Tag: Starmie

My starmie was playing with my ampharos and things got a little too intense and a thunder shock ended in starmie having a crack on its gem!! What do I do?? How can I avoid this in the future?

Believe it or not, this actually happens quite frequently, even in the wild. This is because staryu and starmie’s jewels are large, often exposed targets and thus the easiest things for other pokémon to strike. So long as the jewel hadn’t completely shattered, starmie should be able to heal itself over time. Until then, you may wish to keep yours off the battlefield. Do not, as some suggest, apply an epoxy to “seal” the wound. This will actually prevent the wound from healing properly and lead to a more brittle gemstone.

As for how to prevent it, there are very few ways to do so because of how much surface area the jewel takes up. However, you may wish to consider teaching your starmie Light Screen or Reflect, or simply rely on Recover to restore damage immediately.

Staryu and Starmie

Staryu
The Star Shape Pokémon
Type: Water
Official Registration #: 120
Entry: A starfish pokémon native to warm seas. Known for being a resilient pokémon, staryu are capable of regenerating any part of its body that it loses in battle, so long as its jewel-like core remains intact. Moreover, the core functions as not only a staryu’s source of power besides the organs located at the tips of its arms but also its main form of communication, as the gem is capable of flashing in specific patterns understood only by other staryu and starmie. Thus, a staryu’s core is a fascinating organ with multiple extremely legitimate purposes and is not there “just to look pretty,” contrary to what some former gym leaders have been telling the schoolchildren of Cerulean City.

Starmie
The Mysterious Pokémon
Type: Water/Psychic
Official Registration #: 121
Entry: The evolved form of staryu, by exposure to water stone. In ancient times, the people of Kanto once believed that starmie were really staryu transformed by the reflection of the stars. While this has been found to be completely untrue, starmie do apparently have a connection with space. Specifically, at night, starmie have been known to lie on their backs and shoot radio signals from their jewel-like cores into the sky. While the scientific community is not in agreement with why exactly they do this, the prevailing theory is, of course, aliens.