Brave Bird (move)

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

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

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, 55
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
0276		Taillow		Flying		Flying			41ORAS	41
0277		Swellow		Flying		Flying			1, 51ORAS	1, 51
0396		Starly		Flying		Flying	37	37	37	37
0397		Staravia		Flying		Flying	43	43	43	43
0398		Staraptor		Flying		Flying	49	49	49	49
0580		Ducklett		Water 1	Flying		41	41	41
0581		Swanna		Water 1	Flying		47	47	47
0627		Rufflet		Flying		Flying		59	59	59
0628		Braviary		Flying		Flying		63	1, 63	1, 63
0629		Vullaby		Flying		Flying		59	59	59
0630		Mandibuzz		Flying		Flying		63	1, 63	1, 63
0663		Talonflame		Flying		Flying			1, 64	1, 64
0722		Rowlet		Flying		Flying				43
0723		Dartrix		Flying		Flying				51
0724		Decidueye		Flying		Flying				55
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
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	✔	✔	✔	✔
0041		Zubat		Flying		Flying	✔	✔	✔	✔
0084		Doduo		Flying		Flying	✔	✔	✔	✔
0198		Murkrow		Flying		Flying	✔HGSS	✔	✔	✔
0227		Skarmory		Flying		Flying	✔	✔	✔	✔
0276		Taillow		Flying		Flying	✔	✔	✔	✔
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 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.

Description

In the anime

Mandibuzz Staravia Staraptor Talonflame
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 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 its body becomes surrounded in red fire. It then flies straight at the opponent and the fire around its body turns into a light blue aura, and it slams into the opponent at full force. After the attack, its body briefly becomes surrounded in light blue static as it takes recoil damage.
A wild Mandibuzz	Pikachu's Summer Bridge Story		None
Katharine's Mandibuzz	Scraggy and the Demanding Gothita!		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 its body becomes surrounded in red fire. It then flies straight at the opponent and the fire around its body turns into a light blue aura, and it slams into the opponent at full force.
Soren's Braviary	A Surface to Air Tag Battle Team!		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

In the manga

In the Pokémon Adventures manga

Hawlucha Staraptor Braviary
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.
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. As it flies, a stream of energy is left behind it.
Essentia's four Hawlucha	Pinsir Changes		Hawlucha cannot legally learn Brave Bird

In the Pokémon Diamond and Pearl Adventure! manga

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

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, andSky	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.

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 * 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 Fúria dos Pássaros Pássaro Bravo (BW099-present, TCG, manga) Portugal Ave de Rapina Romanian Pasăre Curajoasă Spanish Latin America Ave Brava Spain Pájaro Osado 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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