Game version
AppearanceStandard
- Height
- 1.0 m
- Weight
- 14.5 kg
Training & breeding details
Gender87.5% ♂ · 12.5% ♀
Catch rate45(11.9%)Tricky
Base friendship70Standard
Hatch time20 cycles · ~5,355 steps
Growth ratemedium slow
Base EXP143
Base stats
HP
59
Attack
59
Defense
58
Sp. Atk
90
Sp. Def
70
Speed
73
Total
409
Base Stat Total
Abilities
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Competitive movesets
Smogon UniversityBattle-ready sets by tier, straight from Smogon. Pick a generation and format — a “/” means either option works in that slot.
Source: Smogon (via pkmn) · Updated: Oct 6, 2026
Where to find Braixen
Recorded encounter locations across the games. Orre includes Snags, gifts and trades; evolution and other acquisition methods may not appear here.
Evolution
Notable moves
The strongest damaging moves Braixen can learn — same-type (STAB) moves get a 1.5× power bonus in battle.
Moves
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| Lv. | Move & effect | Type | Class | Power | Acc. | PP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ember Has a chance to burn the target. | Fire | Special | 40 | 100 | 25 |
| 1 | Scratch Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect. | Normal | Physical | 40 | 100 | 35 |
| 1 | Tail Whip Lowers the target’s Defense by one stage. | Normal | Status | — | 100 | 30 |
| 11 | Howl Raises the user’s Attack by one stage. | Normal | Status | — | — | 40 |
| 14 | Flame Charge Inflicts regular damage. Raises the user’s Speed by one stage. | Fire | Physical | 50 | 100 | 20 |
| 18 | Psybeam Has a chance to confuse the target. | Psychic | Special | 65 | 100 | 20 |
| 22 | Fire Spin Prevents the target from fleeing and inflicts damage for 2-5 turns. | Fire | Special | 35 | 85 | 15 |
| 28 | Light Screen Reduces damage from special attacks by 50% for five turns. | Psychic | Status | — | — | 30 |
| 28 | Lucky Chant Prevents the target from scoring critical hits for five turns. | Normal | Status | — | — | 30 |
| 36 | Psyshock Inflicts damage based on the target’s Defense, not Special Defense. | Psychic | Special | 80 | 100 | 10 |
| 41 | Flamethrower Has a chance to burn the target. | Fire | Special | 90 | 100 | 15 |
| 45 | Will-O-Wisp Burns the target. | Fire | Status | — | 85 | 15 |
| 49 | Psychic Has a chance to lower the target’s Special Defense by one stage. | Psychic | Special | 90 | 100 | 10 |
| 52 | Sunny Day Changes the weather to sunny for five turns. | Fire | Status | — | — | 5 |
| 56 | Magic Room Negates held items for five turns. | Psychic | Status | — | — | 10 |
| 59 | Fire Blast Has a chance to burn the target. | Fire | Special | 110 | 85 | 5 |
Breeding & egg moves
Braixen can inherit these egg moves by breeding with a compatible parent that knows the move and shares an egg group.
Sprites & renders
14 sprites & renders for Braixen.
Across the games
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Cite this page
“Braixen”. Pokémonism. Retrieved [date] from pokemonism.com/pokedex/braixen.
Species data from PokéAPI.