Level 14To Staravia

Level 34To Staraptor

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#0398 · GENERATION 4

Staraptor Build Guide

NormalFlying

Physical attacker and pivot

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Starter moveset

Generation 9 · casual singles · base form

ITEMChoice Scarf

ABILITYReckless

NATUREJolly

Brave Bird

Double-Edge

Close Combat

U-turn

How to play

Choice Scarf raises Speed but locks Staraptor into one move until switching. Reckless boosts Brave Bird and Double-Edge; U-turn keeps switching momentum when staying in is unsafe.

Watch out for

Key risk. Reckless does not remove recoil or boost Close Combat. Close Combat lowers both defenses. Electric, Ice and Rock attacks are super effective, and this set has no recovery move.

About this example

This editorial starting point is not a ranked-format recommendation or a legality check. It does not specify EVs or Tera type. Moves, items and abilities here do not change the builder score.

BATTLE PLAN

When to attack, set up or switch

Choice Scarf raises Speed but locks Staraptor into one move until switching. Reckless boosts Brave Bird and Double-Edge; U-turn keeps switching momentum when staying in is unsafe.

A Ghost or Ground attack is aimed at you

Neither can touch Staraptor at all, and that double immunity is what makes the U-turn pivot safe enough to be the set’s real engine.

Close Combat is the move you locked into

A Ghost target ignores Close Combat, so Double-Edge or Brave Bird is the answer there — and when Close Combat does land, its defense drops are permanent for the stay, with no recovery move on this set.

You need to survive the switch back in

Electric, Ice and Rock each deal 2×, and the Scarf lock means the move you used last cannot be the one you re-enter with. Plan the U-turn destination before you commit the attack.

What does a safe pivot mean?

A teammate uses a switching move to bring Staraptor in. A slower pivot may take the opponent’s hit first. Turn order and the opponent’s move still matter.

ITEM & ABILITY

How this build works

Choice Scarf raises Speed and locks Staraptor into one move until it switches, so the opponent gets to plan around the locked choice as much as Staraptor gets to move first. Reckless boosts Brave Bird and Double-Edge, but Close Combat trades recoil for dropping both defenses.

Watch the tradeoff. Reckless does not remove recoil or boost Close Combat. Close Combat lowers both defenses. Electric, Ice and Rock attacks are super effective, and this set has no recovery move.

These battle mechanics do not change the builder’s type-and-base-stat score. The tool does not simulate moves, abilities, held items or damage.

COMPARE YOUR OPTIONS

Staraptor or Talonflame?

Talonflame offers Fire typing and Roost instead of Normal attacks and Close Combat.

Base stats · standard forms in the local Generation 9 dataset
Stat	Staraptor	Talonflame
HP	85	78
Attack	120	81
Defense	70	71
Sp. Attack	50	74
Sp. Defense	60	69
Speed	100	126

Base stats are not final battle stats. Level, nature, IVs, EVs and battle effects affect the result. Check availability in your game before choosing an alternative.

Teammate ideas

A Ground teammate covers Electric attacks. A Steel partner resists Ice and Rock; healing support helps manage recoil.

Gastrodon

Electric immunity and Rock resistance help create switching options.

Read Gastrodon guide →Compare teammates →

Empoleon

Resists Ice and Rock and adds special damage with recovery.

Read Empoleon guide →Compare teammates →

These are typing-based starting pairs, not a complete competitive team. Check the remaining four slots and your game’s rules.

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Alternative: Talonflame

Talonflame offers Fire typing and Roost instead of Normal attacks and Close Combat.

Read Talonflame guide →

Try Talonflame →

Type matchups

Weak to

Electric2×Ice2×Rock2×

Resistances and immunities

Grass0.5×Ground0×Bug0.5×Ghost0×

Typing only. Abilities, items and battle effects can change these matchups.

HP85

Attack120

Defense70

Sp. Attack50

Sp. Defense60

Speed100

Evolution chain

Starly#396
Level 14
Staravia#397
Level 34
Staraptor#398

Standard main-series evolution conditions. Regional forms and games with special evolution systems can differ.

Build your Staraptor team

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Gen 9 · National Dex · Casual Settings & scope

GameFormat

Format scope · casual planning

Base species #001–1025, using Generation 9 data. A casual planning pool, not a VGC, ranked, or Showdown National Dex legality validator. Regional, Mega and alternate forms are not included yet.

SLOT 01#398

Staraptor

NormalFlying

SLOT 02

SLOT 03

SLOT 04

SLOT 05

SLOT 06

Understand your team

Offense85

Defense62

Coverage17

Synergy18

Types & base stats only · Not a win probability.

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Key insights

Electric attacks threaten 1 of 1 teammates, with no teammate resisting them by type.
Ice attacks threaten 1 of 1 teammates, with no teammate resisting them by type.
Your own types can hit 3 of 18 single-type targets super effectively. Actual move coverage can differ.

Detailed type analysis · all 18 types

Incoming damage assumes typing only. 0× = immune, ½× / ¼× = resistant, 2× / 4× = weak. Resistance counts include immunities.

Incoming damage by attacking type
Attack	Staraptor	Weak	Resist
Normal	1×	0	0
Fire	1×	0	0
Water	1×	0	0
Electric	2×	1	0
Grass	½×	0	1
Ice	2×	1	0
Fighting	1×	0	0
Poison	1×	0	0
Ground	0×	0	1
Flying	1×	0	0
Psychic	1×	0	0
Bug	½×	0	1
Rock	2×	1	0
Ghost	0×	0	1
Dragon	1×	0	0
Dark	1×	0	0
Steel	1×	0	0
Fairy	1×	0	0

Offensive type coverage

Against single-type targets, using only same-type attacks. This is not coverage against every dual-type species.

NormalNeutral

FireNeutral

WaterNeutral

ElectricNeutral

Grass✓ Super effective

IceNeutral

Fighting✓ Super effective

PoisonNeutral

GroundNeutral

FlyingNeutral

PsychicNeutral

Bug✓ Super effective

RockResisted

GhostNeutral

DragonNeutral

DarkNeutral

SteelResisted

FairyNeutral

How is the score calculated?

Offense (25%): neutral-or-better type coverage and strongest attacking base stats. Defense (30%): team resistances, unprotected and repeated weaknesses, and 4× vulnerabilities. Coverage (25%): fraction of 18 single-type targets hit super effectively by your own types. Synergy (20%): teammates resisting each other’s weaknesses, physical/special/bulk stat signals and base Speed ≥100. Scores are rounded to 0–100; the total uses the displayed subscores.

Rating bands: Excellent ≥80, Good ≥65, Fair ≥45, Poor below 45. An empty team has no rating.

Small teams are provisional and are not given a separate completion bonus. Adding a Pokémon can lower the score if it creates new weaknesses or lowers averages. These initial heuristics have not been calibrated against battle outcomes.