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Height
2′07″
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0.8 m
Metric
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2′07″/0.8 m
Red-Striped
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0'0"/0.0 m
Blue-Striped
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0'0"/0.0 m
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Weight
76.1 lbs.
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34.5 kg
Metric
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76.1 lbs./34.5 kg
Red-Striped
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0.0 lbs./0.0 kg
Blue-Striped
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0.0 lbs./0.0 kg
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EV yield
HP
0
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Atk
0
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Def
0
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Sp.Atk
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Sp.Def
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Speed
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| Base Exp.: 106
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Battle Exp.: 1061*
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Staryu (Japanese: ヒトデマン Hitodeman) is a Template:Type2 Pokémon.
Biology
Physiology
Staryu is a sea star like Pokémon. Its main body is a tan color with a gold formation at the center of its front. At the very center of its body is an exterior organ that resembles a red jewel called the core. There is a gold loop around its bottom-left point.
Gender differences
This Pokémon is genderless.
Special abilities
If a Staryu loses any of its appendages it can grow them back with ease provided the core is still fully intact. From its top point it can shoot water and bubbles to defend itself and use in battle. Staryu can adapt its skin in multiple ways including Template:M2, Template:M2, even Template:M2.
Its core can be used to reflect and refract light and energy. This grants it the power to use moves like Power Gem and Light Screen.
Behavior
The core of a Staryu acts as a heart for the Pokémon. It glows brightly when it's healthy and happy. When it is excited, scared or angered it will flash, increasing as the emotion intensifies. If a Staryu becomes weak, its core will grow faint and will also flash slowly when it is very sick or near death.
Staryu become most active at night. When the sun goes down the core will glow its brightest. Many will float from the seafloor to the surface and align themselves with stars of the night sky as their core flickers, displaying a connection with the celestial bodies of space.
Habitat
Most Staryu can be found at the very bottom of the ocean on the seafloors of Kanto, Johto, Hoenn, and Sinnoh. There are also many found in the waters of caves which are attracted by the dark, calm waters. There are times, however, when Staryu find themselves in rivers that lead into the ocean. Staryu will almost never be found during the day, when they are in the deepest parts of the ocean, but at night they freely move throughout the oceans' waters and even rest at the surface.
Diet
- Main article: Pokémon food
Like most Pokémon, Staryu's eating habits are unknown but it's very probable it filter feeds considering the Pokémon's lack of a mouth.
In the anime
Staryu was one of Misty's main battlers throughout the original series, debuting in Clefairy and the Moon Stone.
In the manga
In the Pokémon Special manga
Staryu debuts in the Red, Green & Blue chapter as a Misty's Pokémon, defending her from an enraged Gyarados in Gyarados Splashes In! and from Koga's Rhydon in Raging Rhydon.
Crystal encounters a herd of twelve Staryu during her journey. The dozen Staryu hound after Bill in an attempt to play with him, encasing him and his Farfetch'd in a dodecahedral shell not even Crystal's Cubone could penetrate. Crystal was eventually able to capture and calm the Staryu down by breaking them up from the inside, using the new Pokémon Portable Transport System to send her Natu inside.
In the TCG
- Main article: Staryu (TCG)
Other appearances
When released from a Poké Ball, Staryu will target one of the opponents, spin towards them and shoot Swift. Each hit only does 1% damage but it is hard to avoid once caught in Swift so the maximum damage of 23% is common.
Trophy information
These starshape Pokémon that evolve into Starmie are found in large numbers at the seashore. At night, Staryu's red center glows and blinks on and off. It's said that as long as its red center remains, it can regrow its limbs. Whether it's related to Cleffa, another Pokémon with a vaguely star-shaped appearance, is unknown.
Staryu appears again as a Poké Ball Pokémon. It functions in much the same way.
Game data
Pokédex entries
| This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation I.
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| Generation I
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| Red
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An enigmatic Pokémon that can effortlessly regenerate any appendage it loses in battle.
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| Blue
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| Yellow
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As long as the center section is unharmed, it can grow back fully even if it is chopped to bits.
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| Stadium
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It is capable of growing back any portion of its body that is cut off. At night, the center core glows with a red light.
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| Gold
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At night, the center of its body slowly flickers with the same rhythm as a human heartbeat.
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| Silver
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Even if its body is torn, it can regenerate as long as the glowing central core remains intact.
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| Crystal
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When the stars twinkle at night, it floats up from the sea floor, and its body's center core flickers.
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| Stadium 2
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At night, the center of its body slowly flickers with the same rhythm as a human heartbeat.
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| Generation III
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| Ruby
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Staryu's center section has an organ called the core that shines bright red. If you go to a beach toward the end of summer, the glowing cores of these Pokémon look like the stars in the sky.
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| Sapphire
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Staryu apparently communicates with the stars in the night sky by flashing the red core at the center of its body. If parts of its body are torn, this Pokémon simply regenerates the missing pieces and limbs.
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| Emerald
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It gathers with others in the night and makes its red core glow on and off with the twinkling stars. It can regenerate limbs if they are severed from its body.
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| FireRed
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It appears in large numbers by seashores. At night, its central core flashes with a red light.
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| LeafGreen
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An enigmatic Pokémon that can effortlessly regenerate any appendage it loses in battle.
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| Diamond
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If its body is torn, it can grow back if the red core remains. The core flashes at midnight.
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| Pearl
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If its body is torn, it can grow back if the red core remains. The core flashes at midnight.
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| Platinum
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| HeartGold
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| SoulSilver
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Game locations
| This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation I.
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In side games
Base stats
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Range
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At Lv. 100
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30
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90 - 137
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170 - 264
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45
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45 - 106
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85 - 207
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55
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54 - 117
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103 - 229
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70
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67 - 134
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130 - 262
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55
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54 - 117
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103 - 229
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85
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81 - 150
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157 - 295
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Total: 340
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Other Pokémon with this total
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- Minimum stats are calculated with 0 EVs, IVs of 0, and (if applicable) a hindering nature.
- Maximum stats are calculated with 252 EVs, IVs of 31, and (if applicable) a helpful nature.
- This Pokémon's Special base stat in Generation I was 70.
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Type effectiveness
| Under normal battle conditions in Generation V, this Pokémon is:
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Learnset
Template:Learnset introMoves in Italics aren't STAB for Staryu, but are for some/all evolutions.
TCG-only Moves
Side game data
Template:Side game
Evolution
Sprites
Trivia
Origin
It may just be a stylized seastar.
Name origin
Staryu's name is derived from star, referring to its shape, and yu, which may be a misspelling of you, in opposition to the mie in Starmie. The hitode in Hitodeman is probably derived from 海星, seastar, along with the combination of man.
In other languages
- German: Sterndu
- French: Stari - From the English words star and I, referring to the English name Staryu and Starmie (Star You and Star Me).
- Korean: 별가사리 Byeolgasari
Related articles
External links
For other sprites and images, please see Staryu images on Bulbagarden Archives.
