Brave Bird

ブレイブバード Brave Bird

Generation:	IV

Battle Data

Type:
Category
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:
Appeal:
Jam:

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
DP Pt HGSS BW B2W2	The user tucks in its wings and charges from a low altitude. The user also takes serious damage
XY ORAS SM USUM SwSh BDSP LA	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:

$\nu_{BraveBird} = \beta_{currentHP} - \frac{rand(120)}{3}$

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
Pokémon		Type	Egg groups	IV	V	VI	VII	VIII	IX
	Farfetch'd	normal/flying	Flying/Field		55	1, 55	1, 55^SMUSUM	65
	Farfetch'd	fighting	Flying/Field					65
	Skarmory	steel/flying	Flying					52	52
	Ho-Oh	fire/flying	Undiscovered	15^HGSS	15	15	15
	Blaziken	fire/fighting	Field	49	49	49^XY 50^ORAS	50	1	63
	Taillow	normal/flying	Flying			41^ORAS	41	41^BDSP
	Swellow	normal/flying	Flying			1, 51^ORAS	1, 51	1, 51^BDSPLA
	Starly	normal/flying	Flying	37	37	37	37	37^BDSPLA	37
	Staravia	normal/flying	Flying	43	43	43	43	43^BDSP 37^LA	43
	Staraptor	normal/flying	Flying	49	49	49	49	49^BDSP 37^LA	49
	Honchkrow	dark/flying	Flying					57^LA
	Ducklett	water/flying	Water 1/Flying		41	41	41		41
	Swanna	water/flying	Water 1/Flying		47	47	47		47
	Rufflet	normal/flying	Flying		59	59	59	72^SwSh 43^LA	72
	Braviary	normal/flying	Flying		63	1, 63	1, 63	80
	Braviary	psychic/flying	Flying					43^LA
	Vullaby	dark/flying	Flying		59	59	59	72	72
	Mandibuzz	dark/flying	Flying		63	1, 63	1, 63	80	80
	Talonflame	fire/flying	Flying			1, 64	1, 64	83	83
	Rowlet	grass/flying	Flying				43	36^SwSh	36
	Dartrix	grass/flying	Flying				51	50^SwSh	50
	Decidueye	grass/ghost	Flying				55	58	58
	Decidueye	grass/fighting	Flying					40^LA	58
	Tapu Koko	electric/fairy	Undiscovered				1	65
	Rookidee	flying	Flying					36	36
	Corvisquire	flying	Flying					46	46
	Corviknight	flying/steel	Flying					50	50
	Sirfetch'd	fighting	Flying/Field					65
	Squawkabilly	normal/flying	Flying						42
	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
Pokémon		Type	Egg groups	IV	V	VI	VII	VIII	IX
	Zubat	poison/flying	Flying					TR66
	Golbat	poison/flying	Flying					TR66
	Farfetch'd	normal/flying	Flying/Field					TR66
	Farfetch'd	fighting	Flying/Field					TR66
	Articuno	ice/flying	Undiscovered					TR66	TM164
	Doduo	normal/flying	Flying						TM164
	Dodrio	normal/flying	Flying						TM164
	Articuno	psychic/flying	Undiscovered					TR66	TM164
	Zapdos	electric/flying	Undiscovered					TR66	TM164
	Zapdos	fighting/flying	Undiscovered					TR66	TM164
	Moltres	fire/flying	Undiscovered					TR66	TM164
	Moltres	dark/flying	Undiscovered					TR66	TM164
	Mew	psychic	Undiscovered					TR66	TM164
	Hoothoot	normal/flying	Flying						TM164
	Noctowl	normal/flying	Flying						TM164
	Crobat	poison/flying	Flying					TR66
	Murkrow	dark/flying	Flying						TM164
	Delibird	ice/flying	Water 1/Field					TR66	TM164
	Skarmory	steel/flying	Flying					TR66	TM164
	Lugia	psychic/flying	Undiscovered						TM164
	Ho-Oh	fire/flying	Undiscovered					TR66	TM164
	Blaziken	fire/fighting	Field					TR66	TM164
	Wingull	water/flying	Water 1/Flying						TM164
	Pelipper	water/flying	Water 1/Flying					TR66	TM164
	Starly	normal/flying	Flying						TM164
	Staravia	normal/flying	Flying						TM164
	Staraptor	normal/flying	Flying						TM164
	Honchkrow	dark/flying	Flying						TM164
	Unfezant	normal/flying	Flying					TR66
	Ducklett	water/flying	Water 1/Flying						TM164
	Swanna	water/flying	Water 1/Flying						TM164
	Rufflet	normal/flying	Flying					TR66	TM164
	Braviary	normal/flying	Flying					TR66	TM164
	Braviary	psychic/flying	Flying						TM164
	Vullaby	dark/flying	Flying					TR66	TM164
	Mandibuzz	dark/flying	Flying					TR66	TM164
	Fletchling	normal/flying	Flying						TM164
	Fletchinder	fire/flying	Flying						TM164
	Talonflame	fire/flying	Flying					TR66	TM164
	Hawlucha	fighting/flying	Flying/Human-Like					TR66	TM164
	Rowlet	grass/flying	Flying					TR66	TM164
	Dartrix	grass/flying	Flying					TR66	TM164
	Decidueye	grass/ghost	Flying					TR66	TM164
	Decidueye	grass/fighting	Flying						TM164
	Pikipek	normal/flying	Flying						TM164
	Trumbeak	normal/flying	Flying						TM164
	Toucannon	normal/flying	Flying						TM164
	Tapu Koko	electric/fairy	Undiscovered					TR66
	Rookidee	flying	Flying					TR66	TM164
	Corvisquire	flying	Flying					TR66	TM164
	Corviknight	flying/steel	Flying					TR66	TM164
	Cramorant	flying/water	Water 1/Flying					TR66	TM164
	Sirfetch'd	fighting	Flying/Field					TR66
	Quaxly	water	Flying/Water 1						TM164
	Quaxwell	water	Flying/Water 1						TM164
	Quaquaval	water/fighting	Flying/Water 1						TM164
	Squawkabilly	normal/flying	Flying						TM164
	Wattrel	electric/flying	Water 1/Flying						TM164
	Kilowattrel	electric/flying	Water 1/Flying						TM164
	Espathra	psychic	Flying						TM164
	Bombirdier	flying/dark	Flying						TM164
	Flamigo	flying/fighting	Flying						TM164
	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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A	Acrobatics Aerial Ace Aeroblast Air Cutter Air Slash

B	Beak Blast Bleakwind Storm Bounce Brave Bird

C	Chatter

D	Defog Dragon Ascent Drill Peck Dual Wingbeat

F	Feather Dance Floaty Fall Fly

G	Gust

H	Hurricane

M	Mirror Move

O	Oblivion Wing

P	Peck Pluck

R	Roost

S	Sky Attack Sky Drop

T	Tailwind

W	Wing Attack

See also	Bug-type Dark-type Dragon-type Electric-type Fairy-type Fighting-type Fire-type Ghost-type Grass-type Ground-type Ice-type Normal-type Poison-type Psychic-type Rock-type Steel-type Water-type

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A	Acupressure Air Slash Aqua Jet Aqua Ring Aqua Tail Assurance Attack Order Aura Sphere Avalanche

B	Brave Bird Brine Bug Bite Bug Buzz Bullet Punch

C	Captivate Charge Beam Chatter Close Combat Copycat Cross Poison Crush Grip

D	Dark Pulse Dark Void Defend Order Defog Discharge Double Hit Draco Meteor Dragon Pulse Dragon Rush Drain Punch

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G	Gastro Acid Giga Impact Grass Knot Gravity Guard Swap Gunk Shot Gyro Ball

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I	Ice Fang Ice Shard Iron Head

J	Judgment

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M	Magma Storm Magnet Bomb Magnet Rise Me First Metal Burst Miracle Eye Mirror Shot Mud Bomb

N	Nasty Plot Natural Gift Night Slash

O	Ominous Wind

P	Payback Pluck Poison Jab Power Gem Power Swap Power Trick Power Whip Psycho Cut Psycho Shift Punishment

R	Roar of Time Rock Climb Rock Polish Rock Wrecker Roost

S	Seed Bomb Seed Flare Shadow Claw Shadow Force Shadow Sneak Spacial Rend Stealth Rock Stone Edge Sucker Punch Switcheroo

T	Tailwind Thunder Fang Toxic Spikes Trick Room Trump Card

U	U-turn

V	Vacuum Wave

W	Wake-Up Slap Wood Hammer Worry Seed Wring Out

X	X-Scissor

Z	Zen Headbutt

See also	Generation I Generation II Generation III Generation V Generation VI Generation VII Generation VIII Generation IX

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