Braviary counters

Gen 9 NU · Sorted by reliability score · Smogon · Mar 2026 - May 2026

Braviary
#0628 Braviary
NormalFlying
USAGE 7.3% #32
ABILITYDefiant
BASE STATS
HP 100
ATK 123
DEF 75
SPA 57
SPD 75
SPE 80
BST510
TYPE MATCHUPS
2×
ElectricIceRock
½×
GrassBug
0×
GroundGhost
Moves
Brave Bird 76.6% Defog 73.5% Close Combat 73.5% U-turn 68.5% Facade 24.4% Bulk Up 21.7% Roost 21.1% Shadow Claw 19.9%
Items
Choice Scarf 63.6% Leftovers 21.2% Life Orb 8.8% Heavy-Duty Boots 6.0% Grassy Seed 0.2% Choice Band 0.1% Salac Berry 0.0% Black Belt 0.0%
Abilities
Defiant98.2%Sheer Force1.8%Keen Eye0.0%
Tera Types
Flying 61.8% Ghost 19.9% Ground 9.2% Steel 3.5% Electric 1.5% Normal 1.2% Fire 1.2% Fighting 0.8%
Common Teammates
Overqwil62.8%Tsareena62.1%Golurk61.1%Rotom-Heat61.1%Lapras61.1%Brambleghast22.5%Swampert20.3%Duraludon18.3%
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Checks & Counters

Ranked by reliability — blends KO rate with how often each Pokémon is matched up.

This Pokémon doesn't have enough usage for Smogon to compute meaningful Checks & Counters. Only the most-used Pokémon in a format receive this data.

Ranked #32 with 7.32% usage. Sorted by reliability score.