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bouffalant
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Bouffalant

Bash Buffalo Pokémon

Normal

Their fluffy fur absorbs damage, even if they strike foes with a fierce headbutt.

Base Stats

HP 95
Attack 110
Defense 95
Sp. Atk 40
Sp. Def 95
Speed 55
Total 490

Type Effectiveness

Weak to
Immune to

Abilities

Evolution Chain

Moves

Locations

Details

Category Bash Buffalo Pokémon
Height 1.6 m
Weight 94.6 kg
Base Exp 172
Growth Rate Medium
Capture Rate 45
Base Happiness 70
Gender 50% ♂ / 50% ♀
Habitat
Egg Groups Ground

Sprites

bouffalant Front Front
bouffalant Back Back
bouffalant Front Shiny Front Shiny
bouffalant Back Shiny Back Shiny
bouffalant Official Art Official Art
bouffalant Official Art (Shiny) Official Art (Shiny)

Competitive

uu Usage: 0.0%
Swords Dance
Moves
Head Charge / Return
Wild Charge / Taunt / Megahorn
Item
Lum Berry / Leftovers
Nature
Adamant
EVs
HP 252
Atk 252
Def 4
Choice Band
Item
Choice Band
Nature
Adamant
EVs
HP 252
Atk 252
Def 4

Strategy Overview

With an excellent base Attack stat of 110, access to Reckless, and an exclusive recoil move in Head Charge, Bouffalant can hit extremely hard. Bouffalant can also use Swords Dance to boost its Attack stat to sky-high levels, letting it hit even harder. It takes care of the most common physical walls in the tier, at worst 2HKOing them, and can outspeed and Taunt them, preventing them from doing much back. While Reckless makes Bouffalant the powerhouse that it is, it also has access to Sap Sipper, giving it immunity Grass-type moves, including Leech Seed and, crucially, to the most common sleep-inducing move, Sleep Powder. With this, Bouffalant also receives a welcome boost to its Attack stat.

In addition to these assets, Bouffalant has great bulk too, with base 95 in all three defensive stats; therefore it takes little damage from weak attacks, and with screen support, takes minimal damage even from the strongest moves. Despite these strengths, Bouffalant is weak to the common Fighting-type moves and is pretty slow, often ending up a sitting duck while setting up. Even with these minor flaws, Bouffalant is still a great wallbreaker and can sweep late-game.

Most Used Moves

Earthquake
100.0%
Return
100.0%
Superpower
100.0%

Most Used Items

Competitive data from Smogon University via data.pkmn.cc