#396
Starly
Starling Pokémon
NormalFlying
They flock in great numbers. Though small, they flap their wings with great power.
Base Stats
HP 40
Attack 55
Defense 30
Sp. Atk 30
Sp. Def 30
Speed 60
Total 245
Type Effectiveness
Abilities
Held Items
Evolution Chain
Moves
Locations
Details
Category Starling Pokémon
Height 0.3 m
Weight 2.0 kg
Base Exp 49
Growth Rate Medium Slow
Capture Rate 255
Base Happiness 70
Gender 50% ♂ / 50% ♀
Habitat —
Egg Groups Flying
Sprites
Front
Back
Front Shiny
Back Shiny
Front ♀
Back ♀
Front Shiny ♀
Back Shiny ♀
Official Art
Official Art (Shiny)Competitive
lc
Choice
Item
Choice Scarf
Nature
Naive
EVs
Atk 236
SpA 36
Spe 196
Strategy Overview
From the general Little Cup battler's viewpoint, Starly is seen as an inferior version of Taillow, as it has a useless ability along with a noticeably lower base Speed stat. But what allows Starly to be of any use in a Little Cup battle is access to two powerful STAB moves, Brave Bird and Double-Edge, that makes Starly a reasonable threat if given the proper support.
Competitive data from Smogon University via data.pkmn.cc