Bruxish
#243 in the Sun & Moon Pokédex • Gnash Teeth Pokémon
Bruxish
#243 in the Sun & Moon Pokédex • Gnash Teeth Pokémon
Stats
Min
Max
HP
68
246
340
Attack
105
193
339
Defense
70
130
262
Sp. Atk
70
130
262
Sp. Def
70
130
262
Speed
92
170
311
Total
475
Ranges are for Level 100. Max assumes a beneficial nature, 252 EVs, and 31 IVs; min assumes a hindering nature, 0 EVs, and 0 IVs.

Normal

Shiny
Bruxish
Gnash Teeth Pokémon


Growth
| Pokédexes | Original Alola #243Original Ula’ula #115 |
|---|---|
| EV yield | 2 Atk |
| Catch rate | 80 |
| Base Exp. | 166 |
Eggs
| Egg Groups | |
|---|---|
| Gender | 50% male 50% female |
| Egg cycles | 15 (3,840 steps) |
Lore

Sun
When it unleashes its psychic power from the protuberance on its head, the grating sound of grinding teeth echoes through the area.

Moon
It stuns its prey with psychokinesis and then grinds them to mush with its strong teeth. Even Shellder’s shell is no match for it.
Encounters
| Location | Method | Level | Chance | Conditions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Route 13 Alola Route 13 Area | Fishing with a Super Rod | 10-30 | 1% | - |
Route 14 Alola Route 14 Area | Fishing with a Super Rod | 10-31 | 1% | - |
Route 14 Alola Route 14 Area | Bubbling Spots | 10-31 | 20% | - |
Route 15 Alola Route 15 Main | Fishing with a Super Rod | 10-33 | 1% | - |
Route 15 Alola Route 15 Main | Bubbling Spots | 10-33 | 20% | - |
Secluded Shore | Fishing with a Super Rod | 10-30 | 1% | - |
Tapu Village | Fishing with a Super Rod | 10-31 | 1% | - |
Tapu Village | Bubbling Spots | 10-31 | 20% | - |
| Location | Method | Level | Chance | Conditions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Route 13 Alola Route 13 Area | Fishing with a Super Rod | 10-30 | 1% | - |
Route 14 Alola Route 14 Area | Fishing with a Super Rod | 10-31 | 1% | - |
Route 14 Alola Route 14 Area | Bubbling Spots | 10-31 | 20% | - |
Route 15 Alola Route 15 Main | Fishing with a Super Rod | 10-33 | 1% | - |
Route 15 Alola Route 15 Main | Bubbling Spots | 10-33 | 20% | - |
Secluded Shore | Fishing with a Super Rod | 10-30 | 1% | - |
Tapu Village | Fishing with a Super Rod | 10-31 | 1% | - |
Tapu Village | Bubbling Spots | 10-31 | 20% | - |
Moves
| Class | Description | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Start | Water Gun | ![]() | Special | 40 | 100 | 25 | The target is blasted with a forceful shot of water. |
| 4 | Astonish | ![]() | Physical | 30 | 100 | 15 | The user attacks the target while shouting in a startling fashion. This may also make the target flinch. |
| 9 | Confusion | ![]() | Special | 50 | 100 | 25 | The target is hit by a weak telekinetic force. This may also confuse the target. |
| 12 | Bite | ![]() | Physical | 60 | 100 | 25 | The target is bitten with viciously sharp fangs. This may also make the target flinch. |
| 17 | Aqua Jet | ![]() | Physical | 40 | 100 | 20 | The user lunges at the target at a speed that makes it almost invisible. This move always goes first. |
| 20 | Disable | ![]() | Status | - | 100 | 20 | For four turns, this move prevents the target from using the move it last used. |
| 25 | Psywave | ![]() | Special | - | 100 | 15 | The target is attacked with an odd psychic wave. The attack varies in intensity. |
| 28 | Crunch | ![]() | Physical | 80 | 100 | 15 | The user crunches up the target with sharp fangs. This may also lower the target’s Defense stat. |
| 33 | Aqua Tail | ![]() | Physical | 90 | 90 | 10 | The user attacks by swinging its tail as if it were a vicious wave in a raging storm. |
| 36 | Screech | ![]() | Status | - | 85 | 40 | An earsplitting screech harshly lowers the target’s Defense stat. |
| 41 | Psychic Fangs | ![]() | Physical | 85 | 100 | 10 | The user bites the target with its psychic capabilities. This can also destroy Light Screen and Reflect. |
| 44 | Synchronoise | ![]() | Special | 120 | 100 | 10 | Using an odd shock wave, the user inflicts damage on any Pokémon of the same type in the area around it. |
Machines
| Class | Description | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TM04 | Calm Mind | ![]() | Status | - | - | 20 | The user quietly focuses its mind and calms its spirit to raise its Sp. Atk and Sp. Def stats. |
| TM06 | Toxic | ![]() | Status | - | 90 | 10 | A move that leaves the target badly poisoned. Its poison damage worsens every turn. |
| TM08 | Bulk Up | ![]() | Status | - | - | 20 | The user tenses its muscles to bulk up its body, raising both its Attack and Defense stats. |
| TM09 | Venoshock | ![]() | Special | 65 | 100 | 10 | The user drenches the target in a special poisonous liquid. This move’s power is doubled if the target is poisoned. |
| TM10 | Hidden Power | ![]() | Special | 60 | 100 | 15 | A unique attack that varies in type depending on the Pokémon using it. |
| TM12 | Taunt | ![]() | Status | - | 100 | 20 | The target is taunted into a rage that allows it to use only attack moves for three turns. |
| TM13 | Ice Beam | ![]() | Special | 90 | 100 | 10 | The target is struck with an icy-cold beam of energy. This may also leave the target frozen. |
| TM14 | Blizzard | ![]() | Special | 110 | 70 | 5 | A howling blizzard is summoned to strike opposing Pokémon. This may also leave the opposing Pokémon frozen. |
| TM16 | Light Screen | ![]() | Status | - | - | 30 | A wondrous wall of light is put up to reduce damage from special attacks for five turns. |
| TM17 | Protect | ![]() | Status | - | - | 10 | Enables the user to evade all attacks. Its chance of failing rises if it is used in succession. |
| TM18 | Rain Dance | ![]() | Status | - | - | 5 | The user summons a heavy rain that falls for five turns, powering up Water-type moves. It lowers the power of Fire-type moves. |
| TM20 | Safeguard | ![]() | Status | - | - | 25 | The user creates a protective field that prevents status conditions for five turns. |
| TM21 | Frustration | ![]() | Physical | - | 100 | 20 | This full-power attack grows more powerful the less the user likes its Trainer. |
| TM27 | Return | ![]() | Physical | - | 100 | 20 | This full-power attack grows more powerful the more the user likes its Trainer. |
| TM29 | Psychic | ![]() | Special | 90 | 100 | 10 | The target is hit by a strong telekinetic force. This may also lower the target’s Sp. Def stat. |
| TM32 | Double Team | ![]() | Status | - | - | 15 | By moving rapidly, the user makes illusory copies of itself to raise its evasiveness. |
| TM33 | Reflect | ![]() | Status | - | - | 20 | A wondrous wall of light is put up to reduce damage from physical attacks for five turns. |
| TM40 | Aerial Ace | ![]() | Physical | 60 | - | 20 | The user confounds the target with speed, then slashes. This attack never misses. |
| TM41 | Torment | ![]() | Status | - | 100 | 15 | The user torments and enrages the target, making it incapable of using the same move twice in a row. |
| TM42 | Facade | ![]() | Physical | 70 | 100 | 20 | This attack move doubles its power if the user is poisoned, burned, or paralyzed. |
| TM44 | Rest | ![]() | Status | - | - | 5 | The user goes to sleep for two turns. This fully restores the user’s HP and heals any status conditions. |
| TM45 | Attract | ![]() | Status | - | 100 | 15 | If it is the opposite gender of the user, the target becomes infatuated and less likely to attack. |
| TM48 | Round | ![]() | Special | 60 | 100 | 15 | The user attacks the target with a song. Others can join in the Round to increase the power of the attack. |
| TM55 | Scald | ![]() | Special | 80 | 100 | 15 | The user shoots boiling hot water at its target. This may also leave the target with a burn. |
| TM56 | Fling | ![]() | Physical | - | 100 | 10 | The user flings its held item at the target to attack. This move’s power and effects depend on the item. |
| TM63 | Embargo | ![]() | Status | - | 100 | 15 | This move prevents the target from using its held item for five turns. Its Trainer is also prevented from using items on it. |
| TM66 | Payback | ![]() | Physical | 50 | 100 | 10 | The user stores power, then attacks. If the user moves after the target, this attack’s power will be doubled. |
| TM68 | Giga Impact | ![]() | Physical | 150 | 90 | 5 | The user charges at the target using every bit of its power. The user can’t move on the next turn. |
| TM75 | Swords Dance | ![]() | Status | - | - | 20 | A frenetic dance to uplift the fighting spirit. This sharply raises the user’s Attack stat. |
| TM79 | Frost Breath | ![]() | Special | 60 | 90 | 10 | The user blows its cold breath on the target. This attack always results in a critical hit. |
| TM85 | Dream Eater | ![]() | Special | 100 | 100 | 15 | The user eats the dreams of a sleeping target. It absorbs half the damage caused to heal its own HP. |
| TM87 | Swagger | ![]() | Status | - | 85 | 15 | The user enrages and confuses the target. However, this also sharply raises the target’s Attack stat. |
| TM88 | Sleep Talk | ![]() | Status | - | - | 10 | While it is asleep, the user randomly uses one of the moves it knows. |
| TM90 | Substitute | ![]() | Status | - | - | 10 | The user makes a copy of itself using some of its HP. The copy serves as the user’s decoy. |
| TM92 | Trick Room | ![]() | Status | - | - | 5 | The user creates a bizarre area in which slower Pokémon get to move first for five turns. |
| TM94 | Surf | ![]() | Special | 90 | 100 | 15 | The user attacks everything around it by swamping its surroundings with a giant wave. |
| TM98 | Waterfall | ![]() | Physical | 80 | 100 | 15 | The user charges at the target and may make it flinch. |
| TM100 | Confide | ![]() | Status | - | - | 20 | The user tells the target a secret, and the target loses its ability to concentrate. This lowers the target’s Sp. Atk stat. |
Breeding
| Class | Description | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ice Fang | ![]() | Physical | 65 | 95 | 15 | The user bites with cold-infused fangs. This may also make the target flinch or leave it frozen. |
| Poison Fang | ![]() | Physical | 50 | 100 | 15 | The user bites the target with toxic fangs. This may also leave the target badly poisoned. |
| Rage | ![]() | Physical | 20 | 100 | 20 | As long as this move is in use, the power of rage raises the Attack stat each time the user is hit in battle. |
| Water Pulse | ![]() | Special | 60 | 100 | 20 | The user attacks the target with a pulsing blast of water. This may also confuse the target. |
Traits
Dazzling
Ability Slot 1
Surprises the opposing Pokémon, making it unable to attack using priority moves.
Opposing Pokémon cannot use priority attacks.
Strong Jaw
Ability Slot 2
The Pokémon’s strong jaw boosts the power of its biting moves.
Strengthens biting moves to 1.5× their power.
Wonder Skin(Hidden Ability)
Makes status moves more likely to miss.
Lowers incoming non-damaging moves' base accuracy to exactly 50%.








































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