Competitive Information for Braviary [Sword/Shield]


Normal / Flying
Abilities:
Movesets for Singles
What is a good competitive moveset for Braviary? These builds have been optimized for Pokemon competing in Sword/Shield Single Battles. The movesets and EVs have been specifically calibrated to deal the most amount of damage to the largest group of potentially common opponents and typing threats for the Sword/Shield generation metagame.
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Braviary is an outstanding Normal and Flying-typed Pokemon. Braviary are common Pokemon to see in the SS metagame. Braviary is weak to Electric, Ice, and Rock-typed attacks.
Item: Lum Berry / Leftovers
Ability: Defiant
Nature: Jolly (+Spe, -SpA)
EVs: 100 Hp / 156 Atk / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Brave Bird
- Close Combat / Superpower
- Protect
- Tailwind
Physical Sweeper Braviary (Popular/Trending)
Braviary is a fabulous Physical Sweeper. It tries to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Leftovers are always a great recovery option to ensure Braviary last longer regaining it's it's life every turn. With Defiant, Braviary's attack is raised by 2 for each of its stats that is lowered by a foe.
♦ Close Combat is a physical 120-base power Fighting-type move (lowers your Braviary's defense and special defense by 1 stage).
♦ Superpower is a physical 120-base power Fighting-type move (lowers your Braviary's attack and defense by 1 stage).
♦ Protect is a status move (prevents moves from affecting your Braviary this turn).
♦ Tailwind is a status move (for 4 turns, allies' speed is doubled).
Item: Shell Bell / Eject Pack
Ability: Defiant
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 Atk / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Brave Bird / Sky Attack
- Slash / Strength
- Close Combat
- Shadow Claw
Physical Sweeper Braviary (Defiant)
Braviary is popular Physical Sweeper. It tries to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. With Defiant, Braviary's attack is raised by 2 for each of its stats that is lowered by a foe.
♦ Sky Attack is a physical STAB-boosted 140-base power Flying-type move (charges, then hits turn 2. 30% flinch. high crit).
♦ Slash is a physical STAB-boosted 70-base power Normal-type move (high critical hit ratio).
♦ Strength is a physical STAB-boosted 80-base power Normal-type move that deals a considerable amount of damage.
♦ Close Combat is a physical 120-base power Fighting-type move (lowers your Braviary's defense and special defense by 1 stage).
♦ Shadow Claw is a physical 70-base power Ghost-type move (high critical hit ratio).
Item: Red Card
Ability: Sheer Force
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 123 Hp / 180 Atk / 207 SpD
Moveset:
- Shadow Claw
- Brave Bird
- Rock Slide
- Sky Attack
Braviary Special Wall (Brave Birdy)
Braviary is an astounding Special Wall. It is meant to take a decent amount of hits from special attacks while dealing some decent damage. With Sheer Force, Braviary's attacks with secondary effects have 1.3x power; nullifies the effects.
♦ Brave Bird is a physical STAB-boosted 120-base power Flying-type move (has 33% recoil).
♦ Rock Slide is a physical 75-base power Rock-type move (30% chance to flinch the foes).
♦ Sky Attack is a physical STAB-boosted 140-base power Flying-type move (charges, then hits turn 2. 30% flinch. high crit).
Movesets for Doubles
What is a good doubles moveset for Braviary? These builds have been optimized for Sword/Shield Double Battles. They have movesets and EVs specifically calibrated to generally work best versus multiple Pokemon at once as well as helping to support other team members and allys in the Sword/Shield generation metagame.
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Item: Shell Bell / Eject Pack
Ability: Defiant
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 Atk / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Brave Bird / Sky Attack
- Slash / Strength
- Rock Slide
- Close Combat
Doubles Physical Sweeper Braviary (Defiant)
Braviary is an astounding Physical Sweeper. The purpose of this moveset is to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. With Defiant, Braviary's attack is raised by 2 for each of its stats that is lowered by a foe.
♦ Sky Attack is a physical STAB-boosted 140-base power Flying-type move (charges, then hits turn 2. 30% flinch. high crit).
♦ Slash is a physical STAB-boosted 70-base power Normal-type move (high critical hit ratio).
♦ Strength is a physical STAB-boosted 80-base power Normal-type move that deals a great amount of damage.
♦ Rock Slide is a physical 75-base power Rock-type move (30% chance to flinch the foes).
♦ Close Combat is a physical 120-base power Fighting-type move (lowers your Braviary's defense and special defense by 1 stage).
Movepool
Wondering what moves can Braviary learn? Here is the list of moves this Pokemon can learn in this selected generation.
Sort and organize the learnset by move type, category, accuracy, and power. Bolded moves will gain the same-type attack bonus (STAB) if this Pokemon uses them.
Damage Modifiers:
Combo List
These are a list of several common move combinations Braviary can perform in Sword/Shield. Not every combo going to be game-changing, but some can be pretty fun to play with. Sometimes these can be easily overlooked or forgotten, hence why we find and list them here. Discover what items, abilities, and moves this Pokemon can use in combination with each other to gain a strategic advantage in competitive battles.
Competitive SS Move and Ability Combos for Braviary
- Moves: Rest + Sleep talk
- Ability: Sheer Force + Item: Life Orb
- Move: Assurance + Item: Rocky Helmet
- Move: Facade + Item: Flame Orb
- Move: Facade + Item: Toxic Orb
- Ability: Sheer Force + Additional Effect Move: Heat Wave
- Ability: Sheer Force + Additional Effect Move: Air Slash
- Moves with Priority: Endure, Protect
Most notable and possible best moves for Braviary
- Brave Bird
- Close Combat
- Protect
- Rock Slide
- Superpower
- Tailwind
Common Effort Values for Braviary in Sword and Shield
- Jolly Nature ( 100/156/0/0/0/252 )
- Jolly Nature ( 124/100/4/0/28/252 )
- Optimize Braviary's EV spread for Pokemon Sword and Shield
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