Any hope for Staraptor?
Got a hundo Starly trading with my wife and evolved into a Wing Attack/Heat Wave Staraptor. The other 2 Staraptors both learn Quick Attack/Close Combat. I understand none of the current charge moves stand out so it's right now just a mon with potential. But what could be a good future? What does Niantic need to do to make it meta-relevant?
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Pokemon Fast Move Charged Move DPS TDO DPS*TDO CP
Moltres Fire Spin Sky Attack 31.535 849.2 26,781.1 3,272
Rayquaza Air Slash Aerial Ace 29.957 792.3 23,733.7 3,645
Charizard Wing Attack Blast Burn 26.791 607.2 16,269.1 2,686
Deoxys (Attack Forme) Zen Headbutt Psycho Boost 26.348 128.3 3,379.6 2,244
Flareon Fire Spin Overheat 25.712 566.6 14,568.8 2,904
Entei Fire Spin Overheat 25.656 833.2 21,375 3,377
Blaziken Fire Spin Overheat 25.56 484.2 12,377.1 2,631
Mewtwo Confusion Flamethrower 25.368 721.4 18,299.2 3,982
Honchkrow Peck Brave Bird 25.158 494.4 12,439.5 2,711
Chatot Peck Sky Attack 25.029 364.6 9,124.6 1,791
Typhlosion Ember Blast Burn 25.004 566.7 14,170.2 2,686
Yanmega Wing Attack Aerial Ace 24.842 633.8 15,744.7 2,946
Heatran Fire Spin Fire Blast 24.839 880.4 21,867 3,754
Staraptor Wing Attack Brave Bird 24.736 566.7 14,019.3 2,825
This is the table for highest DPS vs breloom (which is teh best possible conditions for a flying mon). Staraptor ranks 11th against it, which is... not good for staraptor. If it were at some point to learn sky attack, it would become the BEST flying type attacker and second best currently released machamp counter (after mewtwo) in all but clear & cloudy weather.
So... maybe if staraptor somehow gets Sky Attack, yes there would be hope. But if (as is more likely than not) staraptor does not get Sky Attack added to its move pool... it's a dex entry and that hundo is little more than a trophy,
Here's to hoping.
If Niantic gave Staraptor Sky Attack instead of Brave Bird than it easily would've become one of the best and most accessible flying types in the game. However, it's suck with Brave Bird for the time being. That doesn't mean it's bad, but its just not as good as it could be been. It's still a great option against fighting types like Machamp.
Let's just hope that Niantic will change it's moveset in the future like they did with Gyarados. Keep it, love it, cherish it. Its easily the best starting bird in the entire series.
