What does Staravia evolve into?

Get Staravia to Staraptor at level 34. At 340 BST, Staravia is just the starting point.

At what level does Staravia evolve?

Level 34 gets you Staraptor . Not the fastest evolution, so consider Exp. Share or route grinding to speed it up.

Should I use Staravia?

For Black & White, you can run Staravia through the first few routes without issues. 340 BST won't carry you far though. Get it to Staraptor as fast as you can.

Where can you catch Staravia?

You can find Staravia in Black & White. The Locations section has the full breakdown of routes and encounter details. It also appears in 12 other games across the series.

Staravia - Weakness, Evolution, Moveset, EVs & Stats

Physical

Balanced

DTier

80Speed · Above Avg

Stats & Training

Speed and Attack carry most of Staravia's stat budget. Sp. Atk's the obvious dump stat. Common in the wild and yields 2 Speed EVs. Follows a 1.06M XP medium-slow curve.

Base Stats

Avg

HP55

Attack75

Defense50

Sp. Atk40

Sp. Def40

Speed80

Total340

Details

Catch Rate

Moderate120 / 255

Growth Rate

Medium Slow1.06M XP

Height0.6 m

Weight15.5 kg

Base XP119

Abilities

Intimidate

Lowers opponents' Attack one stage upon entering battle.

RecklessHA

Strengthens recoil moves to 1.2× their power.

EV Yield

HPAtkDefSpASpDSpe+2

Speed training target

Pokedex Entries

Recognizing their own weakness, they always live in a group. When alone, a Staravia cries noisily.

Staravia Weakness

Electric, Ice, and Rock moves hit Staravia for super-effective damage. The upside? Ground and Ghost-type moves can't touch it at all.

Staravia Weakness and Resistance Chart
Damage	Types
2x (Weak)	Electric, Ice, Rock
0.5x (Resist)	Grass, Bug
0x (Immune)	Ground, Ghost

Type ChartGood

3Weak

2Resist

2Immune

Score+2

Gen V Type Chart

Fairy type does not exist — Dragon has fewer checks
Physical / Special split now per-move (introduced Gen IV)

4xCritical

None

2xWeak

Electric Ice Rock

½xResist

Grass Bug

¼xResist

None

0xImmune

Ground Ghost

STAB (3)

Grass Fighting Bug

How to Beat Staravia in Black & White (Best Counters)

In Black & White, Terrakion can KO Staravia with Stone Edge (225-265%). Magnezone threatens a KO with Thunderbolt (262-308%). Mamoswine's Ice Shard also KOs at 150-177%.

Terrakion RockFighting	A
Recommended Build AbilityJustified ItemFocus Sash NatureJolly Moves Close Combat Stone Edge Quick Attack X Scissor Damage vs Staravia Close Combat 135-159%KO Stone Edge 2x 225-265%KO View Terrakion builds →
Magnezone ElectricSteel	B
Recommended Build AbilityMagnetpull ItemAir Balloon NatureModest Moves Hidden Power Fire ThunderboltSTAB Flash Cannon Volt Switch Damage vs Staravia Thunderbolt 2x 262-308%KO Flash Cannon 117-137%KO Volt Switch 2x 204-240%KO View Magnezone builds →
Mamoswine IceGround	B
Recommended Build AbilityThickfat ItemChoice Band NatureAdamant Moves EarthquakeSTAB Ice Shard Icicle Crash Superpower Damage vs Staravia Ice Shard 2x 150-177%KO Superpower 149-175%KO View Mamoswine builds →
Weavile DarkIce	B
Recommended Build AbilityPressure ItemLife Orb NatureJolly Moves Ice Shard Low Kick Ice Punch Night Slash Damage vs Staravia Ice Shard 2x 112-132%KO View Weavile builds →
Raikou Electric	C
Recommended Build AbilityPressure ItemLife Orb NatureTimid Moves Calm Mind ThunderboltSTAB Hidden Power Ice Aura Sphere Damage vs Staravia Thunderbolt 2x 285-335%KO Aura Sphere 84-99% View Raikou builds →

Black & White Evolution

Partway through Starly's chain. Staravia still has another evolution ahead before reaching Staraptor. For breeding, quick to hatch with a decent partner pool via one egg group. So far, Attack got the biggest boost (+20 from Starly). The final form adds another 145 stats on top. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.

How to Evolve

3 Forms

#396Starly

Level 14

#397Staravia

Level 34

#398Staraptor

Stat Comparison 3 Stages

Starly

NormalFlying

Staravia

NormalFlying

Staraptor

NormalFlying

55+15

85+30

ATK

75+20

120+45

DEF

50+20

70+20

SP.ATK

40+10

50+10

SP.DEF

40+10

60+20

SPE

80+20

100+20

BST

245D-Tier

340D-Tier+95

485B-Tier+145

ROLE

Balanced

Sweeper

TYPE

Physical

Breeding

Very Easy

Breed with Staravia to get Starly eggs easily using 45 partners from the Flying egg group. Notable egg moves include Astonish, Detect, Double-Edge and 9 more.

Egg Groups

Flying

Gender

♂50.0%♀50.0%

Hatch Time

15 cycles·3,855 steps

Quick~4 min with Flame Body

Egg Moves

12moves

Breed With (best first)

Black & White Staravia Best Moveset

Best Build

No build content available for this Pokemon in Gen 5.

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Moves

Without breeding, Staravia misses out on Astonish and Detect. That's 12 egg moves adding depth that the base kit lacks. STAB comes from Brave Bird and Double-Edge, with coverage across 7 types rounding things out.

Level-Up Moves

Lv 1

Growl

——10040Normal

Lv 1

Quick Attack+1

D4010030Normal

Lv 1

Tackle

D5010035Normal

Lv 5

Quick Attack+1

D4010030Normal

Lv 9

Wing Attack

C6010035Flying

Lv 13

Double Team

———15Normal

Lv 18

Endeavor

D—1005Normal

Lv 23

Whirlwind-6

D—10020Normal

Lv 28

Aerial Ace

C60—20Flying

Lv 33

Take Down

—908520Normal

Lv 38

Agility

C——30Psychic

Lv 43

Brave Bird

B12010015Flying

Lv 48

Final Gambit

D—1005Fighting

TM Moves

TM40

Aerial Ace

C60—20Flying

TM45

Attract

C—10015Normal

TM32

Double Team

———15Normal

TM49

Echoed Voice

—4010015Normal

TM42

Facade

C7010020Normal

HM02

Fly

C909515Flying

TM21

Frustration

——10020Normal

TM10

Hidden Power

—6010015Normal

TM88

Pluck

—6010020Flying

TM17

Protect+4

C——10Normal

TM18

Rain Dance

C——5Water

TM44

Rest

C——10Psychic

TM67

Retaliate

C701005Normal

TM27

Return

D—10020Normal

TM48

Round

—6010015Normal

TM90

Substitute

C——10Normal

TM11

Sunny Day

C——5Fire

TM87

Swagger

——9015Normal

TM46

Thief

—6010010Dark

TM06

Toxic

C—9010Poison

TM89

U-turn

D7010020Bug

TM83

Work Up

D——30Normal

Egg Moves

Egg

Astonish

—3010015Ghost

Egg

Detect+4

D——5Fighting

Egg

Double-Edge

B12010015Normal

Egg

Feather Dance

D—10015Flying

Egg

Foresight

D——40Normal

Egg

Fury Attack

D158520Normal

Egg

Pursuit

D4010020Dark

Egg

Revenge-4

—6010010Fighting

Egg

Roost

C——10Flying

Egg

Sand Attack

——10015Ground

Egg

Steel Wing

—709025Steel

Egg

Uproar

—9010010Normal

Tutor Moves

Staravia can't learn any Tutor moves

Transfer Moves

Gen

Gen 4

Air Cutter

D559525Flying

Gen 4

Captivate

——10020Normal

Gen 4

Defog

D——15Flying

Gen 4

Endure+4

D——10Normal

Gen 4

Mud-Slap

D2010010Ground

Gen 4

Natural Gift

——10015Normal

Gen 4

Ominous Wind

—601005Ghost

Gen 4

Secret Power

—7010020Normal

Gen 4

Swift

—60—20Normal

Gen 4

Twister

—4010020Dragon

How to Get Staravia in Black & White

You're catching Starly first, not Staravia. Starly appears at decent rates in the encounters below. The step cards map the full 2-stage line with evolution methods between each stage.

How to Obtain Staravia in Black & White

Step 1Catch Starly
White Forest
Grass Lv.5 Forest
UncommonEarly
Any
Train until Level 14
Step 2Staravia ✓

Staravia Guide

Get Staravia to Staraptor at level 34. At 340 BST, Staravia is just the starting point.
Level 34 gets you Staraptor. Not the fastest evolution, so consider Exp. Share or route grinding to speed it up.
For Black & White, you can run Staravia through the first few routes without issues. 340 BST won't carry you far though. Get it to Staraptor as fast as you can.
You can find Staravia in Black & White. The Locations section has the full breakdown of routes and encounter details. It also appears in 12 other games across the series.

Game Availability

Available in 13 titles since its debut in Diamond & Pearl, Staravia spans 7 generations of Pokemon games. It's accessible through catching or hatching as a base form in a solid number of games.

Click a game to view version-specific details

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