Staravia
Staravia is a Normal/Flying-type Pokémon, the Starling Pokémon, number 397 (#0397) in the National Pokédex. It was introduced in Generation 4 and comes from the Sinnoh region. It is 0.6 m tall and weighs 15.5 kg.
Staravia is the quarrelsome middle stage of the starling line: its enormous flocks pick fights with each other, and a Legends: Arceus Pokédex entry suspects that the Staravia with the grandest head plumes are the strongest. Alone, it cries noisily.
How to pronounce Staravia
Staravia is pronounced star-AY-vee-uh. The capital letters show the stressed syllable.
Listen to Staravia said out loud:
In Japanese it is ムクバード (Mukubird).
Hear every other name on the Pokémon pronunciation guide.
Lore
Biology
Staravia is 0.6 m tall and weighs 15.5 kg. Its head and upper body are mostly black, with a white chest marked by an M-shaped pattern and a spiky white mask around the face. A long tuft of feathers on the back of its head curves forward, and the spot on its forehead is smaller on the female. Its beak is orange with a black tip.
Behaviour
Staravia knows it is weak on its own, so it always lives in a flock and cries noisily when separated from it. The Pokédex says flocks that meet squabble over territory, and the fights between them are fierce. One Legends: Arceus entry describes them as constantly fighting among themselves.
Habitat
The Pokédex says Staravia lives in forests and fields. In Scarlet and Violet it is found in the South and West Provinces, and in The Teal Mask in parts of Kitakami.
Diet
The Pokédex says it flies around forests and fields hunting bug Pokémon.
Powers
Staravia has Intimidate, which lowers opposing Pokémon's Attack when it enters battle, and the hidden Reckless, which strengthens recoil moves. It fights with Wing Attack and Aerial Ace, and Whirlwind blows foes away. With base Attack 75 and Speed 80 it is quicker and tougher than Starly, though still a stepping stone.
Name origin
Staravia combines 'starling' and 'avian'. The Japanese name is Mukubird (ムクバード), from mukudori (grey starling) and 'bird'.
Design inspiration
Staravia looks like an adult starling, though Bulbapedia says its features resemble an adult northern lapwing more closely.
Evolution notes
Staravia evolves from Starly at level 14 and into Staraptor at level 34.
In the games
In Diamond and Pearl, where it debuted, Staravia can be caught on routes such as 209 and 212. In Scarlet and Violet it appears in 3-star Tera Raid Battles, and in Legends: Z-A it comes by trade in the base game and lives in Hyperspace Lumiose in the Mega Dimension DLC.
In the anime
Ash's Starly evolved into Staravia in 'A Staravia Is Born!'. A Staravia also debuted at Professor Rowan's lab in 'Following A Maiden's Voyage!', escaping during a scuffle between Piplup and Chimchar before returning.
Fun facts
- According to Bulbapedia, Nob Ogasawara chose the English names for both Staravia and Staraptor.
- In 'A Relay in the Sky!', Orson's Starly, Staravia and Staraptor each fly a leg of the Pokémon Sky Relay, passing the ribbon along until Starly flies the last one.
- In Pokémon Adventures, Team Galactic Grunts use several Staravia in Veilstone City to hunt for Platinum so they can hold her for ransom.
Base stats
- HP: 55
- Attack: 75
- Defense: 50
- Sp. Atk: 40
- Sp. Def: 40
- Speed: 80
Staravia’s base stat total is 340. Its highest stat is Speed.
Type matchups
What is Staravia weak to?
Staravia takes extra damage from Electric (2×), Ice (2×), Rock (2×) moves.
It resists Grass (½×), Bug (½×).
It is immune to Ground, Ghost moves.
Evolution
What does Staravia evolve from?
Staravia evolves from Starly at level 14.
How does Staravia evolve?
Staravia evolves into Staraptor at level 34.
The whole family: Starly, Staravia, Staraptor.
Abilities
- Intimidate: Lowers opponents' Attack one stage upon entering battle.
- Reckless (hidden ability): Strengthens recoil moves to 1.2× their power.
Moves
Moves Staravia learns by level up in Scarlet / Violet
| Level | Move | Type | Category | Power |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tackle | Normal | Physical | 40 |
| 1 | Growl | Normal | Status | — |
| 1 | Quick Attack | Normal | Physical | 40 |
| 9 | Wing Attack | Flying | Physical | 60 |
| 13 | Double Team | Normal | Status | — |
| 18 | Endeavor | Normal | Physical | — |
| 23 | Whirlwind | Normal | Status | — |
| 28 | Aerial Ace | Flying | Physical | 60 |
| 33 | Take Down | Normal | Physical | 90 |
| 38 | Agility | Psychic | Status | — |
| 43 | Brave Bird | Flying | Physical | 120 |
| 48 | Final Gambit | Fighting | Special | — |
TM moves (29)
Staravia can learn 29 moves from TMs in Scarlet / Violet: Take Down, Agility, Protect, Acrobatics, Thief, Facade, Aerial Ace, Swift, Air Cutter, Endure, Sunny Day, Rain Dance, U-turn, Air Slash, Sleep Talk, Rest, Fly, Substitute, Tailwind, Heat Wave, Helping Hand, Hurricane, Brave Bird, Tera Blast, Uproar, Dual Wingbeat, Double-Edge, Endeavor, Feather Dance.
Egg moves (6), which Starly can hatch knowing:Astonish, Double-Edge, Feather Dance, Fury Attack, Sand Attack, Uproar.
Breeding & training
- Gender: 50% male, 50% female.
- Egg groups: Flying.
- Egg cycles: 15 (steps to hatch, Scarlet/Violet: 1,920).
- Catch rate: 120 out of 255.
- Base friendship (Gen 8 onward): 50.
- Growth rate: Medium Slow (1,059,860 experience points to reach level 100).
- Defeating it gives 2 Speed effort values.
- Base experience yield: 119.
Pokédex entries
They form remarkably large flocks and are constantly fighting amongst themselves. I suspect that those with magnificent plumes on their heads are the strong ones. (Legends: Arceus)
It lives in forests and fields. Squabbles over territory occur when flocks collide. (Pearl, Y, Alpha Sapphire)
They maintain huge flocks, although fierce scuffles break out between various flocks. (HeartGold, SoulSilver, X, Omega Ruby)
Recognizing their own weakness, they always live in a group. When alone, a Staravia cries noisily. (Platinum, Black, White, Black 2, White 2)
It flies around forests and fields in search of bug Pokémon. It stays within a huge flock. (Diamond)
Names around the world
| Japanese | ムクバード |
|---|---|
| Romaji | Mukubird |
| French | Étourvol |
| German | Staravia |
| Spanish | Staravia |
| Italian | Staravia |
| Korean | 찌르버드 |
| Chinese (Simplified) | 姆克鸟 |
| Chinese (Traditional) | 姆克鳥 |
Trivia
- Taller than 25% of all Pokémon (0.6 m).
- Heavier than 37% of all Pokémon (15.5 kg).
- Base stat total 340, ranked #719 of 1,025.
- One of 27 Pokémon that are both Normal and Flying.
- One of 147 brown Pokémon.
- Number 11 of 107 Pokémon introduced in Generation 4 (Sinnoh).
- Part of an evolution family of 3 Pokémon.
- Can learn 39 different moves in Scarlet / Violet.
- Catch rate 120: about 15.7% per Poké Ball at full health.
- Appears in 5 distinct Pokédex entries.
Sources and fact-checking
- Stats, types, abilities, moves, evolutions, forms and Pokédex entries: PokéAPI open game data.
- Lore: written by pokee.si in our own words, researched from Bulbapedia: Staravia (Pokémon), Serebii: Staravia (Scarlet/Violet Pokédex).
- Pronunciation (star-AY-vee-uh): it follows how the English anime, games or official videos say it.
Last checked: . Every sentence of the lore was checked against Bulbapedia, Serebii and the game data.
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