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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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Pocket
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Generation II
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Generation III
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Generation IV
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Generation V
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Generation VI
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Generation VII
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Generation VIII
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Generation IX
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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 the Generation VIII games, 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
Games
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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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PE SwShBDSP SV
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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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LA
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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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Treasure Beach (hidden recurring item, group C), Resort Gorgeous (hidden recurring item, group C), Outcast Island (hidden recurring item, group C) Resort Gorgeous (possible reward from Selphy) Held by wild Staryu (5% chance)LG
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DPPt
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Routes 208Pt, 227Pt, and 228Pt, Mt. CoronetPt, Veilstone CityPt, Fuego IronworksPt, Stark MountainPt
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The 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, smash 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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B2W2
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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) Pokémon Dream Radar (Simulator α, Simulator β, Simulator γ)
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DW
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Windswept Sky
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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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ORAS
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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 rematch with Ruin Maniac Dusty) Rock Smash (except Mirage spots) Held by wild Staryu (5% chance)
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SMUSUM
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Routes 2, 5, and 11, Seaward Cave, Ten Carat Hill, Poni PlainsSM
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Hano Beach (sometimes dropped after Staryu ambush encounters) 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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PE
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Silph Co.
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Pokémon Tower (hidden) Rock Tunnel, Cerulean Cave (found by walking Pokémon)
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SwSh
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Route 8 (×2), Motostoke, Galar Mine, Galar Mine No. 2
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Bridge Field (Digging Duo)
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SwShIoA
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Challenge Beach
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Cram-o-matic (Ice, Dragon, or Dark: 52-60 points) Cram-o-matic (Stardust in Slots #1, #3, and #4)
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BDSP
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Grand Underground Held by wild Staryu (5% chance)
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LA
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Crafting: 3 Red Shards, 3 Blue Shards, 3 Green Shards, and 1 Stardust
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SV
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Reward for catching 230 and 250 Pokémon in the Paldea Pokédex
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Tera Raid Battles (3★, 4★, 5★, 6★, 7★) Asado Desert (sparkling overworld items)
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Gallery
Artwork
Sprites
In 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
Games
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Description
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GO
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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 the anime
A Star Piece in the
anime
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
In other languages