 of 186 on this checklist. Before it is 29 Kingler VMAX, and after it is 31 Lapras. The listed rarity is Common.

Staryu is a Basic Water Pokémon with 60 HP. In the Pokédex this is Staryu (#120), generation 1 (Kanto). The card lists Starmie, Starmie (#121) under evolves to.

Yuka Morii illustrated this card. The same name is on 204 other cards in the catalog.

Staryu (#120) has 29 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 Staryu 65/102 in Base (1999). That card lists 40 HP, and this one lists 60 HP. Both list the rarity Common. Keiji Kinebuchi illustrated that card, and Yuka Morii illustrated this one. 19 other cards of Staryu list a different HP.

The attack Double Spin lists 10× damage. The cost is Colorless. Flip 2 coins. This attack does 10 damage for each heads. Weakness is Lightning ×2. Retreat cost is 1. The flavor text reads "If you visit a beach at the end of summer, you'll be able to see groups of Staryu lighting up in a steady rhythm." The regulation mark is F.

I keep a set binder for Brilliant Stars, meant to hold every card of that set. This card is one slot in the Brilliant Stars set binder. A generation binder holds one card of each species. Staryu can fill a slot in Generation 1 binder (Kanto). Themed lists that include this exact card are Yuka Morii clay cards and Beach and shore Pokémon. I still need this card.