Braixen best moveset in Pokémon GO

Braixen's best moveset in Pokémon GO is Scratch and Flamethrower, with 10.82 damage per second, and it can deal 183.0 damage before Braixen faints. This is true when battling in neutral weather.

Best moves for Braixen are:

Scratch

Flamethrower

DPS10.82

TDO182.99

Score21.9

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All Braixen movesets ranked

Here is a complete list of Braixen movesets in Pokémon GO, ranked by their DPS and TDO. You can change the weather and the opposing Pokémon.

Weather

Extreme↓

Opponent

#	Fast Attack	Charged Attack	DPS	TDO	Score 🔽
1.	Scratch	Flamethrower	10.82	183.0	21.9
2.	Ember	Flamethrower	10.56	178.6	21.4
3.	Scratch	Psyshock	9.44	159.6	19.1
4.	Scratch	Flame Charge	9.24	156.1	18.7
5.	Ember	Psyshock	9.14	154.4	18.5
6.	Ember	Flame Charge	8.99	151.9	18.2

Braixen fast moves guide

Moves

Ember1010

Type effectiveness chart

• 160.0%
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• 62.5%
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Gym and Raid Battles

Damage	10
Energy	10
Weather boost	Sunny
Duration	1.0s
Damage window	0.6s - 0.8s

Trainer Battles

Damage	7
Energy	6

Effects

Ember has no special effects.

See Ember details page ↗

Scratch64

Type effectiveness chart

• 62.5%
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• 39.1%
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Gym and Raid Battles

Damage	6
Energy	4
Weather boost	Partly Cloudy
Duration	0.5s
Damage window	0.3s - 0.5s

Trainer Battles

Damage	4
Energy	2

Effects

Scratch has no special effects.

See Scratch details page ↗

Tabular view

Fast Move	Raid Battles					Trainer Battles
Name 🔼	PWR	DPS	ENG	EPS	CD	PWR	ENG	DPT	EPT	CD
Ember	10	10.00	10	10.00	1.0s	7	6	3.50	3.00	1s
Scratch	6	12.00	4	8.00	0.5s	4	2	4.00	2.00	1s

Legend - PWR stands for Power, DPS for damage per second, ENG for Energy generated per use, EPS for energy per second, CD for move duration, DPE for damage per energy point used. DPT and EPT stand for Damage and Energy per turn, and are only applicable in PvP.

Braixen's Fast Moves Type Coverage

Fire	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×0.6	×1.6	×1.0	×1.6	×0.6	×0.6	×1.6	×1.0	×1.0	×1.6	×0.6	×1.0	×1.0
Normal	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×0.6	×1.0	×0.4	×0.6	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0

Braixen charge moves guide

Braixen has access to 3 Charge moves (Flamethrower, Psyshock, and Flame Charge), which cover Fire and Psychic-type attacks. When using Flamethrower and Flame Charge you will benefit from STAB (Same-Type-Attack-Bonus), which increases the move damage by ×1.2.

Moves

Flamethrower7050

Type effectiveness chart

• 160.0%
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• 62.5%
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Gym and Raid Battles

Damage	70
Energy	50
Weather boost	Sunny
Duration	2.2s
Damage window	1.5s - 1.7s

Trainer Battles

Damage	90
Energy	55

Effects

Flamethrower has no special effects.

See Flamethrower details page ↗

Psyshock6533

Type effectiveness chart

• 160.0%
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• 62.5%
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• 39.1%
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Gym and Raid Battles

Damage	65
Energy	33
Weather boost	Windy
Duration	2.7s
Damage window	2.0s - 2.6s

Trainer Battles

Damage	70
Energy	45

Effects

Psyshock has no special effects.

See Psyshock details page ↗

Flame Charge7033

Type effectiveness chart

• 160.0%
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• 62.5%
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Gym and Raid Battles

Damage	70
Energy	33
Weather boost	Sunny
Duration	3.8s
Damage window	2.9s - 3.5s

Trainer Battles

Damage	65
Energy	50

Effects

Special

Flame Charge has a 100.0% chance to:

• Increase User's Attack by 25.0%

See Flame Charge details page ↗

Tabular view

Charge Move	Raid Battles					Trainer Battles
Name 🔼	PWR	DPS	ENG	DPE	CD	PWR	ENG	DPE
Flame Charge Special Flame Charge has a 100.0% chance to: Increase User's Attack by 25.0%	70	18.42	33	1.30	3.8s	65	50	1.30
Flamethrower	70	31.82	50	1.64	2.2s	90	55	1.64
Psyshock	65	24.07	33	1.56	2.7s	70	45	1.56

Legend - PWR stands for Power, DPS for damage per second, ENG for Energy used, CD for move duration, DPE for damage per energy point used.

Moves with Special Effects in PvP

Special

Flame Charge has a 100.0% chance to:

• Increase User's Attack by 25.0%

Braixen's Charge Moves Type Coverage

Fire	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×0.6	×1.6	×1.0	×1.6	×0.6	×0.6	×1.6	×1.0	×1.0	×1.6	×0.6	×1.0	×1.0
Psychic	×1.0	×1.6	×1.0	×1.6	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×0.6	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×0.6	×1.0	×1.0	×0.4	×1.0