*WINS*
>>59370796is it worth wasting your 1 Mega slot on this thing?
>>59370800No. It won't be good until it gets superpower.
>>59370800>>59370835campaignshitter moment
>>59370796Sinnoh privilege strikes again
>>59370800>punishes Intimidate>gets bulkier and bulkier every turn with STAB Close CombatIt's a beast. Only thing you'll have to look out for is Gholdengo.
fought a team with it and basically lost instantly grimmsnarl sets a screen, it protects, then grimmsnarl parting shots itvery fun
Lanturn + Rawst
>>59370796CRAWLING IN MY SKIN
Of course this ugly mega gets a busted ability.
>>59370796>mogs SHITeot into oblivionKanto sisters, this wasn't supposed to happen...
>>59370842kojo moment
>>59371825>>mogs SHITeot into oblivion Bitch fearow mogged pidgeot in power to begin with
>>59371798I think they purposefully give the ugliest fucking mons broken ass shit as a spiteful humiliation ritual for the fan base that continues to force GF to continue caring about this series.
>>59370796Does it get anything abuseable besides Close Combat?
>>59371798>>59371884Gatrfags hands typed these posts
>>59372006Yeah, Grim buffs and Psych Up mons like Milotic, Ceruledge or Espathra https://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/gen9championsvgc2026regmb-2634266734-gwyoxmh0nrr226hn03any7r86ak858apw
>>59371884If that were true Feraligatr would’ve gotten huge power
>>59370800In doubles, yes.
faced my 1st one today, immediately shit on it>incin lead -1s it before mega>grimsnarl parting shot buffed it>close combat didnt even one shot anything on my side>+1 def didnt do shitjust double into it, if i didnt play almost max hp/spd i could probably one shot it
Holy, I'm starting to see Mega Staraptor + Farigiraf with Ally Switch and Psy Up.
>>59372006It has a high attack stat, decent bulk, and access to tail wind Just spamming close combat to make it nigh unkillable is probably enough to be Scovillain tier (viable but not the strongest) Main issue is that Staraptor has a really bad matchup in to Zard Y. It really wants to be running dual stabs and it just won't be able to win the 1v1 if it does that
>>59370796What would YOU use to counter it?
>>59370796>Charm my Staraptor with my Maushold on turn 1This thing is busted lol.
>>59372704>Mega Staraptor>Prankster Whimsicott Charm>Close Combat>+1 Def, +1 SpD, +2 Atk after turn one
>>59370796>before this, contrary was given the mons with either extremely shit stats or shit movepools>just hand it out to something with a movepool that can make really good use of it and great stats>the only other contrary mega still has fucking shit stats
>>59370872Blaze kick.
Sinnoh privilege?
>>59372733It gets that too? Someone's favorite pokemon on the dev team must be Staraptor.It's mine too.
>>59372712Then you can copy the buffs with another partner Pokémon using Psy Up
>>59370835Contrary Close Combat is better than Contrary Superpower.
>>59372704This is just using coaching
>>59370800>1 Mega slotMost (good) teams run two megas now, specifically to cover each other's weaknesses.
>>59370796Congrats to Staraptor I suppose. Definitely among the strongest birds alongside Corviknight.But since they can buff/nerf whenever they want now, is it possible that one day it may lose Contrary? They sometimes change abilities (like with Empoleon getting Competitive instead of Defiant in SV) so maybe this could happen?
>>59372010I hate that nigga too.
>>59370796It's OK, it's not crazy good or anything and Charizard and floette still mog it. I climbed to master ball with it since I don't have much else, has a slow and gnarly playstyle like other set up pokemon.
>>59372510>look how many boost does it have!>i won against the umbreon player at 1034 ELO on shitdown it's soo broken!!
>>59372916>run two megas???
>>59372712this works only if the opponent has nothing to kill it turn 1 or two shot it, which you should have
>>59373098You run 6 mons and pick 4
Mega Staraptor + Unaware Psych Up Clafeable is the best partner and the greatest enemy agains rival Mega Staraptor.
how do i counter him as trick room
>>59373096I'm at +1200, I'm refining the team more and more.
>>59373397in Champions you find real teams in Pokeball tier and on showdown you got these clowns at 1200 still? it's going to bias your building too
>>59372525so no
>>59373106Correction: you bring 6 and run 4.
>>59370800Bird + funny imp boostan goon is the new flavor of cancer
