Brionne
Brionne is a Water-type Pokémon, the Pop Star Pokémon, number 729 (#0729) in the National Pokédex. It was introduced in Generation 7 and comes from the Alola region. It is 0.6 m tall and weighs 17.5 kg.
Brionne is the Pop Star Pokémon, a sea lion that dances for its Trainer and sends colourful water balloons bouncing around as it moves. It can dance in perfect time with a partner it has never danced with before.
How to pronounce Brionne
Brionne is pronounced bree-ON. The capital letters show the stressed syllable.
Listen to Brionne said out loud:
In Japanese it is オシャマリ (Osyamari).
Hear every other name on the Pokémon pronunciation guide.
Lore
Biology
Brionne is 0.6 m tall and 17.5 kg, light blue, with three ruffles of alternating white and pale blue around its body. Its long ears are made of three segments, an oval followed by two spheres that grow larger towards the tip. As it dances it makes water balloons in many colours.
Behaviour
Brionne is a skilful, caring dancer. The Pokédex says it performs a cheerful dance when its Trainer is feeling down, and it gets excited by routines it does not know yet, practising until it has them. On calm nights a whole group of Brionne will dance together in the moonlight, led by a Primarina's singing.
Habitat
No Pokédex entry names a natural habitat. In Scarlet and Violet it is only available in The Indigo Disk, by evolving Popplio, or by trade or HOME.
Powers
Dancing is Brionne's offence. It confuses opponents with its moves, then slaps its balloons at them, where they burst; Water Gun, Bubble Beam and Aqua Jet fit the style, while Sing and Baby-Doll Eyes soften rivals up. Torrent strengthens Water moves at low HP, and hidden Liquid Voice makes sound moves like Hyper Voice Water-type. Base Special Attack 91 and Special Defense 81 make it a decent special attacker for a middle form.
Name origin
Brionne may combine brio (liveliness in performance), 'sea lion', 'brine', sissonne (a ballet step) and ondine (a water nymph). The Japanese name is Osyamari (オシャマリ), possibly from oshare ('fashionable') or oshama ('precocious girl'), mari ('ball') and 'marine'.
Design inspiration
Brionne appears to blend a sea lion with performers such as Japanese idols, ballerinas and circus clowns, nodding to trained sea lion shows. It may also borrow from the Hawaiian monk seal.
Evolution notes
Brionne evolves from Popplio at level 17 and into Primarina at level 34.
In the games
Brionne is the middle stage of Alola's Water starter and has no starring role of its own; it first appeared in Sun and Moon. Bulbapedia lists it as unobtainable in Legends: Z-A.
In the anime
Ida's Brionne debuted in 'Balloons, Brionne, and Belligerence!' as part of her street performances, and later evolved into a Primarina. Lana's Popplio evolved into a Brionne in 'Evolving Research!'.
Fun facts
- Bulbapedia says Brionne hides its sorrow and acts cheerful, so only people it trusts ever see it sad.
- Brionne usually learns its dances from members of its colony, but Bulbapedia says it can learn them from humans too.
- Although it is a pure Water type, Brionne knows the Fairy-type move Disarming Voice from level 1.
Base stats
- HP: 60
- Attack: 69
- Defense: 69
- Sp. Atk: 91
- Sp. Def: 81
- Speed: 50
Brionne’s base stat total is 420. Its highest stat is Sp. Atk.
Type matchups
What is Brionne weak to?
Brionne takes extra damage from Electric (2×), Grass (2×) moves.
It resists Fire (½×), Water (½×), Ice (½×), Steel (½×).
Evolution
What does Brionne evolve from?
Brionne evolves from Popplio at level 17.
How does Brionne evolve?
Brionne evolves into Primarina at level 34.
The whole family: Popplio, Brionne, Primarina.
Abilities
- Torrent: Strengthens Water moves to inflict 1.5× damage at 1/3 max HP or less.
- Liquid Voice (hidden ability): Sound-based moves become Water-type.
Moves
Moves Brionne learns by level up in Scarlet / Violet
| Level | Move | Type | Category | Power |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pound | Normal | Physical | 40 |
| 1 | Growl | Normal | Status | — |
| 1 | Water Gun | Water | Special | 40 |
| 1 | Disarming Voice | Fairy | Special | 40 |
| 9 | Aqua Jet | Water | Physical | 40 |
| 12 | Baby-Doll Eyes | Fairy | Status | — |
| 15 | Icy Wind | Ice | Special | 55 |
| 20 | Sing | Normal | Status | — |
| 25 | Bubble Beam | Water | Special | 65 |
| 30 | Encore | Normal | Status | — |
| 35 | Misty Terrain | Fairy | Status | — |
| 40 | Hyper Voice | Normal | Special | 90 |
| 45 | Moonblast | Fairy | Special | 95 |
| 50 | Hydro Pump | Water | Special | 110 |
TM moves (34)
Brionne can learn 34 moves from TMs in Scarlet / Violet: Charm, Protect, Water Pulse, Acrobatics, Disarming Voice, Chilling Water, Facade, Swift, Icy Wind, Draining Kiss, Endure, Rain Dance, Body Slam, Sleep Talk, Waterfall, Rest, Substitute, Hyper Voice, Encore, Surf, Ice Spinner, Play Rough, Amnesia, Helping Hand, Ice Beam, Misty Terrain, Hydro Pump, Blizzard, Water Pledge, Tera Blast, Uproar, Flip Turn, Whirlpool, Triple Axel.
Egg moves (3):Aqua Ring, Life Dew, Perish Song.
Breeding & training
- Gender: 87.5% male, 12.5% female.
- Egg groups: Water 1, Field.
- Egg cycles: 15 (steps to hatch, Scarlet/Violet: 1,920).
- Catch rate: 45 out of 255.
- Base friendship (Gen 8 onward): 50.
- Growth rate: Medium Slow (1,059,860 experience points to reach level 100).
- Defeating it gives 2 Sp. Atk effort values.
- Base experience yield: 147.
Pokédex entries
On nights when the sea is calm, Brionne dance with one another to the singing of the Primarina that's leading them. (Shield)
As if dancing, it artfully dodges the attacks of its enemies. All the while, it's busy forming a bunch of balloons to overwhelm its foes. (Sword)
It attacks by smacking its enemies with the exploding water balloons that it creates. (Ultra Moon)
It gets excited when it sees a dance it doesn't know. This hard worker practices diligently until it can learn that dance. (Ultra Sun)
It cares deeply for its companions. When its Trainer is feeling down, it performs a cheery dance to try and help. (Moon)
A skillful dancer, it creates a sequence of water balloons as it dances, and briskly bombards its enemies. (Sun)
Names around the world
| Japanese | オシャマリ |
|---|---|
| Romaji | Osyamari |
| French | Otarlette |
| German | Marikeck |
| Spanish | Brionne |
| Italian | Brionne |
| Korean | 키요공 |
| Chinese (Simplified) | 花漾海狮 |
| Chinese (Traditional) | 花漾海獅 |
Trivia
- Taller than 25% of all Pokémon (0.6 m).
- Heavier than 39% of all Pokémon (17.5 kg).
- Base stat total 420, ranked #562 of 1,025.
- One of 154 Water-type Pokémon (counting dual types).
- One of 170 blue Pokémon.
- Number 8 of 88 Pokémon introduced in Generation 7 (Alola).
- Part of an evolution family of 3 Pokémon.
- Can learn 45 different moves in Scarlet / Violet.
- Catch rate 45: about 5.9% per Poké Ball at full health.
- Appears in 6 distinct Pokédex entries.
Sources and fact-checking
- Stats, types, abilities, moves, evolutions, forms and Pokédex entries: PokéAPI open game data.
- Lore: written by pokee.si in our own words, researched from Bulbapedia: Brionne (Pokémon), Serebii: Brionne (Scarlet/Violet Pokédex).
- Pronunciation (bree-ON): no English source says it out loud, so it is our best guess from the parts of the name.
Last checked: . Every sentence of the lore was checked against Bulbapedia, Serebii and the game data.
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