Staraptor
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Best attacking moveset: Quick Attack and Fly, worth 14.9 damage per second against a neutral target.
Best moveset
Staraptor can learn 16 combinations. Quick Attack with Fly does the most damage per second of them, at level 40 with a perfect attack stat. Same-type moves get the 1.2× bonus, and the cycle assumes the charged attack fires the moment it has the energy.
Stats and moves come straight from the game's own data files. Every number on this page is a raid and gym number, not a PvP one.
Type matchups
| Fast attack | Type | Power | Duration | Energy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quick Attack | Normal | 10 | 1.0s | +13 |
| Sand Attack | Ground | 4 | 0.5s | +7 |
| Wing Attack | 10 | 1.0s | +11 | |
| Gust Legacy | 25 | 2.0s | +20 |
| Charged attack | Type | Power | Duration | Energy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brave Bird | 130 | 2.0s | -100 | |
| Close Combat | Fighting | 105 | 2.5s | -100 |
| Fly | 90 | 2.0s | -50 | |
| Heat Wave | Fire | 95 | 3.0s | -100 |
Shiny
Yes. Shiny Staraptor has been released. Players have found it from: wild, raid, research, evolution, photobomb.
Evolution family
Numbers
| Max CP | 3,194 at level 50, 2,825 at level 40 |
|---|---|
| Raid catch | 1,614 CP at level 20, or 2,018 if weather boosted (perfect IVs) |
| Lowest possible raid catch | 1,538 CP. Raid encounters can't roll below 10/10/10 |
| Base stats | 234 attack · 140 defense · 198 stamina |
What it costs
| Candy to evolve | 25 Candy |
|---|---|
| Second charged move | 10,000 Stardust and 25 Candy |
| Buddy distance | 1 km per Candy |
| Purify a Shadow one | 1,000 Stardust and 1 Candy |
| Size | 1.2 m and 24.9 kg |
Best moveset against each type
Staraptor does not have one best moveset, it has 5. Which one wins depends on what you are attacking, because a move only gets its bonus against something weak to it. Best against Fighting, Bug, Grass.
| Against | Best moveset | DPS |
|---|---|---|
| Fighting | Gust + Fly | 23.2 |
| Bug | Gust + Fly | 23.2 |
| Grass | Gust + Fly | 23.2 |
| Poison | Sand Attack + Fly | 15.9 |
| Fire | Sand Attack + Fly | 15.9 |
| Rock | Sand Attack + Close Combat | 15.5 |
| Steel | Sand Attack + Close Combat | 15.5 |
| Normal | Quick Attack + Fly | 14.9 |
| Quick Attack + Fly | 14.9 | |
| Ground | Quick Attack + Fly | 14.9 |
| Water | Quick Attack + Fly | 14.9 |
| Psychic | Quick Attack + Fly | 14.9 |
| Ice | Quick Attack + Fly | 14.9 |
| Dragon | Quick Attack + Fly | 14.9 |
| Dark | Quick Attack + Fly | 14.9 |
| Fairy | Quick Attack + Fly | 14.9 |
| Ghost | Gust + Fly | 14.6 |
| Electric | Sand Attack + Brave Bird | 12.2 |
Same maths as the headline number, run once per defending type: level 40, perfect attack IV, and the target's own type taken into account. Sorted by damage, so the top of this table is what Staraptor is actually for.
Counters: what beats Staraptor
| Attacker | Type | Moveset | DPS |
|---|---|---|---|
 Regieleki | Electric | Lock On + Thunder Cage Legacy | 44.5 |
 Zeraora | Electric | Volt Switch + Plasma Fists | 38.2 |
 Zekrom | DragonElectric | Charge Beam + Fusion Bolt Legacy | 37.3 |
 Xurkitree | Electric | Thunder Shock + Discharge | 36.9 |
 Glimmora | RockPoison | Rock Throw + Meteor Beam | 33.7 |
 Rampardos | Rock | Smack Down + Rock Slide | 33.4 |
 Eternatus | PoisonDragon | Poison Jab + Dynamax Cannon Legacy | 32.3 |
 Deoxys | Psychic | Charge Beam + Thunderbolt | 32.1 |
 Gigalith | Rock | Lock On + Meteor Beam Legacy | 32.1 |
 Electivire | Electric | Thunder Shock + Wild Charge | 31.9 |
Ranked by damage per second against Staraptor's own defense, at level 40 with a 15 attack IV, one per evolution family.