Brave Bird (move)
| Brave Bird ブレイブバード Brave Bird | ||||||||||||
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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 1/3 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
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By breeding
Template:Breedlist
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| 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
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| 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
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| 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
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| 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
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| 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
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| 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
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| 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.
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Generation V
By leveling up
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By breeding
Template:Breedlist
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| 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, Koaruhie, Swanna, Washibon, Wargle, Baruchai, Barujiina
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| 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, Koaruhie, Swanna, Washibon, Wargle, Baruchai, Barujiina
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| 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, Koaruhie, Swanna, Washibon, Wargle, Baruchai, Barujiina
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| 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, Koaruhie, Swanna, Washibon, Wargle, Baruchai, Barujiina
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| 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, Koaruhie, Swanna, Washibon, Wargle, Baruchai, Barujiina
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| 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, Koaruhie, Swanna, Washibon, Wargle, Baruchai, Barujiina
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| 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.
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In the anime
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| 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. | |||
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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. | ||
| Reggie's Staraptor | Lost Leader Strategy! | Debut | |
| Ash's Staraptor | Pursuing a Lofty Goal! | None | |
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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 | |
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, Pokémon are shown with their wings spread out when Brave Bird connects, but the in-game description says their wings are tucked in.
In other languages
- Brazilian Portuguese: Fúria dos Pássaros
- European Portuguese: Ave de Rapina
- Dutch: Lefvogel
- French: Rapace
- German: Sturzflug
- Greek: Ριψοκίνδυνη Πτήση
- Hindi: Jalta Parinda
- Italian: Baldeali
- Spanish: Pájaro Osado
| Variations of the move Double-Edge | ||
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