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 HeartGold & SoulSilver, 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 HeartGold & SoulSilver. 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

They maintain huge flocks, although fierce scuffles break out between various flocks.

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 HeartGold & SoulSilver (Best Counters)

In HeartGold & SoulSilver, Magnezone can KO Staravia with Thunderbolt (239-281%). Aerodactyl threatens a KO with Stone Edge (195-229%). Weavile's Ice Shard also KOs at 86-102%.

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 →

HeartGold & SoulSilver 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)

HeartGold & SoulSilver 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 coverage across 7 types 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

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

Tut

Tutor

Air Cutter

D559525Flying

Tutor

Endeavor

D—1005Normal

Tutor

Heat Wave

D1009010Fire

Tutor

Mud-Slap

D2010010Ground

Tutor

Ominous Wind

D601005Ghost

Tutor

Snore

D4010015Normal

Tutor

Swift

—60—20Normal

Tutor

Tailwind

D——15Flying

Tutor

Twister

—4010020Dragon

How to Get Staravia in HeartGold & SoulSilver

Can't catch Staravia directly. Start with Starly but it's a rare spawn from the locations below, then evolve at level 14. The 2-stage line from Starly to Staravia is where the leveling time goes.

How to Obtain Staravia in HeartGold & SoulSilver

Step 1Catch Starly
Pewter City
SoulSilverHeadbutting special trees Lv.5-12 City
LimitedEarly
Post-game
Pewter City
HeartGoldHeadbutting special trees Lv.5-12 City
LimitedEarly
Post-game
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 HeartGold & SoulSilver, 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 HeartGold & SoulSilver. 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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