Staraptor-Mega
Fighting / Flying. Rank 18 by usage, on 10.6% of teams, leads 36.3% of the time.
Usage, lead rate and teammates from 2099 public Showdown replays uploaded 2026-09-15 to 2026-09-16, average rating 1149. Moves, items, abilities and Stat Point spreads from in-game ranked data (championsbattledata.com, M6/16_09_2026); each spread is paired with the most common nature because the game reports them separately.
Before this regulation
Doubles, Reg M-B (older), Smogon ladder 2026-08: rank 12, on 16.5% of teams, now 10.6% down 6 points.
Then: Staraptite, Close Combat, Protect, Brave Bird, Tailwind, Jolly 29/1/0/0/4/32.
Moves
- Close Combat97.5%
- Protect70.3%
- Brave Bird67.4%
- Roost38.6%
- Tailwind34.3%
- Dual Wingbeat31.8%
- Final Gambit27.8%
- U-turn23.9%
Items
- Staraptite72.6%
- Choice Scarf26.2%
- Sharp Beak0.3%
- Focus Sash0.2%
- Quick Claw0.2%
- Life Orb0.1%
- Sitrus Berry0.1%
- White Herb0.0%
Abilities
- Intimidate96.7%
- Reckless3.3%
Spreads
- Jolly 32/17/0/0/0/1716.6%
- Jolly 2/32/0/0/0/3212.1%
- Jolly 32/2/0/0/0/329.5%
- Jolly 29/1/0/0/4/326.3%
- Jolly 19/15/0/0/0/325.5%
- Jolly 15/19/0/0/0/324.3%
HP / Atk / Def / SpA / SpD / Spe in Stat Points
Partners
Share of this Pokémon's teams that also carry the partner.
Most common set, used for the calcs below
Staraptite, Intimidate, Jolly 32/17/0/0/0/17. Close Combat, Protect, Brave Bird, Roost.
Stats 192 / 177 / 120 / 72 / 110 / 161. Weak to Electric, Fairy, Flying, Ice, Psychic. Resists Bug, Dark, Fighting, Grass, Ground.
Good against, and why
- Sneasler 36.3% usageBrave Bird 191.1–225.5%, guaranteed OHKOOHKO on all 3 of their common spreads (61% of usage)
- Whimsicott 13.2% usageBrave Bird 167.9–198.5%, guaranteed OHKOOHKO on all 3 of their common spreads (66% of usage)
- Excadrill 5.3% usageClose Combat 160.4–189.3%, guaranteed OHKO, and it moves firstOHKO on all 3 of their common spreads (87% of usage)
- Tyranitar-Mega 7.5% usageClose Combat 158.2–189.8%, guaranteed OHKO, and it moves firstOHKO on all 3 of their common spreads (28% of usage)
- Arcanine-Hisui 12.0% usageClose Combat 139.5–165.1%, guaranteed OHKO, and it moves firstOHKO on all 3 of their common spreads (81% of usage)
- Raichu-Mega-Y 10.1% usageClose Combat 116.8–138%, guaranteed OHKOOn their common spreads: OHKO (20%), 2HKO (6%), 75% to OHKO (5%)
- Rillaboom 38.7% usageBrave Bird 105.3–124.6%, guaranteed OHKO, and it moves firstOHKO on all 3 of their common spreads (25% of usage)
- Gardevoir-Mega 10.5% usageBrave Bird 97.2–114.5%, 81.3% chance to OHKO, and it moves firstOn their common spreads: 81.3% to OHKO (18%), 2HKO (10%), 2HKO (9%)
- Incineroar 26.7% usageClose Combat 96–113.9%, 75% chance to OHKO, and it moves firstOn their common spreads: 75% to OHKO (10%), 43.8% to OHKO (3%), OHKO (2%)
- Baxcalibur-Mega 6.1% usageClose Combat 91.7–109.4%, 56.3% chance to OHKO, and it moves firstOn their common spreads: 56.3% to OHKO (10%), 2HKO (9%), 2HKO (9%)
- Froslass-Mega 5.1% usageBrave Bird 90.5–106.8%, 43.8% chance to OHKOOn their common spreads: 43.8% to OHKO (29%), 2HKO (6%), 2HKO (5%)
- Sinistcha 6.7% usageBrave Bird 87.6–104.5%, 25% chance to OHKO, and it moves firstOn their common spreads: 25% to OHKO (19%), 68.8% to OHKO (16%), 75% to OHKO (7%)
- Ninetales-Alola 6.4% usageClose Combat 84.7–100%, 6.3% chance to OHKOOn their common spreads: 6.3% to OHKO (35%), 2HKO (6%), 2HKO (6%)
- Archaludon 9.0% usageClose Combat 82.2–97.5%, guaranteed 2HKO after Leftovers recovery, and it moves first2HKO on all 3 of their common spreads (12% of usage)
- Kingambit 24.1% usageClose Combat 82.1–98.6%, guaranteed 2HKO, and it moves first2HKO on all 3 of their common spreads (34% of usage)
- Charizard-Mega-Y 14.4% usageBrave Bird 79.4–93.5%, guaranteed 2HKO, and it moves first2HKO on all 3 of their common spreads (36% of usage)
- Floette-Mega 8.1% usageBrave Bird 74.2–88.1%, guaranteed 2HKO, and it moves first2HKO on all 3 of their common spreads (25% of usage)
- Pelipper 11.9% usageBrave Bird 73–86.1%, guaranteed 2HKO, and it moves first2HKO on all 3 of their common spreads (39% of usage)
- Basculegion 22.6% usageBrave Bird 71.6–84.3%, guaranteed 2HKO2HKO on all 3 of their common spreads (53% of usage)
- Sylveon 13.7% usageBrave Bird 68.3–80.7%, guaranteed 2HKO, and it moves first2HKO on all 3 of their common spreads (23% of usage)
- Garchomp 17.8% usageClose Combat 62.2–73.5%, guaranteed 2HKO2HKO on all 3 of their common spreads (43% of usage)
- Indeedee-F 21.5% usageClose Combat 53.1–63.3%, guaranteed 2HKO, and it moves first2HKO on all 3 of their common spreads (68% of usage)
- Armarouge 6.9% usageBrave Bird 52.1–61.5%, guaranteed 2HKO, and it moves first2HKO on all 3 of their common spreads (41% of usage)
Threatened by, and why
- Sylveon 13.7% usageHyper Beam 204.2–241.7%, guaranteed OHKOOHKO on all 3 of its common spreads (38% of usage)
- Raichu-Mega-Y 10.1% usageZap Cannon 135.4–160.4%, guaranteed OHKO, and they move firstOHKO on all 3 of its common spreads (38% of usage)
- Floette-Mega 8.1% usageMoonblast 115.6–137.5%, guaranteed OHKOOHKO on all 3 of its common spreads (38% of usage)
- Armarouge 6.9% usageExpanding Force 109.9–130.2%, guaranteed OHKOOHKO on all 3 of its common spreads (38% of usage)
- Baxcalibur-Mega 6.1% usageIcicle Crash 104.2–122.9%, guaranteed OHKOOHKO on all 3 of its common spreads (38% of usage)
- Gardevoir-Mega 10.5% usageExpanding Force 103.1–121.9%, guaranteed OHKOOHKO on all 3 of its common spreads (38% of usage)
- Pelipper 11.9% usageHurricane 94.8–112.5%, 75% chance to OHKOOn its common spreads: 75% to OHKO (17%), OHKO (12%), 75% to OHKO (10%)
- Froslass-Mega 5.1% usageBlizzard 84.4–100%, 6.3% chance to OHKO, and they move firstOn its common spreads: 6.3% to OHKO (17%), OHKO (12%), 6.3% to OHKO (10%)
- Basculegion 22.6% usageWave Crash 70.8–84.4%, guaranteed 2HKO, and they move firstOn its common spreads: 2HKO (17%), 6.3% to OHKO (12%), 2HKO (10%)
- Whimsicott 13.2% usageMoonblast 66.7–79.2%, guaranteed 2HKO, and they move first2HKO on all 3 of its common spreads (38% of usage)
- Gholdengo 18.0% usageMake It Rain 63–75%, guaranteed 2HKO2HKO on all 3 of its common spreads (38% of usage)
- Farigiraf 16.5% usagePsychic 62.5–75%, guaranteed 2HKO2HKO on all 3 of its common spreads (38% of usage)
- Arcanine-Hisui 12.0% usageHead Smash 61.5–72.4%, guaranteed 2HKO2HKO on all 3 of its common spreads (38% of usage)
- Salamence-Mega 22.8% usageDraco Meteor 59.9–70.8%, guaranteed 2HKO, and they move first2HKO on all 3 of its common spreads (38% of usage)
- Ninetales-Alola 6.4% usageBlizzard 59.4–69.8%, guaranteed 2HKO, and they move first2HKO on all 3 of its common spreads (38% of usage)
- Indeedee-F 21.5% usagePsychic 56.3–66.7%, guaranteed 2HKO2HKO on all 3 of its common spreads (38% of usage)
- Torkoal 6.1% usageEruption 53.6–64.1%, guaranteed 2HKO2HKO on all 3 of its common spreads (38% of usage)