Plus staraptor gets stab with quick attack so having a good priority move in a tier where priority runs rampant is a pretty good idea. Having the ability to learn close combat greatly improves which pokemon i can keep staraptor in against and those i would not normally be able to. Staraptor generation 6 move learnset x, y, omega ruby, alpha. Close combatu turn staraptor acts as my scouter and revenge killer. This guy has very high special attack stat, and with only one weakness, fighting. Bibarel defeats munchlax in all even shield scenarios. What is a good doublebattle pokemon to have with staraptor. How do i get a staraptor that has the moves fly, close combat. Pokemon pearl team just completed pokemon leagueneed advice. Close combatsucker punchfake out hitmontop is a great spinner in uu, intimidate make it bulky allround thanks to its impressive special defence. Especially since cls gives counter attack, it seems to be super helpful for cleansing def down so enemy cls isnt stunning all that frequently.
I just noticed starly doesnt have a hidden ability, but its evolutions, staravia and staraptor, do. No file available or game download disabled, sorry. Double edge and close combat should only be used to hit specific pokemon that resist brave bird, such as rotomw and tyranitar, respectively. Bw2 uu team reckless raptor a uu team pokemon online. In diamond and pearl, starly can be found on routes 201, 202, 203, 204, 209.
Pokemon platinum version competitive moveset guide ds. Mar 07, 2008 staraptor holding fist plate lv 52 bravebird. Close combat his famous move allow coverage of rock types, kyurem, during the hail weather and dark types. Seismitoad not having a physical water move was definitely a mistake, i should have given it liquidation. Pokemon pearl team just completed pokemon leagueneed. All you have to do is go to your hms section in your bag, and allow it to learn fly in replace of one of your move slots. However this does not mean that staraptor is without uses. I love dragonite because he has such a wide variety of moves for example. Pro skeeter one thing you should learn is there is. Terrakions close combat and salamences unboosted outrage. Ashs staraptor bulbapedia, the communitydriven pokemon. Once it evolves into staraptor, it finally learns close combat. Jan 21, 2008 it should miss a few times so tauros can pp stall it out of stone edge. However, if staraptor can outspeed togekiss, its a one hit ko with close combat.
One thing i found lately is that if you enter the furthest building in the ski resort, it transports you to the house with the team rocket member in robins wood. You have plenty of options for every role you can imagine. Infernape close combat, flare blitz, gunk shot, grass knot staraptor brave bird, doubleedge, close combat, quick attack gliscor earthquake, ice fang, facade, knock off manaphy surf, ice beam, energy ball, tail glow location. Aug 10, 2015 fly is a simple move to get, especially when theyre already a flying type. Staraptor really shines out of all the normal flyingtype hybrids because of intimidate and a fightingtype move in close combat to beat opposing steel and rocktypes. Oct 03, 2019 flying pokemon, like the powerful and popular staraptor must know fly and close combat. Because staraptor does not learn close combat until level 34, and staravia cannot learn close combat at all without cheating. After seeing reggies staraptor use the powerful brave bird attack in lost leader. It can learn good stab moves like brave bird and doubleedge, as well as good coverage moves like close combat which covers steel and. Lucario can learn strong moves like close combat and aura sphere. Infight is a damagedealing fightingtype move introduced in generation iv. Staraptor with brave bird, fly, close combat and final gambit mamoswine with earthquake, ice fang, ice shard and rock smash lucario with swords dance, close combat, meteor mash and extreme speed.
Brave bird, close combat, and double edge make this bird take down its foes in mere seconds. The user fights the target up close without guarding itself. I have utilised this lovely sorceress many times throughout my playthrough. It must be taught the moves in the appropriate game and then. What sort of team is best for beating cynthia in diamond and. If your staraptor is higher, simply relearn the moves from the move. Uturn should usually only be used if the opponent has an aegislash or skarmory, but it can be useful early on if theres a specific wall you want to save staraptor for. Once it evolves, it learns aerial ace and brave bird, so i wont even try using it before that. But avoid asking for help, clarification, or responding to other answers.
I will learn it, of course, but i wont use it if i can avoid it. Close combat is for slower opponents, who tend to be more bulky. Now you cannot deny the ownage that is bulky tauros. Jun 25, 2008 staraptor gets all sorts of good moves like close combat, double edge, and brave bird.
While any team is capable of beating her, depending on level, you should aim for a team as follows. To learn more, see our tips on writing great answers. What is the best team on diamond and pearl answers. Moves that can lower the users defense moves that can lower the users. They are incredibly powerful and will be a valuable asset on any team. This is the first ever pokemon i got after chimchar, always have him in my team unless trading, once cynthia was running strong and i had only staraptor. Staraptor has one move at its disposal that sets it head and shoulders above its brethren however, and thats close combat. He then proceeded to ohko snorlax and empoleon with close combat, and ohko heracross and roserade with flamethrower. Dodrio and swellow lack a strong fightingtype move to budge these steel and rocktypes and this is probably the main reason why staraptor is on a different level. If you want a staraptor to scout your opponents team, the staraptor should have jolly nature, uturn over pursuit, and. Close combat inflicts damage and then lowers the users defense stat and special.
Staraptor to deal with most fighting types and heliolisk to complete a. It sucks that you cant cleanse stun obviously but i think learn control should be done after combat analysis personally. What should i replace for brave bird or should i keep my current moves. As such, its made in a similar mould to fearow, dodrio, swellow and to a lesser extent, pidgeot.
So if i were to breed a female staraviastaraptor correctly not using a ditto, would the offspring starly have a 60% chance of evolving into a staravia that knows its speciess hidden ability, reckless, even though it would just have keen eye as a starly. Staraptor thanks in part to ashs encouragement and learned close combat. Cookies pokemon online will be adopting smogon tiers. Crobat is better for playing more defensively hypnosis, uturn, haze, toxic, etc. Cynthia has the pokemon spiritomb, lucario, gastrodon, milotic, roserade, and garchomp. Close combat can simply be learned when reaching lvl. Where to teach infernape heat wave in pokemon platinum. But this saturday episode five will be on schedule. Staraptor finally learns its best flyingtype stab in the form of brave bird. The fight between ash and jellal who is going to win. Close combat should be able to ohko bastiodon, making it fairly safe to take on.
Staraptor is a fast but fragile normalflying type, with a decent attack stat and a poor special attack stat. Pauls honchkrow got the upper hand until ashs staravia evolved into staraptor and learned close combat. Fly is a simple move to get, especially when theyre already a flying type. Sep 06, 2010 how do i get a staraptor that has the moves fly, close combat, aerial ace and brave bird aerial ace or take down for staraptor. Uturn turns my team into a double switch between my mienshao and staraptor and he has a vicious attack base and speed. Sorry for delay but something came up when i was on it. If you want a wall breaker, the staraptor should have reckless for its ability, pursuit over uturn, and adamant nature over jolly nature. To save time, either of the sites could have just assumed that the level up moves remained the same, and then either of the sites, probabaly bulbapedia, just copied over that data from the other site. If your staraptor is higher, simply relearn the moves from the move reminder. Inthezone decided that staraptor was to be ohkoed and he tanked 2 close combats like a boss, master slaughtered rapidash. The lead of team for some match ups, anyway he just likes to have a good time. What is the power of my staraptor s brave bird after these powerups. Sadly, im going to need fly, so ill sacrifice a move slot for that. Lol cant believe it actually karate kicked the other bird.
Staraptor brave bird close combat fly aerial ace gyrados hydro pump ice fang surf waterfall i didnt teach it hyper beam because i dont like moves that need resting. The only hard part is encountering a ralts on a route full of bidoof and roselia. How do i get a staraptor that has the moves fly, close. He has a great ability in reckless that boosts both brave bird and double edge, which are powerful stabs. But close combat does lower some stats cant remember what. Close combat move bulbapedia, the communitydriven pokemon. These are the pokemon that only appear once in each game, like mewtwo or latios. Everyone sleeping on staraptor with close combat lol. It should also be noted that staraptor s own brave bird can ohko 40 dragonite after stealth rock damage, and is much more powerful than other common scarf users attacks by default i. How do i get a staraptor that has the moves fly, close combat, aerial. A bit of a problem, hitmontop hjk spamming weakens it though.
How do i get a staraptor that has the moves fly, close combat, aerial ace and brave bird aerial ace or take down for staraptor. Feb 05, 2014 double edge and close combat should only be used to hit specific pokemon that resist brave bird, such as rotomw and tyranitar, respectively. What sort of team is best for beating cynthia in diamond. Its pretty much the equivalent to a choice banded azumarills aqua jet. What is the power of my staraptors brave bird after these powerups. Staraptor generation 4 move learnset diamond, pearl. Februarymarch oras uu potential suspects discussion. Pro skeeter one thing you should learn is there is no fun allowed on this chat. Staraptor can only learn these moves in previous generations. Togekiss would probably knock out staraptor 1 on 1 with aura sphere because staraptor has extremely low base special defense. Below are all the moves that staraptor can learn in generation 4, which consists of. Staraptor gets all sorts of good moves like close combat, double edge, and brave bird.
Lowers the users defense and special defense by one stage after inflicting damage. Staraptor knows aerial ace, fly, close combat, and endeavor. With mono normal you will learn that there are more important things than. Paul predicted that staraptor would be used against torterra next and kept it in. Eevee can have several evolutions like flareon, jolteon, vaporeon, umbreon, espeon, leafeon, and glaceon. You should see by now the leetness of bulky tauros anyway. Im trying to learn all of the things, much to the chagrin of those that agree to help me on discord. It should also be noted that staraptors own brave bird can ohko 40 dragonite after stealth rock damage, and is much more powerful than other common scarf users attacks by default i. Technician mach punch stone edge close combat aerial aceearthquake it has the lowest attack of all the hitmons, so having a choice band helps it out. It should miss a few times so tauros can pp stall it out of stone edge. Close combat is a fantastic move in staraptors move pool because it destroys rock and steel type pokemon who resist his stabs. Because of not having the ability safely band staraptor in this meta, a banded talonflame will out damage a scarf staraptor.
But combat analysis benefits the whole team, the whole battle. He can damage a lot of foes before he is through just like it did to me in my random battle. Most fighters have low special defense, so having download ability to boost your already high stats is great. Learn control only benefits cls for like 1 or 2 turns, because once you use call to action the zeta is no longer providing a bonus. My staraptor is level 49 and wants to learn brave bird. Staraptor has one move at its disposal that sets it head and shoulders above its. Apr 18, 2018 the fight between ash and jellal who is going to win. Staraptor generation 6 move learnset x, y, omega ruby. Agility30the user relaxes and lightens its body to move faster. Feb 19, 2008 should my staraptor learn close combat. Close combat, if used, should only be used when absolutely necessary, as it allows common sweepers, such as mega pinsir and gyarados, to set up for free. Close combat has awesome power and weakens threats like rhyperior.
Ya know, maybe play some beach volleyball with the boys. Toxicroak gets taken to the wire by munchlax, but will come out on top unless toxicroak is running an iv spread close to 1500 and can no longer tank the body slam, which is incredibly unlikely. Guest, po has ceased our separate tiering and adopted smogon tiers for sm. Staraptor has some very nice niche options with close combat in its arsenal. Safe and sacrificial switching in toxic cup go stadium. Discussion in gen 6 uu started by nananabatman, feb 1, 2016.
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