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staraptor
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Staraptor

Predator Pokémon

NormalFlying

It has a savage nature. It will courageously challenge foes that are much larger.

Base Stats

HP 85
Attack 120
Defense 70
Sp. Atk 50
Sp. Def 60
Speed 100
Total 485

Type Effectiveness

Abilities

Held Items

Evolution Chain

staravia Staravia Lv. 14
staraptor Staraptor Lv. 34

Moves

Details

Category Predator Pokémon
Height 1.2 m
Weight 24.9 kg
Base Exp 218
Growth Rate Medium Slow
Capture Rate 45
Base Happiness 70
Gender 50% ♂ / 50% ♀
Habitat
Egg Groups Flying

Sprites

staraptor Front Front
staraptor Back Back
staraptor Front Shiny Front Shiny
staraptor Back Shiny Back Shiny
staraptor Front ♀ Front ♀
staraptor Front Shiny ♀ Front Shiny ♀
staraptor Official Art Official Art
staraptor Official Art (Shiny) Official Art (Shiny)

Competitive

ou Usage: 0.1%
Choice Band
Moves
Return / Double-Edge
U-turn / Pursuit / Quick Attack
Item
Choice Band
Nature
Adamant / Jolly
EVs
Atk 252
Def 4
Spe 252
Choice Scarf
Moves
Return / Double-Edge
U-turn / Pursuit
Item
Choice Scarf
Nature
Adamant
EVs
HP 56
Atk 252
Spe 200
Life Orb
Item
Life Orb
Nature
Jolly / Adamant
EVs
Atk 252
Def 4
Spe 252
SubRoost
Item
Sharp Beak
Nature
Jolly
EVs
Atk 252
Def 4
Spe 252

Strategy Overview

Boasting good Attack and Speed coupled with great type coverage, Staraptor is a viable physical attacker in OU play. Intimidate is a great ability on Staraptor, as it helps it switch in on physical hits much easier to compensate for its rather miserable defenses. Staraptor really shines out of all the Normal- / Flying-type hybrids because of Intimidate and a Fighting-type move in Close Combat to beat opposing Steel- and Rock-types. Dodrio and Swellow lack a strong Fighting-type move to budge these Steel- and Rock-types and this is probably the main reason why Staraptor is on a different level. You might find the results to be a bit mediocre due to its Stealth Rock weakness; however, Staraptor can still be a potent threat when used correctly.

Most Used Moves

U-turn
99.2%
Return
29.8%
Pursuit
5.7%

Most Used Items

Competitive data from Smogon University via data.pkmn.cc