Staryu
The Water type Pokemon. Discover comprehensive stats, moves, and evolutions across all games.
National #120• Available in 15 game versions

Pokemon Details
Species: Star Shape Pokémon
Height: 0.8 m
Weight: 34.5 kg
Abilities:
Training
EV Yield: 1 Speed
Catch Rate: 225
Base Friendship: 50
Base Exp: 68
Growth Rate: Slow
Breeding
Egg Groups:
- Water 3
Egg Cycles (Steps):
- Min: 4884
- Max: 5140
Gender:
- Genderless
Available Game Versions
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Type Guide
See the full type chart →This Pokémon's type(s) are highlighted below. Read across a highlighted row for its move effectiveness, and down a highlighted column for how much damage it takes.
| Atk ⬇ / Def ➡ | Normal | Fire | Water | Electric | Grass | Ice | Fighting | Poison | Ground | Psychic | Bug | Rock | Ghost | Dragon | Dark | Steel | Fairy | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Normal | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ½× | 0× | — | — | ½× | — |
| Fire | — | ½× | ½× | — | 2× | 2× | — | — | — | — | — | 2× | ½× | — | ½× | — | 2× | — |
| Water | — | 2× | ½× | — | ½× | — | — | — | 2× | — | — | — | 2× | — | ½× | — | — | — |
| Electric | — | — | 2× | ½× | ½× | — | — | — | 0× | 2× | — | — | — | — | ½× | — | — | — |
| Grass | — | ½× | 2× | — | ½× | — | — | ½× | 2× | ½× | — | ½× | 2× | — | ½× | — | ½× | — |
| Ice | — | ½× | ½× | — | 2× | ½× | — | — | 2× | 2× | — | — | — | — | 2× | — | ½× | — |
| Fighting | 2× | — | — | — | — | 2× | — | ½× | — | ½× | ½× | ½× | 2× | 0× | — | 2× | 2× | ½× |
| Poison | — | — | — | — | 2× | — | — | ½× | ½× | — | — | — | ½× | ½× | — | — | 0× | 2× |
| Ground | — | 2× | — | 2× | ½× | — | — | 2× | — | 0× | — | ½× | 2× | — | — | — | 2× | — |
| — | — | — | ½× | 2× | — | 2× | — | — | — | — | 2× | ½× | — | — | — | ½× | — | |
| Psychic | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2× | 2× | — | — | ½× | — | — | — | — | 0× | ½× | — |
| Bug | — | ½× | — | — | 2× | — | ½× | ½× | — | ½× | 2× | — | — | ½× | — | 2× | ½× | ½× |
| Rock | — | 2× | — | — | — | 2× | ½× | — | ½× | 2× | — | 2× | — | — | — | — | ½× | — |
| Ghost | 0× | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2× | — | — | 2× | — | ½× | — | — |
| Dragon | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2× | — | ½× | 0× |
| Dark | — | — | — | — | — | — | ½× | — | — | — | 2× | — | — | 2× | — | ½× | — | ½× |
| Steel | — | ½× | ½× | ½× | — | 2× | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2× | — | — | — | ½× | 2× |
| Fairy | — | ½× | — | — | — | — | 2× | ½× | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2× | 2× | ½× | — |
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Pick the opponent’s types to see how your moves perform.
Tip: Dual-type opponents combine both types. For example, an Electric move deals ×4 to a Water/Flying opponent.
Evolutions

#120
Staryu(Current)
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Pokémon Moves by Learning Method
Moves from All Games
The moves shown below are collected from all games where Staryu appears. These may not match the specific moveset available in your game. Select a specific game version above to see the exact moves for that game.
| Name | Level | Type | Category | Power | Accuracy |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tackle | 1 | Normal | Physical | 35 | 95 |
| Aqua Jet | 12 | Water | Physical | 40 | 100 |
| Rapid Spin | 13 | Normal | Physical | 20 | 100 |
| Psywave | 13 | Psychic | Special | - | 100 |
| Water Gun | 17 | Water | Special | 40 | 100 |
| Camouflage | 19 | Normal | Status | - | - |
| Harden | 22 | Normal | Status | - | - |
| Bubble Beam | 22 | Water | Special | 65 | 100 |
| Psybeam | 24 | Psychic | Special | 65 | 100 |
| Recover | 27 | Normal | Status | - | - |
| Bubblebeam | 31 | Water | Special | 65 | 100 |
| Swift | 32 | Normal | Physical | 60 | - |
| Brine | 36 | Water | Special | 65 | 100 |
| Minimize | 37 | Normal | Status | - | - |
| Gyro Ball | 37 | Steel | Physical | - | 100 |
| Reflect Type | 40 | Normal | Status | - | - |
| Confuse Ray | 40 | Ghost | Status | - | 100 |
| Light Screen | 42 | Psychic | Status | - | - |
| Cosmic Power | 42 | Psychic | Status | - | - |
| Surf | 44 | Water | Special | 90 | 100 |
| Power Gem | 46 | Rock | Special | 70 | 100 |
| Hydro Pump | 47 | Water | Special | 120 | 80 |
Game Locations
| Game | Location |
|---|---|
| Red | 20 - Wild 21 - Wild Route 19 - Wild Seafoam Islands - Wild cinnabar-island-area - Super-rod kanto-sea-route-19-area - Super-rod kanto-sea-route-20-area - Super-rod kanto-sea-route-21-area - Super-rod seafoam-islands-b1f - Walk seafoam-islands-b2f - Walk seafoam-islands-b3f - Super-rod seafoam-islands-b4f - Super-rod |
| Blue | 20 - Wild 21 - Wild Route 19 - Wild Seafoam Islands - Wild cinnabar-island-area - Super-rod kanto-sea-route-19-area - Super-rod kanto-sea-route-20-area - Super-rod kanto-sea-route-21-area - Super-rod seafoam-islands-1f - Walk seafoam-islands-b1f - Walk seafoam-islands-b2f - Walk seafoam-islands-b3f - Super-rod seafoam-islands-b3f - Walk seafoam-islands-b4f - Super-rod seafoam-islands-b4f - Walk |
| Yellow | 20 - Wild 21 - Wild Pallet Town - Wild Route 19 - Wild Seafoam Islands - Wild Vermilion City - Wild cinnabar-island-area - Super-rod kanto-sea-route-19-area - Super-rod kanto-sea-route-20-area - Super-rod kanto-sea-route-21-area - Super-rod pallet-town-area - Super-rod seafoam-islands-b3f - Super-rod seafoam-islands-b3f - Surf seafoam-islands-b4f - Super-rod seafoam-islands-b4f - Surf vermilion-city-ss-anne-dock - Super-rod |
| Gold | 20 - Wild 21 - Wild 34 - Wild 40 - Wild 41 - Wild Cherrygrove City - Wild Cianwood City - Wild Olivine City - Wild Route 19 - Wild cherrygrove-city-area - Good-rod cherrygrove-city-area - Super-rod cianwood-city-area - Good-rod cianwood-city-area - Super-rod johto-route-34-area - Good-rod johto-route-34-area - Super-rod johto-sea-route-40-area - Good-rod johto-sea-route-40-area - Super-rod kanto-sea-route-19-area - Good-rod kanto-sea-route-19-area - Super-rod olivine-city-area - Good-rod olivine-city-area - Super-rod union-cave-b2f - Good-rod union-cave-b2f - Super-rod |
| Crystal | 20 - Wild 21 - Wild 34 - Wild 40 - Wild 41 - Wild Cherrygrove City - Wild Cianwood City - Wild Olivine City - Wild Route 19 - Wild Union Cave - Wild cherrygrove-city-area - Good-rod cherrygrove-city-area - Super-rod cianwood-city-area - Good-rod cianwood-city-area - Super-rod johto-route-34-area - Good-rod johto-route-34-area - Super-rod johto-sea-route-40-area - Good-rod johto-sea-route-40-area - Super-rod kanto-sea-route-19-area - Good-rod kanto-sea-route-19-area - Super-rod olivine-city-area - Good-rod olivine-city-area - Super-rod union-cave-b2f - Good-rod union-cave-b2f - Super-rod |
| Ruby | Lilycove City - Wild lilycove-city-area - Super-rod |
| Firered | Trade/migrate From Another Game - Wild |
| Leafgreen | Cinnabar Island - Wild Five Island - Wild Icefall Cave - Wild One Island - Wild Pallet Town - Wild Vermilion City - Wild cinnabar-island-area - Super-rod five-island-area - Super-rod icefall-cave-waterfall - Super-rod one-island-area - Super-rod pallet-town-area - Super-rod ss-anne-area - Super-rod vermilion-city-area - Super-rod |
| Heartgold | Route 47 - Wild cherrygrove-city-area - Good-rod cherrygrove-city-area - Super-rod cianwood-city-area - Good-rod cianwood-city-area - Super-rod johto-route-34-area - Good-rod johto-route-34-area - Super-rod johto-route-47-area - Surf johto-sea-route-40-area - Good-rod johto-sea-route-40-area - Super-rod kanto-sea-route-19-area - Good-rod kanto-sea-route-19-area - Super-rod olivine-city-area - Good-rod olivine-city-area - Super-rod union-cave-b2f - Good-rod union-cave-b2f - Super-rod |
| Black2 | Humilau City - Wild Route 13 - Wild Undella Town - Wild humilau-city-area - Surf undella-town-area - Surf undella-town-area - Surf-spots unova-route-13-area - Surf unova-route-13-area - Surf-spots |
| X | Route 8 - Wild kalos-route-8-area - Good-rod |
| AlphaSapphire | Lilycove City - Wild Team Magma/Aqua Hideout - Wild special-encounter - Special-method |
| Moon | Hano Beach - Wild Poké Pelago - Wild Route 7 - Wild alola-route-7-area - Super-rod hano-beach-area - Walk poke-pelago-elite-four-defeated - Gift poke-pelago-poni-island-reached - Gift poke-pelago-ulaula-island-reached - Gift |
| UltraMoon | Hano Beach - Wild Poké Pelago - Wild Route 7 - Wild alola-route-7-area - Bubbling-spots alola-route-7-area - Super-rod hano-beach-area - Walk poke-pelago-elite-four-defeated - Gift poke-pelago-poni-island-reached - Gift poke-pelago-ulaula-island-reached - Gift |
| Shield | Challenge Beach - Wild Training Lowlands - Wild special-encounter - Special-method |
| LegendsZA | Special-encounter - Special-method |
Pokedex Entries
| Game | Entry |
|---|---|
| Red | An enigmatic POKéMON that can effortlessly regenerate any appendage it loses in battle. |
| Blue | An enigmatic POKéMON that can effortlessly regenerate any appendage it loses in battle. |
| Yellow | As long as the center section is unharmed, it can grow back fully even if it is chopped to bits. |
| Gold | At night, the center of its body slowly flickers with the same rhythm as a human heartbeat. |
| Silver | Even if its body is torn, it can regenerate as long as the glowing central core remains intact. |
| Crystal | When the stars twinkle at night, it floats up from the sea floor, and its body’s center core flickers. |
| Ruby | STARYU’s center section has an organ called the core that shines bright red. If you go to a beach toward the end of summer, the glowing cores of these POKéMON look like the stars in the sky. |
| Sapphire | STARYU apparently communicates with the stars in the night sky by flashing the red core at the center of its body. If parts of its body are torn, this POKéMON simply regenerates the missing pieces and limbs. |
| Firered | It appears in large numbers by seashores. At night, its central core flashes with a red light. |
| Leafgreen | An enigmatic POKéMON that can effortlessly regenerate any appendage it loses in battle. |
| Emerald | It gathers with others in the night and makes its red core glow on and off with the twinkling stars. It can regenerate limbs if they are severed from its body. |
| Heartgold | At night, the middle of its body slowly flickers with the same rhythm as a human heartbeat. |
| Soulsilver | Even if its body is torn, it can regenerate as long as the glowing central core remains intact. |
| Black2 | As long as its red core remains, it can regenerate its body instantly, even if it’s torn apart. |
| White2 | As long as its red core remains, it can regenerate its body instantly, even if it’s torn apart. |
| X | Even if its body is torn, it can regenerate as long as the glowing central core remains intact. |
| Y | It appears in large numbers by seashores. At night, its central core flashes with a red light. |
| OmegaRuby | Staryu’s center section has an organ called the core that shines bright red. If you go to a beach toward the end of summer, the glowing cores of these Pokémon look like the stars in the sky. |
| AlphaSapphire | Staryu apparently communicates with the stars in the night sky by flashing the red core at the center of its body. If parts of its body are torn, this Pokémon simply regenerates the missing pieces and limbs. |
| Sun | Large numbers of these Pokémon make their home at the seaside. At night, a strange red glow radiates from the center of their bodies. |
| Moon | This Pokémon gets nibbled on by Lumineon and others. Thanks to its red core, it regenerates fast, so it’s unconcerned by their snack attacks. |
| UltraSun | In many places, there are folktales of stardust falling into the ocean and becoming Staryu. |
| UltraMoon | No number of injuries can bother Staryu. Its amazing regenerative powers return it to its previous state in half a day! |
| Sword | If you visit a beach at the end of summer, you’ll be able to see groups of Staryu lighting up in a steady rhythm. |
| Shield | Fish Pokémon nibble at it, but Staryu isn’t bothered. Its body regenerates quickly, even if part of it is completely torn off. |
