Brave Bird (move)

Brave Bird ブレイブバード Brave Bird

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 TR66 in Pokémon Sword and Shield

Contests Condition  Cute Appeal  0   Jam  0

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

Contest Spectaculars Condition  Cool Appeal  6 ♥♥♥♥♥♥ Jamming  0   A very appealing move, but after using this move, the user is more easily startled.

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 Flying-type move introduced in Generation IV. It is TR66 in Generation VIII.

Effect

Brave Bird inflicts damage, and the user receives recoil damage equal to ⅓ of the damage done to the target. If the user inflicts no damage (such as if Disguise takes the damage), they do not take recoil damage.

Brave Bird can hit non-adjacent opponents in Triple Battles.

Description

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

Learnset

By leveling up

#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		Level
						I	II	III	IV	V	VI	VII	VIII	IX
0083		Farfetch'd		Flying	Field		55	1, 55	1, 55SMUSUM	65
083G		Farfetch'd Galarian Form		Flying	Field					65
0227		Skarmory		Flying		Flying					52
0250		Ho-Oh		style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" | Undiscovered	style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" | Undiscovered	15HGSS	15	15	15
0257		Blaziken		Field		Field	49	49	49XY 50ORAS	50	1
0276		Taillow		Flying		Flying			41ORAS	41	41BDSP
0277		Swellow		Flying		Flying			1, 51ORAS	1, 51	1, 51BDSP
0396		Starly		Flying		Flying	37	37	37	37	37BDSPLA
0397		Staravia		Flying		Flying	43	43	43	43	43BDSP 37LA
0398		Staraptor		Flying		Flying	49	49	49	49	49BDSP 37LA
0430		Honchkrow		Flying		Flying					52LA
0580		Ducklett		Water 1	Flying		41	41	41
0581		Swanna		Water 1	Flying		47	47	47
0627		Rufflet		Flying		Flying		59	59	59	72SwSh 43LA
0628		Braviary		Flying		Flying		63	1, 63	1, 63	80
628H		Braviary Hisuian Form		Flying		Flying					43LA
0629		Vullaby		Flying		Flying		59	59	59	72
0630		Mandibuzz		Flying		Flying		63	1, 63	1, 63	80
0663		Talonflame		Flying		Flying			1, 64	1, 64	83
0722		Rowlet		Flying		Flying				43	36SwSh
0723		Dartrix		Flying		Flying				51	50SwSh
0724		Decidueye		Flying		Flying				55	58
724H		Decidueye Hisuian Form		Flying		Flying					40LA
0785		Tapu Koko		style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" | Undiscovered	style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" | Undiscovered				1	65
0821		Rookidee		Flying		Flying					36
0822		Corvisquire		Flying		Flying					46
0823		Corviknight		Flying		Flying					50
0865		Sirfetch'd		Flying	Field					65
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move. A dash (−) indicates a Pokémon cannot learn the move by the designated method. An empty cell indicates a Pokémon that is unavailable in that game/generation.

By TR

#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		Machine
						I --	II --	III --	IV --	V --	VI --	VII --	VIII TR66	IX --
0041		Zubat		Flying		Flying					✔
0042		Golbat		Flying		Flying					✔
0083		Farfetch'd		Flying	Field					✔
083G		Farfetch'd Galarian Form		Flying	Field					✔
0144		Articuno		style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" | Undiscovered	style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" | Undiscovered					✔
144G		Articuno Galarian Form		style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" | Undiscovered	style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" | Undiscovered					✔
0145		Zapdos		style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" | Undiscovered	style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" | Undiscovered					✔
145G		Zapdos Galarian Form		style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" | Undiscovered	style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" | Undiscovered					✔
0146		Moltres		style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" | Undiscovered	style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" | Undiscovered					✔
146G		Moltres Galarian Form		style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" | Undiscovered	style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" | Undiscovered					✔
0151		Mew		style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" | Undiscovered	style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" | Undiscovered					✔
0169		Crobat		Flying		Flying					✔
0225		Delibird		Water 1	Field					✔
0227		Skarmory		Flying		Flying					✔
0250		Ho-Oh		style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" | Undiscovered	style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" | Undiscovered					✔
0257		Blaziken		Field		Field					✔
0279		Pelipper		Water 1	Flying					✔
0521		Unfezant		Flying		Flying					✔
0627		Rufflet		Flying		Flying					✔
0628		Braviary		Flying		Flying					✔
0629		Vullaby		Flying		Flying					✔
0630		Mandibuzz		Flying		Flying					✔
0663		Talonflame		Flying		Flying					✔
0701		Hawlucha		Flying	Human-Like					✔
0722		Rowlet		Flying		Flying					✔
0723		Dartrix		Flying		Flying					✔
0724		Decidueye		Flying		Flying					✔
0785		Tapu Koko		style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" | Undiscovered	style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" | Undiscovered					✔
0821		Rookidee		Flying		Flying					✔
0822		Corvisquire		Flying		Flying					✔
0823		Corviknight		Flying		Flying					✔
0845		Cramorant		Water 1	Flying					✔
0865		Sirfetch'd		Flying	Field					✔
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move. A dash (−) indicates a Pokémon cannot learn the move by the designated method. An empty cell indicates a Pokémon that is unavailable in that game/generation.

By breeding

#	Pokémon		Types	Parent Egg Groups		Egg Move
						II	III	IV	V	VI	VII	VIII	IX
0016		Pidgey		Flying		Flying	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔BDSP
0041		Zubat		Flying		Flying	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔BDSP
0084		Doduo		Flying		Flying	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔BDSP
0198		Murkrow		Flying		Flying	✔HGSS	✔	✔	✔	✔BDSP
0227		Skarmory		Flying		Flying	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔BDSP
0276		Taillow		Flying		Flying	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔BDSP
0731		Pikipek		Flying		Flying				✔
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move. A dash (−) indicates a Pokémon cannot learn the move by the designated method. An empty cell indicates a Pokémon that is unavailable in that game/generation.

Special move

Generation V

#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		Obtained with
0276		Taillow		Flying		Flying	Dream World - Windswept Sky
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move. A dash (−) indicates a Pokémon cannot learn the move by the designated method. An empty cell indicates a Pokémon that is unavailable in that game/generation.

In other games

Pokémon Mystery Dungeon series

In Explorers of Time, Darkness and Sky, Brave Bird is a move with 42 base power, 88% accuracy, and 6 PP. The user attacks enemy in the front, cutting corners, and receives recoil damage equal to ⅛ of their maximum HP.

In Gates to Infinity and Pokémon Super Mystery Dungeon, the recoil damage is instead 20% of the user's max HP.

Pokémon Conquest

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Stars: ★★★★★ Power: 58 Accuracy: 100%

Effect: Lowers the user's Defense and limits range to 1 on its next turn, regardless of any Abilities or items that would normally increase range.

Users:

Grid assumes the user is in the square marked by > facing to the right.
Orange squares indicate spaces that are hit.
Red squares indicate the knockback on hit Pokémon.
A blue square indicates the user's position after performing the move.

Pokémon Masters EX

Category	Move Gauge	MP	Base Power	Max Power	Accuracy	Target	Effect Tag	Description
Physical	3	—	134	160	100%	An opponent	Recoil	The user also takes 25% of the damage it dealt to the target.

Pokémon GO

In Pokémon GO, Brave Bird is a Charged Attack that has been available since February 16, 2017.

Brave Bird
Charged Attack
Gyms & Raids Power 130 Energy cost 100 Duration 2 seconds Damage window 1 - 1.6 seconds
Trainer Battles Power 130 Energy cost 55 Secondary effect 3 Defense Effect chance 100%
Eligible Pokémon:
Standard eligibility By Elite Charged TM By GO Snapshot As Shadow Pokémon As Purified Pokémon Formerly eligible None

Updates

Gyms & Raids

• July 27, 2020
  • Power: 90 → 130

Trainer Battles

• July 27, 2020
  • Power: 90 → 130
  • Secondary effect added

Description

Games Description MDTDS Inflicts damage on the target, but it also hurts the user. BSL てきポケモンに ダメージをあたえるが じぶんも ダメージをうけてしまう Conq. The user tucks in its wings and charges from a low altitude. The user is weakened for one turn. MDGtI It damages an enemy, but you receive recoil damage, too. SMD MDRTDX It damages an enemy, but you'll receive recoil damage, too.

In the anime

Staraptor Swanna Talonflame Braviary
The user becomes enveloped in an aura. It then slams into the target with full force.
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	Crossing the Battle Line!		Mastered in A Triple Fighting Chance!
	Mandibuzz flies straight into the air and her body becomes surrounded in red fire. She then flies straight at the opponent and the fire around her body turns into a light blue aura, and she slams into the opponent at full force. After the attack, her body briefly becomes surrounded in light blue static as she takes recoil damage.
A wild Mandibuzz	Pikachu's Summer Bridge Story		None
Katharine's Mandibuzz	Scraggy and the Demanding Gothita!		None
A wild Mandibuzz	Chasing Memories, Creating Dreams!		None
	Swanna 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 Swanna's body as it takes recoil damage.
Skyla's Swanna	Cilan Takes Flight!		None
	Braviary flies straight into the air and his body becomes surrounded in red fire. He then flies straight at the opponent and the fire around his body turns into a light blue aura, and he slams into the opponent at full force, or Braviary's body becomes surrounded by an orange aura, and he slams into the opponent with full force.
Soren's Braviary	A Surface to Air Tag Battle Team!		None
Professor Kukui's Braviary	Revealing the Stuff of Legend!		None
	Talonflame's body becomes surrounded in a light blue aura. It then flies straight at the opponent, slamming into them at full force. Sometimes, Talonflame suffers from recoil damage after using the move.
Moria's Talonflame	Battles in the Sky!		None
Ash's Talonflame	A Legendary Photo Op!		None
A Trainer's Talonflame	Battle Royal 151!		None
	Rowlet flies straight into the air and its body becomes surrounded in an orange bird-shaped aura. It then slams into the opponent with full force.
Ash's Rowlet	Aiming for the Top Floor!		None

In the manga

Pokémon Adventures

Hawlucha Staraptor Braviary Sirfetch'd
The user rams into the opponent with a great speed.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
	Staraptor flies towards the opponent at a high speed and slams into it at full force.
The Advanced level Grunt's Staraptor	Chancing Upon Chingling		Debut
	Braviary grabs the opponent with one of its talons and smashes it into the ground.
Black's Brav	At Liberty on Liberty Garden		None
	Hawlucha flies towards the opponent at a high speed and slams into it at full force.
Essentia's four Hawlucha	PS584		Hawlucha could not legally learn Brave Bird at the time
	Sirfetch'd flies towards the opponent at a high speed and slams into it at full force.
Henry's Lancelot	Zap!! A Rising Beam of Light		None

Pokémon Diamond and Pearl Adventure!

Staraptor
The user rams into the opponent with a great speed.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
	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.
Jun's Staraptor	Look for Giratina!		Debut

In other generations

Core series games

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)	RS	FRLG	FRLGE	Generation IV	Generation IV (Japanese)	Generation IV (international)	PtHGSS	HGSS	Generation V	BW	B2W2	Generation V (Japanese)	Generation V (international)	Generation VI	XY	ORAS	Generation VII	SMUSUM	LGPE	Generation VIII	SwSh	BDSP	Legends: Arceus	Generation IX	Stadium (JP)	Stadium	Stadium 2	Colosseum	XD	Battle Revolution	Battrio	MD: Red and Blue	MD: Time, Darkness, and Sky	MD: Blazing, Stormy, & Light Adventure Squad	MD: GTI	SMD	MD: RTDX	Rumble	Rumble Blast	Masters EX

Side series games

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)	RS	FRLG	FRLGE	Generation IV	Generation IV (Japanese)	Generation IV (international)	PtHGSS	HGSS	Generation V	BW	B2W2	Generation V (Japanese)	Generation V (international)	Generation VI	XY	ORAS	Generation VII	SMUSUM	LGPE	Generation VIII	SwSh	BDSP	Legends: Arceus	Generation IX	Stadium (JP)	Stadium	Stadium 2	Colosseum	XD	Battle Revolution	Battrio	MD: Red and Blue	MD: Time, Darkness, and Sky	MD: Blazing, Stormy, & Light Adventure Squad	MD: GTI	SMD	MD: RTDX	Rumble	Rumble Blast	Masters EX

Spin-off series games

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)	RS	FRLG	FRLGE	Generation IV	Generation IV (Japanese)	Generation IV (international)	PtHGSS	HGSS	Generation V	BW	B2W2	Generation V (Japanese)	Generation V (international)	Generation VI	XY	ORAS	Generation VII	SMUSUM	LGPE	Generation VIII	SwSh	BDSP	Legends: Arceus	Generation IX	Stadium (JP)	Stadium	Stadium 2	Colosseum	XD	Battle Revolution	Battrio	MD: Red and Blue	MD: Time, Darkness, and Sky	MD: Blazing, Stormy, & Light Adventure Squad	MD: GTI	SMD	MD: RTDX	Rumble	Rumble Blast	Masters EX

Trivia

• Sky Attack and Brave Bird share similar in-game animations in Generation IV and V; the only major difference is that the former has a blue aura, and the latter has a red aura. This was* reversed in the anime.
  • In the Japanese version, there are even more similarities with Sky Attack being named "God Bird."
• In the anime and Pokémon Adventures, Pokémon are shown with their wings spread out when Brave Bird connects, but the in-game descriptions state that the user tucks in its wings.
• Brave Bird is the only Flying-type move that causes recoil damage.
• Zubat and its evolutionary forms are the only Pokémon (other than Mew and Smeargle) that are capable of learning Brave Bird whose designs aren't at least partially inspired by birds.

In other languages

Language Title Chinese Cantonese 勇鳥猛攻 Yúhngníuh Máahnggūng * 神鳥特攻 Sàhnníuh Dahkgūng * Mandarin 勇鳥猛攻 / 勇鸟猛攻 Yǒngniǎo Měnggōng * 神鳥特攻 / 神鸟特攻 Shénniǎo Tègōng * Czech Ptačí útok (Diamond and Pearl series) Odvážný pták (Galactic Battles series) Dutch Lefvogel French Rapace German Sturzflug Greek Ριψοκίνδυνη Πτήση Hindi जलता परिंदा Jalta Parinda Indonesian Burung Pemberani Italian Baldeali Korean 브레이브버드 Brave Bird Polish Dzielny Ptak Portuguese Brazil Pássaro Bravo (games, BW099-present, TCG, manga) Fúria dos Pássaros (early anime) Portugal Ave de Rapina Romanian Pasăre Curajoasă Spanish Latin America Ave Brava Spain Pájaro Osado Thai เบรฟเบิร์ด Turkish Cesur Kuş Vietnamese Chim Can Đảm

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

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