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General
Abilities
- Intimidate
- This Pokémon lowers the enemy's Attack one level when it enters battle.
Dex Numbers
- Generation
DPPT
Kanto- 397
Johto- n/a
Hoenn- n/a
Sinnoh- 11
Names
- Japanese
- ムクバード
- Romaji
- Mukubaado
Flavor
- Height
- 1'11.6" or 0.6 m
- Weight
- 34.2 lb or 15.5 kg
- Species
- Starling
- Color
- brown
- Cry
- mp3 here
Habitat- n/a
- Pawprint

Misc
- R/B/Y code
- n/a
Breeding
- Gender
½ male; ½ female (code: 127 or 0x7f)- Breeding groups
- 4: Flying
- Steps to hatch
- 3,840
- Compatible with
- 15 families; 31 total Pokémon
In the Wild
- Base EXP
- 113 or 0x71
- Capture rate
- 120 or 0x78
- Base happiness
- 70 or 0x46
- Growth rate
- poly
- Effort points
- 2 Speed
- Wild held items
- Yache Berry (5%)
Evolution Chain
Comparison of this evolution chain
| Basic | Stage 1 | Stage 2 |
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Stats
| Stat | Base | Max Stat | %ile | |
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| L50 | L100 | |||
| HP | 162 | 314 | 30.2 | |
| Attack | 127 | 249 | 51.1 | |
| Defense | 102 | 199 | 24.9 | |
| Special Attack | 92 | 179 | 13.8 | |
| Special Defense | 92 | 179 | 10.3 | |
| Speed | 132 | 259 | 65.1 | |
| Average | - | - | 32.7 | |
Flavor
All versions' flavor text and sprites
It flies around forests and fields in search of bug Pokémon. It stays within a huge flock.
It lives in forests and fields. Squabbles over territory occur when flocks collide.
Locations
Note: this ONLY shows Diamond locations for the moment. (New Pokédex with all three games' encounters is in the works.)
| Area | Section | Level | Method |
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| Route 209 | 16 - 18 | 25%; 15%
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| Route 212 | Hearthome City side | 17 - 18 | 15%; 5%
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| Valor Lakefront | 21 - 22 | 15%; 5%
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| Spring Path | 52 - 54 | 25%; 5%
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| Pokemon Mansion | 16 - 17 | 40%; 20%
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| Lake Valor | 34 - 36 | 25%; 5%
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| Lake Verity | after | 4 | 4%
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| Lake Verity | before | 4 | 4%
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Move List
Staravia's Attack is higher, so it will inflict more damage with physical (
) moves.
Staravia gets the STAB from
and
moves.
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Move | Type | Dmg | PP | Power | Acc.* | Pri. | Description | |
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| -- | Growl | ![]() |
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40 | -- | 100% | Lowers the target's Attack. | ||
| -- | Quick Attack | ![]() |
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30 | 40 | 100% | 1 | Goes first. Inflicts regular damage. | |
| -- | Tackle | ![]() |
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35 | 35 | 95% | Inflicts regular damage. | ||
| 5 | Quick Attack | ![]() |
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30 | 40 | 100% | 1 | Goes first. Inflicts regular damage. | |
| 9 | Wing Attack | ![]() |
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35 | 60 | 100% | Inflicts regular damage. | ||
| 13 | Double Team | ![]() |
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15 | -- | 100% | Raises the user's Evasion. | ||
| 18 | Endeavor | ![]() |
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5 | varies | 100% | Lowers the target's HP to equal the user's. | ||
| 23 | Whirlwind | ![]() |
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20 | -- | 100% | -6 | Goes last. Immediately ends wild battles. Forces trainers to switch Pokemon. | |
| 28 | Aerial Ace | ![]() |
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20 | 60 | 100% | Never misses. | ||
| 33 | Take Down | ![]() |
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20 | 90 | 85% | User receives 1/4 the damage it inflicts in recoil. | ||
| 38 | Agility | ![]() |
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30 | -- | 100% | Raises the user's Speed by two levels. | ||
| 43 | Brave Bird | ![]() |
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15 | 120 | 100% | User receives 1/3 the damage inflicted in recoil. | ||
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Swift | ![]() |
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20 | 60 | 100% | Never misses. | ||
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Snore | ![]() |
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15 | 40 | 100% | Has a 30% chance to make the target Flinch. Only works if the user is Sleeping. | ||
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Mud-Slap | ![]() |
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10 | 20 | 100% | Has a 100% chance to lower the target's Accuracy. | ||
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Twister | ![]() |
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20 | 40 | 100% | Has chance to make the target Flinch. | ||
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Heat Wave | ![]() |
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10 | 100 | 90% | Has a 10% chance to Burn the target. | ||
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Endeavor | ![]() |
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5 | varies | 100% | Lowers the target's HP to equal the user's. | ||
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Air Cutter | ![]() |
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25 | 55 | 95% | Has an increased chance for a critical hit. | ||
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Ominous Wind | ![]() |
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5 | 60 | 100% | Has a 10% chance to raise all of the user's stats. | ||
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40 | Aerial Ace | ![]() |
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20 | 60 | 100% | Never misses. | |
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45 | Attract | ![]() |
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15 | -- | 100% | Target falls in love if it has the opposite gender, and has a 50% chance to refuse attacking the user. | |
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78 | Captivate | ![]() |
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20 | -- | 100% | Lowers the target's Special Attack by two levels if it is the opposite gender. | |
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H5 | Defog | ![]() |
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15 | -- | 0% | Lowers the target's Evade. Cancels the effects of Reflect and Light Screen. | |
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32 | Double Team | ![]() |
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15 | -- | 100% | Raises the user's Evasion. | |
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58 | Endure | ![]() |
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10 | -- | 100% | 3 | Goes first. Prevents the user's HP from lowering below 1 this turn. |
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42 | Facade | ![]() |
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20 | 70 | 100% | Power doubles if user is Burned, Paralyzed, or Poisoned. | |
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H2 | Fly | ![]() |
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15 | 90 | 95% | User flies high into the air, dodging all attacks, and hits next turn. | |
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21 | Frustration | ![]() |
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20 | varies | 100% | Power increases as Happiness decreases, up to a maximum of 102. | |
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10 | Hidden Power | ![]() |
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15 | varies | 100% | Power and type depend upon user's IVs. Power can range from 30 to 70. | |
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83 | Natural Gift | ![]() |
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15 | varies | 100% | Power and type depend on the held berry. | |
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88 | Pluck | ![]() |
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20 | 60 | 100% | Inflicts double damage if the user is holding a berry. | |
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17 | Protect | ![]() |
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10 | -- | 0% | 3 | Goes first. Prevents any moves from hitting the user this turn. |
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18 | Rain Dance | ![]() |
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5 | -- | 0% | Changes the weather to rain for five turns. | |
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44 | Rest | ![]() |
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10 | -- | 100% | User Sleeps, completely healing itself. | |
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27 | Return | ![]() |
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20 | varies | 100% | Power increases with Happiness, up to a maximum of 102. | |
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51 | Roost | ![]() |
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10 | -- | 0% | Heals the user by half its max HP. | |
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43 | Secret Power | ![]() |
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20 | 70 | 100% | Has a 30% chance to inflict a status effect which depends upon the terrain. | |
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82 | Sleep Talk | ![]() |
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10 | -- | 100% | Randomly uses one of the user's other three moves. Only works if the user is Sleeping. | |
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47 | Steel Wing | ![]() |
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25 | 70 | 90% | Has a 10% chance to raise the user's Defense. | |
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90 | Substitute | ![]() |
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10 | -- | 100% | Transfers 1/4 of the user's max HP into a doll, protecting the user from further damage or status changes until it breaks. | |
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11 | Sunny Day | ![]() |
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5 | -- | 0% | Changes the weather to sunny for five turns. | |
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87 | Swagger | ![]() |
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15 | -- | 90% | Raises the target's Attack by two levels and Confuses the target. | |
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46 | Thief | ![]() |
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10 | 40 | 100% | Takes the target's item. | |
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06 | Toxic | ![]() |
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10 | -- | 85% | Badly Poisons the target, inflicting more damage every turn. | |
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89 | U-Turn | ![]() |
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20 | 70 | 100% | User must switch out after attacking. | |
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