Staraptor counters

Gen 8 National Dex · Sorted by reliability score · Smogon · Feb 2026 - Apr 2026

Staraptor
#0398 Staraptor
NormalFlying
USAGE 4.3% #43
ABILITYReckless
BASE STATS
HP 85
ATK 120
DEF 70
SPA 50
SPD 60
SPE 100
BST485
TYPE MATCHUPS
2×
ElectricIceRock
½×
GrassBug
0×
GroundGhost
Moves
Brave Bird 99.6% Double-Edge 98.8% Quick Attack 60.1% U-turn 56.5% Defog 44.2% Close Combat 38.9% Final Gambit 1.0% Roost 0.5%
Items
Choice Band 97.9% Choice Scarf 1.6% Heavy-Duty Boots 0.5% Life Orb 0.0% Flyinium Z 0.0% Expert Belt 0.0% Fightinium Z 0.0% Focus Sash 0.0%
Abilities
Reckless99.4%Intimidate0.6%
Common Teammates
Greninja97.7%Mamoswine97.2%Mawile-Mega97.2%Breloom97.2%Latias52.8%Scizor44.4%Diancie-Mega1.1%Magnezone1.0%

Checks & Counters

Ranked by reliability — blends KO rate with how often each Pokémon is matched up.

This Pokémon doesn't have enough usage for Smogon to compute meaningful Checks & Counters. Only the most-used Pokémon in a format receive this data.

Ranked #43 with 4.32% usage. Sorted by reliability score.