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Staraptor.

VGC 2026 Reg M-B usage profile · rank #59
august 2026 · 1.3M battles
Staraptor
normalflyingPokédex entry
Usage · August 2026
1.4%
Staraptor is ranked #59 in VGC 2026 Reg M-B, carried by 38,862 teams
TierC · top 60 of the format
Ladder rank#59 of 277
Raw count38,862
Viability ceiling83
Month on month-0.18pp
13 month peak3.1%
FormatVGC 2026 Reg M-B
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sets and counters from 1.3M battles
Base statsspecies values, before EVs and natureBST 485
HP
85
Atk
120
Def
70
SpA
50
SpD
60
Spe
100
Usage over time1.4% 0.18pppeak 3.1% · Jun '26
1.72.32.93.5Aug '25Sep '25Nov '25Jan '26Mar '26May '26Jul '26Aug '26
hover a month for the exact figure · 13 months of ladder history

Most used set

30.0% of Staraptor teams
HP
32
Atk
2
Def
0
SpA
0
SpD
0
Spe
32
NatureJolly
AbilityIntimidate · 65.6%
ItemChoice Scarf · 98.1%
EV spread32 HP / 2 Atk / 32 Spe
Moves
Brave Bird98.0%
U-turn95.1%
Close Combat91.4%
Final Gambit70.2%

Alternative spreads

over 5% usage
Adamant2 HP / 32 Atk / 32 Spe29.4%
Jolly32 HP / 14 Atk / 20 Spe27.5%

Moves

5 tracked
Brave Bird98.0%
U-turn95.1%
Close Combat91.4%
Final Gambit70.2%
Double-Edge32.2%

Items

Choice Scarf98.1%

Abilities

Intimidate65.6%
Reckless34.4%

EV spreads

top 6
Jolly32 HP / 2 Atk / 32 Spe30.0%
Adamant2 HP / 32 Atk / 32 Spe29.4%
Jolly32 HP / 14 Atk / 20 Spe27.5%
Jolly32 HP / 2 SpD / 32 Spe1.8%
Adamant32 HP / 14 Atk / 20 Spe1.6%
Adamant32 HP / 5 Atk / 29 Spe1.5%

Top teammates

share of teams

Best Staraptor build for VGC 2026 Reg M-B

The set above is the one VGC 2026 Reg M-B players run most often, taken from 1,269,250 battles in August 2026. Staraptor sits at rank #59 with 1.4% usage, which puts it in C tier, down 0.18 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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