>>46592056Staraptor is the most METAL of all regional birds and the only flaw with it is that it never got an ability to make its attacks stronger if they come with a downside.
I must have been about 12 years old when I played Diamond but it was the shock of my life when the innocuous looking Staravia turned into Staraptor and the first thing it does is let out a cry like it's dive bombing Americans back in WW2 and wants to learn Close Combat like it's an Infernape. Never mind when it learns Brave Bird and literally Kamikazes anything you put it against, this fucking bird will drop its Defense faster than a Thai hooker and throw away its HP like it's coins at a strip club just to get that kill. Even if it does go down, it will have the glory of going down fighting and not like a bitch.
In fact, just look at its face. This is the face of a bird who just wants you to look at it funny so it can shit fury on you from so high, you'll think Arceus himself was having plumbing issues.
