Is Starly Good in HeartGold & SoulSilver Playthrough?
Safari Zone or Headbutt encounter in HGSS. Normal/Flying with AbilityKeen Eye. Staraptor at level 34 is strong, but Pidgeot is available from Route 29 and fills the same role from the start. Late access limits the appeal.
Starly trades roughly evenly with Falkner's team.
Starly has the type edge here and should clean up Bugsy's team.
Starly trades roughly evenly with Whitney's team.
Morty's typing presses Starly's defenses.
Starly trades roughly evenly with Chuck's team.
Jasmine's Pokemon outpace and outclass Starly here.
Starly trades roughly evenly with Pryce's team.
Clair's typing presses Starly's defenses.
Brock's Pokemon outpace and outclass Starly here.
Starly trades roughly evenly with Misty's team.
Lt. Surge's team hits Starly's weaknesses hard.
Starly has the type edge here and should clean up Erika's team.
Starly trades roughly evenly with Janine's team.
Starly trades roughly evenly with Sabrina's team.
Blaine's team hits Starly's weaknesses hard.
Starly trades roughly evenly with Blue's team.
Staraptor has the type edge here and should clean up Will's team.
Staraptor has the type edge here and should clean up Koga's team.
Staraptor has the type edge here and should clean up Bruno's team.
Staraptor has the type edge here and should clean up Karen's team.
Staraptor trades roughly evenly with Lance's team.
Catchable
Catch Starly in Pewter City (Headbutt (rare), Lv 5-12, limited). Post-National Dex.
Recommended Moves
- LV 9FlyingWing AttackPower 90Accuracy 100%PP 35
- LV 25FlyingAerial AcePower 90Accuracy 100%PP 20
- After Morty
- TM88FlyingPluckPower 90Accuracy 100%PP 20Route 40
- LV 29NormalTake DownPower 135Accuracy 85%PP 20
- After Chuck
- HM02FlyingFlyPower 135Accuracy 95%PP 15From Chuck's wife outside Cianwood Gym
- After Jasmine
- TM43NormalSecret PowerPower 105Accuracy 100%PP 20Lake of Rage
- TM10NormalHidden PowerPower 90Accuracy 100%PP 15Lake of Rage
- LV 37FlyingBrave BirdPower 180Accuracy 100%PP 15
Evolve Starly to Staraptor
Staravia evolves into Staraptor at Level 34. Your Starly should hit Level 34 before you reach Will, at typical leveling pace.
Recommended Moves
- STARTING (Lv 34)
- LV 34NormalTake DownPower 135Accuracy 85%PP 20
- LV 34FlyingAerial AcePower 90Accuracy 100%PP 20
- LV 34FightingClose CombatPower 120Accuracy 100%PP 5
- After Bugsy
- TM15NormalHyper BeamPower 225Accuracy 90%PP 5Goldenrod Department Store
- After Chuck
- HM02FlyingFlyPower 135Accuracy 95%PP 15From Chuck's wife outside Cianwood Gym
- After Jasmine
- TM43NormalSecret PowerPower 105Accuracy 100%PP 20Lake of Rage
- TM10NormalHidden PowerPower 90Accuracy 100%PP 15Lake of Rage
- LV 49FlyingBrave BirdPower 180Accuracy 100%PP 15
How to Get Starly in HeartGold & SoulSilver
Easy grab on Starly with high spawn rates across 1 location in early-game areas. The sorted list below shows the full spread so you can pick the most convenient spot.
Wild Starly may be holding when caught:
Yache Berry (5% chance) If held by a Pokemon, it weakens a foe's supereffective Ice-type attack.1 location to catch Starly
Badge 8Where To Catch Starly in HGSS
Bring the right balls: check Starly catch odds in the HeartGold & SoulSilver Catch Rate Calculator before you throw.
How to Get Shiny Starly in HeartGold & SoulSilver
Starly flutters out of a special headbutt tree in Pewter City, though a shiny hatches faster from Masuda breeding. Compare Shiny Starly odds across every game
HeartGold & SoulSilver Shiny Starly Calculator
2 MethodsThe best route is Masuda Method, about 1 in 1,639 on each try.
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 | 173-- | -- |
| 25%one in four | 472-- | -- |
| 50%coin flip | 1,136-- | -- |
| 90%very likely | 3,773-- | -- |
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 HeartGold & SoulSilver 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
 Rampardos Rock | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Cranidos (Pewter City Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Starly View Rampardos builds →Head Smash 2x555-654%KO Avalanche 2x149-176%KO Thunderbolt 2x108-127%KO | ||
 Aggron SteelRock | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Starly View Aggron builds →Stone Edge 2x260-306%KO Avalanche 2x104-124%KO Thunderbolt 2x101-120%KO | ||
 Rhydon GroundRock | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Starly View Rhydon builds →Stone Edge 2x300-354%KO Avalanche 2x121-143%KO Thunderbolt 2x82-97% | ||
 Raikou Electric | B | |
 Jynx IcePsychic | C | |
 Kabutops RockWater | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Kabuto (Pewter City Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Starly View Kabutops builds →Stone Edge 2x271-319%KO Ice Beam 2x108-127%KO | ||
 Tyranitar RockDark | S | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Starly View Tyranitar builds →Stone Edge 2x308-363%KO Thunderbolt 2x146-172%KO Ice Beam 2x146-172%KO | ||
 Magnezone ElectricSteel | A | |
 Glaceon Ice | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Eevee (Goldenrod City Gift) | ||
 Zapdos Electric | A | |
Obtain MethodRoute 10 Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Starly View Zapdos builds →Thunderbolt 2x276-325%KO Ancient Power 2x117-138%KO | ||
 Armaldo RockBug | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Anorith (Pewter City Gift) | ||
 Sudowoodo Rock | C | |
Obtain MethodRoute 36 Interact Encounter | ||
 Solrock RockPsychic | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Starly View Solrock builds →Stone Edge 2x231-271%KO Charge Beam 2x50-60% | ||
 Bastiodon RockSteel | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Shieldon (Pewter City Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Starly View Bastiodon builds →Stone Edge 2x144-170%KO Ice Beam 2x85-101%KO Thunderbolt 2x85-101%KO | ||
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.
HGSS Starly Best Moveset
Normal/Flying at 55 Attack and 60 Speed previewing Staraptor's physical Flying role. The moveset has basic physical hits. Evolve for AbilityIntimidate and real offense.
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. Coverage across 7 types 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
19 of 20 TMs are obtainable before the Elite Four
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
Base Stats
They flock around mountains and fields, chasing after bug Pokémon. Their singing is noisy and annoying.
Starly HeartGold & SoulSilver Guide
Yes. Wild Starly in HeartGold & SoulSilver 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 HeartGold & SoulSilver, Starly has 245 BST and evolves into Staravia. Compare the two forms before you give either one a team slot.
Yes. Starly is not available during the main story. It can only be obtained after entering the Hall of Fame. Starly becomes available after the main story is complete in HeartGold & SoulSilver.
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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