Starmie counters

Gen 1 OU · Sorted by reliability score · Smogon · Apr 2026 - Jun 2026

Starmie
#0121 Starmie
WaterPsychic
USAGE 59.6% #5
BASE STATS
HP 60
ATK 75
DEF 85
SPA 100
SPD 85
SPE 115
BST520
TYPE MATCHUPS
2×
ElectricGrassBugGhostDark
½×
FireWaterIceFightingPsychicSteel
Moves
Recover 99.8% Thunder Wave 98.9% Blizzard 61.1% Thunderbolt 57.0% Psychic 51.1% Surf 28.3% Ice Beam 2.6% Hyper Beam 0.5%
Common Teammates
Tauros98.6%Snorlax87.6%Exeggutor74.5%Chansey73.6%Jynx33.6%Rhydon32.2%Alakazam22.9%Gengar18.8%
Browse Gen 1 OU teams using Starmie →
Teams using Chansey 75% Teams using Zapdos 73% Teams using Jolteon 63% Teams using Alakazam 61% Teams using Slowbro 58% Teams using Snorlax 49%

Checks & Counters

Ranked by reliability — blends KO rate with how often each Pokémon is matched up.

# Checker Encounters Reliability KO Rate
01
Chansey
Chansey
Normal DEFENSIVE COUNTER
781.311
75
74.6% dies 2.64%
02
Zapdos
Zapdos
ElectricFlying OFFENSIVE CHECK
80.896
73
73.2% dies 6.68%
03
Jolteon
Jolteon
Electric OFFENSIVE CHECK
60.873
63
62.5% dies 8.72%
04
Alakazam
Alakazam
Psychic OFFENSIVE CHECK
218.564
61
61.3% dies 5.58%
05
Slowbro
Slowbro
WaterPsychic DEFENSIVE COUNTER
36.036
58
58.1% dies 8.22%
06
Snorlax
Snorlax
Normal SOFT CHECK
343.991
49
49.0% dies 4.53%
07
Starmie
Starmie
WaterPsychic SOFT CHECK
401.785
44
44.2% dies 4.22%
08
Exeggutor
Exeggutor
GrassPsychic SOFT CHECK
455.574
38
38.0% dies 3.82%
09
Lapras
Lapras
WaterIce SOFT CHECK
20.931
35
35.2% dies 10.44%
10
Jynx
Jynx
IcePsychic SOFT CHECK
230.023
35
34.8% dies 5.38%
11
Tauros
Tauros
Normal SOFT CHECK
558.459
34
34.1% dies 3.38%
12
Gengar
Gengar
GhostPoison SOFT CHECK
90.468
30
30.0% dies 6.55%
13
Cloyster
Cloyster
WaterIce SOFT CHECK
233.622
24
23.9% dies 4.59%
14
Rhydon
Rhydon
GroundRock SOFT CHECK
190.476
23
23.1% dies 5.00%

Ranked #5 with 59.63% usage. Sorted by reliability score.