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sawsbuck
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Sawsbuck

Season Pokémon

NormalGrass

They migrate according to the seasons. People can tell the season by looking at Sawsbuck’s horns.

Base Stats

HP 80
Attack 100
Defense 70
Sp. Atk 60
Sp. Def 70
Speed 95
Total 475

Type Effectiveness

Abilities

Evolution Chain

Moves

Locations

Details

Category Season Pokémon
Height 1.9 m
Weight 92.5 kg
Base Exp 166
Growth Rate Medium
Capture Rate 75
Base Happiness 70
Gender 50% ♂ / 50% ♀
Habitat
Egg Groups Ground

Sprites

sawsbuck Front Front
sawsbuck Back Back
sawsbuck Front Shiny Front Shiny
sawsbuck Back Shiny Back Shiny
sawsbuck Official Art Official Art
sawsbuck Official Art (Shiny) Official Art (Shiny)

Competitive

ru Usage: 1.9%
Substitute + Baton Pass
Item
Leftovers
Ability
Sap Sipper
Nature
Jolly
EVs
Atk 252
SpD 4
Spe 252
Swords Dance
Moves
Return / Double-Edge
Nature Power / Substitute
Item
Life Orb / Lum Berry
Ability
Sap Sipper
Nature
Jolly
EVs
Atk 252
SpD 4
Spe 252
All-Out Attacker
Item
Choice Band / Life Orb
Ability
Sap Sipper
Nature
Jolly
EVs
Atk 252
SpD 4
Spe 252

Strategy Overview

All things considered, Sawsbuck is a very interesting Pokemon. Its unique Normal / Grass typing offers both an effective dual STAB and a set of helpful resistances and immunities. Its offensive stats, while not by any stretch of the imagination amazing, are enough to allow Sawsbuck to function as a dangerous and even versatile offensive threat, sporting a solid base 100 Attack and a Speed stat that allows it to outpace a large amount of the metagame. Sawsbuck's access to Sap Sipper is also an incredibly useful attribute in a metagame where Grass-type attacks abound, allowing Sawsbuck to switch into and, with some prior damage, dispatch the various Grass-types of the tier. Better yet, as walls such as Tangrowth grow less prominent and Alomomola and other such Pokemon become more common, Sawsbuck is becoming better. However, as one would imagine, Sawsbuck is far from perfect, and its low defenses and only slightly above average Speed make it fairly easy to keep in check with priority and faster Pokemon. While walls that handle Sawsbuck are decreasing in use, generally bulky Pokemon such as Escavalier and Druddigon are growing more common, both of whom handle Sawsbuck without too much trouble. While it's far from a bad Pokemon, Sawsbuck does require appropriate team support to function at its fullest potential.

Most Used Moves

Jump Kick
58.5%
Return
48.2%

Most Used Items

Life Orb
14.5%

Competitive data from Smogon University via data.pkmn.cc