Staryu

• Illuminate

  This Pokémon's accuracy can't be lowered by others; ignores their evasiveness stat.

  Other Pokémon with Illuminate 7

  StarmieChinchouLanturnVolbeatWatchogMorelullShiinotic
• Natural Cure

  This Pokémon has its non-volatile status condition cured when it switches out.

  Other Pokémon with Natural Cure 18

  ChanseyStarmieCorsolaBlisseyCelebiRoseliaSwabluAltariaBudewRoseradeHappinyShayminPhantumpTrevenantComfeyPawmiPawmoPawmot
• Analytic, hidden ability Hidden ability

  This Pokémon's attacks have 1.3× power if it is the last to move in a turn.

  Other Pokémon with Analytic 11

  MagnemiteMagnetonStarmiePorygonPorygon2MagnezonePorygon-ZPatratWatchogElgyemBeheeyem

Category

Star Shape Pokémon

Debut

Kanto · Red & Green (JP)

Color

Brown

Shape

Blob

Habitat

Sea

Pal Park area

Sea

1. Fish Pokémon nibble at it, but Staryu isn’t bothered. Its body regenerates quickly, even if part of it is completely torn off.

   ShieldRead

2. If you visit a beach at the end of summer, you’ll be able to see groups of Staryu lighting up in a steady rhythm.

   Sword

3. As long as the center section is unharmed, this Pokémon can grow back fully even if it is chopped to bits.

   Let’s Go, Pikachu! · Let’s Go, Eevee!

4. No number of injuries can bother Staryu. Its amazing regenerative powers return it to its previous state in half a day!

   Ultra Moon

5. In many places, there are folktales of stardust falling into the ocean and becoming Staryu.

   Ultra Sun

6. This Pokémon gets nibbled on by Lumineon and others. Thanks to its red core, it regenerates fast, so it’s unconcerned by their snack attacks.

   Moon

7. Large numbers of these Pokémon make their home at the seaside. At night, a strange red glow radiates from the center of their bodies.

   Sun

8. As long as its red core remains, it can regenerate its body instantly, even if it’s torn apart.

   Black 2 · White 2

9. At night, the middle of its body slowly flickers with the same rhythm as a human heartbeat.

   HeartGold

10. If its body is torn, it can grow back if the red core remains. The core flashes at midnight.

    Diamond · Pearl · Platinum · Black · White

11. It appears in large numbers by seashores. At night, its central core flashes with a red light.

    FireRed · Y

12. It gathers with others in the night and makes its red core glow on and off with the twinkling stars. It can regenerate limbs if they are severed from its body.

    Emerald

13. Staryu apparently communicates with the stars in the night sky by flashing the red core at the center of its body. If parts of its body are torn, this Pokémon simply regenerates the missing pieces and limbs.

    Sapphire · Alpha Sapphire

14. Staryu’s center section has an organ called the core that shines bright red. If you go to a beach toward the end of summer, the glowing cores of these Pokémon look like the stars in the sky.

    Ruby · Omega Ruby

15. When the stars twinkle at night, it floats up from the sea floor, and its body's center core flickers.

    Crystal

16. Even if its body is torn, it can regenerate as long as the glowing central core remains intact.

    Silver · SoulSilver · X

17. At night, the center of its body slowly flickers with the same rhythm as a human heartbeat.

    Gold

18. As long as the center section is unharmed, it can grow back fully even if it is chopped to bits.

    Yellow

19. An enigmatic Pokémon that can effortlessly regenerate any appendage it loses in battle.

    Red · Blue · LeafGreen

Names around the world

English

Staryu

Japanese

ヒトデマン

Japanese (romaji)

Hitodeman

Korean

별가사리

Chinese (Traditional)

海星星

Chinese (Simplified)

海星星

French

Stari

German

Sterndu

Spanish

Staryu

Italian

Staryu

• Official vote, Japan#600 of 720 in the 2016 Pokémon General Election 720 (Japan), tiedOfficial results, via Cinematoday

Each line is one source, as it published it. Polls counted every form under its species.