UU Braviary [QC 2/2] [GP 1/1]

[Velcroc]

[SET]
name: Bulk Up
move 1: Bulk Up
move 2: Brave Bird
move 3: Close Combat
move 4: Roost
item: Heavy-Duty Boots
ability: Defiant
nature: Jolly
evs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe

[SET COMMENTS]

Braviary is a niche mid- to late-game setup sweeper that threatens traditional Flying-type checks such as Rhyperior and Gigalith by virtue of its Flying and Fighting coverage in Brave Bird and Close Combat. Defiant enables Braviary to punish Defog from the likes of Mantine and further boost its Attack from Intimidate users like Arcanine and Incineroar. Heavy-Duty Boots negates Stealth Rock damage, improving Braviary's longevity and providing it opportunities to set up. Despite these perks, Braviary struggles to set up freely on a large portion of the metagame due to its susceptibility to status and its middling Speed compared to Pokemon such as Haxorus, Celebi, and Cobalion. Additionally, it needs significant chip damage from teammates or multiple boosts to reliably KO both Rhyperior and Gigalith.

Celebi and Tsareena can pressure Doublade for Braviary with the former being able to 2HKO it with Earth Power and the latter crippling it with Knock Off. They can also remove Flying-resistant Pokemon that Braviary struggles to break through, like Rotom-W, Rhyperior, and Gigalith. Additionally, Tsareena can provide entry hazard removal in case Braviary loses its Heavy-Duty Boots. Braviary's ability to threaten Rhyperior and Gigalith is appreciated by partners like Gardevoir, Toxtricity, and Chandelure. In return, they help place pressure on Braviary's checks, such as Doublade, Bronzong, and the aforementioned Rock-types. Gardevoir and Chandelure can also cripple Braviary's defensive answers like Doublade and Gigalith with Trick, with the former also providing Healing Wish support. Noivern and Braviary form an offensive core and the two Flying-types place pressure on their respective checks like Gigalith and Rhyperior. VoltTurn users like Noivern, Rotom-W, and Flygon can help Braviary pivot in on Pokemon like Copperajah and provide setup opportunities for it. Incineroar synergizes well with Braviary, providing pivot support and serving as a check to both Doublade and Bronzong. Incineroar also wears down answers to Braviary in Gigalith, Rhyperior, and Rotom-W and helps create setup opportunities for it with Parting Shot and Intimidate. Roserade is able to check Rotom-W by virtue of its Grass typing, can absorb status due to Natural Cure, and creates setup opportunities with Sleep Powder. Spikes support provided by Roserade also helps +1 Braviary net reliable OHKOs on Necrozma, Umbreon, and Gigalith. Sticky Web users like Araquanid and Ribombee help mitigate Braviary's average Speed and enable it to outspeed threats such as Inteleon, Heliolisk, Celebi, and Cobalion. In return, these entry hazard setters appreciate Braviary keeping their hazards by discouraging slower hazard removers such as Mantine and Galarian Weezing from Defogging thanks to Defiant.

[CREDITS]
- Written by: [[Velcroc, 391284]]
- Quality checked by: [[Estarossa, 461329], [Twilight, 344575]]
- Grammar checked by: [[A Cake Wearing A Hat, 388157]]

 

[Lily]

hi! just gonna amcheck this, implement what you agree with - comments are in pink!

[SET]
name: Bulk Up Bird
move 1: Bulk Up
move 2: Brave Bird
move 3: Close Combat
move 4: Roost
item: Heavy-Duty Boots
ability: Defiant
nature: Jolly
evs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe

[SET COMMENTS]

Braviary is a niche mid- to late-game set-up sweeper that threatens traditional Flying-type checks such as Rhyperior and Gigalith after setting up by virtue of its Flying and Fighting coverage. might wanna note that you need like 4 boosts to knock rhyp out and as such it needs a lot of chip Defiant also enables Braviary to punish Defog from the likes of Mantine and avoid the Attack drop from Intimidate users Arcanine and Incineroar. it doesn't just avoid the drop, it actually gets a boost from them, so i'd reword this to reflect that Despite these perks, Braviary struggles to set up freely on a large portion of the metagame due to its reliance on Heavy Duty Boots, braviary doesnt really have any business dealing with any knock off users (other than maybe tsareena) so this isn't a huge issue its susceptibility to status and its middling speed compared to Pokemon such as Haxorus, Celebi and Cobalion.

Braviary’s vulnerability to Knock Off means that Hazard control in the form of Defog or Rapid Spin is greatly appreciated. above point This role can be fulfilled by the likes of Rotom-W and Tsareena with the former having access to Defog and the latter having access to Rapid Spin. these are good partners but not really for this reason - it's mainly the fact that they're good at dealing with doublade and force extra damage/setup opportunities on things like gigalith Braviary’s primary utility is in its ability to threaten Rhyperior and Gigalith, which is appreciated by partners like Gardevoir, Toxtricity, Noivern, Chandelure and Espeon. this is true but you have a few too many examples, i'd cut this down to just garde/tox/chandy In return, they help place pressure on Braviary checks such as Doublade, Bronzong and Avalugg. braviary uses avalugg as setup fodder, avalanche does very little to you while you spam bulk up Noivern and Braviary form an offensive core and the two Flying-Types placing pressure on their respective checks like Gigalith, whilst Toxtricity appreciates Braviary’s ability to pressure Rhyperior and Gigalith. Both these Pokémon also have access to Volt-Turn and can help Braviary pivot in on what? examples are needed. Gardevoir, Espeon and Chandelure can cripple defensive answers to Braviary with Trick, mention gigalith and doublade in particular here because their checks dont really overlap otherwise with the former also providing Healing Wish support. In a pinch, Espeon's ability Magic Bounce prevents Braviary from being statused and Stealth Rocks from being set up. the status point is a bit irrelevant and it has boots anyway Roserade is able to check Rotom Wash by virtue of its Grass-Typing, can absorb status due to Natural Cure and is able to neuter Braviary answers with Sleep Powder i wouldn't say neuter brav's answers, other than bronzong their checks don't overlap at all for the most part - instead i'd just say it creates setup opportunities. Spikes support provided by Roserade also helps +1 Braviary net reliable OHKOs on Pokemon like Necrozma and Umbreon. Sticky Web users like Araquanid and Ribombee help mitigate Braviary’s average speed and enable it to outspeed threats such as Inteleon, Heliolisk, Celebi and Cobalion. In return, these Hazard Setters appreciate Braviary to keep their hazards by discouraging slower Hazard Removers such as Mantine and Galarian Weezing from defogging thanks to Defiant.

you should mention incineroar as a partner that can check doublade, provide pivot support and most importantly, put a bunch of pressure on rhyperior/gigalith which makes it super easy to break them down in combination w/ braviary. it's also a really good zong check which is good bc zong is very annoying for non-sub braviary

[CREDITS]

- Written by: [[Velcroc, 391284]]

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[Estarossa]

Solid AM check Lilburr :) Velcroc implement everything from Lily's AM check and tag me after so I can have another look before stamping.

 

[Velcroc]

Implemented all of Lilburr's changes, Estarossa

 

[Estarossa]

[SET]
name: Bulk Up Bird
move 1: Bulk Up
move 2: Brave Bird
move 3: Close Combat
move 4: Roost
item: Heavy-Duty Boots
ability: Defiant
nature: Jolly
evs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe

[SET COMMENTS]

Braviary is a niche mid- to late-game set-up sweeper that threatens traditional Flying-type checks such as Rhyperior and Gigalith after setting up by virtue of its Flying and Fighting coverage. Defiant also enables Braviary to punish Defog from the likes of Mantine and further boost its Attack from Intimidate users like Arcanine and Incineroar. Despite these perks, Braviary struggles to set up freely on a large portion of the metagame due to its susceptibility to status and its middling speed compared to Pokemon such as Haxorus, Celebi and Cobalion. Additionally, it needs significant chip damage or multiple boosts to reliably KO Rhyperior and as such needs heavy support from teammates.

Rotom-W and Tsareena help deal with Doublade for Braviary and force damage on Pokémon like Rhyperior which creates set up opportunities for Braviary not very clear reading this how they are creating the set up opportunities, be a bit more specific. Both Rotom-Wash and Tsareena have added utility as hazard control in case Braviary loses its Heavy-Duty Boots. Braviary’s primary utility is in its ability to threaten Rhyperior and Gigalith, which is appreciated by partners like Gardevoir, Toxtricity and Chandelure. In return, they help place pressure on Braviary checks such as Doublade and Bronzong. Noivern and Braviary form an offensive core and the two Flying-Types placing pressure on their respective checks like Gigalith and Rhyperior, whilst Toxtricity appreciates Braviary’s ability to pressure Rhyperior and Gigalith. Both these Pokémon also have access to Volt-Turn and can help Braviary pivot in on Pokémon like Umbreon and Golisopod Golisopod aint coming in on either, and Umbreon is kinda low usage atm. Replace these examples with some more relevant ones. Gardevoir, Espeon and Chandelure can cripple Braviary's defensive answers like Doublade and Gigalith with Trick, with the former also providing Healing Wish support. Incineroar synergises well with Braviary, providing pivot support and serving as a check to both Doublade and Bronzong. Incineroar also wears down Braviary answers in Gigalith and Rhyperior and helps create set up opportunities for Braviary with Parting Shot and Intimidate. Give a mention to SD incineroar too, being able to put further pressure on mons like Rhyp/Gigalith/Rotom-W. Roserade is able to check Rotom Wash by virtue of its Grass-Typing, can absorb status due to Natural Cure and creates set up opportunities with Sleep Powder. Spikes support provided by Roserade also helps +1 Braviary net reliable OHKOs on Pokemon like Necrozma and Umbreon. Sticky Web users like Araquanid and Ribombee help mitigate Braviary’s average speed and enable it to outspeed threats such as Inteleon, Heliolisk, Celebi and Cobalion. In return, these Hazard Setters appreciate Braviary to keep their hazards by discouraging slower Hazard Removers such as Mantine and Galarian Weezing from defogging thanks to Defiant.

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1/2 once implemented.

 

[Twilight]

[SET]
name: Bulk Up Bird
move 1: Bulk Up
move 2: Brave Bird
move 3: Close Combat
move 4: Roost
item: Heavy-Duty Boots
ability: Defiant
nature: Jolly
evs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe

[SET COMMENTS]

Braviary is a niche mid- to late-game set-up sweeper that threatens traditional Flying-type checks such as Rhyperior and Gigalith after setting up by virtue of its Flying and Fighting coverage. Defiant also enables Braviary to punish Defog from the likes of Mantine and further boost its Attack from Intimidate users like Arcanine and Incineroar. Despite these perks, Braviary struggles to set up freely on a large portion of the metagame due to its susceptibility to status and its middling speed compared to Pokemon such as Haxorus, Celebi and Cobalion. Additionally, it needs significant chip damage or multiple boosts to reliably KO Rhyperior and as such needs heavy support from teammates. I would add a little line on Boots helping out with its longevity when it comes to finding set up opportunities.

Rotom-W Celebi and Tsareena help deal with can pressure Doublade with the former being able to 2HKO it with Earth Power and Tsareena crippling it with Knock Off for Braviary. I'm removing the Rotom-W mention here to make this point be about Grass-types. and force damage on Pokémon They can also remove Flying resists like Rhyperior, Gigalith, and Rotom-W that Braviary struggles to break through. : Rotom-W achieves this by burning Rhyperior with Will-O-Wisp whilst Tsareena removes Rhyperior's leftovers. I fail to see why this is relevant when both simply OHKO it with their respective STAB moves if for w/e reason it stays in against them Additionally, both Rotom-Wash and Tsareena have added utility as can provide entry hazard removal control in the case Braviary loses its Heavy-Duty Boots. Braviary’s primary utility is in its ability to threaten Rhyperior and Gigalith, which is appreciated by partners like Gardevoir, Toxtricity and Chandelure. In return, they help place pressure on Braviary checks such as Doublade, and Bronzong, and the aforementioned Rock-types. (In a lot of cases Gigalith and Rhyp attempt to check all of these, though Rhyp less so for Gard, so they can weaken each other's checks) Noivern and Braviary form an offensive core and the two Flying-Types placing pressure on their respective checks like Gigalith and Rhyperior, whilst Toxtricity appreciates Braviary’s ability to pressure Rhyperior and Gigalith. Not sure why this is here but you essentially mention that in the previous line. Both these Pokémon also have access to Volt-Turn and can help Braviary pivot in on Pokémon like Gigalith I would use Copperajah as the example instead. Make this point be generic about how it appreciates pivots bringing it in safely so mention Rotom-W, Noivern, and Flygon here. Gardevoir, Espeon and Chandelure can cripple Braviary's defensive answers like Doublade and Gigalith with Trick, with the former also providing Healing Wish support. You're repeating the same examples as before for the most part. I would just move this point to where you talk about Gard and Chandy then remove the Espeon mention. Incineroar synergises well with Braviary, providing pivot support and serving as a check to both Doublade and Bronzong. Incineroar also wears down Braviary answers in Gigalith, Rotom-W, and Rhyperior and helps create set up opportunities for Braviary with Parting Shot and Intimidate. Swords Dance Incineroar places further pressure on Gigalith, Rhyperior and Rotom Wash. No need to specify this Roserade is able to check Rotom Wash by virtue of its Grass-Typing, can absorb status due to Natural Cure and creates set up opportunities with Sleep Powder. Spikes support provided by Roserade also helps +1 Braviary net reliable OHKOs on Pokemon like Necrozma and Umbreon. Sticky Web users like Araquanid and Ribombee help mitigate Braviary’s average speed and enable it to outspeed threats such as Inteleon, Heliolisk, Celebi and Cobalion. In return, these Hazard Setters appreciate Braviary to keep their hazards by discouraging slower Hazard Removers such as Mantine and Galarian Weezing from defogging thanks to Defiant.

[CREDITS]
- Written by: [[Velcroc, 391284]]
- Quality checked by: [[username1, userid1], [username2, userid2]]
- Grammar checked by: [[username1, userid1]]

tag me when you implement this, I want to go over the team options again before sending to GP. Don't forget to implement credits

 

[starmer]

Hi there, this is an amcheck; feel free to implement whatever you agree with :)

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[SET]
name: Bulk Up Bird
move 1: Bulk Up
move 2: Brave Bird
move 3: Close Combat
move 4: Roost
item: Heavy-Duty Boots
ability: Defiant
nature: Jolly
evs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe

[SET COMMENTS]

Braviary is a niche mid- to late-game set-up setup sweeper that threatens traditional Flying-type checks such as Rhyperior and Gigalith after setting up by virtue of its Flying and Fighting coverage Might it be worth specifying Brave Bird and Close Combat? You don't mention either of these moves in the paragraph. Defiant also enables Braviary to punish Defog from the likes of Mantine and further boost its Attack from Intimidate users like Arcanine and Incineroar. Heavy-Duty Boots negates Stealth Rock damage Maybe bring QC's point about longevity here since you don't want to be stating dex info, helping provide Braviary opportunities to set up. Despite these perks, Braviary struggles to set up freely on a large portion of the metagame due to its susceptibility to status and its middling Speed compared to Pokemon such as Haxorus, Celebi, (comma) and Cobalion. Additionally, (comma) it needs significant chip damage from teammates or multiple boosts to reliably both KO both Rhyperior and Gigalith, and as such needs heavy support from teammates.

Celebi and Tsareena can pressure Doublade for Braviary with the former being able to 2HKO it with Earth Power and Tsareena the latter crippling it with Knock Off. They can also remove Flying resists Flying-resistant Pokemon that Braviary struggles to break through, like Rotom-Wash, Rhyperior, (comma) and Gigalith that Braviary struggles to break through. Additionally, Tsareena can provide entry hazard removal in the case Braviary loses its Heavy-Duty Boots. Braviary's Straight apostrophe primary utility is in its ability to threaten Rhyperior and Gigalith, which is appreciated by partners like Gardevoir, Toxtricity, (comma) and Chandelure. In return, they help place pressure on Braviary checks such as Doublade, Bronzong, (comma) and the aforementioned Rock-types. Gardevoir and Chandelure can also cripple Braviary's defensive answers like Doublade and Gigalith with Trick, with the former also providing Healing Wish support. Noivern and Braviary form an offensive core and the two Flying-types placing place pressure on their respective checks like Gigalith and Rhyperior. Volt-turn VoltTurn users like Noivern, Rotom-Wash, (comma) and Flygon can help Braviary pivot in on Pokemon like Copperajah and provide set-up setup opportunities for Braviary. Incineroar synergises well with Braviary, providing pivot support and serving as a check to both Doublade and Bronzong. Incineroar also wears down Braviary answers in Gigalith, Rhyperior, (comma) and Rotom-Wash, (comma) and helps create set up setup opportunities for Braviary with Parting Shot and Intimidate. Roserade is able to check Rotom Wash Rotom-W by virtue of its Grass-Typing Grass typing, can absorb status due to Natural Cure, (comma) and creates set up setup opportunities with Sleep Powder. Spikes support provided by Roserade also helps +1 Braviary net reliable OHKOs on Necrozma, Umbreon, (comma) and Gigalith. Sticky Web users like Araquanid and Ribombee help mitigate Braviary's Straight apostrophe average Speed and enable it to outspeed threats such as Inteleon, Heliolisk, Celebi, (comma) and Cobalion. In return, these hazard setters appreciate Braviary to keep keeping their hazards by discouraging slower hazard removers such as Mantine and Galarian Weezing from Defogging thanks to Defiant.

 

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[SET]
name: Bulk Up Bird
move 1: Bulk Up
move 2: Brave Bird
move 3: Close Combat
move 4: Roost
item: Heavy-Duty Boots
ability: Defiant
nature: Jolly
evs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe

[SET COMMENTS]

Braviary is a niche mid- to late-game setup sweeper that threatens traditional Flying-type checks such as Rhyperior and Gigalith by virtue of its Flying and Fighting coverage in Brave Bird and Close Combat. Defiant also enables Braviary to punish Defog from the likes of Mantine and further boost its Attack from Intimidate users like Arcanine and Incineroar. Heavy-Duty Boots negates Stealth Rock damage, improving Braviary's longevity and providing Braviary it opportunities to set up. Despite these perks, Braviary struggles to set up freely on a large portion of the metagame due to its susceptibility to status and its middling Speed compared to Pokemon such as Haxorus, Celebi, and Cobalion. Additionally, it needs significant chip damage from teammates or multiple boosts to reliably KO both Rhyperior and Gigalith.

Celebi and Tsareena can pressure Doublade for Braviary with the former being able to 2HKO it with Earth Power and the latter crippling it with Knock Off. They can also remove Flying-resistant Pokemon that Braviary struggles to break through, like Rotom-W, Rhyperior, and Gigalith. Additionally, Tsareena can provide entry hazard removal in case Braviary loses its Heavy-Duty Boots. Braviary's ability to threaten Rhyperior and Gigalith is appreciated by partners like Gardevoir, Toxtricity, and Chandelure. In return, they help place pressure on Braviary Braviary's checks, (AC) such as Doublade, Bronzong, and the aforementioned Rock-types. Gardevoir and Chandelure can also cripple Braviary's defensive answers like Doublade and Gigalith with Trick, with the former also providing Healing Wish support. Noivern and Braviary form an offensive core and the two Flying-types place pressure on their respective checks like Gigalith and Rhyperior. VoltTurn users like Noivern, Rotom-W, (AC) and Flygon can help Braviary pivot in on Pokemon like Copperajah and provide setup opportunities for Braviary it. Incineroar synergises synergizes well with Braviary, providing pivot support and serving as a check to both Doublade and Bronzong. Incineroar also wears down Braviary answers to Braviary in Gigalith, Rhyperior, and Rotom-W and helps create setup opportunities for Braviary it with Parting Shot and Intimidate. Roserade is able to check Rotom-W by virtue of its Grass typing, can absorb status due to Natural Cure, and creates setup opportunities with Sleep Powder. Spikes support provided by Roserade also helps +1 Braviary net reliable OHKOs on Necrozma, Umbreon, and Gigalith. Sticky Web users like Araquanid and Ribombee help mitigate Braviary's average Speed and enable it to outspeed threats such as Inteleon, Heliolisk, Celebi, and Cobalion. In return, these entry hazard setters appreciate Braviary keeping their hazards by discouraging slower hazard removers such as Mantine and Galarian Weezing from Defogging thanks to Defiant.

[CREDITS]
- Written by: [[Velcroc, 391284]]
- Quality checked by: [[Estarossa, 461329], [Twilight, 344575]]
- Grammar checked by: [[A Cake Wearing A Hat, 388157]]

GP 1/1

 

[Hilomilo]

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