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Mega Starmie VGC: best sets, teams and usage

Starmie (Mega) appears on 0.2% of Pokémon Champions (Reg M-C) teams (23 of 11,839 teams across 177 online tournaments from Sep 12, 2026 to Oct 10, 2026). It ranks #143 in usage, with an adjusted win rate of 48.0% and a Top 8 index of 0.73: it reaches Top 8 less often than its usage suggests.

0.2%Usage
48.0%Adj. win rate
0.73Top 8 index
#143Usage rank
23Teams

The most common Starmie (Mega) set runs Starminite with Liquidation, Protect, Ice Spinner, Psycho Cut.

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What item does Starmie (Mega) use?

Item	Usage	Adj. win rate
Starminite	100.0%	48.0%

What ability does Starmie (Mega) use?

Ability	Usage	Adj. win rate
Natural Cure	91.3%	47.3%
Analytic	4.3%	53.8%
Illuminate	4.3%	50.0%

What moves does Starmie (Mega) use?

Move	Usage	Adj. win rate
Liquidation	87.0%	50.9%
Protect	78.3%	48.3%
Ice Spinner	60.9%	48.2%
Psycho Cut	30.4%	45.2%
Zen Headbutt	26.1%	47.4%
Aqua Jet	21.7%	40.0%
Expanding Force	21.7%	53.3%
Ice Beam	17.4%	53.8%
Skill Swap	17.4%	47.8%
Bulk Up	13.0%	47.9%

Starmie (Mega) natures

Nature	Usage	Adj. win rate
Jolly	43.5%	51.1%
Adamant	30.4%	43.1%
Hasty	17.4%	53.8%
Bold	4.3%	40.7%
Naïve	4.3%	50.0%

Most common Starmie (Mega) sets

Item	Ability	Moves	Usage
Starminite	Natural Cure	Expanding Force / Ice Beam / Liquidation / Protect	17.4%
Starminite	Natural Cure	Ice Spinner / Liquidation / Skill Swap / Zen Headbutt	13.0%
Starminite	Illuminate	Flip Turn / Liquidation / Protect / Psycho Cut	4.3%
Starminite	Analytic	Ice Spinner / Liquidation / Protect / Psycho Cut	4.3%
Starminite	Natural Cure	Aqua Jet / Ice Spinner / Liquidation / Protect	4.3%

Best Starmie (Mega) teammates

Teammate	On its teams	Adj. win rate
Sneasler	30.4%	52.0%
Indeedee ♀	30.4%	54.4%
Archaludon	26.1%	53.1%
Pelipper	26.1%	54.5%
Gengar (Mega)	26.1%	54.7%
Rillaboom	21.7%	49.1%
Incineroar	17.4%	55.3%
Politoed	13.0%	41.9%
Sableye	13.0%	40.0%
Tinkaton	13.0%	53.8%

Is Starmie (Mega) rising or falling?

Over the last 14 days Starmie (Mega) is on 0.2% of teams, against 0.2% in the 14 days before: holding steady.

What does Starmie (Mega) beat and lose to?

Results of teams with Starmie (Mega) by what the opponent brings, over 156 tournament games. Its average is a 47.4% win rate.

Best matchups

Opponent has	Games	Adj. win rate
Salamence (Mega)	34	66.7%
Hisuian Arcanine	26	58.7%
Eternal Flower Floette (Mega)	18	57.9%
Kingambit	30	56.0%
Tyranitar (Mega)	11	54.8%

Worst matchups

Opponent has	Games	Adj. win rate
Milotic	13	36.4%
Swampert (Mega)	10	36.7%
Charizard (Mega Y)	25	37.8%
Archaludon	25	40.0%
Pelipper	27	40.4%

Recent Top 8 teams with Starmie (Mega)

Date	Tournament	Place	Player	Team
Oct 8, 2026	˗ˋˏ❤︎ˎˊ˗ Pomelo Late Night Tour	4 of 34	PapaRott	Garchomp, Gengar (Mega), Incineroar, Rillaboom, Tinkaton
Oct 3, 2026	INGAGE FRONTIER SERIES #5 \| PRIZE POOL \| Reg M-C	8 of 38	Nodusmanic	Archaludon, Gengar (Mega), Indeedee ♀, Pelipper, Sneasler

How fast is Starmie (Mega)?

Starmie (Mega) has 120 base Speed. With 32 points and a +Speed nature it reaches 189; neutral, 172. At max it outspeeds 18 of the 22 most used Pokémon. At max, the ones just above it: Raichu (Mega Y) (200), Garchomp (Mega Z) (223). And just below: Staraptor (Mega) (178), Garchomp (169), Volcarona (167).

How these stats are calculated

All figures come from the public team lists of official online tournaments. The adjusted win rate adds 20 games at 50% so a small sample doesn't mislead you, and the Top 8 index divides Top 8 usage by overall usage.