Braixen
Fire
Best attacking moveset: Scratch and Flamethrower, worth 8.4 damage per second against a neutral target.
Best moveset
Braixen can learn 6 combinations. Scratch with Flamethrower does the most damage per second of them, at level 40 with a perfect attack stat. Same-type moves get the 1.2× bonus, and the cycle assumes the charged attack fires the moment it has the energy.
Stats and moves come straight from the game's own data files. Every number on this page is a raid and gym number, not a PvP one.
Type matchups
| Fast attack | Type | Power | Duration | Energy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ember | Fire | 10 | 1.0s | +10 |
| Scratch | Normal | 6 | 0.5s | +4 |
| Charged attack | Type | Power | Duration | Energy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flamethrower | Fire | 65 | 2.0s | -50 |
| Flame Charge | Fire | 70 | 4.0s | -33 |
| Psyshock | Psychic | 60 | 2.5s | -33 |
Shiny
Yes. Shiny Braixen has been released. Players have found it from: wild, research, evolution, photobomb.
Evolution family
Numbers
| Max CP | 2,049 at level 50, 1,813 at level 40 |
|---|---|
| Raid catch | 1,036 CP at level 20, or 1,295 if weather boosted (perfect IVs) |
| Lowest possible raid catch | 975 CP. Raid encounters can't roll below 10/10/10 |
| Base stats | 171 attack · 130 defense · 153 stamina |
What it costs
| Second charged move | 10,000 Stardust and 25 Candy |
|---|---|
| Buddy distance | 3 km per Candy |
| Purify a Shadow one | 3,000 Stardust and 3 Candy |
| Size | 1 m and 14.5 kg |
Best moveset against each type
Braixen does not have one best moveset, it has 4. Which one wins depends on what you are attacking, because a move only gets its bonus against something weak to it. Best against Bug, Steel, Grass.
| Against | Best moveset | DPS |
|---|---|---|
| Bug | Ember + Flamethrower | 13.0 |
| Steel | Ember + Flamethrower | 13.0 |
| Grass | Ember + Flamethrower | 13.0 |
| Ice | Ember + Flamethrower | 13.0 |
| Fighting | Scratch + Psyshock | 9.8 |
| Poison | Scratch + Psyshock | 9.8 |
| Normal | Scratch + Flamethrower | 8.4 |
| Scratch + Flamethrower | 8.4 | |
| Ground | Scratch + Flamethrower | 8.4 |
| Electric | Scratch + Flamethrower | 8.4 |
| Psychic | Scratch + Flamethrower | 8.4 |
| Dark | Scratch + Flamethrower | 8.4 |
| Fairy | Scratch + Flamethrower | 8.4 |
| Ghost | Ember + Flamethrower | 8.1 |
| Fire | Scratch + Psyshock | 7.5 |
| Water | Scratch + Psyshock | 7.5 |
| Dragon | Scratch + Psyshock | 7.5 |
| Rock | Ember + Psyshock | 6.6 |
Same maths as the headline number, run once per defending type: level 40, perfect attack IV, and the target's own type taken into account. Sorted by damage, so the top of this table is what Braixen is actually for.
Counters: what beats Braixen
| Attacker | Type | Moveset | DPS |
|---|---|---|---|
 Inteleon | Water | Water Gun + Hydro Cannon Legacy | 36.7 |
 Kyogre | Water | Waterfall + Origin Pulse Legacy | 36.5 |
 Glimmora | RockPoison | Rock Throw + Meteor Beam | 36.0 |
 Groudon | Ground | Mud Shot + Precipice Blades Legacy | 35.8 |
 Rampardos | Rock | Smack Down + Rock Slide | 35.7 |
 Kingler | Water | Bubble + Crabhammer | 34.7 |
 Eternatus | PoisonDragon | Poison Jab + Dynamax Cannon Legacy | 34.6 |
 Greninja | WaterDark | Water Shuriken + Hydro Cannon Legacy | 34.5 |
 Gigalith | Rock | Lock On + Meteor Beam Legacy | 34.3 |
 Excadrill | GroundSteel | Mud Slap + Earthquake | 34.0 |
Ranked by damage per second against Braixen's own defense, at level 40 with a 15 attack IV, one per evolution family.