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Starmie Movesets and Best Builds
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This is a guide to movesets and best builds for using Starmie in competitive play for Pokemon Champions. Read on for tips on the best Nature, EV spreads, Movesets, and Held Items to use with Starmie, as well as its strengths and weaknesses.
 Starmie Pokedex |
 Mega Starmie |
Starmie Build |
List of Contents
Starmie Base Stats, Type, Ability and Weakness
Starmie Stats, Info, and Abilities
Starmie
Mega Starmie
 Starmie  | |||||||||
| Stat | Value | ||||||||
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| HP | 60 | ||||||||
| Atk | 75 | ||||||||
| Def | 85 | ||||||||
| SpA | 100 | ||||||||
| SpD | 85 | ||||||||
| Spe | 115 | ||||||||
| Total | 520 | ||||||||
| Ability | Effect | ||||||||
| Analytic | Boosts the power of the Pokémon's move if it is the last to act that turn. | ||||||||
| Illuminate | By illuminating its surroundings, the Pokémon prevents its accuracy from being lowered. | ||||||||
| Natural Cure | The Pokémon's status conditions are cured when it switches out. | ||||||||
 Mega Starmie | |||||||||
| Stat | Value | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HP | 60 | ||||||||
| Atk | 100 | ||||||||
| Def | 105 | ||||||||
| SpA | 130 | ||||||||
| SpD | 105 | ||||||||
| Spe | 120 | ||||||||
| Total | 660 | ||||||||
| Ability | Effect | ||||||||
| Huge Power | Doubles the Pokémon's Attack stat. | ||||||||
Type Matchups
| Weak to: | ||
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| ⦿ (2x) |
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| Damaged Normally By: | (1x) | 
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| Resists: | △ (0.5x) |
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Type Chart:
Strengths and Weakness Matchups
Starmie Strengths and Evaluation
| Tier | Singles |  |
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| Doubles |  |
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| Starmie Strengths and Weaknesses | ||
 Fastest Huge Power Pokemon once it Mega Evolves | ||
| Can also be bulky with HP investment | ||
| Has amazing coverage attacks on the Special side | ||
 Mega doesn't have access to particularly strong STAB moves | ||
| Weak to pretty common attack types | ||
| Base form is weak when compared to other Megas | ||
Fast and Powerful Physical Attacker
Once Mega Evolved, Starmie becomes the fastest Huge Power Pokemon across the whole series! This makes it an incredibly threatening sweeper, especially against Pokemon slower than it.
As a note, it's tied with Mega Medicham for the second-highest Attack stat Pokemon with Huge/Pure Power, only beaten out by Mega Mawile with a base 105 Attack.
Huge Power Effect and Pokemon With This Ability
Also Has Balanced Defenses
Starmie's base and Mega forms both have pretty balanced defenses, meaning you can also invest in HP to make it stick around longer in battles. This is actually preferred against some matchups since there are actually a good number of Pokemon and Megas that have more than 120 base Speed.
Best Builds for Starmie
| Build | Rating |
|---|---|
| ★★★★ | |
| ★★★ |
Singles Glass Cannon Mega Starmie
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Mega Starmie
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Nature | Jolly (Spe▲, SpA▼) |
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| Ability |
Huge Power Huge Power Doubles the Pokémon's Attack stat.
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| Held Item |
 Starminite Starminite A held item that allows Starmie to Mega Evolve.
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| HP | Atk | Def | SpA | SpD | Spe | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 136 | 152 | 125 | 135 | 125 | 189 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | 32 | - | - | - | 32 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Moves | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Liquidation Liquidation
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Zen Headbutt Zen Headbutt
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Aqua Jet Aqua Jet
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Flip Turn Flip Turn
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This build aims to quickly take down opponents with a combination of Huge Power and STAB Physical attacks. It also utilizes Aqua Jet to get quick KOs on Pokemon that outspeed it, as well as Flip Turn to switch out and get chip damage against bad matchups.
Singles Glass Cannon Mega Starmie Alternate Builds
| Stats | Explanation | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Rash Nature 18 SpA / 14 SpD / 32 Spe |
Helps make Mega Starmie a mixed attacker, potentially surprising foes that expect a full Physical build. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Timid Nature 2 HP / 32 SpA / 32 Spe |
Turn it into a full Special attacker to utilize its amazing coverage movepool. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Moves | Explanation | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Double-Edge Double-Edge
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A powerful Normal-type attack that can be used to nuke down enemies that don't resist it. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Surf Surf
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A Special attacking move to help diversify its damage profile. Just make sure to adjust its stat spread to account for this. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thunderbolt Thunderbolt
Ice Beam Ice Beam
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When combined with Surf, it gives Starmie a trio of attacks that no Pokemon can resist. Just make sure to adjust its stat spread to account for this. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Key Damage Calculations
 Damage Dealt by Mega Starmie |
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|---|---|
153 HP｜98 DefNo Defensive EV Investment: (Timid) |
Sun is active, and damage of Water Moves is reduced by 50% Liquidation 150 ~ 176 (98 ~ 115%) 75% Chance to OHKO |
 Damage Received by Kingambit |
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205 AtkOffensive EV Investment: 32 Atk (Adamant) |
Kowtow Cleave 188 ~ 224 (138.2 ~ 164.7%) Guaranteed OHKO Sucker Punch 156 ~ 186 (114.7 ~ 136.7%) Guaranteed OHKO |
Singles Glass Cannon Mega Starmie Weaknesses
| Counter | Pokemon | Info |
|---|---|
| Apply the Burn Status | 
A great way to counter a fully offensive Mega Starmie is by applying Burn to it. since it will stay even if it switches out. Just make sure to use Pokemon that aren't weak to Water and Psychic, since they can still get KO'd even after a burn. |
| Use a Pokemon with Sucker Punch | 
Starmie has access to Flip Turn, meaning that it will mostly likely use that instead of manually switching out since it helps apply some chip damage. Considering this, you can use Sucker Punch on powerful Dark-type Pokemon to a land a ton of damage, and maybe even outright KO it! |
Singles Bulky Mega Starmie
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Mega Starmie
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Nature | Adamant (Atk▲, SpA▼) |
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| Ability |
Huge Power Huge Power Doubles the Pokémon's Attack stat.
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| Held Item |
Starminite Starminite A held item that allows Starmie to Mega Evolve.
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| HP | Atk | Def | SpA | SpD | Spe | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 167 | 152 | 125 | 135 | 125 | 155 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 32 | 32 | - | - | - | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Moves | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Liquidation Liquidation
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Zen Headbutt Zen Headbutt
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Bulk Up Bulk Up
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Recover Recover
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This set takes advantage of Mega Starmie's base 105 Def and SpD to make it as bulky as possible. The combination of Bulk Up and Recover allows Mega Starmie to stay on the field for a long time, as long as the enemy doesn't have easy ways to deal with it.
Singles Bulky Mega Starmie Alternate Builds
| Moves | Explanation | |||||||||||||
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Cosmic Power Cosmic Power
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Used over Bulk Up to increase both defenses at the cost of no longer being able to boost Attack. | |||||||||||||
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Substitute Substitute
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Prevents enemies from countering Starmie with Status moves, but would need to replace either an attacking move or Recover. | |||||||||||||
Key Damage Calculations
| Damage Dealt by Mega Starmie |
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|---|---|
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153 HP｜98 Def No Defensive EV Investment: (Timid) |
Sun is active, and Mega Starmie is Burned +2 Liquidation 162 ~ 192 (105.8 ~ 125.4%) Guaranteed OHKO |
| Damage Received by Meowscarada |
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162 Atk Offensive EV Investment: 32 Atk (Jolly) |
Flower Trick 152 ~ 182 (91 ~ 108.9%) 56.3% Chance to OHKO |
Singles Bulky Mega Starmie Weaknesses
| Counter | Pokemon | Info |
|---|---|
| Use a Fast Taunter | 
To prevent a bulky Mega Starmie from setting up, you'll want to use Pokemon that have more than 120 base Speed and learn Taunt. Meowscarada is especially good for this since its typing perfectly counters Starmie, and Flower Trick's guaranteed crits bypasses any Defense boosts it manages to set up. |
| Bring a Pokemon with Unaware | 
A classic counter to setup Pokemon is using a Pokemon with Unaware. This way, it ignores any stat boosts they gain, and you can setup to potentially one shot them in return. |
Starmie Checks and Counters
| Counter | Pokemon | Info |
|---|---|
| Bring Intimidate Pokemon | 
Since its base special attacking form isn't particularly powerful, it's highly recommended to bring Pokemon with Intimidate to reduce the boost it gets from Huge Power. Just make sure to avoid Fire-types like the Arcanines and Incineroar since they're still weak to Water. |
| Use an Archaludon team | 
Archaludon is an incredible counter to Starmie since it resists both of its STABs, and Starmie doesn't learn any Fighting or Ground attacks. Just be careful if you decide to activate Rain since it will boost the damage of Starmie's Water-type attacks. |
Lower Attack with Intimidate
An amazing way to deal with Mega Starmie is by lowering its Attack with Intimidate. This will help control its overall ridiculous Attack stat, helping keep your team alive when a Pokemon would otherwise get KO'd.
Intimidate Effect and Pokemon With This Ability
Use Archaludon as a Counter
If you need a Pokemon to counter Mega Starmie, Archaludon is a perfect pick. Besides its defensive typing perfectly countering Starmie's STABs, its Electro Shot can one-shot even a full HP and SpD invested Mega Starmie!
Just be careful if you do set up Rain since it will boost the damage of Starmie's Water-type attacks, potentially putting any Pokemon besides Archaludon at risk of getting KO'd.
Archaludon Stats, Moves, and How to Get Fast
Starmie Teambuilding Guide
Singles Team Synergy
| Offensive Lead | Bulky Attacker | Sweeper |
|---|---|---|
 Sneasler
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Kingambit
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Mega Starmie
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This sample team utilizes Sneasler and Kingambit to get rid of any threats to Mega Starmie. The combination of these Pokémon covers each other's weaknesses very well, except against Ground, Electric, and Fairy attacks.
Doubles Team Synergy
| Role1 | Role2 |
|---|---|
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Mega Starmie
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Dragapult
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| Role3 | Role4 |
 Maushold
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Sneasler
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This team utilizes a more supportive Special attacking Mega Starmie to pass on Huge Power to a fast Physical attacker using Skill Swap. In this example, Dragapult is the sweeper of choice, with Maushold being its main support and Sneasler helping provide offensive coverage.
Mega Starmie can still be an offensive threat on this team, just make sure it's using a Special set with moves like Scald and Ice Beam since it will no longer have the Huge Power Attack boost.
Pokemon Champions Related Guides
Best Builds for Season M-1
| Best Builds for Pokemon that Can Mega Evolve |
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| Best Builds for Regular Pokemon |
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