Star Piece

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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===
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In the Generation V games, the Star Piece can be sold to the 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 , 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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===Acquisition===
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| Ruins of Alph
| Goldenrod Underground () (gift from Jose)Held by (2% chance)
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| Mt. Moon, 
| Hidden recurring item (Treasure Beach, Resort Gorgeous, Outcast Island)Resort Gorgeous (possible reward from Selphy)Held by (5% chance)
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| Routes , , and , Mt. Coronet, Veilstone City, Fuego Ironworks, Stark Mountain
| Underground, Iron IslandHeld by (5% chance)
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| , Ruins of Alph, Cinnabar Island
| (except Ruins of Alph and Cliff Cave)Goldenrod Tunnel () (gift from Jose)Held by (5% chance)
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| Chargestone Cave, Dragonspiral Tower, Challenger's Cave, Giant ChasmPasserby Analytics HQ (complete "About art" survey)
| Pinwheel Forest (daily, after smashing the challenge rock with a Pokémon)Black City (Piper)Held by and (5% chance each)
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| Routes , , and , Desert Resort, Reversal Mountain, Giant Chasm, Passerby Analytics HQ (complete "Which songs can you relate to?" survey)Join Avenue ( reward)
| Pokéstar Studios (gift after completing a movie)Held by and (5% chance each)Transfer from 
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| Dream Clouds (Simulator α, Simulator β, Simulator γ)
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| , Lumiose City, Camphrier Town, Azure Bay, , Terminus Cave
| Battle Chateau (except Glittering Cave)Held by and (5% chance each)
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| Routes , , , and , Meteor Falls, Mossdeep City, Shoal Cave, Mirage Island (north of )
| Any Contest Spectacular Hall (random gift from a fan after completing a Hyper Rank Contest) (15% chance after a rematch with Dusty) (except Mirage spots)Held by (5% chance)
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| Routes , , and , Seaward Cave, Ten Carat Hill, Poni Plains
| Ambush encounters ( on Hano Beach)Smashing breakable rocks with Tauros Charge or Sharpedo Jet (Routes and , Vast Poni Canyon, Poni Breaker Coast, Poni Plains, Resolution Cave, Poni Coast)Poké Pelago (Isle Aphun - Odd-Shard Hunting, Interesting-Item Hunting)Held by , , and (5% chance each)
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| Silph Co.
| Hidden recurring item (Pokémon Tower)Found by walking Pokémon (Rock Tunnel, Cerulean Cave)
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| (×2), Motostoke, Galar Mine, Galar Mine No. 2
| 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 (, , or : 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 UndergroundHeld by (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")
| Crafting: 3 Red Shards, 3 Blue Shards, 3 Green Shards, and 1 StardustSometimes found by Space-time distortions
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| Reward for registering 230 and 250 Pokémon in the Paldea Pokédex (×3 each)
| 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)
| 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====
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Games	Event	Language/Region	Distribution period
 	 	All 	March 4 to 31, 2022
 	 	All 	January 6-10 to 15, 2023
=====As a held item=====
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Games	Event	Language/Region	Distribution period
 	 	Japan 	August 1 to 31, 2014
 	 	Japanese 	November 19, 2015 to May 31, 2016
 	 	Japanese 	December 12, 2015 to January 31, 2016
 	 	Japan 	August 6 to 13, 2017
 	 	Japan 	August 1 to 31, 2018
==Gallery==
===Artwork===
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===Sprites===
 	 	
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==In the spin-off games==
===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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====Acquisition====
Star Pieces can be obtained by purchasing 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===
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In Treasure Hunt, Akala Style!, found a Star Piece during a Stoutland Search treasure hunt set up for and 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==
Star Piece was introduced as a in the Pokémon Trading Card Game during the English e-Card Series (the Japanese e-Card Era) in the 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==
* is programmed to always hold a Star Piece when encountered in the in . However, Meloetta cannot be found in the wild in these games.
==In other languages==
Category:Items
Category:Exchangeable items
Category:Valuable items
Category:Items in Pokémon GO
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es:Trozo estrella
fr:Morceau d'Étoile
it:Tesori#Pezzo Stella
ja:ほしのかけら
zh:星星碎片（道具）