Starmie counters

Gen 4 OU · Sorted by reliability score · Smogon · Feb 2026 - Apr 2026

Starmie
#0121 Starmie
WaterPsychic
USAGE 25.2% #7
ABILITYNatural Cure
BASE STATS
HP 60
ATK 75
DEF 85
SPA 100
SPD 85
SPE 115
BST520
TYPE MATCHUPS
2×
ElectricGrassBugGhostDark
½×
FireWaterIceFightingPsychicSteel
Moves
Rapid Spin 95.9% Surf 62.2% Thunder Wave 52.8% Recover 45.7% Ice Beam 44.2% Hydro Pump 38.1% Thunderbolt 25.3% Trick 12.3%
Items
Leftovers 57.6% Choice Specs 13.5% Colbur Berry 12.6% Focus Sash 10.5% Life Orb 2.0% Wacan Berry 1.8% Mystic Water 0.7% Flame Orb 0.6%
Abilities
Natural Cure99.5%Illuminate0.5%
Common Teammates
Tyranitar56.6%Jirachi42.0%Gyarados36.5%Scizor26.0%Zapdos25.1%Swampert23.3%Dragonite22.7%Metagross20.5%

Checks & Counters

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

# Checker Encounters Reliability KO Rate
01
Tyranitar
Tyranitar
RockDark OFFENSIVE CHECK
22.14
87
87.3% dies 7.07%
02
Heatran
Heatran
FireSteel SOFT CHECK
21.279
16
16.1% dies 7.97%

Ranked #7 with 25.17% usage. Sorted by reliability score.