Brave Bird (move)

Brave Bird ブレイブバード Brave Bird

File:Brave Bird.png

Battles Type  Flying Category  Physical PP  15 (max. 24) Power  120 Accuracy  100% Priority  0 Makes contact Affected by Protect Not affected by Magic Coat Not affected by Snatch Affected by Mirror Move Affected by King's Rock

Range Opponent Opponent Opponent Self Ally Ally Normal: May affect anyone but the user (long-range)

Availability Introduced  Generation IV Not a TM, TR, HM, or Move Tutor move.

Contests Condition  Cute Appeal  2 ♥♥ Jam  0   +2 if last to appeal

Super Contests Condition  Cute Appeal  2 ♥♥ Earn +2 if the Pokémon performs last in the turn.

Contest Spectaculars Condition  Cute Appeal  0   Jamming  0

On Smogon's Movedex: Generation IV Generation V Generation VI Generation VII Generation VIII Generation IX

Brave Bird (Japanese: ブレイブバード Brave Bird) is a damage-dealing Template:Type2 move introduced in Generation IV.

Effect

Generation IV

Brave Bird inflicts damage, and the user receives recoil damage equal to ⅓ of the damage done to the target.

Generation V

Brave Bird can hit non-adjacent opponents in triple battles.

Learnset

Generation IV

By leveling up

#   Pokémon Type Level 0250 Ho-Oh Fire Flying 15 0257 Blaziken Fire Fighting 49 0396 Starly Normal Flying 37 0397 Staravia Normal Flying 43 0398 Staraptor Normal Flying 49 Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move. Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB from this move.

By breeding

Template:Breedlist |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0016 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Pidgey
| colspan="1" style="background:#9FA19F; text-align: center;" | Normal || style="background:#81B9EF" align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1" | Flying | style="background: #FFF" | Starly, Staravia, Staraptor |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0041 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Zubat
| colspan="1" style="background:#9141CB; text-align: center;" | Poison || style="background:#81B9EF" align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1" | Flying | style="background: #FFF" | Starly, Staravia, Staraptor |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0084 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Doduo
| colspan="1" style="background:#9FA19F; text-align: center;" | Normal || style="background:#81B9EF" align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1" | Flying | style="background: #FFF" | Starly, Staravia, Staraptor |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0198 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Murkrow
| colspan="1" style="background:#624D4E; text-align: center;" | Dark || style="background:#81B9EF" align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1" | Flying | style="background: #FFF" | Starly, Staravia, Staraptor |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0227 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Skarmory
| colspan="1" style="background:#60A1B8; text-align: center;" | Steel || style="background:#81B9EF" align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1" | Flying | style="background: #FFF" | Starly, Staravia, Staraptor |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0276 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Taillow
| colspan="1" style="background:#9FA19F; text-align: center;" | Normal || style="background:#81B9EF" align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1" | Flying | style="background: #FFF" | Starly, Staravia, Staraptor

|- | colspan="6" | Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move.
Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution gets STAB from this move.
*Indicates Pokémon that can only learn the move through chain breeding. |} |}

Generation V

By leveling up

#   Pokémon Type Level 0083 Farfetch'd Normal Flying 55 0250 Ho-Oh Fire Flying 15 0257 Blaziken Fire Fighting 49 0396 Starly Normal Flying 37 0397 Staravia Normal Flying 43 0398 Staraptor Normal Flying 49 0580 Ducklett Water Flying 41 0581 Swanna Water Flying 47 0627 Rufflet Normal Flying 59 0628 Braviary Normal Flying 63 0629 Vullaby Dark Flying 59 0630 Mandibuzz Dark Flying 63 Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move. Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB from this move.

By breeding

Template:Breedlist |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0016 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Pidgey
| colspan="1" style="background:#9FA19F; text-align: center;" | Normal || style="background:#81B9EF" align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1" | Flying | style="background: #FFF" | Starly, Staravia, Staraptor, Ducklett, Swanna, Rufflet, Braviary |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0041 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Zubat
| colspan="1" style="background:#9141CB; text-align: center;" | Poison || style="background:#81B9EF" align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1" | Flying | style="background: #FFF" | Starly, Staravia, Staraptor, Ducklett, Swanna, Rufflet, Braviary |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0084 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Doduo
| colspan="1" style="background:#9FA19F; text-align: center;" | Normal || style="background:#81B9EF" align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1" | Flying | style="background: #FFF" | Starly, Staravia, Staraptor, Ducklett, Swanna, Rufflet, Braviary |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0198 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Murkrow
| colspan="1" style="background:#624D4E; text-align: center;" | Dark || style="background:#81B9EF" align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1" | Flying | style="background: #FFF" | Starly, Staravia, Staraptor, Ducklett, Swanna, Rufflet, Braviary |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0227 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Skarmory
| colspan="1" style="background:#60A1B8; text-align: center;" | Steel || style="background:#81B9EF" align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1" | Flying | style="background: #FFF" | Starly, Staravia, Staraptor, Ducklett, Swanna, Rufflet, Braviary |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0276 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Taillow
| colspan="1" style="background:#9FA19F; text-align: center;" | Normal || style="background:#81B9EF" align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1" | Flying | style="background: #FFF" | Starly, Staravia, Staraptor, Ducklett, Swanna, Rufflet, Braviary

|- | colspan="6" | Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move.
Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution gets STAB from this move.
*Indicates Pokémon that can only learn the move through chain breeding. |} |}

In the anime

File:Staravia Brave Bird.png Staravia File:Staraptor Brave Bird.png Staraptor
The Pokémon flies up, closes its wings as it flies, bursts into flames, and dives down on the foe. The fire then disappears and the user is covered by a blue aura. The user strikes the foe.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Used In		Notes
	Staraptor pulls in its wings and dives down at the opponent like a missile, its body bursting into flames. Then, it pulls out its wings, its body becomes surrounded by a blue aura, and it slams into the opponent. When the glow fades, light blue sparks run up Staraptor's wings as it takes recoil damage.
Reggie's Staraptor	Lost Leader Strategy!		Debut
Ash's Staraptor	Pursuing a Lofty Goal!		None
	Staravia flies into the air and flies down at the opponent like a missile, its body bursting into flames. Then, it opens up its wings and its body becomes surrounded in a blue aura, and it slams into the opponent.
Ash's Staravia	A Triple Fighting Chance!		None

In the manga

Pokémon Adventures

File:Staraptor Brave Bird Adventures.png Staraptor
The user rams into the opponent with a great speed.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
	Staraptor rushes at the opponent at a high speed.
The Cloaked Grunt's Staraptor	VS. Chingling		Debut

Trivia

• Blaziken is the only Pokémon to learn Brave Bird that is not of the Template:Type2, while the Zubat evolution family are the only Pokémon to learn it that aren't based on birds.
• Sky Attack and Brave Bird share similar in-game animations; the only major difference is that where the former has a blue aura, the latter's is red.
• In the anime and Pokémon Adventures, Pokémon are shown with their wings spread out when Brave Bird connects, but the in-game description says their wings are tucked in.
• Doduo can learn and use this move despite not having wings with which to gain appropriate altitude. It can, however, jump high enough for this move to be effective.

In other languages

Language Title Mandarin Chinese 神鳥特攻 Shénniǎo Tègōng Dutch Lefvogel European French Rapace German Sturzflug Greek Ριψοκίνδυνη Πτήση Hindi Jalta Parinda Italian Baldeali Korean 브레이브버드 Brave Bird Polish Dzielny Ptak European Spanish Pájaro Osado

Variations of the move Double-Edge
Double-Edge • Volt Tackle • Flare Blitz • Brave Bird • Wood Hammer • Wave Crash

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