Starmie counters

Gen 3 FRLG OU · Sorted by reliability score · Smogon · Mar 2026 - May 2026

Starmie
#0121 Starmie
WaterPsychic
USAGE 54.8% #2
ABILITYNatural Cure
BASE STATS
HP 60
ATK 75
DEF 85
SPA 100
SPD 85
SPE 115
BST520
TYPE MATCHUPS
2×
ElectricGrassBugGhostDark
½×
FireWaterIceFightingPsychicSteel
Moves
Thunderbolt 80.4% Rapid Spin 79.6% Hydro Pump 74.3% Ice Beam 69.5% Psychic 25.6% Surf 25.6% Recover 18.4% Thunder Wave 17.7%
Items
Leftovers 58.3% Mystic Water 37.9% Magnet 2.9% Lum Berry 0.9% Never-Melt Ice 0.0% King's Rock 0.0% Twisted Spoon 0.0% Quick Claw 0.0%
Abilities
Natural Cure99.6%Illuminate0.4%
Common Teammates
Tyranitar78.6%Snorlax55.3%Skarmory52.3%Jolteon51.4%Dragonite44.0%Blissey35.2%Magneton29.5%Gengar27.7%
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Checks & Counters

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

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Ranked #2 with 54.83% usage. Sorted by reliability score.