Is Staryu Good in Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl Playthrough?
Underground Water-type. Starmie with AbilityNatural Cure and Water Stone is one of the best special attackers you can add. Fast, strong, and handles four gyms comfortably.
Staryu resists most of Roark's coverage and hits back hard.
Gardenia's team hits Staryu's weaknesses hard.
Staryu trades roughly evenly with Maylene's team.
Crasher Wake's typing presses Staryu's defenses.
Staryu trades roughly evenly with Fantina's team.
Staryu has the type edge here and should clean up Byron's team.
Staryu trades roughly evenly with Candice's team.
Volkner's team hits Staryu's weaknesses hard.
Starmie has the type edge here and should clean up Aaron's team.
Starmie has the type edge here and should clean up Bertha's team.
Starmie has the type edge here and should clean up Flint's team.
Starmie trades roughly evenly with Lucian's team.
Starmie trades roughly evenly with Cynthia's team.
Catch Staryu on Canalave City (Super Rod fishing, Lv 20-40, uncommon).
You can pick up the Water Stone in Route 213.
How to Get Staryu in Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl
Staryu appears at moderate rates across 14 spots in mid-game routes. Sort by Best below if you want the highest rate, or Earliest if you want the quickest access point in your playthrough.
Where To Catch Staryu in BDSP
Staryu is your first catch on the way to Staryu. You'll find walking and fishing encounters from Lv. 20-63 across 14 total spots in the chain.
Step 1Staryu ✓Canalave CityLv.20-40Super RodRate 5%Sunyshore CityLv.20-40Super RodRate 5%Fountainspring CaveLv.58-63CavePost-gameGlacial CavernLv.58-63CavePost-gameIcy CaveLv.58-63CavePost-gameRiverbank CaveLv.58-63CavePost-gameStill-Water CavernLv.58-63CavePost-game
Step 2Evolve into Starmie
Staryu Weakness
Staryu is weak to Electric and Grass. It resists 4 types, giving it decent defensive coverage. Only 2 weaknesses makes it relatively easy to build around defensively.
| Damage | Types |
|---|---|
| 2x (Weak) | Electric, Grass |
| 0.5x (Resist) | Fire, Water, Ice, Steel |
What is Staryu Weak Against
GoodBest Pokemon Against Staryu
 Roserade GrassPoison | B | |
 Vileplume GrassPoison | C | |
 Victreebel GrassPoison | C | |
 Abomasnow GrassIce | C | |
 Cacturne GrassDark | C | |
In Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl, Jolteon can KO Staryu with Thunderbolt (117-137%). Venusaur threatens a KO with Giga Drain (88-103%).
 Jolteon Electric | B | |
Recommended Build AbilityVoltabsorb ItemChoice Specs NatureTimid Moves
Damage vs Staryu View Jolteon builds →Thunderbolt 2x117-137%KO Shadow Ball35-41% Volt Switch 2x91-107%KO | ||
 Venusaur GrassPoison | C | |
Recommended Build AbilityChlorophyll ItemLife Orb NatureModest Moves
Damage vs Staryu View Venusaur builds →Giga Drain 2x88-103%KO | ||
Staryu Evolutions
Evolving Staryu into Starmie takes an evolution item. It's not a simple level-up, so check the chain details below. Evolving adds up to 180 stat points total. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.
How to Evolve
Breeding
Staryu is genderless and can only breed with Ditto. Part of the Water3 egg group.
Ditto onlyBDSP Staryu Best Moveset
AbilityNatural Cure clears status on every switch, and hidden AbilityAnalytic boosts damage when moving last. 70 Sp. Atk at 85 Speed gives the moveset some pace for a pre-evo. One evolution from Starmie where those tools reach C-tier at 115 Speed.
Best Build
Staryu best EVs are HP and Sp. Def
Wall Moveset
- Rapid Spin
- Recover
- Hydro Pump
- Ice Beam
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
Staryu develops a solid moveset just through leveling. Psychic and Surf show up naturally, and the progression handles both STAB and utility without leaning on TMs for the core attacks.
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
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
Base Stats
If Staryu’s body is damaged, it will regenerate as long as the red core remains. The core flashes at midnight.
Staryu Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl Guide
In Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl, Staryu does the job early-game if you need a Water type on your team. Evolve it into Starmie before the later gyms and it holds up fine through the story.
Game Availability
Staryu has been part of the series since Red & Blue, appearing in 20 titles across all 10 generations. As a Gen 1 original, it's one of the most consistently available Pokemon in the franchise.
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 7LGPE
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