Starmie counters

Gen 5 Almost Any Ability · Sorted by reliability score · Smogon · Feb 2026 - Apr 2026

Starmie
#0121 Starmie
WaterPsychic
USAGE 15.3% #13
ABILITYSheer Force
BASE STATS
HP 60
ATK 75
DEF 85
SPA 100
SPD 85
SPE 115
BST520
TYPE MATCHUPS
2×
ElectricGrassBugGhostDark
½×
FireWaterIceFightingPsychicSteel
Moves
Rapid Spin 100.0% Ice Beam 98.5% Thunderbolt 98.5% Scald 70.7% Hydro Pump 29.3% Thunder 1.5% Psychic 1.5% Recover 0.0%
Items
Life Orb 70.7% Air Balloon 29.3% Leftovers 0.0% Chilan Berry 0.0% Choice Specs 0.0% Lum Berry 0.0% Choice Scarf 0.0%
Abilities
Sheer Force70.7%Magic Bounce29.3%Drizzle0.0%Illuminate0.0%Regenerator0.0%Magic Guard0.0%Volt Absorb0.0%Compound Eyes0.0%
Common Teammates
Ferrothorn100.0%Latios100.0%Scizor98.2%Dragonite84.7%Gengar84.7%Heatran13.5%Garchomp13.5%Stoutland1.8%
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Ranked #13 with 15.28% usage. Sorted by reliability score.