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Staryu Delta Species #85 Pokémon card
Common

Staryu Delta Species #85

Card #85 · Illustrated by Hisao Nakamura
50 HPWaterPokémonBasic
Ungraded · blended
$16.50
PSA 10
$329
20× raw
Range $16 → $17
2 grading companies tracked
Confidence high · How we price →
Raw$16.50
PSA 93.0× raw$49
PSA 1019.9× raw$329
See live listings on TCGplayer →

Staryu is a Common Pokémon card from Delta Species (#85), illustrated by Hisao Nakamura. It's a Basic Water-type Pokémon with 50 HP, weak to Lightning ×2. Its current blended market value is $16.50 ungraded, with a PSA 10 worth around $329 — a gem-mint grading premium of roughly 20× the raw value. Prices are aggregated across marketplaces — raw and graded, updated daily and shown in your local currency.

Prices last updated 2 July 2026.

Competitive play · Limitless

4.2%
Played in 4.2% of competitive decks — 132 of 3,174 decklists across the last 41 Standard tournaments.
Raw price by condition
Reverse Holofoil · live market via TCGplayer
NMNear Mint$16.50
LPLightly Played$14.06
MPModerately Played$7.24
HPHeavily Played$5.99
DMGDamaged$3.97
7-dayflat
30-dayflat
90-day 19.3%
All-time high$17
All-time low$5
Other printingsNormal · $0.59

Price by variant

Reverse Holo$17
Normal$1

TCGplayer market price per printing — reverse holo, 1st edition and unlimited often differ sharply.

Graded prices
Ungraded (raw)$16.50
PSA graded price estimates by grade
GradeRelative valuePrice
PSA 10$329$128$330
PSA 9$49$49$49
PSA 8.5$23$23$23
PSA 7$19$19$19
“Sold” = median of real recent eBay sold listings at that grade. Other figures are blended marketplace estimates. Confidence reflects the price spread — not PSA-official values.

Price history · raw near-mint

1 Aug 20231 Jul 2026
Current
$1.15
Period high
$4.22
Period low
$0.89
Change
49.3%

Recent sold prices

Last hammer price
$34
CGC 9 · 1 Jun 2026
Typical CGC 10
$45
Auction lots · last 90 days
3
Liquidity
Thin
0 in last 30 days

Real completed hammer prices from Fanatics Collect weekly and premier auctions, refreshed periodically. Grade read from the listing title.

Population across graders

PSA60 gradedPSA 10 · 9 · 15% gem rate
109
924
8.51
817
76
62
51
CGC278 gradedCGC 10 · 106 · 38% gem rate
10106
9.522
984
8.532
814
Real graded population from PSA, CGC & BGS — a lower gem rate means a Staryu 10 is harder to pull.

Should you grade it?

+$239
Raw $16.50 → graded PSA 10$328.65
after ~$73.28 grading fee → 19.9× the raw value
Target gradeEst. valueGrading feeNet vs rawMultiple
PSA 10$328.65$73.28+$23919.9×
PSA 9$49.00$70.48$383.0×
PSA 8.5$23.00$70.22$641.4×

⚖️ Risk-adjusted return

Best case isn't the whole story. Weighting every grade by how often it actually happens, across 60 PSA-graded copies:

Gem rate (est.)
15%
hit PSA 10
Expected return
$13
net, all grades
PSA 10 best case
+$239
Break-even
PSA 10+
Likely outcomeChanceValue
PSA 1015%$329.00
PSA 940%$49.00
PSA ≤845%$17.00

Net = graded value − raw value − grading cost (tier fee + ~$20 round-trip shipping), using PSA fees as of 2026-06-28; the paused PSA Value tier is excluded so this isn't overstated. Gem rate is estimated from cumulative PSA population, which skews toward nicer, resubmitted copies — so it overstates the true grade rate. Treat it as a guide, not a guarantee.

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Where to buy

Available to buy nowLive on eBay
PSA 10 slabs — buy nowLive on eBay
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Cross-market prices

3% spread
PriceCharting · cheapest$16
TCGplayer · dearest$17

Currently 3% cheaper on PriceCharting than TCGplayer. These are independent market prices for the same card — a wide gap can mean a buying opportunity. Informational only, not arbitrage advice.

Market signal

Momentum · 30dFlat 0%
Cross-marketMarkets agree 3% gap

Derived from this card's 90-day price history, recent trend and cross-market price gap. Informational, not advice.

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Card text

Surprise Attack20
Colorless
Flip a coin. If tails, this attack does nothing.
Recover
Water
Discard a Water Energy card attached to Staryu and remove 4 damage counters from Staryu (all if there are less than 4).
Weakness Lightning ×2Retreat 1

About the Pokémon

Star Shape PokémonGEN IStaryuStarmie

An enigmatic POKéMON that can effortlessly regenerate any appendage it loses in battle.

Card details

Number#85
RarityCommon
SupertypePokémon
SubtypesBasic
TypeWater
HP50
WeaknessLightning ×2
Retreat cost1
National Pokédex#120
Card IDex11-85
SourceAggregated marketplaces

Other Staryu cards

There are 9 different Staryu printings — make sure you're valuing the right one. This is Delta Species #85 (Common).

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Frequently asked questions

How much is Staryu (Delta Species #85) worth?

As of 2 July 2026, Staryu from Delta Species is worth approximately $16.50 ungraded (near-mint), and around $329 in PSA 10 gem mint. Values are blended from real Cardmarket, eBay sold and TCGplayer prices and update daily.

What is the PSA 10 price for Staryu?

A PSA 10 (gem mint) Staryu from Delta Species is worth around $329 — roughly 20× the raw ungraded value of $16.50.

Should I grade my Staryu?

A PSA 10 sells for about $329 versus $16.50 raw — roughly a 20× uplift. Grading is worth it when that premium comfortably beats the grading fee and the card is clean enough to have a real shot at a 10. See the "Should you grade it?" estimate above for net profit per grade.

Is Staryu rare?

Staryu is a Common card from Delta Species (card #85), illustrated by Hisao Nakamura. Its current blended market value is $16.50 ungraded.