Physical
Sweeper
485Average
100Fast
CTier

If Staraptor goes down before it attacks, it contributed nothing. If it doesn't, something on the other side is going down. Intimidate lowers the opponent's Attack on switch-in, which helps. Ground and Ghost moves can't touch it, and only 3 types hit it super-effectively.

Everything pushes toward physical damage here. Staraptor's Attack does the work, Sp. Atk pays the price. But you're still getting 3 Attack EVs per KO. Tough to catch, on a 1.06M XP medium-slow curve.

Base Stats
485Above
HP85
C
Attack120
A
Defense70
C
Sp. Atk50
D
Sp. Def60
C
Speed100
B
Total485
Low <60
Avg 60-89
High 90-149
Top 150+
EV YieldDefeating Staraptor yields +3 Atk
HPAtk+3DefSpASpDSpe
Details
Catch45Challenging•Medium Slow1.06M XP•1.2m / 3'11"•24.9kg / 54.9 lbs•243Base XP
Pokedex Entries

It has a savage nature. It will courageously challenge foes that are much larger.

Diamond

The muscles in its wings and legs are strong. It can easily fly while gripping a small Pokémon.

Pearl

Staraptor Weakness

Good

Type-wise, Staraptor takes extra damage from Electric, Ice, and Rock. Ground and Ghost moves do nothing thanks to a full immunity. Staraptor leans offensive (base 120 Atk) rather than trying to tank its weaknesses.

Gen IV Type Chart
  • Fairy type does not exist — Dragon has fewer checks
  • Physical / Special split now per-move (introduced Gen IV)
4xCriticali
None
2xWeaki
ElectricIceRock
½xResisti
GrassBug
¼xResisti
None
0xImmunei
GroundGhost
STAB (3)i
GrassFightingBug
3Weak
2Resist
2Immune
Scorei+2
Stealth Rock25% on switch
Abilities
IntimidateLowers opponents' Attack one stage upon entering battle.
RecklessHAStrengthens recoil moves to 1.2× their power.

The three-stage chain from Starly through Staravia ends here at Staraptor. Want more? Breed for Starly eggs. A decent partner pool available via one egg group. The evolution from Starly pushed Staraptor to 485 total stats. Attack saw the largest single gain at +65.

How to Evolve

3 Forms
Starly
#396Starly
14
Level 14
Staravia
#397Staravia
34
Level 34
Staraptor
#398Staraptor
Stat Comparison 3 Stages
Starly
NormalFlying
Staravia
NormalFlying
Staraptor
NormalFlying
HP
40
55+15
85+30
ATK
55
75+20
120+45
DEF
30
50+20
70+20
SP.ATK
30
40+10
50+10
SP.DEF
30
40+10
60+20
SPE
60
80+20
100+20
BST
245D-Tier
340D-Tier+95
485B-Tier+145
ROLE
Balanced
Balanced
Sweeper
TYPE
Physical
Physical
Physical
Breeding
Very Easy

Breed with Staraptor to get Starly eggs easily using 31 partners from the Flying egg group. Notable egg moves include Astonish, Double-Edge, Feather Dance and 4 more.

Egg Groups
Flying
Gender
♂50.0%♀50.0%
Hatch Time
15 cycles·3,855 steps
Quick~4 min with Flame Body
Egg Moves
7moves
Breed With (best first)
togekisstogeticaltariapelipperfarfetchdswabluwingullcrobathonchkrowstaraptorpidgeotdodrio
12 of 31·

Bravebird is the safe click most turns. Choice Scarf locks Staraptor into it but rewards with speed patching through item lock. Jolly nature and max Attack and Speed EVs maximize that first hit. Intimidate helps on the margins.

Best Build

Physical Revenge Killer
Ability
Intimidate
Item
Choice ScarfSPEED
Nature
Jolly+SPE
EVs

Best Staraptor Moveset

  • Brave BirdSTAB
  • Close Combat
  • U Turn
  • Double EdgeSTAB

Recommended Teammates

Infernape
InfernapeDecent

Breeding's the move. Astonish and Double-Edge give Staraptor options it can't learn any other way, and Fighting and Steel coverage and more already covers a decent range on top of Giga Impact and Hyper Beam. The egg moves push it further.

Level-Up Moves

Lv 1
Growl
—10040Normal
Lv 1
Quick Attack+1
4010030Normal
Lv 1
Tackle
3510035Normal
Lv 1
Wing Attack
6010035Flying
Lv 5
Quick Attack+1
4010030Normal
Lv 9
Wing Attack
6010035Flying
Lv 13
Double Team
——15Normal
Lv 18
Endeavor
—1005Normal
Lv 23
Whirlwind-6
——20Normal
Lv 28
Aerial Ace
60—20Flying
Lv 33
Take Down
908520Normal
Lv 34
Close Combat
1201005Fighting
Lv 41
Agility
——30Psychic
Lv 49
Brave Bird
12010015Flying

TM Moves

Src
TM40
Aerial Ace
60—20Flying
TM45
Attract
—10015Normal
TM78
Captivate
—10020Normal
HM05
Defog
——15Flying
TM32
Double Team
——15Normal
TM58
Endure+4
——10Normal
TM42
Facade
7010020Normal
HM02
Fly
909515Flying
TM21
Frustration
—10020Normal
TM68
Giga Impact
150905Normal
TM10
Hidden Power
6010015Normal
TM15
Hyper Beam
150905Normal
TM83
Natural Gift
—10015Normal
TM88
Pluck
6010020Flying
TM17
Protect+4
——10Normal
TM18
Rain Dance
——5Water
TM44
Rest
——10Psychic
TM27
Return
—10020Normal
TM51
Roost
——10Flying
TM43
Secret Power
7010020Normal
TM82
Sleep Talk
——10Normal
TM47
Steel Wing
709025Steel
TM90
Substitute
——10Normal
TM11
Sunny Day
——5Fire
TM87
Swagger
—9015Normal
TM46
Thief
6010025Dark
TM06
Toxic
—8510Poison
TM89
U-turn
7010020Bug

Egg Moves

Src
Egg
Astonish
3010015Ghost
Egg
Double-Edge
12010015Normal
Egg
Feather Dance
—10015Flying
Egg
Foresight
——40Normal
Egg
Fury Attack
158520Normal
Egg
Pursuit
4010020Dark
Egg
Sand Attack
—10015Ground

Tutor Moves

Staraptor can't learn any Tutor moves

You're catching Starly first, not Staraptor. Starly appears at solid rates in the encounters below. The step cards map the full 3-stage chain with evolution methods between each stage.

How to Obtain Staraptor in Diamond & Pearl

Starly is your first catch on the way to Staraptor. You'll find walking encounters from Lv. 2-54 across 70 total spots in the chain.

  1. Starly
    Step 1Catch Starly
    Lake Verity
    DiamondGrassLv.2-4CommonEarlyWater
    EFFORTLESS
    Lake Verity
    PearlGrassLv.2-4CommonEarlyWater
    EFFORTLESS
    Route 201
    DiamondGrassLv.2-3CommonEarlyRoute
    EFFORTLESS
    Route 201
    PearlGrassLv.2-3CommonEarlyRoute
    EFFORTLESS
    Route 202
    DiamondGrassLv.2-4CommonEarlyRouteDay
    EFFORTLESS
    Route 202
    PearlGrassLv.2-4CommonEarlyRouteDay
    EFFORTLESS
    Route 202
    DiamondGrassLv.3CommonEarlyRouteMorning/night
    EFFORTLESS
    Route 202
    PearlGrassLv.3CommonEarlyRouteMorning/night
    EFFORTLESS
    Route 203
    DiamondGrassLv.4CommonEarlyRouteMorning/night
    EFFORTLESS
    Route 203
    DiamondGrassLv.4-6CommonEarlyRouteDay
    EFFORTLESS
    Route 203
    PearlGrassLv.4CommonEarlyRouteMorning/night
    EFFORTLESS
    Route 203
    PearlGrassLv.4-6CommonEarlyRouteDay
    EFFORTLESS
    Route 204 - South
    PearlGrassLv.4CommonEarlyRoute
    EFFORTLESS
    Route 204 - South
    DiamondGrassLv.4CommonEarlyRoute
    EFFORTLESS
    Route 204 - North
    PearlGrassLv.6CommonEarlyRouteMorning/night
    EFFORTLESS
    Route 204 - North
    PearlGrassLv.6-8CommonEarlyRouteDay
    EFFORTLESS
    Route 204 - North
    DiamondGrassLv.6CommonEarlyRouteMorning/night
    EFFORTLESS
    Route 204 - North
    DiamondGrassLv.6-8CommonEarlyRouteDay
    EFFORTLESS
    Route 209
    PearlGrassLv.16UncommonMidRoute
    EASY
    Route 209
    DiamondGrassLv.16UncommonMidRoute
    EASY
    Route 212 - North
    PearlGrassLv.16UncommonMidRoute
    EASY
    Route 212 - North
    DiamondGrassLv.16UncommonMidRoute
    EASY
    Great Marsh - Area 5
    PearlGrassLv.22UncommonMidFacilityMorning/day
    EASY
    Great Marsh - Area 5
    DiamondGrassLv.22UncommonMidFacilityMorning/day
    EASY
    Great Marsh - Area 6
    PearlGrassLv.22UncommonMidFacilityMorning/day
    EASY
    Great Marsh - Area 6
    DiamondGrassLv.22UncommonMidFacilityMorning/day
    EASY
    Great Marsh - Area 3
    PearlGrassLv.24UncommonMidFacilityMorning/day
    EASY
    Great Marsh - Area 3
    DiamondGrassLv.24UncommonMidFacilityMorning/day
    EASY
    Great Marsh - Area 4
    PearlGrassLv.24UncommonMidFacilityMorning/day
    EASY
    Great Marsh - Area 4
    DiamondGrassLv.24UncommonMidFacilityMorning/day
    EASY
    Great Marsh - Area 1
    DiamondGrassLv.26UncommonMidFacilityMorning/day
    EASY
    Great Marsh - Area 1
    PearlGrassLv.26UncommonMidFacilityMorning/day
    EASY
    Great Marsh - Area 2
    DiamondGrassLv.26UncommonMidFacilityMorning/day
    EASY
    Great Marsh - Area 2
    PearlGrassLv.26UncommonMidFacilityMorning/day
    EASY
  2. Staravia
    Step 2Catch or Evolve Staravia
    Lake Verity
    PearlGrassLv.4RareEarlyWaterDual-slot: FireRed
    CHALLENGING
    Lake Verity
    PearlGrassLv.4RareEarlyWaterDual-slot: Emerald
    CHALLENGING
    Lake Verity
    DiamondGrassLv.4RareEarlyWaterDual-slot: LeafGreen
    CHALLENGING
    Lake Verity
    DiamondGrassLv.4RareEarlyWaterDual-slot: FireRed
    CHALLENGING
    Lake Verity
    DiamondGrassLv.4RareEarlyWaterDual-slot: Emerald
    CHALLENGING
    Lake Verity
    PearlGrassLv.4RareEarlyWaterDual-slot: LeafGreen
    CHALLENGING
    Route 209
    DiamondGrassLv.16-18CommonMidRouteDay
    EFFORTLESS
    Route 209
    PearlGrassLv.16-18CommonMidRouteDay
    EFFORTLESS
    Trophy Garden
    PearlGrassLv.16-17CommonMidForestDay
    EFFORTLESS
    Trophy Garden
    DiamondGrassLv.16-17CommonMidForestDay
    EFFORTLESS
    Route 212 - North
    DiamondGrassLv.17-18CommonMidRouteDay
    EFFORTLESS
    Route 212 - North
    PearlGrassLv.17-18CommonMidRouteDay
    EFFORTLESS
    Trophy Garden
    PearlGrassLv.16-17UncommonMidForestNight
    EASY
    Trophy Garden
    PearlGrassLv.16UncommonMidForestMorning
    EASY
    Trophy Garden
    DiamondGrassLv.16-17UncommonMidForestNight
    EASY
    Trophy Garden
    DiamondGrassLv.16UncommonMidForestMorning
    EASY
    Route 209
    DiamondGrassLv.17-18UncommonMidRouteMorning/night
    EASY
    Route 209
    PearlGrassLv.17-18UncommonMidRouteMorning/night
    EASY
    Route 212 - North
    DiamondGrassLv.17-18UncommonMidRouteMorning
    EASY
    Route 212 - North
    PearlGrassLv.17-18UncommonMidRouteMorning
    EASY
    Great Marsh - Daily Pokemon
    DiamondGrassLv.20-26UncommonMidFacilityBefore post-game
    EASY
    Great Marsh - Daily Pokemon
    PearlGrassLv.20-26UncommonMidFacilityBefore post-game
    EASY
    Valor Lakefront
    DiamondGrassLv.21-22UncommonMidWaterMorning/day
    EASY
    Valor Lakefront
    PearlGrassLv.21-22UncommonMidWaterMorning/day
    EASY
    Route 212 - North
    DiamondGrassLv.17-18RareMidRouteNight
    CHALLENGING
    Route 212 - North
    PearlGrassLv.17-18RareMidRouteNight
    CHALLENGING
    Valor Lakefront
    DiamondGrassLv.21-22RareMidWaterNight
    CHALLENGING
    Valor Lakefront
    PearlGrassLv.21-22RareMidWaterNight
    CHALLENGING
    Lake Valor
    DiamondGrassLv.34-36CommonLateWaterMorning/day
    EFFORTLESS
    Lake Valor
    PearlGrassLv.34-36CommonLateWaterMorning/day
    EFFORTLESS
    Lake Valor
    PearlGrassLv.34-36RareLateWaterNight
    CHALLENGING
    Lake Valor
    DiamondGrassLv.34-36RareLateWaterNight
    CHALLENGING
    Sendoff Spring
    DiamondGrassLv.52-54CommonPostMorning/day
    EFFORTLESS
    Sendoff Spring
    PearlGrassLv.52-54CommonPostMorning/day
    EFFORTLESS
    Sendoff Spring
    PearlGrassLv.52-54RarePostNight
    CHALLENGING
    Sendoff Spring
    DiamondGrassLv.52-54RarePostNight
    CHALLENGING
    or evolve from Starly (Step 1)
  3. Staraptor
    Step 3Staraptor ✓

  • Staraptor looks average on paper at 485 BST. But Intimidate is why it sees play — build around that and it pulls its weight. C-Tier sweeper on our tier list.

  • Staraptor's biggest threats include Manectric (Electric), Weavile (Ice), and Golem (Rock), all carrying super-effective STAB moves. Staraptor's base 100 Speed lets it outpace many threats and strike first, which matters more than trying to tank hits.

  • Staravia evolves into Staraptor at level 34. Staraptor is the final evolution in a 3-stage line starting from Starly. At 485 BST, it's got solid stats to work with.

  • Staraptor gets Intimidate and Reckless. But Intimidate is the one that matters — it's the centerpiece of every viable set. Build around that. With base 100 Speed, Intimidate gives Staraptor an edge before opponents can react.

  • Staraptor is a physical attacker with base 120 Attack. Enough bulk to take a hit or two, too. But the speed tells the real story — base 100 Speed lets it outrun most of the field. Fits the sweeper role.

  • Staraptor appears in 13 games, including Platinum, HeartGold & SoulSilver, and Diamond & Pearl.

Debuting in Diamond & Pearl, Staraptor appears in 13 games across 6 generations. A reliable presence in a solid number of games, typically found through wild encounters.