Starly

#396 (Sinnoh)

#397 Staravia ›

Pokémon type

Normal

Flying

Boosted in Partly Cloudy and Windy weather

Starly weaknesses

Starly is weak to Rock, Electric and Ice-type moves.

160%

Resistances

Starly is resistant to Bug and Grass-type moves, and doubly resistant to Ground and Ghost-type moves.

63%

39%

Best moveset for Starly

The best moves for Starly are Quick Attack and Fly when attacking Pokémon in Gyms. This move combination has the highest total DPS. In Trainer Battles, Quick Attack and Brave Bird deal the most damage per turn.

Attacking

Quick Attack

12DPS

Fly

54DPS

Defending

Quick Attack

12DPS

Fly

54DPS

Trainer Battles

Quick Attack

4EPT

Brave Bird

2.84DPE

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Evolution

There are 4 Pokémon in the Starly family, including 1 Mega Pokémon. Starly evolves into Staravia for 25 Candy, then into Staraptor for 100 Candy.

Evolving Mega Staraptor costs 300 Mega Energy the first time. Doing it again during the rest period that follows costs up to 60 Mega Energy, and less at higher Mega Levels.
Purified Pokémon cost less to evolve: Starly for 22 Candy, Staravia for 90 Candy.

Game images

Starly, with the shiny version on the right. There is a very low chance of getting a shiny one.

Events

Flying Taxi

23rd Jun

Oricorio Catch Mastery

7th Feb

Summary

Starly is a Normal & Flying Pokémon. It is weak to Rock, Electric and Ice moves. Starly's best moveset is Quick Attack & Fly and it has a Max CP of 813. Starly evolves into Staravia.

About

"They flock around mountains and fields, chasing after bug Pokémon. Their singing is noisy and annoying."

Moves & Movesets

All moves

Raids

Trainer Battles

Quick move	Damage	EPS	DPS
Quick Attack	10	13	12
Tackle	5	10	12
Sand Attack	4	14	8

Main move	Damage	Energy	DPE
Fly	90	2	2.16
Aerial Ace	55	3	2
Brave Bird	130	1	1.56
Return Purified	25	3	0.91
Frustration Shadow	10	3	0.36

Quick move	Damage	Turns	DPT	EPT
Quick Attack	5	2	3	4
Sand Attack	2	1	2	4
Tackle	3	1	3.6	3

Main move	Damage	Energy	DPE
Brave Bird ▼▼▼ def	130	55	2.84
Return Purified	130	70	2.23
Fly	80	45	2.13
Aerial Ace	60	45	1.6
Frustration Shadow	10	70	0.17

The moves highlighted in green benefit from the Same Type Attack Bonus, and deal 20% more damage.

All movesets

Attacking

Defending

Trainer Battles

Quick move	Main move	DPS	Relative
Quick Attack 12 DPS	Fly 54 DPS	7.1	100%
Sand Attack 8 DPS	Fly 54 DPS	7	98%
Tackle 12 DPS	Fly 54 DPS	6.9	97%
Quick Attack 12 DPS	Brave Bird 78 DPS	6.8	95%
Tackle 12 DPS	Brave Bird 78 DPS	6.7	94%
Sand Attack 8 DPS	Brave Bird 78 DPS	6.7	94%
Tackle 12 DPS	Return Purified 60 DPS	5.7	79%
Quick Attack 12 DPS	Return Purified 60 DPS	5.7	79%
Sand Attack 8 DPS	Return Purified 60 DPS	5.4	75%
Tackle 12 DPS	Aerial Ace 26.4 DPS	5.3	74%
Quick Attack 12 DPS	Aerial Ace 26.4 DPS	5.2	73%
Sand Attack 8 DPS	Aerial Ace 26.4 DPS	5	71%
Tackle 12 DPS	Frustration Shadow 6 DPS	4.1	57%
Quick Attack 12 DPS	Frustration Shadow 6 DPS	3.6	50%
Sand Attack 8 DPS	Frustration Shadow 6 DPS	3	43%

Quick move	Main move	DPS	Relative
Quick Attack 12 DPS	Fly 54 DPS	2.7	100%
Quick Attack 12 DPS	Brave Bird 78 DPS	2.3	88%
Quick Attack 12 DPS	Aerial Ace 26.4 DPS	2.2	82%
Sand Attack 8 DPS	Fly 54 DPS	1.8	67%
Quick Attack 12 DPS	Return Purified 60 DPS	1.7	64%
Tackle 12 DPS	Fly 54 DPS	1.7	63%
Sand Attack 8 DPS	Aerial Ace 26.4 DPS	1.5	57%
Tackle 12 DPS	Brave Bird 78 DPS	1.5	55%
Sand Attack 8 DPS	Brave Bird 78 DPS	1.5	55%
Tackle 12 DPS	Aerial Ace 26.4 DPS	1.5	55%
Tackle 12 DPS	Return Purified 60 DPS	1.1	43%
Quick Attack 12 DPS	Frustration Shadow 6 DPS	1.1	41%
Sand Attack 8 DPS	Return Purified 60 DPS	1.1	40%
Tackle 12 DPS	Frustration Shadow 6 DPS	0.8	31%
Sand Attack 8 DPS	Frustration Shadow 6 DPS	0.7	26%

Quick move	Main move	Turns	DPT	Relative
Quick Attack 4 EPT	Brave Bird ▼▼▼ def 2.84 DPE	14	14.4	100%
Sand Attack 4 EPT	Brave Bird ▼▼▼ def 2.84 DPE	14	13.4	93%
Tackle 3 EPT	Brave Bird ▼▼▼ def 2.84 DPE	19	12.1	84%
Quick Attack 4 EPT	Return Purified 2.23 DPE	18	11.9	83%
Quick Attack 4 EPT	Fly 2.13 DPE	12	11.5	80%
Sand Attack 4 EPT	Return Purified 2.23 DPE	18	10.9	76%
Sand Attack 4 EPT	Fly 2.13 DPE	12	10.5	73%
Tackle 3 EPT	Return Purified 2.23 DPE	24	10.3	72%
Tackle 3 EPT	Fly 2.13 DPE	15	10	70%
Quick Attack 4 EPT	Aerial Ace 1.6 DPE	12	9.4	66%
Tackle 3 EPT	Aerial Ace 1.6 DPE	15	8.4	59%
Sand Attack 4 EPT	Aerial Ace 1.6 DPE	12	8.4	59%
Tackle 3 EPT	Frustration Shadow 0.17 DPE	24	4.1	29%
Quick Attack 4 EPT	Frustration Shadow 0.17 DPE	18	3.7	26%
Sand Attack 4 EPT	Frustration Shadow 0.17 DPE	18	2.7	19%

A rough guide only. Turns is how many turns of Fast Attacks it takes to reach the Charged Attack; DPT is the damage per turn over repeated Fast and Charged Attacks, from move power and STAB. It leaves out shields, stat changes and matchups.

Counters & Raids

Top Starly counters

For the full ranking, the boss's moves and a raid simulator, see best Starly Raid Counters »

Pokémon Moveset Trainers

1
Thundurus (Incarnate Forme) (Shadow)

Thunder Shock

Wildbolt Storm

0.03
2
Zekrom (Shadow)

Charge Beam

Fusion Bolt

0.03
3
White Kyurem

Ice Fang

Ice Burn

0.03
4
Regieleki

Lock-On

Thunder Cage

0.03
5
Rampardos (Shadow)

Smack Down

Rock Slide

0.03

The best Mega or Primal to bring is Mega Raichu Y with Thunder Shock and Zap Cannon+.

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Stats & IVs

Base stats

Attack		101
Defense		58
Stamina		120

Max HP

Level 40	106
Level 50	113

Average size

Height	0.3 m
Weight	2 kg

Second charged move cost

Stardust	10,000
Candy	25

Purification cost

Stardust	1,000
Candy	1

Other

Buddy walk distance

1 km

Max CP

Level 15 Research encounters	308
Level 20 Max hatched / raids	410
Level 30 Max wild	616
Level 40	719
Level 50	813

Max CP with weather boost

Level 25 (raids)	513
Level 35 (wild)	667