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Mandibuzz
Bone Vulture Pokémon
DarkFlying
They adorn themselves beautifully with bones. This is supposedly an effort to attract males, but no male Mandibuzz have ever been found.
Base Stats
HP 110
Attack 65
Defense 105
Sp. Atk 55
Sp. Def 95
Speed 80
Total 510
Type Effectiveness
Weak to
Immune to
Abilities
Evolution Chain
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Details
Category Bone Vulture Pokémon
Height 1.2 m
Weight 39.5 kg
Base Exp 179
Growth Rate Slow
Capture Rate 60
Base Happiness 35
Gender 0% ♂ / 100% ♀
Habitat —
Egg Groups Flying
Sprites
Front
Back
Front Shiny
Back Shiny
Official Art
Official Art (Shiny)Competitive
Tailwind Support
Strategy Overview
- Mandibuzz has good defensive stats and a unique typing that makes it a great switch-in to common Z-Moves. Its access to Roost solidifies its bulk, making it a great defensive Pokemon that rivals Porygon2's defensive capabilities.
- It has great supporting moves, namely Taunt, Snarl, Knock Off, and Tailwind, and is immune to Earthquake, making it a good partner for Garchomp and other Earthquake users.
- The combination of Taunt and Roost makes Mandibuzz a good pick to stifle Celesteela and Porygon2. These two Pokemon are notoriously hard to KO, and Mandibuzz prevents them from recovering HP, allowing teammates to KO them at their leisure.
- While Foul Play offsets its mediocre attacking stats, it can still become dead weight at times, especially in front of common Electric- Fairy-type Pokemon.
Common Teammates
Competitive data from Smogon University via data.pkmn.cc