>>45843738They are helpful early game, as they are either team fillers or fill that needed flying type advantage.
Individually though:
>PidgeotHad access to a mega. High speed, access to some decent. Losing its mega really hurt it
>NoctowlPSYCHIC MOVES? On MY bird? And you can get it before you get to where Drowzee is. Also 100 base HP stat for some reason
>SwellowFAST (base 125 speed) and gets Guts and Scrappy, which gives it a slight edge over the other birds for STAB normal type moves like double edge.
>StaraptorBeefy attack and speed + Intimdate. Can learn Close Combat for some fucking reason. Edgy bird look cool too
>UnfezantBig attack. Has Super Luck for maximizing crits. Otherwise probably the worst of the bunch.
>TalonflameWas a star pre nerf. GF did this bird dirty. Still gives you an early fire type so you don't have to choose Delphox as your starter. Both abilities are pretty good, Flame Body came in handy for me tons of times in Y.
>ToucannonBIG attack. Probably one of the highest out of the lot. With a lot of choices for physical attacks. Plus he's always angry and I like that.
>CorviknightStats are terrible, not as good as you would hope from a bad ass looking raven bird. Abilities are kinda cool. But as far as bang for your buck, there's not much here but defense stat
