Brave Bird (move)

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Brave Bird
ブレイブバード Brave Bird
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Type  Flying
Category  Physical
PP  15 (max. 24)
Power  120
Accuracy  100%
Priority  {{{priority}}}
Target
Foe Foe Foe
Self Ally Ally
May affect anyone but the user
Availability
Introduced  Generation IV
Condition  Cute
Appeal  2 ♥♥
Jam  0  
+2 if last to appeal
Condition  Cute
Appeal  2 ♥♥
Earn +2 if the Pokémon performs last in the turn.
Condition  Cute
Appeal  0  
Jamming  0  

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

Games Description
The user tucks in its wings and charges from a low altitude. The user also takes serious damage.
Conq The user tucks in its wings and charges from a low altitude. The user is weakened for one turn.


Learnset

By leveling up

# Pokémon Type Level
I II III IV V VI
083   Farfetch'd Normal Flying   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   41 ''''
581   Swanna Water Flying   47 ''''
627   Rufflet Normal Flying   59 ''''
628   Braviary Normal Flying   63 ''''
629   Vullaby Dark Flying   59 ''''
630   Mandibuzz Dark Flying   63 ''''
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 Type Father
II III IV V VI
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.
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 event

Generation V

#   Pokémon Type Obtained with
0276   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
 
Swanna
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 A Triple Fighting Chance! None
  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.
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.
Soran's Braviary A Surface to Air Tag Battle Team! None


In the manga

In the Pokémon Adventures manga


In other generations

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
  Indonesian Burung Pemberani
  Italian Baldeali
  Korean 브레이브버드 Brave Bird
  Polish Dzielny Ptak
  Brazilian Portuguese Fúria dos Pássaros
  Romanian Pasăre Curajoasă
Spanish   Latin America Ave Brava (DP Battle Dimension and Galactic Battles)
Ave Salvaje (DP Sinnoh League Victors - present)
  Spain Pájaro Osado



Variations of the move Double-Edge
  Double-EdgeVolt TackleFlare BlitzBrave BirdWood HammerWave Crash


  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.