Starmie counters

Gen 2 OU · Sorted by reliability score · Smogon · Apr 2026 - Jun 2026

Starmie
#0121 Starmie
WaterPsychic
USAGE 26.8% #7
BASE STATS
HP 60
ATK 75
DEF 85
SPA 100
SPD 85
SPE 115
BST520
TYPE MATCHUPS
2×
ElectricGrassBugGhostDark
½×
FireWaterIceFightingPsychicSteel
Moves
Recover 97.1% Surf 95.2% Rapid Spin 88.5% Psychic 47.3% Thunder Wave 26.8% Thunder 15.7% Substitute 12.2% Hydro Pump 3.9%
Items
Leftovers 99.9% Mystic Water 0.0% nothing 0.0% Twisted Spoon 0.0% Miracle Berry 0.0% Gold Berry 0.0% Scope Lens 0.0% King's Rock 0.0%
Common Teammates
Snorlax99.4%Forretress48.6%Zapdos45.3%Raikou42.7%Tyranitar42.3%Cloyster38.7%Skarmory28.2%Steelix17.0%
Browse Gen 2 OU teams using Starmie →
Teams using Snorlax 66% Teams using Zapdos 54% Teams using Cloyster 4% Teams using Forretress 4%

Checks & Counters

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

# Checker Encounters Reliability KO Rate
01
Snorlax
Snorlax
Normal DEFENSIVE COUNTER
39.267
66
66.0% dies 7.56%
02
Zapdos
Zapdos
ElectricFlying SOFT CHECK
21.576
54
53.6% dies 10.74%
03
Cloyster
Cloyster
WaterIce SOFT CHECK
36.317
4
3.9% dies 3.21%
04
Forretress
Forretress
BugSteel SOFT CHECK
20.422
4
3.8% dies 4.22%

Ranked #7 with 26.84% usage. Sorted by reliability score.