Pokemon Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl Staraptor

Staraptor

Predator Pokémon

Pokemon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl Staraptor is a Normal and Flying Type Predator Pokémon, with a 5.9% Chance To Catch with a regular Pokeball. Staraptor can be found with Intimidate as an Ability and has a Medium Slow growth rate with a 3 Attack EV Yield. We recommend the Adamant Nature, based on 485 combined Base Stats.

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Staraptor Stats & Abilities
Staraptor Evolutions
Staraptor Locations
Staraptor Weakness
Staraptor Best Moves
Staraptor Level Up Moves
Staraptor TM Moves
Pokemon Similar to Staraptor

Staraptor Stats and Abilities

Based on Staraptor Base IVs we consider this pokemon C-Tier choice. Staraptor Highest IV Stat is Attack 120 and the Lowest being Special Attack 50.


Tier	Stat	Base	Min	Max
E	HP	85	280	374
A	Attack	120	220	372
E	Defense	70	130	262
F	Special Attack	50	94	218
F	Special Defense	60	112	240
C	Speed	100	184	328
C	Total	485


Staraptor	Detail
Best Nature	Adamant ↑ +10% Attack ↓ -10% Special Attack
Caught in the Wild Held Item Chance
Like/Dislikes	Likes: Spicy Dislikes: Dry
EV Yield	3 Attack
Growth Rate	Medium Slow
Catch Rate	45 (5.9% with PokéBall, full HP)
Egg Groups	Flying
Egg Cycles	15 (3,599–3,855 steps)


Abilities	Description
Intimidate Ability 1	Intimidate lower's the Attack of all opponents by one stage when the ability-bearer switches in (including the start of a battle).
Reckless Hidden Ability	Reckless increases the power of recoil moves by 20%. By extension this means the amount of recoil damage taken will increase as more more damage is dealt (except for High Jump Kick and Jump Kick which have fixed recoil).

How To Evolve Staraptor in BDSP

Starly requires (Level 14) to evolve into Staravia and then (Level 34) to evolve into Staraptor.


Base Form	Evolution Requirement	First Evolution	Evolution Requirement	Final Evolution
Starly	Level 14 →	Staravia	Level 34 →	Staraptor

Where To Find Staraptor in BDSP

Staraptor has spawn locations in Pokemon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl. You can find the Unevolved form Lv. , within the location using the method.

Interact = Limited to one

Common = 20% ~ 100%

Uncommon = 5% ~ 20%

Rare = 1% ~ 5%

= Morning Time

= Day Time

= Night Time


Location	How To Catch	Pokemon Spawns
Route 204	5 - 1%	Starly Lv. 6-8
Route 203	5 - 1%	Starly Lv. 4-6
Route 202	5 - 1%	Starly Lv. 2-4
Route 201	5 - 1%	Starly Lv. 2-3
Lake Verity	5 - 1%	Starly Lv. 2-4
Trophy Garden	5 - 1%	Staravia Lv. 16-17
Sendoff Spring	5 - 1%	Staravia Lv. 52-54
Lake Valor	5 - 1%	Staravia Lv. 34-36
Route 212	20 - 5%	Starly Lv. 16
Route 212	5 - 1%	Staravia Lv. 17-18
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Route 209	20 - 5%	Starly Lv. 16
Route 209	5 - 1%	Staravia Lv. 16-18
Valor Lakefront	100 - 20%	Staravia Lv. 21-22
Great Marsh	20 - 5%	Staravia Lv. 20-26
Great Marsh	20 - 5%	Starly Lv. 26

Pokemon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl Staraptor Weakness

Staraptor is a Normal and Flying Type pokemon. This will cause Staraptor to take More Damage from Rock, Electric, Ice Type Moves, and Less Damage from Bug, Grass, Ghost, Ground Type moves.

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Damage	Types
4.0x More Damage
2.0x More Damage	Rock Electric Ice
0.5x Less Damage	Bug Grass
0.25x Less Damage
Immune to Damage	Ghost Ground

What pokemon is Staraptor Weak Against?


Tier	Pokemon
S	Tyranitar
S	Articuno
S	Zapdos
S	Raikou
S	Regirock

What pokemon is Staraptor Strong Against?


Tier	Pokemon
S	Groudon
S	Celebi
S	Garchomp
A	Swampert
A	Tangrowth

Best Moves Staraptor in BDSP

Best Moveset for Staraptor Lv Up Moves based on Power.


Lvl	Best Moves	Class	Power	Acc	PP	Effect
49	Brave Bird	Physical	180	100	15	User receives recoil damage.
1	Close Combat	Physical	120	100	5	Lowers user's Defense and Special Defense.
33	Take Down	Physical	135	85	20	User receives recoil damage.
28	Aerial Ace	Physical	90	—	20	Ignores Accuracy and Evasiveness.

Best Moveset for Staraptor TM Moves based on Power.


TM	Best Moves	Class	Power	Acc	PP	Effect
TM68	Giga Impact	Physical	225	90	5	User must recharge next turn.
TM15	Hyper Beam	Special	225	90	5	User must recharge next turn.
TM94	Fly	Physical	135	95	15	Flies up on first turn, attacks on second turn.
TM42	Facade	Physical	105	100	20	Power doubles if user is burned, poisoned, or paralyzed.

STAB: (Same Type Attack Bonus) When a Pokemon uses a Move Type that is the Same as the Pokemon's Type, it will receive a 50% Bonus to Power. Moves Affected by this Highlighted in

Lvl	Move	Desc
1	Close Combat	Power: 120 Acc: 100 PP: 5 Physical Lowers user's Defense and Special Defense.
1	Tackle	Power: 60 Acc: 100 PP: 35 Physical A physical attack in which the user charges and slams into the target with its whole body.
1	Growl	Power: — Acc: 100 PP: 40 Status Lowers opponent's Attack.
5	Quick Attack	Power: 60 Acc: 100 PP: 30 Physical User attacks first.
9	Wing Attack	Power: 90 Acc: 100 PP: 35 Physical
13	Double Team	Power: — Acc: — PP: 15 Status Raises user's Evasiveness.
18	Endeavor	Power: — Acc: 100 PP: 5 Physical Reduces opponent's HP to same as user's.
23	Whirlwind	Power: — Acc: — PP: 20 Status In battles, the opponent switches. In the wild, the Pokémon runs.
28	Aerial Ace	Power: 90 Acc: — PP: 20 Physical Ignores Accuracy and Evasiveness.
33	Take Down	Power: 135 Acc: 85 PP: 20 Physical User receives recoil damage.
41	Agility	Power: — Acc: — PP: 30 Status Sharply raises user's Speed.
49	Brave Bird	Power: 180 Acc: 100 PP: 15 Physical User receives recoil damage.
57	Final Gambit	Power: — Acc: 100 PP: 5 Special Inflicts damage equal to the user's remaining HP. User faints.

TM	Move	Desc
TM10	Work Up	Power: — Acc: — PP: 30 Status Raises user's Attack and Special Attack.
TM11	Sunny Day	Power: — Acc: — PP: 5 Status Makes it sunny for 5 turns.
TM15	Hyper Beam	Power: 225 Acc: 90 PP: 5 Special User must recharge next turn.
TM17	Protect	Power: — Acc: — PP: 10 Status Protects the user, but may fail if used consecutively.
TM18	Rain Dance	Power: — Acc: — PP: 5 Status Makes it rain for 5 turns.
TM32	Double Team	Power: — Acc: — PP: 15 Status Raises user's Evasiveness.
TM40	Aerial Ace	Power: 90 Acc: — PP: 20 Physical Ignores Accuracy and Evasiveness.
TM42	Facade	Power: 105 Acc: 100 PP: 20 Physical Power doubles if user is burned, poisoned, or paralyzed.
TM44	Rest	Power: — Acc: — PP: 10 Status User sleeps for 2 turns, but user is fully healed.
TM45	Attract	Power: — Acc: 100 PP: 15 Status If opponent is the opposite gender, it's less likely to attack.
TM46	Thief	Power: 60 Acc: 100 PP: 25 Physical Also steals opponent's held item.
TM47	Steel Wing	Power: 70 Acc: 90 PP: 25 Physical May raise user's Defense.
TM51	Roost	Power: — Acc: — PP: 10 Status User recovers half of its max HP and loses the Flying type temporarily.
TM58	Endure	Power: — Acc: — PP: 10 Status Always left with at least 1 HP, but may fail if used consecutively.
TM68	Giga Impact	Power: 225 Acc: 90 PP: 5 Physical User must recharge next turn.
TM82	Sleep Talk	Power: — Acc: — PP: 10 Status User performs one of its own moves while sleeping.
TM87	Swagger	Power: — Acc: 85 PP: 15 Status Opponent becomes confused, but its Attack is sharply raised.
TM88	Pluck	Power: 90 Acc: 100 PP: 20 Physical If the opponent is holding a berry, its effect is stolen by user.
TM89	U-turn	Power: 70 Acc: 100 PP: 20 Physical User switches out immediately after attacking.
TM90	Substitute	Power: — Acc: — PP: 10 Status Uses HP to creates a decoy that takes hits.
TM94	Fly	Power: 135 Acc: 95 PP: 15 Physical Flies up on first turn, attacks on second turn.
TM97	Defog	Power: — Acc: — PP: 15 Status Lowers opponent's Evasiveness and clears fog.

Pokemon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl Staraptor

Staraptor Stats and Abilities

How To Evolve Staraptor in BDSP

Where To Find Staraptor in BDSP

Pokemon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl Staraptor Weakness

Best Moves Staraptor in BDSP

Staraptor Level Up Moves

Staraptor TM Moves