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General
Abilities
- Keen Eye
- This Pokémon cannot have its Accuracy lowered.
Dex Numbers
- Generation
DP
Kanto- 396
Johto- n/a
Hoenn- n/a
Sinnoh- 10
Names
- Japanese
- ムックル
- Romaji
- Mukkuru
Flavor
- Height
- 11.8" or 0.3 m
- Weight
- 4.4 lb or 2 kg
- Species
- Starling
- Color
- brown
- Cry
- mp3 here
Habitat- n/a
- Pawprint

Misc
- R/B/Y code
- n/a
Breeding
- Gender
½ male; ½ female (code: 127 or 0x7f)- Breeding groups
- 4: Flying
- Steps to hatch
- 3,840
- Compatible with
- 15 families; 31 total Pokémon
In the Wild
- Base EXP
- 56 or 0x38
- Capture rate
- 255 or 0xff
- Base happiness
- 70 or 0x46
- Growth rate
- poly
- Effort points
- 1 Speed
- Wild held items
- Yache Berry (5%)
Evolution Chain
Comparison of this evolution chain
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Stats
| Stat | Base | Max Stat | %ile | |
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| L50 | L100 | |||
| HP | 147 | 284 | 8.9 | |
| Attack | 107 | 209 | 26.8 | |
| Defense | 82 | 159 | 2.8 | |
| Special Attack | 82 | 159 | 4.9 | |
| Special Defense | 82 | 159 | 3 | |
| Speed | 112 | 219 | 42.2 | |
| Average | - | - | 6.5 | |
Flavor
All versions' flavor text and sprites
They flock in great numbers. Though small, they flap their wings with great power.
Usually with a large flock, it is barely noticeable when alone. Its cries are very strident.
Locations
Sorry, Pearl players! Only Diamond for the moment.
| Area | Section | Level | Method |
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| Route 201 | 2 - 3 | 50%; 40%
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| Route 202 | 2 - 4 | 30%; 20%
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| Route 203 | 4 - 6 | 35%; 25%
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| Route 204 | Floaroma City side | 6 - 8 | 35%; 25%
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| Route 204 | Jubilife City side | 4 - 6 | 35%; 25%
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| Route 209 | 16 | 20%
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| Route 212 | Hearthome City side | 16 | 20%
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| Safari Zone | Area 1 | 26 | 10%
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| Safari Zone | Area 2 | 26 | 10%
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| Safari Zone | Area 3 | 24 | 10%
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| Safari Zone | Area 4 | 24 | 10%
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| Safari Zone | Area 5 | 22 | 10%
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| Safari Zone | Area 6 | 22 | 10%
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| Lake Verity | after | 2 - 4 | 50%; 40%
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| Lake Verity | before | 2 - 4 | 50%; 40%
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Move List
Starly's Attack is higher, so it will inflict more damage with physical (
) moves.
Starly gets the STAB from
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moves.
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Move | Type | Dmg | PP | Power | Acc.* | Pri. | Description | |
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| -- | Growl | ![]() |
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40 | -- | 100% | Lowers the target's Attack. | ||
| -- | Tackle | ![]() |
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35 | 35 | 95% | Inflicts regular damage. | ||
| 5 | Quick Attack | ![]() |
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30 | 40 | 100% | 1 | Goes first. Inflicts regular damage. | |
| 9 | Wing Attack | ![]() |
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35 | 60 | 100% | Inflicts regular damage. | ||
| 13 | Double Team | ![]() |
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15 | -- | 100% | Raises the user's Evasion. | ||
| 17 | Endeavor | ![]() |
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5 | varies | 100% | Lowers the target's HP to equal the user's. | ||
| 21 | Whirlwind | ![]() |
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20 | -- | 100% | -6 | Goes last. Immediately ends wild battles. Forces trainers to switch Pokemon. | |
| 25 | Aerial Ace | ![]() |
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20 | 60 | 100% | Never misses. | ||
| 29 | Take Down | ![]() |
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20 | 90 | 85% | User receives 1/4 the damage it inflicts in recoil. | ||
| 33 | Agility | ![]() |
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30 | -- | 100% | Raises the user's Speed by two levels. | ||
| 37 | Brave Bird | ![]() |
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15 | 120 | 100% | User receives 1/3 the damage inflicted in recoil. | ||
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Astonish | ![]() |
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15 | 30 | 100% | Has a 30% chance to make the target Flinch. | |
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Double-Edge | ![]() |
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15 | 120 | 100% | User receives 1/3 the damage inflicted in recoil. | |
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FeatherDance | ![]() |
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15 | -- | 100% | Lowers the target's Attack by two levels. | |
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Foresight | ![]() |
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5 | -- | 100% | Forces the target to have no Evade, and allows it to be hit by Normal and Fighting moves even if it is a Ghost. | |
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Fury Attack | ![]() |
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20 | 15 | 85% | Hits 2-5 times in one turn. | |
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Pursuit | ![]() |
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20 | 40 | 100% | If the target leaves battle this turn, user will hit the target with double power and then hit its replacement normally. | |
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Sand-Attack | ![]() |
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15 | -- | 100% | Lowers the target's Accuracy. | |
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40 | Aerial Ace | ![]() |
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20 | 60 | 100% | Never misses. | |
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45 | Attract | ![]() |
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15 | -- | 100% | Target falls in love if it has the opposite gender, and has a 50% chance to refuse attacking the user. | |
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78 | Captivate | ![]() |
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20 | -- | 100% | Lowers the target's Special Attack by two levels if it is the opposite gender. | |
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H5 | Defog | ![]() |
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15 | -- | 0% | Lowers the target's Evade. | |
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32 | Double Team | ![]() |
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15 | -- | 100% | Raises the user's Evasion. | |
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58 | Endure | ![]() |
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10 | -- | 100% | 3 | Goes first. Prevents the user's HP from lowering below 1 this turn. |
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42 | Facade | ![]() |
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20 | 70 | 100% | Power doubles if user is Burned, Paralyzed, or Poisoned. | |
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H2 | Fly | ![]() |
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15 | 90 | 95% | User flies high into the air, dodging all attacks, and hits next turn. | |
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21 | Frustration | ![]() |
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20 | varies | 100% | Power increases as Happiness decreases, up to a maximum of 102. | |
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10 | Hidden Power | ![]() |
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15 | varies | 100% | Power and type depend upon user's IVs. Power can range from 30 to 70. | |
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83 | Natural Gift | ![]() |
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15 | varies | 100% | Power and type depend on the held berry. | |
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88 | Pluck | ![]() |
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20 | 60 | 100% | Inflicts double damage if the user is holding a berry. | |
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17 | Protect | ![]() |
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10 | -- | 0% | 3 | Goes first. Prevents any moves from hitting the user this turn. |
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18 | Rain Dance | ![]() |
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5 | -- | 0% | Changes the weather to rain for five turns. | |
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44 | Rest | ![]() |
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10 | -- | 100% | User Sleeps, completely healing itself. | |
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27 | Return | ![]() |
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20 | varies | 100% | Power increases with Happiness, up to a maximum of 102. | |
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51 | Roost | ![]() |
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10 | -- | 0% | Heals the user by half its max HP. | |
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43 | Secret Power | ![]() |
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20 | 70 | 100% | Has a 30% chance to inflict a status effect which depends upon the terrain. | |
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82 | Sleep Talk | ![]() |
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10 | -- | 100% | Randomly uses one of the user's other three moves. Only works if the user is Sleeping. | |
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47 | Steel Wing | ![]() |
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25 | 70 | 90% | Has a 10% chance to raise the user's Defense. | |
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90 | Substitute | ![]() |
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10 | -- | 100% | Transfers 1/4 of the user's max HP into a doll, protecting the user from further damage or status changes until it breaks. | |
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11 | Sunny Day | ![]() |
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5 | -- | 0% | Changes the weather to sunny for five turns. | |
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87 | Swagger | ![]() |
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15 | -- | 90% | Raises the target's Attack by two levels and Confuses the target. | |
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46 | Thief | ![]() |
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10 | 40 | 100% | Takes the target's item. | |
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06 | Toxic | ![]() |
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10 | -- | 85% | Badly Poisons the target, inflicting more damage every turn. | |
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89 | U-Turn | ![]() |
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20 | 70 | 100% | User must switch out after attacking. | |
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