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Pokemon FireRed and LeafGreen (FRLG)

Staryu Location, Evolution, and Stats

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Staryu is a Pokemon in Pokemon FireRed and LeafGreen (FRLG). Learn how to get Staryu, its Gen 3 learnset, evolution details, when to evolve it, abilities, and type strengths and weaknesses here!

Pokedex List
Pokemon FRLG - Seaking Seaking
(#119) 		Pokemon FRLG - Staryu Staryu
(#120) 		Pokemon FRLG - Starmie Starmie
(#121)

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How to Get Staryu

Where To Catch Staryu

※ Encounter rates can vary depending on the game version.

Location Encounter Rate
Pallet Town Common (Super Rod, LG Only)
Vermilion City Common (Super Rod, LG Only)
Cinnabar Island Common (Super Rod, LG Only)
Icefall Cave Common (Super Rod, LG only)
One Island Common (Super Rod, LG only)
Five Island Common (Super Rod, LG only)

Staryu can be found mostly in the waters of Pallet Town, Vermillion City, and Cinnabar Island.

Staryu Game Data

Basic Info and Type

Staryu
Star Shape Pokémon
Pokemon FRLG - Staryu
Type 1 Pokemon FRLG - Water
Type 2 -
Egg Group Water 3
Height 0.8m
Weight 34.5lbs

Abilities

Ability Effect
Illuminate Raises the likelihood of meeting wild Pokémon by illuminating the surroundings.
Natural Cure All status conditions heal when the Pokémon switches out.

List of All Abilities

Weakness and Resistances

Multiplier Type
Takes 2x Damage
Pokemon FRLG - Electric Pokemon FRLG - Grass
Takes 0.5x Damage
Pokemon FRLG - Steel Pokemon FRLG - Fire Pokemon FRLG - Water Pokemon FRLG - Ice
Takes 1x Damage
Pokemon FRLG - Dark Pokemon FRLG - Dragon Pokemon FRLG - Ghost Pokemon FRLG - Rock Pokemon FRLG - Bug Pokemon FRLG - Psychic Pokemon FRLG - Ground Pokemon FRLG - Poison Pokemon FRLG - Flying Pokemon FRLG - Fighting Pokemon FRLG - Normal

Note that Type Effectiveness does not take Abilities into account.

Weakness and Type Chart

Staryu Base Stats

HP
30
Atk
45
Def
55
Sp. Atk
70
Sp. Def
55
Speed
85
Total
340

Staryu Evolution Chart

What Level Does Staryu Evolve?

Evolution Line
Pokemon FRLG - Staryu Staryu Use Water Stone
→		 Pokemon FRLG - Starmie Starmie

Staryu evolves into Starmie using a Water Stone, so leveling it up only affects the moves it learns and not when it evolves.

Where to Get Water Stone and How to Use

When to Evolve Staryu

Level Moves Learned
After Lv. 28 Once Staryu reaches Lv. 28, it already has access to some of its best moves, Recover, Swift, and Bubble Beam. You can evolve it into Starmie and focus on TMs and HMs as you progress through the game.
After Lv. 46 One of the strongest Water moves, Hydro Pump, is learned by Staryu at Lv. 46.

Staryu is best evolved into Starmie either after Lv. 28 or Lv. 46. If you reach Lv. 28, you already gain access to majority of its better moves, as you'll want to train it with HMs and TMs for better utility and coverage.

You can, however, hold off on evolving it until after Lv. 46, where Staryu learns Hydro Pump. This is one of the strongest Water-type moves in the game, and it benefits further from it with STAB.

List of All Moves

Staryu Gen 3 Learnset

Level Up Learnset in FRLG

Lv.
Move
Type
Power
Acc.
PP
1 Tackle Pokemon FRLG - Normal 35 95 35
1 Harden Pokemon FRLG - Normal - - 30
6 Water Gun Pokemon FRLG - Water 40 100 25
10 Rapid Spin Pokemon FRLG - Normal 20 100 40
15 Recover Pokemon FRLG - Normal - - 20
19 Camouflage Pokemon FRLG - Normal - 100 20
24 Swift Pokemon FRLG - Normal 60 - 20
28 Bubble Beam Pokemon FRLG - Water 65 100 20
33 Minimize Pokemon FRLG - Normal - - 20
37 Light Screen Pokemon FRLG - Psychic - - 30
42 Cosmic Power Pokemon FRLG - Psychic - - 20
46 Hydro Pump Pokemon FRLG - Water 120 80 5

TM and HM Learnset in FRLG

No.
Move
Type
Power
Acc.
PP
HM03 Surf Pokemon FRLG - Water 95 100 15
HM05 Flash Pokemon FRLG - Normal - 70 20
HM07 Waterfall Pokemon FRLG - Water 80 100 15
HM08 Dive Pokemon FRLG - Water 60 100 10
TM03 Water Pulse Pokemon FRLG - Water 60 100 20
TM06 Toxic Pokemon FRLG - Poison - 85 10
TM07 Hail Pokemon FRLG - Ice - - 10
TM10 Hidden Power Pokemon FRLG - Normal 1 100 15
TM13 Ice Beam Pokemon FRLG - Ice 95 100 10
TM14 Blizzard Pokemon FRLG - Ice 120 70 5
TM16 Light Screen Pokemon FRLG - Psychic - - 30
TM17 Protect Pokemon FRLG - Normal - - 10
TM18 Rain Dance Pokemon FRLG - Water - - 5
TM21 Frustration Pokemon FRLG - Normal 1 100 20
TM24 Thunderbolt Pokemon FRLG - Electric 95 100 15
TM25 Thunder Pokemon FRLG - Electric 120 70 10
TM27 Return Pokemon FRLG - Normal 1 100 20
TM29 Psychic Pokemon FRLG - Psychic 90 100 10
TM32 Double Team Pokemon FRLG - Normal - - 15
TM33 Reflect Pokemon FRLG - Psychic - - 20
TM42 Facade Pokemon FRLG - Normal 70 100 20
TM43 Secret Power Pokemon FRLG - Normal 70 100 20
TM44 Rest Pokemon FRLG - Psychic - - 10

Move Tutor Learnset in FRLG

Move
Type
Power
Acc.
PP
Double-Edge Pokemon FRLG - Normal 120 100 15
Mimic Pokemon FRLG - Normal - 100 10
Substitute Pokemon FRLG - Normal - - 10
Thunder Wave Pokemon FRLG - Electric - 100 20

Egg Move Learnset in FRLG

This Pokemon cannot learn any moves under this category.

Learnset from Pre-Evolution in FRLG

This Pokemon cannot learn any moves from a pre-evolution.

Staryu Pokedex Number

Pokedex List
Pokemon FRLG - Seaking Seaking
(#119) 		Pokemon FRLG - Staryu Staryu
(#120) 		Pokemon FRLG - Starmie Starmie
(#121)

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List of All Pokemon by Type

Grass TypeGrass Water TypeWater Fire TypeFire
Electric TypeElectric Ice TypeIce Fighting TypeFighting
Ground TypeGround Poison TypePoison Flying TypeFlying
Psychic TypePsychic Bug TypeBug Rock TypeRock
Ghost TypeGhost Dragon TypeDragon Dark TypeDark
Steel TypeSteel Normal TypeNormal -

List of Pokemon by Egg Group

Grass Egg GroupGrass Monster Egg GroupMonster Dragon Egg GroupDragon
Water 1 Egg GroupWater 1 Water 2 Egg GroupWater 2 Water 3 Egg GroupWater 3
Bug Egg GroupBug Flying Egg GroupFlying Field Egg GroupField
Fairy Egg GroupFairy Human-like Egg GroupHuman-like Mineral Egg GroupMineral
Amorphous Egg GroupAmorphous Undiscovered Egg GroupUndiscovered Ditto Egg GroupDitto

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