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Misty's Starmie カスミのスターミー Kasumi's Starmie

Misty's Starmie

Debuts in The Water Flowers of Cerulean City Caught at Kanto Gender Gender unknown[1] Ability Illuminate* Current location In rotation

This Pokémon is fully evolved.

Voice actor Japanese English As Starmie Rikako Aikawa

Misty's Starmie (Japanese: カスミのスターミー Kasumi's Starmie) was one of the three original Pokémon acquired by Misty in the Kanto region prior to the start of the anime, and the third to be seen in her possession.

In the anime

Main series

History

Original series

Starmie in its debut

Misty rarely used Starmie in battle, generally favoring Staryu to battle on land and often Psyduck by mistake. Starmie was typically featured in a more instrumental capacity than its pre-evolved counterpart, being used to traverse water on many occasions.

In The Water Flowers of Cerulean City, Starmie was used in Misty's Cerulean Gym match against Ash. Misty had successfully beaten Butterfree with Staryu, and Starmie was called out against Pidgeotto, suggesting that, at this time, Starmie was more powerful than Staryu. It dived underwater to dodge Pidgeotto's Whirlwind and shot up into the air to land a Tackle. However, its second Tackle was deflected by Wing Attack. It was blown into a Gym wall by a Gust attack, on the brink of losing before Team Rocket intervened. The battle was called off and Ash was given the Cascade Badge regardless.

Starmie and Misty

In The School of Hard Knocks, Misty was incensed by Joe's insistence that he could easily defeat her Water Pokémon as he had done it countless times on the simulator. She promptly challenged him to a real battle and sent out Starmie to prove its strength against his Weepinbell. Starmie used a single Water Gun and knocked out Weepinbell, leading to Joe's ridicule by Giselle. However, Misty then challenged Giselle, calling her out for not being a true friend. Giselle's Graveler proved to be a very powerful opponent, deflecting Water Gun by spinning and then smashing into Starmie, shattering the center gem and knocking it through the window and into the pool. Starmie's regenerative abilities were also demonstrated, as by the next time it was seen, its central core was repaired.

Starmie was sent out to battle a wild Oddish in Bulbasaur and the Hidden Village. It successfully weakened Oddish with Water Gun and Tackle, but was knocked out in one Tackle from the Bulbasaur that came to its defense.

It later helped to rescue the trio from the sinking St. Anne in Pokémon Shipwreck, carrying Brock from the ship, and later towing the group's raft out of the range of James's raging Gyarados. In Tentacool & Tentacruel, it rescued the sailors that had been attacked.

Starmie bearing Misty across the water

It appeared to have an Ability similar to Water Absorb, even though Abilities did not exist when Misty was a main character. This was demonstrated when, in Bye Bye Butterfree, Starmie chased Team Rocket away with a Tackle, but was knocked out when Jessie smashed it with a hammer. However, it seemed to regain its health when Misty jetted water on it. In Pokémon Scent-sation!, it helped Staryu and Squirtle put out the fire at Celadon Gym with Water Gun.

Starmie paired with Misty in The Flame Pokémon-athon!. It made the final four as it was able to surf across the river course. However, like the other contestants, its efforts were sabotaged by Team Rocket, and it was blinded by a Sludge attack from Weezing, taking it out long enough to allow Dario, the man who had encouraged Team Rocket, to make a break for the finish line.

Misty attempted to round off her team of four in Princess vs. Princess with Starmie, but Psyduck popped out of its Poké Ball instead. This happened quite commonly with Starmie and Psyduck.

In The Misty Mermaid, Misty stopped off at the Cerulean Gym after Horsea was feeling sick due to a lack of open water exercise. Misty also reluctantly left Starmie there because her sisters wanted to borrow it for their water ballet performances.

Starmie, with Horsea, living at the Cerulean Gym

Pokémon Chronicles

Misty reunited with Starmie in Cerulean Blues, when she assumed the role of the Cerulean Gym Leader. Starmie was later scared off during Gyarados's rampage.

Starmie briefly reappeared in A Date with Delcatty when Misty was feeding the Pokémon.

In Luvdisc is a Many Splendored Thing!, Starmie performed as a part of Daisy's water ballet.

Pokémon Journeys: The Series

In Bearing Down Easy!, Misty used Starmie to destroy some ice so Ash and his friends could chase after a Beartic. It was soon after recalled to avoid being frozen.

Personality and characteristics

As Starmie wasn't given many onscreen appearances, little is known about its personality. When in battle, it was shown to be quite obedient and loyal to Misty. Starmie has been known to sometimes droop and bend its points when in pain or disappointment.

Moves used

Using Water Gun	Move First Used In Tackle The Water Flowers of Cerulean City Water Gun The School of Hard Knocks
A † shows that the move was used recently, unless all moves fit this case or there are fewer than five known moves.

Pokémon Origins

Starmie in Pokémon Origins

In File 2: Cubone, Misty used Starmie in her Gym battle against Red, but was defeated off-screen.

Pokémon Masters Animated Trailer

Main article: Misty (Masters) → In the anime

Misty's Starmie appeared in the Pokémon Masters Animated Trailer.

GOTCHA!

Misty's Starmie briefly appeared in GOTCHA!.

In the games

Starmie is the most regular Pokémon to appear on Misty's teams, making an appearance on all of them to date, as her signature Pokémon.

In the core series

Pokémon Red and Blue	Pokémon Yellow	Pokémon Gold, Silver, and Crystal
Types: Water Psychic Starmie Lv.21 Tackle Normal   --       Water Gun Water   --       BubbleBeam Water   --       Struggle Normal   --	Types: Water Psychic Starmie Lv.21 Tackle Normal   --       Water Gun Water   --       Harden Normal   --       BubbleBeam Water   --	Types: Water Psychic Held item: None Starmie Lv.47 Surf Water   --       Confuse Ray Ghost   --       Recover Normal   --       Ice Beam Ice   --
Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen	Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver
	Gym battle	Fighting Dojo rematch
Types: Water Psychic Ability: Natural Cure Held item: None Starmie Lv.21 Rapid Spin Normal   --       Swift Normal   --       Recover Normal   --       Water Pulse Water   --	Types: Water Psychic Ability: Natural Cure Held item: Sitrus Berry Starmie Lv.54 Water Pulse Water Special   --       Confuse Ray Ghost Status   --       Ice Beam Ice Special   --       Recover Normal Status   --	Types: Water Psychic Ability: Natural Cure Held item: Colbur Berry Starmie Lv.60 Thunderbolt Electric Special   --       Ice Beam Ice Special   --       Psychic Psychic Special   --       Surf Water Special   --
Pokémon Black 2 and White 2 Pokémon World Tournament
Kanto Leaders Tournament	Type Expert/World Leaders Tournament	Gathered! Gym Leader!
Types: Water Psychic Ability: Illuminate or Natural Cure Held item: Petaya Berry Starmie Lv.50 Psychic Psychic Special   --       Hydro Pump Water Special   --       Ice Beam Ice Special   --       Thunderbolt Electric Special   --	Types: Water Psychic Ability: Illuminate or Natural Cure Held item: Choice Scarf Starmie Lv.50 Psychic Psychic Special   --       Grass Knot Grass Special   --       Ice Beam Ice Special   --       Thunderbolt Electric Special   --	Types: Water Psychic Ability: Natural Cure Held item: Rindo Berry Starmie Lv.50 Hydro Pump Water Special   --       Psychic Psychic Special   --       Ice Beam Ice Special   --       Thunderbolt Electric Special   --
Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee!
Gym battle	Rematch
Types: Water Psychic Mega Stone: None Starmie Lv.19 Scald Water Special   --       Psywave Psychic Special   --       Swift Normal Special   --       Curse Unknown Status   --	Types: Water Psychic Mega Stone: None Starmie Lv.56 Hydro Pump Water Special   --       Dazzling Gleam Fairy Special   --       Psychic Psychic Special   --       Thunderbolt Electric Special   --

Pokémon Stadium series

Pokémon Stadium		Pokémon Stadium 2
Round 1	Round 2
Types: Water Psychic Starmie Lv.50-100 Thunder Electric   --       Swift Normal   --       BubbleBeam Water   --       Thunder Wave Electric   --	Types: Water Psychic Starmie Lv.50-100 Recover Normal   --       Psychic Psychic   --       Hydro Pump Water   --       Thunder Wave Electric   --	Types: Water Psychic Held item: King's Rock Starmie Lv.50-100 Rain Dance Water   --       Surf Water   --       Thunder Electric   --       Psychic Psychic   --

In spin-off games

Pokémon Masters EX

Main article: Misty (Masters) → Starmie

Misty forms a sync pair with Starmie in Pokémon Masters EX. Misty notes that the Starmie that she uses in Pasio is different from the one she uses at her Gym, and was obtained from an Egg when she left her original Starmie at the Pokémon Day Care.

Sync Dex	Trainer		NDex	Pokémon		Type	Weakness	Role	Base Potential	Availability
#003		Misty	#0121		Starmie	Water	Electric		★★★	Story Start

In the manga

Starmie in The Electric Tale of Pikachu

The Electric Tale of Pikachu

Misty used Starmie in Pikachu's Excellent Adventure to rehydrate Ash after he cried too much for losing his Pikachu. It was also used to battle Team Rocket in the next chapter.

Moves used

Using Water Gun	Move First Used In Water Gun Pikachu's Excellent Adventure
A † shows that the move was used recently, unless all moves fit this case or there are fewer than five known moves.

Pokémon Adventures

Starmie in Pokémon Adventures

History

Red, Green & Blue arc

Starmie was first used during a Gym battle against Red in Suddenly Starmie. It easily withstood Saur's Vine Whip and then swiftly defeated him.

In You Know...Articuno!, Misty flew away on Starmie after trading Red her Gyarados.

Yellow arc

In Striking Golduck, Starmie sent a message to Cerise Island by using its gem to write glowing letters in the sky.

Gold, Silver & Crystal arc

In Lovely Lanturn, Starmie used its Psychic powers to write out Suicune's thoughts for Misty to read.

In Notorious Noctowl, Misty used Starmie in an exhibition match against Whitney at Indigo Plateau, swiftly defeating her Miltank with a barrage of attacks and thus winning the match for Misty with little effort.

In Lugia and Ho-Oh on the Loose, Part 1, Misty used Starmie to battle a group of mind-controlled Neo Team Rocket Grunts aboard the Magnet Train.

Moves used

Using Rapid Spin	Move First Used In Bubble Beam Suddenly Starmie Rapid Spin Notorious Noctowl Flash Notorious Noctowl Hyper Beam Notorious Noctowl
A † shows that the move was used recently, unless all moves fit this case or there are fewer than five known moves.

Pocket Monsters HGSS Jō's Big Adventure

Starmie in Pocket Monsters HGSS Jō's Big Adventure

Starmie in Pokémon Zensho

Misty and her Starmie appeared as a silhouette in JBA5 as one of the obstacles Jō must face in the Kanto region.

Pokémon Zensho

Misty's Starmie appeared in PZ03.

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Pokémon Newspaper Strip

Misty's Starmie debuted in the Strip 3 of the Pokémon Newspaper Strip. Ash battled against it and caught it, thinking it was a wild Pokémon.

In the TCG

This listing is of cards mentioning or featuring Misty's Starmie in the Pokémon Trading Card Game.

Related cards Cards listed with a blue background are only legal to use in the current Expanded format. Cards listed with a green background are legal to use in both the current Standard and Expanded formats.
Card	Type	English Expansion	Rarity	#	Japanese Expansion	Rarity	#
Misty's Starmie		Gym Heroes		56/132	Hanada City Gym

• Starmie also appears in the card Misty's Water Command (Hidden Fates 63).

Artwork

Artwork from the Hanada City Gym Theme Deck

Merchandise

Hanada City Gym Deck

The second of two decks released on April 26, 1998 was the Hanada City Gym (Japanese: ハナダシティジム カスミ) Deck, which focuses on Gym Leader Misty and her Pokémon, which consist of entirely Water-types. In addition to the 60 main cards, the deck includes four expansion cards, a coin, rulebook, and Pokémon Gym Guide.

Product images:

Hanada City Gym	The Sneak-Peek Tins	The Sneak-Peek Tins	The Sneak-Peek Tins
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The Sneak-Peek Tins	The Sneak-Peek Tins	The Sneak-Peek Tins	The Sneak-Peek Tins

Misty of Cerulean City Gym Trainer Battle Deck

Main article: Trainer Battle Decks (TCG)

The second Trainer Battle Deck available from January 25, 2019 was the Misty of Cerulean City Gym Trainer Battle Deck (Japanese: トレーナーバトルデッキ：ハナダシティジムのカスミ Trainer Battle Deck: Kasumi of Hanada City Gym), which focuses on Gym Leader Misty. Her signature Pokémon Starmie is among the selection of Water-types included in the deck, appearing as a Pokémon-GX. An assortment of Trainer cards also form the deck, a number of which directly benefit Water-type Pokémon. Each deck comes with a set of damage counters and status markers, a GX marker, a coin, a deck box, a playmat, and a set of card sleeves.

Product images:

Misty of Cerulean City Gym Trainer Battle Deck	Misty of Cerulean City Gym Trainer Battle Deck contents	The Sneak-Peek Tins	The Sneak-Peek Tins
The Sneak-Peek Tins	The Sneak-Peek Tins	The Sneak-Peek Tins	The Sneak-Peek Tins
The Sneak-Peek Tins	The Sneak-Peek Tins	The Sneak-Peek Tins	The Sneak-Peek Tins
The Sneak-Peek Tins	The Sneak-Peek Tins	The Sneak-Peek Tins	The Sneak-Peek Tins
The Sneak-Peek Tins	The Sneak-Peek Tins	The Sneak-Peek Tins	The Sneak-Peek Tins

Brock VS Misty Full-size Rubber Playmat

Pokémon Centers began selling the Brock VS Misty Full-size Rubber Playmat (Japanese: ラバープレイマット フルサイズ タケシVSカスミ Rubber Playmat: Full-size: Takeshi VS Kasumi) alongside the Trainer Battle Decks on January 25, 2019. This 2-player playmat features artwork of Brock and his Onix in one play area and Misty and her Starmie in the opposite play area. Both Gym Leaders feature their updated appearances from Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee!.

Product image:

Brock VS Misty Full-size Rubber Playmat	The Sneak-Peek Tins	The Sneak-Peek Tins	The Sneak-Peek Tins
The Sneak-Peek Tins	The Sneak-Peek Tins	The Sneak-Peek Tins	The Sneak-Peek Tins
The Sneak-Peek Tins	The Sneak-Peek Tins	The Sneak-Peek Tins	The Sneak-Peek Tins
The Sneak-Peek Tins	The Sneak-Peek Tins	The Sneak-Peek Tins	The Sneak-Peek Tins
The Sneak-Peek Tins	The Sneak-Peek Tins	The Sneak-Peek Tins	The Sneak-Peek Tins

S9a accessories

Other sleeves: Two more standalone sleeve designs were also made available. Each pack of sleeves includes 64 copies.

• The Misty & Starmie Sleeves (Japanese: デッキシールド カスミ＆スターミー Deck Shield: Kasumi & Starmie) feature Gym Leader Misty and her Starmie taking a break after a training session. The sleeves were illustrated by You Iribi.

Sleeve images:

Misty & Starmie Sleeves	The Sneak-Peek Tins	The Sneak-Peek Tins	The Sneak-Peek Tins
The Sneak-Peek Tins	The Sneak-Peek Tins	The Sneak-Peek Tins	The Sneak-Peek Tins
The Sneak-Peek Tins	The Sneak-Peek Tins	The Sneak-Peek Tins	The Sneak-Peek Tins
The Sneak-Peek Tins	The Sneak-Peek Tins	The Sneak-Peek Tins	The Sneak-Peek Tins
The Sneak-Peek Tins	The Sneak-Peek Tins	The Sneak-Peek Tins	The Sneak-Peek Tins

Trivia

• Starmie is Misty's first fully evolved Pokémon.
• Starmie is the first Psychic-type Pokémon owned by a main character in the anime.
• Despite Starmie serving as Misty's signature Pokémon in the games, in the anime, it has had much less screentime than its pre-evolved form.
• Starmie has had the longest absence of any Pokémon belonging to one of Ash's friends in the main series, with a gap of 1,164 episodes between its physical appearances in The Misty Mermaid and Bearing Down Easy!.

Names

References

Related articles

For more information on this Pokémon's species, see Staryu and Starmie.

Misty's Pokémon
In rotation:	Staryu	Starmie	Psyduck	Politoed	Gyarados	Azurill
	Clauncher
At Cerulean Gym:	Goldeen	Horsea	Corsola	Caserin
Released:	Togetic	Seaking
Other:	Dewgong	Seaking	Goldeen (multiple)	Shellder (multiple)	Seel	Luverin
Borrowed:	Pikachu	Vulpix	Bulbasaur	Scyther	Marill
Befriended:	Golduck
Ride Pokémon:	Mantine	Dragonair
Adventures only:	Krabby	Chinchou	Lanturn	Omanyte	Suicune
Electric Tale only:	Shellder	Lapras
Pocket Monsters only:	Blastoise	Jigglypuff
Newspaper Strip only:	Squirtle	Butterfree