Brave Bird (move) - Bulbapedia, the community-driven Pokémon encyclopedia

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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. It was TR66 in Pokémon Sword and Shield, and is TM164 in Generation IX.

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.

Generation VIII

Pokémon Legends: Arceus

Brave Bird's PP has been reduced to 5, and its base power has been lowered to 100.

Description

Learnset

By leveling up

#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		Level
						IV	V	VI	VII	VIII			IX
0083				Flying	Field	−	55	1, 55	1, 55	65	65
0083				Flying	Field					65
0227				Flying		−	−	−	−	52	52		52
0250				No Eggs Discovered		15HGSS	15	15	15	−	−		−
0257				Field		49	49	49XY 50ORAS	50	1	1		63
0276				Flying		−	−	41ORAS	41		41
0277				Flying		−	−	1, 51ORAS	1, 51		1, 51
0396				Flying		37	37	37	37		37	37	37
0397				Flying		43	43	43	43		43	37	43
0398				Flying		49	49	49	49		49	37	49
0430				Flying		−	−	−	−		−	52	−
0580				Water 1	Flying		41	41	41				41
0581				Water 1	Flying		47	47	47				47
0627				Flying			59	59	59	72		43	72
0628				Flying			63	1, 63	1, 63	80			−
0628				Flying								43	−
0629				Flying			59	59	59	72			72
0630				Flying			63	1, 63	1, 63	80			80
0663				Flying				1, 64	1, 64	83			83
0722				Flying					43	36		−	36
0723				Flying					51	50		−	50
0724				Flying					55	58			58
0724				Flying								40	58
0785				No Eggs Discovered					1	65
0821				Flying						36			36
0822				Flying						46			46
0823				Flying						50			50
0865				Flying	Field					65
0931				Flying									42
0973				Flying									54
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 TM/TR

By breeding

Special move

Generation V

#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		Obtained with
0276				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

Brave Bird deals damage and the user receives recoil damage. Recoil is equal to ⅛ of the user's maximum HP in the Explorers and Adventure series, and 20% of maximum HP from Gates to Infinity onwards. When used by a gigantic Pokémon in Gates to Infinity, Brave Bird has an increased base PP of 20, but a lower base accuracy of 90%.

Pokémon Conquest

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 GO

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

Updates

Gyms & Raids

• July 27, 2020
  • Power: 90 → 130

Trainer Battles

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

Pokémon Rumble Rush

Pokémon Masters EX

Notes:

• Bravest Brave Bird:
  • Description of 6★ EX effect prior to Version 2.18.5 (from March 15, 2022): "Additional Effects: Sync move targets all opponents."
• Loyal Butler Brave Bird:
  • Description of 6★ EX effect prior to Version 2.18.5 (from March 15, 2022): "Additional Effects: Power of sync move increases by 50%."
  • Description prior to Version 2.20.0 (from April 27, 2022): The more the target's Attack is lowered, the greater the power of this move.

Pokémon UNITE

In Pokémon UNITE, Brave Bird is Talonflame's first move. It is obtained by evolving from Fletchinder at level 7 and upgrading Acrobatics into it instead of Fly. The user dives at the targeted area, taking 5% of remaining HP as recoil damage and damaging all enemies in the area. If the user uses a boosted basic attack on an enemy hit by Brave Bird within 4s, the cooldown of Flame Charge or Aerial Ace is reset. The cooldown of Flame Charge and Aerial Ace can only be reset once per target hit by Brave Bird. At level 13, the user takes 15% less damage for 5s when this move hits.

Description

In the anime

Staraptor Swanna Talonflame Braviary
The user charges at a low altitude and slams into the target at full force. This also damages the user quite a lot.
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 by a blue aura, and it slams into the opponent. When the glow fades, light blue sparks run along Staravia's body as it takes recoil damage.
Ash's Staravia	Crossing the Battle Line!		Mastered in A Triple Fighting Chance!
	Mandibuzz flies straight into the air and her body becomes surrounded by 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 by 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 by 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 at 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 by 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

Pokémon Diamond and Pearl Adventure!

Staraptor
The user charges at a low altitude and slams into the target at full force.
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

Side series games

Spin-off series games

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 up until Pokémon the Series: Sun & Moon.
  • 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.

In other languages

Spin-off series games

Pokémon Masters EX