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Staraptor, a Normal and Flying type Pokémon, official artwork

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Staraptor: Weakness, Best Moveset & Builds

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Staraptor is a fast, hard-hitting attacker, led by its Attack (120) and Speed (100), with a base stat total of 485. Competitively it is competitive in the NeverUsed tier. In the VGC ladder it sits at 1.6% usage.

Build a team with Staraptor

What is Staraptor weak to?

How much damage Staraptor takes from each attacking type.

2×Weak toElectricIceRock
0.5×ResistsBugGrass
0×Immune toGhostGround

Staraptor takes super-effective damage from Electric, Ice, Rock. It resists Bug, Grass and is immune to Ghost, Ground.

Best moveset for Staraptor

The most-used moves on Staraptor in VGC (official doubles) this month (2026-07 usage statistics):

  • Final GambitFighting025.1%
  • Brave BirdFlying12024%
  • Close CombatFighting12023.2%
  • U-turnBug7022.2%
  • Double-EdgeNormal1201.7%
  • TailwindFlying-1.7%

Best nature for Staraptor

Jolly. It is the most common choice on ranked sets right now; the top spread is Jolly with 32/2/0/0/0/32 EVs (63.9% of sets).

Abilities

  • IntimidateOn switch-in, this Pokemon lowers the Attack of opponents by 1 stage.
  • RecklessThis Pokemon's attacks with recoil or crash damage have 1.2x power; not Struggle.

Evolution line

Starly
Staravia
Staraptor

Best teammates for Staraptor

Pokémon most often paired with Staraptor on successful VGC (official doubles) teams. Start from one of these cores, then check your coverage in the team builder:

Full learnset (40 moves; tap to expand)
MoveTypePowerAcc.Category
Giga ImpactNormal15090%Physical
Hyper BeamNormal15090%Special
Brave BirdFlying120100%Physical
Close CombatFighting120100%Physical
Double-EdgeNormal120100%Physical
HurricaneFlying11070%Special
Heat WaveFire9590%Special
FlyFlying9095%Physical
Take DownNormal9085%Physical
UproarNormal90100%Special
Tera BlastNormal80100%Special
Air SlashFlying7595%Special
FacadeNormal70100%Physical
U-turnBug70100%Physical
Aerial AceFlying60-Physical
Air CutterFlying6095%Special
SwiftNormal60-Special
ThiefDark60100%Physical
Wing AttackFlying60100%Physical
AcrobaticsFlying55100%Physical
Struggle BugBug50100%Special
Dual WingbeatFlying4090%Physical
Quick AttackNormal40100%Physical
TackleNormal40100%Physical
EndeavorNormal?100%Physical
Final GambitFighting?100%Special
AgilityPsychic--Status
Double TeamNormal--Status
EndureNormal--Status
Feather DanceFlying-100%Status
GrowlNormal-100%Status
Helping HandNormal--Status
ProtectNormal--Status
Rain DanceWater--Status
RestPsychic--Status
Sleep TalkNormal--Status
SubstituteNormal--Status
Sunny DayFire--Status
TailwindFlying--Status
WhirlwindNormal--Status