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Mega Staraptor is a Fighting and Flying-type Pokémon in Pokémon GO. It reaches 3,979 CP and is weak to Electric, Fairy, Flying, Ice, and Psychic-type moves. Its recommended moveset is Gust / Brave Bird+. It is boosted by Cloudy and Windy weather. Its shiny form is available.

Mega Staraptor Stats and Max CP

Mega Staraptor's Tier Ranking & Meta Analysis

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PvE Analysis

Mega Staraptor PvE Analysis

Recommended moves

• Fighting Attacker:Sand AttackClose Combat
• Flying Attacker:GustBrave Bird+

With an impressive ATK and, more importantly, access to the immensely powerful Brave Bird+, Mega Staraptor flies high atop the Flying-type meta, immediately establishing itself as one of the best in this category. But Mega Staraptor is a Fighting/Flying type, so how does it perform in the Fighting department? And will it remain a top-notch Flying-type attacker? Here's everything to know.

As a Fighting type

Mega Staraptor does not learn any of the Fighting-type Fast Attacks of Pokémon GO in the Main Series Games. Among Charged Attacks, it only learns Close Combat and Focus Blast, with access to the former in Pokémon GO. As such, with a non-existent Fighting-type Fast Attack and an underwhelming Charged Attack, it fails to perform.

As a Flying type

Brave Bird+ propels Mega Staraptor to new heights, positioning itself just behind Mega Rayquaza in DPS. However, the difference between the damage numbers of Mega Rayquaza and Mega Staraptor is a hefty 25%. With only one Mega slot in a Raid battle, Mega Rayquaza should always be preferred. Obviously, if you don't have a good Mega Ray, Mega Staraptor fills in the role well. It's particularly efficient against Bug-type Raid Bosses due to the extra resistance to Bug stemming from the Fighting/Flying combination.

Is Mega Staraptor future proof in Pokémon GO?

Doubtful. If a Flying-type powerhouse like Mega Charizard Y gets a strong +Charged Attack, it will immediately leave Mega Staraptor in the dust. In the same vein, if Mega Salamence is given access to a Flying-type Fast Attack like Air Slash and is complemented with a +Charged Attack like, say, Fly+, it will be lights out for Mega Staraptor again.

Mega Staraptor will remain a solid Flying-type attacker, but its dominance can be challenged. Not to mention, the chance of Mega Rayquaza getting Dragon Ascent+ or even Hurricane+, and making every other Flying Pokémon forgettable, also remains open.

PvP Analysis

Mega Staraptor PvP Analysis

Recommended moves

• Great League: Mega Edition:Wing AttackClose CombatHeat Wave
• Ultra League: Mega Edition:Wing AttackClose CombatHeat Wave
• Master League: Mega Edition:Wing AttackClose CombatHeat Wave

🔵 Mega Great League

Mega Staraptor is a glass cannon in the Great League, suffering the same issues it did as regular Staraptor in the non-Mega formats. Brave Bird+ is strong but having a DEF debuff of 3 stages when you're already fragile is a major concern for this Pokémon. Moreover, there are a host of Mega Evolutions that perform better as well. Opponents like Altaria, Mimikyu, Tinkaton, Melmetal, and Mega Sableye stay unbeaten, rendering Mega Staraptor bad against the Steel/Fairy/Dragon core.

🟡 Mega Ultra League

With some extra breathing room, Mega Staraptor is a little better in the Mega Ultra League. It utilizes its spammy and flexible moveset better, although it still faces challenges in the bulk department. Here, it's able to muscle through Melmetal, Jellicent, Blastoise, Shadow Ninetales, and Mega Dragonite. Still, its overall win column is narrow, and it loses more often than not. The best use is to disrupt the opponent by making them use a shield, but at the end of the day, it is an underperforming Mega.

🟣 Mega Master League

Mega Staraptor does a tidy job in the Mega Master League, functioning as a spammy and hard-hitting bird of prey. Its flexible moveset helps Mega Staraptor power through titans like Mega Tyranitar, White Kyurem, Dialga Origin, Crowned Shield Zamazenta, Melmetal, and even Mega Gyarados. While its wins are impressive, one bad habit that doesn't leave Mega Staraptor is losing more than it wins. It goes down to Mega Rayquaza, Primal Groudon, and Primal Kyogre. Joining the list of losses include the Megas of the Pseudo Legendary Dragons, both Mewtwo's Megas, Zacian Crowned Sword, Eternatus, Mega Aggron, and more.

The issue with Mega Staraptor is that you can have only one Mega Evolution per team, and that slot is better served by other Megas.

Raid Attacker

E#130

Fighting-type

C#64

Flying-type

S#3

Great League: Mega Edition

C#423

Ultra League: Mega Edition

C#360

Master League: Mega Edition

D#50

Mega Staraptor Type Chart

Mega Staraptor takes increased damage from:

Electric160.0%

Fairy160.0%

Flying160.0%

Ice160.0%

Psychic160.0%

Mega Staraptor takes reduced damage from:

Bug39.1%

Ground39.1%

Dark62.5%

Fighting62.5%

Grass62.5%

Mega Staraptor best moveset

Gust + Brave Bird+

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Gust

Brave Bird+

Mega Staraptor's best Flying-type moveset is Gust / Brave Bird+, with 21.47 DPS and 547.5 TDO. These moves are boosted by Windy weather. Mega Staraptor ranks #3 (S Tier) as a Flying attacker with that moveset.

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Data table

Sort: #	Sort: Fast Attack	Sort: Charged Attack	Sort: eDPS	Sort: DPS	Sort: TDO
1.	Sand Attack	Brave Bird+	20.78	22.71	579.0
2.	Quick Attack	Brave Bird+	20.16	22.04	561.9
3.	Wing Attack	Brave Bird+	19.65	21.48	547.7
4.	Gust	Brave Bird+	19.64	21.47	547.5
5.	Gust	Fly	17.45	19.09	486.6
6.	Sand Attack	Fly	17.07	18.67	476.0
7.	Quick Attack	Fly	17.03	18.63	475.0
8.	Wing Attack	Fly	16.93	18.52	472.3

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Fast Attacks

• Wing Attack10111.0s

  

  Type effectiveness chart

  Super effective against

  • Fighting160%
  • Bug160%
  • Grass160%

  Resisted by

  • Rock62.5%
  • Steel62.5%
  • Electric62.5%

  Gym and Raid Battles

  Damage	10
  Energy	11
  Weather boost	Windy
  Duration	1.0s
  Damage window	0.8s - 0.9s

  Trainer Battles

  Damage	5
  Energy	8

  
  

  Effects

  Wing Attack has no special effects.

  See Wing Attack details page ↗
• Gust *25202.0s

  

  Type effectiveness chart

  Super effective against

  • Fighting160%
  • Bug160%
  • Grass160%

  Resisted by

  • Rock62.5%
  • Steel62.5%
  • Electric62.5%

  Gym and Raid Battles

  Damage	25
  Energy	20
  Weather boost	Windy
  Duration	2.0s
  Damage window	0.9s - 2.0s

  Trainer Battles

  Damage	16
  Energy	14

  
  

  Effects

  Gust has no special effects.

  See Gust details page ↗
• Sand Attack470.5s

  

  Type effectiveness chart

  Super effective against

  • Poison160%
  • Rock160%
  • Steel160%
  • Fire160%
  • Electric160%

  Resisted by

  • Flying39.1%
  • Bug62.5%
  • Grass62.5%

  Gym and Raid Battles

  Damage	4
  Energy	7
  Weather boost	Sunny
  Duration	0.5s
  Damage window	0.3s - 0.6s

  Trainer Battles

  Damage	2
  Energy	4

  
  

  Effects

  Sand Attack has no special effects.

  See Sand Attack details page ↗
• Quick Attack10131.0s

  

  Type effectiveness chart

  Resisted by

  • Rock62.5%
  • Ghost39.1%
  • Steel62.5%

  Gym and Raid Battles

  Damage	10
  Energy	13
  Weather boost	Partly Cloudy
  Duration	1.0s
  Damage window	0.5s - 0.8s

  Trainer Battles

  Damage	5
  Energy	8

  
  

  Effects

  Quick Attack has no special effects.

  See Quick Attack details page ↗

Charged Attacks

• Close Combat1051002.5s

  

  Type effectiveness chart

  Super effective against

  • Normal160%
  • Rock160%
  • Steel160%
  • Ice160%
  • Dark160%

  Resisted by

  • Flying62.5%
  • Poison62.5%
  • Bug62.5%
  • Ghost39.1%
  • Psychic62.5%
  • Fairy62.5%

  Gym and Raid Battles

  Damage	105
  Energy	100
  Weather boost	Cloudy
  Duration	2.5s
  Damage window	1.2s - 2.5s

  Trainer Battles

  Damage	100
  Energy	45

  
  

  Effects

  Special

  Close Combat has a 100.0% chance to:

  • Decrease User's Defense by 33.3%

  See Close Combat details page ↗
• Heat Wave951003.0s

  

  Type effectiveness chart

  Super effective against

  • Bug160%
  • Steel160%
  • Grass160%
  • Ice160%

  Resisted by

  • Rock62.5%
  • Fire62.5%
  • Water62.5%
  • Dragon62.5%

  Gym and Raid Battles

  Damage	95
  Energy	100
  Weather boost	Sunny
  Duration	3.0s
  Damage window	1.7s - 2.8s

  Trainer Battles

  Damage	75
  Energy	45

  
  

  Effects

  Heat Wave has no special effects.

  See Heat Wave details page ↗
• Brave Bird+1501002.0s

  

  Type effectiveness chart

  Super effective against

  • Fighting160%
  • Bug160%
  • Grass160%

  Resisted by

  • Rock62.5%
  • Steel62.5%
  • Electric62.5%

  Gym and Raid Battles

  Damage	150
  Energy	100
  Weather boost	Windy
  Duration	2.0s
  Damage window	1.0s - 1.6s

  Trainer Battles

  Damage	70
  Energy	40

  
  

  Effects

  Special

  Brave Bird+ has a 100.0% chance to:

  • Decrease User's Defense by 42.9%

  See Brave Bird+ details page ↗
• Brave Bird1301002.0s

  

  Type effectiveness chart

  Super effective against

  • Fighting160%
  • Bug160%
  • Grass160%

  Resisted by

  • Rock62.5%
  • Steel62.5%
  • Electric62.5%

  Gym and Raid Battles

  Damage	130
  Energy	100
  Weather boost	Windy
  Duration	2.0s
  Damage window	1.0s - 1.6s

  Trainer Battles

  Damage	130
  Energy	55

  
  

  Effects

  Special

  Brave Bird has a 100.0% chance to:

  • Decrease User's Defense by 42.9%

  See Brave Bird details page ↗
• Fly90502.0s

  

  Type effectiveness chart

  Super effective against

  • Fighting160%
  • Bug160%
  • Grass160%

  Resisted by

  • Rock62.5%
  • Steel62.5%
  • Electric62.5%

  Gym and Raid Battles

  Damage	90
  Energy	50
  Weather boost	Windy
  Duration	2.0s
  Damage window	1.4s - 1.7s

  Trainer Battles

  Damage	80
  Energy	45

  
  

  Effects

  Fly has no special effects.

  See Fly details page ↗

Mega Staraptor CP Chart

Mega Staraptor reaches a maximum of 3,979 CP at Level 50. Raid encounters have 2,201–2,273 CP, rising to 2,752–2,842 CP when weather boosted. Field and Special Research encounters have 1,637–1,705 CP.

Max CP	3979 CP
	Level 50, 15/15/15 IVs
Research	1637 CP - 1705 CP
	Level 15, 10/10/10 minimum IVs
Eggs	2183 CP - 2273 CP
	Level 20, 10/10/10 minimum IVs
Raids	2201 CP - 2273 CP
	Level 20, 11/11/11 minimum IVs
	2752 CP - 2842 CP
	Weather boosted, Level 25, 11/11/11 minimum IVs

More information

• Field and Special Research encounters are always Level 15. IVs range from 10 (min) to 15 (max). Field Research encounters have a 10/10/10 IV floor.
• Pokémon hatched from Eggs are always Level 20. IVs range from 10 (min) to 15 (max). Egg Hatches have a 10/10/10 IV floor.
• Raid Bosses caught without weather boost are always Level 20. IVs range from 11 (min) to 15 (max). Raid Catches have a 11/11/11 IV floor.
  • 😈 Shadow Pokémon have 6/6/6 IV floor in raids.
• Raid Bosses caught with weather boost are always Level 25. IVs range from 11 (min) to 15 (max). Weather boosted Raid Catches have a 11/11/11 IV floor.
  • 😈 Shadow Pokémon have 6/6/6 IV floor in raids.
• Wild encounters range from Level 1 to Level 30 Pokémon. Their IVs range from 0 (min) to 15 (max) for each stat.
• Weather Boosted wild Pokémon encounters get a 5 Level boost, bringing their Level range to Level 6 to Level 35. In addition, they have a guaranteed minimum IV value of 4 for each stat, resulting in a 4/4/4 IV floor.

Mega Pokémon that boost Mega Staraptor

A list of Mega Pokémon that boost Mega Staraptor's Fighting and Flying-type moves, Candy, and Candy XL from catching Mega Staraptor.

Fighting

Flying

Pokédex information

Pokédex Number	#398
Height	1.9 m
Weight	50 kg
Region	Generation 4
Can be traded	Allowed
Buddy distance	1 km
Released	Yes
Shiny released	Yes
Pokémon Home transfer	Allowed
Base Flee Rate	0%
Catch rewards	10 500
Additional Move Cost	25 10000
Mega Energy reward For walking as a Buddy	5 Mega Energy

Evolution Chart

Pokémon	Requires	Evolution
Starly	25 Candy	Staravia
Staravia	100 Candy	Staraptor
Staraptor	300 / 60 Energy (Mega Evolution)	Mega Staraptor

• Starly evolves into Staravia which costs 25 Candy.
• Staravia evolves into Staraptor which costs 100 Candy.
• Staraptor can transform into Mega Staraptor through Mega Evolution. This costs 300 energy the first time and 60 energy each subsequent time.

Mega Staraptor family

A list of Pokémon that are somehow related to Mega Staraptor in Pokémon GO. Includes evolutions, regional, and form variations.

Starly

Staravia

Staraptor

Mega Staraptor

Shadow Starly

Shadow Staravia

Shadow Staraptor

No size information available for this Pokémon

Power-up costs

LVL	Stardust	Candy	Candy XL
50	520,000	304	296
40	280,000	304	10
35	190,000	196	-
30	125,000	126	-
25	80,000	87	-
20	47,500	58	-
15	25,500	38	-
10	11,000	19	-
5	3,000	9	-

Mega Staraptor Power Up costs in Pokémon GO. The table shows the total Stardust, Candy, and Candy XL required to power up Mega Staraptor from Level 1 to Level 15, 20, 25, 30, 35, 40, and 50. It will cost you 520,000 Stardust, 304 Candy, and 296 Candy XL to fully power up Mega Staraptor in Pokémon GO.

Sprites

Regular and Shiny Mega Staraptor

• Regular Mega Staraptor MEGACopy shortcode
• Shiny Mega Staraptor MEGACopy shortcode

Mega Staraptor high resolution sprites

A list of high resolution Pokémon HOME sprites related to Mega Staraptor. Sprite description is a best guess on what the sprite is related to, use your own judgment. Click to download full 512x512 resolution.

• #398
• #398

Official artwork

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