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Gengar’s Pokédex · Kanto · Generation I

#121 Starmie

WaterPsychic

  • SpeciesMysterious Pokémon
  • Japanese nameStarmie
  • PronunciationSTAR-ME
  • Height3′ 7″ 1.09 m
  • Weight176.0 lb 79.20 kg
  • GenderGenderless
Starmie official artwork

PokédexWhere to findType matchupsMovesBreedingStats

Name meaning

Combination of STAR and ME. Also, it resembles a starfish.

Evolution

  1. StaryuWater StoneStarmie
Starmie in the original Gengar’s Pokédex
Starmie as it appeared in the original Gengar’s Pokédex

Pokédex entries

RedBlue Its central core glows with the seven colors of the rainbow. Some people value the core as a gem.
Yellow The center section is named the core. People think that it is communicating when it glows in 7 colors.
Stadium When away from human eyes, its core is said to glow mysteriously in seven colors. This Pokémon may have come from outer space.
GoldStadium 2 The center section of its body is called the core. It glows in a different color each time it is seen.
Silver Regardless of the environment it lives in, its body grows to form a symmetrical geometric shape.
Crystal It is said that it uses the seven-colored core of its body to send electric waves into outer space.

Where to find Starmie

Game Where to find it Time Rarity
Blue Must Evolve from Staryu by using a Water Stone NA Evolve
Red NA Evolve
Yellow NA Evolve
Gold Any Evolve
Silver Any Evolve
Crystal Any Evolve

How to catch

Ground Surf Fishing Forest Tree Mountain Tree Rock Smash Breed Evolve Event BugCatch Game Corner
R/B ✓
Yellow ✓
G/S ✓
Crystal ✓

✓ marks how you can get it in each game. Shaded boxes are methods that didn’t exist in that game.

Type matchups

Defence: damage taken from each attack type

  • Normal×1
  • Fire×0.5
  • Water×0.5
  • Electric×2
  • Grass×2
  • Ice×0.5
  • Fighting×0.5
  • Poison×1
  • Ground×1
  • Flying×1
  • Psychic×0.5
  • Bug×2
  • Rock×1
  • GhostG/S/C ×2R/B/Y ×0
  • Dragon×1
  • Dark×2
  • Steel×0.5
  • Gold, Silver & Crystal: 5 weaknesses and 6 resistances out of 17 types. Defence ratio 5 : 6 (~83%).
  • Red, Blue & Yellow: 3 weaknesses and 6 resistances out of 15 types. Defence ratio 1 : 2 (50%).
  • This Pokémon has more weaknesses in GSC than in RBY. So this Pokémon has a better defense ratio in RBY.

Offence: same-type attacks against each type

  • Normal1st: Normal 2nd: Normal
  • Fire1st: Good 2nd: Normal
  • Water1st: Bad 2nd: Normal
  • Electric1st: Normal 2nd: Normal
  • Grass1st: Bad 2nd: Normal
  • Ice1st: Normal 2nd: Normal
  • Fighting1st: Normal 2nd: Good
  • Poison1st: Normal 2nd: Good
  • Ground1st: Good 2nd: Normal
  • Flying1st: Normal 2nd: Normal
  • Psychic1st: Normal 2nd: Bad
  • Bug1st: Normal 2nd: Normal
  • Rock1st: Good 2nd: Normal
  • Ghost1st: Normal 2nd: Normal
  • Dragon1st: Bad 2nd: Normal
  • Dark1st: Normal 2nd: No Effect
  • Steel1st: Normal 2nd: Bad
  • Gold, Silver & Crystal: 5 advantages and 6 disadvantages out of 34 types. Offensive ratio 5:6 (~83.33%).
  • Red, Blue & Yellow: 5 advantages and 4 disadvantages out of 30 types. Offensive ratio 5:4 (125%).

Moves learned by levelling up

R/B/Y G/S/C Move Type Kind
Start Start Tackle Normal Physical
— — Harden Normal Status
— — Water Gun Water Special
— — Rapid Spin Normal Physical
— — Recover Normal Status
— — Swift Normal Physical
— — Bubblebeam Water Special
— — Minimize Normal Status
— 37 Confuse Ray Ghost Status
— — Light Screen Psychic Status
— — Hydro Pump Water Special

“Start” means it knows the move from level 1; a dash means it doesn’t learn the move by levelling up in that game.

Move Tutor Crystal

  • Thunderbolt, Ice Beam

TMs & HMs Gold, Silver & Crystal

  • TM03Curse
  • TM06Toxic
  • TM07Zap Cannon
  • TM09Psych Up
  • TM10Hidden Power
  • TM13Snore
  • TM14Blizzard
  • TM15Hyper Beam
  • TM16Icy Wind
  • TM17Protect
  • TM18Rain Dance
  • TM20Endure
  • TM21Frustration
  • TM25Thunder
  • TM27Return
  • TM29Psychic
  • TM32Double Team
  • TM34Swagger
  • TM35Sleep Talk
  • TM39Swift
  • TM42Dream Eater
  • TM44Rest
  • TM45Attract
  • TM50Nightmare
  • HM03Surf
  • HM05Flash
  • HM06Whirlpool
  • HM07Waterfall

TMs & HMs Red, Blue & Yellow

  • TM06Toxic
  • TM09Take Down
  • TM10Double-Edge
  • TM11Bubblebeam
  • TM12Water Gun
  • TM13Ice Beam
  • TM14Blizzard
  • TM15Hyper Beam
  • TM20Rage
  • TM24Thunderbolt
  • TM25Thunder
  • TM29Psychic
  • TM30Teleport
  • TM31Mimic
  • TM32Double Team
  • TM33Reflect
  • TM34Bide
  • TM39Swift
  • TM40Skull Bash
  • TM44Rest
  • TM45Thunder Wave
  • TM46Psywave
  • TM49Tri Attack
  • TM50Substitute
  • HM03Surf
  • HM05Flash

Breeding Gold, Silver & Crystal

Egg groups Gender Unknown group 14

Compatible Pokémon

Egg moves

None.

Stats

Stat Base Range at Lv. 100 G/S/C rank R/B/Y rank
HP 60 293-323 27/4540.14% 24/4244.05%
Attack 75 218-248 19/4955.96% 19/4553.98%
Defense 85 238-268 16/5569.15% 13/4472.57%
Speed 115 298-328 4/4796.41% 4/4295.54%
Special Attack G/S/C 100 268-298 10/4689.41% —
Special Defense G/S/C 85 238-268 15/4172.57% —
Special R/B/Y 100 268-298 — 9/2985.28%
Total 520 G/S/C
435 R/B/Y
1553-1733
1315-1465
10/8785.28% 10/6586.43%

Ranges are the lowest and highest the stat can be at level 100. Ranks compare the base stat with every other Pokémon in those games (1 is the highest), with its percentile underneath.

Restored from Gengar’s Online Pokédex v4.2, one of the first Pokédexes on the web, created by Curtis Alumbaugh (Gengar) with Ian Alumbaugh (Haunter) and kept by Pokémon Dungeon. How to read this page · Red, Blue & Yellow moves · The Library