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Staraptor

NormalFlying Legal in M-C Mega Evolution

Mega Staraptor is #29 on the ladder, on 6.3% of teams.

Stats at level 50

HP 85
Atk 140
Def 100
SpA 60
SpD 90
Spe 110

Base stat total 585

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66 / 66 Stat Points · 0 left

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161
120
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114
178

Level 50, IVs 31. Paste line: EVs: 29 HP / 1 Atk / 4 SpD / 32 Spe · Jolly Nature

Types and weaknesses

FightingFlying
Weak ×2
ElectricIceFlyingPsychicFairy
Resists ×½
GrassFightingDark
Resists ×¼
Bug
Immune
Ground

Abilities

Contrary
If this Pokemon has a stat stage raised it is lowered instead, and vice versa. · used by 100%

Mega Evolves from Staraptor holding Staraptite .

Speed tier

Most common
178 (Jolly, 32 Spe SP, 100% of spreads)
Fastest
178 (+Spe nature, 32 SP)
Neutral
130 (0 SP)
Slowest
117 (−Spe nature, 0 SP, for Trick Room)

At Speed 178, it outspeeds 35 of the other 49 Pokémon in the top 50, ties 1, each at its most common spread and item.

  1. Whimsicott 184
  2. Maushold 179
  3. Mega Metagross 178
  4. Mega Staraptor (this) 178
  5. Ninetales-Alola 177
  6. Pawmot 172
  7. Sneasler 172
Full speed tiers →

Usage in Regulation Set M-C

Rank #29 · on 6.3% of teams · 209,549 appearances in 1,631,943 battles

Moves

  1. Close Combat 100.0%
  2. Protect 98.4%
  3. Brave Bird 93.1%
  4. Tailwind 69.4%
  5. Roost 30.4%
  6. Dual Wingbeat 6.8%
  7. Blaze Kick 0.4%
  8. Final Gambit 0.3%
  9. U-turn 0.3%
  10. Endeavor 0.1%

Items

  1. Staraptite 100.0%

Abilities

  1. Contrary 100.0%

Spreads

  1. Jolly 29/1/0/0/4/32 · Spe 178 11.8%
  2. Jolly 2/32/0/0/0/32 · Spe 178 8.1%
  3. Jolly 15/19/0/0/0/32 · Spe 178 7.0%
  4. Jolly 25/9/0/0/0/32 · Spe 178 5.6%
  5. Jolly 32/2/0/0/0/32 · Spe 178 5.3%
  6. Jolly 32/0/0/0/2/32 · Spe 178 5.1%
  7. Jolly 19/15/0/0/0/32 · Spe 178 3.8%
  8. Jolly 1/32/0/0/1/32 · Spe 178 2.9%

Teammates

  1. Gholdengo 54.1%
  2. Rillaboom 50.8%
  3. Mega Raichu Y 45.6%
  4. Arcanine-Hisui 35.4%
  5. Sylveon 31.9%
  6. Milotic 21.0%
  7. Indeedee-F 15.0%
  8. Whimsicott 13.4%
  9. Kingambit 12.7%
  10. Armarouge 9.3%
  11. Ceruledge 8.1%
  12. Basculegion 7.9%

Usage: Smogon usage statistics, Pokémon Showdown ladder, September 2026, 1760 rating cutoff · Sep 2026· ≥ 1760· 1,631,943 battles

Rank #29 · on 6.2% of teams · 209,549 appearances in 1,631,943 battles

Moves

  1. Close Combat 100.0%
  2. Protect 96.7%
  3. Brave Bird 87.3%
  4. Tailwind 56.6%
  5. Roost 41.4%
  6. Dual Wingbeat 12.4%
  7. Blaze Kick 1.8%
  8. U-turn 1.1%
  9. Final Gambit 1.0%
  10. Quick Attack 0.5%

Items

  1. Staraptite 100.0%

Abilities

  1. Contrary 100.0%

Spreads

  1. Jolly 2/32/0/0/0/32 · Spe 178 8.9%
  2. Jolly 32/2/0/0/0/32 · Spe 178 8.5%
  3. Jolly 29/1/0/0/4/32 · Spe 178 7.4%
  4. Jolly 1/32/0/0/1/32 · Spe 178 6.1%
  5. Jolly 32/0/0/0/2/32 · Spe 178 4.8%
  6. Adamant 31/32/0/0/3/0 · Spe 130 3.9%
  7. Jolly 25/9/0/0/0/32 · Spe 178 3.6%
  8. Jolly 15/19/0/0/0/32 · Spe 178 3.3%

Teammates

  1. Rillaboom 44.4%
  2. Gholdengo 42.7%
  3. Mega Raichu Y 37.5%
  4. Arcanine-Hisui 29.0%
  5. Sylveon 24.6%
  6. Milotic 20.5%
  7. Whimsicott 20.3%
  8. Indeedee-F 17.0%
  9. Kingambit 13.1%
  10. Incineroar 12.6%
  11. Armarouge 10.3%
  12. Basculegion 9.8%

Usage: Smogon usage statistics, Pokémon Showdown ladder, September 2026, 1500 rating cutoff · Sep 2026· ≥ 1500· 1,631,943 battles

Rank #31 · on 5.7% of teams · 209,549 appearances in 1,631,943 battles

Moves

  1. Close Combat 99.9%
  2. Protect 95.0%
  3. Brave Bird 85.1%
  4. Tailwind 48.7%
  5. Roost 47.0%
  6. Dual Wingbeat 14.0%
  7. Blaze Kick 3.1%
  8. U-turn 2.2%
  9. Final Gambit 1.0%
  10. Quick Attack 0.8%

Items

  1. Staraptite 100.0%

Abilities

  1. Contrary 100.0%

Spreads

  1. Jolly 2/32/0/0/0/32 · Spe 178 10.6%
  2. Jolly 1/32/0/0/1/32 · Spe 178 7.7%
  3. Jolly 29/1/0/0/4/32 · Spe 178 7.2%
  4. Jolly 32/2/0/0/0/32 · Spe 178 7.0%
  5. Adamant 31/32/0/0/3/0 · Spe 130 5.8%
  6. Jolly 32/0/0/0/2/32 · Spe 178 3.9%
  7. Adamant 2/32/0/0/0/32 · Spe 162 3.4%
  8. Jolly 25/9/0/0/0/32 · Spe 178 2.7%

Teammates

  1. Rillaboom 37.1%
  2. Gholdengo 36.5%
  3. Mega Raichu Y 30.2%
  4. Whimsicott 25.2%
  5. Arcanine-Hisui 23.6%
  6. Sylveon 19.9%
  7. Milotic 18.8%
  8. Indeedee-F 15.2%
  9. Incineroar 13.9%
  10. Kingambit 12.9%
  11. Basculegion 11.0%
  12. Sinistcha 10.5%

Usage: Smogon usage statistics, Pokémon Showdown ladder, September 2026, all games (cutoff 0) · Sep 2026· all ratings· 1,631,943 battles

Tournaments (Last 30 days)

On 464 of 4,641 teams (10.0%) · win rate 49.0% (95% interval 47.1%–51.0%, n = 2,416 games) · 34 top-cut teams

Tournament data: Limitless (play.limitlesstcg.com); player names removed · 40 tournaments· player names removed

Checks and counters

Beats it in replays

Teams with these win more often against teams bringing it than their overall strength predicts. Score 1–100, 50 = neutral.

  1. Venusaur +2.6 pp n = 63 Replays
    Why? 1
    • StatTeams with Venusaur beat teams bringing Mega Staraptor more often than expected+2.6 pp · n = 63 · Showdown replays
  2. Volcarona +2.4 pp n = 55 Replays
    Why? 1
    • StatTeams with Volcarona beat teams bringing Mega Staraptor more often than expected+2.4 pp · n = 55 · Showdown replays
  3. Sneasler +1.7 pp n = 151 Replays
    Why? 1
    • StatTeams with Sneasler beat teams bringing Mega Staraptor more often than expected+1.7 pp · n = 151 · Showdown replays

Ladder checks

How often each one KOs or forces it out when they meet. Score = 100 × (p − 2 sd).

Smogon lists no checks with at least 20 encounters.

Strong against (replays)

Teams with it beat teams bringing these more often than expected.

  1. Farigiraf +3.9 pp n = 58 Replays
    Why? 1
    • StatBeats teams bringing Farigiraf more often than expected+3.9 pp · n = 58 · Showdown replays
  2. Garchomp +3.5 pp n = 116 Replays
    Why? 1
    • StatBeats teams bringing Garchomp more often than expected+3.5 pp · n = 116 · Showdown replays
  3. Archaludon +2.5 pp n = 93 Replays
    Why? 1
    • StatBeats teams bringing Archaludon more often than expected+2.5 pp · n = 93 · Showdown replays
  4. Mega Garchomp Z +2.6 pp n = 70 Replays
    Why? 1
    • StatBeats teams bringing Mega Garchomp Z more often than expected+2.6 pp · n = 70 · Showdown replays
  5. Pelipper +2.2 pp n = 97 Replays
    Why? 1
    • StatBeats teams bringing Pelipper more often than expected+2.2 pp · n = 97 · Showdown replays
  6. Mega Raichu Y +1.9 pp n = 77 Replays
    Why? 1
    • StatBeats teams bringing Mega Raichu Y more often than expected+1.9 pp · n = 77 · Showdown replays

Matchups: public Pokémon Showdown Bo3 replays; player names removed · Last 30 days· 4,444 replays· gen9championsvgc2026regmcbo3

Good with

Wins together in replays

Brought together, these pairs win more often than expected. Score 1–100, 50 = neutral.

No partner passes the n ≥ 50 and ±1.5 pp gates yet.

Common teammates

Score 50 = paired as often as the teammate's own popularity predicts; higher = paired more often.

  1. Ceruledge +5.8 pp n = 16,869 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 8% of Mega Staraptor teams; Ceruledge is on 2% of all teams (3.61× as often), Smogon ≥ 1760, Sep 2026Smogon
  2. Mega Raichu Y +33.1 pp n = 95,554 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 46% of Mega Staraptor teams; Mega Raichu Y is on 13% of all teams (3.64× as often), Smogon ≥ 1760, Sep 2026Smogon
  3. Arcanine-Hisui +23.8 pp n = 74,138 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 35% of Mega Staraptor teams; Arcanine-Hisui is on 12% of all teams (3.05× as often), Smogon ≥ 1760, Sep 2026Smogon
  4. Sylveon +21.4 pp n = 66,783 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 32% of Mega Staraptor teams; Sylveon is on 10% of all teams (3.05× as often), Smogon ≥ 1760, Sep 2026Smogon
  5. Gholdengo +35.0 pp n = 113,408 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 54% of Mega Staraptor teams; Gholdengo is on 19% of all teams (2.84× as often), Smogon ≥ 1760, Sep 2026Smogon
  6. Milotic +9.2 pp n = 44,068 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 21% of Mega Staraptor teams; Milotic is on 12% of all teams (1.77× as often), Smogon ≥ 1760, Sep 2026Smogon
  7. Whimsicott +5.8 pp n = 28,038 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 13% of Mega Staraptor teams; Whimsicott is on 8% of all teams (1.77× as often), Smogon ≥ 1760, Sep 2026Smogon
  8. Armarouge +3.0 pp n = 19,488 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 9% of Mega Staraptor teams; Armarouge is on 6% of all teams (1.48× as often), Smogon ≥ 1760, Sep 2026Smogon
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  1. Rillaboom +4.3 pp n = 106,556 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 51% of Mega Staraptor teams; Rillaboom is on 47% of all teams (1.09× as often), Smogon ≥ 1760, Sep 2026Smogon
  2. Indeedee-F -5.3 pp n = 31,349 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 15% of Mega Staraptor teams; Indeedee-F is on 20% of all teams (0.74× as often), Smogon ≥ 1760, Sep 2026Smogon
  3. Kingambit -12.6 pp n = 26,592 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 13% of Mega Staraptor teams; Kingambit is on 25% of all teams (0.50× as often), Smogon ≥ 1760, Sep 2026Smogon
  4. Basculegion -12.7 pp n = 16,471 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 8% of Mega Staraptor teams; Basculegion is on 21% of all teams (0.38× as often), Smogon ≥ 1760, Sep 2026Smogon

Stats at level 50

HP 85
Atk 120
Def 70
SpA 50
SpD 60
Spe 100

Base stat total 485

Stat Point planner

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Level 50, IVs 31. Paste line: EVs: 32 HP / 4 Atk / 30 Spe · Adamant Nature

Types and weaknesses

NormalFlying
Weak ×2
ElectricIceRock
Resists ×½
GrassBug
Immune
GroundGhost

Abilities

Intimidate
On switch-in, this Pokemon lowers the Attack of opponents by 1 stage. · used by 98%
Reckless
This Pokemon's attacks with recoil or crash damage have 1.2× power; not Struggle. · used by 2%

Speed tier

Most common
150 (Adamant, 30 Spe SP, 55% of spreads)
With Choice Scarf
225 (held by 99%, its most used item)
Fastest
167 (+Spe nature, 32 SP)
Neutral
120 (0 SP)
Slowest
108 (−Spe nature, 0 SP, for Trick Room)

With Scarf (Speed 225), it outspeeds 48 of the 50 most used Pokémon, each at its most common spread and item.

  1. Indeedee 241 (Scarf)
  2. Annihilape 234 (Scarf)
  3. Staraptor (this) 225 (Scarf)
  4. Mega Lucario Z 223
  5. Basculegion 214 (Scarf)
  6. Mega Delphox 204
Full speed tiers →

Usage in Regulation Set M-C

Rank #71 · on 1.0% of teams · 40,856 appearances in 1,631,943 battles

Moves

  1. Final Gambit 98.7%
  2. Close Combat 92.9%
  3. U-turn 91.1%
  4. Dual Wingbeat 57.8%
  5. Brave Bird 42.6%
  6. Tailwind 7.5%
  7. Double-Edge 4.5%
  8. Protect 1.6%
  9. Whirlwind 0.6%
  10. Endeavor 0.4%

Items

  1. Choice Scarf 99.2%
  2. Life Orb 0.2%
  3. Focus Sash 0.1%
  4. Red Card 0.1%
  5. White Herb 0.1%
  6. Eject Button 0.1%

Abilities

  1. Intimidate 97.9%
  2. Reckless 2.1%

Spreads

  1. Adamant 32/4/0/0/0/30 · Spe 150 40.1%
  2. Jolly 32/2/0/0/0/32 · Spe 167 25.1%
  3. Jolly 32/17/0/0/0/17 · Spe 150 10.4%
  4. Jolly 32/14/0/0/0/20 · Spe 154 5.9%
  5. Jolly 32/0/0/0/2/32 · Spe 167 3.3%
  6. Adamant 32/2/0/0/0/32 · Spe 152 3.0%
  7. Jolly 32/1/0/0/1/32 · Spe 167 2.2%
  8. Jolly 32/1/1/0/0/32 · Spe 167 2.2%

Teammates

  1. Farigiraf 64.0%
  2. Kingambit 55.5%
  3. Mega Golisopod 52.4%
  4. Politoed 45.9%
  5. Pawmot 45.0%
  6. Indeedee-F 18.9%
  7. Mega Camerupt 17.7%
  8. Hatterene 8.4%
  9. Incineroar 7.9%
  10. Rillaboom 7.5%
  11. Torkoal 7.5%
  12. Mega Blastoise 5.6%

Usage: Smogon usage statistics, Pokémon Showdown ladder, September 2026, 1760 rating cutoff · Sep 2026· ≥ 1760· 1,631,943 battles

Rank #70 · on 1.2% of teams · 40,856 appearances in 1,631,943 battles

Moves

  1. Final Gambit 97.9%
  2. Close Combat 89.3%
  3. U-turn 85.7%
  4. Dual Wingbeat 56.0%
  5. Brave Bird 42.4%
  6. Tailwind 9.8%
  7. Double-Edge 4.7%
  8. Protect 2.5%
  9. Whirlwind 2.1%
  10. Endeavor 1.9%

Items

  1. Choice Scarf 97.1%
  2. Life Orb 0.7%
  3. Focus Sash 0.6%
  4. White Herb 0.4%
  5. Sitrus Berry 0.2%
  6. Sharp Beak 0.2%

Abilities

  1. Intimidate 94.7%
  2. Reckless 5.3%

Spreads

  1. Adamant 32/4/0/0/0/30 · Spe 150 32.4%
  2. Jolly 32/2/0/0/0/32 · Spe 167 26.8%
  3. Jolly 32/17/0/0/0/17 · Spe 150 14.1%
  4. Adamant 32/2/0/0/0/32 · Spe 152 3.1%
  5. Jolly 32/14/0/0/0/20 · Spe 154 2.8%
  6. Jolly 32/0/0/0/2/32 · Spe 167 2.4%
  7. Jolly 1/32/0/0/1/32 · Spe 167 1.6%
  8. Jolly 32/1/0/0/1/32 · Spe 167 0.9%

Teammates

  1. Farigiraf 62.2%
  2. Mega Golisopod 52.0%
  3. Kingambit 49.5%
  4. Politoed 43.1%
  5. Pawmot 40.1%
  6. Indeedee-F 13.6%
  7. Mega Camerupt 13.2%
  8. Torkoal 11.0%
  9. Rillaboom 10.0%
  10. Sneasler 6.8%
  11. Sylveon 5.6%
  12. Whimsicott 4.9%

Usage: Smogon usage statistics, Pokémon Showdown ladder, September 2026, 1500 rating cutoff · Sep 2026· ≥ 1500· 1,631,943 battles

Rank #85 · on 1.1% of teams · 40,856 appearances in 1,631,943 battles

Moves

  1. Final Gambit 95.5%
  2. Close Combat 86.3%
  3. U-turn 82.9%
  4. Dual Wingbeat 51.5%
  5. Brave Bird 45.4%
  6. Tailwind 12.6%
  7. Double-Edge 5.9%
  8. Protect 4.5%
  9. Quick Attack 2.0%
  10. Blaze Kick 1.8%

Items

  1. Choice Scarf 93.8%
  2. Focus Sash 1.7%
  3. Life Orb 1.1%
  4. Sitrus Berry 0.6%
  5. White Herb 0.5%
  6. Expert Belt 0.3%

Abilities

  1. Intimidate 94.3%
  2. Reckless 5.7%

Spreads

  1. Adamant 32/4/0/0/0/30 · Spe 150 29.8%
  2. Jolly 32/2/0/0/0/32 · Spe 167 27.2%
  3. Jolly 32/17/0/0/0/17 · Spe 150 12.3%
  4. Jolly 1/32/0/0/1/32 · Spe 167 3.4%
  5. Jolly 32/0/0/0/2/32 · Spe 167 2.6%
  6. Adamant 32/2/0/0/0/32 · Spe 152 2.5%
  7. Jolly 32/14/0/0/0/20 · Spe 154 2.3%
  8. Jolly 32/1/0/0/1/32 · Spe 167 1.0%

Teammates

  1. Farigiraf 56.5%
  2. Mega Golisopod 47.7%
  3. Kingambit 45.0%
  4. Politoed 39.0%
  5. Pawmot 37.2%
  6. Indeedee-F 14.4%
  7. Mega Camerupt 11.2%
  8. Torkoal 10.7%
  9. Rillaboom 9.4%
  10. Sneasler 6.9%
  11. Whimsicott 5.3%
  12. Sylveon 5.1%

Usage: Smogon usage statistics, Pokémon Showdown ladder, September 2026, all games (cutoff 0) · Sep 2026· all ratings· 1,631,943 battles

Tournaments (Last 30 days)

On 15 of 4,641 teams (0.3%) · win rate 41.3% (95% interval 31.0%–52.7%, n = 76 games) · 1 top-cut teams

Tournament data: Limitless (play.limitlesstcg.com); player names removed · 40 tournaments· player names removed

Checks and counters

Beats it in replays

Teams with these win more often against teams bringing it than their overall strength predicts. Score 1–100, 50 = neutral.

No matchup in the replay sample passes the n ≥ 50 and ±1.5 pp gates yet.

Ladder checks

How often each one KOs or forces it out when they meet. Score = 100 × (p − 2 sd).

Smogon lists no checks with at least 20 encounters.

Matchups: public Pokémon Showdown Bo3 replays; player names removed · Last 30 days· 4,444 replays· gen9championsvgc2026regmcbo3

Good with

Wins together in replays

Brought together, these pairs win more often than expected. Score 1–100, 50 = neutral.

No partner passes the n ≥ 50 and ±1.5 pp gates yet.

Common teammates

Score 50 = paired as often as the teammate's own popularity predicts; higher = paired more often.

  1. Mega Camerupt +15.8 pp n = 7,223 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 18% of Staraptor teams; Mega Camerupt is on 2% of all teams (9.47× as often), Smogon ≥ 1760, Sep 2026Smogon
  2. Pawmot +41.6 pp n = 18,389 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 45% of Staraptor teams; Pawmot is on 3% of all teams (13.14× as often), Smogon ≥ 1760, Sep 2026Smogon
  3. Politoed +38.2 pp n = 18,732 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 46% of Staraptor teams; Politoed is on 8% of all teams (5.98× as often), Smogon ≥ 1760, Sep 2026Smogon
  4. Farigiraf +48.3 pp n = 26,140 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 64% of Staraptor teams; Farigiraf is on 16% of all teams (4.08× as often), Smogon ≥ 1760, Sep 2026Smogon
  5. Mega Golisopod +36.7 pp n = 21,409 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 52% of Staraptor teams; Mega Golisopod is on 16% of all teams (3.34× as often), Smogon ≥ 1760, Sep 2026Smogon
  6. Hatterene +5.8 pp n = 3,416 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 8% of Staraptor teams; Hatterene is on 3% of all teams (3.29× as often), Smogon ≥ 1760, Sep 2026Smogon
  7. Kingambit +30.2 pp n = 22,675 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 56% of Staraptor teams; Kingambit is on 25% of all teams (2.20× as often), Smogon ≥ 1760, Sep 2026Smogon
  8. Mega Blastoise +2.6 pp n = 2,280 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 6% of Staraptor teams; Mega Blastoise is on 3% of all teams (1.86× as often), Smogon ≥ 1760, Sep 2026Smogon
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  1. Torkoal +2.4 pp n = 3,081 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 8% of Staraptor teams; Torkoal is on 5% of all teams (1.48× as often), Smogon ≥ 1760, Sep 2026Smogon
  2. Indeedee-F -1.4 pp n = 7,714 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 19% of Staraptor teams; Indeedee-F is on 20% of all teams (0.93× as often), Smogon ≥ 1760, Sep 2026Smogon
  3. Incineroar -23.8 pp n = 3,228 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 8% of Staraptor teams; Incineroar is on 32% of all teams (0.25× as often), Smogon ≥ 1760, Sep 2026Smogon
  4. Rillaboom -39.0 pp n = 3,085 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 8% of Staraptor teams; Rillaboom is on 47% of all teams (0.16× as often), Smogon ≥ 1760, Sep 2026Smogon

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