Starly counters

Gen 9 Ultramixandmega · Sorted by reliability score · Smogon · Mar 2026 - May 2026

Starly
#0396 Starly
NormalFlying
USAGE 1.1% #73
ABILITYIntrepid Sword
BASE STATS
HP 40
ATK 55
DEF 30
SPA 30
SPD 30
SPE 60
BST245
TYPE MATCHUPS
2×
ElectricIceRock
½×
GrassBug
0×
GroundGhost
Moves
Sacred Fire 66.7% Stone Axe 64.1% Sticky Web 61.9% Brave Bird 42.6% Springtide Storm 30.9% Heat Wave 30.9% Sandsear Storm 30.9% Final Gambit 20.1%
Items
Lucarionite 66.7% Magearnite 30.9% Barbaracite 1.7% Focus Sash 0.3% Aerodactylite 0.2% Emboarite 0.2% Staraptite 0.0% Metagrossite 0.0%
Abilities
Intrepid Sword60.1%Download30.9%Psychic Surge3.4%Drought2.7%Sturdy2.4%Technician0.3%Intimidate0.2%Sword of Ruin0.0%
Common Teammates
Elekid66.1%Wingull64.8%Dartrix58.4%Dratini57.2%Flittle57.0%Shroodle30.6%Grotle30.6%Steenee30.6%

Checks & Counters

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

This Pokémon doesn't have enough usage for Smogon to compute meaningful Checks & Counters. Only the most-used Pokémon in a format receive this data.

Ranked #73 with 1.10% usage. Sorted by reliability score.