Starmie - Generation 4 learnset

This page lists all the moves that Starmie can learn in Generation 4, which consists of these games:

Pokémon Diamond
Pokémon Pearl
Pokémon Platinum
Pokémon HeartGold
Pokémon SoulSilver

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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Diamond/Pearl Platinum HeartGold/SoulSilver

Moves learnt by level up

Starmie learns the following moves in Pokémon Diamond & Pearl at the levels specified.

Lv.	Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.
1	Rapid Spin	Normal		20	100
1	Recover	Normal		—	—
1	Swift	Normal		60	∞
1	Water Gun	Water		40	100
28	Confuse Ray	Ghost		—	100

Egg moves

Starmie does not learn any moves by breeding in Pokémon Diamond & Pearl.

Pre-evolution moves

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

Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.	Method
BubbleBeam	Water		65	100	Level up
Camouflage	Normal		—	—	Level up
Cosmic Power	Psychic		—	—	Level up
Gyro Ball	Steel		—	100	Level up
Harden	Normal		—	—	Level up
Hydro Pump	Water		120	80	Level up
Light Screen	Psychic		—	—	Level up
Minimize	Normal		—	—	Level up
Power Gem	Rock		70	100	Level up
Tackle	Normal		35	95	Level up

Moves learnt by HM

Starmie is compatible with these Hidden Machines in Pokémon Diamond & Pearl:

HM	Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.
03	Surf	Water		95	100
07	Waterfall	Water		80	100

Moves learnt by TM

Starmie is compatible with these Technical Machines in Pokémon Diamond & Pearl:

TM	Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.
03	Water Pulse	Water		60	100
06	Toxic	Poison		—	85
07	Hail	Ice		—	—
10	Hidden Power	Normal		60	100
13	Ice Beam	Ice		95	100
14	Blizzard	Ice		120	70
15	Hyper Beam	Normal		150	90
16	Light Screen	Psychic		—	—
17	Protect	Normal		—	—
18	Rain Dance	Water		—	—
21	Frustration	Normal		—	100
24	Thunderbolt	Electric		95	100
25	Thunder	Electric		120	70
27	Return	Normal		—	100
29	Psychic	Psychic		90	100
32	Double Team	Normal		—	—
33	Reflect	Psychic		—	—
42	Facade	Normal		70	100
43	Secret Power	Normal		70	100
44	Rest	Psychic		—	—
48	Skill Swap	Psychic		—	—
55	Brine	Water		65	100
58	Endure	Normal		—	—
67	Recycle	Normal		—	—
68	Giga Impact	Normal		150	90
70	Flash	Normal		—	100
72	Avalanche	Ice		60	100
73	Thunder Wave	Electric		—	100
74	Gyro Ball	Steel		—	100
77	Psych Up	Normal		—	—
82	Sleep Talk	Normal		—	—
83	Natural Gift	Normal		—	100
85	Dream Eater	Psychic		100	100
86	Grass Knot	Grass		—	100
87	Swagger	Normal		—	90
90	Substitute	Normal		—	—
91	Flash Cannon	Steel		80	100
92	Trick Room	Psychic		—	—

Transfer-only moves

Starmie can only learn these moves in previous generations. It must be taught the moves in the appropriate game and then transferred to Pokémon Diamond & Pearl.

Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.	Method
Double-Edge	Normal		120	100	Generation 3 — Move tutor
Mimic	Normal		—	—	Generation 3 — Move tutor

Moves learnt by level up

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

Lv.	Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.
1	Rapid Spin	Normal		20	100
1	Recover	Normal		—	—
1	Swift	Normal		60	∞
1	Water Gun	Water		40	100
28	Confuse Ray	Ghost		—	100

Egg moves

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

Move Tutor moves

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

Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.
Dive	Water		80	100
Icy Wind	Ice		55	95
Rollout	Rock		30	90
Signal Beam	Bug		75	100
Snore	Normal		40	100
Swift	Normal		60	∞
Trick	Psychic		—	100
Twister	Dragon		40	100

Pre-evolution moves

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

Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.	Method
BubbleBeam	Water		65	100	Level up
Camouflage	Normal		—	—	Level up
Cosmic Power	Psychic		—	—	Level up
Gyro Ball	Steel		—	100	Level up
Harden	Normal		—	—	Level up
Hydro Pump	Water		120	80	Level up
Light Screen	Psychic		—	—	Level up
Minimize	Normal		—	—	Level up
Power Gem	Rock		70	100	Level up
Tackle	Normal		35	95	Level up

Moves learnt by HM

Starmie is compatible with these Hidden Machines in Pokémon Platinum:

HM	Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.
03	Surf	Water		95	100
07	Waterfall	Water		80	100

Moves learnt by TM

Starmie is compatible with these Technical Machines in Pokémon Platinum:

TM	Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.
03	Water Pulse	Water		60	100
06	Toxic	Poison		—	85
07	Hail	Ice		—	—
10	Hidden Power	Normal		60	100
13	Ice Beam	Ice		95	100
14	Blizzard	Ice		120	70
15	Hyper Beam	Normal		150	90
16	Light Screen	Psychic		—	—
17	Protect	Normal		—	—
18	Rain Dance	Water		—	—
21	Frustration	Normal		—	100
24	Thunderbolt	Electric		95	100
25	Thunder	Electric		120	70
27	Return	Normal		—	100
29	Psychic	Psychic		90	100
32	Double Team	Normal		—	—
33	Reflect	Psychic		—	—
42	Facade	Normal		70	100
43	Secret Power	Normal		70	100
44	Rest	Psychic		—	—
48	Skill Swap	Psychic		—	—
55	Brine	Water		65	100
58	Endure	Normal		—	—
67	Recycle	Normal		—	—
68	Giga Impact	Normal		150	90
70	Flash	Normal		—	100
72	Avalanche	Ice		60	100
73	Thunder Wave	Electric		—	100
74	Gyro Ball	Steel		—	100
77	Psych Up	Normal		—	—
82	Sleep Talk	Normal		—	—
83	Natural Gift	Normal		—	100
85	Dream Eater	Psychic		100	100
86	Grass Knot	Grass		—	100
87	Swagger	Normal		—	90
90	Substitute	Normal		—	—
91	Flash Cannon	Steel		80	100
92	Trick Room	Psychic		—	—

Transfer-only moves

Starmie can only learn these moves in previous generations. It must be taught the moves in the appropriate game and then transferred to Pokémon Platinum.

Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.	Method
Double-Edge	Normal		120	100	Generation 3 — Move tutor
Mimic	Normal		—	—	Generation 3 — Move tutor

Moves learnt by level up

Starmie learns the following moves in Pokémon HeartGold & SoulSilver at the levels specified.

Lv.	Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.
1	Rapid Spin	Normal		20	100
1	Recover	Normal		—	—
1	Swift	Normal		60	∞
1	Water Gun	Water		40	100
28	Confuse Ray	Ghost		—	100

Egg moves

Starmie does not learn any moves by breeding in Pokémon HeartGold & SoulSilver.

Move Tutor moves

Starmie can be taught these attacks in Pokémon HeartGold & SoulSilver from move tutors (details):

Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.
Dive	Water		80	100
Gravity	Psychic		—	—
Icy Wind	Ice		55	95
Magic Coat	Psychic		—	—
Pain Split	Normal		—	—
Rollout	Rock		30	90
Signal Beam	Bug		75	100
Snore	Normal		40	100
Swift	Normal		60	∞
Trick	Psychic		—	100
Twister	Dragon		40	100

Pre-evolution moves

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

Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.	Method
BubbleBeam	Water		65	100	Level up
Camouflage	Normal		—	—	Level up
Cosmic Power	Psychic		—	—	Level up
Gyro Ball	Steel		—	100	Level up
Harden	Normal		—	—	Level up
Hydro Pump	Water		120	80	Level up
Light Screen	Psychic		—	—	Level up
Minimize	Normal		—	—	Level up
Power Gem	Rock		70	100	Level up
Tackle	Normal		35	95	Level up

Moves learnt by HM

Starmie is compatible with these Hidden Machines in Pokémon HeartGold & SoulSilver:

HM	Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.
03	Surf	Water		95	100
05	Whirlpool	Water		15	70
07	Waterfall	Water		80	100

Moves learnt by TM

Starmie is compatible with these Technical Machines in Pokémon HeartGold & SoulSilver:

TM	Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.
03	Water Pulse	Water		60	100
06	Toxic	Poison		—	85
07	Hail	Ice		—	—
10	Hidden Power	Normal		60	100
13	Ice Beam	Ice		95	100
14	Blizzard	Ice		120	70
15	Hyper Beam	Normal		150	90
16	Light Screen	Psychic		—	—
17	Protect	Normal		—	—
18	Rain Dance	Water		—	—
21	Frustration	Normal		—	100
24	Thunderbolt	Electric		95	100
25	Thunder	Electric		120	70
27	Return	Normal		—	100
29	Psychic	Psychic		90	100
32	Double Team	Normal		—	—
33	Reflect	Psychic		—	—
42	Facade	Normal		70	100
43	Secret Power	Normal		70	100
44	Rest	Psychic		—	—
48	Skill Swap	Psychic		—	—
55	Brine	Water		65	100
58	Endure	Normal		—	—
67	Recycle	Normal		—	—
68	Giga Impact	Normal		150	90
70	Flash	Normal		—	100
72	Avalanche	Ice		60	100
73	Thunder Wave	Electric		—	100
74	Gyro Ball	Steel		—	100
77	Psych Up	Normal		—	—
82	Sleep Talk	Normal		—	—
83	Natural Gift	Normal		—	100
85	Dream Eater	Psychic		100	100
86	Grass Knot	Grass		—	100
87	Swagger	Normal		—	90
90	Substitute	Normal		—	—
91	Flash Cannon	Steel		80	100
92	Trick Room	Psychic		—	—

Transfer-only moves

Starmie can only learn these moves in previous generations. It must be taught the moves in the appropriate game and then transferred to Pokémon HeartGold & SoulSilver.

Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.	Method
Double-Edge	Normal		120	100	Generation 3 — Move tutor
Mimic	Normal		—	—	Generation 3 — Move tutor