
[SET]
Braviary (M) @ Heavy-Duty Boots
Name: Physically Defensive (Normal)
Ability: Defiant
EVs: 252 HP / 240 Def / 16 Spe
Impish Nature
- Brave Bird
- Defog
- Roost
- U-turn / Close Combat
[SET COMMENTS]
Braviary serves as good entry hazard removal for Normal teams due to its good bulk and Fighting neutrality, which let it comfortably use Defog in front of foes like Sneasler and Meowscarada. Brave Bird is Braviary's strongest STAB move, threatening to OHKO foes like the Ogerpon formes and Sinistcha. U-turn helps keep momentum going and damage common switch-ins like Ting-Lu and Iron Boulder. Close Combat can be used instead of U-turn to check Steel-, Rock-, and Normal-types like Excadrill, Kingambit, Tyranitar, and Blissey. Doing so, however, means that Braviary would lack the momentum it gets from U-turn, which is crucial for Normal teams. The EVs above allow Braviary to outspeed Adamant Azumarill while also comfortably taking attacks from Garchomp and Ogerpon-H. The given EVs also let Braviary survive an Icicle Crash from unboosted Chien-Pao when Braviary is at full HP.
Blissey is a great teammate, as it can tank special hits from Choice Specs users like Greninja, Flutter Mane, and Kyurem while also being able to set up Stealth Rock and spread paralysis with Thunder Wave. Braviary returns the favor by dealing with Choice Scarf users like Galarian Zapdos and Great Tusk for Blissey. Porygon2 is a nice defensive wall when paired with Braviary, being able to wall Ice-types like Baxcalibur and Mamoswine and stop setup users like Scizor, Gouging Fire, and Ceruledge with Foul Play. Calm Mind Ursaluna-B is a great teammate thanks to its Electric immunity and ability to break defensive walls like Zapdos, Toxapex, Clodsire, and Archaludon. In exchange, Braviary handles Meowscarada and Hisuian Samurott. Choice Scarf Ditto is an excellent revenge killer, using its ability to flip the script on sweepers like Gouging Fire, Dragonite, and Keldeo late-game. Choice Specs Hisuian Zoroark provides a Fighting immunity for the team while being able to check Ghost- and Steel-types like Gholdengo and Corviknight. Braviary can remove hazards for Hisuian Zoroark while taking out Kingambit and Choice Scarf Hisuian Samurott. Choice Scarf Indeedee is another option, which provides more support in the Fighting and Poison matchups due to its part-Psychic typing and ability to set up Psychic Terrain for the team. Indeedee can also blast away threats, such as Zamazenta, mixed offense Iron Valiant, and Clodsire,in Terrain with Expanding Force. Calm Mind Terapagos, with its colorful moveset, can be a good teammate to pressure defensive Pokemon like Corviknight and Quagsire for Braviary.
[CREDITS]
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