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Starmie

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General

Starmie
water psychic

Abilities

Natural Cure
This Pokémon's status returns to normal when it leaves battle.
Illuminate
If this Pokémon is first on your belt, the chance of a wild encounter rises.

Damage Taken

Dex Numbers

Generation
Red/Blue/Yellow RBY
Red/Blue/Yellow Kanto
121
Gold/Silver/Crystal Johto
168
Ruby/Sapphire/Emerald Hoenn
144
Diamond/Pearl Sinnoh
n/a

Names

Japanese
スターミー
Romaji
Sutaamii

Flavor

Height
3'7.3" or 1.1 m
Weight
176.4 lb or 80 kg
Species
Mysterious
Color
purple
Cry
mp3 here
Fire Red/Leaf Green Habitat
Sea
Pawprint

Misc

R/B/Y code
152 or 0x98

Breeding

Gender
No gender (code: 255 or 0xff)
Breeding groups
9: Water 3
Steps to hatch
5,120
Compatible with
Genderless; can only breed with Ditto

In the Wild

Base EXP
207 or 0xcf
Capture rate
60 or 0x3c
Base happiness
70 or 0x46
Growth rate
slow
Effort points
2 Speed
Wild held items
Stardust (50%), Star Piece (5%)

Evolution Chain

See also: Comparison of this evolution chain

BasicStage 1
120 Staryu Base form 121 Starmie Use a Water Stone

Stats

Stat Base Max Stat %ile
L50 L100
HP
60
 167 324 36.1
Attack
75
 127 249 51.1
Defense
85
 137 269 72.2
Special Attack
100
 152 299 83.8
Special Defense
85
 137 269 72.8
Speed
115
 167 329 95.7
Average
86.7
 - - 83.2

Flavor

See also: All versions' flavor text and sprites

Diamond/Pearl At the center of its body is a red core, which sends mysterious radio signals into the night sky.

Locations

Sorry, Pearl players! Only Diamond for the moment.

Area Section Level Method

Move List

See also: This list in the move search

See also: Contest list

Starmie's Special Attack is higher, so it will inflict more damage with special () moves.

Starmie gets the STAB from water and psychic moves.

Red/Blue/Yellow Gold/Silver/Crystal Ruby/Sapphire/Emerald/Fire/Leaf Diamond/Pearl Move Type Dmg PP Power Acc.* Pri. Description
-- -- Harden normal none 30 -- 100% Raises the user's Defense.
-- -- Rapid Spin normal physical 40 20 100% Frees the user from binding moves, removes Leech Seed, and blows away Spikes.
-- -- Recover normal none 10 -- 100% Heals the user by half its max HP.
-- -- Swift normal special 20 60 100% Never misses.
-- -- Tackle normal physical 35 35 95% Inflicts regular damage.
-- -- -- -- Water Gun water special 25 40 100% Inflicts regular damage.
37 33 28 Confuse Ray ghost none 10 -- 100% Confuses the target.
Red/Blue/Yellow Gold/Silver/Crystal Ruby/Sapphire/Emerald/Fire/Leaf Diamond/Pearl Tutored moves
EmeraldFire Red/Leaf Green Double-Edge normal physical 15 120 100% User receives 1/3 the damage inflicted in recoil.
Crystal Ice Beam ice special 10 95 100% Has a 10% chance to Freeze the target.
Crystal Thunderbolt electric special 15 95 100% Has a 10% chance to Paralyze the target.
EmeraldFire Red/Leaf Green Thunder Wave electric none 20 -- 100% Paralyzes the target.
EmeraldFire Red/Leaf Green Mimic normal none 10 -- 100% Copies the target's last used move.
Emerald Swift normal special 20 60 100% Never misses.
EmeraldFire Red/Leaf Green Dream Eater psychic special 15 100 100% Heals the user by half the damage the target receives. Only works on Sleeping Pokemon.
EmeraldFire Red/Leaf Green Substitute normal none 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.
Emerald Snore normal special 15 40 100% Has a 30% chance to make the target Flinch. Only works if the user is Sleeping.
Emerald Icy Wind ice special 15 55 95% Has a 100% chance to lower the target's Speed.
Emerald Endure normal none 10 -- 100% 3 Goes first. Prevents the user's HP from lowering below 1 this turn.
Emerald Swagger normal none 15 -- 90% Raises the target's Attack by two levels and Confuses the target.
Emerald Sleep Talk normal none 10 -- 100% Randomly uses one of the user's other three moves. Only works if the user is Sleeping.
Emerald Psych Up normal none 10 -- 100% Discards the user's stat changes and copies the target's.
Red/Blue/Yellow Gold/Silver/Crystal Ruby/Sapphire/Emerald/Fire/Leaf Diamond/Pearl Miscellaneous moves
xd Refresh normal none 20 -- 100% Cleanses the user of a Burn, Paralysis, or Poison.
Red/Blue/Yellow Gold/Silver/Crystal Ruby/Sapphire/Emerald/Fire/Leaf Diamond/Pearl TMs and HMs
Chains 45 Attract normal none 15 -- 100% Target falls in love if it has the opposite gender, and has a 50% chance to refuse attacking the user.
Chains 72 Avalanche ice physical 10 60 100% -4 Goes last. Inflicts double damage if the user takes damage before attacking this turn.
Chains 34 Bide normal physical 10 varies 100% 1 Goes first. User waits for 2-3 turns, then inflicts typeless damage equal to twice the HP it lost while waiting.
Chains 14 14 14 14 Blizzard ice special 5 120 70% Has a 10% chance to Freeze the target. Chance to hit becomes 100% during Hail.
Chains 55 Brine water special 10 65 100% Inflicts double damage against Pokemon that have less than half their max HP remaining.
Chains 11 BubbleBeam water special 20 65 100% Has a 10% chance to lower the target's Speed.
Chains 03 Curse ????? none 10 -- 100% Ghosts pay half their max HP to hurt the target every turn. Others decrease Speed but raise Attack and Defense.
Chains H8 Dive water physical 10 80 100% User dives underwater, dodging all attacks, and hits next turn.
Chains 32 32 32 32 Double Team normal none 15 -- 100% Raises the user's Evasion.
Chains 10 Double-Edge normal physical 15 120 100% User receives 1/3 the damage inflicted in recoil.
Chains 42 85 Dream Eater psychic special 15 100 100% Heals the user by half the damage the target receives. Only works on Sleeping Pokemon.
Chains 20 58 Endure normal none 10 -- 100% 3 Goes first. Prevents the user's HP from lowering below 1 this turn.
Chains 42 42 Facade normal physical 20 70 100% Power doubles if user is Burned, Paralyzed, or Poisoned.
Chains H5 H5 H5 70 Flash normal none 20 -- 100% Lowers the target's Accuracy.
Chains 91 Flash Cannon steel special 10 80 100% Has a 10% chance to lower the target's Special Defense.
Chains 21 21 21 Frustration normal physical 20 varies 100% Power increases as Happiness decreases, up to a maximum of 102.
Chains 68 Giga Impact normal physical 5 150 90% User foregoes its next turn to recharge.
Chains 86 Grass Knot grass special 20 varies 100% Inflicts more damage to heavier targets, with a maximum of 120 power.
Chains 74 Gyro Ball steel physical 5 varies 100% Inflicts more damage when the user has lower Speed, with a maximum of 150 power.
Chains 07 07 Hail ice none 10 -- 100% Changes the weather to a hailstorm for five turns.
Chains 10 10 10 Hidden Power normal special 15 varies 100% Power and type depend upon user's IVs. Power can range from 30 to 70.
Chains 15 15 15 15 Hyper Beam normal special 5 150 90% User foregoes its next turn to recharge.
Chains 13 13 13 Ice Beam ice special 10 95 100% Has a 10% chance to Freeze the target.
Chains 16 Icy Wind ice special 15 55 95% Has a 100% chance to lower the target's Speed.
Chains 16 16 Light Screen psychic none 30 -- 100% Reduces damage from special attacks by 50% for five turns..
Chains 31 Mimic normal none 10 -- 100% Copies the target's last used move.
Chains 83 Natural Gift normal physical 15 varies 100% Power and type depend on the held berry.
Chains 50 Nightmare ghost none 15 -- 100% Target loses 1/4 its max HP every turn as long as it continues Sleeping.
Chains 17 17 17 Protect normal none 10 -- 0% 3 Goes first. Prevents any moves from hitting the user this turn.
Chains 09 77 Psych Up normal none 10 -- 100% Discards the user's stat changes and copies the target's.
Chains 29 29 29 29 Psychic psychic special 10 90 100% Has a 10% chance to lower the target's Special Defense.
Chains 46 Psywave psychic special 15 varies 80% Inflicts damage between 1 HP and 1.5 times the user's level.
Chains 20 Rage normal physical 20 20 100% User can only use this move until it wins or faints, but becomes stronger each time it is hit.
Chains 18 18 18 Rain Dance water none 5 -- 0% Changes the weather to rain for five turns.
Chains 67 Recycle normal none 10 -- 100% User regains the item it was holding when it entered battle, if it is no longer holding an item.
Chains 33 33 33 Reflect psychic none 20 -- 100% Reduces damage from physical attacks by 50%.
Chains 44 44 44 44 Rest psychic none 10 -- 100% User Sleeps, completely healing itself.
Chains 27 27 27 Return normal physical 20 varies 100% Power increases with Happiness, up to a maximum of 102.
Chains 43 43 Secret Power normal physical 20 70 100% Has a 30% chance to inflict a status effect which depends upon the terrain.
Chains 48 48 Skill Swap psychic none 10 -- 100% User and target swap abilities.
Chains 40 Skull Bash normal physical 15 100 100% Raises the user's Defense. User charges for one turn before attacking.
Chains 35 82 Sleep Talk normal none 10 -- 100% Randomly uses one of the user's other three moves. Only works if the user is Sleeping.
Chains 13 Snore normal special 15 40 100% Has a 30% chance to make the target Flinch. Only works if the user is Sleeping.
Chains 50 90 Substitute normal none 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.
Chains H3 H3 H3 H3 Surf water special 15 95 100% Inflicts regular damage.
Chains 34 87 Swagger normal none 15 -- 90% Raises the target's Attack by two levels and Confuses the target.
Chains 39 39 Swift normal special 20 60 100% Never misses.
Chains 09 Take Down normal physical 20 90 85% User receives 1/4 the damage it inflicts in recoil.
Chains 30 Teleport psychic none 20 -- 100% Immediately ends wild battles.
Chains 25 25 25 25 Thunder electric special 10 120 70% Has a 30% chance to Paralyze the target.
Chains 45 73 Thunder Wave electric none 20 -- 100% Paralyzes the target.
Chains 24 24 24 Thunderbolt electric special 15 95 100% Has a 10% chance to Paralyze the target.
Chains 06 06 06 06 Toxic poison none 10 -- 85% Badly Poisons the target, inflicting more damage every turn.
Chains 49 Tri Attack normal special 10 80 100% Has a 20% chance to Burn, Freeze, or Paralyze the target.
Chains 92 Trick Room psychic none 5 -- 0% -7 Goes last. For five turns, slower Pokemon will act before faster Pokemon.
Chains 12 Water Gun water special 25 40 100% Inflicts regular damage.
Chains 03 03 Water Pulse water special 20 60 100% Has a 20% chance to Confuse the target.
Chains H7 H7 H7 Waterfall water physical 15 80 100% Has a 20% chance to make the target Flinch.
Chains H6 Whirlpool water special 15 15 70% Prevents the target from leaving battle and inflicts 1/16 its max HP in damage for 2-5 turns.
Chains 07 Zap Cannon electric special 5 120 50% Has a 100% chance to Paralyze the target.

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