# Starmie #44/144 — Skyridge

## Summary

Starmie is a Gen I Water favorite whose gem-core design has kept a loyal following since Red and Blue. Skyridge sits at the end of the WOTC run, and an uncommon there is the mid-tier pull, with Umemoto's name attached and a late-era scarcity that outweighs its modest role in play. The modelled guide sits at $26, up 7% over 30 days on 4 copies traded, with 485 days of inventory on the board; PSA does not split this card’s population by finish, so no gem rate can be read for it, with original packs long past any pull-rate math.

## Identity

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Set | Skyridge |
| Number | 44/144 |
| Rarity | Uncommon |
| Era | WOTC |
| Illustrator | Kyoko Umemoto |
| Release date | 2003-05-12 |
| Image | Unavailable |

## Card details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Card type | POKEMON |
| Stage | Stage1 |
| Evolves from | Staryu |
| HP | 70 |
| Types | Water |
| Attack: Water Gun | cost Water — damage 10+ — This attack does 10 damage plus 20 more damage for each Water Energy attached to Starmie but not used to pay for this attack's Energy cost. You can't add more than 40 damage in this way. |
| Attack: Core Blast | cost Colorless/Colorless/Colorless — damage 30+ — This attack does 30 damage plus 20 more damage for each Special Energy card attached to the Defending Pokémon. |
| Weakness | Lightning x2 |
| Retreat | 1 |
| Legal | Standard no · Expanded no |
| Pokédex entry | [Starmie #121](https://cardboardalpha.com/pokemon/pokedex/starmie) |
| Finishes | Normal, Reverse Holo |
| Languages | EN |

## Current stats

- Headline price: **$26.05** (ITEM_MEDIAN; modelled guide price) — as of 2026-10-15T21:38:59.108Z
- 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 2026-10-15T21:38:59.108Z
- Floor delivered ask: $24.98 — as of 2026-10-15T21:38:59.108Z
- Quant score: 57/100, regime ILLIQUID_UNKNOWN — as of 2026-10-15T21:38:59.108Z — 4 of 11 inputs · 38% weight · -31% confidence

## Provenance

- Catalog — observed 2003-05-12T00:00:00Z, confidence 98%
- Live ask — observed 2026-10-12T08:51:16.009Z, confidence 90%
- Guide price (modelled) — observed 2026-10-15T00:00:00.000Z, confidence 90%
- Price statistic — observed 2026-09-28T00:33:24.849Z, confidence 90%
- Confirmed sale — observed 2026-09-19T02:16:22.533Z, confidence 85%
- Inventory count — observed 2026-09-28T00:33:24.849Z, confidence 70%
- Population census — observed 2026-09-09T23:08:51.605Z, confidence 60%

## Links

- [View on Cardboard Alpha](https://cardboardalpha.com/pokemon/skyridge/starmie-44)
- [JSON snapshot](https://cardboardalpha.com/api/terminal/raw~tcgdex%3Aecard3-44%3AEN%3ANORMAL~NM)