What does Staryu evolve into?

Staryu evolves into Starmie using a Water Stone. One evolution, no branching. Solid jump from 340 BST.

In HeartGold & SoulSilver, 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.

Where can you catch Staryu?

Staryu is catchable in HeartGold & SoulSilver. Check the Locations section above for specific routes, encounter rates, and methods. It also appears in 19 other games across the series.

What games is Staryu in?

Staryu is available in HeartGold & SoulSilver. Across the full series, it appears in 20 games total.

Staryu - Weakness, Evolution, Moveset, EVs & Stats

Special

Balanced

DTier

85Speed · Above Avg

Stats & Training

Staryu's spread isn't flashy. Speed leads, HP trails, 1 stats clear the bar. Easy to catch and worth 1 Speed EV, on a slow 1.25M XP grind.

Base Stats

Avg

HP30

Attack45

Defense55

Sp. Atk70

Sp. Def55

Speed85

Total340

Details

Catch Rate

Easy225 / 255

Growth Rate

Slow1.25M XP

Height0.8 m

Weight34.5 kg

Base XP68

Abilities

Illuminate

Doubles the wild encounter rate.

Natural Cure

Cures any major status ailment upon switching out.

AnalyticHANot in game

Strengthens moves to 1.3× their power when moving last.

EV Yield

HPAtkDefSpASpDSpe+1

Speed training source

Pokedex Entries

At night, the middle of its body slowly flickers with the same rhythm as a human heartbeat.

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.

Staryu Weakness and Resistance Chart
Damage	Types
2x (Weak)	Electric, Grass
0.5x (Resist)	Fire, Water, Ice, Steel

Type ChartGood

2Weak

4Resist

0Immune

Score0

Gen IV Type Chart

Fairy type does not exist — Dragon has fewer checks
Physical / Special split now per-move (introduced Gen IV)

4xCritical

None

2xWeak

Electric Grass

½xResist

Fire Water Ice Steel

¼xResist

None

0xImmune

None

STAB (3)

Fire Ground Rock

How to Beat Staryu in HeartGold & SoulSilver (Best Counters)

Carnivine Grass	C
Available Moves Moves Solar BeamTM22 Energy BallTM53 Vine WhipLv. 11 Bullet SeedTM09 Damage vs Staryu Solar Beam 2x 192-227%KO Energy Ball 2x 144-171%KO Vine Whip 2x 79-94% Bullet Seed 2x 47-56% View Carnivine builds →
Tangela Grass	C
Available Moves Moves Solar BeamTM22 Energy BallTM53 Vine WhipLv. 19 Mega DrainLv. 26 Damage vs Staryu Solar Beam 2x 207-244%KO Energy Ball 2x 157-185%KO Vine Whip 2x 52-63% Mega Drain 2x 71-84% View Tangela builds →
Weepinbell GrassPoison	D
Available Moves Moves Solar BeamTM22 Energy BallTM53 Razor LeafLv. 39 Vine WhipLv. 1 Damage vs Staryu Solar Beam 2x 184-216%KO Energy Ball 2x 138-164%KO Razor Leaf 2x 88-105%KO Vine Whip 2x 73-87% View Weepinbell builds →
Oddish GrassPoison	D
Available Moves Moves Solar BeamTM22 Energy BallTM53 Giga DrainLv. 37 Mega DrainLv. 21 Damage vs Staryu Solar Beam 2x 165-195%KO Energy Ball 2x 124-147%KO Giga Drain 2x 106-126%KO Mega Drain 2x 59-70% View Oddish builds →
Chikorita Grass	D
Obtain MethodNew Bark Town Gift Available Moves Moves Solar BeamTM22 Energy BallTM53 Magical LeafLv. 20 Razor LeafLv. 6 Damage vs Staryu Solar Beam 2x 121-143%KO Energy Ball 2x 92-108%KO Magical Leaf 2x 62-73% Razor Leaf 2x 59-70% View Chikorita builds →

HeartGold & SoulSilver Evolution

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

2 Forms

#120Staryu

Water Stone

#121Starmie

Stat Comparison 2 Stages

Staryu

Water

Starmie

WaterPsychic

60+30

ATK

75+30

DEF

85+30

SP.ATK

100+30

SP.DEF

85+30

SPE

115+30

BST

340D-Tier

520A-Tier+180

ROLE

Balanced

Sweeper

TYPE

Special

Breeding

Challenging

Staryu is genderless and can only breed with Ditto. Part of the Water3 egg group.

Egg Groups

Water3

Gender

Genderless

Ditto only

Hatch Time

20 cycles·5,140 steps

Quick~5 min with Flame Body

HeartGold & SoulSilver Staryu Best Moveset

Best Build

No build content available for this Pokemon in Gen 4.

Try selecting a different game/generation filter, or check back later.

Moves

TMs define Staryu's movepool. The natural moves cover basics with Hydro Pump and Surf, but the real versatility comes from technical machines giving it coverage across 8 types. That's where the options open up.

Level-Up Moves

Lv 1

Harden

———30Normal

Lv 1

Tackle

—3510035Normal

Lv 6

Water Gun

—4010025Water

Lv 10

Rapid Spin

D5010040Normal

Lv 15

Recover

C——10Normal

Lv 19

Camouflage

———20Normal

Lv 24

Swift

—60—20Normal

Lv 28

Bubble Beam

—6510020Water

Lv 33

Minimize

———20Normal

Lv 37

Gyro Ball

D—1005Steel

Lv 42

Light Screen

C——30Psychic

Lv 46

Power Gem

D7010020Rock

Lv 51

Cosmic Power

D——20Psychic

Lv 55

Hydro Pump

C120805Water

TM Moves

TM14

Blizzard

D120705Ice

TM55

Brine

C6510010Water

TM32

Double Team

———15Normal

TM58

Endure+4

———10Normal

TM42

Facade

D7010020Normal

TM70

Flash

D—10020Normal

TM91

Flash Cannon

D8010010Steel

TM21

Frustration

D—10020Normal

TM74

Gyro Ball

D—1005Steel

TM07

Hail

D——10Ice

TM10

Hidden Power

—6010015Normal

TM13

Ice Beam

C9510010Ice

TM16

Light Screen

C——30Psychic

TM83

Natural Gift

D—10015Normal

TM17

Protect+4

C——10Normal

TM77

Psych Up

———10Normal

TM29

Psychic

C9010010Psychic

TM18

Rain Dance

C——5Water

TM67

Recycle

———10Normal

TM33

Reflect

D——20Psychic

TM44

Rest

C——10Psychic

TM27

Return

D—10020Normal

TM43

Secret Power

—7010020Normal

TM82

Sleep Talk

C——10Normal

TM90

Substitute

C——10Normal

HM03

Surf

C9510015Water

TM87

Swagger

——9015Normal

TM25

Thunder

D1207010Electric

TM73

Thunder Wave

C—10020Electric

TM24

Thunderbolt

C9510015Electric

TM06

Toxic

C—8510Poison

TM03

Water Pulse

C6010020Water

HM07

Waterfall

D8010015Water

HM05

Whirlpool

D358515Water

Egg Moves

Staryu doesn't have any Egg moves

Tutor Moves

Tut

Tutor

Dive

D8010010Water

Tutor

Gravity

D——5Psychic

Tutor

Icy Wind

D559515Ice

Tutor

Magic Coat+4

———15Psychic

Tutor

Pain Split

C——20Normal

Tutor

Rollout

—309020Rock

Tutor

Signal Beam

D7510015Bug

Tutor

Snore

D4010015Normal

Tutor

Swift

—60—20Normal

Tutor

Twister

—4010020Dragon

Transfer Moves

Gen

Gen 3

Double-Edge

D12010015Normal

Gen 3

Mimic

———10Normal

HeartGold & SoulSilver Staryu Locations

A few locations for Staryu with decent spawn rates across early-game water routes. The sort toggle below swaps between best odds and earliest access, so you can approach it based on where you are in the game.

Best Locations to Catch Staryu in HeartGold & SoulSilver

Route 47

SoulSilverSurfing on water Lv.15-25 Route

UncommonEarly

Route 47

HeartGoldSurfing on water Lv.15-25 Route

UncommonEarly

Staryu Guide

Staryu evolves into Starmie using a Water Stone. One evolution, no branching. Solid jump from 340 BST.
In HeartGold & SoulSilver, 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.
Staryu is catchable in HeartGold & SoulSilver. Check the Locations section above for specific routes, encounter rates, and methods. It also appears in 19 other games across the series.
Staryu is available in HeartGold & SoulSilver. Across the full series, it appears in 20 games total.

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

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Chikorita Grass	D
Obtain MethodNew Bark Town Gift Available Move Moves Razor LeafLv. 6 Damage vs Staryu Razor Leaf 2x 63-78% View Chikorita builds →
Bellsprout GrassPoison	D
Available Move Moves Vine WhipLv. 1 Damage vs Staryu Vine Whip 2x 63-78% View Bellsprout builds →
Plusle Electric	D
Upcoming Move Moves SparkLv. 15 Learns Spark at Level 15 View Plusle builds →
Minun Electric	D
Upcoming Move Moves SparkLv. 15 Learns Spark at Level 15 View Minun builds →
Shinx Electric	D
Upcoming Move Moves SparkLv. 13 Learns Spark at Level 13 View Shinx builds →

Carnivine Grass	C
Available Moves Moves Vine WhipLv. 11 Bullet SeedTM09 Damage vs Staryu Vine Whip 2x 75-90% Bullet Seed 2x 50-60% View Carnivine builds →
Oddish GrassPoison	D
Available Moves Moves Bullet SeedTM09 AbsorbLv. 1 Damage vs Staryu Bullet Seed 2x 30-38% Absorb 2x 30-38% View Oddish builds →
Chikorita Grass	D
Obtain MethodNew Bark Town Gift Available Moves Moves Razor LeafLv. 6 Bullet SeedTM09 Damage vs Staryu Razor Leaf 2x 63-75% Bullet Seed 2x 30-38% View Chikorita builds →
Bellsprout GrassPoison	D
Available Moves Moves Vine WhipLv. 1 Bullet SeedTM09 Damage vs Staryu Vine Whip 2x 63-75% Bullet Seed 2x 38-45% View Bellsprout builds →
Paras BugGrass	D
TM Move Moves Bullet SeedTM09 Damage vs Staryu Bullet Seed 2x 38-45% View Paras builds →

Carnivine Grass	C
Available Moves Moves Solar BeamTM22 Energy BallTM53 Vine WhipLv. 11 Bullet SeedTM09 Damage vs Staryu Solar Beam 2x 190-225%KO Energy Ball 2x 142-169%KO Vine Whip 2x 79-94% Bullet Seed 2x 46-56% View Carnivine builds →
Oddish GrassPoison	D
Available Moves Moves Solar BeamTM22 Energy BallTM53 Bullet SeedTM09 AbsorbLv. 1 Damage vs Staryu Solar Beam 2x 165-194%KO Energy Ball 2x 127-150%KO Bullet Seed 2x 31-38% Absorb 2x 31-38% View Oddish builds →
Chikorita Grass	D
Obtain MethodNew Bark Town Gift Available Moves Moves Solar BeamTM22 Energy BallTM53 Magical LeafLv. 20 Razor LeafLv. 6 Damage vs Staryu Solar Beam 2x 121-144%KO Energy Ball 2x 94-113%KO Magical Leaf 2x 63-75% Razor Leaf 2x 63-75% View Chikorita builds →
Bellsprout GrassPoison	D
Available Moves Moves Solar BeamTM22 Energy BallTM53 Vine WhipLv. 1 Bullet SeedTM09 Damage vs Staryu Solar Beam 2x 158-188%KO Energy Ball 2x 121-144%KO Vine Whip 2x 69-81% Bullet Seed 2x 42-50% View Bellsprout builds →
Paras BugGrass	D
Available Moves Moves Solar BeamTM22 Energy BallTM53 Bullet SeedTM09 Damage vs Staryu Solar Beam 2x 121-144%KO Energy Ball 2x 90-106%KO Bullet Seed 2x 35-44% View Paras builds →

Carnivine Grass	C
Available Moves Moves Solar BeamTM22 Energy BallTM53 Vine WhipLv. 11 Bullet SeedTM09 Damage vs Staryu Solar Beam 2x 191-226%KO Energy Ball 2x 142-168%KO Vine Whip 2x 79-95% Bullet Seed 2x 49-58% View Carnivine builds →
Oddish GrassPoison	D
Available Moves Moves Solar BeamTM22 Energy BallTM53 Mega DrainLv. 21 Bullet SeedTM09 Damage vs Staryu Solar Beam 2x 168-200%KO Energy Ball 2x 128-153%KO Mega Drain 2x 61-74% Bullet Seed 2x 30-37% View Oddish builds →
Chikorita Grass	D
Obtain MethodNew Bark Town Gift Available Moves Moves Solar BeamTM22 Energy BallTM53 Magical LeafLv. 20 Razor LeafLv. 6 Damage vs Staryu Solar Beam 2x 125-147%KO Energy Ball 2x 93-111%KO Magical Leaf 2x 67-79% Razor Leaf 2x 61-74% View Chikorita builds →
Bellsprout GrassPoison	D
Available Moves Moves Solar BeamTM22 Energy BallTM53 Vine WhipLv. 1 Bullet SeedTM09 Damage vs Staryu Solar Beam 2x 156-184%KO Energy Ball 2x 119-142%KO Vine Whip 2x 67-79% Bullet Seed 2x 39-47% View Bellsprout builds →
Paras BugGrass	D
Available Moves Moves Solar BeamTM22 Energy BallTM53 Bullet SeedTM09 Damage vs Staryu Solar Beam 2x 119-142%KO Energy Ball 2x 89-105%KO Bullet Seed 2x 39-47% View Paras builds →

Carnivine Grass	C
Available Moves Moves Solar BeamTM22 Energy BallTM53 Vine WhipLv. 11 Bullet SeedTM09 Damage vs Staryu Solar Beam 2x 188-222%KO Energy Ball 2x 139-165%KO Vine Whip 2x 77-91% Bullet Seed 2x 48-57% View Carnivine builds →
Oddish GrassPoison	D
Available Moves Moves Solar BeamTM22 Energy BallTM53 Mega DrainLv. 21 Bullet SeedTM09 Damage vs Staryu Solar Beam 2x 162-191%KO Energy Ball 2x 125-148%KO Mega Drain 2x 58-70% Bullet Seed 2x 29-35% View Oddish builds →
Chikorita Grass	D
Obtain MethodNew Bark Town Gift Available Moves Moves Solar BeamTM22 Energy BallTM53 Magical LeafLv. 20 Razor LeafLv. 6 Damage vs Staryu Solar Beam 2x 117-139%KO Energy Ball 2x 91-109%KO Magical Leaf 2x 62-74% Razor Leaf 2x 58-70% View Chikorita builds →
Bellsprout GrassPoison	D
Available Moves Moves Solar BeamTM22 Energy BallTM53 Vine WhipLv. 1 Bullet SeedTM09 Damage vs Staryu Solar Beam 2x 155-183%KO Energy Ball 2x 117-139%KO Vine Whip 2x 65-78% Bullet Seed 2x 36-43% View Bellsprout builds →
Paras BugGrass	D
Available Moves Moves Solar BeamTM22 Energy BallTM53 Bullet SeedTM09 Damage vs Staryu Solar Beam 2x 114-135%KO Energy Ball 2x 88-104%KO Bullet Seed 2x 36-43% View Paras builds →