How to Scout and Build the Best Staryu in Pokémon Quest

To scout and build an optimal Staryu in Pokémon Quest, cook basic Mouth-Watering Dip a la Cube to summon Water-type Pokémon in bulk. Keep only specimens with a single move slot, at least six ATK Power Stone sockets, and cooldown-reducing bingo bonuses. Evolve your chosen Staryu into Starmie at level 36 before rerolling its move to teach it Hydro Pump.

Cooking Recipes for Attracting Staryu

Mouth-Watering Dip a la Cube offers the most reliable way to target Staryu. Basic-quality dishes require minimal ingredients, letting you run high-volume cooking cycles to quickly filter through random moves, sockets, and bonuses.

Farm Bluk Berries in blue-tinted stages such as Pincushion Plain or Hushed Grotto to keep your cooking pots running continuously.

Essential Keeper Criteria: Moves, Sockets, and Bingos

Inspect every summoned Staryu across three specific traits before deciding whether to keep it or use it as training fodder:

1. Move Slots: The Staryu must have exactly one move slot. A single-move layout allows you to link three Move Stones directly to its primary attack. Dual-move Pokémon split their stone allocations, severely limiting damage potential.
2. Power Stone Socket Layout: Dedicated offensive sweepers require heavy ATK distribution:

• 7 ATK / 2 HP: The optimal competitive balance, providing maximum damage scaling while surviving stray hits.
• 6 ATK / 3 HP: A dependable alternative that clears endgame stages safely.
• 8 ATK / 1 HP: A high-risk glass cannon build that demands high Hit Healing substats on your stones.
• 5 or fewer ATK: Feed these away; low offensive socket counts lack the burst damage required to clear late-game expedition timers.

1. Bingo Bonuses: Prioritize "Water-Type Moves Wait -%" or "Water-Type Moves ATK +%" bonuses. Flat HP boosts, movement speed increases, and status resistance offer little value to a backline attacker. Stacking cooldown reductions of 15% or higher across bingo lines lets your evolved Starmie fire Hydro Pump with minimal delay.

Choosing Between the Iron Pot and Gold Pot

Match your cooking pot tier to your current expedition progression:

• Iron Pot (Mid-Game Scouting): Costs only three ingredients per slot. Use the Iron Pot to rapidly roll for the correct move slot, socket spread, and bingo layout without exhausting your ingredient supply.
• Gold Pot (Endgame Optimization): Costs 100 ingredients per slot and summons Pokémon between levels 70 and 100. Gold Pot summons receive an innate base stat advantage of roughly 300 to 400 points over Iron Pot summons. Switch to the Gold Pot once you have steady ingredient farming to produce Starmie capable of handling high-tier stages like Happenstance Island.

Evolution and Hydro Pump Move Training

Do not attempt to roll for Hydro Pump while the Pokémon is still a Staryu. Staryu's move pool is restricted to basic skills like Bubble, Flash, and Twister.

1. Level to 36: Evolve Staryu into Starmie first to add Hydro Pump to its available move pool.
2. Reroll Moves: Use Move Learning at base camp to teach Starmie Hydro Pump.
3. Sacrifice Duplicate Water Types: Save your rejected Staryu, Goldeen, and other Water-type Pokémon from your scouting runs. Same-species and same-type sacrifices provide the highest percentage chance for successful move learning, preventing failure penalties.
4. Equip Move Stones: Once Starmie learns Hydro Pump on its single move slot, attach two Broadburst Stones to widen projectile coverage and one Wait Less Stone to shorten the recast window.