Monday, May 16, 2011

Pokemon #21-Braviary


Braviary is a Pokemon that was intoduced in Generation 5(Black,White).It is number 134 in the Unova Pokedex and number 628 in the National Pokedex.It is said that the more scars they have,the more respect these brave soldiers of the sky get from their peers.
Braviary is overall a good Pokemon.Good stats,decent abilities,a good movepool and an ok typing,Normal and Flying.It comes with 100/75/75 (HP/Def/Sp.Def) on the defensive side and 123/57/80 (Att/Sp.Att/Spe) on the offensive side.Its typing is not really great,being weak to Stealth Rock and the common Rock,Ice and Electiric moves.It comes with three abilities,two from normal gameplay and one from the Dream World.Keen Eye,which makes the opponents not able to lower Braviary's accuracy and Sheer Force,which raises the power of the moves with a secondary effect by negates that secondary effect.Its Dream World ability is Defiant,which raises Braviary's Attack by two stages every time you get a stat lowered.I must say that its movepool is the best of all Normal and Flying types that ever existed.It can get Rock Slide,Bulk Up,Superpower,U-Turn moves that most Pokemon with that typing cannot get.Anyway,let's take a look at some possible sets.

Choice
-U-Turn
-Superpower
-Brave Bird
-Rock Slide
Item:Choice Scarf/Choice Band
Ability:Sheer Force
EVs,Nature:
252 Speed,252 Attack,4 HP
Jolly(+Spe,Sp.Att)/Adamant(+Att,-Sp.Att)

The set that I've seen the most.Mostly the Choice Scarf one.If you go with Choice Scarf run max Attack Adamant or if you go with Choice Band run max Speed Jolly.U-Turn is a great move for scouting and hitting some common Psychic type.Superpower is very strong,but it has the problem that it lowers the Attack and Defense of the user.Brave Bird is your STAB and can hit really strong with the Choice Band,but don't forget the recoil.Rock Slide is the only move that gets a boost from Sheer Force,losing the flinching though.It can hit other Flying-types and also some Fire-types that like to come in to counter Braviary(Rotom-H).

Bulk Up
-Bulk Up
-Brave Bird
-Substitute
-Superpower
Item:Leftovers
Ability:Sheer Force
EVs,Nature:
200 HP,56 Attack,252 Special Defense
Careful(+Sp.Def,-Sp.Att)

I was using this set for months.And it worked decent I can say.Set up a Substitute on a predicted switch,and get as many Bulk Ups as you can.Brave Bird is your STAB and after Attack boosts is really strong.Superpower,after the Bulk Ups,is scary strong and also you won't have troubles with the Defense and Attack drop.

Counters
Stealth Rock realy wear Braviary down,so make sure you set them up.Thundurus easily take hits from it,and OHKO the Choice'd set with Thunderbolt.Metagross is decent,able to take hits and able to 2HKO with Meteor Mash.Cofagrigus completely walls Braviary,can Will-O-Wisp and destroy its Attack and also it can force it out.Reuniclus is great,being extremely bulky and able to live anything,and easily able to 2HKO with Life Orb Psychic.

Cool Info:Braviary can only be male.

Have a nice day.

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