Contrary Staraptor Team Discussion
Summary
In Pokémon Champions | VGC Battles & Tournaments this announcement discusses building a bulky Contrary Staraptor set centered on Parting Shot interactions. It covers move and item tweaks, swapping Grimmsnarl to Whimsicott, partner candidates like Incineroar Sinistcha and Glimmora, and addresses Detect Imprison interactions, yard answers, and the need for a secondary Mega or alternative slots.
My favorite thing about this guy having contrary is side parting shots, so this team aims to make the bulkiest and strongest staraptor possible
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Just realized i didnt give grimm parting shot. Replaced fake out
Grimm changed to whims since charm
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Nice idea I wanted to use this
I had staraptor whim sinistcha in the builder today
Idk about the other slots
Staraptor should be detect for imprison shenanigans
I think prot is better than tbolt
Plot
On gholdengo
I don't like it after the nerfs tho
Oh forgot about detect
Seems bad, I just wanted to test it
Who fits the slots?
Yeah idk about the other three
I couldnt think of partenrs
Low-key
Incin, whims, staraptor, sinistcha are good
The other 2 slots idk
Grimm might be better ngl
Idk I don't love the double grassing
I don't like incin a lot but it might work
Its not that bad
Whims + sinistcha is fine
- self charm > self parting shot
Really makes you weak to yards
Ik
I was debating with myself earlier
I decided I either drop whim or sinistcha
Yeah I wanna replace floette/dengo with a yard answer
I think it can function without sinistcha
You have roost
Fair
Then what do we do with the 3 slots
We need a yard answer and secondary mega
I will once again say
You don't NEED a secondary mega
Then what are we doing with 3 slots
idm glimmora here
And gives whims fairy feather
Let me look a bit
What to do with the last 2 slots…
