>>28491787All of this assumes Band though. Banded Buhrd was only really popular when TankChomp wasn't. In a meta where clicking Brave Bird can make you lose over half your health before you even know what hit you, it's not good to be banded.
Most Buhrds in OU are SD or Specially Defensive, and Banded in VGC in unheard of.
>252 Atk Sharp Beak Talonflame Brave Bird vs. 0 HP / 0 Def Pupitar: 114-135 (40.5 - 48%) -- guaranteed 3HKO>0 Atk Talonflame Acrobatics (110 BP) vs. 0 HP / 0 Def Pupitar: 66-78 (23.4 - 27.7%) -- 85% chance to 4HKODoggo will have to be good in other ways to become OU, but there's no denying that unless he has Sharpedo tier bulk, he's a good counter to Buhrd and checks it to hell and back.
