Gen 9 NU Dual Dance
Braviary @ Power Herb
Ability: Sheer Force
Tera Type: Flying
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Adamant Nature
- Sky Attack
- Acrobatics
- Bulk Up
- Agility
A Dual Dance set that Braviary can use in Gen 9 NU. Even though this set has only Flying STABs for the attacking moves, this set is still good in NU due to the lack of Pokemon who resist Flying moves in the tier. Bulk Up is used to boost Braviary's Attack and Defense stats, allowing it to become a potent breaker. Agility is used to allow Braviary to outspeed the faster Pokemon in the tier. Now for the reason this set has two Flying STABs. Sky Attack is normally not used in competitive in due to the charge turn it has. However this set has Power Herb to bypass the charging turn to have a really powerful Flying nuke. And I mean really powerful, since Sky Attack gets boosted by Sheer Force, meaning Sky Attack has a 182 BP, and with STAB and essentially Tera Flying, Braviary can dish out a powerful attack in one turn. Once Power Herb is used, Braviary can use Acrobatics since it will have double power since Braviary would no longer have an item. Tera Flying is used to make Braviary's STAB moves hit as hard as possible. Fun fact, a +1 Tera Flying Sky Attack can OHKO Sandaconda, a Pokemon seen on most teams.
+1 252+ Atk Sheer Force Tera Flying Braviary Sky Attack vs. 252 HP / 252+ Def Sandaconda: 386-456 (110.9 - 131%) -- guaranteed OHKO
+1 252+ Atk Sheer Force Tera Flying Braviary Sky Attack vs. 252 HP / 176+ Def Sandaconda: 408-482 (117.2 - 138.5%) -- guaranteed OHKO
Being able to OHKO Sandaconda as a physical attacker is really neat. Also, like I mentioned earlier, this set doesn't need any coverage moves since there aren't much Pokemon who resist Flying moves. Enjoy!
