#438

Bonsly

Bonsai Pokémon

Rock

It looks as if it is always crying. It is actually adjusting its body’s fluid levels by eliminating excess.

Base Stats

HP 50

Attack 80

Defense 95

Sp. Atk 10

Sp. Def 45

Speed 10

Total 290

Type Effectiveness

Weak to

fighting 2x ground 2x steel 2x water 2x grass 2x

Resistant to

normal ½x flying ½x poison ½x fire ½x

Abilities

Sturdy Rock Head

Evolution Chain

Bonsly

→

Sudowoodo Mimic

Moves

Locations

Sinnoh Route 209

Sinnoh Route 210 South Towards Solaceon Town

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

Front

Back

Front Shiny

Back Shiny

Official Art

Official Art (Shiny)

Competitive

lc Usage: 0.0%

Rock Polish

Moves

Rock Polish

Rock Slide

Sucker Punch

Explosion / Double-Edge

Item

Life Orb / Oran Berry

Ability

Rock Head

Nature

Jolly

EVs

HP 116

Atk 196

Spe 196

Strategy Overview

While Bonsly is certainly not a top-tier Little Cup Pokemon, it at least has good Attack and Defense stats, and it gets Rock Polish to boost its absolutely terrible Speed. Bonsly does not have an amazing movepool, but it gets just enough for a basic Rock Polish set. However, Bonsly's main problem is that Geodude gets every move Bonsly gets and more. Although Bonsly is slightly bulkier, this is not enough to differentiate it from Geodude and other Rock Polish users. Nonetheless, Bonsly has the tiniest of niches by being pure-Rock type. While that alone may not make it better than Geodude, it is not entirely outclassed.