Brave Bird

Brave Bird

ブレイブバード Brave Bird

Generation:	IV

Battle Data

Type:
Category
Power:	120
Accuracy:	100%
PP:	15*
Affects:	Selected Target
Secondary Effect:	None
Priority:	0
Contact:	Yes

Affected by

Magic Coat:	No
Magic Bounce:
Bright Powder:	Yes
Protect/Detect:	Yes
Snatch:	No
Mirror Move:
King's Rock:	Yes

Contest Data

Contest Spectaculars (ORAS)

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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 SWSH	The user tucks in its wings and charges from 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 to the user.

Learnset

Generation IV

By Leveling Up

By Leveling Up
Pokémon	type	Level
Ho-Oh	Fire/Flying	15 (HGSS)
Blaziken	Fire/Fighting	49
Starly	Normal/Flying	37
Staravia	Normal/Flying	43
Staraptor	Normal/Flying	49
* Bold indicates a Pokémon which receives STAB from this move

By Breeding

By Breeding
Pokémon	type	Father
Pidgey	Normal/Flying	Starly, Staravia, Staraptor
Zubat	Poison/Flying	Starly, Staravia, Staraptor
Doduo	Normal/Flying	Starly, Staravia, Staraptor
Murkrow	Dark/Flying	Starly, Staravia, Staraptor (HGSS)
Skarmory	Steel/Flying	Starly, Staravia, Staraptor
Taillow	Normal/Flying	Starly, Staravia, Staraptor
* Bold indicates a Pokémon which receives STAB from this move * indicates a Pokémon that can only learn the move through chain breeding

Generation V

By Leveling Up

By Leveling Up
Pokémon	type	Level
Farfetch'd	Normal/Flying	55
Ho-Oh	Fire/Flying	15
Blaziken	Fire/Fighting	49
Starly	Normal/Flying	37
Staravia	Normal/Flying	43
Staraptor	Normal/Flying	49
Ducklett	Water/Flying	41
Swanna	Water/Flying	47
Rufflet	Normal/Flying	59
Braviary	Normal/Flying	63
Vullaby	Dark/Flying	59
Mandibuzz	Dark/Flying	63
* Bold indicates a Pokémon which receives STAB from this move

By Breeding

By Breeding
Pokémon	type	Father
Pidgey	Normal/Flying	Starly, Staravia, Staraptor Ducklett, Swanna Rufflet, Braviary Vullaby, Mandibuzz
Zubat	Poison/Flying	Starly, Staravia, Staraptor Ducklett, Swanna Rufflet, Braviary Vullaby, Mandibuzz
Doduo	Normal/Flying	Starly, Staravia, Staraptor Ducklett, Swanna Rufflet, Braviary Vullaby, Mandibuzz
Murkrow	Dark/Flying	Starly, Staravia, Staraptor Ducklett, Swanna Rufflet, Braviary Vullaby, Mandibuzz
Skarmory	Steel/Flying	Starly, Staravia, Staraptor Ducklett, Swanna Rufflet, Braviary Vullaby, Mandibuzz
Taillow	Normal/Flying	Starly, Staravia, Staraptor Ducklett, Swanna Rufflet, Vullaby, Mandibuzz
* Bold indicates a Pokémon which receives STAB from this move * indicates a Pokémon that can only learn the move through chain breeding

Gallery

Main games

• Brave Bird depicted in X, Y, Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire.
• Brave Bird depicted in Generation VII.

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Main series

• Brave Bird being used by Ash's Staraptor.
• Brave Bird being used by Skyla's Swanna.
• Brave Bird being used by Ash's Talonflame.
• Brave Bird being used by Professor Kukui's Braviary.
• Brave Bird being used by Ash's Rowlet.

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Pokémon Adventures

• Brave Bird being used by Team Galactic Grunt's Staraptor.
• Brave Bird being used by Black's Braviary.
• Brave Bird being used by Essentia's Hawlucha.

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Other manga series

• Brave Bird being used by Jun's Staraptor (In Diamond and Pearl Adventure!).

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