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Staraptor

233 appearances (Regulation M-B)
C
Tier
Forms: Mega Staraptor
Staraptor
Normal Flying
HP 85
Atk 120
Def 70
Sp.Atk 50
Sp.Def 60
Speed 100
Total 485
Weight 54.9 lbs.
Intimidate
When the Pokémon enters a battle, it lowers the Attack stats of opponents by 1 stage.
Reckless
Boosts the power of the Pokémon’s moves by 20% if they have recoil or crash damage.

Type effectiveness

Weakness · 2×
Electric Ice Rock
Resistance · ½×
Grass Bug
Immunity · 0×
Ground Ghost

Popular Builds

Meta Popular

Builds ranked by raw usage across all teams.

#1
Intimidate Staraptite
62.2% 47.2% WR · 145 teams
Brave Bird Close Combat Protect Roost
Stat Alignment: 68% Jolly, 31% Adamant
Team
Staraptor
Staraptor
Intimidate · Staraptite
100%
Garchomp
Garchomp
Rough Skin · Life Orb
56%
Sinistcha
Sinistcha
Hospitality · Kasib Berry
55%
Grimmsnarl
Grimmsnarl
Prankster · Light Clay
47%
Incineroar
Incineroar
Intimidate · Sitrus Berry
46%
Whimsicott
Whimsicott
Prankster · Focus Sash
43%
Friday Fight Night #60 Reg M-B Bo3 · MiggleVGC (#1) · 8–2
Incineroar
Incineroar
Intimidate Passho Berry
Parting Shot Fake Out Throat Chop Flare Blitz
Maushold
Maushold
Friend Guard Focus Sash
Charm Follow Me Super Fang Protect
Sinistcha
Sinistcha
Hospitality Kasib Berry
Strength Sap Rage Powder Matcha Gotcha Protect
Staraptor
Staraptor
Intimidate Staraptite
Close Combat Brave Bird Protect Roost
Delphox
Delphox
Blaze Delphoxite
Psyshock Heat Wave Nasty Plot Protect
Basculegion
Basculegion
Adaptability Choice Scarf
Wave Crash Last Respects Flip Turn Aqua Jet
#2
Intimidate Staraptite
6.9% 44.3% WR · 16 teams
Brave Bird Close Combat Protect Tailwind
Stat Alignment: 62% Jolly, 38% Adamant
Team
Staraptor
Staraptor
Intimidate · Staraptite
100%
Sinistcha
Sinistcha
Hospitality · Sitrus Berry
62%
Incineroar
Incineroar
Blaze · Sitrus Berry
56%
Tyranitar
Tyranitar
Sand Stream · Tyranitarite
50%
Excadrill
Excadrill
Sand Rush · Focus Sash
31%
Raichu
Raichu
Lightning Rod · Shuca Berry
25%
*Sitrus-Series*|Champions-MB|#63 · SleepySilverVGC (#4) · 7–3
Ninetales [Alolan Form]
Ninetales [Alolan Form]
Snow Warning Never-Melt Ice
Blizzard Freeze-Dry Icy Wind Protect
Staraptor
Staraptor
Intimidate Staraptite
Brave Bird Close Combat Protect Tailwind
Delphox
Delphox
Blaze Delphoxite
Heat Wave Psyshock Protect Substitute
Basculegion
Basculegion
Adaptability Choice Scarf
Wave Crash Last Respects Flip Turn Aqua Jet
Maushold
Maushold
Friend Guard Focus Sash
Super Fang Protect Follow Me Encore
Kingambit
Kingambit
Defiant Black Glasses
Kowtow Cleave Sucker Punch Iron Head Protect
#3
Intimidate Staraptite
5.2% 37.5% WR · 12 teams
Close Combat Dual Wingbeat Protect Roost
Stat Alignment: 58% Jolly, 33% Adamant
Team
Staraptor
Staraptor
Intimidate · Staraptite
100%
Whimsicott
Whimsicott
Prankster · Focus Sash
75%
Gholdengo
Gholdengo
Good as Gold · Leftovers
67%
Garchomp
Garchomp
Sand Veil · Garchompite
50%
Incineroar
Incineroar
Intimidate · Chople Berry
42%
Sinistcha
Sinistcha
Hospitality · Sitrus Berry
42%
r/VGC Regulation M-B Kickoff Cup · OttaM97 (#46) · 4–3
Raichu
Raichu
Lightning Rod Shuca Berry
Fake Out Encore Volt Switch Charm
Staraptor
Staraptor
Intimidate Staraptite
Dual Wingbeat Close Combat Roost Protect
Tyranitar
Tyranitar
Sand Stream Tyranitarite
Rock Slide Knock Off Low Kick Protect
Excadrill
Excadrill
Sand Rush Focus Sash
Rock Slide Earthquake Iron Head Protect
Basculegion
Basculegion
Adaptability Choice Scarf
Wave Crash Last Respects Flip Turn Aqua Jet
Sinistcha
Sinistcha
Hospitality Sitrus Berry
Matcha Gotcha Life Dew Rage Powder Trick Room
#4
Intimidate Staraptite
3.0% 45.2% WR · 7 teams
Blaze Kick Brave Bird Close Combat Protect
Stat Alignment: 100% Jolly
Team
Staraptor
Staraptor
Intimidate · Staraptite
100%
Whimsicott
Whimsicott
Prankster · Coba Berry
71%
Grimmsnarl
Grimmsnarl
Prankster · Light Clay
43%
Sinistcha
Sinistcha
Hospitality · Occa Berry
43%
Glimmora
Glimmora
Toxic Debris · Focus Sash
43%
Raichu
Raichu
Lightning Rod · Raichunite Y
29%
Intimidators Champions Challenge #19 REG M-B · TFO | Royal (#4) · 5–3
Whimsicott
Whimsicott
Prankster Focus Sash
Charm Encore Tailwind Moonblast
Staraptor
Staraptor
Intimidate Staraptite
Protect Blaze Kick Brave Bird Close Combat
Raichu
Raichu
Lightning Rod Raichunite Y
Protect Grass Knot Focus Blast Zap Cannon
Basculegion
Basculegion
Adaptability Choice Scarf
Aqua Jet Flip Turn Wave Crash Last Respects
Clefable
Clefable
Unaware Sitrus Berry
Protect Life Dew Follow Me Moonblast
Kangaskhan
Kangaskhan
Scrappy Silk Scarf
Fake Out Last Resort
#5
Intimidate Staraptite
3.0% 36.8% WR · 7 teams
Brave Bird Close Combat Protect U-turn
Stat Alignment: 86% Jolly, 14% Careful
Team
Staraptor
Staraptor
Intimidate · Staraptite
100%
Whimsicott
Whimsicott
Prankster · Focus Sash
86%
Sinistcha
Sinistcha
Hospitality · Kasib Berry
57%
Annihilape
Annihilape
Defiant · Leftovers
43%
Delphox
Delphox
Blaze · Delphoxite
43%
Garchomp
Garchomp
Rough Skin · Life Orb
43%
r/VGC Regulation M-B Kickoff Cup · Norac (#47) · 4–3
Staraptor
Staraptor
Intimidate Staraptite
Brave Bird Close Combat Protect U-turn
Kingambit
Kingambit
Defiant Chople Berry
Kowtow Cleave Iron Head Protect Sucker Punch
Glimmora
Glimmora
Toxic Debris Glimmoranite
Sludge Bomb Power Gem Spiky Shield Earth Power
Whimsicott
Whimsicott
Prankster Focus Sash
Moonblast Tailwind Protect Charm
Garchomp
Garchomp
Rough Skin Life Orb
Stomping Tantrum Dragon Claw Protect Rock Slide
Ninetales [Alolan Form]
Ninetales [Alolan Form]
Snow Warning Light Clay
Blizzard Freeze-Dry Protect Aurora Veil

Tournament Stats

Submissions that don't match in-game data (typos, renamed moves or abilities) are discarded during import, so the counts here can differ from the total appearance count above.

Most Common Teammates

Sinistcha
Sinistcha
Grass Ghost
54.1% usage · WR 44.8%
Garchomp
Garchomp
Dragon Ground
48.5% usage · WR 46.7%
Incineroar
Incineroar
Fire Dark
42.9% usage · WR 44.3%
Grimmsnarl
Grimmsnarl
Dark Fairy
41.2% usage · WR 44.4%
Whimsicott
Whimsicott
Grass Fairy
40.8% usage · WR 45.8%
Gholdengo
Gholdengo
Steel Ghost
25.8% usage · WR 42.5%
Basculegion
Basculegion
Water Ghost
24.9% usage · WR 57.1%
Raichu
Raichu
Electric
23.2% usage · WR 45.1%

Most Common Moves

Close Combat
232 (99.6%)
Protect
221 (94.8%)
Brave Bird
212 (91.0%)
Roost
175 (75.1%)
Tailwind
30 (12.9%)
Dual Wingbeat
23 (9.9%)
U-turn
14 (6.0%)
Blaze Kick
10 (4.3%)
Final Gambit
5 (2.1%)
Whirlwind
2 (0.9%)

Most Common Items

Staraptite Staraptite
225 (96.6%)
No item
3 (1.3%)
Choice Scarf Choice Scarf
3 (1.3%)
Starminite Starminite
2 (0.9%)

Most Common Abilities

Intimidate
219 (94.4%)
Reckless
7 (3.0%)
Contrary (not precise)
6 (2.6%)

Learnable Moves

Move Type Cat. Pow Acc PP
Acrobatics Flying Physical 55 100 16
Aerial Ace Flying Physical 60 101 20
Agility Psychic Status - 101 20
Air Cutter Flying Special 60 95 20
Air Slash Flying Special 75 95 16
Blaze Kick Fire Physical 85 90 12
Brave Bird Flying Physical 120 100 16
Brick Break Fighting Physical 75 100 16
Bulk Up Fighting Status - 101 20
Close Combat Fighting Physical 120 100 8
Double Team Normal Status - 101 16
Double-Edge Normal Physical 120 100 16
Dual Wingbeat Flying Physical 40 90 12
Endeavor Normal Physical 1 100 8
Endure Normal Status - 101 12
Facade Normal Physical 70 100 20
Feather Dance Flying Status - 100 16
Final Gambit Fighting Special 1 100 8
Fly Flying Physical 90 95 16
Focus Blast Fighting Special 120 70 8
Giga Impact Normal Physical 150 90 8
Heat Wave Fire Special 95 90 12
Move Type Cat. Pow Acc PP
Helping Hand Normal Status - 101 20
Hurricane Flying Special 110 70 12
Hyper Beam Normal Special 150 90 8
Protect Normal Status - 101 8
Quick Attack Normal Physical 40 100 20
Rain Dance Water Status - 101 8
Rest Psychic Status - 101 8
Roost Flying Status - 101 8
Round Normal Special 60 100 16
Sky Attack Flying Physical 140 90 8
Sleep Talk Normal Status - 101 12
Snore Normal Special 50 100 16
Steel Wing Steel Physical 70 90 20
Substitute Normal Status - 101 12
Sunny Day Fire Status - 101 8
Swagger Normal Status - 85 16
Tailwind Flying Status - 101 16
Thief Dark Physical 60 100 20
U-turn Bug Physical 70 100 20
Uproar Normal Special 90 100 12
Whirlwind Normal Status - 101 20

Notable Placements

Place Player Tournament Record
#4 SleepySilverVGC *Sitrus-Series*|Champions-MB|#63 7-3-0
#4 Sooner Talon's FIGHT CLUB #89 POKEMON CHAMPIONS 7-3-0
#5 Simoeldiablo CHAMPIONS REG. M-B |👑CROWN FIGHT Bo3 TOUR #73👑 7-2-0
#7 Teach_12 *Sitrus-Series*|Champions-MB|#63 7-2-0
#8 MiniMitre r/VGC Regulation M-B Kickoff Cup 6-2-0
#9 Yuuki_vgc CHAMPIONS REG. M-B |👑CROWN FIGHT Bo3 TOUR #73👑 6-2-0
#9 Thomas Dick Wolfey Patreon Tournament - Pokémon Champions #4 5-2-0
#11 JamsGameRoom Talon's FIGHT CLUB #89 POKEMON CHAMPIONS 5-3-0
#12 HortonHEARD r/VGC Regulation M-B Kickoff Cup 6-1-0
#12 LemonZest Talon's FIGHT CLUB #89 POKEMON CHAMPIONS 5-3-0
#12 PaskMess CHAMPIONS REG. M-B |👑CROWN FIGHT Bo3 TOUR #73👑 5-3-0
#13 Skraw Talon's FIGHT CLUB #89 POKEMON CHAMPIONS 5-3-0
#13 Kael Shobel Wolfey Patreon Tournament - Pokémon Champions #4 4-3-0
#15 AquamarineVGC *Sitrus-Series*|Champions-MB|#63 5-3-0
#16 JogadorZero CHAMPIONS REG. M-B |👑CROWN FIGHT Bo3 TOUR #73👑 5-3-0