Flying Charged move

Brave Bird

Raid and GO Battle League stats for Brave Bird, plus every Pokemon that can learn it.

Power

130

PvE base damage

Energy

−100

Cost per use

Duration

2.0s

Animation time

DPS

65.0

Damage per second

Raid & Gym stats (PvE)

Power: 130
Energy: −100
Duration: 2.0s
DPS: 65.0 dmg/s
DPE: 1.3 dmg/energy
Damage window start: 1.00s
Damage window end: 1.60s

GO Battle League stats (PvP)

Power: 130
Energy: −55
Turns: 1 (instant)
DPE: 2.36 dmg/energy

Buff / debuff effect

self DEF -3 — 100% chance each time the move lands.

Editor's notes

Brave Bird is a Flying-type charged move in Pokémon GO. Hits for 130 base power and costs 100 energy.

Notable Pokémon that can learn it include Sirfetchd, Honchkrow, Blaziken and Staraptor.

Toni Ramón

Founder & lead editor

What these stats mean

Power, energy, duration, DPS and the PvP numbers

Power: Base damage each use deals before type and stat multipliers.
Energy: Energy the move costs to fire.
Duration: Animation time. You cannot dodge or attack during it.
DPS: Damage per second — power × 1000 / duration.
PvP stats: GO Battle League runs on 0.5s turns with its own power and energy values, so they differ from the raid numbers.

Top Pokemon with Brave Bird

Released Pokemon that learn this move, ranked by base attack. Max CP is at level 50 with 15/15/15 IVs.

#	Pokemon	Max CP	ATK	DEF	STA
1	Sirfetchd Fighting	3,376	248	176	158
2	Honchkrow DarkFlying	3,066	243	103	225
3	Blaziken FireFighting	3,220	240	141	190
4	Staraptor NormalFlying	3,195	234	140	198
5	Braviary NormalFlying	3,492	232	152	225
6	Flamigo FlyingFighting	3,117	227	145	193
7	Dodrio NormalFlying	2,671	218	140	155
8	Decidueye GrassGhost	3,137	210	179	186
9	Squawkabilly NormalFlying	2,231	185	105	193
10	Swellow NormalFlying	2,171	185	124	155
11	Talonflame FireFlying	2,493	176	155	186
12	Pidgeot NormalFlying	2,408	166	154	195
13	Doduo NormalFlying	1,357	158	83	111
14	Rufflet NormalFlying	1,686	150	97	172
15	Skarmory SteelFlying	2,384	148	226	163
16	Staravia NormalFlying	1,469	142	94	146
17	Dartrix GrassFlying	1,950	142	139	186
18	Vullaby DarkFlying	1,438	105	139	172
19	Starly NormalFlying	813	101	58	120
20	Ducklett WaterFlying	969	84	96	158

FAQ

Is Brave Bird a good move?

Brave Bird deals 130 base damage over 2.0 seconds, which works out at 65.0 DPS and 1.3 damage per energy spent. Compare it with the rest of the Flying moves to see where it ranks.

Which Pokemon learn Brave Bird?

The table above lists the 20 strongest by base attack, led by Sirfetchd, Honchkrow, Blaziken.

Is Brave Bird better in PvE or PvP?

In raids and gyms the move has 130 power for 100 energy over 2.0s. In GO Battle League it uses 130 power for 55 energy. It also has a stat-changing effect that only applies in PvP. The two sets of numbers are independent, so read the PvE block for raids and the PvP block for GO Battle League.

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