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Giacomo's Dark Type Team Star Base is the best base to tackle first in Starfall Street in Pokemon Scarlet and Violet (SV). Read on for Giacomo's Team, how to beat Segin Starmobile, and strategy on how to clear the Dark Team Star Base.
| Next Boss | |
|---|---|
 Fire Crew (Mela) |
List of Contents
 ②： Head along the path to Cortondo Town. ③： Keep going through to the Pokemon center in the middle of West Province (Area One). ④： Head North and cross the bridge, then go to the Pokemon Center in the North or West Province (Area One). ⑤： Keep following that path and you will soon arrive at the Dark Team Star Base. |
You can reach the Dark Team Star Base either by foot or with Miraidon/Koraidon's base ride abilities. There are no other story elements or ride abilities that need to be unlocked first.
| Pokemon | Level | Type |
|---|---|---|
 Murkrow
|
19 |
|
When you arrive at Team Star's Base you will first have to face a Team Star grunt in a battle. After that you will be met with waves of Team Grunt's Pokemon and the Team Star Boss Battle in quick succession, so make sure you prepare your team and items fully before approaching the base.
 ▲Team Star Segin Squad Boss Giacomo |
Main Type | |
|---|---|---|
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| Recommended Party Lv. | ||
| Lv.22 | ||
| Pokemon | Type | Moves |
|---|---|---|
 Pawniard
Level 21 |
|
・
Aerial Ace
・ Fury Cutter ・ Metal Claw |
 Revavroom
(Starmobile)Level 20 |
|
・Wicked Torque ・ Swift ・ Spin Out ・ Brick Break |
|
|
|
Type Chart: All Matchups and Effectiveness
| Pokemon | Best Moves Explanation |
|---|---|
 Lucario
|
【Best Moves】 ・Vacuum Wave ・Aura Sphere Hits both Varoom and Pawniard for weakness with the one move. In Pawniards case it is a 4x Weakness, resulting in massive damage. Riolu can be caught early on, and increase friendship through Picnics to evolve into Lucario! |
 Pawmo
|
【Best Moves】 ・Arm Thrust Evolves from Pawmi. Hits both Varoom and Pawniard for weakness with the one move, however Arm Thrust does not have a large Base Power, so you do not need to go out of your way to obtain this Pokemon. If you already have one on your team it may be useful however. |
 Sylveon
|
【Best Moves】 ・Disarming Voice Hits both Varoom and Pawniard for weakness with the one move. Special Attack moves won't suffer much from the Starmobile's Intimidate. You can evolve Eeevee into Sylveon at Level 15 when it learns Baby-Doll Eyes. High Friendship can be easily achieved through picnics! |
When battling Giacomo you should use Fighting Type Pokemon to exploit his Teams shared weakness. The above Pokemon can be found early on in your journey and will prove invaluable at the Dark Team Star Base. Sylveon can also be used, since it won't suffer from Intimidate. Just watch out for Pawniard and the Starmobile's Steel type moves!
List of All Fighting Type Pokemon in Pokemon Scarlet and Violet
| Ability | Effect |
|---|---|
| Intimidate | The user lower's the opponent's Attack by one stage whenever it enters the battlefield. |
Giacomo's Starmobile has the ability Intimidate, so be careful in using Pokemon that use Physical attacks since it can drag the battle for longer if your Attack gets lowered. Opt instead for Special Attackers to end the battle quickly.
| Pokemon | Level | Type | Best Moves |
|---|---|---|---|
 Crocalor
|
26 |
|
・Incinerate ・Bite ・Round ・Yawn |
 Kirlia
|
21 |
|
・Drain Kiss ・Hypnosis ・Double Team ・Psybeam |
 Clodsire
|
22 |
|
・Poison Tail ・Mud Shot ・Amnesia ・Toxic Spikes |
※ You may only use 3 Pokemon in the Team Star base
By using Types that Pawniard are weak to such as Fighting or Fire you should make quick work of it. If you chose Fuecoco as your starter Pokemon it should do the job fine.
If you do not have a Pokemon that can deal super effective damage, take advantage of Pawniards lower Special Defense with Special Moves to deal more damage.
Each Team Star Boss has their own Revavroom Starmobile. Just like the Titan Pokemon in Path of Legends, Team Star's Starmobiles have much more HP than regular Pokemon, so you will have to utilize your full team to take them down. You should save your Tera Orb for these battles.
| Clear Amulet Effect | Talk to this Person |
|---|---|
 |
 |
Giacomo's Starmobile has a deadly one-two combination in Metal Sound, lowering your Defense by 2 stages followed by Bark Out, a Special Move.
If you get yourself the Clear Amulet Item from the Pokemon League Representative pictured above at the Pokemon Center in West Province (Area One) and give it to your Pokemon to hold, you can prevent all stat reductions, so it is invaluable in this battle.
Note that you need to defeat five trainers in the area to obtain the Clear Amulet from the representative at the Pokemon Center.
| Team Star Dark Badge |
|---|
 |
| Reward | Effect |
|---|---|
 TM062 Foul Play |
Type:
Category: Physical
Power: 95 Accuracy: 100 |
| TM | Required Resources |
|---|---|
 TM096 Eerie Impulse |
Required League Points:
400 LP Required Pokemon Materials: ・Voltorb Sparks x3 ・Shinx Fang x3 |
 TM070 Sleep Talk |
Required League Points:
400 LP Required Pokemon Materials: ・Hippopotas Sand x3 ・Hippopotas Sand x3 |
 TM037 Draining Kiss |
Required League Points:
800 LP Required Pokemon Materials: ・Igglybuff Fluff x3 ・Flabébé Pollen x3 |
 TM036 Rock Tomb |
Required League Points:
1500 LP Required Pokemon Materials: ・Rockruff Rock x3 ・Klawf Claw x3 |
 TM035 Mud Shot |
Required League Points:
800 LP Required Pokemon Materials: ・Sandile Claw x3 ・Wooper Slime x3 |
 TM033 Magical Leaf |
Required League Points:
1500 LP Required Pokemon Materials: ・Smoliv Oil x3 ・Petilil Leaf x3 |
 TM030 Snarl |
Required League Points:
800 LP Required Pokemon Materials: ・Maschiff Fang x3 ・Squawkabilly Feather x3 |
 TM028 Bulldoze |
Required League Points:
1500 LP Required Pokemon Materials: ・Mudbray Mud x3 ・Sandygast Sand x3 |
 TM026 Poison Tail |
Required League Points:
800 LP Required Pokemon Materials: ・Seviper Fang x3 ・Shroodle Ink x3 |
 TM024 Fire Spin |
Required League Points:
800 LP Required Pokemon Materials: ・Growlithe Fur x3 ・Torkoal Coal x3 |
 TM023 Charge Beam |
Required League Points:
800 LP Required Pokemon Materials: ・Mareep Wool x3 ・Dedenne Fur x3 |
 TM017 Confuse Ray |
Required League Points:
400 LP Required Pokemon Materials: ・Gastly Gas x3 ・Mareep Wool x3 |
 TM013 Acid Spray |
Required League Points:
800 LP Required Pokemon Materials: ・Toxel Sparks x3 ・Wooper Slime x3 |
 TM006 Scary Face |
Required League Points:
400 LP Required Pokemon Materials: ・Stantler Hair x3 ・Sandile Claw x3 |
 TM003 Fake Tears |
Required League Points:
400 LP Required Pokemon Materials: ・Bonsly Tears x3 ・Teddiursa Claw x3 |
 TM041 Stored Power |
Required League Points:
800 LP Required Pokemon Materials: ・Gothita Eyelash x3 ・Ralts Dust x3 |
 TM004 Agility |
Required League Points:
800 LP Required Pokemon Materials: ・Fletchling Feather x3 ・Oricorio Feather x3 |
 TM042 Night Shade |
Required League Points:
400 LP Required Pokemon Materials: ・Gastly Gas x3 ・Murkrow Bauble x3 |
 TM034 Icy Wind |
Required League Points:
800 LP Required Pokemon Materials: ・Snom Thread x3 ・Snover Berries x3 |
You also receive 5000 LP and unlock several TM crafting materials for defeating Giacomo.
All TMs Locations and Crafting Recipes
| Map Position | In Game Location |
|---|---|
 |
 |
After clearing Starfall Street You are able to challenge the Team Star Leaders to a rematch battle with much stronger teams. You can find Giacomo standing in front of the largest building in the Team Star Dark Base. Go up to him and talk to him to initiate the rematch battle.
Also, by pressing the buzzer at the entrance to the Team Star Dark Base, you can do the Let's Go Auto Battle Grunt Challenge and Earn LP.
How to Farm League Points
| Pokemon | Type | Moves |
|---|---|---|
 Cacturne
Lv. 65 |
|
・
Sucker Punch
・ Spiky Shield ・ Thunder Punch ・ Bullet Seed |
 Krookodile
Lv. 65 |
|
・
Earthquake
・ Crunch ・ Dragon Claw ・ Fire Fang |
 Honchkrow
Lv. 65 |
|
・
Hurricane
・ Dark Pulse ・ Psychic ・ Tailwind |
 Mabosstiff
Lv. 65 |
|
・
Crunch
・ Payback ・ Play Rough ・ Ice Fang |
 Kingambit
Lv. 66 |
|
・
Iron Head
・ Swords Dance ・ Stone Edge ・ Kowtow Cleave |
| Pokemon | Type | Moves |
|---|---|---|
 Wigglytuff
Lv. 70 |
Tera Type 
|
・
Body Slam
・ Dazzling Gleam ・ Thunder Wave ・ Blizzard |
 Gallade
Lv. 70 |
|
・
Psycho Cut
・ Leaf Blade ・ Close Combat ・ Night Slash |
 Quaquaval
Lv. 70 |
Tera Type 
|
・
Aqua Step
・ Close Combat ・ U-turn ・ Ice Spinner |
 Tinkaton
Lv. 70 |
|
・
Play Rough
・ Gigaton Hammer ・ Brick Break ・ Stone Edge |
 Dachsbun
Lv. 70 |
|
・
Play Rough
・ Stomping Tantrum ・ Body Press ・ Ice Fang |
Team Star Rematch Battles: All STC Rematch Teams Guide
Take out Kingambit in one shot by exploiting its 4x weakness to Fighting. It is crucial that you use a Pokemon like Gallade with a high speed stat, as Kingambit's Supreme Overlord Ability raises its Attack by one stage for each Pokemon that was defeated before it. This leaves Kingambit in a very strong position starting the battle, so make sure you deal with it swiftly.
Fairy Types resist Giacomo's Pokemon's Dark Type attacks while dealing STAB boosted super effective damage, so they are a no brainer in this matchup.
Usually Fighting Types are one of the best counters to Dark Type Pokemon, however Honchcrow is a serious threat with its STAB super effective Flying Typing. Make sure you use your Fairy Type Pokemon such as Tinkaton for this matchup.
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|---|---|
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Post Game Content: What to Do After the Story
| DLC Story Guides | |
|---|---|
| The Teal Mask | The Indigo Disk |
sylveon isn't supereffective against pawniard. steel resists fairy. fairy type moves are neutral to pawniard. best bet is actually a ground or fire type to avoid the super effective aerial ace and then switch into fighting type on the revaroom which also makes it so that the majority physical attacker fighting types aren't affected by intimidate.
Dark Team Star Base: How to Beat Segin Starmobile and Giacomo
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For me, revavroom has snarl, which is not listed.