Starmie - Generation 1 learnset

This page lists all the moves that Starmie can learn in Generation 1, which consists of these games:

Pokémon Red
Pokémon Blue
Pokémon Yellow

Note: many moves have changed stats over the years. The power, accuracy and other information listed below is as it was in the respective games. Check a move's detail page for stats in the most recent games and when they changed.

Starmie artwork by Ken Sugimori

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Red/Blue Yellow

Moves learnt by level up

Starmie learns the following moves in Pokémon Red & Blue at the levels specified.

Lv.	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
1	Harden	Normal	—	—
1	Tackle	Normal	35	95
1	Water Gun	Water	40	100

Pre-evolution moves

These moves can only be learned in Pokémon Red & Blue by a previous evolution of Starmie. Check the respective Pokédex for the exact details.

Move	Type	Power	Acc.	Method
Hydro Pump	Water	120	80	Level up
Light Screen	Psychic	—	—	Level up
Minimize	Normal	—	—	Level up
Recover	Normal	—	—	Level up
Swift	Normal	60	∞	Level up

Moves learnt by HM

Starmie is compatible with these Hidden Machines in Pokémon Red & Blue:

HM	Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.
03	Surf	Water		95	100
05	Flash	Normal		—	70

Moves learnt by TM

Starmie is compatible with these Technical Machines in Pokémon Red & Blue:

TM	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
06	Toxic	Poison	—	85
09	Take Down	Normal	90	85
10	Double-Edge	Normal	100	100
11	BubbleBeam	Water	65	100
12	Water Gun	Water	40	100
13	Ice Beam	Ice	95	100
14	Blizzard	Ice	120	90
15	Hyper Beam	Normal	150	90
20	Rage	Normal	20	100
24	Thunderbolt	Electric	95	100
25	Thunder	Electric	120	70
29	Psychic	Psychic	90	100
30	Teleport	Psychic	—	—
31	Mimic	Normal	—	100
32	Double Team	Normal	—	—
33	Reflect	Psychic	—	—
34	Bide	Normal	—	—
39	Swift	Normal	60	∞
40	Skull Bash	Normal	100	100
44	Rest	Psychic	—	—
45	Thunder Wave	Electric	—	100
46	Psywave	Psychic	—	80
49	Tri Attack	Normal	80	100
50	Substitute	Normal	—	—

Moves learnt by level up

Starmie learns the following moves in Pokémon Yellow at the levels specified.

Lv.	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
1	Harden	Normal	—	—
1	Tackle	Normal	35	95
1	Water Gun	Water	40	100

Pre-evolution moves

These moves can only be learned in Pokémon Yellow by a previous evolution of Starmie. Check the respective Pokédex for the exact details.

Move	Type	Power	Acc.	Method
Hydro Pump	Water	120	80	Level up
Light Screen	Psychic	—	—	Level up
Minimize	Normal	—	—	Level up
Recover	Normal	—	—	Level up
Swift	Normal	60	∞	Level up

Moves learnt by HM

Starmie is compatible with these Hidden Machines in Pokémon Yellow:

HM	Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.
03	Surf	Water		95	100
05	Flash	Normal		—	70

Moves learnt by TM

Starmie is compatible with these Technical Machines in Pokémon Yellow:

TM	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
06	Toxic	Poison	—	85
09	Take Down	Normal	90	85
10	Double-Edge	Normal	100	100
11	BubbleBeam	Water	65	100
12	Water Gun	Water	40	100
13	Ice Beam	Ice	95	100
14	Blizzard	Ice	120	90
15	Hyper Beam	Normal	150	90
20	Rage	Normal	20	100
24	Thunderbolt	Electric	95	100
25	Thunder	Electric	120	70
29	Psychic	Psychic	90	100
30	Teleport	Psychic	—	—
31	Mimic	Normal	—	100
32	Double Team	Normal	—	—
33	Reflect	Psychic	—	—
34	Bide	Normal	—	—
39	Swift	Normal	60	∞
40	Skull Bash	Normal	100	100
44	Rest	Psychic	—	—
45	Thunder Wave	Electric	—	100
46	Psywave	Psychic	—	80
49	Tri Attack	Normal	80	100
50	Substitute	Normal	—	—