Is Starly Good in Diamond & Pearl Playthrough?
Route 201, first encounter in the game. Staraptor at 34 with AbilityIntimidate is one of the best Normal/Flying Pokemon in any generation. Starly is weak early but the evolution payoff is enormous. Don't skip this one.
Roark's Pokemon outpace and outclass Starly here.
Staravia resists most of Gardenia's coverage and hits back hard.
Staravia has the type edge here and should clean up Maylene's team.
Staravia trades roughly evenly with Crasher Wake's team.
Staraptor has the type edge here and should clean up Fantina's team.
Staraptor trades roughly evenly with Byron's team.
Staraptor resists most of Candice's coverage and hits back hard.
Staraptor trades roughly evenly with Volkner's team.
Staraptor resists most of Aaron's coverage and hits back hard.
Staraptor has the type edge here and should clean up Bertha's team.
Staraptor has the type edge here and should clean up Flint's team.
Staraptor has the type edge here and should clean up Lucian's team.
Staraptor has the type edge here and should clean up Mars's team.
Staraptor has the type edge here and should clean up Jupiter's team.
Staraptor has the type edge here and should clean up Saturn's team.
Staraptor has the type edge here and should clean up Cynthia's team.
Catchable
Catch Starly on Route 201 (walking, Lv 2-3, common).
Recommended Moves
- From Start
- TM10NormalHidden PowerPower 90Accuracy 100%PP 15Veilstone Game Corner
- After Roark
- TM88FlyingPluckPower 90Accuracy 100%PP 20Floaroma Town
- After Gardenia
- TM43NormalSecret PowerPower 105Accuracy 100%PP 20Amity Square
- LV 25FlyingAerial AcePower 90Accuracy 100%PP 20
- LV 29NormalTake DownPower 135Accuracy 85%PP 20
- After Maylene
- HM02FlyingFlyPower 135Accuracy 95%PP 15Inside the Galactic Warehouse in Veilstone City
- LV 37FlyingBrave BirdPower 180Accuracy 100%PP 15
- Post-Game
- TM42NormalFacadePower 105Accuracy 100%PP 20Survival Area
Evolve Starly to Staravia
Starly evolves into Staravia at Level 14. Your Starly should hit Level 14 before you reach Gardenia, at typical leveling pace.
Recommended Moves
- From Start
- TM10NormalHidden PowerPower 90Accuracy 100%PP 15Veilstone Game Corner
- After Roark
- TM88FlyingPluckPower 90Accuracy 100%PP 20Floaroma Town
- After Gardenia
- TM43NormalSecret PowerPower 105Accuracy 100%PP 20Amity Square
- LV 28FlyingAerial AcePower 90Accuracy 100%PP 20
- After Maylene
- HM02FlyingFlyPower 135Accuracy 95%PP 15Inside the Galactic Warehouse in Veilstone City
- LV 33NormalTake DownPower 135Accuracy 85%PP 20
- LV 43FlyingBrave BirdPower 180Accuracy 100%PP 15
- Post-Game
- TM42NormalFacadePower 105Accuracy 100%PP 20Survival Area
Evolve Staravia to Staraptor
Staravia evolves into Staraptor at Level 34. Your Staravia should hit Level 34 before you reach Fantina, at typical leveling pace.
Recommended Moves
- STARTING (Lv 34)
- LV 34NormalTake DownPower 135Accuracy 85%PP 20
- LV 34FightingClose CombatPower 120Accuracy 100%PP 5
- After Gardenia
- TM68NormalGiga ImpactPower 225Accuracy 90%PP 5Veilstone Game Corner
- TM15NormalHyper BeamPower 225Accuracy 90%PP 5Veilstone Department Store
- TM43NormalSecret PowerPower 105Accuracy 100%PP 20Amity Square
- After Maylene
- HM02FlyingFlyPower 135Accuracy 95%PP 15Inside the Galactic Warehouse in Veilstone City
- LV 49FlyingBrave BirdPower 180Accuracy 100%PP 15
- Post-Game
- TM42NormalFacadePower 105Accuracy 100%PP 20Survival Area
How to Get Starly in Diamond & Pearl
Starly is the first bird you meet, common across eight early spots from level 2 up. The starling floods the opening routes, so you will catch one within minutes of leaving home.
Wild Starly may be holding when caught:
Yache Berry (5% chance) Held: Consumed when struck by a super-effective Ice-type attack to halve the damage.8 locations to catch Starly
Encountered via tall grass encounters
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Badge 2
Badge 3Where To Catch Starly in DP
Starly is the chain's first catch. You'll find walking encounters from Lv. 2-54 across 88 total spots in the chain.
- Step 1Starly ✓Lake VerityLv.2-4GrassRate 50%Morning/dayRoute 201Lv.2-3GrassRate 50%Morning/dayRoute 203Lv.4-6GrassRate 45%DayLake VerityLv.2-4GrassRate 40%NightRoute 201Lv.2-3GrassRate 40%NightRoute 202Lv.2-4GrassRate 40%DayRoute 203Lv.4-6GrassRate 35%MorningRoute 204 - SouthLv.4-6GrassRate 35%DayRoute 204 - NorthLv.6-8GrassRate 35%DayRoute 202Lv.2-4GrassRate 30%MorningRoute 203Lv.4-6GrassRate 25%NightRoute 204 - SouthLv.4-6GrassRate 25%Morning/nightRoute 204 - NorthLv.6-8GrassRate 25%Morning/nightRoute 202Lv.2-4GrassRate 20%NightRoute 201Lv.2GrassRate 4%Dual-slot: RubyRoute 201Lv.2GrassRate 4%Dual-slot: SapphireRoute 201Lv.2GrassRate 4%Dual-slot: EmeraldRoute 201Lv.2GrassRate 4%Dual-slot: LeafGreenRoute 209Lv.16GrassRate 20%Route 212 - NorthLv.16GrassRate 20%Great Marsh - Area 5Lv.22FloorRate 10%Morning/dayGreat Marsh - Area 6Lv.22FloorRate 10%Morning/dayGreat Marsh - Area 3Lv.24FloorRate 10%Morning/dayGreat Marsh - Area 4Lv.24FloorRate 10%Morning/dayGreat Marsh - Area 1Lv.26FloorRate 10%Morning/dayGreat Marsh - Area 2Lv.26FloorRate 10%Morning/day
- Step 2Catch or Evolve into StaraviaLake VerityLv.4GrassRate 4%Dual-slot: EmeraldLake VerityLv.4GrassRate 4%Dual-slot: FireRedLake VerityLv.4GrassRate 4%Dual-slot: LeafGreenTrophy GardenLv.16-17GrassRate 40%DayRoute 209Lv.16-18GrassRate 25%DayRoute 212 - NorthLv.17-18GrassRate 25%DayTrophy GardenLv.17GrassRate 20%Morning/nightRoute 209Lv.17-18GrassRate 15%Morning/nightRoute 212 - NorthLv.17-18GrassRate 15%MorningValor LakefrontLv.21-22GrassRate 15%Morning/dayGreat Marsh - Daily PokemonLv.22-26FloorRate 10%Before post-gameGreat Marsh - Daily PokemonLv.22-26FloorRate 10%Post-gameRoute 212 - NorthLv.18GrassRate 5%NightValor LakefrontLv.22GrassRate 5%NightLake ValorLv.34-36GrassRate 25%Morning/dayLake ValorLv.35GrassRate 5%NightSendoff SpringLv.52-54GrassRate 25%Morning/daySendoff SpringLv.52GrassRate 5%Nightor evolve from Starly (Step 1)
- Step 3Evolve into StaraptorBREEDINGAvailableLeave a compatible parent at the Pokemon Day Care to receive a Starly egg.
Bring the right balls: check Starly catch odds in the Diamond & Pearl Catch Rate Calculator before you throw.
How to Get Shiny Starly in Diamond & Pearl
Starly flocks across Route 201 and Route 202 and the Great Marsh, where a PokeRadar chain brings its shiny onto the board. Compare Shiny Starly odds across every game
Diamond & Pearl Shiny Starly Calculator
3 MethodsThe best route is PokeRadar Chain at full boosts, about 1 in 200 on each try. Tune it below.
PokeRadar Chain: Chain shaking-grass patches without breaking the combo. The rate peaks at a chain of 40.
Masuda Method: Breed with a parent from a different-language game. Works on any breedable line.
Full Odds: Walk through grass, surf, or fish. Every encounter is its own independent shiny roll.
How many you have done, or plan to do.
| Chance | Encounters | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 10%lucky few | 22-- | -- |
| 25%one in four | 58-- | -- |
| 50%coin flip | 139-- | -- |
| 90%very likely | 460-- | -- |
Time assumes -- at your pace and does not change your shiny odds.
How is this calculated?
Every encounter has the same shiny chance, the Shiny Odds Per Try shown above. Each one is a separate roll that does not care how many you have already done, so the more you hunt, the higher your overall chance of at least one shiny. The formula below turns your odds and your number of tries into that combined chance.
chance after N tries = 1 − (1 − p)^N, where p = 1 / odds per try
Example at 1 in 8,192 (classic full odds): about 864 encounters for a 10 percent chance, 5,678 for 50 percent, and 18,862 for 90 percent.
The table above flips that around: it shows how many encounters it takes to reach a 10, 25, 50, and 90 percent chance at your current odds. Turning on boosts like the Shiny Charm, sandwiches, or chains improves your odds, so the encounter numbers drop.
These are estimates, not promises. Most games have no pity counter, meaning no guaranteed shiny no matter how many you hunt, so even Very Likely is not guaranteed: some hunters find one early, others go well past that point.
Planning a longer hunt? Set up Starly in the Diamond & Pearl Shiny Odds Calculator to compare every method side by side.
Starly Weakness
Starly is weak to Electric, Ice, and Rock. On the flip side, it's immune to Ground and Ghost-type moves entirely.
| Damage | Types |
|---|---|
| 2x (Weak) | Electric, Ice, Rock |
| 0.5x (Resist) | Grass, Bug |
| 0x (Immune) | Ground, Ghost |
- Fairy type does not exist — Dragon has fewer checks
- Physical / Special split now per-move (introduced Gen IV)
What is Starly Weak Against
GoodBest Pokemon Against Starly
 Rotom ElectricGhost | C | |
Obtain MethodOld Chateau Interact Encounter | ||
 Aerodactyl Rock | B | |
Obtain MethodOreburgh City Gift Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Starly View Aerodactyl builds →Rock Tomb 2x113-134%KO Thunder Fang 2x96-114%KO Ice Fang 2x96-114%KO | ||
 Solrock RockPsychic | C | |
 Elekid Electric | B | |
 Electrike Electric | C | |
 Lunatone RockPsychic | C | |
 Luxio Electric | C | |
 Onix RockGround | C | |
 Geodude RockGround | C | |
 Pachirisu Electric | C | |
 Kabuto RockWater | C | |
Obtain MethodOreburgh City Gift | ||
 Anorith RockBug | C | |
Obtain MethodOreburgh City Gift | ||
 Omanyte RockWater | B | |
Obtain MethodOreburgh City Gift | ||
 Lileep RockGrass | C | |
Obtain MethodOreburgh City Gift | ||
Starly Evolutions
Starly is the start of a three-stage chain. It evolves into Staravia first, then eventually reaches Staraptor. For breeding, quick to hatch with a decent partner pool via one egg group. Evolving adds up to 240 stat points total. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.
How to Evolve
Breeding
Breed Starly easily with 31 breeding partners from the Flying egg group. Pass egg moves like Astonish, Double-Edge, Feather Dance and 4 more to offspring.
DP Starly Best Moveset
Normal/Flying with 55 Attack and 60 Speed at baby-level bulk. The moveset has basic Flying and Normal attacks. Evolve for Intimidate and real power.
Best Build
Starly best EVs are Speed
Utility Moveset
- Endeavor
- Quick Attack
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
Egg moves make a real difference. Starly gets Astonish and Double-Edge exclusively through breeding, filling gaps that TMs and level-up can't touch. Steel and Dark coverage and more rounds out the picture alongside Brave Bird and Double-Edge.
How to Read the Moves Table
Tabs
- Level-Up
- Learned by leveling up.
- TM
- Taught by a Technical Machine.
- Egg
- Inherited via breeding.
- Tutor
- NPC tutor (cost: items, BP, money).
- Reminder
- An NPC reteaches any move this Pokemon could have learned by leveling up.
- Transfer
- Carried over from an older game using Pokemon HOME.
- Event
- Given out through Mystery Gift events.
Visual Signals
CAT (Category)
How the move deals damage and which stats it uses.
A small dot on the icon's corner marks the move as contact. That triggers abilities like Static, Flame Body, Rough Skin, or Iron Barbs, plus items like Rocky Helmet and Sticky Barb.
Tier (S to D)
Each move's competitive rank in RankedBoost's system. TM, Egg, and Tutor sort by tier by default (best first). On Level-Up, click the Tier header to do the same.
PWR (Power)
Base damage. Numbers shown in a type color include STAB (base × 1.5). Hover any colored number to see the math.
— means no power (status moves) or variable power.
Sorting & Filter
Click any column header to sort. Level-Up opens with Lv 1 at the top. TM, Egg, and Tutor open with the highest-tier moves at the top.
Search filters by move name or type. The Filter button limits the list to STAB, Physical, Special, or Status moves.
Level-Up Moves
TM Moves
25 of 26 TMs are obtainable before the Elite Four
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
Base Stats
They flock in great numbers. Though small, they flap their wings with great power.
Usually with a large flock, it is barely noticeable when alone. Its cries are very strident.
Starly Diamond & Pearl Guide
Yes. Wild Starly in Diamond & Pearl can hold Yache Berry (5%). Use Thief (TM46) or Covet to swipe the held item without affecting your catch chance. Quickest way to farm rare items like Yache Berry.
In Diamond & Pearl, Starly does the job early-game if you need a Normal/Flying type on your team. Evolve it into Staravia before the later gyms and it holds up fine through the story.
Game Availability
Starly first appeared in Diamond & Pearl and has been available in 13 games across 6 generations. Obtainable through catching or hatching as a base form in most titles where it appears.
Click a game to view version-specific details
- Gen 1RB
Red & Blue - Gen 1Y
Yellow - Gen 2GS
Gold & Silver - Gen 2C
Crystal - Gen 3RS
Ruby & Sapphire - Gen 3E
Emerald - Gen 3FRLG
FireRed & LeafGreen - Gen 4DPDebut
Diamond & Pearl - Gen 4Pt
Platinum - Gen 4HGSS
HeartGold & SoulSilver - Gen 5BW
Black & White - Gen 5B2W2
Black 2 & White 2 - Gen 6XY
X & Y - Gen 6ORAS
Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire - Gen 7SM
Sun & Moon - Gen 7USUM
Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon - Gen 7Let's Go
Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee - Gen 8SwSh
Sword & Shield - Gen 8BDSP
Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl - Gen 8PLA
Legends: Arceus - Gen 9SV
Scarlet & Violet - Gen 9LZA
Legends: Z-A - Gen 10WW
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