# Starmie #30/162 — BREAKthrough

## Summary

Starmie has long been a Gen I favorite, and Deep Sea Swirl made it a genuine draw engine in the Water decks of its format, a reset-and-refill that gave it tournament utility beyond nostalgia. Mitsuhiro Arita's name on an Uncommon adds a small but real collector pull. A $0.31 modelled guide with 3 copies traded in 30 days says bulk, and the economics stop there: PSA does not split this card’s population by finish, so no gem rate can be read for it.

## Identity

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Set | BREAKthrough |
| Number | 30/162 |
| Rarity | Uncommon |
| Era | XY |
| Illustrator | Mitsuhiro Arita |
| Release date | 2015-11-04 |
| Image | Unavailable |

## Card details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Card type | POKEMON |
| Stage | Stage1 |
| Evolves from | Staryu |
| HP | 90 |
| Types | Water |
| Attack: Deep Sea Swirl | cost Water — Shuffle your hand into your deck. Then, draw 7 cards. |
| Attack: Balance Bind | cost Water/Colorless — damage 30 — If you and your opponent have the same number of Benched Pokémon, your opponent's Active Pokémon is now Paralyzed. |
| Weakness | Grass ×2 |
| Retreat | 1 |
| Legal | Standard no · Expanded yes |
| Pokédex entry | [Starmie #121](https://cardboardalpha.com/pokemon/pokedex/starmie) |
| Finishes | Normal, Reverse Holo |
| Languages | EN |

## Current stats

- Headline price: **$0.31** (ITEM_MEDIAN; modelled guide price) — as of 2026-10-25T23:15:38.598Z
- Headline basis: MODELLED_GUIDE — The venue’s published daily market guide, which the venue itself declares MODELLED. Nothing is confirmed to have traded at it, no copy is listed at it, and it is not our estimate — it is theirs.
- 24h change: n/a · 7d change: n/a — as of 2026-10-25T23:15:38.598Z
- Floor delivered ask: $1.71 — as of 2026-10-25T23:15:38.598Z
- Quant score: 40/100, regime ILLIQUID_UNKNOWN — as of 2026-10-25T23:15:38.598Z — 3 of 11 inputs · 29% weight · -35% confidence

## Provenance

- Catalog — observed 2015-11-04T00:00:00Z, confidence 98%
- Live ask — observed 2026-10-22T18:36:42.466Z, confidence 90%
- Guide price (modelled) — observed 2026-10-25T00:00:00.000Z, confidence 90%
- Price statistic — observed 2026-10-20T02:35:46.517Z, confidence 90%
- Confirmed sale — observed 2026-09-10T03:19:08.127Z, confidence 85%
- Inventory count — observed 2026-10-20T02:35:46.517Z, confidence 70%

## Links

- [View on Cardboard Alpha](https://cardboardalpha.com/pokemon/breakthrough/starmie-30)
- [JSON snapshot](https://cardboardalpha.com/api/terminal/raw~tcgdex%3Axy8-30%3AEN%3ANORMAL~NM)