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.
WeavileKartanaLandorus-TherianArcanineTapu KokoDracovishVenusaurRotom-HeatTyranitarTorkoal
Braviary is a remarkable Normal and Flying-typed Pokemon. It's pretty regular to find yourself dealing with Braviary when battling in the 8th generation meta. This Pokemon deserves to see more play in the meta. 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 an outstanding Physical Sweeper for single battles. It was designed 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 HP every turn. With Defiant, Braviary's attack is raised by 2 for each of its stats that is lowered by a foe. With a Lum Berry equipped to it, Braviary cures itself if it has a non-volatile status or is confused then the Lum Berry gets consumed.
◆ 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).
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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
- Close Combat
- Shadow Claw
Physical Sweeper Braviary (Defiant)
Braviary is an astounding Physical Sweeper for single battles. The purpose of this moveset is to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. The Shell Bell item option is to help Braviary recover from the recoil damage it may take from Brave Bird. With Defiant, Braviary's attack is raised by 2 for each of its stats that is lowered by a foe. With a Eject Pack equipped to it, if Braviary's stat stages are lowered, it switches to a chosen ally then the Eject Pack gets consumed.
◆ 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 good 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).
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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 a spectacular Special Wall for single battles. It tries to take a great 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. With a Red Card equipped to it, if Braviary survives a hit, attacker is forced to switch to a random ally then the Red Card gets consumed.
◆ 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 make the foes flinch).
◆ Sky Attack is a physical STAB-boosted 140-base power Flying-type move (charges, then hits turn 2. 30% flinch. High crit).
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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.
WeavileKartanaLandorus-TherianArcanineTapu KokoDracovishVenusaurRotom-HeatTyranitarTorkoal
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 a wonderful Physical Sweeper for double battles. It's primary goal is to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. The Shell Bell item option is to help Braviary recover from the recoil damage it may take from Brave Bird. With Defiant, Braviary's attack is raised by 2 for each of its stats that is lowered by a foe. With a Eject Pack equipped to it, if Braviary's stat stages are lowered, it switches to a chosen ally then the Eject Pack gets consumed.
◆ 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 large amount of damage.
◆ Rock Slide is a physical 75-base power Rock-type move (30% chance to make the foes flinch).
◆ Close Combat is a physical 120-base power Fighting-type move (lowers your Braviary's defense and special defense by 1 stage).
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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
- Moves: Rest + Snore
- Ability: Sheer force + Item: Life orb
- Move: Swagger + Item: Mirror Herb
- Move: Assurance + Item: Rocky Helmet
- Move: Facade + Item: Flame Orb
- Move: Facade + Item: Toxic Orb
- Ability: Sheer Force + Additional Effect Move: Rock Slide
- Ability: Sheer Force + Additional Effect Move: Sky Attack
- Ability: Sheer Force + Additional Effect Move: Rock Smash
- Ability: Sheer Force + Additional Effect Move: Snore
- Ability: Sheer Force + Additional Effect Move: Steel Wing
- Ability: Sheer Force + Additional Effect Move: Heat Wave
- Ability: Sheer Force + Additional Effect Move: Rock Tomb
- Ability: Sheer Force + Additional Effect Move: Crush Claw
- Ability: Sheer Force + Additional Effect Move: Air Slash
- Ability: Sheer Force + Additional Effect Move: Iron Head
- Ability: Sheer Force + Additional Effect Move: Zen Headbutt
- Ability: Sheer Force + Additional Effect Move: Hurricane
- Moves with Priority: Endure, Protect
- Moves that Break Screens: Defog
- Moves that inflict status: Toxic
Moves that boost Braviary's stats
- Agility
- Bulk Up
- Hone Claws
- Steel Wing
- Work Up
Most notable and possible best moves for Braviary
- Brave Bird
- Close Combat
- Protect
- Rest
- Rock Slide
- Roost
- Superpower
- Tailwind
- Toxic
- U-turn
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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