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 Diamond & Pearl, 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 Diamond & Pearl. 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.

RecklessHANot in game

Strengthens recoil moves to 1.2× their power.

EV Yield

HPAtkDefSpASpDSpe+2

Speed training target

Pokedex Entries

It flies around forests and fields in search of bug Pokémon. It stays within a huge flock.

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 IV 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 Diamond & Pearl (Best Counters)

Aerodactyl RockFlying	B
Obtain MethodOreburgh City Gift Available Moves Moves Rock SlideTM80 Thunder FangLv. 1 Ice FangLv. 1 Ancient PowerLv. 25 Damage vs Staravia Rock Slide 2x 118-139%KO Thunder Fang 2x 68-80% Ice Fang 2x 68-80% Ancient Power 2x 71-84% View Aerodactyl builds →
Solrock RockPsychic	C
Available Moves Moves Rock SlideTM80 Rock TombTM39 Rock ThrowLv. 9 Charge BeamTM57 Damage vs Staravia Rock Slide 2x 110-130%KO Rock Tomb 2x 87-103%KO Rock Throw 2x 73-86% Charge Beam 2x 38-45% View Solrock builds →
Sudowoodo Rock	C
Available Moves Moves Rock SlideTM80 Rock TombTM39 Rock ThrowLv. 14 Damage vs Staravia Rock Slide 2x 114-134%KO Rock Tomb 2x 91-108%KO Rock Throw 2x 77-91% View Sudowoodo builds →
Graveler RockGround	C
Available Moves Moves Rock SlideTM80 Rock TombTM39 Rock ThrowLv. 11 RolloutLv. 22 Damage vs Staravia Rock Slide 2x 110-130%KO Rock Tomb 2x 87-103%KO Rock Throw 2x 73-86% Rollout 2x 45-53% View Graveler builds →
Onix RockGround	C
Available Moves Moves Rock SlideTM80 Rock TombTM39 Rock ThrowLv. 9 Damage vs Staravia Rock Slide 2x 63-74% Rock Tomb 2x 50-60% Rock Throw 2x 42-50% View Onix builds →

Diamond & Pearl 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 31 partners from the Flying egg group. Notable egg moves include Astonish, Double-Edge, Feather Dance and 4 more.

Egg Groups

Flying

Gender

♂50.0%♀50.0%

Hatch Time

15 cycles·3,855 steps

Quick~4 min with Flame Body

Egg Moves

7moves

Breed With (best first)

Diamond & Pearl Staravia Best Moveset

Best Build

No build content available for this Pokemon in Gen 4.

Try selecting a different game/generation filter, or check back later.

Moves

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

Level-Up Moves

Lv 1

Growl

——10040Normal

Lv 1

Quick Attack+1

D4010030Normal

Lv 1

Tackle

—3510035Normal

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——20Normal

Lv 28

Aerial Ace

C60—20Flying

Lv 33

Take Down

—908520Normal

Lv 38

Agility

C——30Psychic

Lv 43

Brave Bird

B12010015Flying

TM Moves

TM40

Aerial Ace

C60—20Flying

TM45

Attract

——10015Normal

TM78

Captivate

——10020Normal

HM05

Defog

———15Flying

TM32

Double Team

———15Normal

TM58

Endure+4

———10Normal

TM42

Facade

C7010020Normal

HM02

Fly

C909515Flying

TM21

Frustration

D—10020Normal

TM10

Hidden Power

—6010015Normal

TM83

Natural Gift

D—10015Normal

TM88

Pluck

—6010020Flying

TM17

Protect+4

C——10Normal

TM18

Rain Dance

C——5Water

TM44

Rest

C——10Psychic

TM27

Return

D—10020Normal

TM51

Roost

C——10Flying

TM43

Secret Power

—7010020Normal

TM82

Sleep Talk

C——10Normal

TM47

Steel Wing

D709025Steel

TM90

Substitute

C——10Normal

TM11

Sunny Day

C——5Fire

TM87

Swagger

——9015Normal

TM46

Thief

—6010025Dark

TM06

Toxic

C—8510Poison

TM89

U-turn

D7010020Bug

Egg Moves

Egg

Astonish

—3010015Ghost

Egg

Double-Edge

B12010015Normal

Egg

Feather Dance

——10015Flying

Egg

Foresight

D——40Normal

Egg

Fury Attack

D158520Normal

Egg

Pursuit

D4010020Dark

Egg

Sand Attack

D—10015Ground

Tutor Moves

Staravia can't learn any Tutor moves

How to Get Staravia in Diamond & Pearl

Staravia's scattered across 36 spots in early-game routes with high spawn rates. Check the list below for the closest location to wherever you are in the game. This one's quick.

Where To Catch Staravia in Diamond & Pearl

To get Staravia, start by catching Starly through walking encounters at Lv. 2-54. The chain covers 2 catchable stages before reaching the final form.

Step 1Catch Starly
Lake Verity
DiamondGrass Lv.2-4 Water
CommonEarly
Lake Verity
PearlGrass Lv.2-4 Water
CommonEarly
Route 201
DiamondGrass Lv.2-3 Route
CommonEarly
Route 201
PearlGrass Lv.2-3 Route
CommonEarly
Route 202
DiamondGrass Lv.2-4 Route
CommonEarly
Day
Route 202
PearlGrass Lv.2-4 Route
CommonEarly
Day
Route 202
DiamondGrass Lv.3 Route
CommonEarly
Morning/night
Route 202
PearlGrass Lv.3 Route
CommonEarly
Morning/night
Route 203
DiamondGrass Lv.4 Route
CommonEarly
Morning/night
Route 203
DiamondGrass Lv.4-6 Route
CommonEarly
Day
Route 203
PearlGrass Lv.4 Route
CommonEarly
Morning/night
Route 203
PearlGrass Lv.4-6 Route
CommonEarly
Day
Route 204 - South
PearlGrass Lv.4 Route
CommonEarly
Route 204 - South
DiamondGrass Lv.4 Route
CommonEarly
Route 204 - North
PearlGrass Lv.6 Route
CommonEarly
Morning/night
Route 204 - North
PearlGrass Lv.6-8 Route
CommonEarly
Day
Route 204 - North
DiamondGrass Lv.6 Route
CommonEarly
Morning/night
Route 204 - North
DiamondGrass Lv.6-8 Route
CommonEarly
Day
Route 209
PearlGrass Lv.16 Route
UncommonMid
Route 209
DiamondGrass Lv.16 Route
UncommonMid
Route 212 - North
PearlGrass Lv.16 Route
UncommonMid
Route 212 - North
DiamondGrass Lv.16 Route
UncommonMid
Great Marsh - Area 5
PearlGrass Lv.22 Facility
UncommonMid
Morning/day
Great Marsh - Area 5
DiamondGrass Lv.22 Facility
UncommonMid
Morning/day
Great Marsh - Area 6
PearlGrass Lv.22 Facility
UncommonMid
Morning/day
Great Marsh - Area 6
DiamondGrass Lv.22 Facility
UncommonMid
Morning/day
Great Marsh - Area 3
PearlGrass Lv.24 Facility
UncommonMid
Morning/day
Great Marsh - Area 3
DiamondGrass Lv.24 Facility
UncommonMid
Morning/day
Great Marsh - Area 4
PearlGrass Lv.24 Facility
UncommonMid
Morning/day
Great Marsh - Area 4
DiamondGrass Lv.24 Facility
UncommonMid
Morning/day
Great Marsh - Area 1
DiamondGrass Lv.26 Facility
UncommonMid
Morning/day
Great Marsh - Area 1
PearlGrass Lv.26 Facility
UncommonMid
Morning/day
Great Marsh - Area 2
DiamondGrass Lv.26 Facility
UncommonMid
Morning/day
Great Marsh - Area 2
PearlGrass Lv.26 Facility
UncommonMid
Morning/day
Train until Level 14
Step 2Staravia ✓
Lake Verity
PearlGrass Lv.4 Water
RareEarly
Dual-slot: FireRed
Lake Verity
PearlGrass Lv.4 Water
RareEarly
Dual-slot: Emerald
Lake Verity
DiamondGrass Lv.4 Water
RareEarly
Dual-slot: LeafGreen
Lake Verity
DiamondGrass Lv.4 Water
RareEarly
Dual-slot: FireRed
Lake Verity
DiamondGrass Lv.4 Water
RareEarly
Dual-slot: Emerald
Lake Verity
PearlGrass Lv.4 Water
RareEarly
Dual-slot: LeafGreen
Route 209
DiamondGrass Lv.16-18 Route
CommonMid
Day
Route 209
PearlGrass Lv.16-18 Route
CommonMid
Day
Trophy Garden
PearlGrass Lv.16-17 Forest
CommonMid
Day
Trophy Garden
DiamondGrass Lv.16-17 Forest
CommonMid
Day
Route 212 - North
DiamondGrass Lv.17-18 Route
CommonMid
Day
Route 212 - North
PearlGrass Lv.17-18 Route
CommonMid
Day
Trophy Garden
PearlGrass Lv.16-17 Forest
UncommonMid
Night
Trophy Garden
PearlGrass Lv.16 Forest
UncommonMid
Morning
Trophy Garden
DiamondGrass Lv.16-17 Forest
UncommonMid
Night
Trophy Garden
DiamondGrass Lv.16 Forest
UncommonMid
Morning
Route 209
DiamondGrass Lv.17-18 Route
UncommonMid
Morning/night
Route 209
PearlGrass Lv.17-18 Route
UncommonMid
Morning/night
Route 212 - North
DiamondGrass Lv.17-18 Route
UncommonMid
Morning
Route 212 - North
PearlGrass Lv.17-18 Route
UncommonMid
Morning
Great Marsh - Daily Pokemon
DiamondGrass Lv.20-26 Facility
UncommonMid
Before post-game
Great Marsh - Daily Pokemon
PearlGrass Lv.20-26 Facility
UncommonMid
Before post-game
Valor Lakefront
DiamondGrass Lv.21-22 Water
UncommonMid
Morning/day
Valor Lakefront
PearlGrass Lv.21-22 Water
UncommonMid
Morning/day
Route 212 - North
DiamondGrass Lv.17-18 Route
RareMid
Night
Route 212 - North
PearlGrass Lv.17-18 Route
RareMid
Night
Valor Lakefront
DiamondGrass Lv.21-22 Water
RareMid
Night
Valor Lakefront
PearlGrass Lv.21-22 Water
RareMid
Night
Lake Valor
DiamondGrass Lv.34-36 Water
CommonLate
Morning/day
Lake Valor
PearlGrass Lv.34-36 Water
CommonLate
Morning/day
Lake Valor
PearlGrass Lv.34-36 Water
RareLate
Night
Lake Valor
DiamondGrass Lv.34-36 Water
RareLate
Night
Sendoff Spring
DiamondGrass Lv.52-54
CommonPost
Morning/day
Sendoff Spring
PearlGrass Lv.52-54
CommonPost
Morning/day
Sendoff Spring
PearlGrass Lv.52-54
RarePost
Night
Sendoff Spring
DiamondGrass Lv.52-54
RarePost
Night
or evolve from Starly (Step 1)

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 Diamond & Pearl, 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 Diamond & Pearl. 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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Aerodactyl RockFlying	B
Obtain MethodOreburgh City Gift Available Moves Moves Thunder FangLv. 1 Ice FangLv. 1 Damage vs Staravia Thunder Fang 2x 65-79% Ice Fang 2x 65-79% View Aerodactyl builds →
Lunatone RockPsychic	C
Available Move Moves Rock ThrowLv. 9 Damage vs Staravia Rock Throw 2x 51-63% View Lunatone builds →
Solrock RockPsychic	C
Available Move Moves Rock ThrowLv. 9 Damage vs Staravia Rock Throw 2x 70-84% View Solrock builds →
Onix RockGround	C
Available Move Moves Rock ThrowLv. 9 Damage vs Staravia Rock Throw 2x 47-56% View Onix builds →
Geodude RockGround	C
Available Move Moves Rock ThrowLv. 11 Damage vs Staravia Rock Throw 2x 65-77% View Geodude builds →

Lunatone RockPsychic	C
Available Moves Moves Rock TombTM39 Rock ThrowLv. 9 Damage vs Staravia Rock Tomb 2x 60-71% Rock Throw 2x 48-57% View Lunatone builds →
Solrock RockPsychic	C
Available Moves Moves Rock TombTM39 Rock ThrowLv. 9 Damage vs Staravia Rock Tomb 2x 84-100%KO Rock Throw 2x 71-86% View Solrock builds →
Onix RockGround	C
Available Moves Moves Rock TombTM39 Rock ThrowLv. 9 Damage vs Staravia Rock Tomb 2x 52-62% Rock Throw 2x 44-52% View Onix builds →
Omanyte RockWater	D
Obtain MethodOreburgh City Gift Available Moves Moves Rock TombTM39 RolloutLv. 16 Damage vs Staravia Rock Tomb 2x 48-57% Rollout 2x 27-33% View Omanyte builds →
Kabuto RockWater	D
Obtain MethodOreburgh City Gift TM Move Moves Rock TombTM39 Damage vs Staravia Rock Tomb 2x 76-90% View Kabuto builds →

Aerodactyl RockFlying	B
Obtain MethodOreburgh City Gift Available Moves Moves Rock SlideTM80 Thunder FangLv. 1 Ice FangLv. 1 Ancient PowerLv. 25 Damage vs Staravia Rock Slide 2x 117-139%KO Thunder Fang 2x 68-80% Ice Fang 2x 68-80% Ancient Power 2x 74-88% View Aerodactyl builds →
Solrock RockPsychic	C
Available Moves Moves Rock SlideTM80 Rock TombTM39 Rock ThrowLv. 9 Damage vs Staravia Rock Slide 2x 109-128%KO Rock Tomb 2x 89-106%KO Rock Throw 2x 74-88% View Solrock builds →
Graveler RockGround	C
Available Moves Moves Rock SlideTM80 Rock TombTM39 Rock ThrowLv. 11 RolloutLv. 22 Damage vs Staravia Rock Slide 2x 109-128%KO Rock Tomb 2x 89-106%KO Rock Throw 2x 74-88% Rollout 2x 46-55% View Graveler builds →
Onix RockGround	C
Available Moves Moves Rock SlideTM80 Rock TombTM39 Rock ThrowLv. 9 Damage vs Staravia Rock Slide 2x 65-77% Rock Tomb 2x 52-62% Rock Throw 2x 46-55% View Onix builds →
Lileep RockGrass	D
Obtain MethodOreburgh City Gift Available Moves Moves Rock SlideTM80 Rock TombTM39 Damage vs Staravia Rock Slide 2x 62-73% Rock Tomb 2x 49-59% View Lileep builds →

Magnezone ElectricSteel	B
Recommended Build AbilityMagnetpull ItemLeftovers NatureTimid Moves ThunderboltSTAB Hidden Power Fire Thunder Wave Explosion Damage vs Staravia Thunderbolt 2x 239-281%KO Explosion 83-98% View Magnezone builds →
Aerodactyl RockFlying	B
Recommended Build AbilityPressure ItemFocus Sash NatureJolly Moves Earthquake Stealth Rock TauntUtility Stone Edge Damage vs Staravia Stone Edge 2x 195-229%KO View Aerodactyl builds →
Weavile DarkIce	B
Recommended Build AbilityPressure ItemExpert Belt NatureJolly Moves Ice Shard Night Slash Low Kick PursuitSTAB Damage vs Staravia Ice Shard 2x 86-102%KO Pursuit 43-51% View Weavile builds →
Raikou Electric	B
Recommended Build AbilityPressure ItemLeftovers NatureRash Moves ThunderboltSTAB Hidden Power Ice Aura Sphere Calm Mind Damage vs Staravia Thunderbolt 2x 241-283%KO Aura Sphere 71-84% View Raikou builds →
Rhyperior GroundRock	B
Recommended Build AbilitySolidrock ItemLeftovers NatureBrave Moves EarthquakeSTAB Stone Edge Fire Punch Megahorn Damage vs Staravia Stone Edge 2x 262-308%KO Megahorn 52-62% View Rhyperior builds →