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Staryu ヒトデマン Hitodeman #120
Artwork from FR/LG
Type Water ' Unknown Unknown Blue-Striped Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown	Category Star Shape Pokémon
Abilities Illuminate or Natural Cure Natural Cure Blue-Striped -----	Exp. at Lv. 100 1,250,000
Regional Pokédex numbers Kanto #120 Johto #167 Hoenn #143 Sinnoh Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character "?". Unova Not in any regional Pokédex
Regional Browser numbers Fiore R— Almia R— Oblivia
Height 2'7" Imperial 0.8 m Metric 2'7"/0.8 m Red-Striped 0'0"/0.0 m Blue-Striped 0'0"/0.0 m
Weight 76.1 lbs. Imperial 34.5 kg Metric 76.1 lbs./34.5 kg Red-Striped 0.0 lbs./0.0 kg Blue-Striped 0.0 lbs./0.0 kg
Dex color Brown	Catch rate 225 (29.4%)
Body style Blue-Striped	Footprint      Blue-Striped
Gender ratio Gender unknown Unknown Gender unknown
Breeding Water 3 group 1 cycles (255 minimum steps)
EV yield HP 0 Atk 0 Def 0 Sp.Atk 0 Sp.Def 0 Speed 0 Base Exp.: 106 Battle Exp.: 1061*
External links On Smogon Pokédex: Generation I Generation II Generation III Generation IV Generation V Generation VI Generation VII Generation VIII Generation IX Artwork on Bulbagarden Archives

Staryu (Japanese: ヒトデマン Hitodeman) is a Water-type Pokémon.

Biology

Physiology

Gender differences

This Pokémon is genderless.

Special abilities

Behavior

Habitat

Diet

Main article: Pokémon food

In the anime

Staryu was one of Misty's main battlers throughout the series, debuting in Clefairy and the Moon Stone.

Other appearances

Super Smash Brothers Melee

When released from a Pokéball, 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.

Game data

Pokédex entries

Pokémon Red and Blue / Pokémon LeafGreen

An enigmatic Pokémon that can effortlessly regenerate any appendage it loses in battle.

Pokémon Yellow

As long as the center section is unharmed, it can grow back fully even if it is chopped to bits.

Pokémon Gold

At night, the center of its body slowly flickers with the same rhythm as a human heartbeat.

Pokémon Silver

Even if its body is torn, it can regenerate as long as the glowing central core remains intact.

Pokémon Crystal

When the stars twinkle at night, it floats up from the sea floor, and its body's center core flickers.

Pokémon Ruby

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.

Pokémon Sapphire

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.

Pokémon Emerald

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.

Pokémon FireRed

It appears in large numbers by seashores. At night, its central core flashes with a red light.

Game locations

In side games

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|-{| border="1" style="border: 1px solid #999; border-collapse: collapse; background: white; margin: auto;" cellspacing="1" cellpadding="2" |- style="background: #2980EF;" ! Game ! Location

| Pokémon Pinball: Ruby & Sapphire | Ocean (Ruby Field) |- | Pokémon Trozei! | Phobos Submarine
Endless Level 36
Trozei Battle
Mr. Who's Den |- | Pokémon Mystery Dungeon | Silver Trench (15F-25F)
Grand Sea (15F-25F)
Fantasy Strait (B15-B25) |- | Pokémon Ranger | Fall City
Safra Sea |}

Base stats

Type effectiveness

Learnset

Template:Learnset introMoves in Italics aren't STAB for Staryu, but are for some/all evolutions.

By leveling up

By TM/HM

Side game data

Template:Side game

Evolution

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, reffering to the english name Staryu and Starmie (Star You and Star Me)
• Korean: 별가사리 Byeolgasari

Related articles

• Misty's Staryu

External links

• Article on Wikipedia

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