#0779 Bruxish

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WaterPsychic

Abilities

DazzlingDazzles foes: they can’t use first-strike moves.Strong JawPowers up biting moves.

Hidden ability

Wonder SkinSpecial Defense is increased by 50%.

Capture

Moderate catch

Gender

50.0% female

Egg groups

Water 2

Growth

Medium Fast

EV yield

2 Attack

Wild held item

TM06 Toxic

Bruxish’s base stats

HP	68
Attack	105
Defense	70
Sp. Atk	70
Sp. Def	70
Speed	92
Total	475

Where to find it

Chance per encounter, under the conditions shown.

Times and conditions

• Morning: 4:00–9:59
• Day: 10:00–19:59
• Night: 20:00–3:59

Where to find Bruxish in the wild

Location	Method / conditions	Level	Chance
Route 13	Good Rod	20	10%
Route 13	Super Rod	40	40%
Route 35	Surfing	10–25	35%

Evolution

Does not evolve.

Level-up moves

“On evolution” moves are learned when this Pokémon evolves. Open a move for its full effects and any special behavior in this hack.

Bruxish’s level-up moves

Level	Move	Type	Category	Power	Accuracy	PP	Effect and notes
1	Water Gun	Water	Special	40	100	25	Blasts the target with water. Does not burn the target.
4	Astonish	Ghost	Physical	30	100	15	The user startles the foe with a shriek. It has a 30% chance to make the target flinch.
9	Confusion	Psychic	Special	50	100	25	The foe is hit by a weak telekinetic force. It has a 10% chance to confuse the target.
12	Bite	Dark	Physical	60	100	25	The foe is bitten with viciously sharp fangs. It has a 30% chance to make the target flinch.
17	Aqua Jet	Water	Physical	40	100	20	The user attacks at blinding speed. This move always strikes first.
20	Disable	Normal	Status	—	100	20	For several turns, this move prevents the foe from using the move it last used.
25	Psywave	Psychic	Special	var.	100	15	The foe is attacked with an odd, hot energy wave. The attack varies in intensity.
28	Crunch	Dark	Physical	80	100	15	The user crunches up the foe with sharp fangs. 20% chance to lower its Defense by 1 stage.
33	Aqua Tail	Water	Physical	95	100	10	Attacks with a powerful tail swipe. Has a 10% chance to lower the target’s Defense by one stage.
36	Screech	Normal	Status	—	85	40	An earsplitting screech is emitted to lower the foe’s Defense by 2 stages.
41	Psychic Fangs	Psychic	Physical	85	100	10	Bites the target with psychic power and can destroy Light Screen and Reflect.
44	Synchronoise	Psychic	Special	120	100	10	An odd wave damages every Pokémon around that shares a type with the user.

TMs and HMs

TMs and HMs Bruxish can learn

TM / HM	Move	Type	Category	Power	Accuracy	PP	Effect and notes
TM03	Water Pulse	Water	Special	60	100	20	The user attacks with a pulsing blast of water. It has a 20% chance to confuse the foe.
TM04	Calm Mind	Psychic	Status	—	—	20	The user quietly focuses its mind and calms its spirit. Raises Sp. Atk and Sp. Def by 1 stage.
TM06	Toxic	Poison	Status	—	90	10	A move that leaves the target badly poisoned. Its poison damage worsens every turn.
TM08	Bulk Up	Fighting	Status	—	—	20	The user tenses its muscles to bulk up its body. Raises its Attack and Defense by 1 stage.
TM10	Hidden Power	Normal	Special	60	100	15	A unique attack that varies in type and intensity depending on the Pokémon using it.
TM12	Taunt	Dark	Status	—	100	20	The foe is taunted into a rage that allows it to use only attack moves for 2 to 4 turns.
TM13	Ice Beam	Ice	Special	90	100	10	The foe is struck with an icy-cold beam of energy. It has a 10% chance to freeze the target.
TM14	Blizzard	Ice	Special	110	70	5	A howling blizzard is summoned to strike the foe. It has a 10% chance to freeze the target.
TM16	Light Screen	Psychic	Status	—	—	30	A wondrous wall of light halves the damage from special attacks for 5 turns.
TM17	Protect	Normal	Status	—	—	10	It enables the user to evade all attacks for 1 turn. Its chance of failing rises if used in succession.
TM18	Rain Dance	Water	Status	—	—	5	The user summons a heavy rain for 5 turns. Water-type moves become 1.5 times stronger.
TM20	Safeguard	Normal	Status	—	—	25	The user creates a protective field that prevents status problems for 5 turns.
TM21	Frustration	Normal	Physical	var.	100	20	A full-power attack that grows more powerful the less the user likes its Trainer.
TM23	Iron Tail	Steel	Physical	90	90	15	Attacks with a hard tail. May lower the target’s Defense.
TM27	Return	Normal	Physical	var.	100	20	A full-power attack that grows more powerful the more the user likes its Trainer.
TM29	Psychic	Psychic	Special	90	100	10	The foe is hit by a strong telekinetic force. 10% chance to lower its Sp. Def by 1 stage.
TM32	Double Team	Normal	Status	—	—	15	By moving rapidly, the user makes illusory copies of itself. Raises its evasiveness by 1 stage.
TM33	Reflect	Psychic	Status	—	—	20	A wondrous wall of light halves the damage from physical attacks for 5 turns.
TM40	Aerial Ace	Flying	Physical	60	—	20	The user confounds the foe with speed, then slashes. The attack lands without fail.
TM41	Torment	Dark	Status	—	100	15	The user torments and enrages the foe, making it incapable of using the same move twice in a row.
TM42	Facade	Normal	Physical	70	100	20	An attack whose power is 2 times higher if the user is poisoned, burned, or paralyzed.
TM44	Rest	Psychic	Status	—	—	5	The user goes to sleep for 2 turns. It fully restores the user’s HP and heals any status problem.
TM45	Attract	Normal	Status	—	100	15	The user charms a foe of the opposite gender. The foe has a 50% chance of being unable to act.
TM49	Snatch	Dark	Status	—	—	10	The user steals the effects of any healing or stat-changing move the foe attempts to use.
TM56	Fling	Dark	Physical	var.	100	10	The user flings its held item at the foe to attack. Its power and effects depend on the item.
TM63	Embargo	Dark	Status	—	100	15	The foe can’t use its held item, and items from the Bag can’t be used on it.
TM66	Payback	Dark	Physical	50	100	10	The user charges up, then attacks. If it moves after the foe, its power is doubled.
TM68	Giga Impact	Normal	Physical	150	90	5	The user charges at the foe using every bit of its power. The user must rest on the next turn.
TM75	Swords Dance	Normal	Status	—	—	20	A frenetic dance to uplift the fighting spirit. It raises the user’s Attack by 2 stages.
TM82	Sleep Talk	Normal	Status	—	—	10	While it is asleep, the user randomly uses one of the moves it knows.
TM85	Dream Eater	Psychic	Special	100	100	15	An attack that works only on a sleeping foe. It absorbs half the damage caused to heal the user’s HP.
TM87	Swagger	Normal	Status	—	85	15	The user enrages the foe into confusion. However, it also raises the foe’s Attack by 2 stages.
TM90	Substitute	Normal	Status	—	—	10	The user makes a copy of itself using 1/4 of its HP. The copy serves as the user’s decoy.
TM92	Trick Room	Psychic	Status	—	—	5	The user creates a bizarre area in which slower Pokémon get to move first for 5 turns.
TM94	Venoshock	Poison	Special	65	100	10	Sprays the target with toxic fluid. Power doubles if the target is poisoned.
TM101	Scald	Water	Special	80	100	15	Scalds the target with boiling water. May burn the target.
TM121	Psychic Fangs	Psychic	Physical	85	100	10	Bites the target with psychic power and can destroy Light Screen and Reflect.
TM122	Liquidation	Water	Physical	85	100	10	Strikes the target with water power. May lower the target’s Defense.
HM03	Surf	Water	Special	90	100	15	A giant wave swamps the whole battlefield. Double damage on a foe using Dive. Also used to cross water.
HM07	Waterfall	Water	Physical	80	100	15	The user charges at the foe with great force. 20% chance to make it flinch. Also climbs waterfalls.

Move tutors

Moves Bruxish can learn from tutors

Move	Type	Category	Power	Accuracy	PP	Effect and notes	Tutor location, cost and requirements
Aqua Jet	Water	Physical	40	100	20	The user attacks at blinding speed. This move always strikes first.	Cerulean City · Cost: Free
Aqua Tail	Water	Physical	95	100	10	Attacks with a powerful tail swipe. Has a 10% chance to lower the target’s Defense by one stage.	Cerulean Gym · Cost: Free taught by Daisy at the Cerulean Gym
Ice Fang	Ice	Physical	65	95	15	The user bites with cold-infused fangs. 10% chance to freeze the foe or make it flinch.	Cerulean North house · Cost: Moon Ball ×1 Cerulean City
Icy Wind	Ice	Special	55	95	15	The user attacks with a gust of chilled air. Lowers the target’s Speed by 1 stage.	Route 20 · Cost: Aspear Berry ×1 Route 20
Super Fang	Normal	Physical	var.	90	10	The user chomps hard on the foe with its sharp front fangs. It cuts the target’s HP to half.	Viridian City · Cost: Lure Ball ×1 Requirements: Viridian City: the Meowth thief (Charmander starters only); Viridian City: the Pikachu thief (Bulbasaur starters only) Viridian City

Egg moves

Bruxish’s egg moves

Move	Type	Category	Power	Accuracy	PP	Effect and notes
Ice Fang	Ice	Physical	65	95	15	The user bites with cold-infused fangs. 10% chance to freeze the foe or make it flinch.
Poison Fang	Poison	Physical	50	100	15	The user bites the foe with toxic fangs. It has a 50% chance to badly poison the foe.
Rage	Normal	Physical	20	100	20	While this move is in use, it gains attack power each time the user is hit in battle.
Water Pulse	Water	Special	60	100	20	The user attacks with a pulsing blast of water. It has a 20% chance to confuse the foe.

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