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starmie
#121

Starmie

Mysterious Pokémon

WaterPsychic

The center section of its body is called the core. It glows in a dif­ ferent color each time it is seen.

Base Stats

HP 60
Attack 75
Defense 85
Sp. Atk 100
Sp. Def 85
Speed 115
Total 520

Type Effectiveness

Held Items

Evolution Chain

Moves

Details

Category Mysterious Pokémon
Height 1.1 m
Weight 80.0 kg
Base Exp 182
Growth Rate Slow
Capture Rate 60
Base Happiness 70
Gender Genderless
Habitat Sea
Egg Groups Water3

Sprites

starmie Front Front
starmie Back Back
starmie Front Shiny Front Shiny
starmie Back Shiny Back Shiny
starmie Official Art Official Art
starmie Official Art (Shiny) Official Art (Shiny)

Competitive

ou Usage: 23.8%
Rapid Spin
Moves
Psychic / Thunder Wave
Item
Leftovers

Strategy Overview

With an amazing base 115 Speed, a good Water / Psychic typing, reliable recovery, and a great support movepool consisting of moves like Thunder Wave and the coveted Rapid Spin, Starmie is very much a solid Pokemon. Starmie's access to Rapid Spin is massively helpful for many teams, as it can prevent its team from being worn down over time, and Starmie is easily the most consistent Rapid Spin user in the tier due to its ability to threaten all Spikers and spinblockers. Additionally, Starmie's typing gives it useful resistances to Fighting-, Ice-, and Psychic-type moves. That, combined with its great Speed tier and access to Recover, allows it to counter critical offensive threats like Machamp and Charizard as well as letting it check many important Pokemon such as Steelix, Tyranitar, Rhydon, Marowak, and Nidoking. However, Starmie struggles to do any significant damage to the very common Raikou and Zapdos as well as the ubiquitous Snorlax, all of which pose a massive threat to it. Therefore, Starmie does not usually run offensive sets and tends to run a more defensive set with Rapid Spin and Thunder Wave utility. Unfortunately, this can prove to be problematic due to Starmie's below average bulk and constant need to use Recover or Rapid Spin, which can give free turns to extremely dangerous Pokemon such as Snorlax, Zapdos, and Exeggutor.

Most Used Moves

Recover
84.6%
Surf
78.5%
Psychic
55.6%

Most Used Items

Leftovers
99.8%

Competitive data from Smogon University via data.pkmn.cc