Starly
SV01: Scarlet & Violet Base Set · 221/198 · Illustration Rare
Current Prices
Number
221/198
Rarity
Illustration Rare
Variant
Holofoil
Market
US (TCGplayer)
Last Updated
Aug 1, 2026
Starly: Rarity & Collectibility
Starly in its sought-after Holofoil variant is an Ultra Rare chase card, one of the headline pulls that most boosters never produce. Cataloged as Ultra Rare #221/198 of the SV01: Scarlet & Violet Base Set set, it is the kind of card RarePokemonCard tracks for scarcity and collector demand rather than raw price alone. The harder a card is to pull in top condition, the more weight serious collectors place on it.
How Rare & Valuable Is Starly?
In 2026, a Near Mint Starly (Ultra Rare, SV01: Scarlet & Violet Base Set #221/198) changes hands at roughly $8.53, and its scarcity does most of the heavy lifting on that figure. Because demand concentrates on clean copies, surface wear is punished hard: a Near Mint example commands about $8.53, whereas a Damaged one slides to around $3.77. Across the wear scale that reads Near Mint $8.53, Lightly Played $7.43, Moderately Played $5.94, Heavily Played $5.34, Damaged $3.77 — proof that for a collectible like this, presentation is inseparable from value. At the very top, a gem-mint PSA 10 Starly is valued near $299.95 — about 35x the raw copy, the clearest sign of how much collectors pay for flawless scarcity.
Graded Starly: Gem Mint & Population
For a chase card like Starly, the high-grade market is where the real money lives. A PSA 10 (or CGC 10 / BGS Black Label equivalent) Starly sits around $299.95 — roughly 35x a raw copy. That gap exists because relatively few examples ever earn a perfect grade, so gem-mint population is the real scarcity collectors chase. Step down a notch and demand spreads across PSA 9 $15.50, CGC 10 $20.00, CGC 9.5 $7.50 — each tier a smaller, scarcer pool than the one below it. The rule of thumb for collectors: the rarer the card, the more a certified high grade matters to its standing.
Detailed Price Breakdown
| Source | Condition / Grade | Average | Low | High | Sales |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ebay | DAMAGED | $4.25 | $4.25 | $4.25 | 1 |
| ebay | LIGHTLY PLAYED | $7.65 | $7.65 | $7.65 | 5 |
| ebay | NEAR MINT | $9.99 | $9.99 | $9.99 | 97 |
| ebay | CGC 10 | $20.00 | $20.00 | $20.00 | 4 |
| ebay | CGC 5 | $3.25 | $3.25 | $3.25 | 1 |
| ebay | CGC 8 5 | $8.09 | $8.09 | $8.09 | 2 |
| ebay | CGC 9 | $10.50 | $10.50 | $10.50 | 1 |
| ebay | CGC 9 5 | $7.50 | $7.50 | $7.50 | 2 |
| ebay | PSA 10 | $299.95 | $299.95 | $299.95 | 20 |
| ebay | PSA 7 | $7.50 | $7.50 | $7.50 | 3 |
| ebay | PSA 8 | $8.50 | $8.50 | $8.50 | 26 |
| ebay | PSA 9 | $15.50 | $15.50 | $15.50 | 26 |
| ebay | TAG 9 | $10.06 | $10.06 | $10.06 | 2 |
| tcgplayer | DAMAGED | $3.77 | $3.77 | $3.77 | 16 |
| tcgplayer | HEAVILY PLAYED | $5.34 | $5.34 | $5.34 | 8 |
| tcgplayer | LIGHTLY PLAYED | $7.43 | $8.40 | $9.48 | 450 |
| tcgplayer | MODERATELY PLAYED | $5.94 | $5.00 | $5.00 | 77 |
| tcgplayer | NEAR MINT | $8.53 | $5.00 | $18.69 | 2,584 |
Collector Outlook for Starly
As an Ultra Rare, Starly carries genuine chase status — exactly the card whose pull keeps a set desirable for years. An accessible pickup whose pull is enjoyment and progress toward a finished set. Whether you are chasing it for a set or as a centerpiece, revisit Starly on RarePokemonCard — rarity demand in 2026 shifts with reprints, set nostalgia, and how few high-grade copies surface.
