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Pokémon · #121

Starmie

WaterPsychic Legal in M-C Mega Evolution

Mega Starmie is #118 on the ladder, on 0.3% of teams.

Stats at level 50

HP 60
Atk 100
Def 105
SpA 130
SpD 105
Spe 120

Base stat total 620

Stat Point planner

66 / 66 Stat Points · 0 left

137
152
125
135
125
189

Level 50, IVs 31. Paste line: EVs: 2 HP / 32 Atk / 32 Spe · Jolly Nature

Types and weaknesses

WaterPsychic
Weak ×2
ElectricGrassBugGhostDark
Resists ×½
FireWaterIceFightingPsychicSteel

Abilities

Huge Power
This Pokemon's Attack is doubled. · used by 100%

Mega Evolves from Starmie holding Starminite .

Speed tier

Most common
189
Fastest
189 (+Spe nature, 32 SP)
Neutral
140 (0 SP)
Slowest
126 (−Spe nature, 0 SP, for Trick Room)

At Speed 189, it outspeeds 40 of the 50 most used Pokémon, ties 2, each at its most common spread and item.

  1. Mega Raichu Y 190
  2. Mega Froslass 189
  3. Mega Salamence 189
  4. Mega Starmie (this) 189
  5. Tyranitar 186 (Scarf)
  6. Whimsicott 184
  7. Maushold 179
Full speed tiers →

Usage in Regulation Set M-C

Rank #118 · on 0.3% of teams · 24,875 appearances in 1,631,943 battles

Moves

  1. Protect 88.3%
  2. Liquidation 78.2%
  3. Expanding Force 53.8%
  4. Flip Turn 39.5%
  5. Ice Spinner 36.6%
  6. Zen Headbutt 21.6%
  7. Aqua Jet 20.4%
  8. Psycho Cut 15.9%
  9. Ice Beam 13.7%
  10. Skill Swap 8.2%

Items

  1. Starminite 100.0%

Abilities

  1. Huge Power 100.0%

Spreads

  1. Jolly 2/32/0/0/0/32 · Spe 189 21.0%
  2. Naive 0/32/0/2/0/32 · Spe 189 17.3%
  3. Naive 0/2/0/32/0/32 · Spe 189 9.0%
  4. Naughty 17/32/0/0/0/17 · Spe 157 8.8%
  5. Adamant 2/32/0/0/0/32 · Spe 172 5.9%
  6. Timid 2/0/0/32/0/32 · Spe 189 4.6%
  7. Jolly 10/32/0/0/0/24 · Spe 180 4.4%
  8. Hasty 0/32/0/2/0/32 · Spe 189 2.7%

Teammates

  1. Indeedee-F 62.7%
  2. Sneasler 52.7%
  3. Archaludon 47.4%
  4. Pelipper 44.4%
  5. Mega Golisopod 20.3%
  6. Kingambit 17.3%
  7. Mega Absol Z 14.6%
  8. Incineroar 11.4%
  9. Pawmot 10.9%
  10. Rillaboom 10.3%
  11. Politoed 10.3%
  12. Mega Salamence 6.6%

Usage: Smogon usage statistics, Pokémon Showdown ladder, September 2026, 1760 rating cutoff · Sep 2026· ≥ 1760· 1,631,943 battles

Rank #106 · on 0.5% of teams · 24,875 appearances in 1,631,943 battles

Moves

  1. Protect 79.2%
  2. Liquidation 74.7%
  3. Ice Spinner 47.2%
  4. Expanding Force 32.4%
  5. Aqua Jet 25.5%
  6. Psycho Cut 23.6%
  7. Zen Headbutt 22.3%
  8. Ice Beam 18.9%
  9. Flip Turn 18.7%
  10. Skill Swap 12.2%

Items

  1. Starminite 100.0%

Abilities

  1. Huge Power 100.0%

Spreads

  1. Jolly 2/32/0/0/0/32 · Spe 189 31.2%
  2. Adamant 2/32/0/0/0/32 · Spe 172 9.9%
  3. Timid 2/0/0/32/0/32 · Spe 189 5.9%
  4. Hasty 0/2/0/32/0/32 · Spe 189 4.3%
  5. Hasty 2/0/0/32/0/32 · Spe 189 3.9%
  6. Hasty 0/32/0/16/0/18 · Spe 173 3.5%
  7. Hasty 0/32/0/2/0/32 · Spe 189 3.0%
  8. Jolly 10/32/0/0/0/24 · Spe 180 1.7%

Teammates

  1. Indeedee-F 38.0%
  2. Sneasler 33.7%
  3. Pelipper 33.1%
  4. Archaludon 25.4%
  5. Rillaboom 14.3%
  6. Kingambit 14.1%
  7. Incineroar 10.4%
  8. Mega Golisopod 10.3%
  9. Volcarona 9.2%
  10. Excadrill 7.7%
  11. Whimsicott 7.4%
  12. Indeedee 7.2%

Usage: Smogon usage statistics, Pokémon Showdown ladder, September 2026, 1500 rating cutoff · Sep 2026· ≥ 1500· 1,631,943 battles

Rank #102 · on 0.7% of teams · 24,875 appearances in 1,631,943 battles

Moves

  1. Protect 76.2%
  2. Liquidation 71.6%
  3. Ice Spinner 47.3%
  4. Aqua Jet 29.4%
  5. Psycho Cut 28.6%
  6. Zen Headbutt 25.3%
  7. Expanding Force 23.1%
  8. Flip Turn 17.3%
  9. Skill Swap 13.3%
  10. Ice Beam 11.6%

Items

  1. Starminite 100.0%

Abilities

  1. Huge Power 100.0%

Spreads

  1. Jolly 2/32/0/0/0/32 · Spe 189 34.9%
  2. Adamant 2/32/0/0/0/32 · Spe 172 10.4%
  3. Timid 2/0/0/32/0/32 · Spe 189 4.9%
  4. Hasty 0/32/0/2/0/32 · Spe 189 3.0%
  5. Hasty 0/2/0/32/0/32 · Spe 189 2.8%
  6. Hasty 0/32/0/16/0/18 · Spe 173 1.8%
  7. Hasty 2/0/0/32/0/32 · Spe 189 1.8%
  8. Jolly 0/32/0/0/2/32 · Spe 189 1.6%

Teammates

  1. Indeedee-F 29.3%
  2. Pelipper 28.0%
  3. Sneasler 27.1%
  4. Archaludon 19.3%
  5. Rillaboom 15.9%
  6. Kingambit 12.3%
  7. Incineroar 11.8%
  8. Whimsicott 10.3%
  9. Sinistcha 8.9%
  10. Mega Golisopod 8.8%
  11. Farigiraf 8.0%
  12. Volcarona 7.8%

Usage: Smogon usage statistics, Pokémon Showdown ladder, September 2026, all games (cutoff 0) · Sep 2026· all ratings· 1,631,943 battles

Tournaments (Last 30 days)

On 8 of 4,299 teams (0.2%) · win rate 37.5% (95% interval 24.2%–53.0%, n = 40 games) · 0 top-cut teams

Tournament data: Limitless (play.limitlesstcg.com); player names removed · 40 tournaments· player names removed

Checks and counters

Beats it in replays

Teams with these win more often against teams bringing it than their overall strength predicts. Score 1–100, 50 = neutral.

No matchup in the replay sample passes the n ≥ 50 and ±1.5 pp gates yet.

Ladder checks

How often each one KOs or forces it out when they meet. Score = 100 × (p − 2 sd).

Smogon lists no checks with at least 20 encounters.

Matchups: public Pokémon Showdown Bo3 replays; player names removed · Last 30 days· 4,940 replays· gen9championsvgc2026regmcbo3

Good with

Wins together in replays

Brought together, these pairs win more often than expected. Score 1–100, 50 = neutral.

No partner passes the n ≥ 50 and ±1.5 pp gates yet.

Common teammates

Score 50 = paired as often as the teammate's own popularity predicts; higher = paired more often.

  1. Mega Absol Z +12.8 pp n = 3,644 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 15% of Mega Starmie teams; Mega Absol Z is on 2% of all teams (7.78× as often), Smogon ≥ 1760, Sep 2026Smogon
  2. Indeedee-F +42.4 pp n = 15,597 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 63% of Mega Starmie teams; Indeedee-F is on 20% of all teams (3.09× as often), Smogon ≥ 1760, Sep 2026Smogon
  3. Pawmot +7.5 pp n = 2,706 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 11% of Mega Starmie teams; Pawmot is on 3% of all teams (3.18× as often), Smogon ≥ 1760, Sep 2026Smogon
  4. Pelipper +29.5 pp n = 11,037 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 44% of Mega Starmie teams; Pelipper is on 15% of all teams (2.99× as often), Smogon ≥ 1760, Sep 2026Smogon
  5. Archaludon +30.2 pp n = 11,796 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 47% of Mega Starmie teams; Archaludon is on 17% of all teams (2.76× as often), Smogon ≥ 1760, Sep 2026Smogon
  6. Sneasler +15.6 pp n = 13,102 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 53% of Mega Starmie teams; Sneasler is on 37% of all teams (1.42× as often), Smogon ≥ 1760, Sep 2026Smogon
  7. Politoed +2.6 pp n = 2,550 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 10% of Mega Starmie teams; Politoed is on 8% of all teams (1.34× as often), Smogon ≥ 1760, Sep 2026Smogon
  8. Mega Golisopod +4.6 pp n = 5,062 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 20% of Mega Starmie teams; Mega Golisopod is on 16% of all teams (1.30× as often), Smogon ≥ 1760, Sep 2026Smogon
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  1. Kingambit -8.0 pp n = 4,296 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 17% of Mega Starmie teams; Kingambit is on 25% of all teams (0.68× as often), Smogon ≥ 1760, Sep 2026Smogon
  2. Incineroar -20.3 pp n = 2,841 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 11% of Mega Starmie teams; Incineroar is on 32% of all teams (0.36× as often), Smogon ≥ 1760, Sep 2026Smogon
  3. Rillaboom -36.3 pp n = 2,572 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 10% of Mega Starmie teams; Rillaboom is on 47% of all teams (0.22× as often), Smogon ≥ 1760, Sep 2026Smogon
  4. Mega Salamence -21.4 pp n = 1,649 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 7% of Mega Starmie teams; Mega Salamence is on 28% of all teams (0.24× as often), Smogon ≥ 1760, Sep 2026Smogon

Stats at level 50

HP 60
Atk 75
Def 85
SpA 100
SpD 85
Spe 115

Base stat total 520

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Level 50, IVs 31. Paste line: EVs: 2 HP / 32 SpA / 32 Spe · Timid Nature

Types and weaknesses

WaterPsychic
Weak ×2
ElectricGrassBugGhostDark
Resists ×½
FireWaterIceFightingPsychicSteel

Abilities

Illuminate
This Pokemon's accuracy can't be lowered by others; ignores their evasiveness stat. · used by 20%
Natural Cure
No description in the dex yet. · used by 78%
Analytic
This Pokemon's attacks have 1.3× power if it is the last to move in a turn. · used by 2%

Speed tier

Most common
183
Fastest
183 (+Spe nature, 32 SP)
Neutral
135 (0 SP)
Slowest
121 (−Spe nature, 0 SP, for Trick Room)

At Speed 183, it outspeeds 38 of the 50 most used Pokémon, each at its most common spread and item.

  1. Mega Salamence 189
  2. Tyranitar 186 (Scarf)
  3. Whimsicott 184
  4. Starmie (this) 183
  5. Maushold 179
  6. Mega Metagross 178
  7. Mega Staraptor 178
Full speed tiers →

Usage in Regulation Set M-C

Rank #262 · on 0.0% of teams · 2,849 appearances in 1,631,943 battles

Moves

  1. Expanding Force 75.9%
  2. Protect 62.8%
  3. Hydro Pump 61.7%
  4. Ice Beam 49.4%
  5. Scald 32.1%
  6. Blizzard 18.7%
  7. Chilling Water 18.6%
  8. Flip Turn 17.9%
  9. Thunderbolt 17.7%
  10. Psychic 15.1%

Items

  1. Life Orb 60.9%
  2. Choice Scarf 24.2%
  3. Focus Sash 9.6%
  4. Mystic Water 3.6%
  5. Expert Belt 1.2%
  6. Psychic Seed 0.1%

Abilities

  1. Natural Cure 77.7%
  2. Illuminate 20.3%
  3. Analytic 2.0%

Spreads

  1. Timid 2/0/0/32/0/32 · Spe 183 68.0%
  2. Modest 25/0/0/26/0/15 · Spe 150 15.9%
  3. Modest 2/0/0/32/0/32 · Spe 167 5.4%
  4. Timid 4/0/1/32/0/29 · Spe 180 3.0%
  5. Modest 1/0/6/30/0/29 · Spe 164 1.6%
  6. Modest 24/0/0/10/0/32 · Spe 167 1.5%
  7. Timid 32/0/0/0/0/32 · Spe 183 1.3%
  8. Timid 12/0/0/22/0/32 · Spe 183 0.9%

Teammates

  1. Indeedee-F 67.1%
  2. Kingambit 36.2%
  3. Sneasler 23.2%
  4. Mega Golisopod 23.1%
  5. Mega Raichu Y 20.7%
  6. Arcanine-Hisui 18.3%
  7. Pelipper 18.0%
  8. Mega Meganium 17.8%
  9. Mega Staraptor 17.5%
  10. Empoleon 16.7%
  11. Mega Froslass 14.5%
  12. Mega Garchomp Z 14.2%

Usage: Smogon usage statistics, Pokémon Showdown ladder, September 2026, 1760 rating cutoff · Sep 2026· ≥ 1760· 1,631,943 battles

Rank #259 · on 0.0% of teams · 2,849 appearances in 1,631,943 battles

Moves

  1. Ice Beam 69.3%
  2. Protect 63.4%
  3. Hydro Pump 51.5%
  4. Expanding Force 50.5%
  5. Scald 30.7%
  6. Psychic 27.6%
  7. Power Gem 18.0%
  8. Thunderbolt 15.4%
  9. Thunder 8.2%
  10. Flip Turn 5.9%

Items

  1. Life Orb 46.3%
  2. Focus Sash 17.5%
  3. Rindo Berry 12.0%
  4. Choice Scarf 10.7%
  5. Expert Belt 4.8%
  6. Sitrus Berry 1.6%

Abilities

  1. Natural Cure 60.6%
  2. Illuminate 29.9%
  3. Analytic 9.5%

Spreads

  1. Timid 2/0/0/32/0/32 · Spe 183 53.3%
  2. Timid 4/0/1/32/0/29 · Spe 180 8.8%
  3. Timid 2/0/0/32/0/0 · Spe 148 6.2%
  4. Modest 2/0/0/32/0/32 · Spe 167 4.0%
  5. Timid 0/0/2/32/0/32 · Spe 183 3.5%
  6. Modest 25/0/0/26/0/15 · Spe 150 2.1%
  7. Hasty 0/2/0/32/0/32 · Spe 183 2.0%
  8. Modest 1/0/6/30/0/29 · Spe 164 1.6%

Teammates

  1. Indeedee-F 42.4%
  2. Mega Golisopod 27.9%
  3. Pelipper 19.0%
  4. Kingambit 17.9%
  5. Mega Raichu Y 15.6%
  6. Sneasler 15.5%
  7. Arcanine-Hisui 13.4%
  8. Zoroark-Hisui 12.3%
  9. Mega Staraptor 12.2%
  10. Archaludon 12.1%
  11. Basculegion 11.4%
  12. Annihilape 10.0%

Usage: Smogon usage statistics, Pokémon Showdown ladder, September 2026, 1500 rating cutoff · Sep 2026· ≥ 1500· 1,631,943 battles

Rank #274 · on 0.1% of teams · 2,849 appearances in 1,631,943 battles

Moves

  1. Ice Beam 55.3%
  2. Protect 45.2%
  3. Hydro Pump 39.2%
  4. Expanding Force 38.1%
  5. Scald 36.9%
  6. Psychic 32.3%
  7. Power Gem 24.7%
  8. Thunderbolt 16.1%
  9. Gravity 10.3%
  10. Blizzard 10.1%

Items

  1. Life Orb 37.8%
  2. Focus Sash 16.6%
  3. Choice Scarf 16.5%
  4. Expert Belt 8.8%
  5. Rindo Berry 4.6%
  6. Leftovers 3.6%

Abilities

  1. Natural Cure 62.1%
  2. Illuminate 25.4%
  3. Analytic 12.5%

Spreads

  1. Timid 2/0/0/32/0/32 · Spe 183 48.8%
  2. Modest 2/0/0/32/0/32 · Spe 167 6.9%
  3. Timid 0/0/2/32/0/32 · Spe 183 4.1%
  4. Timid 4/0/1/32/0/29 · Spe 180 3.3%
  5. Timid 32/0/0/0/2/32 · Spe 183 2.5%
  6. Timid 2/0/0/32/0/0 · Spe 148 2.2%
  7. Timid 32/0/0/2/0/32 · Spe 183 1.9%
  8. Timid 0/0/0/32/0/32 · Spe 183 1.9%

Teammates

  1. Indeedee-F 30.4%
  2. Mega Golisopod 17.0%
  3. Mega Raichu Y 14.4%
  4. Pelipper 13.0%
  5. Rillaboom 11.7%
  6. Kingambit 10.6%
  7. Sneasler 10.3%
  8. Sinistcha 9.0%
  9. Weavile 8.3%
  10. Mega Lucario Z 8.1%
  11. Volcarona 8.1%
  12. Arcanine-Hisui 7.7%

Usage: Smogon usage statistics, Pokémon Showdown ladder, September 2026, all games (cutoff 0) · Sep 2026· all ratings· 1,631,943 battles

Tournaments (Last 30 days)

On 2 of 4,299 teams (0.1%) · win rate 11.1% (95% interval 2.0%–43.5%, n = 9 games) · 0 top-cut teams

Tournament data: Limitless (play.limitlesstcg.com); player names removed · 40 tournaments· player names removed

Checks and counters

Beats it in replays

Teams with these win more often against teams bringing it than their overall strength predicts. Score 1–100, 50 = neutral.

No matchup in the replay sample passes the n ≥ 50 and ±1.5 pp gates yet.

Ladder checks

How often each one KOs or forces it out when they meet. Score = 100 × (p − 2 sd).

Smogon lists no checks with at least 20 encounters.

Matchups: public Pokémon Showdown Bo3 replays; player names removed · Last 30 days· 4,940 replays· gen9championsvgc2026regmcbo3

Good with

Wins together in replays

Brought together, these pairs win more often than expected. Score 1–100, 50 = neutral.

No partner passes the n ≥ 50 and ±1.5 pp gates yet.

Common teammates

Score 50 = paired as often as the teammate's own popularity predicts; higher = paired more often.

  1. Empoleon +16.2 pp n = 476 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 17% of Starmie teams; Empoleon is on 0% of all teams (34.83× as often), Smogon ≥ 1760, Sep 2026Smogon
  2. Mega Meganium +17.2 pp n = 507 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 18% of Starmie teams; Mega Meganium is on 1% of all teams (28.72× as often), Smogon ≥ 1760, Sep 2026Smogon
  3. Indeedee-F +46.8 pp n = 1,912 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 67% of Starmie teams; Indeedee-F is on 20% of all teams (3.31× as often), Smogon ≥ 1760, Sep 2026Smogon
  4. Mega Froslass +9.7 pp n = 413 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 14% of Starmie teams; Mega Froslass is on 5% of all teams (3.01× as often), Smogon ≥ 1760, Sep 2026Smogon
  5. Mega Staraptor +11.2 pp n = 498 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 17% of Starmie teams; Mega Staraptor is on 6% of all teams (2.80× as often), Smogon ≥ 1760, Sep 2026Smogon
  6. Mega Garchomp Z +6.4 pp n = 405 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 14% of Starmie teams; Mega Garchomp Z is on 8% of all teams (1.81× as often), Smogon ≥ 1760, Sep 2026Smogon
  7. Mega Raichu Y +8.2 pp n = 591 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 21% of Starmie teams; Mega Raichu Y is on 13% of all teams (1.65× as often), Smogon ≥ 1760, Sep 2026Smogon
  8. Arcanine-Hisui +6.7 pp n = 522 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 18% of Starmie teams; Arcanine-Hisui is on 12% of all teams (1.58× as often), Smogon ≥ 1760, Sep 2026Smogon
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  1. Mega Golisopod +7.4 pp n = 658 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 23% of Starmie teams; Mega Golisopod is on 16% of all teams (1.47× as often), Smogon ≥ 1760, Sep 2026Smogon
  2. Kingambit +10.9 pp n = 1,032 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 36% of Starmie teams; Kingambit is on 25% of all teams (1.43× as often), Smogon ≥ 1760, Sep 2026Smogon
  3. Pelipper +3.2 pp n = 513 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 18% of Starmie teams; Pelipper is on 15% of all teams (1.21× as often), Smogon ≥ 1760, Sep 2026Smogon
  4. Sneasler -13.9 pp n = 661 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 23% of Starmie teams; Sneasler is on 37% of all teams (0.63× as often), Smogon ≥ 1760, Sep 2026Smogon

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