Star Piece

Star Piece

Star Piece appears in the Japanese print of Split Earth, released on August 1, 2002. Star Piece is a uncommon rarity. The Split Earth set contains 91 cards.

Artist Info

This card's illustration was created by Jungo Suzuki.

Collector Insights

Star Piece is a Pokémon TCG card designed by artist Jungo Suzuki, part of the Split Earth set released on August 1, 2002. It is classified as a Pokémon with a rarity of Uncommon and holds the card number 82. The card’s flavor text describes a strategic mechanic involving evolving a Bench Pokémon with two or more damage counters by searching the deck for its Evolution card and placing it atop the Pokémon. This action counts as evolving the Pokémon, followed by shuffling the deck and discarding Star Piece. Notably, the card does not include any listed attacks or hit points. Its unique ability focuses on deck manipulation and conditional evolution, emphasizing tactical timing during gameplay. The card’s design and function align with the Split Earth set’s thematic elements, offering players a specialized tool for evolving Pokémon under specific circumstances. Its mechanics prioritize interaction with the game’s state rather than direct combat capabilities.

At any time between turns, if the Pokémon this card is attached to is Benched and has 2 or more damage counters on it, search your deck for an Evolution card that Pokémon evolves into and put it on top of that Pokémon. (This counts as evolving that Pokémon.) Shuffle your deck afterward. Then, discard Star Piece.

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