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bonsly
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Bonsly

Bonsai Pokémon

Rock

It prefers an arid atmosphere. It leaks water that looks like tears when adjusting its moisture level.

Base Stats

HP 50
Attack 80
Defense 95
Sp. Atk 10
Sp. Def 45
Speed 10
Total 290

Type Effectiveness

Abilities

Evolution Chain

Moves

Details

Category Bonsai Pokémon
Height 0.5 m
Weight 15.0 kg
Base Exp 58
Growth Rate Medium
Capture Rate 255
Base Happiness 70
Gender 50% ♂ / 50% ♀
Habitat
Egg Groups No Eggs

Sprites

bonsly Front Front
bonsly Back Back
bonsly Front Shiny Front Shiny
bonsly Back Shiny Back Shiny
bonsly Official Art Official Art
bonsly Official Art (Shiny) Official Art (Shiny)

Competitive

lc Usage: 0.1%
Rock Polish
Item
Life Orb
Ability
Rock Head
Nature
Adamant / Jolly
EVs
HP 116
Atk 196
Spe 196

Strategy Overview

Bonsly is by no means bad; it just has no place in Little Cup. One might say that it is completely outclassed by Geodude, which has higher Speed, access to Stone Edge and Earthquake (both of which Bonsly lacks), and a better physical movepool, with powerful moves such as Superpower. Bonsly's pure Rock typing, however, leaves it less vulnerable to the many weaknesses given by Geodude's Rock / Ground typing. Bonsly's Attack is high enough to attempt a sweep, and its even higher Defense gives it opportunities to set up, traits other pure Rock-type Pokemon such as Nosepass and Roggenrola lack. Bonsly even has Rock Head, which makes Double-Edge a good attacking move. Ultimately, if your team supports Bonsly enough, it can wreak havoc.

Most Used Moves

Explosion
100.0%
Return
98.1%
Foul Play
25.9%

Most Used Items

Competitive data from Smogon University via data.pkmn.cc