Brace (move)

Brace

Battles Type  Normal Category  Status PP  40 (max. 64) Power  — Accuracy  —% Priority  {{{priority}}} Does not make contact Not affected by Protect Not affected by Magic Coat or Magic Bounce Affected by Snatch Not affected by King's Rock

Target Foe Foe Self Ally Affects the user

Availability Move Tutor

On Bulbapedia's Movedex On Smogon's Movedex On Eevee's Movedex

Brace is a non-damaging Normal-type move. It is an original Pokémon Sage move.

Effect

Brace Raises the user's Defense and Special Defense stat by one stage each and prevents recoil damage from moves (except Struggle) as well as crash damage from Jump Kick and High Jump Kick, but not from use of a Life Orb, Jaboca Berry, or Rowap Berry. This effect lasts as long as the user is in battle and cannot be baton passed.

Description

Description The user readies itself making it immune to critical hits. Attack and Sp. Attack fall but Defense and Sp. Defense rise.

Learnset

By leveling up

#	Pokémon		Type		Level
004		Kidling	Fire		Fire	28
005		Pyroat	Fire	Rock	33
006		Flairees	Fire	Rock	33
007		Aguade	Water		Water	37
008		Iguadium	Water	Fighting	43
009		Aguanaut	Water	Fighting	45
019		Buckston	Normal		Normal	41
020		Pengliff	Ice		Ice	41
021		Penglacier	Ice	Rock	51
111		Magnitogre	Steel		Steel	23
112		Minarac	Bug	Ground	37
113		Trenchula	Bug	Ground	37
118		Cahokisect	Bug	Rock	18
194		Gilla	Poison		Poison	37
195		Hornizard	Poison		Poison	40
196		Ankillosore	Poison	Ground	40
207		Grolem	Rock	Grass	64
208		Comossus	Rock	Grass	64
210		Dracoon	Bug		Bug	45
211		Basilect	Bug	Dragon	45
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move.

By Move Tutor

#	Pokémon		Type		Tutor
004		Kidling	Fire		Unknown	✔
005		Pyroat	Fire	Rock	✔
006		Flairees	Fire	Rock	✔
007		Aguade	Water		Unknown	✔
008		Iguadium	Water	Fighting	✔
009		Aguanaut	Water	Fighting	✔
017		Fawning	Normal		Unknown	✔
018		Llamarsh	Normal		Unknown	✔
019		Buckston	Normal		Unknown	✔
020		Pengliff	Ice		Unknown	✔
021		Penglacier	Ice	Rock	✔
026		Kobalt	Dark	Steel	✔
027		Pebblosa	Normal		Unknown	✔
028		Terratetra	Normal	Rock	✔
029		Gigaard	Normal	Rock	✔
032		Snogre	Ice		Unknown	✔
038		Caracrust	Bug	Ground	✔
052		Rocano	Fire	Rock	✔
053		Volcaroc	Fire	Rock	✔
054		Volcoalder	Fire	Rock	✔
065		Maskoon	Bug		Unknown	✔
066		Mortasque	Bug	Flying	✔
074		Alpint	Grass		Unknown	✔
075		Forusk	Grass		Unknown	✔
080		Shibalbat	Rock	Fire	✔
082		Psybex	Psychic		Unknown	✔
083		Gnuru	Psychic		Unknown	✔
086		Burrowl	Ground		Unknown	✔
088		Craliber	Water	Steel	✔
089		Crawglock	Water	Steel	✔
095		Sedirrot	Rock	Flying	✔
096		Condesa	Rock	Flying	✔
109		Chelonite	Psychic	Rock	✔
110		Galaxagos	Psychic	Rock	✔
111		Magnitogre	Steel		Unknown	✔
112		Minarac	Bug	Ground	✔
113		Trenchula	Bug	Ground	✔
114		Pottle	Ground	Grass	✔
115		Trikotta	Ground	Grass	✔
116		Terrorcotta	Ground	Grass	✔
117		Pueblant	Bug	Rock	✔
118		Cahokisect	Bug	Rock	✔
123		Necronite	Rock	Psychic	✔
124		Gravollum	Rock	Psychic	✔
125		Diloweed	Grass	Rock	✔
126		Pangolash	Grass	Steel	✔
127		Ignishell	Fire		Unknown	✔
128		Shelosene	Fire	Steel	✔
129		Flarrapin	Fire	Steel	✔
133		Dinkywink	Water	Rock	✔
134		Dunkywunkr	Water	Rock	✔
135		Calphite	Rock	Ground	✔
136		Indrolith	Rock	Ground	✔
139		Loneleaf	Ghost	Grass	✔
140		Forthorn	Ghost	Grass	✔
147		Doppole	Normal		Unknown	✔
148		Artifish	Normal		Unknown	✔
157		Orett	Steel		Unknown	✔
158		Anvelid	Steel		Unknown	✔
159		Magroplex	Steel		Unknown	✔
161		Chilloth	Water		Unknown	✔
162		Soakoth	Water		Unknown	✔
163		Chayan	Fighting		Unknown	✔
164		Macuarrior	Fighting		Unknown	✔
165		Ocerumi	Fighting		Unknown	✔
177		Parapy	Bug	Water	✔
178		Mawasite	Bug	Water	✔
179		Chimpoca	Fighting		Unknown	✔
180		Simayan	Fighting		Unknown	✔
181		Monkezuma	Fighting		Unknown	✔
194		Gilla	Poison		Unknown	✔
195		Hornizard	Poison		Unknown	✔
196		Ankillosore	Poison	Ground	✔
205		Luchito	Fighting	Electric	✔
206		Eluchadon	Fighting	Electric	✔
207		Grolem	Rock	Grass	✔
208		Comossus	Rock	Grass	✔
209		Larvyn	Bug		Unknown	✔
210		Dracoon	Bug		Unknown	✔
211		Basilect	Bug	Dragon	✔
212		Carbite	Dragon		Unknown	✔
213		Pressaur	Dragon	Rock	✔
214		Diamat	Dragon	Rock	✔
221		Eronze	Steel	Fire	✔
222		Erion	Steel	Poison	✔
223		Erace	Steel	Electric	✔
227		Quetzar Statue Forme	Dragon	Rock	✔
227		Quetzar Space Forme	Dragon	Psychic	✔
229		Xotec	Psychic	Steel	✔
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move.