Is Starmie Good in Yellow Playthrough?
Best Pokemon in Yellow for a playthrough. Water/Psychic is the strongest type combination in Gen 1, fast enough to outrun everything, and the TM pool fills any gap. Handles Blaine, Giovanni, and most of the E4 without effort. If Starmie isn't on your team, it probably should be.
Staryu resists most of Brock's coverage and hits back hard.
Staryu trades roughly evenly with Misty's team.
Lt. Surge's team hits Staryu's weaknesses hard.
Staryu trades roughly evenly with Erika's team.
Staryu has the type edge here and should clean up Koga's team.
Starmie trades roughly evenly with Sabrina's team.
Starmie resists most of Blaine's coverage and hits back hard.
Starmie resists most of Giovanni's coverage and hits back hard.
Starmie has the type edge here and should clean up Lorelei's team.
Starmie resists most of Bruno's coverage and hits back hard.
Starmie resists most of Agatha's coverage and hits back hard.
Starmie has the type edge here and should clean up Lance's team.
Starmie has the type edge here and should clean up Blue's team.
Catch Staryu
Catch Staryu on Seafoam Islands (Surf, Lv 30, common).
Recommended Moves
- After Brock
- TM45ElectricThunder WavePower —Accuracy 100%PP 20Route 24
- After Misty
- TM11WaterBubble BeamPower 98Accuracy 100%PP 20Prize for defeating Cerulean Gym Leader Misty
- After Lt. Surge
- TM10NormalDouble-EdgePower 100Accuracy 100%PP 15Rocket Hideout
- TM24ElectricThunderboltPower 95Accuracy 100%PP 15Prize for defeating Vermilion Gym Leader Lt. Surge
- After Erika
- HM03WaterSurfPower 143Accuracy 100%PP 15Safari Zone
- TM40NormalSkull BashPower 100Accuracy 100%PP 15Safari Zone
- LV 47WaterHydro PumpPower 180Accuracy 80%PP 5
- After Sabrina
- TM14IceBlizzardPower 120Accuracy 90%PP 5Pokémon Mansion
Evolve Staryu to Starmie
Staryu evolves into Starmie with a Water Stone. You can buy the Water Stone at the Celadon Department Store on the 4th floor (₽2,100).
Recommended Moves
- After Brock
- TM45ElectricThunder WavePower —Accuracy 100%PP 20Route 24
- After Misty
- TM11WaterBubble BeamPower 98Accuracy 100%PP 20Prize for defeating Cerulean Gym Leader Misty
- After Lt. Surge
- TM15NormalHyper BeamPower 150Accuracy 90%PP 5Rocket Game Corner
- TM10NormalDouble-EdgePower 100Accuracy 100%PP 15Rocket Hideout
- After Erika
- HM03WaterSurfPower 143Accuracy 100%PP 15Safari Zone
- TM40NormalSkull BashPower 100Accuracy 100%PP 15Safari Zone
- After Koga
- TM29PsychicPsychicPower 135Accuracy 100%PP 10Saffron City
- After Sabrina
- TM14IceBlizzardPower 120Accuracy 90%PP 5Pokémon Mansion
How to Get Starmie in Yellow
Drop a Water Stone on Staryu and you get Starmie. Just remember Cloyster has a claim on the same stone, so you may only get one of the two.
Catch Staryu at any of these 7 spots to eventually evolve into Starmie.
Encountered via fishing with a Rod, Surfing
- 1Catch Staryu
- 2Evolve StarmieUse Water Stone
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Badge 6How to Obtain Starmie in Y
The path to Starmie starts with Staryu at Lv. 5-40 via fishing and surfing encounters. 1 catchable stage total, with locations listed for each one below.
Starmie Weakness
Electric, Grass, and Bug moves hit Starmie for super-effective damage. The upside? Ghost-type moves can't touch it at all. 5 resistances help offset the weaknesses. With 60 HP and balanced defenses, Starmie can afford to eat a neutral hit or two.
| Damage | Types |
|---|---|
| 2x (Weak) | Electric, Grass, Bug |
| 0.5x (Resist) | Fire, Water, Ice, Fighting, Psychic |
| 0x (Immune) | Ghost |
- Only 15 types exist — Dark, Steel, and Fairy are absent
- Ghost has no effect on Psychic (a known bug, fixed in Gen II)
- Special stat governs both offense and defense — no Sp.Atk / Sp.Def split
What is Starmie Weak Against
GoodBest Pokemon Against Starmie
 Exeggutor GrassPsychic | S | |
 Tangela Grass | C | |
 Venusaur GrassPoison | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Bulbasaur (Cerulean City Gift) | ||
 Victreebel GrassPoison | C | |
 Vileplume GrassPoison | C | |
 Zapdos Electric | A | |
Obtain MethodPower Plant Interact Encounter | ||
 Parasect BugGrass | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Starmie View Parasect builds →Solar Beam 2x67-79% Leech Life 2x21-24% | ||
 Jolteon Electric | A | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Eevee (Celadon City Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Starmie View Jolteon builds →Thunderbolt 2x86-102%KO Pin Missile 2x7-9% | ||
 Magneton Electric | C | |
 Raichu Electric | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Pichu (Pallet Town Gift) | ||
 Electrode Electric | B | |
Obtain MethodPower Plant Interact Encounter | ||
 Venomoth BugPoison | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Starmie View Venomoth builds →Solar Beam 2x61-72% Leech Life 2x15-18% | ||
 Butterfree Bug | C | |
Starmie Evolutions
You get Starmie from Staryu using a Water Stone. This Water/Psychic-type hits 535 total stats and can't produce eggs. Special grew the most through evolution (+45 over Staryu), and Starmie peaks at 535 total stats. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.
How to Evolve
Y Starmie Best Moveset
Water/Psychic TermStab from two types that together hit nearly everything at least without being resisted. 100 Special fires MovePsychic, MoveSurf, MoveThunderbolt, and MoveBlizzard for coverage that leaves no gap, and 115 Speed outspeeds almost the entire format. MoveRecover keeps it healthy. Does everything well.
Best Build
Support Moveset
- Recover
- Thunder Wave
- Blizzard
- Psychic
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
Level-up moves are just the starting point for Starmie. TMs unlock Normal and Ice coverage and turn a straightforward STAB kit around Psychic and Surf into something with actual range.
How to Read the Moves Table
Tabs
- Level-Up
- Learned by leveling up.
- TM
- Taught by a Technical Machine.
- 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.
Tier (S to D)
Each move's competitive rank in RankedBoost's system. TM 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 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
All 26 TMs are obtainable before the Elite Four
Tutor Moves
Base Stats
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Starmie Yellow Guide
In Yellow, use Starmie as a sweeper. Special attacks are the main output. It outspeeds most threats, Psychic is the primary attack.
Game Availability
One of the original 151, Starmie has appeared in 20 games: most mainline games. From Red & Blue through the latest titles, it's rarely been left out of a regional Pokedex.
Click a game to view version-specific details
- Gen 1RBDebut
Red & Blue - Gen 1Y
Yellow - Gen 2GS
Gold & Silver - Gen 2C
Crystal - Gen 3RS
Ruby & Sapphire - Gen 3E
Emerald - Gen 3FRLG
FireRed & LeafGreen - Gen 4DP
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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