Is Starly Good in Platinum Playthrough?
Route 201 from the very first patch of grass. Normal/Flying with AbilityKeen Eye. Staraptor at level 34 dominates the late game. The most reliable early pickup in Platinum with a payoff that lasts through the Champion.
Roark's Pokemon outpace and outclass Starly here.
Staravia has the type edge here and should clean up Gardenia's team.
Staravia trades roughly evenly with Fantina's team.
Staravia has the type edge here and should clean up Maylene's team.
Staraptor has the type edge here and should clean up Crasher Wake's team.
Staraptor trades roughly evenly with Byron's team.
Staraptor has the type edge here and should clean up Candice's team.
Staraptor trades roughly evenly with Volkner's team.
Staraptor has the type edge here and should clean up Aaron's team.
Staraptor trades roughly evenly with 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 Jupiter'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 Saturn's team.
Staraptor trades roughly evenly with Cynthia's team.
Catchable
Catch Starly on Route 201 (walking, Lv 2-3, common).
Recommended Moves
- After Gardenia
- TM43NormalSecret PowerPower 105Accuracy 100%PP 20Amity Square
- LV 25FlyingAerial AcePower 90Accuracy 100%PP 20
- After Fantina
- TM10NormalHidden PowerPower 90Accuracy 100%PP 15Veilstone Game Corner
- LV 29NormalTake DownPower 135Accuracy 85%PP 20
- After Maylene
- HM02FlyingFlyPower 135Accuracy 95%PP 15Veilstone City (Galactic Warehouse)
- LV 37FlyingBrave BirdPower 180Accuracy 100%PP 15
- Post-Game
- TM42NormalFacadePower 105Accuracy 100%PP 20Survival Area
- TUTORFireHeat WavePower 100Accuracy 90%PP 10Survival 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
- After Gardenia
- TM43NormalSecret PowerPower 105Accuracy 100%PP 20Amity Square
- After Fantina
- TM10NormalHidden PowerPower 90Accuracy 100%PP 15Veilstone Game Corner
- LV 28FlyingAerial AcePower 90Accuracy 100%PP 20
- After Maylene
- HM02FlyingFlyPower 135Accuracy 95%PP 15Veilstone City (Galactic Warehouse)
- LV 33NormalTake DownPower 135Accuracy 85%PP 20
- LV 43FlyingBrave BirdPower 180Accuracy 100%PP 15
- Post-Game
- TM42NormalFacadePower 105Accuracy 100%PP 20Survival Area
- TUTORFireHeat WavePower 100Accuracy 90%PP 10Survival Area
Evolve Staravia to Staraptor
Staravia evolves into Staraptor at Level 34. Your Staravia should hit Level 34 before you reach Crasher Wake, 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
- TM43NormalSecret PowerPower 105Accuracy 100%PP 20Amity Square
- After Fantina
- TM68NormalGiga ImpactPower 225Accuracy 90%PP 5Veilstone Game Corner
- TM15NormalHyper BeamPower 225Accuracy 90%PP 5Veilstone Department Store
- After Maylene
- HM02FlyingFlyPower 135Accuracy 95%PP 15Veilstone City (Galactic Warehouse)
- LV 49FlyingBrave BirdPower 180Accuracy 100%PP 15
- Post-Game
- TM42NormalFacadePower 105Accuracy 100%PP 20Survival Area
- TUTORFireHeat WavePower 100Accuracy 90%PP 10Survival Area
How to Get Starly in Platinum
Starly is the classic first-route bird, common in the grass from the very start at single-digit levels. It floods nearly every early route, so you will trip over Starly 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.5 locations to catch Starly
Encountered via tall grass encounters
Badge 1Where To Catch Starly in Pt
The line opens with Starly at Lv. 2-11 via walking encounters. 2 catchable stages total, with locations listed for each one below.
- Step 2Catch or Evolve into StaraviaRoute 215Lv.19-22GrassRate 40%DayValor LakefrontLv.26-28GrassRate 35%DayRoute 215Lv.19-21GrassRate 30%MorningTrophy GardenLv.22-24GrassRate 30%DayValor LakefrontLv.26-28GrassRate 25%MorningRoute 209Lv.18-19GrassRate 20%Morning/dayRoute 210 - SouthLv.19GrassRate 20%Route 215Lv.19GrassRate 20%NightRoute 212 - NorthLv.21-23GrassRate 20%Morning/dayTrophy GardenLv.22-24GrassRate 20%MorningValor LakefrontLv.27-28GrassRate 15%NightRoute 209Lv.18GrassRate 10%NightRoute 212 - NorthLv.21GrassRate 10%NightTrophy GardenLv.24GrassRate 10%NightLake ValorLv.38-40GrassRate 35%Sendoff SpringLv.38-40GrassRate 20%Morning/daySendoff SpringLv.40GrassRate 10%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 Platinum Catch Rate Calculator before you throw.
How to Get Shiny Starly in Platinum
Starly swarms the grass on Route 201 and Route 202, common enough to chain to 40 for a shiny. Compare Shiny Starly odds across every game
Platinum 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 Platinum 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 |
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.
Pt Starly Best Moveset
Normal/Flying at 55 Attack and 60 Speed. The moveset has basic physical hits that preview Staraptor's power. 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
25 of 26 TMs are obtainable before the Elite Four
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
Base Stats
Because they are weak individually, they form groups. However, they bicker if the group grows too big.
Starly Platinum Guide
Yes. Wild Starly in Platinum 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 Platinum, 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
Winds & Waves
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