Brave Bird

Effect

Has 33% recoil. If the target lost HP, the user takes recoil damage equal to 33% the HP lost by the target, rounded half up, but not less than 1 HP.

Targets

Any one Pokémon (even non-adjacent)

Properties

Makes contact

Scarlet & Violet

Usable (57 Pokémon)

Pokémon Champions

Usable (17 Pokémon)

Legends: Z-A

Usable (21 Pokémon)

Pokémon that learn Brave Bird

70 Pokémon and forms (Mega Evolutions share their base form's moves). ✓ = can learn it in that game by any method; “Gens” lists every main-series generation it could be learned in.

All (70)Champions (17)S/V (57)Z-A (21)

Pokémon	Type	Champions	S/V	Z-A	Gens
Pidgey	Normal/Flying			✓	4–7
Pidgeotto	Normal/Flying			✓	4–7
Pidgeot	Normal/Flying	✓		✓	4–7
Zubat	Poison/Flying				4–8
Golbat	Poison/Flying				4–8
Farfetch’d	Normal/Flying	✓		✓	5–8
Galarian Farfetch’d	Fighting			✓	8
Doduo	Normal/Flying		✓		4–7, 9
Dodrio	Normal/Flying		✓		4–7, 9
Articuno	Ice/Flying		✓		8–9
Galarian Articuno	Psychic/Flying		✓		8–9
Zapdos	Electric/Flying		✓		8–9
Galarian Zapdos	Fighting/Flying		✓		8–9
Moltres	Fire/Flying		✓		8–9
Galarian Moltres	Dark/Flying		✓		8–9
Mew	Psychic		✓		8–9
Hoothoot	Normal/Flying		✓		9
Noctowl	Normal/Flying		✓		9
Crobat	Poison/Flying			✓	4–8
Murkrow	Dark/Flying		✓		4–7, 9
Delibird	Ice/Flying		✓		8–9
Skarmory	Steel/Flying	✓	✓	✓	4–9
Lugia	Psychic/Flying		✓		9
Ho-Oh	Fire/Flying		✓		4–9
Blaziken	Fire/Fighting	✓	✓	✓	4–9
Taillow	Normal/Flying				4–7
Swellow	Normal/Flying				4–7
Wingull	Water/Flying		✓		9
Pelipper	Water/Flying	✓	✓		8–9
Swablu	Normal/Flying		✓	✓	9
Altaria	Dragon/Flying	✓	✓	✓	9
Starly	Normal/Flying		✓	✓	4–7, 9
Staravia	Normal/Flying		✓	✓	4–7, 9
Staraptor	Normal/Flying	✓	✓	✓	4–7, 9
Honchkrow	Dark/Flying		✓		4–7, 9
Unfezant	Normal/Flying				8
Ducklett	Water/Flying		✓		5–7, 9
Swanna	Water/Flying		✓		5–7, 9
Rufflet	Normal/Flying		✓		5–9
Braviary	Normal/Flying		✓		5–9
Hisuian Braviary	Psychic/Flying		✓		5–9
Vullaby	Dark/Flying		✓		5–9
Mandibuzz	Dark/Flying		✓		5–9
Fletchling	Normal/Flying		✓		9
Fletchinder	Fire/Flying		✓		9
Talonflame	Fire/Flying	✓	✓	✓	6–9
Hawlucha	Fighting/Flying	✓	✓	✓	8–9
Rowlet	Grass/Flying		✓		7–9
Dartrix	Grass/Flying		✓		7–9
Decidueye	Grass/Ghost	✓	✓		7–9
Hisuian Decidueye	Grass/Fighting	✓	✓		7–9
Pikipek	Normal/Flying		✓		7, 9
Trumbeak	Normal/Flying		✓		7, 9
Toucannon	Normal/Flying	✓	✓		7, 9
Tapu Koko	Electric/Fairy				7–8
Rookidee	Flying		✓	✓	8–9
Corvisquire	Flying		✓	✓	8–9
Corviknight	Flying/Steel	✓	✓	✓	8–9
Cramorant	Flying/Water		✓		8–9
Sirfetch’d	Fighting	✓		✓	8
Quaxly	Water		✓		9
Quaxwell	Water		✓		9
Quaquaval	Water/Fighting	✓	✓		9
Squawkabilly	Normal/Flying	✓	✓	✓	9
Wattrel	Electric/Flying		✓		9
Kilowattrel	Electric/Flying		✓		9
Espathra	Psychic	✓	✓		9
Bombirdier	Flying/Dark		✓		9
Flamigo	Flying/Fighting		✓	✓	9
Fezandipiti	Poison/Fairy		✓		9