Although Braviary are today considered Unova's national bird, these pokemon have been associated with many empires in history, for their warlike nature is surpassed only by their camaraderie and compassion. These giant birds patrol the skies in grand flocks, and although they are predatory birds, very few of these pokemon's battles are fought with the aim of killing and devouring prey. For Braviary see themselves as first and foremost a force of justice, and will gang up on and attack any creature – even humans – who they perceive to be abusing their power.
In a world run by the law of the jungle, it is difficult to apply any morality, but Braviary do not consider ordinary predation their concern. These pokemon are far more likely to target pokemon who extort, decieve or torment others, although they will descend on pokemon who kill, provided their reasons are other than self-defense or food. Braviary justice is swift and decisive, and they show mercy only when the victims they protect offer it – a rare sight for those who suffered such fresh wounds.
In the age of nationhood and warfare, great empires often saw much to admire in those who protected the weak, dispensed justice, and rarely lost battles, for this was a time-honored way to legitimize their power – even in cases where this was honored more often in the breach than the observance. The Unovan Empire was the final one to do so, in part because, at least in its final days, it took the ways these majestic pokemon embodied far more seriously than its predecessors, and in part because the world reached a point where there was no great or petty tyranny left to confront, and battles became something only fought by trainers and their pokemon.