Starmie (Japanese: スターミー Starmie) is a dual-type Water/Psychic Pokémon.
It evolves from Staryu when exposed to a Water Stone.
Biology
Starmie is a violet sea star-like Pokémon with a gold formation on its front. Starmie's jewel core, which can glow in seven colors, has developed to resemble a cut precious stone. There is second set of semi-attached arms on its back, which are able to spin 360°. Starmie can emit electrical waves from the core that are powerful enough to reach the furthest parts of the universe. It can sometimes launch itself out of the water and fly through the air for short periods, as seen in Pokémon Snap.
The multi-color glowing of its core is also believed to be a method of communication inside the species. However, Starmie’s core is most commonly seen as red in color. As seen in the anime, the core will go dark if Starmie is knocked unconscious, and will sometimes flicker if Starmie is low on health. Because of its body shape and habit of sending transmissions skyward, some people believe this Pokémon to be extraterrestrial. Starmie is rarely seen in the wild, but can be found in the deepest parts of the ocean.
In the anime
In the main series
Major appearances
Starmie first appeared in The Water Flowers of Cerulean City. Misty used it in battle fairly often, but preferred to use her Staryu more.
Other
A Trainer named Marina used a Starmie to battle Misty in Bye Bye Psyduck.
Rudy, the Gym Leader of Trovita Island, used a Starmie in his battle against Ash's Squirtle in Misty Meets her Match. It reappeared in a flashback in Hello, Pummelo!.
A wild Starmie appeared in Going for the Gold! and attacked Team Rocket's submarine with Thunderbolt.
Minor appearances
A Starmie appeared in Battle Aboard the St. Anne where it was defeated by a Raticate.
A Starmie appeared in The Battling Eevee Brothers and Celebi: Voice of the Forest.
Multiple Starmie were among the Pokémon seen at Professor Oak's Laboratory in Showdown at the Po-ké Corral and The Rivalry Revival.
A Starmie belonging to an unnamed Trainer, was brought to the Pokémon Center in The Lost Lapras.
A Starmie was among the Pokémon controlled by Cassidy and Butch in Pikachu Re-Volts.
Multiple Starmie also appeared in The Power of One.
A Starmie was part of an exhibition in Flower Power.
A Starmie was one of the Pokémon seen at the Pokémon Swap Meet in Tricks of the Trade.
A Trainer used a Starmie in Hook, Line, and Stinker to aid him in the annual Seaking Catching Competition.
A Starmie appeared in Beauty and the Breeder where it participated in a Pokémon breeding competition.
Four Starmie belonging to different Trainers appeared at the Pokémon Jujitsu Academy in Ariados, Amigos.
A Starmie appeared in The Joy of Water Pokémon as an inhabitant of Lake Lucid.
A Starmie was among the Pokémon stolen from the Pokémon Center of Blue Point Isle in Around the Whirlpool.
A Starmie was seen swimming in a lake in The Legend of Thunder!, while another one was swimming in the Pokémon Center's pool.
A Starmie was used by a competitor in the Tour de Alto Mare, a water chariot race, in Pokémon Heroes: Latios & Latias.
A Starmie appeared in the opening of Lucario and the Mystery of Mew.
Another Starmie appeared in Dawn of a Royal Day! under the ownership of a Coordinator who was participating in the Arrowroot Contest.
Multiple Starmie appeared in Kalos, Where Dreams and Adventures Begin!.
In Pokémon Origins
Red battled Misty's Starmie in File 2: Cubone and won off-screen.
In the manga
In the Pokémon Adventures manga
- Main article: Misty's Starmie
Starmie, one of Misty's Pokémon, makes a cameo in the Red, Green & Blue arc in Gyarados Splashes In! in one of her Poké Balls. It, however, debuts later in its round Suddenly Starmie defeating Red in the Cerulean Gym. It also allows her to read and pass on a Pokémon's thoughts using an ancient language that is easily decoded.
A Starmie appeared as a silhouette when Green explains about Mew in The Jynx Jinx.
Both Sird and Archie also have Starmie on their teams (many in the latter's case).
Emerald used a Starmie captured by Crystal for his Pike challenge.
In The Electric Tale of Pikachu manga
- Main article: Misty's Starmie
Like in the anime, Misty owns a Starmie in The Electric Tale of Pikachu. It had a minor appearance in Pikachu's Excellent Adventure, where it was used to rehydrate Ash after he started crying over being separated from Pikachu.
Rudy's Starmie also appears in the manga adaptation. Like in the anime, Starmie battled Ash's Squirtle, and gave the Tiny Turtle Pokémon trouble with its Thunderbolt attack.
In the Pokémon Zensho manga
- Main article: Misty's Starmie
Misty sent out her Starmie for Satoshi's second Gym battle challenge. However, it could not battle as Satoshi had trouble dealing with water and the battle was officially called off.
In the TCG
- Main article: Starmie (TCG)
Other appearances
When released from a Poké Ball, Starmie floats to the closest opponent and barrages them with Swift. Each hit does 3% damage, and touching Starmie itself does 12% damage.
Game data
Pokédex entries
Generation I
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Red(ENG)
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Its central core glows with the seven colors of the rainbow. Some people value the core as a gem.
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Blue
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Yellow
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The center section is named the core. People think it is communicating when it glows in 7 colors.
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Stadium
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When away from human eyes, its core is said to glow mysteriously in seven colors. This Pokémon may have come from outer space.
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Generation II
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Gold
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The center section of its body is called the core. It glows in a different color each time it is seen.
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Silver
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Regardless of the environment it lives in, its body grows to form a symmetrical geometric shape.
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Crystal
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It is said that it uses the seven colored core of its body to send electric waves into outer space.
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Stadium 2
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The center section of its body is called the core. It glows in a different color each time it is seen.
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Generation III
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Ruby
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Starmie's center section - the core - glows brightly in seven colors. Because of its luminous nature, this Pokémon has been given the nickname "the gem of the sea."
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Sapphire
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Starmie swims through water by spinning its star-shaped body as if it were a propeller on a ship. The core at the center of this Pokémon's body glows in seven colors.
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Emerald
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People in ancient times imagined that Starmie were transformed from the reflections of stars that twinkled on gentle waves at night.
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FireRed
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This Pokémon has a geometric body. Because of its body, the locals suspect that it is an alien creature.
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LeafGreen
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Its central core glows with the seven colors of the rainbow. Some people value the core as a gem.
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Generation IV
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Diamond
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At the center of its body is a red core, which sends mysterious radio signals into the night sky.
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Pearl
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Platinum
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HeartGold
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The center section of its body is called the core. It glows in a different color each time it is seen.
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SoulSilver
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Regardless of the environment it lives in, its body grows to form a symmetrical geometric shape.
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Generation V
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Black
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At the center of its body is a red core, which sends mysterious radio signals into the night sky.
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White
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Black 2
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Its core shines in many colors and sends radio signals into space to communicate with something.
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White 2
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Generation VI
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X
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Its central core glows with the seven colors of the rainbow. Some people value the core as a gem.
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Y
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At the center of its body is a red core, which sends mysterious radio signals into the night sky.
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Omega Ruby
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Starmie's center section-the core-glows brightly in seven colors. Because of its luminous nature, this Pokémon has been given the nickname "the gem of the sea."
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Alpha Sapphire
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Starmie swims through water by spinning its star-shaped body as if it were a propeller on a ship. The core at the center of this Pokémon's body glows in seven colors.
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Generation VII
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Sun
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Its shining core is thought to receive and transmit enigmatic signals. It has been known to cause headaches in those who approach it.
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Moon
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Its unusual body shape, reminiscent of abstract art, led local people to spread rumors that this Pokémon may be an invader from outer space.
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Game locations
In side games
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Generation II
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This Pokémon is unavailable in Generation II side games.
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Held items
Stats
Base stats
Stat
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Range
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At Lv. 50
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At Lv. 100
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60
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120 - 167
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230 - 324
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75
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72 - 139
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139 - 273
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85
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81 - 150
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157 - 295
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100
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94 - 167
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184 - 328
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85
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81 - 150
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157 - 295
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115
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108 - 183
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211 - 361
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Total: 520
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Other Pokémon with this total
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- Minimum stats are calculated with 0 EVs, IVs of 0, and (if applicable) a hindering nature.
- Maximum stats are calculated with 252 EVs, IVs of 31, and (if applicable) a helpful nature.
- This Pokémon's Special base stat in Generation I was 100.
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Pokéathlon stats
Type effectiveness
Under normal battle conditions in Generation IX, this Pokémon is:
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Learnset
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- Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Starmie
- Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an Evolution of Starmie
- Click on the generation numbers at the top to see level-up moves from other generations
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- Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Starmie
- Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an Evolution of Starmie
- Click on the generation numbers at the top to see TM moves from other generations
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- Moves marked with an asterisk (*) must be chain bred onto Starmie in Generation VII
- Moves marked with a double dagger (‡) can only be bred from a Pokémon who learned the move in an earlier generation.
- Moves marked with a superscript game abbreviation can only be bred onto Starmie in that game.
- Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Starmie
- Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an Evolution of Starmie
- Click on the generation numbers at the top to see Egg moves from other generations
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- A black or white abbreviation in a colored box indicates that Starmie can be tutored the move in that game
- A colored abbreviation in a white box indicates that Starmie cannot be tutored the move in that game
- Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Starmie
- Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an Evolution of Starmie
- Click on the generation numbers at the top to see Move Tutor moves from other generations
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- Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Starmie
- Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an Evolution of Starmie
- Click on the generation numbers at the top to see moves from other generations
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Side game data
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Pokémon Ranger
Group:
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Poké Assist:
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Field move:
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None
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Loops: 9
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Min. exp.: N/A
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Max. exp.: N/A
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Browser entry R-000
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Starmie spins its body to attack. It moves rapidly on the water's surface.
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Evolution
Sprites
Trivia
- Despite being a genderless Pokémon, Staryu and Starmie were programmed to learn Egg moves in Gold and Silver; however, due to being genderless, these were unobtainable. This was fixed in Crystal.
Origin
It appears to be a stylized seastar, with a second set of arms on its back similar to a crown of thorns starfish. Starmie also bears resemblance to the Mesopotamian goddess Inanna's iconography.
Name origin
Starmie is derived from star (referring to its shape) and mie, which involves 珠 mi (gem or jewel), referring to its core. In English, Mie is considered a corruption of me (the personal pronoun), in opposition to the yu (you) in Staryu. This pun is not present in their Japanese names; while Starmie shares its name in both languages, Staryu's Japanese name is Hitodeman (roughly "starfish man").
In other languages
Language
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Title
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Meaning
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Japanese
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スターミー Starmie
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From star and 珠 mi
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French
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Staross
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From the English words star and boss
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Spanish
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Starmie
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Same as English/Japanese name
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German
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Starmie
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Same as English/Japanese name
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Italian
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Starmie
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Same as English/Japanese name
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Korean
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아쿠스타 Akusta
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Transliteration of the English aqua star
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Mandarin Chinese
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寶石海星 / 宝石海星 Bǎoshíhǎixīng
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Literally "Jewel starfish"
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Cantonese Chinese
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寶石海星 Bóusehkhóisīng
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Literally "Jewel starfish"
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More languages
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Hindi
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स्टारमी Starmie
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Transcription of English name
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Russian
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Старми Starmi
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Transcription of English name
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Notes
Related articles
External links
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