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No. 397 · National Pokédex

Staravia

ムクバード · Mukubird · Étourvol
⚪ Normal 🌪️ Flying
Height
0.6 m
Weight
15.5 kg
Category
Starling Pokémon
Generation
Generation 4
Staravia
🔊 Cry

⚡The Essentials on Staravia

Types
Normal Flying
Weaknesses
×2 Electric, Ice, Rock Table
Resistances
×½ Grass, Bug · immune: Ground, Ghost
Evolution
Starly → Staravia (Lv. 14) → Staraptor (Lv. 34)
Shiny
Shiny StaraviaAlternate, rare colors: in the main games since X and Y, an encounter has a 1 in 4,096 chance of being Shiny, excluding hunting bonuses. Available as a Shiny in Pokémon GO. View
Stats
Total 340 · top stat: Speed (80) Detail
In Current Games
Other Names
Étourvol in French · ムクバード, Mukubird in Japanese · Staravia in German All Languages

📋Overview

Staravia is a Normal and Flying-type Pokémon, No. 397 in the National Pokédex. Original generation: Generation 4. Category: Starling Pokémon. Height: 0.6 m, weight: 15.5 kg.

Staravia evolves from Starly and evolves into Staraptor (Lv. 34).

Ability: Intimidate. Hidden Ability: Reckless. Staravia is weak to Electric, Ice and Rock-type moves (×2 damage). Staravia takes no damage from Ground and Ghost-type moves.

Generation
Generation 4
Diamond / Pearl
National No.
#397
National Pokédex
Category
Starling Pokémon
Status
Standard

📊Base Stats

The total determines a Pokémon's overall power.

HP
55
255
Attack
75
255
Defense
50
255
Special Attack
40
255
Special Defense
40
255
Speed
80
255
Total
340
Min HP (Lv. 100)
220
0 IV, 0 EV, neutral nature
Max HP (Lv. 100)
314
31 IV, 252 EV, beneficial nature
Gen Changes
Stable
Unchanged recently

🛡️Type Effectiveness

Multipliers received depending on the type of the opposing move (Normal / Flying). See the type chart

Weak (×2) — 3 types
Electric
×2
Ice
×2
Rock
×2
Normal (×1) — 11 types
Normal
×1
Fire
×1
Water
×1
Fighting
×1
Poison
×1
Flying
×1
Psychic
×1
Dragon
×1
Dark
×1
Steel
×1
Fairy
×1
Resistant (×0.5) — 2 types
Grass
×½
Bug
×½
Immune (×0) — 2 types
Ground
×0
Ghost
×0

✨Abilities

Ability 1
When the Pokémon enters a battle, it intimidates opposing Pokémon and makes them cower, lowering their Attack stats.
Powers up moves that have recoil damage.

🌱Staravia Evolution

🔮Staravia Forms and Shiny

Staravia
Standard Form
Normal · Flying
Shiny Availability
Shiny Staravia
Shiny form available
Base rate (Gen VI+): 1/4096. With Shiny Charm: 1/1365. Masuda Method: 1/683.

⚔️Staravia Moves

Moves this Pokémon can learn, by method.

Lv.
Move
Type · Cat.
Accuracy
Pow.
PP
1
Tackle
Normal Phys.
100%
40
35
1
Growl
Normal Stat
100%
—
40
1
Gust
Flying Spec.
100%
40
35
1
Quick Attack
Normal Phys.
100%
40
30
9
Wing Attack
Flying Phys.
100%
60
35
13
Double Team
Normal Stat
—
—
15
15
Air Slash
Flying Spec.
95%
75
15
18
Endeavor
Normal Phys.
100%
—
5
21
Roost
Flying Stat
—
—
5
23
Whirlwind
Normal Stat
—
—
20
28
Aerial Ace
Flying Phys.
—
60
20
29
Double-Edge
Normal Phys.
100%
120
15
33
Take Down
Normal Phys.
85%
90
20
38
Agility
Psychic Stat
—
—
30
43
Brave Bird
Flying Phys.
100%
120
15
47
Giga Impact
Normal Phys.
90%
150
5
48
Final Gambit
Fighting Spec.
100%
—
5

🥚Advanced Breeding

Egg Groups
Flying
Gender
♂ 50.0 / ♀ 50.0%
Ditto Compatibility
✓ Yes
Pokérus
Susceptible
EV ×2 if infected
Max Characteristic
Speed
Highest base stat
Hyper Training & Mints
Available from level 50. Cost: 1 Gold Bottle Cap per IV set to 31 or 3 Silver Bottle Caps per IV. Mints let you change the effect of a Nature without changing the base Nature.

🗺️Where to Find Staravia

Available in 10 games, 113 recorded encounters. Click a game to see the details.

Natively obtainable: Diamond Pearl Platinum X Y Moon Sun Pokémon Legends: Arceus Scarlet Violet

Generation IV

💎
Diamond 37 encounters
Available ▼
Tall grass (37)
Lake Verity Lv. 4 4%
Lake Verity Lv. 4 4%
Lake Verity Lv. 4 4%
Lake Verity Lv. 4 4%
Lake Verity Lv. 4 4%
Lake Verity Lv. 4 4%
Trophy Garden Lv. 16 10% Day
Route 209 Lv. 16 10% Day
Trophy Garden Lv. 16 10% Day
Route 209 Lv. 17 10% Poké Radar required
Route 212 Lv. 17 10% Morning
Trophy Garden Lv. 17 20%
Route 212 Lv. 17 10% Day
Route 212 Lv. 17 10% Day
Route 209 Lv. 18 5%
Route 212 Lv. 18 5%
Valor Lakefront Lv. 21 10% Morning
Valor Lakefront Lv. 21 10% Day
Valor Lakefront Lv. 22 5%
Lake Valor Lv. 34 10% Day
Lake Valor Lv. 34 10% Morning
Lake Valor Lv. 35 4%
Lake Valor Lv. 35 4%
Lake Valor Lv. 35 4%
Lake Valor Lv. 35 4%
Lake Valor Lv. 35 1% Poké Radar required
Lake Valor Lv. 36 10% Day
Lake Valor Lv. 36 10% Morning
Sendoff Spring Lv. 52 4%
Sendoff Spring Lv. 52 4%
Sendoff Spring Lv. 52 4%
Sendoff Spring Lv. 52 4%
Sendoff Spring Lv. 52 1%
Sendoff Spring Lv. 53 10% Day
Sendoff Spring Lv. 53 10% Morning
Sendoff Spring Lv. 54 10% Day
Sendoff Spring Lv. 54 10% Morning
🦪
Pearl 37 encounters
Available ▼
Tall grass (37)
Lake Verity Lv. 4 4%
Lake Verity Lv. 4 4%
Lake Verity Lv. 4 4%
Lake Verity Lv. 4 4%
Lake Verity Lv. 4 4%
Lake Verity Lv. 4 4%
Route 209 Lv. 16 10% Day
Trophy Garden Lv. 16 10% Day
Trophy Garden Lv. 16 10% Day
Route 212 Lv. 17 10% Day
Route 209 Lv. 17 10% Poké Radar required
Route 212 Lv. 17 10% Morning
Trophy Garden Lv. 17 20%
Route 212 Lv. 17 10% Day
Route 209 Lv. 18 5%
Route 212 Lv. 18 5%
Valor Lakefront Lv. 21 10% Day
Valor Lakefront Lv. 21 10% Morning
Valor Lakefront Lv. 22 5%
Lake Valor Lv. 34 10% Morning
Lake Valor Lv. 34 10% Day
Lake Valor Lv. 35 4%
Lake Valor Lv. 35 4%
Lake Valor Lv. 35 1% Poké Radar required
Lake Valor Lv. 35 4%
Lake Valor Lv. 35 4%
Lake Valor Lv. 36 10% Morning
Lake Valor Lv. 36 10% Day
Sendoff Spring Lv. 52 4%
Sendoff Spring Lv. 52 1%
Sendoff Spring Lv. 52 4%
Sendoff Spring Lv. 52 4%
Sendoff Spring Lv. 52 4%
Sendoff Spring Lv. 53 10% Morning
Sendoff Spring Lv. 53 10% Day
Sendoff Spring Lv. 54 10% Morning
Sendoff Spring Lv. 54 10% Day
🪙
Platinum 30 encounters
Available ▼
Tall grass (30)
Route 209 Lv. 18 10% Poké Radar required
Route 209 Lv. 19 10% Morning
Route 209 Lv. 19 10% Day
Route 210 Lv. 19 20%
Route 215 Lv. 19 20% Swarm active
Route 212 Lv. 21 10% Poké Radar required
Route 215 Lv. 21 10% Day
Route 215 Lv. 21 10% Morning
Route 215 Lv. 22 10% Day
Trophy Garden Lv. 22 10% Morning
Trophy Garden Lv. 22 10% Day
Trophy Garden Lv. 23 10% Day
Route 212 Lv. 23 10% Morning
Route 212 Lv. 23 10% Day
Trophy Garden Lv. 24 10%
Valor Lakefront Lv. 26 10% Day
Valor Lakefront Lv. 26 10% Morning
Valor Lakefront Lv. 27 10% Poké Radar required
Valor Lakefront Lv. 27 10% Day
Valor Lakefront Lv. 28 5%
Lake Valor Lv. 38 20%
Sendoff Spring Lv. 38 10% Day
Sendoff Spring Lv. 38 10% Morning
Lake Valor Lv. 40 4%
Lake Valor Lv. 40 4%
Lake Valor Lv. 40 1% Poké Radar required
Lake Valor Lv. 40 10%
Lake Valor Lv. 40 4%
Lake Valor Lv. 40 4%
Sendoff Spring Lv. 40 10%

Generation VI

❎
X 2 encounters
Available ▼
Tall grass (2)
Route 11 Lv. 22 10%
Route 11 Lv. 23 10%
🟥
Y 2 encounters
Available ▼
Tall grass (2)
Route 11 Lv. 22 10%
Route 11 Lv. 23 10%

Generation VII

🌙
Moon 1 encounter
Available ▼
Island scan (1)
Route 10 Lv. 27 100%
☀️
Sun 1 encounter
Available ▼
Island scan (1)
Route 10 Lv. 27 100%

Generation VIII

🏔️
Pokémon Legends: Arceus 1 encounter
Available ▼
Wild Area (1)
Hisui Region

Generation IX

🔴
Scarlet 1 encounter
Available ▼
Picnic (1)
Paldea
🟣
Violet 1 encounter
Available ▼
Picnic (1)
Paldea

🔄Transfer to Pokémon HOME

How to bring this Pokémon to HOME depending on the game of origin.

Diamond
→ Black Poké Transporter
→ Pokémon Bank To Pokémon Bank
→ Pokémon HOME Bank → HOME
Pearl
→ Black Poké Transporter
→ Pokémon Bank To Pokémon Bank
→ Pokémon HOME Bank → HOME
Platinum
→ Black Poké Transporter
→ Pokémon Bank To Pokémon Bank
→ Pokémon HOME Bank → HOME
X
→ Pokémon Bank Pokémon Bank
→ Pokémon HOME Bank → HOME
Y
→ Pokémon Bank Pokémon Bank
→ Pokémon HOME Bank → HOME
Sun
→ Pokémon Bank Pokémon Bank
→ Pokémon HOME Bank → HOME
Moon
→ Pokémon Bank Pokémon Bank
→ Pokémon HOME Bank → HOME
Pokémon Legends: Arceus
→ Pokémon HOME HOME (direct)
Scarlet
→ Pokémon HOME HOME (direct)
Violet
→ Pokémon HOME HOME (direct)
Note: Some transfers are irreversible (Bank → HOME). Check the legality of moves in the target game — HOME may replace an illegal move with a basic move.

🏆Competitive & Meta

OU
Smogon · Gen IX · 2026-09
OverUsed
Usage rate: 0.0% · Position #418

📱Staravia in Pokémon GO

Staravia in Pokémon GO
  • 1,299Max CP (Lv. 40)
  • 742Perfect CP in Raids
  • 1 kmper Candy as Buddy
  • 100 🍬to evolve into Staraptor
  • ✨ Shiny available
  • 🟣 Exists as Shadow
Pokémon GO entry: Staravia →

📖Pokédex Entries

Description by game, with language selection.

Diamond
“It flies around forests and fields in search of bug Pokémon. It stays within a huge flock.”
Pearl
“It lives in forests and fields. Squabbles over territory occur when flocks collide.”
Platinum
“Recognizing their own weakness, they always live in a group. When alone, a STARAVIA cries noisily.”
HeartGold
“They maintain huge flocks, although fierce scuffles break out between various flocks.”
SoulSilver
“They maintain huge flocks, although fierce scuffles break out between various flocks.”
Black
“Recognizing their own weakness, they always live in a group. When alone, a Staravia cries noisily.”
White
“Recognizing their own weakness, they always live in a group. When alone, a Staravia cries noisily.”
Black 2
“Recognizing their own weakness, they always live in a group. When alone, a Staravia cries noisily.”
White 2
“Recognizing their own weakness, they always live in a group. When alone, a Staravia cries noisily.”
X
“They maintain huge flocks, although fierce scuffles break out between various flocks.”
Y
“It lives in forests and fields. Squabbles over territory occur when flocks collide.”
Omega Ruby
“They maintain huge flocks, although fierce scuffles break out between various flocks.”
Alpha Sapphire
“It lives in forests and fields. Squabbles over territory occur when flocks collide.”
Legends: Arceus
“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.”

🌍Multilingual Names

🇫🇷 Français
Étourvol
🇬🇧 English
Staravia
🇯🇵 漢字
ムクバード
🇯🇵 Kana
ムクバード
🇯🇵 Romaji
Mukubird
🇩🇪 Deutsch
Staravia
🇪🇸 Español
Staravia
🇮🇹 Italiano
Staravia
🇰🇷 한국어
찌르버드
🇨🇳 ZH-Hans
姆克鸟
🇹🇼 ZH-Hant
姆克鳥
Category (Genus)
🇫🇷 FR
Pokémon Étourneau
🇬🇧 EN
Starling Pokémon
🇯🇵 JP
むくどりポケモン
🇩🇪 DE
Star

🎬Media & Gallery

Official artwork
Dream World
Pokémon HOME
Gen V (animated)
Back sprite
Shiny
Gen I
Gen II
Gen III
Gen IV
Audio Cries

❓Frequently asked questions about Staravia

What type is Staravia?

Staravia is a Normal and Flying-type Pokémon.

How do you evolve Staravia?

Staravia evolves into Staraptor (Lv. 34).

What are Staravia's weaknesses?

Staravia is weak to Electric, Ice and Rock-type moves (×2 damage). Staravia takes no damage from Ground and Ghost-type moves.

What is Staravia's Hidden Ability?

Staravia's Hidden Ability is Reckless. Its regular Ability is Intimidate.

Can you get a Shiny Staravia in Pokémon GO?

Yes, Shiny Staravia is available in Pokémon GO. Its Pokémon GO entry