Staryu
Gold

At night, the cen­ ter 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 re­ mains intact.

Crystal

When the stars twinkle at night, it floats up from the sea floor, and its body's center core flickers.

Evolution Chain

staryu
Staryu
water-stone water stone
starmie
Starmie

Pokédex Data

Classification Star Shape Pokémon
Height 0.8 m (2'07")
Weight 34.5 kg (76.1 lbs)
Abilities N/A in Gen II

Held Items

None in this generation.

Game Locations

  • Cherrygrove City Area
  • Cianwood City Area
  • Johto Route 34 Area
  • Johto Sea Route 40 Area
  • Kanto Sea Route 19 Area
  • Olivine City Area
  • Union Cave B2f

Training

EV Yield +1 speed
Catch Rate 225
Base Friendship 70
Growth Rate slow
Gender Ratio
Genderless
Egg Groups Water3

Learned Moves

Level Up Moves

Gold/Silver
Lvl Name Class Power Acc. PP Effect
1 Tackle
40 100% 35 Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.
1 Harden
30 Raises the user's Defense by one stage.
7 Water Gun
40 100% 25 Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.
13 Rapid Spin
50 100% 40 Frees the user from binding moves, removes Leech Seed, and blows away Spikes.
19 Recover
5 Heals the user by half its max HP.
25 Swift
60 20 Never misses.
31 Bubble Beam
65 100% 20 Has a 10% chance to lower the target's Speed by one stage.
37 Minimize
10 Raises the user's evasion by two stages.
43 Light Screen
30 Reduces damage from special attacks by 50% for five turns.
50 Hydro Pump
110 80% 5 Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.
Crystal
Lvl Name Class Power Acc. PP Effect
1 Tackle
40 100% 35 Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.
1 Harden
30 Raises the user's Defense by one stage.
7 Water Gun
40 100% 25 Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.
13 Rapid Spin
50 100% 40 Frees the user from binding moves, removes Leech Seed, and blows away Spikes.
19 Recover
5 Heals the user by half its max HP.
25 Swift
60 20 Never misses.
31 Bubble Beam
65 100% 20 Has a 10% chance to lower the target's Speed by one stage.
37 Minimize
10 Raises the user's evasion by two stages.
43 Light Screen
30 Reduces damage from special attacks by 50% for five turns.
50 Hydro Pump
110 80% 5 Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.

TM/HM Moves

Gold/SilverCrystal
Name Class Power Acc. PP Effect
HM03 Surf
90 100% 15 Inflicts regular damage and can hit Dive users.
HM05 Flash
100% 20 Lowers the target's accuracy by one stage.
HM06 Whirlpool
35 85% 15 Prevents the target from leaving battle and inflicts 1/16 its max HP in damage for 2-5 turns.
HM07 Waterfall
80 100% 15 Has a 20% chance to make the target flinch.
TM03 Curse
10 Ghosts pay half their max HP to hurt the target every turn. Others decrease Speed but raise Attack and Defense.
TM06 Toxic
90% 10 Badly poisons the target, inflicting more damage every turn.
TM07 Zap Cannon
120 50% 5 Has a 100% chance to paralyze the target.
TM09 Psych Up
10 Discards the user's stat changes and copies the target's.
TM10 Hidden Power
60 100% 15 Power and type depend upon user's IVs. Power can range from 30 to 70.
TM13 Snore
50 100% 15 Has a 30% chance to make the target flinch. Only works if the user is sleeping.
TM14 Blizzard
110 70% 5 Has a 10% chance to freeze the target.
TM16 Icy Wind
55 95% 15 Has a 100% chance to lower the target's Speed by one stage.
TM17 Protect
10 Prevents any moves from hitting the user this turn.
TM18 Rain Dance
5 Changes the weather to rain for five turns.
TM20 Endure
10 Prevents the user's HP from lowering below 1 this turn.
TM21 Frustration
100% 20 Power increases as happiness decreases, up to a maximum of 102.
TM25 Thunder
110 70% 10 Has a 30% chance to paralyze the target.
TM27 Return
100% 20 Power increases with happiness, up to a maximum of 102.
TM29 Psychic
90 100% 10 Has a 10% chance to lower the target's Special Defense by one stage.
TM32 Double Team
15 Raises the user's evasion by one stage.
TM34 Swagger
85% 15 Raises the target's Attack by two stages and confuses the target.
TM35 Sleep Talk
10 Randomly uses one of the user's other three moves. Only works if the user is sleeping.
TM39 Swift
60 20 Never misses.
TM44 Rest
5 User sleeps for two turns, completely healing itself.
TM45 Attract
100% 15 Target falls in love if it has the opposite gender, and has a 50% chance to refuse attacking the user.

Tutor Moves

Crystal
Name Class Power Acc. PP Effect
Ice Beam
90 100% 10 Has a 10% chance to freeze the target.
Thunderbolt
90 100% 15 Has a 10% chance to paralyze the target.

Egg Moves

Gold/Silver
Name Class Power Acc. PP Effect
Aurora Beam
65 100% 20 Has a 10% chance to lower the target's Attack by one stage.
Barrier
20 Raises the user's Defense by two stages.
Supersonic
55% 20 Confuses the target.

Base Stats

Hp 30
Attack 45
Defense 55
Sp. Atk 70
Sp. Def 55
Speed 85
Total 340

Type Defenses

(vs. Gen 6+ rules)

0.5x
0.5x
2x
2x
0.5x
0.5x