No. 120 · Kanto · Water
Staryucards
Staryu is a Water-type Pokémon introduced in Kanto, number 120 in the National Pokédex. Its cards run from 1999 to 2026. Its cards are ordered by the art, the best first, rather than by set.
- Cards
- 29
- Sets
- 27
- Printed
- 1999–2026
- Illustrators
- 22
- Sightings
- 8
Start here
The strongest Staryu art
01/06Staryu
Common
02/06Staryu
Common
03/06Staryu
Common
04/06Staryu
Common
05/06Staryu
Common
06/06Staryu
Common
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Which is the better picture?
Two Staryu cards, side by side.
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Nine of the strongest Staryu artworks as a binder page. Add it to your binder and swap any card. No account needed.
Staryu by scene
Where its cards are set. Each opens a search of just those Staryu cards, the artwork that shows it most first.
How Staryu gets drawn
Staryu is usually drawn nostalgic, peaceful and serene, often spinning, often painted.
Across 25 Staryu artworks, each picture counted once, next to how every other Pokémon is drawn.
1999–2026
Staryu through the years
Its strongest card of each year it was printed.
1999 Base Set- 2000 Gym Heroes
2001 Neo Revelation
2003 Skyridge
2004 Hidden Legends
2005 Deoxys
2008 Legends Awakened
2009 Rising Rivals
2010 HeartGold SoulSilver
2012 Next Destinies
2014 XY- 2015 BREAKthrough
2016 Evolutions- 2017 Crimson Invasion
2019 Hidden Fates- 2021 Fusion Strike
- 2022 Brilliant Stars
- 2023 151
2024 Paldean Fates- 2025 Destined Rivals
- 2026 Perfect Order
Evolves into
- Staryuthis page · 29 cards
Starmie35 cards
Staryu sightingsspotted in 8 other cards
Cards where Staryu turns up in someone else's picture: behind them, beside them, or hiding.
Every Staryu card
29 cards, strongest artwork first.
Staryu in numbers
- Cards
- 29
- Sets
- 27since Base Set
- Illustrators
- 22most by Ken Sugimori
- Printed
- 1999–2026
- Printed as
- Basic
- Sightings
- 8in other cards' art
- HP on card
- 40–70
They span 27 sets, from Base Set to Perfect Order. 22 illustrators have drawn it, most often Ken Sugimori, Keiji Kinebuchi and Yukiko Baba.
Who draws Staryu
22 illustrators, by how many they have drawn.
Where it has been printed
27 sets, by how many Staryu cards each holds.
Delta Species2
Skyridge2- 1511
BREAKpoint1- BREAKthrough1
Base Set1
Base Set 21
Brilliant Stars1- Crimson Invasion1
Deoxys1
Destined Rivals1
Evolutions1
15 more sets
Rarity
Questions
- How many Staryu cards are there?
- There are 29 Staryu cards, printed between 1999 and 2026 across 27 sets, alternate arts and reprints included.
- Which Staryu card has the best artwork?
- That's how this page is ordered: the strongest Staryu art first, however common or rare the card.
- Who illustrates Staryu cards?
- 22 illustrators have drawn Staryu. Ken Sugimori has done the most at 5, followed by Keiji Kinebuchi and Yukiko Baba.
- What was the first Staryu card?
- Its earliest printing in the catalog comes from Base Set, released in 1999. 28 of its 29 cards are Common.
