Pokémon Evolutions Starmie card #31, a Stage 1 Water-type Pokémon featuring the Space Beacon ability and WaterColorless Star Freeze attack.
2016 • Pokémon • Evolutions
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Raw / Ungraded
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The catalog profile below summarizes the card identity, featured subject, and notable collectible traits.
The core identity of the card within the set.
The subject, team, league, and sport context tied to this card.
Featured
Starmie
Game
Pokémon
Rarity, print treatment, and game-specific stats for this card.
Rare
Keiji Kinebuchi
Card Stock
English
90
Water
Stage 1
28
Staryu
Grass ×2
1
121
Abilities, attacks, oracle text, and flavor text printed on the card.
Ability: Space Beacon
Once during your turn (before your attack), you may discard a card from your hand. If you do, put 2 basic Energy cards from your discard pile into your hand. (You can't choose a card you discarded with the effect of this Ability.)
Attack: Star Freeze (30)
Flip a coin. If heads, your opponent's Active Pokémon is now Paralyzed.
This Pokémon has a geometric body. Because of its body, the locals suspect that it is an alien creature.
FAQ
Starmie features the Space Beacon ability, which allows you to discard a card from your hand to put two basic Energy cards from your discard pile into your hand once during your turn.
Starmie evolves from Staryu. In the Pokémon TCG, it is a Stage 1 Water-type Pokémon that does not evolve further in this set.
The card includes the WaterColorless Star Freeze attack. This move deals 30 damage and has a coin flip effect that can paralyze the opponent's Active Pokémon if it lands on heads.
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