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starmie
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Starmie

Mysterious Pokémon

WaterPsychic

Its central core glows with the seven colors of the rainbow. Some people value the core as a gem.

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

Special Attacker
Moves
Blizzard / Thunderbolt
Psychic / Thunderbolt / Surf

Strategy Overview

Starmie is one of the most common Pokemon in RBY OU thanks to its Psychic typing and access to Recover and Thunder Wave. Starmie's physical bulk allows it to be a defensive check to virtually every Pokemon lacking an Electric-type attack and take two hits from almost any physical attacker. Additionally, its access to many special attacks such as Blizzard, Psychic, and Thunderbolt turns it into an offensive threat versus anything without instant recovery. Although Starmie naturally outspeeds many common Pokemon, most notably Tauros, oftentimes a paralyzed Starmie functions well in its defensive role due to its ability to block sleep-inducing moves from almost anything, while the ability to paralyze any non-Ground-type Pokemon via Thunder Wave makes it difficult to pressure offensively even then. Among the Recover and Soft-Boiled users in OU, Starmie also possesses a special defensive utility, as it's the only one of them to not be forced out immediately by Snorlax when paralyzed and is able to fight back against it offensively as well when running a STAB move. Those traits make Starmie usable in pretty much any state of the game, turning it into a very flexible Pokemon and easy addition to most RBY OU teams.

Most Used Moves

Recover
99.1%
Psychic
63.7%
Blizzard
58.2%
Surf
19.7%

Most Used Items

Nothing
100.0%

Competitive data from Smogon University via data.pkmn.cc