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Braixen, a Fire type Pokémon, official artwork

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Braixen: Weakness, Best Moveset & Builds

FireNFE

Braixen is a balanced Pokémon, led by its Sp. Atk (90) and Speed (73), with a base stat total of 409. Competitively it is not fully evolved, so it mostly sees use with Eviolite or in lower tiers.

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What is Braixen weak to?

How much damage Braixen takes from each attacking type.

2×Weak toGroundRockWater
0.5×ResistsBugFairyFireGrassIceSteel

Braixen takes super-effective damage from Ground, Rock, Water. It resists Bug, Fairy, Fire, Grass, Ice, Steel.

Best moveset for Braixen

Braixen has no significant ranked usage this month, so here are its strongest attacking options by type coverage:

  • OverheatFire130
  • Solar BeamGrass120
  • Foul PlayDark95
  • PsychicPsychic90

Best nature for Braixen

Modest. Braixen leans special (90 Sp. Atk vs 59 Attack) and isn't winning speed ties, so Modest (+Sp. Atk, −Attack) maximises damage.

Abilities

  • BlazeAt 1/3 or less of its max HP, this Pokemon's offensive stat is 1.5x with Fire attacks.
  • MagicianIf this Pokemon has no item, it steals the item off a Pokemon it hits with an attack.

Evolution line

Fennekin
Braixen
Delphox
Full learnset (51 moves; tap to expand)
MoveTypePowerAcc.Category
OverheatFire13090%Special
Flare BlitzFire120100%Physical
Solar BeamGrass120100%Special
Fire BlastFire11085%Special
Foul PlayDark95100%Physical
Heat WaveFire9590%Special
FlamethrowerFire90100%Special
PsychicPsychic90100%Special
Take DownNormal9085%Physical
Fire PledgeFire80100%Special
PsyshockPsychic80100%Special
Tera BlastNormal80100%Special
Zen HeadbuttPsychic8090%Physical
Fire PunchFire75100%Physical
Thunder PunchElectric75100%Physical
Burning JealousyFire70100%Special
FacadeNormal70100%Physical
PsybeamPsychic65100%Special
SwiftNormal60-Special
ThiefDark60100%Physical
Mud ShotGround5595%Special
Flame ChargeFire50100%Physical
EmberFire40100%Special
ScratchNormal40100%Physical
Fire SpinFire3585%Special
Mud-SlapGround20100%Special
Stored PowerPsychic20100%Special
Grass KnotGrass?100%Special
Low KickFighting?100%Physical
AgilityPsychic--Status
Calm MindPsychic--Status
CharmFairy-100%Status
EncoreNormal-100%Status
EndureNormal--Status
Helping HandNormal--Status
HowlNormal--Status
ImprisonPsychic--Status
Light ScreenPsychic--Status
Magic RoomPsychic--Status
ProtectNormal--Status
Psychic TerrainPsychic--Status
Rain DanceWater--Status
RestPsychic--Status
Skill SwapPsychic--Status
Sleep TalkNormal--Status
SubstituteNormal--Status
Sunny DayFire--Status
Tail WhipNormal-100%Status
TrickPsychic-100%Status
Trick RoomPsychic--Status
Will-O-WispFire-85%Status