Curatorial Commentary
The card shows Starmie, a starfish-like Pokémon, prominently displayed in the center. Its body features a purple and yellow color scheme with a red gem at its core. The background is a gradient of blue, suggesting an aquatic environment.
Essay · Base
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Catalogue plate
№ 64/102
Composition
StyleHuman Art
MoodMysteriousPlayful
CompositionFlatSimple
PaletteCoolVibrant
Game mechanics
HP
60
Stage
Stage 1 · evolves from Staryu
Weakness
Lightning ×2
Retreat
Recover
Discard 1 Water Energy card attached to Starmie in order to use this attack. Remove all damage counters from Starmie.
Star Freeze
20
Flip a coin. If heads, the Defending Pokémon is now Paralyzed.
Authorship
More from Keiji Kinebuchi
The painter behind this plate — selected works from their canon.
The set
Base, in order
Walk the original print run — sequenced by plate number, painted as a series.
The subject
Most beautiful Starmie
The Starmie canon, ranked by Artchu’s editorial composite.
