pokemon card staryu (84/123) [HeartGold & SoulSilver: Base Set] – Galaxy Games LLC RarityClassic Collection Hit Points60 HP Colorless Recover Discard an Energy from this Pokémon and heal all damage from it. Staryu 4 - Trading Card

Its cheap, easy to cast, hard to interact with, and its one of the most played blue cards in the format

This effect triggers any instant you gain life and can stack and get out of hand incredibly quickly

It's hardly a shock to anyone paying attention to Pokmon TCG that these price hikes are occurring, especially with such fervor from fans to find these particular cards in the set, which is why many investors are treating the Scarlet & Violet 151 Booster Bundle as a "legacy asset": a "piece of history" that is more valuable stored as is rather than opening packs looking for a rare card that may get lost or, as we used to do back in the day, traded to a poor kid who has no idea that their Charizard card was, in fact, far superior to a lousy Caterpie card

Three recent sets lead the conversation: Phantasmal Flames, headlined by Mega Charizard X ex Ascended Heroes, led by Mega Gengar ex Perfect Order, built around Mega Zygarde ex Most Expensive Cards in Phantasmal Flames Phantasmal Flames (ME02) landed on November 14, 2025, and its standout is the Mega Charizard X ex