Stardust

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

In the core series games

Price

GamesCostSell price
GSC
HGSS
$900$1000
RSEFRLG
DPPt
WB2W2
XYORAS
BDSPLA
N/A$1,000
B$10000$1000
SMUSUMPE
SwSh
SV
N/A$1,500

In theGeneration V games, the Stardust can be sold to theore maniac inside theIcirrus CityPokémon 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

GamesDescription
GSCPretty, red sand. Sell high.
RSEColoXDBeautiful red sand. Can be sold at a high price.
FRLGA pretty red sand with a loose, silky feel. It can be sold at a high price.
DPPtHGSS
BWB2W2
Lovely, red-colored sand with a loose, silky feel. It can be sold at a high price to shops.
XYORASLovely, red sand that flows between the fingers with a loose, silky feel. It can be sold at a high price to shops.
SMUSUMPE
SwShBDSP
SV
Lovely red sand that flows between the fingers with a loose, silky feel. It can be sold at a low price to shops.
LALovely 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

GamesFinite methodsRepeatable methods
GSCRuins of AlphCGoldenrod Underground (bargain shop)Mo
Held bywildStaryu (23% chance)
RSERoutes106,111, and126 (underwater)Held bywildStaryu (50% chance)
FRLGS.S. Anne,Four Island
Pokémon Lab (held byin-game tradeTangela)
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 bywildStaryu (50% chance)LG
DPPtRoutes205,209Pt,224DP, and228DP,Jubilife CityPt,Oreburgh GateDP,Oreburgh CityDP,Wayward Cave,Mt. Coronet,Lost TowerDP,Stark MountainPtTurnback Cave
Held bywildStaryu (50% chance)
HGSSRoutes20,21,41, and47,Ruins of Alph,Cianwood CityGoldenrod Tunnel (bargain shop)Mo
Held bywildStaryu (50% chance)
PWBlue Lake,Quiet Cave,Beyond the Sea,Night Sky's Edge
BWDesert Resort,Twist Mountain,Dragonspiral Tower
Passerby Analytics HQ (complete "Where do people prefer to live?" survey)
Black CityB/White ForestW (Leo)
Hiddenrecurring item (Route 13,Undella Bay)
Held bywildStaryu andwildStarmie (50% chance each)
B2W2Route 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 bywildStaryu andwildStarmie (50% chance each)
DW*Windswept Sky
XYRoute 13,Shalour CityBattle Chateau
Hiddenrecurring item (Route 8)
Sand piles
Held bywildStaryu andwildStarmie (50% chance each)X
Secret Super Training (Lv. 5 and 6, Drag Down Hydreigon!)
ORASRoutes106,111,118, and126 (underwater),Meteor Falls,Crescent IsleAnyContest SpectacularHall (random gift from a fan after completing a Super Rank Contest)
Route 109 (20% chance after arematch withTuber Ricky or Tuber Lola)
Held bywildStaryu,wildLunatoneAS, andwildSolrockOR (50% chance each)
Secret Super Training (Lv. 5 and 6, Drag Down Hydreigon!)
SMUSUMRoutes2,3,11, and15UM,Iki TownUSUM,Hau'oli City,Hokulani ObservatoryUSUM,Seaward Cave,Ula'ula BeachUSAmbush encounters (Staryu onHano Beach)
Smashingbreakable rocks withTauros Charge or Sharpedo Jet (Routes1,2,6, and17,Melemele Sea,Lush Jungle,Vast Poni Canyon,Poni Plains,Poni Coast,Resolution Cave)
Held bywildStaryu andwildStarmie (50% chance each)
PEHiddenrecurring item (Mt. Moon,Routes20 and21)
Found bywalking Pokémon (Rock Tunnel,Cerulean Cave)
SwShGalar MineBridge 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 bywildLunatoneSh andwildSolrockSw (50% chance each)
SwShIAHiddenrecurring 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)
SwShCTHiddenrecurring 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)
BDSPRoutes205,224, and228,Oreburgh Gate,Oreburgh City,Wayward Cave,Mt. Coronet,Lost TowerTurnback Cave
Held bywildStaryu,wildLunatoneSP, andwildSolrockBD (50% chance each)
LAJubilife 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
SVNaranja AcademyS/Uva AcademyV
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))
SVTMSparkling overworld item (Fellhorn Gorge,Kitakami Road,Kitakami Wilds,Timeless Woods)
SVIDSparkling overworld item (Area Zero Underdepths,Canyon Biome,Coastal Biome,Polar Biome,Savanna Biome)
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Distribution

GamesEventLanguage/RegionDistribution period
SVPoké Times Wish ItemsAllJanuary 6-10 to 15, 2023
As aheld item
GamesEventLanguage/RegionDistribution period
XYORASPokémon Center JirachiJapaneseDecember 1, 2014 to May 28, 2015
Pokémon Center JirachiJapanDecember 14, 2014
Pokémon Center Hiroshima MagikarpJapanJune 26 to August 31, 2015
2016 Tanabata JirachiJapanAugust 1 to 31, 2016

Gallery

Artwork

Artwork from
Scarlet and Violet

Sprites

Bag sprite from
Legends: Arceus

In other languages

LanguageTitle
ChineseCantonese星星沙子Sīngsīng Sājí
Mandarin星星沙子Xīngxīng Shāzi
FrenchPoussière ÉtoileVI+
Pouss.ÉtoileIIV
GermanSternenstaub
ItalianPolvostella
Korean별의조각Byeorui Jogak
SpanishLatin AmericaPolvo Estrella
SpainPolvo EstelarVII+
PolvoestelarIIVI
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