Stardust

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Stardust
ほしのすな
Star Sand

Pokémon Global Link artwork

Introduced in Generation II

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Power	30

Stardust (Japanese:ほしのすなStar Sand) is avaluable item introduced inGeneration II.

In the core series games

Price

Games	Cost	Sell price
GS C HGSS	$900	$1000
RS E FRLG DP Pt WB2W2 XY ORAS BDSPLA	N/A	$1,000
B	$10000	$1000
SM USUM PE SwSh SV	N/A	$1,500

In theGeneration V games, the Stardust can be sold to theore maniac inside theIcirrus City Pokémon Center for$2000.

InPokémon Sword and Shield, the Stardust can be sold to the valuable item buyer inStow-on-Side for$4,000.

Effect

Outside ofPokémon Legends: Arceus, Stardust serves no practical purpose other than to be sold.

InPokémon Legends: Arceus, Stardust is one of thecrafting materials forStar Pieces.

Description

Games	Description
GS C	Pretty, red sand. Sell high.
RS EColoXD	Beautiful red sand. Can be sold at a high price.
FRLG	A pretty red sand with a loose, silky feel. It can be sold at a high price.
DP Pt HGSS BW B2W2	Lovely, red-colored sand with a loose, silky feel. It can be sold at a high price to shops.
XY ORAS	Lovely, red sand that flows between the fingers with a loose, silky feel. It can be sold at a high price to shops.
SM USUM PE SwSh BDSP SV	Lovely red sand that flows between the fingers with a loose, silky feel. It can be sold at a low price to shops.
LA	Lovely red sand that flows between the fingers with a loose, silky feel. It can be sold at a low price to the general store.

Acquisition

Games	Finite methods	Repeatable methods
GS C	Ruins of Alph^C	Goldenrod Underground (bargain shop)^Mo Held bywild Staryu (23% chance)
RS E	Routes 106,111, and126 (underwater)	Held bywild Staryu (50% chance)
FRLG	S.S. Anne,Four Island Pokémon Lab (held byin-game trade Tangela)	Hiddenrecurring item (Route 20,Treasure Beach,Bond Bridge,Resort Gorgeous) Resort Gorgeous (possible reward fromSelphy) Resort Gorgeous (held byLady Jacki's Pokémon and Lady Gillian's twoMareep) Held bywild Staryu (50% chance)^LG
DP Pt	Routes 205,209^Pt,224^DP, and228^DP,Jubilife City^Pt,Oreburgh Gate^DP,Oreburgh City^DP,Wayward Cave,Mt. Coronet,Lost Tower^DP,Stark Mountain^Pt	Turnback Cave Held bywild Staryu (50% chance)
HGSS	Routes 20,21,41, and47,Ruins of Alph,Cianwood City	Goldenrod Tunnel (bargain shop)^Mo Held bywild Staryu (50% chance)
PW		Blue Lake,Quiet Cave,Beyond the Sea,Night Sky's Edge
BW	Desert Resort,Twist Mountain,Dragonspiral Tower Passerby Analytics HQ (complete "Where do people prefer to live?" survey)	Black City^B/White Forest^W (Leo) Hiddenrecurring item (Route 13,Undella Bay) Held bywild Staryu andwild Starmie (50% chance each)
B2W2	Route 4,Desert Resort Passerby Analytics HQ (complete "Where do people prefer to live?" survey) Join Avenue (Avenue rank reward)	Pinwheel Forest (daily, after smashing the challenge rock with aFighting-type Pokémon) Big Stadium and Small Court (defeatRich Boy Anthony) Held bywild Staryu andwild Starmie (50% chance each)
DW*		Windswept Sky
XY	Route 13,Shalour City	Battle Chateau Hiddenrecurring item (Route 8) Sand piles Held bywild Staryu andwild Starmie (50% chance each)^X Secret Super Training (Lv. 5 and 6, Drag Down Hydreigon!)
ORAS	Routes 106,111,118, and126 (underwater),Meteor Falls,Crescent Isle	AnyContest Spectacular Hall (random gift from a fan after completing a Super Rank Contest) Route 109 (20% chance after arematch withTuber Ricky or Tuber Lola) Held bywild Staryu,wild Lunatone^AS, andwild Solrock^OR (50% chance each) Secret Super Training (Lv. 5 and 6, Drag Down Hydreigon!)
SM USUM	Routes 2,3,11, and15^UM,Iki Town^USUM,Hau'oli City,Hokulani Observatory^USUM,Seaward Cave,Ula'ula Beach^US	Ambush encounters (Staryu onHano Beach) Smashingbreakable rocks withTauros Charge or Sharpedo Jet (Routes 1,2,6, and17,Melemele Sea,Lush Jungle,Vast Poni Canyon,Poni Plains,Poni Coast,Resolution Cave) Held bywild Staryu andwild Starmie (50% chance each)
PE		Hiddenrecurring item (Mt. Moon,Routes 20 and21) Found bywalking Pokémon (Rock Tunnel,Cerulean Cave)
SwSh	Galar Mine	Bridge Field (Digging Duo) Hiddenrecurring 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) Held bywild Lunatone^Sh andwild Solrock^Sw (50% chance each)
SwShIA		Hiddenrecurring item (Fields of Honor,Soothing Wetlands,Brawlers' Cave,Courageous Cavern,Loop Lagoon,Potbottom Desert,Insular Sea,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 (Ground orFairy: 2-20 points)
SwShCT		Hiddenrecurring item (Giant's Bed,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)
BDSP	Routes 205,224, and228,Oreburgh Gate,Oreburgh City,Wayward Cave,Mt. Coronet,Lost Tower	Turnback Cave Held bywild Staryu,wild Lunatone^SP, andwild Solrock^BD (50% chance each)
LA	Jubilife Village (reward for completingRequest 7: "Playing With Drifloon") Jubilife Village (×3; reward for completingRequest 39: "All About Magikarp")	Shiny ore deposits (Obsidian Fieldlands,Crimson Mirelands,Cobalt Coastlands,Coronet Highlands,Alabaster Icelands) Alabaster Icelands Balloon Race (random reward) Dropped by theMiss Fortunes afterrematches Space-time distortions
SV	Naranja Academy^S/Uva Academy^V Reward for registering 10, 100, and 180 Pokémon in thePaldea Pokédex (×3, ×5, and ×10)	Tera Raid Battles (1★, 2★, 3★) Sparkling overworld item (Asado Desert,East Province (Area One),East Province (Area Two),East Province (Area Three),North Province (Area One),North Province (Area Three),South Province (Area One),South Province (Area Two),South Province (Area Three),South Province (Area Four),South Province (Area Five),South Province (Area Six),West Province (Area One),West Province (Area Two),West Province (Area Three))
SVTM		Sparkling overworld item (Fellhorn Gorge,Kitakami Road,Kitakami Wilds,Timeless Woods)
SVID		Sparkling overworld item (Area Zero Underdepths,Canyon Biome,Coastal Biome,Polar Biome,Savanna Biome) Item Printer

Distribution

Games	Event	Language/Region	Distribution period
SV	Poké Times Wish Items	All	January 6-10 to 15, 2023

As aheld item

Games	Event	Language/Region	Distribution period
XY ORAS	Pokémon Center Jirachi	Japanese	December 1, 2014 to May 28, 2015
	Pokémon Center Jirachi	Japan	December 14, 2014
	Pokémon Center Hiroshima Magikarp	Japan	June 26 to August 31, 2015
	2016 Tanabata Jirachi	Japan	August 1 to 31, 2016

Gallery

Artwork

Artwork from
Scarlet and Violet

Sprites

Bag sprite from
Legends: Arceus

In other languages


Language		Title
Chinese	Cantonese	星星沙子Sīngsīng Sājí
Chinese	Mandarin	星星沙子Xīngxīng Shāzi
French		Poussière Étoile^VI+ Pouss.Étoile^II–V
German		Sternenstaub
Italian		Polvostella
Korean		별의조각Byeorui Jogak
Spanish	Latin America	Polvo Estrella
Spanish	Spain	Polvo Estelar^VII+ Polvoestelar^II–VI