Competitive Information for Starmie [Gold/Silver]
Movesets for Singles
What is a good competitive moveset for Starmie? These builds have been optimized for Pokemon competing in Gold/Silver Single Battles. The movesets and EVs have been specifically calibrated to deal the most amount of damage to the largest group of potentially common opponents and typing threats for the Gold/Silver generation metagame.
Starmie is a phenomenal Water and Psychic-typed Pokemon. It's a pretty regular sight to see Starmie out in the 2nd generation battlefield. Starmie can usually be found in the OU tier (Overused). There were no known abilities back in the Gold/Silver Pokemon games. Starmie is weak to Bug, Dark, Electric, Ghost, and Grass-typed attacks.
Item: Leftovers
Moveset:
- Surf
- Psychic
- Recover / Substitute
- Thunder Wave
Support Starmie (Popular/Trending)
Starmie is a decent Support. In the dark days before Generation IV, a move's damage category was determined by its type. Leftovers are always a great recovery option to ensure Starmie last longer regaining it's stamina every turn.
♦ Psychic is a special STAB-boosted 90-base power Psychic-type move (10% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage).
♦ Recover is a status move (heals your Starmie by 50% of its max hp).
♦ Substitute is a status move (Starmie takes 1/4 its max hp to put in a substitute).
♦ Thunder Wave is a status move (paralyzes the target).
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Item: Mystic Water
Moveset:
- Surf / Waterfall
- Psychic
- Ice Beam / Icy Wind
- Thunderbolt
Special Sweeper Starmie (Retro)
Starmie is an outstanding Special Sweeper. It was designed to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. Keep in mind back before Generation IV, a move's damage category was determined by its type.
♦ Waterfall is a special STAB-boosted 80-base power Water-type move that deals a large amount of damage.
♦ Psychic is a special STAB-boosted 90-base power Psychic-type move (10% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage).
♦ Ice Beam is a special 95-base power Ice-type move (10% chance to freeze the target).
♦ Icy Wind is a special 55-base power Ice-type move (100% chance to lower the target's speed by 1 stage).
♦ Thunderbolt is a special 95-base power Electric-type move (10% chance to paralyze the target).
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Movepool
Wondering what moves can Starmie learn? Here is the list of moves this Pokemon can learn in this selected generation.
Sort and organize the learnset by move type, category, accuracy, and power. Bolded moves will gain the same-type attack bonus (STAB) if this Pokemon uses them.
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Combo List
These are a list of several common move combinations Starmie can perform in Gold/Silver. Not every combo going to be game-changing, but some can be pretty fun to play with. Sometimes these can be easily overlooked or forgotten, hence why we find and list them here. Discover what items, abilities, and moves this Pokemon can use in combination with each other to gain a strategic advantage in competitive battles.
Competitive GS Move and Ability Combos for Starmie
- Moves: Swagger + Psych up
- Moves: Rain dance + Thunder
- Moves: Rest + Sleep talk
- Moves: Rest + Snore
- Moves: Thunderbolt + Ice beam
- Move: Swagger + Item: Mirror Herb
- Item: Blunder Policy + Move: Zap Cannon
- Moves with Priority: Endure, Protect
- Moves that inflict status: Thunder Wave, Toxic
Moves that boost Starmie's stats
- Curse
- Harden
- Rage
- Rapid Spin
- Skull Bash
Most notable and possible best moves for Starmie
- Confuse Ray
- Hydro Pump
- Ice Beam
- Light Screen
- Nightmare
- Protect
- Psychic
- Rapid Spin
- Recover
- Reflect
- Rest
- Substitute
- Surf
- Teleport
- Thunder Wave
- Toxic
Common Effort Values for Starmie in Gold and Silver
- Serious Nature ( 252/0/252/252/252/252/ )
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- Optimize Starmie's EV spread for Pokemon Gold and Silver
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