Starly (Pokémon)

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Missingno. けつばん Ketsuban #???
Art by Ken Sugimori from Red and Green
Type Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Blue-Striped Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown	Category Glitch Pokémon
Ability ----- ----- Blue-Striped -----	Exp. at Lv. 100 Unknown
Regional Pokédex numbers Kanto #— Johto — Hoenn — Sinnoh — Unova Not in any regional Pokédex
Regional Browser numbers Fiore R— Almia R— Oblivia
Height 0'0" Imperial 0.0 m Metric 0'0"/0.0 m Red-Striped 0'0"/0.0 m Blue-Striped 0'0"/0.0 m
Weight 0.0 lbs. Imperial 0.0 kg Metric 0.0 lbs./0.0 kg Red-Striped 0.0 lbs./0.0 kg Blue-Striped 0.0 lbs./0.0 kg
Dex color Unknown	Catch rate Unknown
Body style Blue-Striped	Footprint      Blue-Striped
Gender ratio Gender unknown Unknown Gender unknown
Breeding Undiscovered group 1 cycles* (255 minimum steps)
EV yield HP 0 Atk 0 Def 0 Sp.Atk 0 Sp.Def 0 Speed 0 Base Exp.: 0 Battle Exp.: 1*
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[[Category:{{{type1}}}-type Pokémon|{{{ndex}}}]] Starly (Japanese: ムックル Mukkuru) is a dual-type Normal/Flying Pokémon.

It evolves into Staravia starting at level 14 and then into Staraptor starting at level 34.

Biology

Physiology

Starly is a bird with a gray-colored body. The lower half of its wings as well as its head are black. Its face looks like it is wearing a white mask, with black eyes with white pupils as well as a thin orange beak with the tip of it painted black. On its chest is a white spot. Starly's feet are orange and also has three tailfeathers: two black and one white in the middle.

Gender differences

The white spot on a female's forehead is smaller.

Special abilities

The muscles in Starly's wings are very strong, but are able to bend at the same time to give Starly flexibility when flapping its wings. This also gives it great power with its wings, so it is able to take off extremely quickly from the ground by angling its head up vertically and giving a big up-beat from its wings. This is its escape mechanism from predators.

Another characteristic of Starly is that its eyes are always focused on something. They have binocular eyesight, and can pick out great detail from 20 meters away. This gives Starly the ability Keen Eye, where its vision can't be marred whatsoever by any force.

Behavior

Starly are very complacent Pokémon, like most Template:Type2s. Cool and calm at nearly all times, they are also very sociable creatures and have a number of different calls and cries. Starly congregate here and there in flocks, sometimes in very large numbers, but some Starly spend half their time alone, or in a small group cut off from the main flock.

Due to their keen eyesight, powerful muscles, and light bones, Starly are perfectly adapted to taking flight whenever needed, especially when spotted by a predator. This is where living in numbers benefits the whole group—30 pairs of eyes are better than one, and one Starly can disappear into a huge flock, making it extremely difficult for predators to lock onto one target when the whole flock takes off.

Starly are very sociable with their own species. However, they can also communicate with other species, namely Pidgey and Taillow, but more rarely Spearow. Starly's calls are known to be very strident, and over 50 different chirps and songs have been recorded.

Starly keep a small area, or space, rarely bigger than 5 meters by 5 meters or so, which they seem to defend ferociously to any who seem fit to intrude. They tolerate other species, and some territories may overlap, but fights break out when territories begin to run into each other.

Habitat

Starly are very common in large, green, well-tended gardens in the suburbs of modern towns. Large flocks congregate in adjoining backyards to make one "super-flock" which may take off elsewhere. Larger Starly are found in deciduous woodland and fields, where they are more likely to evolve to Staravia, which is more adapted to life in the open grasslands.

Diet

Main article: Pokémon food

Starly's diet consists mainly of worms and grubs. Its long beak can prod through the earth to get at any worms hiding at least 6 inches below the surface. Starly also feed on nuts and seeds. They are occasionally found with the Yache Berry.

In the anime

File:Starly-anime.jpg

Starly in the anime

Starly made its first animated appearance in Following a Maiden's Voyage, with one being examined at Professor Rowan's lab.

Continuing his Flying Pokémon tradition, Ash captured a Starly in Two Degrees of Separation. He used it to find Pikachu and it was then used to pop Team Rocket's balloon until it evolved in A Staravia is Born.

Paul captured three Starly in When Pokémon Worlds Collide. The first two were released because they didn't know Aerial Ace; although the third could use the move and easily beat Ash's Starly, Paul still deemed it weak and released it as well.

Brock healed a wild Starly in One Big Happiny Family!.

Starly was also seen under Reggie's care in Lost Leader Strategy!.

A Starly appeared in DP121. Another Starly appeared in DP127.

Pokédex entries

Episode Pokémon Source Entry DP002 Starly Ash's Pokédex Starly, the Starling Pokémon. Starly normally travel in a flock, but when alone, it is hard to notice.

In the manga

Platinum was attacked by a swarm of Starly just leaving Professor Rowan in the first chapter. She was protected by Diamond and Pearl when they were attacked.

In the TCG

Main article: Starly (TCG)

Game data

Pokédex entries

This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation IV.
Generation I Red {{{redbluedex}}} Blue Yellow {{{yellowdex}}} Stadium {{{stadiumdex}}}
Generation II Gold {{{golddex}}} Silver {{{silverdex}}} Crystal {{{crystaldex}}} Stadium 2 Unknown
Generation III Ruby {{{rubydex}}} Sapphire {{{sapphiredex}}} Emerald {{{emeralddex}}} FireRed {{{firereddex}}} LeafGreen {{{leafgreendex}}}
Generation IV Diamond They flock in great numbers. Though small, they flap their wings with great power. Pearl Usually with a large flock, it is barely noticeable when alone. Its cries are very strident. Platinum Because they are weak individually, they form groups. However, they bicker if the group grows too big. HeartGold {{{heartgolddex}}} SoulSilver むしポケモンを　ねらって　のやまを　おおぜいの　むれで　とびまわる。 なきごえが　とても　やかましい。
Generation V Black {{{blackdex}}} White {{{whitedex}}} Black 2 {{{black2dex}}} White 2 {{{white2dex}}}
Generation VI X Unknown Y Unknown

Game locations

This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation IV.
Generation I Red Blue None Trade Blue (Japan) None Trade Yellow None Trade
Generation II Gold Silver None Trade Crystal None Trade
Generation III Ruby Sapphire None Trade Emerald None Trade FireRed LeafGreen None Trade Colosseum None Trade XD None Trade
Generation IV Diamond Pearl Common Routes 201, 202, 203, 204, 209, and 212, Lake Verity, Great Marsh, Platinum Common Routes 201, 202, 203, 204, Lake Verity HeartGold SoulSilver Common Headbutt Trees Pal Park None Pokéwalker None
Generation V Black White None Trade Black 2 White 2 None Trade Dream World None
Generation VI X Y None Trade

In side games

Game	Location
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon Explorers of Time/Darkness	Mt. Bristle (1F-9F) Oran Forest (1F-4F)
Pokémon Ranger: Shadows of Almia	Vientown Beach or Hippowdon Temple
Pokémon Rumble	Cold Meadow

Held items

Game		Held Item(s)
Diamond	Pearl	Yache Berry (5%)
Platinum

Stats

Base stats

Stat		Range
		At Lv. 50	At Lv. 100
HP: 40		100 - 147	190 - 284
Attack: 55		54 - 117	103 - 229
Defense: 30		31 - 90	58 - 174
Sp. Atk: 30		31 - 90	58 - 174
Sp. Def: 30		31 - 90	58 - 174
Speed: 60		58 - 123	112 - 240
Total: 245	Other Pokémon with this total
Minimum stats are calculated with 0 EVs, IVs of 0, and (if applicable) a hindering nature. Maximum stats are calculated with 252 EVs, IVs of 31, and (if applicable) a helpful nature.

Pokéthlon stats

Speed 4/1 ★★★★	Power 3/1 ★★★
Skill 2/1 ★★	Stamina 3/1 ★★★
Jump 5/1 ★★★★★	Total 17/5 ★★★

Learnset

By leveling up

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By tutoring

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Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only from an evolution of this Pokémon
A colored initial indicates that the move is not available to be tutored in this game,
while a colored background indicates that the move is available. |} |}

Evolution

Unevolved Starly  Normal  Flying

Level 14 →

First evolution Staravia  Normal  Flying

Level 34 →

Second evolution Staraptor  Normal  Flying

Sprite

Gen	Game
I	Red	Blue	Yellow		Red (Ja)	Green	Back
	This Pokémon did not appear during Generation I.
II	Gold	Silver	Crystal				Back
	This Pokémon did not appear during Generation II.
III	Ruby	Sapphire	Emerald		FireRed	LeafGreen	Back
	This Pokémon did not appear during Generation III.
IV	Diamond	Pearl	Platinum		HeartGold	SoulSilver	Back
V	Black	White	Black 2	White 2			Back

For other sprites and images, please see Starly images on Bulbagarden Archives.

Trivia

• Starly is the only unevolved Pokémon to learn Brave Bird by level-up.

Origin

Starly is based off a young starling.

Name origin

Mukkuru is derived from 椋鳥 mukudori, gray starling, and and クルクル kurukuru, an onomatopoeic word describing a bird's call. Starly is derived from starling.

In other languages

• German: Staralili - From Star (starling).
• French: Etourmi - From étourneau (starling).
• Korean: 찌르꼬 Jjireukko - May be derived from 찌르레기 Jji-reu-rae-ggi (starling).

Related articles

• Ash's Starly

Notes

First partner trios

Kanto

Bulbasaur

Charmander

Squirtle

Johto

Chikorita

Cyndaquil

Totodile

Hoenn

Treecko

Torchic

Mudkip

Sinnoh

Turtwig

Chimchar

Piplup

Unova

Snivy

Tepig

Oshawott

Kalos

Chespin

Fennekin

Froakie

Alola

Rowlet

Litten

Popplio

Galar

Grookey

Scorbunny

Sobble

Paldea

Sprigatito

Fuecoco

Quaxly

See also: player's first Pokémon

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