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No. 0121 · Generation I · Kanto

Starmie

The Mysterious Pokémon

TL;DR. Starmie is a water/psychic-type Pokémon from Generation I. Base Stat Total: 520. Its central core glows with the seven colors of the rainbow. Some people value the core as a gem.

Water Psychic

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

Height1.1 m

Weight80.0 kg

AbilitiesIlluminate, Natural Cure

HiddenAnalytic

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Base stats

Stat spread.

Total of 520. Higher peaks mean specialized roles, flat spreads favor versatility.

HP 60

Attack 75

Defense 85

Sp. Attack 100

Sp. Defense 85

Speed 115

Total520

520 base stat total, the 214th-highest of all 1025 Pokémon species and 59th among Water-types.

115 base Speed, Starmie's strongest stat, ranking 10th of 250 Water-types.

Rankings computed across all 1025 base-species Pokémon (Mega and Gigantamax forms excluded). Source: National Pokédex base stats.

Daily Pokémon · Video

Starmie on Daily Pokémon

Starmie was featured once as the Pokémon of the day. Tap a cover to play the short.

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Pokémon GO

Starmie in Pokémon GO.

Pokémon GO uses its own hand-tuned base stats, distinct from the main-series spread above. At a perfect 15/15/15, Starmie reaches 2,584 CP at level 40 and 2,957 CP as a best buddy.

GO Attack210

GO Defense184

GO Stamina155

Max CP (L40)2,584

Max CP (L50)2,922

Best buddy (L51)2,957

Raid catch CP 1,404–1,476 (L20). Weather boosted 1,756–1,846 (L25).

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Competitive

Starmie in competitive play.

Recommended builds and battle rankings for Starmie across the current metagames. In Pokémon GO it ranks #395 in the Great League.

Pokémon GO Battle League

Great League #395 79.6 score

Ultra League #298 80.3 score

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Movesets via Smogon, GO ranks via PvPoke. Updated 2026-06-01.

Quick answers

Common questions about Starmie.

Direct, sourced answers to the most-asked questions about Starmie, each computed straight from its Pokédex data.

What type is Starmie?

Starmie is a Water/Psychic-type Pokémon. Dual-typing stacks weaknesses and resistances. see the full matchup table below.

What is Starmie weak to?

Starmie takes 2× damage from Grass, Electric, Bug, Ghost, Dark. It has no 4× weaknesses.

What is Starmie resistant to?

Starmie resists Fire, Water, Ice, Fighting, Psychic, Steel. It has no full immunities.

How does Starmie evolve?

Starmie evolves from Staryu (Use Water Stone). Starmie evolves into Mega Starmie (Mega Evolve with Starmieite (battle-only)).

What generation is Starmie from?

Starmie was introduced in Generation I (the Kanto region). Its Pokédex number is #0121.

What are Starmie's base stats?

Starmie has HP 60, Attack 75, Defense 85, Special Attack 100, Special Defense 85, and Speed 115. Total base stat total: 520.

What are Starmie's abilities?

Starmie can have the abilities Illuminate, Natural Cure, plus the Hidden Ability Analytic.

Is Starmie legendary or mythical?

No. Starmie is a regular Pokémon, not classified as Legendary or Mythical.

What is Starmie's best stat?

Starmie's highest base stat is Speed at 115, which ranks 10th of 250 Water-type Pokémon.

Is Starmie good?

Starmie has a base stat total of 520, the 214th-highest of all 1025 Pokémon species and 59th among Water-types. That is a strong, fully-evolved stat spread.

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