Staryu → Starmie
4-cost marksman · Water / Psychic · range 4 · #1 of 10 4-cost Pokémon in our tier list.
Synergies
Water Water types gain +6/24/30 extra Energy per attack. Active at 2 / 4 / 6. Other Water Pokémon: Squirtle, Magikarp, Psyduck, Poliwag, Slowpoke, Seel, Vaporeon, Lapras, Shellder.
Psychic Psychic types' abilities deal +40/85/140% damage. Active at 2 / 4 / 5. Other Psychic Pokémon: Abra, Slowpoke, Jynx, Exeggcute, Mewtwo, Mew.
Abilities
In Kanto Tactics each star level has its own ability. It casts on its own when Energy is full (+10 Energy per attack, more when hit).
★ Staryu: Swift
3 hits of 377.
Normal · Mixed (50% Attack, 50% Sp. Atk) · 40 Energy (starts with 15)
★★ Starmie: SwiftMost hurt foe
Shoots stars that never miss, each one at the most injured enemy. Power 347.
Normal · Physical · 50 Energy (starts with 10)
★★★ Starmie: SwiftMost hurt foe
Shoots stars that never miss, each one at the most injured enemy. Power 567.
Normal · Physical · 50 Energy (starts with 10)
At 2★ and 3★ Starmie has two forms: more Attack from items (Protein, Choice Band) gives Swift, more Sp. Atk (Calcium, Choice Specs) gives Psychic. With neither, it uses Swift.
Stats
| Star | HP | Attack | Sp. Atk | Defense | Sp. Def | Atk speed | Crit | Range | Energy |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ★ Staryu | 1,090 | 78 | 78 | 55 | 55 | 1.01 | 6% | 4 | 40 |
| ★★ Starmie | 2,125 | 152 | 152 | 80 | 80 | 1.31 | 6% | 4 | 50 |
| ★★★ Starmie | 3,491 | 240 | 240 | 90 | 90 | 1.53 | 6% | 4 | 50 |
Without items or synergies. A shiny copy (1 in 200 in the shop) has +10% HP, defenses and damage.
Best items
Staryu as the carry of a full board, every 3-item combination of its class tested against the same field.
| Items | Win rate |
|---|---|
 Choice Band  Focus Sash Focus Sash | 53% |
 Life Orb Focus Sash Focus Sash | 53% |
 Rocky Helmet Focus Sash Focus Sash | 51% |
| Focus Sash Focus Sash Focus Sash | 50% |
 Choice Scarf Focus Sash Focus Sash | 50% |
Comps with Staryu
Where you fight it in the campaign
These Campaign trainers can field it: Cerulean Gym · Misty, S.S. Anne · Sailor, Route 19 · Swimmer, Saffron Gym · Sabrina, Route 21 · Fisherman, Route 23 · Cooltrainer, Victory Road · Black Belt.