779: Bruxish

Essentials

Bruxish

Gnash Teeth Pokémon

Abilities

Dazzling: Opposing Pokémon cannot use priority attacks.
Strong Jaw: Strengthens biting moves to 1.5× their power.

Hidden Ability

Wonder Skin: Lowers incoming non-damaging moves' base accuracy to exactly 50%.

Damage Taken

Pokédex Numbers

Introduced in
National: 779
Original Alola: 243
Original Ula'ula: 115
Updated Alola: 320
Updated Ula'ula: 141

Names

Japanese: ハギギシリ (hagigishiri)
: ハギギシリ
Korean: 치갈기
Chinese: 磨牙彩皮魚
: 磨牙彩皮鱼
French: Denticrisse
German: Knirfish
Spanish: Bruxish
Italian: Bruxish

Breeding

Gender

½ male, ½ female

Egg groups

Water 2

Hatch counter

Steps to hatch

4080 / 2295

Compatibility

Training

Base EXP

166

Effort points

2 Attack

Capture rate

Base happiness

Growth rate

medium

Wild held items

Razor Fang

Evolution

Compare this family

Baby	Basic	Stage 1	Stage 2
	Bruxish

Stats

			Level
			Effort
		Pctile	Min IVs	Max IVs
HP	68	52.2	309	340
Attack	105	79.9	278	309
Defense	70	50.5	208	239
Special Attack	70	54.3	208	239
Special Defense	70	50.6	208	239
Speed	92	76.5	252	283
Total	475	56.3

Flavor

Detailed flavor page covering all versions

Flavor Text

: When it unleashes its psychic power from the protuberance on its head, the grating sound of grinding teeth echoes through the area.
: 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.
: It burrows beneath the sand, radiating psychic power from the protuberance on its head. It waits for prey as it surveys the area.
: Its skin is thick enough to fend off Mareanie’s spikes. With its robust teeth, Bruxish crunches up the spikes and eats them.

Sprites

Miscellany

Species: Gnash Teeth Pokémon
Color: Pink
Cry
Shape: Ichthyic

Height

2'11.4"
0.9 m

Weight

190

41.9 lb
19.0 kg

Locations

Ridiculously detailed breakdown

Moves

Water and Psychic moves get STAB, and have their type highlighted in green.

Physical moves better suit Bruxish's higher Attack, and have their class highlighted in green.

	Move	Type	Class	PP	Power	Acc	Pri	Effect
Level up: Learned when a Pokémon reaches a certain level.
—	Water Gun			25	40	100%		Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.
4	Astonish			15	30	100%		Has a 30% chance to make the target flinch.
9	Confusion			25	50	100%		Has a 10% chance to confuse the target.
12	Bite			25	60	100%		Has a 30% chance to make the target flinch.
17	Aqua Jet			20	40	100%	1	Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.
20	Disable			20	—	100%		Disables the target's last used move for 1-8 turns.
25	Psywave			15	*	100%		Inflicts damage between 50% and 150% of the user's level.
28	Crunch			15	80	100%		Has a 20% chance to lower the target's Defense by one stage.
33	Aqua Tail			10	90	90%		Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.
36	Screech			40	—	85%		Lowers the target's Defense by two stages.
41	Psychic Fangs			10	85	100%		Destroys Reflect and Light Screen.
44	Synchronoise			10	120	100%		Hits any Pokémon that shares a type with the user.
	Move	Type	Class	PP	Power	Acc	Pri	Effect
Egg: Appears on a newly-hatched Pokémon, if the father had the same move.
	Ice Fang			15	65	95%		Has a 10% chance to freeze the target and a 10% chance to make the target flinch.
	Poison Fang			15	50	100%		Has a 50% chance to badly poison the target.
	Rage			20	20	100%		If the user is hit after using this move, its Attack rises by one stage.
	Water Pulse			20	60	100%		Has a 20% chance to confuse the target.
	Move	Type	Class	PP	Power	Acc	Pri	Effect
Machine: Can be taught at any time by using a TM or HM.
04	Calm Mind			20	—	—		Raises the user's Special Attack and Special Defense by one stage.
06	Toxic			10	—	90%		Badly poisons the target, inflicting more damage every turn.
08	Bulk Up			20	—	—		Raises the user's Attack and Defense by one stage.
09	Venoshock			10	65	100%		Inflicts double damage if the target is Poisoned.
10	Hidden Power			15	60	100%		Power and type depend upon user's IVs. Power can range from 30 to 70.
12	Taunt			20	—	100%		For the next few turns, the target can only use damaging moves.
13	Ice Beam			10	90	100%		Has a 10% chance to freeze the target.
14	Blizzard			5	110	70%		Has a 10% chance to freeze the target.
16	Light Screen			30	—	—		Reduces damage from special attacks by 50% for five turns.
17	Protect			10	—	—	4	Prevents any moves from hitting the user this turn.
18	Rain Dance			5	—	—		Changes the weather to rain for five turns.
20	Safeguard			25	—	—		Protects the user's field from major status ailments and confusion for five turns.
21	Frustration			20	*	100%		Power increases as happiness decreases, up to a maximum of 102.
27	Return			20	*	100%		Power increases with happiness, up to a maximum of 102.
29	Psychic			10	90	100%		Has a 10% chance to lower the target's Special Defense by one stage.
32	Double Team			15	—	—		Raises the user's evasion by one stage.
33	Reflect			20	—	—		Reduces damage from physical attacks by half.
40	Aerial Ace			20	60	—		Never misses.
41	Torment			15	—	100%		Prevents the target from using the same move twice in a row.
42	Facade			20	70	100%		Power doubles if user is burned, paralyzed, or poisoned.
44	Rest			10	—	—		User sleeps for two turns, completely healing itself.
45	Attract			15	—	100%		Target falls in love if it has the opposite gender, and has a 50% chance to refuse attacking the user.
48	Round			15	60	100%		Has double power if it's used more than once per turn.
55	Scald			15	80	100%		Has a 30% chance to burn the target.
56	Fling			10	*	100%		Throws held item at the target; power depends on the item.
63	Embargo			15	—	100%		Target cannot use held items.
66	Payback			10	50	100%		Power is doubled if the target has already moved this turn.
68	Giga Impact			5	150	90%		User foregoes its next turn to recharge.
75	Swords Dance			20	—	—		Raises the user's Attack by two stages.
79	Frost Breath			10	60	90%		Always scores a critical hit.
85	Dream Eater			15	100	100%		Only works on sleeping Pokémon. Drains half the damage inflicted to heal the user.
87	Swagger			15	—	85%		Raises the target's Attack by two stages and confuses the target.
88	Sleep Talk			10	—	—		Randomly uses one of the user's other three moves. Only works if the user is sleeping.
90	Substitute			10	—	—		Transfers 1/4 of the user's max HP into a doll, protecting the user from further damage or status changes until it breaks.
92	Trick Room			5	—	—	-7	For five turns, slower Pokémon will act before faster Pokémon.
94	Surf			15	90	100%		Inflicts regular damage and can hit Dive users.
98	Waterfall			15	80	100%		Has a 20% chance to make the target flinch.
100	Confide			20	—	—		Lowers the target's Special Attack by one stage.