Staraptor

Staraptor lands itself a niche in NU thanks to its high Attack and Speed stats, which can be further boosted with either Choice Band or Choice Scarf. Choice Band paired with Reckless lets Staraptor do major damage towalls like Galarian Slowbro and Overqwil while putting pressure on resistant foes such as Klefki and Bronzong. On the other hand, Choice Scarf lets it outpace threats like Kilowattrel, Flamigo, and Inteleon. Staraptor fits on many balance teams thanks to its ability to handle common defensive cores of Amoonguss, Vaporeon, and Wo-Chien. Despite its strengths, Staraptor is outclassed by Flamigo in almost every aspect as a Flying-type Choice Scarf user, as Flamigo isn't weak to Stealth Rock and has a more useful secondary typing in Fighting, which allows it to hit Steel-types much more effectively. Staraptor is held back by its weakness to Stealth Rock, which, alongside recoil from its STAB moves, hurts its longevity greatly. It is also held back by its struggles to break commonplace defensive Pokemon such as Galarian Slowbro, Avalugg, Bellibolt, and Duraludon thanks to their natural bulk. Staraptor's competition as a Choice Scarf user is fierce, as Munkidori and Flamigo both provide a similar Speed tier while not needing to use recoil inflicting moves, which allows them to last longer in games more effectively and still do large amounts of damage. There are other naturally fast, offensive Flying-types like Kilowattrel and Tornadus that Staraptor competes with, and both of them have much better coverage options, which further discredits using Staraptor.