Starly - Generation 5 learnset

This page lists all the moves that Starly can learn in Generation 5, which consists of these games:

Pokémon Black
Pokémon White
Pokémon Black 2
Pokémon White 2

At the bottom we also list further details for egg moves: which compatible Pokémon can pass down the moves, and how those Pokémon learn said move.

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.

Starly artwork by Ken Sugimori

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In other generations
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Black/White Black 2/White 2

Moves learnt by level up

Starly learns the following moves in Pokémon Black & White at the levels specified.

Lv.	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
1	Growl	Normal	—	100
1	Tackle	Normal	50	100
5	Quick Attack	Normal	40	100
9	Wing Attack	Flying	60	100
13	Double Team	Normal	—	—
17	Endeavor	Normal	—	100
21	Whirlwind	Normal	—	100
25	Aerial Ace	Flying	60	∞
29	Take Down	Normal	90	85
33	Agility	Psychic	—	—
37	Brave Bird	Flying	120	100
41	Final Gambit	Fighting	—	100

Egg moves

Starly learns the following moves via breeding in Pokémon Black & White. Details and compatible parents can be found below.

Move	Type	Power	Acc.
Astonish	Ghost	30	100
Detect	Fighting	—	—
Double-Edge	Normal	120	100
FeatherDance	Flying	—	100
Foresight	Normal	—	—
Fury Attack	Normal	15	85
Pursuit	Dark	40	100
Revenge	Fighting	60	100
Roost	Flying	—	—
Sand-Attack	Ground	—	100
Steel Wing	Steel	70	90
Uproar	Normal	90	100

Moves learnt by HM

Starly is compatible with these Hidden Machines in Pokémon Black & White:

HM	Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.
02	Fly	Flying		90	95

Moves learnt by TM

Starly is compatible with these Technical Machines in Pokémon Black & White:

TM	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
06	Toxic	Poison	—	90
10	Hidden Power	Normal	60	100
11	Sunny Day	Fire	—	—
17	Protect	Normal	—	—
18	Rain Dance	Water	—	—
21	Frustration	Normal	—	100
27	Return	Normal	—	100
32	Double Team	Normal	—	—
40	Aerial Ace	Flying	60	∞
42	Facade	Normal	70	100
44	Rest	Psychic	—	—
45	Attract	Normal	—	100
46	Thief	Dark	40	100
48	Round	Normal	60	100
49	Echoed Voice	Normal	40	100
83	Work Up	Normal	—	—
87	Swagger	Normal	—	90
88	Pluck	Flying	60	100
89	U-turn	Bug	70	100
90	Substitute	Normal	—	—

Transfer-only moves

Starly can only learn these moves in previous generations. It must be taught the moves in the appropriate game and then transferred to Pokémon Black & White.

Move	Type	Power	Acc.	Method
Captivate	Normal	—	100	Generation 4 — TM
Endure	Normal	—	—	Generation 4 — TM
Natural Gift	Normal	—	100	Generation 4 — TM
Secret Power	Normal	70	100	Generation 4 — TM
Defog	Flying	—	—	Generation 4 — HM
Air Cutter	Flying	55	95	Generation 4 — Move tutor
Mud-Slap	Ground	20	100	Generation 4 — Move tutor
Ominous Wind	Ghost	60	100	Generation 4 — Move tutor
Swift	Normal	60	∞	Generation 4 — Move tutor
Twister	Dragon	40	100	Generation 4 — Move tutor

Moves learnt by level up

Starly learns the following moves in Pokémon Black 2 & White 2 at the levels specified.

Lv.	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
1	Growl	Normal	—	100
1	Tackle	Normal	50	100
5	Quick Attack	Normal	40	100
9	Wing Attack	Flying	60	100
13	Double Team	Normal	—	—
17	Endeavor	Normal	—	100
21	Whirlwind	Normal	—	100
25	Aerial Ace	Flying	60	∞
29	Take Down	Normal	90	85
33	Agility	Psychic	—	—
37	Brave Bird	Flying	120	100
41	Final Gambit	Fighting	—	100

Egg moves

Starly learns the following moves via breeding in Pokémon Black 2 & White 2. Details and compatible parents can be found below.

Move	Type	Power	Acc.
Astonish	Ghost	30	100
Detect	Fighting	—	—
Double-Edge	Normal	120	100
FeatherDance	Flying	—	100
Foresight	Normal	—	—
Fury Attack	Normal	15	85
Pursuit	Dark	40	100
Revenge	Fighting	60	100
Roost	Flying	—	—
Sand-Attack	Ground	—	100
Steel Wing	Steel	70	90
Uproar	Normal	90	100

Move Tutor moves

Starly can be taught these attacks in Pokémon Black 2 & White 2 from move tutors (details):

Move	Type	Power	Acc.
Endeavor	Normal	—	100
Heat Wave	Fire	100	90
Roost	Flying	—	—
Sleep Talk	Normal	—	—
Snore	Normal	40	100
Tailwind	Flying	—	—

Moves learnt by HM

Starly is compatible with these Hidden Machines in Pokémon Black 2 & White 2:

HM	Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.
02	Fly	Flying		90	95

Moves learnt by TM

Starly is compatible with these Technical Machines in Pokémon Black 2 & White 2:

TM	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
06	Toxic	Poison	—	90
10	Hidden Power	Normal	60	100
11	Sunny Day	Fire	—	—
17	Protect	Normal	—	—
18	Rain Dance	Water	—	—
21	Frustration	Normal	—	100
27	Return	Normal	—	100
32	Double Team	Normal	—	—
40	Aerial Ace	Flying	60	∞
42	Facade	Normal	70	100
44	Rest	Psychic	—	—
45	Attract	Normal	—	100
46	Thief	Dark	40	100
48	Round	Normal	60	100
49	Echoed Voice	Normal	40	100
83	Work Up	Normal	—	—
87	Swagger	Normal	—	90
88	Pluck	Flying	60	100
89	U-turn	Bug	70	100
90	Substitute	Normal	—	—

Transfer-only moves

Starly can only learn these moves in previous generations. It must be taught the moves in the appropriate game and then transferred to Pokémon Black 2 & White 2.

Move	Type	Power	Acc.	Method
Captivate	Normal	—	100	Generation 4 — TM
Endure	Normal	—	—	Generation 4 — TM
Natural Gift	Normal	—	100	Generation 4 — TM
Secret Power	Normal	70	100	Generation 4 — TM
Defog	Flying	—	—	Generation 4 — HM
Air Cutter	Flying	55	95	Generation 4 — Move tutor
Mud-Slap	Ground	20	100	Generation 4 — Move tutor
Ominous Wind	Ghost	60	100	Generation 4 — Move tutor
Swift	Normal	60	∞	Generation 4 — Move tutor
Twister	Dragon	40	100	Generation 4 — Move tutor

Starly egg move parents

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Starly

Starly's egg groups: Flying

The egg moves for Starly are listed below, alongside compatible parent Pokémon it can breed with.

You will need to breed a female Starly with a compatible male Pokémon, with the male (for Gen 2-5) knowing the egg move in question. Alternatively, if you already have a Starly with the egg move it can breed with Ditto.

Astonish

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Zubat Golbat Crobat Murkrow Swablu Altaria Honchkrow
Breeding	Spearow Fearow Starly Staravia Staraptor

Detect

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Pidove Tranquill Unfezant
Breeding	Starly Staravia Staraptor

Double-Edge

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Togetic
Breeding	Starly Staravia Staraptor
Pre-evolution Level up	Togekiss
Generation 3 Move tutor	Pidgey Pidgeotto Pidgeot Spearow Fearow Zubat Golbat Farfetch'd Doduo Dodrio Aerodactyl Hoothoot Noctowl Crobat Natu Xatu Murkrow Skarmory Taillow Swellow Wingull Pelipper Swablu Altaria

Feather Dance

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Pidgey Pidgeotto Pidgeot Chatot Pidove Tranquill Unfezant Ducklett Swanna
Breeding	Spearow Fearow Farfetch'd Hoothoot Noctowl Natu Xatu Murkrow Swablu Altaria Starly Staravia Staraptor Honchkrow

Foresight

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Hoothoot Noctowl
Breeding	Pidgey Pidgeotto Pidgeot Farfetch'd Aerodactyl Togetic Starly Staravia Staraptor Togekiss

Fury Attack

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Spearow Fearow Farfetch'd Doduo Dodrio Skarmory Swablu Altaria Chatot Rufflet Braviary
Breeding	Starly Staravia Staraptor

Pursuit

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Spearow Fearow Doduo Dodrio Murkrow Wingull Honchkrow
Breeding	Pidgey Pidgeotto Pidgeot Zubat Golbat Aerodactyl Crobat Skarmory Taillow Swellow Swablu Altaria Starly Staravia Staraptor
Pre-evolution Level up	Pelipper

Revenge

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Breeding	Farfetch'd Starly Staravia Staraptor

Roost

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Pidgey Pidgeotto Pidgeot Spearow Fearow Hoothoot Noctowl Wingull Pelipper Chatot Pidove Tranquill Unfezant Ducklett Swanna
Breeding	Farfetch'd Aerodactyl Natu Xatu Murkrow Taillow Swellow Wingull Pelipper Swablu Altaria Starly Staravia Staraptor Honchkrow Woobat Swoobat Sigilyph
Move tutor	Pidgey Pidgeotto Pidgeot Spearow Fearow Zubat Golbat Farfetch'd Doduo Dodrio Aerodactyl Hoothoot Noctowl Crobat Togetic Natu Xatu Murkrow Skarmory Taillow Swellow Wingull Pelipper Swablu Altaria Starly Staravia Staraptor Honchkrow Chatot Togekiss Pidove Tranquill Unfezant Woobat Swoobat Sigilyph Archen Archeops Ducklett Swanna Rufflet Braviary

Sand Attack

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Pidgey Pidgeotto Pidgeot Farfetch'd Skarmory
Breeding	Starly Staravia Staraptor

Steel Wing

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Skarmory
Breeding	Pidgey Pidgeotto Pidgeot Spearow Fearow Zubat Golbat Farfetch'd Aerodactyl Crobat Natu Xatu Taillow Swellow Swablu Altaria Starly Staravia Staraptor Chatot Pidove Tranquill Unfezant Sigilyph Archen Archeops Ducklett Swanna
Generation 4 TM	Doduo Dodrio Hoothoot Noctowl Togetic Murkrow Wingull Pelipper Honchkrow Togekiss

Uproar

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Doduo Dodrio Hoothoot Noctowl Chatot
Breeding	Pidgey Pidgeotto Pidgeot Spearow Fearow Starly Staravia Staraptor Pidove Tranquill Unfezant
Move tutor	Pidgey Pidgeotto Pidgeot Spearow Fearow Zubat Golbat Farfetch'd Doduo Dodrio Hoothoot Noctowl Crobat Murkrow Wingull Pelipper Swablu Altaria Honchkrow Chatot Pidove Tranquill Unfezant Woobat Swoobat Archen Archeops Ducklett Swanna
Pre-evolution Move tutor	Togetic Togekiss