Ash's Staraptor

Ash's Staravia サトシのムクバード Satoshi's Mukubird

File:Satoshi's Mukubird.JPG Ash's Staravia

Debuts in Two Degrees of Separation! Caught at Around Route 202 Evolves in A Staravia is Born Gender Male Ability Unknown Current location With Ash

→ This Pokémon spent 13 episodes as Starly.

Voice actor Japanese English As Starly {{{java1}}} As Staravia {{{java2}}}

Ash's Staravia (Japanese: サトシのムクバード Satoshi's Mukubird) is the first Pokémon that Ash Ketchum caught in the Sinnoh region. He is voiced by 古島清孝 Kiyotaka Furushima. In English, Emily Jenness voices all members of his evolutionary line.

Ash caught he as a Starly in Two Degrees of Separation while searching for Pikachu, who was missing due to the antics of Team Rocket. Ash's Aipom was swinging through the trees and accidentally bumped into Starly, so the two Pokémon battled. Weakened by Aipom, Starly was captured and immediately used in the search for Pikachu.

In When Pokémon Worlds Collide, Starly battled another Starly belonging to Paul and lost. Despite proving itself to be more powerful than Ash's Starly, Paul released his back into the wild, apparently disappointed with its performance.

In A Staravia is Born, Starly evolved into a Staravia during a battle with Team Rocket. Evolving has allowed he to grow much stronger and he is very useful in searches.

Staravia was the only of Ash's Pokémon who didn't participate in Ash's first Sinnoh Gym battle, however, Staravia helped out in Ash's second Sinnoh Gym battle, defeating Gardenia's Cherubi.

Moves used

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Ash battling with his Starly

• Wing Attack
• Quick Attack
• Aerial Ace
• Gust (changed to Whirlwind in some episodes of the English dub)

Trivia

• Despite the fact Ash's Staravia and other members of his evolution family know Gust, it is impossible for Starly, Staravia, or Staraptor to learn it in the games. This error was also present in the Japanese version. He knew Gust since he was a Starly. It was changed to Whirlwind in the English dub, in the episode Ash caught Starly in; but forgot to change it in other episodes, like in All Dressed Up with Somewhere to Go! and so on. It was changed back to Whirlwind during One Big Happiny Family!.
• For DP015, Professor Oak's lecture is about Ash's Staravia. He writes this Pokémon senryū about him: ムックルが　ムクムクしんか　ムクバード Mukkuru mukumuku-evolved; Mukubird
• Judging by the pattern on Staravia's head, it can be assumed that this Pokémon is male. However, his gender has not been officially confirmed. It also seems to have quite a feminine voice in the English dub.

Related articles

For more information on this Pokémon's species, see Starly and Staravia.

External links

• Mukubird's Profile on Pokeani (Japanese)

Ash's Pokémon
On hand:	Pikachu
Traveling with:	Rotom Phone
At Oak's/In rotation:	Pidgeot	Bulbasaur	Charizard	Kingler	Muk	Tauros (×30)
	Snorlax	Heracross	Bayleef	Quilava	Totodile	Noctowl
	Donphan	Swellow	Sceptile	Corphish	Torkoal	Glalie
	Staraptor	Torterra	Infernape	Buizel	Gliscor	Gible
	Unfezant	Oshawott	Pignite	Snivy	Scraggy	Leavanny
	Palpitoad	Boldore	Krookodile	Talonflame	Hawlucha	Noivern
	Dragonite	Gengar	Lucario	Sirfetch'd	Dracovish
With Kukui/In rotation:	Rowlet	Lycanroc	Incineroar	Melmetal
At home:	Mr. Mime
In training:	Squirtle	Primeape
Released:	Butterfree	Lapras	Larvitar	Greninja	Goodra	Nebby
	Naganadel
Temporarily owned:	Seaking	Buzzwole	Stakataka	Pheromosa	Rowlet
Traded away:	Raticate	Aipom
Given away:	Beedrill
Traveled with:	Haunter	Azelf	Meowth	Meloetta	Rotom Pokédex	Latias
The Power of Us only:	Ekans	Sentret
EToP only:	Fearow	Oddish	Mankey	Slowpoke
Newspaper Strip only:	Starmie	Clefairy
For a list of Pokémon Ash has temporarily owned, used, or commanded, see here