Brave Bird (move)

Brave Bird ブレイブバード Brave Bird

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

Target Foe Foe Foe Self Ally Ally May affect anyone but the user

Availability Introduced  Generation IV Not a TM, HM, or move tutor move.

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

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

Brave Bird on Legendary Pokémon MoveDex Brave Bird on Eevee's Movedex

Brave Bird (Japanese: ブレイブバード Brave Bird) is a damage-dealing Flying-type 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.

Description

Learnset

By leveling up

#	Pokémon		Type		Level
					I		II		III		IV		V
083		Farfetch'd	Normal	Flying	no				55
250		Ho-Oh	Fire	Flying		15		15
257		Blaziken	Fire	Fighting	49				49
396		Starly	Normal	Flying	37				37
397		Staravia	Normal	Flying	43				43
398		Staraptor	Normal	Flying	49				49
580		Ducklett	Water	Flying	no				41
581		Swanna	Water	Flying	no				47
627		Rufflet	Normal	Flying	no				59
628		Braviary	Normal	Flying	no				63
629		Vullaby	Dark	Flying	no				59
630		Mandibuzz	Dark	Flying	no				63
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move.

By breeding

#	Pokémon		Type		Father
					I		II		III		IV		V
016		Pidgey	Normal	Flying
041		Zubat	Poison	Flying
084		Doduo	Normal	Flying
198		Murkrow	Dark	Flying
227		Skarmory	Steel	Flying
276		Taillow	Normal	Flying
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move.

By event

Generation V

#   Pokémon Type Obtained in 276 Taillow Normal Flying Dream World - Windswept Sky Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move. Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB from this move.

In the anime

Mandibuzz	Staravia	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. Then, the user strikes the foe.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Used In		Notes
Staraptor	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	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
Mandibuzz	Mandibuzz flies into the air and flies down at the opponent like a missile, its body bursting into flames. Then, its body becomes surrounded in a blue aura, and it slams into the opponent. When the glow fades, light blue sparks run up Mandibuzz's body as it takes recoil damage.
Koharu's Mandibuzz	BW055		None

In the manga

Pokémon Adventures

	Staraptor
The user rams into the opponent with a great speed.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Round/Chapter Used In		Notes
Staraptor	Staraptor flies towards the opponent at a high speed and slams into it at full force. As it flies, a stream of energy is left behind it.
The Cloaked Grunt's Staraptor	VS. Chingling		Debut

In other generations

Generation I	RBY	Generation I (Japanese)	Generation I (International)	Generation II	Generation II (Japanese)	Generation II (International)	Crystal	Generation III	Generation III (Japanese)	Generation III (International)	FRLG	Generation IV	Generation IV (Japanese)	Generation IV (International)	HGSS	Generation V	BW	Generation V (Japanese)	Generation V (International)	Stadium	Stadium 2	Colosseum	XD	Battle Revolution	Battle Revolution (Alternative animation)	Battrio	PMD: Red and Blue	PMD: Time, Darkness, Sky	Rumble	Rumble Blast

Trivia

• Blaziken is the only Pokémon to learn Brave Bird that is not of the Flying-type, 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. This is reversed in the anime.
• 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 French Rapace German Sturzflug Greek Ριψοκίνδυνη Πτήση Hindi जलता परिंदा Jalta Parinda Italian Baldeali Korean 브레이브버드 Brave Bird Polish Dzielny Ptak Brazilian Portuguese Fúria dos Pássaros Spanish Latin America Ave Brava(Season 11-12) Ave Salvaje (Season 13-present) Spain Pájaro Osado

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

This article is part of Project Moves and Abilities, a Bulbapedia project that aims to write comprehensive articles on two related aspects of the Pokémon games.