Starmie - Generation 2 learnset

This page lists all the moves that Starmie can learn in Generation 2, which consists of these games:

Pokémon Gold
Pokémon Silver
Pokémon Crystal

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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Gold/Silver Crystal

Moves learnt by level up

Starmie learns the following moves in Pokémon Gold & Silver at the levels specified.

Lv.	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
1	BubbleBeam	Water	65	100
1	Rapid Spin	Normal	20	100
1	Recover	Normal	—	—
1	Tackle	Normal	35	95
37	Confuse Ray	Ghost	—	100

Egg moves

Starmie learns the following moves via breeding in Pokémon Gold & Silver. Details and compatible parents can be found below.

Move	Type	Power	Acc.
Aurora Beam	Ice	65	100
Barrier	Psychic	—	—
Supersonic	Normal	—	55

Pre-evolution moves

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

Move	Type	Power	Acc.	Method
Harden	Normal	—	—	Level up
Hydro Pump	Water	120	80	Level up
Light Screen	Psychic	—	—	Level up
Minimize	Normal	—	—	Level up
Swift	Normal	60	∞	Level up
Water Gun	Water	40	100	Level up

Moves learnt by HM

Starmie is compatible with these Hidden Machines in Pokémon Gold & Silver:

HM	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
03	Surf	Water	95	100
05	Flash	Normal	—	70
06	Whirlpool	Water	15	70
07	Waterfall	Water	80	100

Moves learnt by TM

Starmie is compatible with these Technical Machines in Pokémon Gold & Silver:

TM	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
03	Curse	???	—	—
06	Toxic	Poison	—	85
07	Zap Cannon	Electric	100	50
09	Psych Up	Normal	—	—
10	Hidden Power	Normal	60	100
13	Snore	Normal	40	100
14	Blizzard	Ice	120	70
15	Hyper Beam	Normal	150	90
16	Icy Wind	Ice	55	95
17	Protect	Normal	—	—
18	Rain Dance	Water	—	—
20	Endure	Normal	—	—
21	Frustration	Normal	—	100
25	Thunder	Electric	120	70
27	Return	Normal	—	100
29	Psychic	Psychic	90	100
32	Double Team	Normal	—	—
34	Swagger	Normal	—	90
35	Sleep Talk	Normal	—	—
39	Swift	Normal	60	∞
42	Dream Eater	Psychic	100	100
44	Rest	Psychic	—	—
45	Attract	Normal	—	100
50	Nightmare	Ghost	—	100

Moves learnt by level up

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

Lv.	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
1	BubbleBeam	Water	65	100
1	Rapid Spin	Normal	20	100
1	Recover	Normal	—	—
1	Tackle	Normal	35	95
37	Confuse Ray	Ghost	—	100

Egg moves

Starmie does not learn any moves by breeding in Pokémon Crystal.

Move Tutor moves

Starmie can be taught these attacks in Pokémon Crystal from move tutors (details):

Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.
Ice Beam	Ice		95	100
Thunderbolt	Electric		95	100

Pre-evolution moves

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

Move	Type	Power	Acc.	Method
Harden	Normal	—	—	Level up
Hydro Pump	Water	120	80	Level up
Light Screen	Psychic	—	—	Level up
Minimize	Normal	—	—	Level up
Swift	Normal	60	∞	Level up
Water Gun	Water	40	100	Level up

Moves learnt by HM

Starmie is compatible with these Hidden Machines in Pokémon Crystal:

HM	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
03	Surf	Water	95	100
05	Flash	Normal	—	70
06	Whirlpool	Water	15	70
07	Waterfall	Water	80	100

Moves learnt by TM

Starmie is compatible with these Technical Machines in Pokémon Crystal:

TM	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
03	Curse	???	—	—
06	Toxic	Poison	—	85
07	Zap Cannon	Electric	100	50
09	Psych Up	Normal	—	—
10	Hidden Power	Normal	60	100
13	Snore	Normal	40	100
14	Blizzard	Ice	120	70
15	Hyper Beam	Normal	150	90
16	Icy Wind	Ice	55	95
17	Protect	Normal	—	—
18	Rain Dance	Water	—	—
20	Endure	Normal	—	—
21	Frustration	Normal	—	100
25	Thunder	Electric	120	70
27	Return	Normal	—	100
29	Psychic	Psychic	90	100
32	Double Team	Normal	—	—
34	Swagger	Normal	—	90
35	Sleep Talk	Normal	—	—
39	Swift	Normal	60	∞
42	Dream Eater	Psychic	100	100
44	Rest	Psychic	—	—
45	Attract	Normal	—	100
50	Nightmare	Ghost	—	100