Starmie (Pokémon GO)

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Staryu

Mr. Mime

#121

1476

1846

Attacker Rank

D Tier

D Tier

F Tier

GO Battle LeaguePvP Rankings

Great LeagueGreat

0/15/11 · L22 · CP 1498

F Tier

#259

Ultra LeagueUltra

0/15/14 · L43 · CP 2497

D Tier

#210

Master LeagueMaster

15/15/15 · L50 · CP 2922

Normal

Shiny

Starmie

#121

Water

Psychic

Attack

210

Top 31.1%

Defense

184

Top 25.7%

Stamina

155

Top 60.7%

Total

549

Pokédex details

Shiny available

Raids

Lv. 20

1404 -1476 CP

10/10/10 - 15/15/15

Raids (WB)

Lv. 25

1756 -1846 CP

10/10/10 - 15/15/15

Eggs

Lv. 20

1404 -1476 CP

10/10/10 - 15/15/15

Research

Lv. 15

1053 -1107 CP

10/10/10 - 15/15/15

Max CP

Lv. 50

2922 CP

Ranges use the standard 10/10/10 IV floor for raids, eggs, research, and Max Battle catches. The top CP is always 15/15/15.

How rare is a hundo? See odds by encounter type

It's Super Effective

Damage multipliers Starmie takes from each attacking type, sorted from worst weakness to best resistance.

Weak to

Electric

160%

Grass

160%

Bug

160%

Ghost

160%

Dark

160%

Resists

Fire

62.5%

Water

62.5%

Ice

62.5%

Fighting

62.5%

Psychic

62.5%

Steel

62.5%

Best Moves

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Every fast and charged move combo Starmie can learn, ranked by simulated raid DPS.

Fast Move

Charged Move

1
Psywave
Psychic
11.82
126.5
1268.9s
9.63
2
Water Gun
Psychic
11.53
123.4
1300.8s
9.36
3
Psywave
Surf
11.21
119.9
1338.7s
9.13
4
Water Gun
Surf
10.97
117.3
1367.9s
8.91
5
Tackle
Psychic
10.92
116.8
1373.3s
8.87
6
Hidden Power Psychic
Psychic
10.90
116.6
1376.4s
8.86
7
Hidden Power Water
Psychic
10.90
116.6
1376.4s
8.86
8
Psywave
Hydro Pump
10.41
111.4
1440.3s
8.46
9
Hidden Power Bug
Psychic
10.27
109.9
1460.3s
8.36
10
Hidden Power Dark
Psychic
10.27
109.9
1460.3s
8.36

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Best Counters

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These are the top ten counters to defeat Starmie in a raid.

Pokémon

Fast Move

Charged Move

1
Mega Raichu Y
Thunder Shock
Zap Cannon+
44.53
1002.6
3.6
80.9s
42.82
2
Mega Houndoom
Snarl
Dark Pulse+
40.13
1345.5
2.7
89.7s
38.80
3
Mega Raichu X
Thunder Shock
Volt Tackle+
39.30
1119.1
3.2
91.6s
38.09
4
Necrozma Dawn Wings
Shadow Claw
Moongeist Beam
38.70
1539.5
2.3
93.0s
37.87
5
Mega Sceptile
Fury Cutter
Frenzy Plant
39.03
1409.6
2.6
92.2s
37.56
6
Mega Beedrill
Bug Bite
Fell Stinger+
40.17
760.9
4.7
89.6s
37.54
7
Mega Gengar
Lick
Shadow Ball
38.90
966.4
3.7
92.5s
37.21
8
Shadow Darkrai
Snarl
Foul Play
37.24
1085.8
3.3
96.7s
36.06
9
Mega Chesnaught
Vine Whip
Seed Bomb+
36.32
1892.5
1.9
99.1s
35.69
10
Regieleki
Lock On
Thunder Cage
36.44
807.6
4.5
98.8s
34.64

Go Battle League

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Recommended movesets, best IV spreads, and PvP traits for Starmie in each Pokémon GO Battle League.

Best moveset

Psywave

Multipurpose

Aqua Jet

Spam/Bait

Power Gem

General

Rank 1 IVs

1498

0/15/11

IV (A/D/S) · Lv. 22

131.58

Attack

124.69

Defense

104

Stat Product · 1,706,243

Attack

Defense

Top IV spreads

IV (A/D/S)	Level	CP	% of Rank 1
0/15/11	22	1498	100.00%
0/13/13	22	1499	99.95%
2/15/15	21.5	1496	99.61%
3/14/15	21.5	1499	99.57%
0/14/12	22	1499	99.50%
0/14/11	22	1494	99.50%
1/13/11	22	1497	99.47%
0/12/14	22	1500	99.44%
0/12/13	22	1496	99.44%
1/11/13	22	1499	99.40%
0/10/15	22	1497	99.36%
1/9/15	22	1500	99.32%
1/15/15	21.5	1488	99.14%
3/15/14	21.5	1498	99.12%
3/15/13	21.5	1494	99.12%
2/14/15	21.5	1492	99.11%
4/14/13	21.5	1497	99.09%
3/13/15	21.5	1495	99.07%
5/13/13	21.5	1500	99.05%
0/15/10	22	1493	99.04%
4/12/15	21.5	1498	99.03%
2/15/8	22	1498	99.01%
1/14/10	22	1497	99.01%
0/13/12	22	1495	98.99%
0/13/11	22	1490	98.99%
2/13/10	22	1500	98.98%
1/12/12	22	1498	98.96%
1/12/11	22	1494	98.96%
0/11/14	22	1496	98.93%
0/11/13	22	1492	98.93%
2/11/11	22	1497	98.92%
1/10/14	22	1499	98.89%
1/10/13	22	1495	98.89%
3/10/11	22	1500	98.88%
0/3/14	22.5	1498	98.88%
2/9/13	22	1498	98.85%
0/9/15	22	1493	98.85%
0/14/5	22.5	1500	98.82%
1/8/15	22	1496	98.81%
0/12/6	22.5	1497	98.79%
2/7/15	22	1499	98.76%
0/10/8	22.5	1499	98.75%
0/8/10	22.5	1500	98.68%
0/15/15	21.5	1481	98.67%
2/15/14	21.5	1491	98.66%
2/15/13	21.5	1487	98.66%
1/14/15	21.5	1485	98.64%
7/15/15	21	1495	98.64%
4/15/12	21.5	1496	98.63%
3/14/14	21.5	1494	98.62%

Top 50 Great League spreads for wild-caught IVs, powered up to Level 50. Select a spread to preview its stats.

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Traits (5)

Moves

Every fast and charged attack Starmie can learn in Pokémon GO, including legacy and elite TM moves.

Fast Attacks

Hidden Power
15
15
1.5s
10
Psywave
4
7
0.5s
8
Tackle
5
5
0.5s
10
Water Gun
5
5
0.5s
10

Charged Attacks

Aqua Jet
45
-33
2.5s
18
Hydro Pump
135
-100
3.5s
38.57
Ice Beam
95
-50
3.5s
27.14
Power Gem
80
-50
3.0s
26.67
Psybeam
65
-50
3.0s
21.67
Psychic
95
-50
3.0s
31.67
Surf
60
-50
1.5s
40
Thunder
100
-100
2.5s
40

Evolve

Every form this Pokémon evolves from and into, plus the requirements to trigger each stage.

Pokémon	Requires	Evolution
Staryu	50 Candy	Starmie
Starmie	300 / 60 Mega Energy	Mega Starmie

Family

All of the Pokémon related to Starmie including its evolutions, shadow versions, regional forms, and Dynamax and Gigantamax forms.

Staryu

#120

Shadow Staryu

#120

Starmie

#121

Mega Starmie

#121

Shadow Starmie

#121

Backgrounds

All backgrounds

Starmie has 2 backgrounds in Pokémon GO.

GO Tour 2026 Mega

Sep 5, 2026

WCS 2026 San Francisco

Aug 28, 2026

Mega Boost

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These Mega and Primal Pokémon provide a 1.3× damage boost to Water- and Psychic-type attacks when active in raids. Catching Starmie with one of these active will increase your XP and candy rewards.

Size

Ranges from 0.539 m to 1.925 m tall, averaging 1.1 m.

Size	Lower bound	Upper bound
XXS	0.539 m 1'09"	0.55 m 1'10"
XS	0.55 m 1'10"	0.825 m 2'08"
M	0.825 m 2'08"	1.375 m 4'06"
XL	1.375 m 4'06"	1.65 m 5'05"
XXL	1.65 m 5'05"	1.925 m 6'04"

XXS

0.539 m

1'09"

0.55 m

1'10"

0.55 m

1'10"

0.825 m

2'08"

0.825 m

2'08"

1.375 m

4'06"

1.375 m

4'06"

1.65 m

5'05"

XXL

1.65 m

5'05"

1.925 m

6'04"

Catch Screen

How this Pokémon moves and dodges on the catch screen.

Movement	Jump
Movement timer	6s
Jump time	1.6s
Attack probability	10%
Attack timer	17s
Dodge probability	20%
Dodge duration	1s
Dodge distance	1
Min action frequency	0.2s
Max action frequency	1.6s

Hundo CP

This chart shows the maximum Combat Power for Starmie at each level, with perfect 15/15/15 Individual Values (IVs). See hundo odds by encounter type.

Level	Max CP	Level	Max CP
1	36 CP	27	1994 CP
2	114 CP	28	2067 CP
3	192 CP	29	2141 CP
4	270 CP	30	2215 CP
5	348 CP	31	2252 CP
6	426 CP	32	2289 CP
7	504 CP	33	2326 CP
8	582 CP	34	2363 CP
9	660 CP	35	2400 CP
10	738 CP	36	2437 CP
11	812 CP	37	2474 CP
12	886 CP	38	2510 CP
13	960 CP	39	2547 CP
14	1034 CP	40	2584 CP
15	1107 CP	41	2617 CP
16	1181 CP	42	2650 CP
17	1255 CP	43	2683 CP
18	1329 CP	44	2717 CP
19	1403 CP	45	2750 CP
20	1476 CP	46	2784 CP
21	1550 CP	47	2818 CP
22	1624 CP	48	2853 CP
23	1698 CP	49	2887 CP
24	1772 CP	50	2922 CP
25	1846 CP	51	2957 CP
26	1920 CP

Level	Max CP	Level	Max CP	Level	Max CP
1	36 CP	18	1329 CP	35	2400 CP
2	114 CP	19	1403 CP	36	2437 CP
3	192 CP	20	1476 CP	37	2474 CP
4	270 CP	21	1550 CP	38	2510 CP
5	348 CP	22	1624 CP	39	2547 CP
6	426 CP	23	1698 CP	40	2584 CP
7	504 CP	24	1772 CP	41	2617 CP
8	582 CP	25	1846 CP	42	2650 CP
9	660 CP	26	1920 CP	43	2683 CP
10	738 CP	27	1994 CP	44	2717 CP
11	812 CP	28	2067 CP	45	2750 CP
12	886 CP	29	2141 CP	46	2784 CP
13	960 CP	30	2215 CP	47	2818 CP
14	1034 CP	31	2252 CP	48	2853 CP
15	1107 CP	32	2289 CP	49	2887 CP
16	1181 CP	33	2326 CP	50	2922 CP
17	1255 CP	34	2363 CP	51	2957 CP

Level Up

Total Stardust, Candy, and Candy XL to power Starmie up to each level from level 1.


50.0	520,000	304	296
40.0	270,000	304	-
35.0	182,000	186	-
30.0	120,000	122	-
25.0	76,000	84	-
20.0	45,000	56	-
15.0	23,600	36	-
10.0	10,000	18	-
5.0	2,400	8	-


1.5	200	1	-
2.0	400	2	-
2.5	600	3	-
3.0	800	4	-
3.5	1,200	5	-
4.0	1,600	6	-
4.5	2,000	7	-
5.0	2,400	8	-
5.5	3,000	9	-
6.0	3,600	10	-
6.5	4,200	11	-
7.0	4,800	12	-
7.5	5,600	13	-
8.0	6,400	14	-
8.5	7,200	15	-
9.0	8,000	16	-
9.5	9,000	17	-
10.0	10,000	18	-
10.5	11,000	19	-
11.0	12,000	20	-
11.5	13,300	22	-
12.0	14,600	24	-
12.5	15,900	26	-
13.0	17,200	28	-
13.5	18,800	30	-
14.0	20,400	32	-
14.5	22,000	34	-
15.0	23,600	36	-
15.5	25,500	38	-
16.0	27,400	40	-
16.5	29,300	42	-
17.0	31,200	44	-
17.5	33,400	46	-
18.0	35,600	48	-
18.5	37,800	50	-
19.0	40,000	52	-
19.5	42,500	54	-
20.0	45,000	56	-
20.5	47,500	58	-
21.0	50,000	60	-
21.5	53,000	63	-
22.0	56,000	66	-
22.5	59,000	69	-
23.0	62,000	72	-
23.5	65,500	75	-
24.0	69,000	78	-
24.5	72,500	81	-
25.0	76,000	84	-
25.5	80,000	87	-
26.0	84,000	90	-
26.5	88,000	94	-
27.0	92,000	98	-
27.5	96,500	102	-
28.0	101,000	106	-
28.5	105,500	110	-
29.0	110,000	114	-
29.5	115,000	118	-
30.0	120,000	122	-
30.5	125,000	126	-
31.0	130,000	130	-
31.5	136,000	136	-
32.0	142,000	142	-
32.5	148,000	148	-
33.0	154,000	154	-
33.5	161,000	162	-
34.0	168,000	170	-
34.5	175,000	178	-
35.0	182,000	186	-
35.5	190,000	196	-
36.0	198,000	206	-
36.5	206,000	216	-
37.0	214,000	226	-
37.5	223,000	238	-
38.0	232,000	250	-
38.5	241,000	262	-
39.0	250,000	274	-
39.5	260,000	289	-
40.0	270,000	304	-
40.5	280,000	304	10
41.0	290,000	304	20
41.5	301,000	304	30
42.0	312,000	304	40
42.5	323,000	304	52
43.0	334,000	304	64
43.5	346,000	304	76
44.0	358,000	304	88
44.5	370,000	304	103
45.0	382,000	304	118
45.5	395,000	304	133
46.0	408,000	304	148
46.5	421,000	304	165
47.0	434,000	304	182
47.5	448,000	304	199
48.0	462,000	304	216
48.5	476,000	304	236
49.0	490,000	304	256
49.5	505,000	304	276
50.0	520,000	304	296

Staryu

Mr. Mime