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Staraptor.

VGC 2026 Reg M-B Bo3 usage profile · rank #111
august 2026 · 179.4K battles
Staraptor
normalflyingPokédex entry
Usage · August 2026
0.0%
Staraptor is ranked #111 in VGC 2026 Reg M-B Bo3, carried by 3,109 teams
TierD · outside the top 60
Ladder rank#111 of 164
Raw count3,109
Viability ceiling80
Month on month-0.24pp
13 month peak0.5%
FormatVGC 2026 Reg M-B Bo3
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sets and counters from 179.4K battles
Base statsspecies values, before EVs and natureBST 485
HP
85
Atk
120
Def
70
SpA
50
SpD
60
Spe
100
Usage over time0.0% 0.24pppeak 0.5% · Jun '26
0.20.30.40.6Aug '25Sep '25Nov '25Jan '26Mar '26May '26Jul '26Aug '26
hover a month for the exact figure · 13 months of ladder history

Most used set

38.7% of Staraptor teams
HP
32
Atk
2
Def
0
SpA
0
SpD
0
Spe
32
NatureJolly
AbilityIntimidate · 88.3%
ItemChoice Scarf · 98.6%
EV spread32 HP / 2 Atk / 32 Spe
Moves
Final Gambit98.6%
Close Combat97.6%
Brave Bird92.4%
U-turn88.7%

Alternative spreads

over 5% usage
Jolly32 HP / 14 Atk / 20 Spe36.4%
Adamant32 HP / 5 Atk / 29 Spe5.7%

Moves

5 tracked
Final Gambit98.6%
Close Combat97.6%
Brave Bird92.4%
U-turn88.7%
Dual Wingbeat15.0%

Items

Choice Scarf98.6%

Abilities

Intimidate88.3%
Reckless11.7%

EV spreads

top 6
Jolly32 HP / 2 Atk / 32 Spe38.7%
Jolly32 HP / 14 Atk / 20 Spe36.4%
Adamant32 HP / 5 Atk / 29 Spe5.7%
Jolly32 HP / 2 SpD / 32 Spe5.1%
Jolly32 HP / 5 Atk / 29 Spe3.7%
Jolly32 HP / 32 Spe2.6%

Top teammates

share of teams

Best Staraptor build for VGC 2026 Reg M-B Bo3

The set above is the one VGC 2026 Reg M-B Bo3 players run most often, taken from 179,434 battles in August 2026. Staraptor sits at rank #111 with 0.0% usage, which puts it in D tier, down 0.24 points on the month before.

These are usage numbers, not a recommendation from a council. A move at 90% is close to mandatory; anything under 30% is a tech pick that answers a specific matchup. Read the spreads the same way: the top spread is the safe default, and the alternatives usually trade bulk for speed or the other way round.

The checks and counters table is generated from real games rather than a type chart, so it accounts for items, Tera choices, and how often the matchup ends in a switch instead of a knockout.

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