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Brave Bird
Brave Bird VIII
ブレイブバード
Brave Bird
Generation: IV
Battle Data
Type: Type Flying
Category Physical
Power: 120
Accuracy: 100%
PP: 15, max: 24
Affects: Selected Target
Secondary Effect: None
Priority: 0
Contact: Yes
Affected by
Magic Coat: No
Magic Bounce: No
Bright Powder: Yes
Protect/Detect: Yes
Snatch: No
Mirror Move: Yes
King's Rock: Yes
Contest Data
Contest Spectaculars (ORAS)
Type: Cute
Appeal:
Jam:
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Brave Bird is a Flying-type move introduced in Generation IV. It can be seen as a Flying-type counterpart to Flare Blitz.

Description[]

Games Description
DPPtHGSS
BWB2W2
The user tucks in its wings and charges from a low altitude. The user also takes serious damage
XYORAS
SMUSUM
SwShBDSPLA
The user tucks in its wings and charges from a low altitude. This also damages the user quite a lot.
SV The user tucks in its wings and charges at a low altitude. This also damages the user quite a lot.

Effect[]

In Battle[]

Brave Bird does damage at the expense of causing recoil damage, which is 1/3 of the damage dealt to the opponent.

Calculating the recoil damage after it hits:

Where:

  • ν (nu) is the damage recoil calculation
  • β_current (beta) is the user's current HP
  • rand(120) is the randomised damage from Brave Bird between 1 to 120.

Learnset[]

By leveling up[]

Pokémon Type Egg groups Level
IV V VI VII VIII IX
083 Farfetch'd normal/flying Flying/Field 55 1, 55 1, 55SMUSUM 65
083A Farfetch'd fighting Flying/Field 65
227 Skarmory steel/flying Flying 52 52
250 Ho-Oh fire/flying Undiscovered 15HGSS 15 15 15
257 Blaziken fire/fighting Field 49 49 49XY
50ORAS
50 1 63
276 Taillow normal/flying Flying 41ORAS 41 41BDSP
277 Swellow normal/flying Flying 1, 51ORAS 1, 51 1, 51BDSPLA
396 Starly normal/flying Flying 37 37 37 37 37BDSPLA 37
397 Staravia normal/flying Flying 43 43 43 43 43BDSP
37LA
43
398 Staraptor normal/flying Flying 49 49 49 49 49BDSP
37LA
49
430 Honchkrow dark/flying Flying 57LA
580 Ducklett water/flying Water 1/Flying 41 41 41 41
581 Swanna water/flying Water 1/Flying 47 47 47 47
627 Rufflet normal/flying Flying 59 59 59 72SwSh
43LA
72
628 Braviary normal/flying Flying 63 1, 63 1, 63 80
628A Braviary psychic/flying Flying 43LA
629 Vullaby dark/flying Flying 59 59 59 72 72
630 Mandibuzz dark/flying Flying 63 1, 63 1, 63 80 80
663 Talonflame fire/flying Flying 1, 64 1, 64 83 83
722 Rowlet grass/flying Flying 43 36SwSh 36
723 Dartrix grass/flying Flying 51 50SwSh 50
724 Decidueye grass/ghost Flying 55 58 58
724A Decidueye grass/fighting Flying 40LA 58
785 Tapu Koko electric/fairy Undiscovered 1 65
821 Rookidee flying Flying 36 36
822 Corvisquire flying Flying 46 46
823 Corviknight flying/steel Flying 50 50
865 Sirfetch'd fighting Flying/Field 65
931 Squawkabilly normal/flying Flying 42
973 Flamigo flying/fighting Flying 54
Bold indicates this Pokémon receives STAB from this move.
Italic indicates an evolved or alternate form of this Pokémon receives STAB from this move.

By TR[]

Pokémon Type Egg groups Machine
IV V VI VII VIII IX
041 Zubat poison/flying Flying TR66
042 Golbat poison/flying Flying TR66
083 Farfetch'd normal/flying Flying/Field TR66
083A Farfetch'd fighting Flying/Field TR66
144 Articuno ice/flying Undiscovered TR66 TM164
084 Doduo normal/flying Flying TM164
085 Dodrio normal/flying Flying TM164
144A Articuno psychic/flying Undiscovered TR66 TM164
145 Zapdos electric/flying Undiscovered TR66 TM164
145A Zapdos fighting/flying Undiscovered TR66 TM164
146 Moltres fire/flying Undiscovered TR66 TM164
146A Moltres dark/flying Undiscovered TR66 TM164
151 Mew psychic Undiscovered TR66 TM164
163 Hoothoot normal/flying Flying TM164
164 Noctowl normal/flying Flying TM164
169 Crobat poison/flying Flying TR66
198 Murkrow dark/flying Flying TM164
225 Delibird ice/flying Water 1/Field TR66 TM164
227 Skarmory steel/flying Flying TR66 TM164
249 Lugia psychic/flying Undiscovered TM164
250 Ho-Oh fire/flying Undiscovered TR66 TM164
257 Blaziken fire/fighting Field TR66 TM164
278 Wingull water/flying Water 1/Flying TM164
279 Pelipper water/flying Water 1/Flying TR66 TM164
396 Starly normal/flying Flying TM164
397 Staravia normal/flying Flying TM164
398 Staraptor normal/flying Flying TM164
430 Honchkrow dark/flying Flying TM164
521 Unfezant normal/flying Flying TR66
580 Ducklett water/flying Water 1/Flying TM164
581 Swanna water/flying Water 1/Flying TM164
627 Rufflet normal/flying Flying TR66 TM164
628 Braviary normal/flying Flying TR66 TM164
628A Braviary psychic/flying Flying TM164
629 Vullaby dark/flying Flying TR66 TM164
630 Mandibuzz dark/flying Flying TR66 TM164
661 Fletchling normal/flying Flying TM164
662 Fletchinder fire/flying Flying TM164
663 Talonflame fire/flying Flying TR66 TM164
701 Hawlucha fighting/flying Flying/Human-Like TR66 TM164
722 Rowlet grass/flying Flying TR66 TM164
723 Dartrix grass/flying Flying TR66 TM164
724 Decidueye grass/ghost Flying TR66 TM164
724A Decidueye grass/fighting Flying TM164
731 Pikipek normal/flying Flying TM164
732 Trumbeak normal/flying Flying TM164
733 Toucannon normal/flying Flying TM164
785 Tapu Koko electric/fairy Undiscovered TR66
821 Rookidee flying Flying TR66 TM164
822 Corvisquire flying Flying TR66 TM164
823 Corviknight flying/steel Flying TR66 TM164
845 Cramorant flying/water Water 1/Flying TR66 TM164
865 Sirfetch'd fighting Flying/Field TR66
912 Quaxly water Flying/Water 1 TM164
913 Quaxwell water Flying/Water 1 TM164
914 Quaquaval water/fighting Flying/Water 1 TM164
931 Squawkabilly normal/flying Flying TM164
940 Wattrel electric/flying Water 1/Flying TM164
941 Kilowattrel electric/flying Water 1/Flying TM164
956 Espathra psychic Flying TM164
962 Bombirdier flying/dark Flying TM164
973 Flamigo flying/fighting Flying TM164
1016 Fezandipiti poison/fairy Undiscovered TM164
Bold indicates this Pokémon receives STAB from this move.
Italic indicates an evolved or alternate form of this Pokémon receives STAB from this move.

By breeding[]

Special move[]

Generation V[]

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