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Hidden Power Starmie

I just evolved this 98% Starmie during a mass evolution expecting nothing and got a fighting type hidden power which I'm not so familiar with. Is this mon good for anything or is it another interesting mon that is just a trophy case curiosity?

Asked by YodaJi8 years 1 month ago
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Trophy Pokemon. Fighting and psychic moves have no SE overlap so there's not really a niche that this Starmie would excel in, and Starmies don't make good defenders either - low stamina and max CP.

On Starmie you pretty much only want Water Gun + Hydro Pump or Psychic. Hidden Power is a weak move on offense, on paper being on par with Water Gun which makes it worse in actual usage, being less dodge friendly and because you do more damage spamming many low damage quick moves rather than one high damage slow move.

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I also have a Hidden Power Starmie, but the hidden power is "electric"
the charge move is power gem.
I assume this mon should also given to the professor?

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Power gym is a terrible move. Electric HP is actually less terrible if it had a different charge move.
Yes, to the professor.

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If starmie was any good on Defense, it wouldn't be bad, since fighting is SE into dark and steel; but he isn't.

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