why does starmie blink

everytime a starmie attacks me, after it attacks it say starmie blinked what does that mean?

I think the blinking is supposed to summon other Pokemon, but I'm not sure.

Every time a pokemon blinks another pokemon that could arrive on that floor will meaning if one of you partners has this ability numorous pokemon will arrive on the floor.

that is good information, cause I have been wondering that for quite a while now.

When I recruited a staryu, it does the same thing, it said that when it blinks it's in a good fighting codition. It means it's HP is still ok. I'm not sure, but that's kind of what a Staryu said when I talked to it after recruiting it.

well, Im not sure which of you is right, but both are good info.

look, I have known this for a while know, but you know how in the old games there was an ability called illuminate? it made more pokemon appear. well when something blinks its because of that ability. so a pokemon appears on that floor of the dungeon everytime something blinks. it is helpfull for trying to befriend rare pokemon like mew and igglybuff.

Log, that is right! My book says this about Illuminate:
When the Pokemon is damaged, a wild Pokemon is generated somewhere on the floor. Even if multiple Pokemon have this ability, only one wild Pokemonis generated. It works even if the Pokemon with the Illuminate ability is KO'd.
So when a Starmie, or any other kind of Pokemon with Illuminate, blinks, another Pokemon is regenerated.

It took ya'll that long to figure that out??? :(!!!
You guys must don't have much knowledge of how each ability works in each game........*huh*......?!

thats what I was thinking! I'm glad I was able to clear that up though.

I dont probal;y just a glitch I doubt if it means anything

We have already explained that when a pokemon blinks another enemy pokemon arrives on the floor.

I've been wondering the same question, too.

really??? I thought everyone would have figured it out by know, and k dawg its not a glitch, trust me.

I quickly realized what it did! My first time in Stormy Sea, I only took my Pikachu which was me; equipped with x-Ray Specks . I was at level 39 then, and I recruited a shellder, anorith, and spheal. I had 5 reviver seeds, because I planned on using them for Kyogre. So every time a Starmie blinked, I saw enemies show up everywhere! I had to make it all the way to the 40th floor, without losing my recruits! I had Shockwave and Thunderbolt moves linked, and a Quick-attack +1 as my set move, and an Agility. But when I got level 40, I learned Thunder, and got rid of Agility. So I couldn't get away from all the enemies, I used up my Quick-attack and all the Silver Spikes I took into the dungeon. I had to use some of my electric moves to keep moving, so I was glad I had picked up a max elixer earlier. Using my regular attack on Starmie took 4 hits to knock them out, plus my recruits were not really helpful in getting rid of them. Oh, and I search and collect all useful items on every floor, so I always looked at all the items before taking the stairs. That made it much more difficult. Finally when I reached the 39th floor I used the max elixir and went after Kyogre. I only had 2 reviver seeds now. I figured that Kyogre would take them out easily, so I did something I never thought I would do. I walked right up to him, leaving my teammates behind me. It was a good thing too! Kyogre kept using Ancient Power, increasing his stats, like Special Defense. I liked that Kyogre's ability made it rain, because it boosted my Thunder's accuracy, making it do massive damage. It did less when Kyogre's stats raised, but I was the only one doing any real damage. Turns out, I was too high level for Kyogre to deal damage. Every time he hit me, I only took 1 HP damage. Phew! I was so glad that worked out. Next I'll be getting Kyogre for a recruit! And great tip on using Pokemon like Staryu and Starmie for increasing chances of finding rare Pokemon! I'll definitely be doing that to help get Mew. Basic lesson in my tale of woe; knowledge is power. Know your enemies before you face them, plan your strategies accordingly, and always come prepared. Whether that's by having lot of certain items, or by being a certain level before you go, be more than ready to face anything.