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Starmie

Mysterious Pokémon

Game version
AppearanceStandard
StarmieStarmie (shiny)
Height
1.1 m
Weight
80.0 kg
Alternate forms (2)
Training & breeding details
GenderGenderless
Catch rate60(14.8%)Tricky
Base friendship70Standard
Hatch time20 cycles · ~5,355 steps
Growth rateslow
Base EXP182

Starmie swims by spinning its body at high speed. As this Pokémon cruises through the ocean, it absorbs tiny plankton.

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Type defenses

Damage taken from each attacking type.

Weak to

Resistant to

Steel½×
Fire½×
Water½×
Ice½×

Competitive movesets

Smogon University

Battle-ready sets by tier, straight from Smogon. Pick a generation and format — a “/” means either option works in that slot.

Source: Smogon (via pkmn) · Updated: Oct 6, 2026

Where to find Starmie

Wild encounter locations across the games. Availability may also include trades, evolution, gifts, and events not listed here.

Evolution

Notable moves

The strongest damaging moves Starmie can learn — same-type (STAB) moves get a 1.5× power bonus in battle.

Moves

Scroll across the table for type, power, accuracy and PP →

Lv.Move & effectTypeClassPowerAcc.PP
1Brine

Has double power against Pokémon that have less than half their max HP remaining.

WaterSpecial6510010
1Bubble Beam

Has a chance to lower the target’s Speed by one stage.

WaterSpecial6510020
1Confuse Ray

Confuses the target.

GhostStatus—10010
1Cosmic Power

Raises the user’s Defense and Special Defense by one stage.

PsychicStatus——20
1Harden

Raises the user’s Defense by one stage.

NormalStatus——30
1Hydro Pump

Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.

WaterSpecial110805
1Light Screen

Reduces damage from special attacks by 50% for five turns.

PsychicStatus——30
1Minimize

Raises the user’s evasion by two stages.

NormalStatus——10
1Power Gem

Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.

RockSpecial8010020
1Psybeam

Has a chance to confuse the target.

PsychicSpecial6510020
1Psychic

Has a chance to lower the target’s Special Defense by one stage.

PsychicSpecial9010010
1Psywave

Inflicts damage between 50% and 150% of the user’s level.

PsychicSpecial—10015
1Rapid Spin

Frees the user from binding moves, removes Leech Seed, and blows away Spikes.

NormalPhysical5010040
1Recover

Heals the user by half its max HP.

NormalStatus——5
1Spotlight

Forces the target’s opponents to aim at the target for the rest of the turn.

NormalStatus——15
1Surf

Inflicts regular damage and can hit Dive users.

WaterSpecial9010015
1Swift

Never misses.

NormalSpecial60—20
1Tackle

Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.

NormalPhysical4010035
1Water Gun

Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.

WaterSpecial4010025

Sprites & renders

30 sprites & renders for Starmie.

Official artwork
Official artwork
Pokémon HOME
Pokémon HOME
Animated
Animated
Animated (back)
Animated (back)
Front
Front
Back
Back

Across the games

Yellow
Yellow
Red · Blue
Red · Blue
red green japan
red green japan
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Menu Icons
Black · White
Black · White
Gold
Gold
Silver
Silver
Crystal
Crystal
Menu Icons
Menu Icons
Platinum
Platinum
Diamond · Pearl
Diamond · Pearl
HeartGold · SoulSilver
HeartGold · SoulSilver
champions
champions
X · Y
X · Y
Menu Icons
Menu Icons
ORAS
ORAS
Menu Icons
Menu Icons
Emerald
Emerald
Ruby · Sapphire
Ruby · Sapphire
FireRed · LeafGreen
FireRed · LeafGreen
Menu Icons
Menu Icons
Ultra Sun · Moon
Ultra Sun · Moon
lets go pikachu lets go eevee
lets go pikachu lets go eevee
Menu Icons
Menu Icons

More Water-type Pokémon

Others that share this Pokémon's primary type.

All Water-type Pokémon

Community notes

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Cite this page

“Starmie”. Pokémonism. Retrieved [date] from pokemonism.com/pokedex/starmie.

Species data from PokéAPI.