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Star Piece
ほしのかけら
Star Piece
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| Pokémon Global Link artwork
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| Introduced in Generation II
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| Generation II
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 Items
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| Generation III
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Items
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| Generation IV
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Items
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| Generation V
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| Generation VI
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| Generation VII
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Items
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| Generation VIII
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 Treasures
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Treasures
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The Star Piece (Japanese: ほしのかけら Star Piece) is a valuable item introduced in Generation II.
In the core series games
Price
In the Generation V games, the Star Piece can be sold to the ore maniac inside the Icirrus City Pokémon Center for $9800.
In Pokémon Sword and Shield, the Star Piece can be sold to the valuable item buyer in Stow-on-Side for $14,000.
Effect
In Pokémon Platinum, it can be exchanged with Mr. Fuego in Fuego Ironworks for one of each color of Shard.
In Unova, it can be exchanged with a man in Anville Town for a PP Up (only on Saturday and Sunday).
Three Star Pieces and an additional item can be inserted into the Cram-o-matic to produce a Comet Shard.
Description
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Description
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| GSC
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A hunk of red gem. Sell very high.
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| RSEColoXD
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A red gem shard. It would sell for a very high price.
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| FRLG
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A shard of a pretty gem that sparkles in a red color. It can be sold at a high price.
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DPPtHGSS
BWB2W2
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A shard of a pretty gem that sparkles in a red color. It can be sold at a high price to shops.
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XYORAS
SMUSUM
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A small shard of a beautiful gem that demonstrates a distinctly red sparkle. It can be sold at a high price to shops.
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SwShBDSP
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A small shard of a beautiful gem that gives off a distinctly red sparkle. It can be sold at a high price to shops.
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A small shard of a beautiful gem that gives off a distinctly red sparkle. It can be sold at a high price to the general store.
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Acquisition
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Finite methods
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Repeatable methods
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| GSC
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Ruins of AlphC
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Goldenrod Underground (bargain shop)Mo
Route 27 (gift from Bird Keeper Jose)C
Held by wild Staryu (2% chance)
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| RSE
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Routes 108E, 127, 133, and 134E
Quiz LadyE
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Held by wild Staryu (5% chance)
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| FRLG
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Mt. Moon, Four Island
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Hidden recurring item (Treasure Beach, Resort Gorgeous, Outcast Island)
Resort Gorgeous (possible reward from Selphy)
Held by wild Staryu (5% chance)LG
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Routes 208Pt, 227Pt, and 228Pt, Mt. CoronetPt, Veilstone CityPt, Fuego IronworksPt, Stark MountainPt
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Underground, Iron IslandPt
Held by wild Staryu (5% chance)
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| HGSS
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Route 3, Ruins of Alph, Cinnabar Island
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Rock Smash (except Ruins of Alph and Cliff Cave)
Goldenrod Tunnel (bargain shop)Mo
Route 27 (gift from Bird Keeper Jose)
Held by wild Staryu (5% chance)
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| PW
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Rugged Road, Blue Lake, Night Sky's Edge, Amity Meadow
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| BW
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Chargestone Cave, Dragonspiral Tower, Challenger's Cave, Giant Chasm
Passerby Analytics HQ (complete "About art" survey)
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Pinwheel Forest (daily, after smashing the challenge rock with a Fighting-type Pokémon)
Black CityB (Piper)
Held by wild Staryu and wild Starmie (5% chance each)
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Routes 13, 18, and 23, Desert Resort, Reversal Mountain, Giant Chasm, Victory Road
Passerby Analytics HQ (complete "Which songs can you relate to?" survey)
Join Avenue (Avenue rank reward)
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Pokéstar Studios (gift after completing a movie)
Held by wild Staryu and wild Starmie (5% chance each)
Transfer from Dream Radar
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Windswept Sky
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Dream Clouds (Simulator α, Simulator β, Simulator γ)
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| XY
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Route 13, Lumiose City, Camphrier Town, Azure Bay, Victory Road, Terminus Cave
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Battle Chateau
Rock Smash (except Glittering Cave)
Held by wild Staryu and wild Starmie (5% chance each)X
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Routes 108, 127, 133, and 134, Meteor Falls, Mossdeep City, Shoal Cave, Mirage Island (north of Route 113)
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Any Contest Spectacular Hall (random gift from a fan after completing a Hyper Rank Contest)
Route 111 (15% chance after a rematch with Ruin Maniac Dusty)
Rock Smash (except Mirage spots)
Held by wild Staryu (5% chance)
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Routes 2, 5, and 11, Seaward Cave, Ten Carat Hill, Poni PlainsSM
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Ambush encounters (Staryu on Hano Beach)
Smashing breakable rocks with Tauros Charge or Sharpedo Jet (Routes 15 and 17, Vast Poni Canyon, Poni Breaker CoastUSUM, Poni Plains, Resolution Cave, Poni Coast)
Poké Pelago (Isle Aphun - Odd-Shard Hunting, Interesting-Item Hunting)
Held by wild Staryu, wild Starmie, and wild Minior (5% chance each)
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Silph Co.
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Hidden recurring item (Pokémon Tower)
Found by walking Pokémon (Rock Tunnel, Cerulean Cave)
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Route 8 (×2), Motostoke, Galar Mine, Galar Mine No. 2
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Bridge Field (Digging Duo)
Hidden recurring item (Stony Wilderness, Dusty Bowl, Giant's Mirror, Hammerlocke Hills, Giant's Cap)
Max Raid Battles (Rolling Fields, East Lake Axewell, Giant's Seat, North Lake Miloch, Motostoke Riverbank, Bridge Field, Stony Wilderness, Dusty Bowl, Hammerlocke Hills, Giant's Cap)
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Hidden recurring item (Fields of Honor, Soothing Wetlands, Challenge Beach, Brawlers' Cave, Courageous Cavern, Potbottom Desert, Honeycalm Sea)
Max Raid Battles (Fields of Honor, Soothing Wetlands, Forest of Focus, Challenge Beach, Brawlers' Cave, Challenge Road, Courageous Cavern, Training Lowlands, Potbottom Desert, Stepping-Stone Sea)
Cram-o-matic (Ice, Dragon, or Dark: 52-60 points)
Cram-o-matic (Stardust in Slots #1, #3, and #4)
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Hidden recurring item (Slippery Slope, Old Cemetery, Tunnel to the Top, Roaring-Sea Caves, Frigid Sea, Three-Point Pass, Ballimere Lake, Lakeside Cave)
Max Raid Battles (Slippery Slope, Giant's Bed, Snowslide Slope, Path to the Peak, Frigid Sea, Ballimere Lake)
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Grand Underground
Held by wild Staryu (5% chance)
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Jubilife Village (reward for completing Request 50: "Double the Tails, Double the Fun")
Galaxy Hall (reward for completing Request 58: "Gone Astray...in the Coastlands")
Galaxy Hall (×2; reward for completing Request 69: "Gone Astray...in the Highlands")
Galaxy Hall (×3; reward for completing Request 77: "Gone Astray...in the Fieldlands")
Galaxy Hall (×5; reward for completing Request 86: "Gone Astray...in the Icelands")
Jubilife Village (×3; reward for completing Request 99: "Tricky Treat Strategy")
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Crafting: 3 Red Shards, 3 Blue Shards, 3 Green Shards, and 1 Stardust
Sometimes found by Ursaluna
Space-time distortions
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Reward for registering 230 and 250 Pokémon in the Paldea Pokédex (×3 each)
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Tera Raid Battles (3★, 4★, 5★, 6★, 7★)
Sparkling overworld item (Asado Desert)
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Reward for registering 130 Pokémon in the Kitakami Pokédex (×5)
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Sparkling overworld item (Fellhorn Gorge, Reveler's Road)
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Sparkling overworld item (Area Zero Underdepths, Canyon Biome)
Item Printer
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Distribution
Gallery
Artwork
Sprites
In the spin-off games
Pokémon GO
A Star Piece in Pokémon GO
Using a Star Piece increases the amount of Stardust the player earns by 50% for the next 30 minutes.
Description
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A small shard of a beautiful gem. Earns 50% more Stardust for 30 minutes.
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Acquisition
Star Pieces can be obtained by purchasing special boxes that are available in the in-game shop during special events.
Additionally, the player receives a Star Piece when completing part 3 of the Special Research "A Mythical Discovery", part 5 of the Special Research "A Ripple in Time", and part 8 of the Special Research "Let's GO, Meltan".
In animation
Pokémon the Series
In Treasure Hunt, Akala Style!, Sophocles found a Star Piece during a Stoutland Search treasure hunt set up for Ash and his classmates by Olivia. In the dub, it was incorrectly referred to as a Comet Shard.
In the manga
Magical Pokémon Journey
In Hazel VS Almond!, Almond won a Star Piece in a contest held by Grandpa, giving it to Hazel.
In the TCG
- Main article: Star Piece (Skyridge 139)
Star Piece was introduced as a Pokémon Tool card in the Pokémon Trading Card Game during the English e-Card Series (the Japanese e-Card Era) in the Skyridge expansion.
At any time between turns, if the Pokémon this card is attached to is Benched and has 2 or more damage counters on it, the player may place the appropriate Evolution card from their deck on top of that Pokémon. This counts as evolving that Pokémon.
Trivia
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