Pokémon-specific weakness guide
Starmie Weaknesses and Counters
This guide explains Starmie's defensive profile, including every weakness, resistance, immunity, and practical counter type based on its Water / Psychic typing.
Starmie
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Resistances (6)
Immunities (0)
None
Battle notes
- Starmie's Water / Psychic typing is best attacked with Electric (2x), Grass (2x), Bug (2x). Start with those attacking types when choosing moves or counter Pokémon.
- Avoid relying on common Fire, Water, Ice attacks unless they have unusually high power or a secondary purpose, because Starmie resists or ignores those matchups.
- This guide uses the modern Gen 6+ type chart only. Abilities, held items, Terastallization, weather, fields, and special move rules can still change real battle outcomes.
Best counter types
These attacking types hit the defender for super-effective damage under the modern Gen 6+ type chart.
Example Pokémon with Effective Types
These are examples of Pokémon associated with super-effective attacking types, not a ranked competitive counter list.
Defensive typing summary
Starmie's base defensive typing is Water / Psychic. The weakness chart multiplies both types when a Pokémon has two types, so a matchup can become 4x, 2x, 1x, 0.5x, 0.25x, or 0x.
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FAQ
What is Starmie weak to?
Starmie is weak to Electric (2x), Grass (2x), Bug (2x), Ghost (2x), Dark (2x).
Which attacking types are most practical against Starmie?
Electric, Grass, Bug, Ghost, and Dark are tied as the strongest attacking types against Starmie, each dealing 2x damage.
Does Starmie's ability change these weaknesses?
This page uses base defensive typing only. Abilities, held items, Terastallization, weather, fields, and special move rules can change actual battle outcomes.