Braixen

No. 0654 · Gen 6

Braixen weakness and type

Hit BRAIXEN with Water, Ground and Rock for 2× damage.

Moves against Braixen

2×Super effective
½×Not very effective

In Pokémon GO: Water deals 1.6× instead of 2×. GO chart

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Abilities

  • BlazeNo change to type matchups
  • MagicianNo change to type matchups

Base stats

  • HP59
  • Attack59
  • Defense58
  • Sp. Atk90
  • Sp. Def70
  • Speed73
  • Total409

Best nature

ModestHits harder and drops Attack, which it won’t use.
TimidOutspeeds more opponents and drops Attack.

Worked out from base stats. Your team may need something else.

Defeating Braixen gives 2 Sp. Atk EVs.

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How Braixen evolves

FennekinFire
All evolutions

What Braixen can hit with

The strongest attacking move it can learn in each type, across all games. Not every game has every move. Same-type moves get a 1.5× bonus.

TypeMoveKindPower
FireOverheatsame typeSpecial130
GrassSolar BeamSpecial120
PsychicDream EaterSpecial100
SteelIron TailPhysical100
DarkFoul PlayPhysical95
NormalTake DownPhysical90
ElectricThunder PunchPhysical75
GroundMud ShotSpecial55
FightingPower-Up PunchPhysical40

Type counters to Braixen

Regular Pokémon whose same-type moves hit it hard and who take little from its same-type moves. Picked from types and base stats only, not movesets.