Starmie (Pokémon): Difference between revisions

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'''Starmie''' ([[List of Japanese Pokémon names|Japanese]]: '''スターミー''' ''Starmie'') is a dual-type {{2t|Water|Psychic}} {{OBP|Pokémon|species}} introduced in [[Generation I]].

It [[Evolution|evolve]]s from {{p|Staryu}} when exposed to a [[Water Stone]].

Starmie is an {{wp|echinoderm}} {{OBP|Pokémon|species}} that resembles two violet {{wp|starfish}} with five appendages each. The front starfish has a golden formation in the center. In the center of the golden casing is its red jewel core, which can glow in seven colors and has developed to resemble a cut precious stone. The second starfish is semi-attached to the back of the first and can spin 360 degrees. This rotational action is how Starmie swims through the ocean. It can also launch itself out of the water and fly through the air for short periods, as seen in [[Pokémon Snap]].

From its core, Starmie can emit electrical waves that are powerful enough to reach the furthest parts of the universe. The multi-color glowing of its core is also believed to be a method of communication with other members of its species. As seen in [[EP007|the anime]], the core will go dark if Starmie is knocked unconscious and will sometimes flicker if Starmie is low on health. Because of its body shape and habit of sending transmissions skyward, some people believe this Pokémon to be {{pkmn2|extraterrestrial}}. It has been known to cause headaches on people when approached. It is rarely seen in the wild since it requires a rare [[evolution stone]] to evolve, but it can be found in the deepest parts of the {{DL|List of Pokémon by habitat|Sea Pokémon|ocean}}. It feeds by absorbing tiny plankton into its body while swimming, and it is preyed on by {{p|Lumineon}}.

===Evolution===

Starmie evolves from {{p|Staryu}}.

(For specifics on this Pokémon's evolution in the games, refer to [[#Evolution data|Game data→Evolution data]].)

{{Evobox-2

|no1=0120

|type2-2=Psychic}}

* [[Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Gates to Infinity]]: Starmie runs the Sunken Treasure mini-game in [[Pokémon Paradise]]. In this mini-game, the player collects black, blue and red treasure chests by tilting their Nintendo 3DS. {{p|Chinchou}} and rocks appear as obstacles in this mini-game, and touching them deducts one treasure chest, starting with black chests. Unlike Treasure Boxes obtained from dungeons, they are opened upon obtaining. Starmie's mini-game can be played once every in-game day.

===Pokédex entries===

{{Dex/Entry1|v=Emerald|t=FFF|entry=People in ancient times imagined that Starmie were transformed from the reflections of stars that twinkled on gentle waves at night.}}

{{Dex/Entry1|v=FireRed|entry=This Pokémon has a geometric body. Because of its body, the locals suspect that it is an [[alien]] creature.}}

{{Dex/Entry1|v=LeafGreen|entry=Its central core glows with the seven colors of the rainbow. Some people value the core as a gem.}}

{{Dex/Entry3|v=Diamond|v2=Pearl|v3=Platinum|entry=At the center of its body is a red core, which sends mysterious radio signals into the night sky.}}

{{Dex/Entry1|v=SoulSilver|entry=Regardless of the environment it lives in, its body grows to form a symmetrical geometric shape.}}

{{Dex/Entry1|v=Y|t=FFF|entry=At the center of its body is a red core, which sends mysterious radio signals into the night sky.}}

{{Dex/Entry1|v=Omega Ruby|t=FFF|entry=Starmie's center section-the core-glows brightly in seven colors. Because of its luminous nature, this Pokémon has been given the nickname "the gem of the sea."}}

{{Dex/Entry1|v=Alpha Sapphire|t=FFF|entry=Starmie swims through water by spinning its star-shaped body as if it were a propeller on a ship. The core at the center of this Pokémon's body glows in seven colors.}}

{{Dex/Entry1|v=Ultra Moon|t=FFF|entry=It rotates its geometrically shaped body to swim through the water. It always seems to be sending out mysterious radio waves.}}

{{Dex/Entry2|v=Brilliant Diamond|v2=Shining Pearl|entry=At the center of its body is a red core that sends mysterious radio signals into the night sky.}}

===Game locations===

{{Availability/Entry1|v=Emerald|t=fff|area=[[Evolution|Evolve]] {{p|Staryu}}}}

{{Availability/Entry1|v=XD|t=fff|link=Pokémon XD: Gale of Darkness|area=[[Citadark Isle]] {{color2|{{shadow color}}|Shadow Pokémon|(Shadow)}}}}

{{Availability/Entry2|v=HeartGold|v2=SoulSilver|area=[[Evolution|Evolve]] {{p|Staryu}}}}

{{Availability/Entry1|v=Pal Park|color={{locationcolor/light|ocean}}|link=Pal Park|area={{DL|List of Pokémon by Pal Park location|Sea}}}}

{{Availability/Entry2|v=Omega Ruby|v2=Alpha Sapphire|t=fff|t2=fff|area=[[Evolution|Evolve]] {{p|Staryu}}}}

{{Availability/Entry2|v=Sun|v2=Moon|area={{rt|7|Alola}} ([[SOS Battle]])}}

{{Availability/Entry2|v=Ultra Sun|v2=Ultra Moon|t=FFF|t2=FFF|area={{rt|7|Alola}}, [[Hano Beach]] ([[SOS Battle]])}}

{{Availability/Entry2|v=Let's Go Pikachu|v2=Let's Go Eevee|area=[[Route]]s {{rtn|18|Kanto}}, {{rtn|19|Kanto}}, and {{rtn|21|Kanto}} ([[Secret Technique|Sea Skim]])}}

{{Availability/Entry2/None|v=Sword|v2=Shield|area=[[Trade]]^{Version 1.2.0+}}}

{{Availability/Entry1|v=Expansion Pass|color={{Isle of Armor color}}|t={{Crown Tundra color}}|link=Pokémon Sword and Shield Expansion Pass|area=[[Fields of Honor]], [[Challenge Beach]] ([[Wanderer]])<br>[[Max Lair]] ([[Dynamax Adventure]])}}

{{Availability/Entry2|v=Brilliant Diamond|v2=Shining Pearl|area=[[Evolution|Evolve]] {{p|Staryu}}}}

====In side games====

{{Availability/Entry1|v=Trozei!|color={{yellow color}}|area=[[Secret Storage 13]], [[Mr. Who's Den]]}}

{{Availability/Entry1|1|v=MD DX|t=FFF|link=Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Rescue Team DX|color={{MD Red color}}|area=[[Stormy Sea]] (35F-39F), [[Silver Trench]] (35F-44F), [[Far-Off Sea]] (35F-44F)<br/>Fainted Pokémon: [[Far-Off Sea]]<br/>[[Mystery_dungeon#Strong_Foes|Strong Foe]]: [[Grand Sea]] (6F-29F){{shinystar}}}}

{{Availability/Entry1|1|v=Shuffle|color={{beauty color}}|area=Event: [[Pokémon Safari/2015-Feb. 2018#Third release|''Pokémon Safari'']] <small>(Third release)</small>}}

Pokémon caught in [[Generation I]] must be traded to a [[Generation II]] game in order for a held item to appear. In {{g|Emerald}}, Starmie can only be found in the {{OBP|Battle Frontier|Generation III}}.

{{HeldItems/Items2|Stardust|50|Star Piece|5|rows=6}}

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|HP=      60

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{{Pokéthlon

|type=Water

|type2=Psychic

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===Type effectiveness===

|Grass=   200

|Electric=200

|Psychic= 50

|Ice=     50

|Dragon= 100

|Dark=   200

|Fairy=100

|notes=yes

|gen1psychic=yes

|oldghost=0}}

===Learnset===

{{learnlist/MoveNA|Starmie|Water|Psychic|1|IX}}

====[[Anime move errors|Anime-only moves]]====

| style="background:#fff; {{roundybl|5px}}" | {{m|Bubble}}

| style="background:#{{water color}}" | {{typecolor|Water}}

| style="background:#fff; {{roundybr|5px}}" | ''[[EP091|Bye Bye Psyduck]]''

===Side game data===

{{Spindata/Head|type=Water|type2=Psychic}}

{{Spindata/Pinball|col=2|type=Water|ndex=121|acquisition=Evolve|evolved=yes}}

{{Spindata/PinballRS|col=2|type=Water|ndex=121|acquisition=Evolve|evolved=yes}}

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{{Spindata/MDRB|col=6|type=Water|ndex=121

|body=1

|rate=Evolve

|area=Bountiful Sea

|P1=This gem's glitter is worth a million!

|P2=Listen, my HP's getting down to around half.

|P3=This is disastrous... I've lost my luster...

|PL=I'm leveling up! My glow will intensify!

{{Spindata/MDTDS|col=6|type=Water|ndex=121

|rate=-4.5

|IQ=C

{{Spindata/PSMD|col=6|type=Water|ndex=121

|P1=I'm a star! My core shines like it always does! A star, I am!

|P2=This is...pretty rough...

|assist=Psychic

|field=None

|browser=Starmie spins its body to attack. It moves rapidly on the water's surface.

}}

{{Spindata/Ranger SoA|col=6|type=Water

|browser=It attacks by launching strange orbs and by spinning around.

|att=3

|def=3

|speed=4

{{Spindata/RumbleBlast|col=3|type=Water

|speed=4

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{{Spindata/RumbleRush|col=6|type=Water|ndex=121

|max=110

{{Spindata/GO|col=6|type=Water|ndex=121

|special={{m|Hydro Pump}}, {{m|Power Gem}}, {{m|Psychic}}{{tt|*|From August 19, 2016 onward}}, {{m|Thunder}}{{tt|*|From February 1, 2019 onward}}, {{m|Ice Beam}}{{tt|*|From February 1, 2019 onward}}, {{m|Psybeam}}{{tt|*|Prior to August 19, 2017 and from March 1, 2024}}

{{Spindata/NewSnap|col=6|type=Water|ndex=121|pdex=118

|dex=Starmie’s core will sometimes glow with the seven colors of the rainbow. It’s said that the light and signals it emits are its way of communicating with outer space.}}

===Evolution data===

{{Evobox-2

|type1=Water

|type2=Psychic

|pictype=art

|no1=0120

|name1=Staryu

|type1-1=Water

|evo1={{Bag/s|Water Stone|SV}}<br>{{color2|000|Water Stone}}

|no2=0121

|name2=Starmie

|type1-2=Water

|type2-2=Psychic}}

===Sprites===

{{Spritebox/Header|type=Water|type2=Psychic}}

{{Spritebox/1|ndex=121}}

{{Spritebox/3|ndex=121}}

{{Spritebox/4|ndex=121}}

{{Spritebox/5|ndex=121}}

{{Spritebox/6|ndex=121|crop=63}}

{{Spritebox/7/PE|ndex=121|crop=64|PEcrop=129}}

{{Spritebox/NA|gen=IX|is=yes}}

{{Spritebox/HOME|ndex=0121}}

{{Spritebox/Footer|121|Starmie}}

==In the anime==

[[File:Misty Starmie.png|thumb|250px|Starmie in the {{pkmn|anime}}]]

====Major appearances====

Starmie debuted in ''[[EP007|The Water Flowers of Cerulean City]]'', under the ownership of {{an|Misty}}. She used it in {{pkmn|battle}} fairly often, but she tended to use her {{TP|Misty|Staryu}} more, and almost every time she tried calling Starmie, {{TP|Misty|Psyduck}} would show up instead. In ''[[EP061|The Misty Mermaid]]'', she left it at the [[Cerulean Gym]] for [[The Sensational Sisters|her sisters]].

 

=====Other=====

 

 

In ''[[XY022|Going for the Gold!]]'', a {{pkmn2|wild}} Starmie attacked {{TRT}}'s submarine with {{m|Thunderbolt}}.

 

====Minor appearances====

In ''[[EP015|Battle Aboard the St. Anne]]'', a Starmie was defeated by a {{tc|Gentleman}}'s {{AP|Raticate}}.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

===The Electric Tale of Pikachu===

{{main|Misty's Starmie}}

 

 

===Pokémon Adventures===

{{main|Misty's Starmie}}

Misty's Starmie first made a cameo in ''[[PS006|Gyarados Splashes In!]]'' in its [[Poké Ball]]. It, however, debuted later in ''[[PS008|Suddenly Starmie]]'', where it defeated {{adv|Red}} in the [[Cerulean Gym]]. It allowed her to read and pass on a Pokémon's thoughts using an ancient language that can be easily decoded.

A Starmie appeared as a silhouette when {{adv|Green}} talks about {{adv|Mew}} in ''[[PS017|The Jynx Jinx]]''.

{{adv|Emerald}} used a Starmie {{pkmn2|caught}} by {{adv|Crystal}} for his [[Battle Pike]] challenge in ''[[PS309|Moving Past Milotic]]''.

Four Starmie belonging to [[Guile Hideout]] appeared in ''[[PS325|Standing in the Way with Starmie]]''.

A Starmie appeared in ''[[PASM13|Unleashing the Incredible Z-Move]]''.

===Pokémon Gold & Silver: The Golden Boys===

A Trainer's Starmie appeared in ''[[GB23|Let's Fight For The Future!!]]''.

===Pokémon Gotta Catch 'Em All===

===Pokémon Journeys: The Series===

===Pokémon Zensho===

{{main|Misty's Starmie}}

[[Misty]] sent out her Starmie for Satoshi's second Gym battle challenge in [[PZ03]]. However, it could not battle him as Satoshi had trouble dealing with water, and the battle was officially called off.

==In the TCG==

{{main|Starmie (TCG)}}

==Other appearances==

===[[Super Smash Bros.]]===

When released from a Poké Ball, Starmie floats to the closest opponent and barrages them with {{m|Swift}}. Each hit does 3% damage, and touching Starmie itself does 12% damage. It has been replaced by its pre-evolved form Staryu in all future releases, in which it performs the same function.

* Staryu was programmed to learn Egg moves in {{2v2|Gold|Silver}}, but these moves were unobtainable because both Staryu and Starmie are [[gender unknown]] and so could only breed with {{p|Ditto}}. These moves were removed in {{v2|Crystal}}.

* Staryu, Starmie, and {{p|Mew}} are the only Pokémon species that are [[gender unknown]] but can legitimately learn {{m|Attract}} in [[Generation II]]. This move has no effect when used by these Pokémon.

* In the Japanese-exclusive {{jpn|Pokémon Stadium}}, Starmie seems to have originally been a lot more rubbery than it is now, as its limbs stretch whenever it is hit.

* Starmie is the only {{type|Psychic}} Pokémon in the {{egg3|Water 3}}.

Starmie seems to be based on a stylized {{wp|starfish}} such as the {{wp|purple sea star}} (due to its color), the {{wp|sunflower sea star}} (due to its many arms), or the {{wp|Celerina heffernani|Hefferman's starfish}} (due to its color and central pattern, especially in its {{Shiny}} form). Like Starmie, many real starfish have the ability to {{wp|Regeneration (biology)|regenerate}} lost body parts. Given its ties to outer space and ability to emit light, it may also be based on literal {{wp|star}}s and {{wp|meteor}}s. It is also reminiscent of ornate {{wp|jewelry}}, with its central core resembling a {{wp|facet}}ed gem mounted inside a golden {{wp|prong setting}}. The standard color of its gem resembles a {{wp|ruby}}, while its Shiny color resembles a {{wp|sapphire}}. Its tendency to rapidly spin its body is reminiscent of {{wp|shuriken}} and {{wp|propeller}}s. Its [[gender unknown]] designation may be based on {{wp|hermaphrodite|hermaphroditism}}, observed in some real-life starfish species.

 

Its ability to learn various beam attacks and the gem in the middle acting like a heart might also be a reference to the {{wp|Ultraman}} series, where Ultra Warriors have similar gems on their chests that start flashing when they are weak, just like Starmie's gem as shown in the anime.

 

Starmie may be a combinaton of ''star'' and ''mystery''. Its name in English may also involve ''me'' (in opposition to the ''you'' in {{p|Staryu}}).

|ja=スターミー ''Starmie''|jameaning=From ''star'' and ''mystery''

|fr=Staross|frmeaning=From ''star'' and ''boss''

|it=Starmie|itmeaning=Same as English/Japanese name

|ko=아쿠스타 ''Akusta''|komeaning=From ''aqua'' and ''star''

|zh_yue=寶石海星 ''Bóusehkhóisīng''|zh_yuemeaning=From {{tt|寶石 ''bóusehk''|jewel}} and {{tt|海星 ''hóisīng''|starfish}}

|ru=Старми ''Starmi''|rumeaning=Transcription of English name

|th=สตาร์มี ''Satami''|thmeaning=Transcription of Japanese name

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