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Friday, 4 February 2011

Is this Pokemon viable?

Braviary

Braviary's Attack is the highest of a Normal/Flying, beating out Staraptor by 3 points. While slower than Staraptor, he is also bulkier, and unlike most birds might be able to take an extra hit or two with his 100/75/75 defenses. He may not get the preferred Close Combat, but Superpower is still very helpful to deal with opposing Rocks and Steels who would otherwise stop him dead.

His power cannot be ignored, and he has a few very handy moves to do his job with. The main points that differentiate him from his birdy brethren are his bulk, access to useful stat-uppers like Claw Sharpen and Bulk Up, and more expansive movepool, with options like Shadow Claw and Rock Slide open to him.

All in all, if played to his strengths, Braviary is very useful Pokemon which will likely see a fair amount of usage in competitive Pokemon play.

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33 comments:

  1. PS3 Fnatic4 February 2011 at 14:23

    I didn't find him that powerful imo. I raised him to around level 60 and he left me asking for more. His pool move isn't the best either. I think the rock/flying bird pokemon is a better choice.

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  2. FunkyTechDude4 February 2011 at 14:26

    Nice site.

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  3. Waaaoi4 February 2011 at 14:51

    Can't wait for PKMN Black/White to be released in english!!

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  4. Klyde Dawson4 February 2011 at 14:51

    need a ds. My experience drops off at the Ruby/Saph Generation.

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  5. earth4 February 2011 at 14:53

    He looks awesome!

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  6. Zakk4 February 2011 at 15:07

    looks sick! I like your blog, I'll be following.

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  7. Geekwanker4 February 2011 at 15:21

    Can't wait for Black/White

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  8. Gamerman's Gaming Blog4 February 2011 at 15:53

    Are there like, professional pokemon tournaments?

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  9. Rankulus4 February 2011 at 16:00

    Yes sir there are!

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  10. Gark4 February 2011 at 16:06

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  11. Pureau4 February 2011 at 16:51

    Awesome blog man. I still get all nostalgic thinking about pokemon trading cards. I also loved the new pokemon DS games, and can't wait for Black / White. They're bringing out new pokemon games so fast I'm almost jealous of the younger generations... if only I could play pokemon in public and not be ridiculed. I'm a dreamer man... but not the only one.

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  12. beyondthisall4 February 2011 at 17:03

    I havent played pokemon in ages, so ima follow you to see how much its chnaged haha

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  13. ZSPN4 February 2011 at 17:34

    Pokemon is such nostalgia for me. I remember putting in hours and hours into my gameboy game.

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  14. Tristie4 February 2011 at 17:52

    I personally can't say whether or not he's viable, but he sure as hell looks awesome! I remember playing with friends when I was about five or six. I didn't even know what viability meant, and I would always end up getting stomped. So I've been taking notes on each of your posts, they should help me get some revenge =P thank you.

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  15. Bassislv4 February 2011 at 17:54

    he looks nice, which is rare today

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  16. my day in a sentence4 February 2011 at 18:09

    He *is* very useful!

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  17. Steve4 February 2011 at 19:14

    way too many new pokemon, they need to rehash red and blue again.

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  18. Neuro4 February 2011 at 21:41

    Nice looking pokemon, unfortuantely i dont rate him enough to use him when i play.

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  19. jonwinters4 February 2011 at 21:53

    it's alright. i looked at all of the english names for the black/white pokemon and a lot were cringeworthy.

    foongus and amoonguss were my favorites. i audibly laughed.

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  20. Lendo Khar4 February 2011 at 22:36

    I never liked normal types. Why I would need a normal pokemon? that sounds lame.

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  21. Anonymous5 February 2011 at 01:26

    @Bassislv couldn't agree with you more. After the original 150 Pokémon, the the others look less and less original and inspiring.

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  22. Fang5 February 2011 at 02:29

    The B/W competetive gameplay hasn't fully developed yet, and there's still a lot of research to be done.
    It can, however, be said that superpower is really very usefull if he can succesfully pull it off before the enemy KOs him.

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  23. BlogTroll5 February 2011 at 03:00

    he looks like a mix between an articuno an a pidgeot, or am I wrong?

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  24. FunkyTechDude5 February 2011 at 04:24

    is there an online pokemon game now?

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  25. DBtG55 February 2011 at 05:13

    I love the name. Personally, much better than Wargle. I never can bring myself to use flying types though.

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  26. Gw2guides5 February 2011 at 05:24

    Wow. Pokemon. This brings me back.

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  27. Just the random guy on the web!5 February 2011 at 06:46

    Doesnt look that good if you ask me :/

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  28. Rondariel5 February 2011 at 08:15

    YEah the newest pokemon I played was Emerald edition. I don't even know what this pokemon is... Feels bad.

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  29. beyondhiphop5 February 2011 at 11:57

    im not sure if that pokemon is viable or not

    mixtapes

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  30. hundredpercentdailyvalue5 February 2011 at 12:05

    wow this is new.

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  31. Anonymous5 February 2011 at 13:59

    I still can't get over how Americanized they made him.
    Like it's an interesting concept, but just...doesn't...feel...riiiight ;-;
    This is really helpful though, awesome post!

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  32. JANDI6 February 2011 at 11:17

    Braviary look so magnificently BEAST!

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  33. zepdragon6 February 2011 at 13:56

    Like how this pokemon isn't overdone like some of them are becoming.

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