Forms

#0628

Braviary

Valiant Pokémon

Screaming a bloodcurdling battle cry, this huge and ferocious bird Pokémon goes out on the hunt. It blasts lakes with shock waves, then scoops up any prey that float to the water's surface.

In Pokémon GO · 3088 max CP 2 TCG Pocket cards

Details

Height1.5 m

Weight41.0 kg

Gender100.0% ♂ · 0.0% ♀

Catch rate60(14.8%)Tricky

Base friendship70Standard

Hatch time20 cycles · ~5,355 steps

Growth rateslow

Base EXP179

Abilities

Keen Eye

Prevents accuracy from being lowered.

Sheer Force

Strengthens moves with extra effects to 1.3× their power, but prevents their extra effects.

DefiantHidden

Raises Attack two stages upon having any stat lowered.

Egg groups: Flying

Contents

Stats
Movesets
Locations
Evolution
Best moves
Moves
Sprites

Base stats

100

Attack

123

Defense

Sp. Atk

Sp. Def

Speed

Total

510

Base Stat Total

Type defenses

Damage taken from each attacking type.

Weak to

Rock2×

Electric2×

Ice2×

Resistant to

Bug½×

Grass½×

Immune to

Ground0×

Ghost0×

Competitive movesets

Smogon University

Battle-ready sets by tier, straight from Smogon. Pick a generation and format — a “/” means either option works in that slot.

Generation

Bulk Up

Moves

Item

Heavy-Duty Boots

AbilityDefiant

NatureCareful+SpD/−SpA

TeraGroundSteelFighting

EV spread

HP248

SpD▲164

Spe96

Source: Smogon (via pkmn) · Data snapshot: Jul 31, 2026 · 18,880 rows

Where to find Braviary

Wild encounter locations across the games. Availability may also include trades, evolution, gifts, and events not listed here.

White

Route 11 Village Bridge

White 2

Route 4

Sun

Poni Plains

Ultra Sun

Poni Plains

Sword

Dusty Bowl Lake of Outrage

Evolution

#0627Rufflet

Lv. 54

#0628Braviary

All Pokémon evolution families

Notable moves

The strongest damaging moves Braviary can learn — same-type (STAB) moves get a 1.5× power bonus in battle.

Moves

Lv.	Move & effect	Type	Class	Power	Acc.	PP
0	Superpower Lowers the user’s Attack and Defense by one stage after inflicting damage.	Fighting	Physical	120	100	5
1	Fury Attack Hits 2-5 times in one turn.	Normal	Physical	15	85	20
1	Hone Claws Raises the user’s Attack and accuracy by one stage.	Dark	Status	—	—	15
1	Leer Lowers the target’s Defense by one stage.	Normal	Status	—	100	30
1	Peck Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.	Flying	Physical	35	100	35
1	Sky Attack User charges for one turn before attacking. Has a chance to make the target flinch.	Flying	Physical	140	90	5
1	Wing Attack Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.	Flying	Physical	60	100	35
18	Tailwind For three turns, friendly Pokémon have doubled Speed.	Flying	Status	—	—	15
24	Scary Face Lowers the target’s Speed by two stages.	Normal	Status	—	100	10
30	Aerial Ace Never misses.	Flying	Physical	60	—	20
36	Slash Has an increased chance for a critical hit.	Normal	Physical	70	100	20
42	Whirlwind Immediately ends wild battles. Forces trainers to switch Pokémon.	Normal	Status	—	—	20
48	Crush Claw Has a chance to lower the target’s Defense by one stage.	Normal	Physical	75	95	10
50	Sky Drop Carries the target high into the air, dodging all attacks against either, and drops it next turn.	Flying	Physical	60	100	10
57	Air Slash Has a chance to make the target flinch.	Flying	Special	75	95	15
64	Defog Lowers the target’s evasion by one stage. Removes field effects from the enemy field.	Flying	Status	—	—	15
72	Thrash Hits every turn for 2-3 turns, then confuses the user.	Normal	Physical	120	100	10
80	Brave Bird User receives 1/3 the damage inflicted in recoil.	Flying	Physical	120	100	15