Starly best moveset in Pokémon GO

Starly's best moveset in Pokémon GO is Tackle and Fly, with 9.13 damage per second, and it can deal 62.4 damage before Starly faints. This is true when battling in neutral weather.

Best moves for Starly are:

Tackle

Fly

DPS9.13

TDO62.43

Score14.8

Boosted by

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All Starly movesets ranked

Here is a complete list of Starly movesets in Pokémon GO, ranked by their DPS and TDO. You can change the weather and the opposing Pokémon.

Weather

Extreme↓

Opponent

#	Fast Attack	Charged Attack	DPS	TDO	Score 🔽
1.	Tackle	Fly	9.13	62.4	14.8
2.	Quick Attack	Fly	8.99	61.5	14.5
3.	Tackle	Brave Bird	8.06	55.2	13.0
4.	Quick Attack	Brave Bird	7.84	53.6	12.7
5.	Tackle	Aerial Ace	7.16	49.0	11.6
6.	Quick Attack	Aerial Ace	6.96	47.6	11.3

Starly fast moves guide

Moves

Quick Attack810

Type effectiveness chart

• 62.5%
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• 39.1%
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Gym and Raid Battles

Damage	8
Energy	10
Weather boost	Partly Cloudy
Duration	0.8s
Damage window	0.3s - 0.6s

Trainer Battles

Damage	5
Energy	8

Effects

Quick Attack has no special effects.

See Quick Attack details page ↗

Tackle55

Type effectiveness chart

• 62.5%
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• 39.1%
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Gym and Raid Battles

Damage	5
Energy	5
Weather boost	Partly Cloudy
Duration	0.5s
Damage window	0.3s - 0.5s

Trainer Battles

Damage	3
Energy	3

Effects

Tackle has no special effects.

See Tackle details page ↗

Tabular view

Fast Move	Raid Battles					Trainer Battles
Name 🔼	PWR	DPS	ENG	EPS	CD	PWR	ENG	DPT	EPT	CD
Quick Attack	8	10.00	10	12.50	0.8s	5	8	2.50	4.00	1s
Tackle	5	10.00	5	10.00	0.5s	3	3	3.00	3.00	1s

Legend - PWR stands for Power, DPS for damage per second, ENG for Energy generated per use, EPS for energy per second, CD for move duration, DPE for damage per energy point used. DPT and EPT stand for Damage and Energy per turn, and are only applicable in PvP.

Starly's Fast Moves Type Coverage

Normal	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×0.6	×1.0	×0.4	×0.6	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0

Starly charge moves guide

Starly has access to 3 Charge moves (Aerial Ace, Brave Bird, and Fly), which cover Flying-type attacks. When using Aerial Ace, Brave Bird, and Fly you will benefit from STAB (Same-Type-Attack-Bonus), which increases the move damage by ×1.2.

Moves

Aerial Ace5533

Type effectiveness chart

• 160.0%
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• 62.5%
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Gym and Raid Battles

Damage	55
Energy	33
Weather boost	Windy
Duration	2.4s
Damage window	1.9s - 2.2s

Trainer Battles

Damage	55
Energy	40

Effects

Aerial Ace has no special effects.

See Aerial Ace details page ↗

Brave Bird130100

Type effectiveness chart

• 160.0%
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• 62.5%
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Gym and Raid Battles

Damage	130
Energy	100
Weather boost	Windy
Duration	2.0s
Damage window	1.0s - 1.6s

Trainer Battles

Damage	130
Energy	55

Effects

Special

Brave Bird has a 100.0% chance to:

• Decrease User's Defense by 42.9%

See Brave Bird details page ↗

Fly8050

Type effectiveness chart

• 160.0%
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• 62.5%
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Gym and Raid Battles

Damage	80
Energy	50
Weather boost	Windy
Duration	1.8s
Damage window	1.2s - 1.5s

Trainer Battles

Damage	80
Energy	45

Effects

Fly has no special effects.

See Fly details page ↗

Tabular view

Charge Move	Raid Battles					Trainer Battles
Name 🔼	PWR	DPS	ENG	DPE	CD	PWR	ENG	DPE
Aerial Ace	55	22.92	33	1.38	2.4s	55	40	1.38
Brave Bird Special Brave Bird has a 100.0% chance to: Decrease User's Defense by 42.9%	130	65.00	100	2.36	2.0s	130	55	2.36
Fly	80	44.44	50	1.78	1.8s	80	45	1.78

Legend - PWR stands for Power, DPS for damage per second, ENG for Energy used, CD for move duration, DPE for damage per energy point used.

Moves with Special Effects in PvP

Special

Brave Bird has a 100.0% chance to:

• Decrease User's Defense by 42.9%

Starly's Charge Moves Type Coverage

Flying	×1.0	×1.6	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×0.6	×1.6	×1.0	×0.6	×1.0	×1.0	×1.6	×0.6	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0