What is a good competitive moveset for Braviary? These builds have been optimized for Pokemon competing in X/Y 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 X/Y generation metagame.
Braviary is a spectacular Normal and Flying-typed Pokemon. It's a pretty usual sight to see Braviary out in the 6th generation battlefield. Braviary is weak to Electric, Ice, and Rock-typed attacks.
Braviary is a notable Physical Sweeper. It attempts to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. White Herb will reset Braviary's negative stat changes once (specifically for when it uses Superpower). Life Orb boosts the power of Braviary's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Defiant, Braviary's attack is raised by 2 for each of its stats that is lowered by a foe.
♦ Brave Bird is a physical STAB-boosted 120-base power Flying-type move (has 33% recoil). ♦ Sky Attack is a physical STAB-boosted 140-base power Flying-type move (charges, then hits turn 2. 30% flinch. high crit). ♦ Return is a physical STAB-boosted 0-base power Normal-type move (max 102 power at maximum happiness). ♦ Frustration is a physical STAB-boosted 0-base power Normal-type move (max 102 power at minimum happiness). ♦ Superpower is a physical 120-base power Fighting-type move (lowers your Braviary's attack and defense by 1 stage). ♦ Zen Headbutt is a physical 80-base power Psychic-type move (20% chance to flinch the target).
No additional EV spread were found for this set at this time.Array
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Species: Braviary 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 wonderful Special Wall. It's meant to take a hefty 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.
♦ Shadow Claw is a physical 70-base power Ghost-type move (high critical hit ratio). ♦ 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).
No additional EV spread were found for this set at this time.Array
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Movesets for Doubles
What is a good doubles moveset for Braviary? These builds have been optimized for X/Y 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 X/Y generation metagame.
Braviary is an astounding Physical Sweeper. It's goal is to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. White Herb will reset Braviary's negative stat changes once (specifically for when it uses Superpower). Life Orb boosts the power of Braviary's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Defiant, Braviary's attack is raised by 2 for each of its stats that is lowered by a foe.
♦ Brave Bird is a physical STAB-boosted 120-base power Flying-type move (has 33% recoil). ♦ Sky Attack is a physical STAB-boosted 140-base power Flying-type move (charges, then hits turn 2. 30% flinch. high crit). ♦ Return is a physical STAB-boosted 0-base power Normal-type move (max 102 power at maximum happiness). ♦ Frustration is a physical STAB-boosted 0-base power Normal-type move (max 102 power at minimum happiness). ♦ Rock Slide is a physical 75-base power Rock-type move (30% chance to flinch the foes). ♦ Superpower is a physical 120-base power Fighting-type move (lowers your Braviary's attack and 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.
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Note: The damage listed here under Versus is not actually calculated using the in-game damage formula. It is simply calculated using typing weaknesses and resistances from the selected type-matchup modifier along with STAB (if applied) to help sort through and give a general idea as to how powerful certain moves might be towards that selected typing after modifiers are applied. Several moves listed here may have additional effects that might alter actual damage output which are not factored on this specific list. Use damage calculators to find actual damage amounts.
Combo List
These are a list of several common move combinations Braviary can perform in X/Y. 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 XY Move and Ability Combos for Braviary
Moves: Rest + Sleep talk
Ability: Sheer Force + Item: Life Orb
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
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