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mandibuzz
#630

Mandibuzz

Bone Vulture Pokémon

DarkFlying

Although it’s a bit of a ruffian, this Pokémon will take lost Vullaby under its wing and care for them till they’re ready to leave the nest.

Base Stats

HP 110
Attack 65
Defense 105
Sp. Atk 55
Sp. Def 95
Speed 80
Total 510

Type Effectiveness

Abilities

Evolution Chain

Moves

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

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mandibuzz Back Back
mandibuzz Front Shiny Front Shiny
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Competitive

Defensive
Moves
U-turn / Knock Off
Item
Heavy-Duty Boots
Ability
Overcoat
Nature
Impish
EVs
HP 248
Def 92
SpD 152
Spe 16

Strategy Overview

Mandibuzz's typing separates it from other defensive Flying-types through its ability to check Dragapult. Its great bulk and access to Roost also allow it to check common threats like Rillaboom and Kartana. It is a good Defog user, with Foul Play pressuring common Stealth Rock users like Landorus-T and defensive Garchomp, although it loses to them in the long run due to their moves like Toxic and Knock Off. Foul Play also discourages physical wallbreakers like Rillaboom, Kartana, Dragapult, and Excadrill from setting up. Since it is reliant on Heavy-Duty Boots, Pokemon that it otherwise reliably checks, like Kartana and Rillaboom, can pressure it more effectively after using Knock Off. Due to the number of threats it can check, it can often be overwhelmed during the course of a match, which forces it to use Roost very often. Its reliance on Foul Play to check certain threats can leave it rather passive as well.

Most Used Moves

Roost
100.0%
Foul Play
98.5%
Defog
98.2%
U-turn
95.5%
Toxic
3.6%

Most Used Items

Competitive data from Smogon University via data.pkmn.cc