Starmie counters

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

Starmie
#0121 Starmie
WaterPsychic
USAGE 64.5% #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 98.1% Thunderbolt 58.9% Blizzard 57.8% Psychic 52.1% Surf 30.6% Ice Beam 1.9% Hyper Beam 0.5%
Items
nothing 100.0%
Common Teammates
Tauros98.6%Snorlax85.6%Exeggutor75.3%Chansey70.8%Rhydon34.8%Jynx34.1%Alakazam26.9%Zapdos20.6%

Checks & Counters

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

# Checker Encounters Reliability KO Rate
01
Dragonite
Dragonite
DragonFlying OFFENSIVE CHECK
25.696
76
76.0% dies 8.42%
02
Victreebel
Victreebel
GrassPoison OFFENSIVE CHECK
26.39
76
75.6% dies 8.36%
03
Chansey
Chansey
Normal DEFENSIVE COUNTER
1,395.292
72
72.0% dies 2.04%
04
Zapdos
Zapdos
ElectricFlying OFFENSIVE CHECK
263.597
68
67.8% dies 4.84%
05
Jolteon
Jolteon
Electric OFFENSIVE CHECK
86.343
65
65.1% dies 7.16%
06
Alakazam
Alakazam
Psychic OFFENSIVE CHECK
452.108
63
62.7% dies 3.83%
07
Slowbro
Slowbro
WaterPsychic DEFENSIVE COUNTER
146.659
59
58.6% dies 6.95%
08
Snorlax
Snorlax
Normal SOFT CHECK
664.031
48
48.1% dies 3.32%
09
Starmie
Starmie
WaterPsychic SOFT CHECK
886.651
45
44.9% dies 2.81%
10
Exeggutor
Exeggutor
GrassPsychic SOFT CHECK
956.341
41
41.3% dies 2.70%
11
Lapras
Lapras
WaterIce SOFT CHECK
55.818
34
34.3% dies 8.92%
12
Tauros
Tauros
Normal SOFT CHECK
1,231.346
33
33.3% dies 2.27%
13
Jynx
Jynx
IcePsychic SOFT CHECK
474.815
31
31.1% dies 3.62%
14
Gengar
Gengar
GhostPoison SOFT CHECK
210.132
28
28.1% dies 5.35%
15
Cloyster
Cloyster
WaterIce SOFT CHECK
360.971
27
26.8% dies 4.03%
16
Rhydon
Rhydon
GroundRock SOFT CHECK
391.335
26
25.7% dies 3.76%

Ranked #5 with 64.49% usage. Sorted by reliability score.