Starmie

Starmie
Starmie's official artwork from Pokémon Red and Blue.
Universe	Pokémon
Debut	Pokémon Red and Green Versions (1996)
Games	Super Smash Bros.
Move	Swift
Rarity	1/12
Most recent non-Smash appearance	Pokémon Champions (2026)
Console/platform of origin	Game Boy
Voice actor	Rikako Aikawa
Article on Bulbapedia	Starmie (Pokémon)

Starmie (スターミー, Starmie) is a creature in the Pokémon media franchise. It appears as a Poké Ball Pokémon in Super Smash Bros., but in subsequent games it was replaced by its pre-evolved form, Staryu.

Origin

Starmie is a Water/Psychic-type Pokémon introduced in Generation I, and is categorized within the Pokédex at #121 as the "Mysterious Pokémon". It evolves from Staryu by using a Water Stone, and it is Misty's signature Pokémon both in the games and the animated series. In Generation IX, Starmie received a Mega Evolution.

Swift is a special Normal-type move with 60 base power and perfect accuracy. Starmie can learn it naturally only starting with Generation III: in previous games it had to learn it before evolving or using TM39.

In Super Smash Bros.

As a Poké Ball Pokémon

Starmie can be summoned in Super Smash Bros. via a Poké Ball. Starmie will levitate around the screen to find an opponent to attack. Once Starmie stops moving and targets a character, it will begin to use Swift. Starmie will not move once it starts using this move. In this attack, Starmie will shoot a flurry of star-shaped projectiles from its core. These stars will inflict 3% damage to the opponent, but will trap said opponent, allowing for high overall combo damage. A character can also take 12% damage if they touch Starmie itself, where they will then receive vertical knockback.

Starmie's voice clip is from the Japanese version of the Pokémon episode Beauty and the Beach.

Starmie hovers towards its target at 20 units per frame (u/f; roughly 0.667 u/f in later games). After stopping it will fire stars for 240 frames. The stars are spaced 12-13 frames apart, travel at 150 u/f (roughly 5 u/f in later games), and despawn after 30 frames or after hitting an opponent or wall. After each shot Starmie has a velocity of 70 u/f backwards which decreases by 10 u/f each frame (roughly 2.333 and 0.333 u/f respectively in later games), eventually going negative and pulling it forwards, but has overall backwards movement.

Starmie has a spawn chance of 1/12.

Trivia

• Starmie is one of two Poké Ball Pokémon to be replaced by a member of their evolution-line in later installments, instead of by another Pokémon that uses the same move, with the other being Koffing.