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Buizel


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General

Buizel
water

Abilities

Swift Swim
This Pokémon's Speed doubles during Rain Dance.

Damage Taken

Dex Numbers

Generation
Diamond/Pearl/Platinum DPPT
Red/Blue/Yellow Kanto
418
Gold/Silver/Crystal Johto
n/a
Ruby/Sapphire/Emerald Hoenn
n/a
Diamond/Pearl Sinnoh
56

Names

Japanese
ブイゼル
Romaji
Buizeru

Flavor

Height
2'3.6" or 0.7 m
Weight
65 lb or 29.5 kg
Species
Sea Weasel
Color
brown
Cry
mp3 here
Fire Red/Leaf Green Habitat
n/a
Pawprint

Misc

R/B/Y code
n/a

Breeding

Gender
½ male; ½ female (code: 127 or 0x7f)
Breeding groups
2: Water 1
5: Ground
Steps to hatch
5,120
Compatible with
92 families; 200 total Pokémon

In the Wild

Base EXP
75 or 0x4b
Capture rate
190 or 0xbe
Base happiness
70 or 0x46
Growth rate
medium
Effort points
1 Speed
Wild held items
Wacan Berry (5%)

Evolution Chain

See also: Comparison of this evolution chain

BasicStage 1
418 Buizel Base form 419 Floatzel Raise to level 26

Stats

Stat Base Max Stat %ile
L50 L100
HP
55
162 314 30.2
Attack
65
117 229 38.5
Defense
35
87 169 6.5
Special Attack
60
112 219 39.6
Special Defense
30
82 159 3
Speed
85
137 269 71.6
Average
55
- - 27.8

Flavor

See also: All versions' flavor text and sprites

Diamond It has a flotation sac that is like an inflatable collar. It floats on water with its head out.

Pearl It swims by rotating its two tails like a screw. When it dives, its flotation sac collapses.

Locations

Valley Windworks
Route 205
Route 205
Route 213
Route 224

Note: this ONLY shows Diamond locations for the moment. (New Pokédex with all three games' encounters is in the works.)

Area Section Level Method
Valley Windworks 7 - 9 Morning Daytime Night 35%
Route 205 Eterna City side 10 - 12 Morning Daytime Night 35%
Route 205 Floaroma City side 8 - 10 Morning Daytime Night 35%
Route 213 20 - 21 Morning Daytime 30%; Night 20%
Route 224 23 Morning Daytime Night 4%

Move List

See also: This list in the move search

See also: Contest list

Buizel's Attack is higher, so it will inflict more damage with physical () moves.

Buizel gets the STAB from water moves.

Diamond/Pearl/Platinum Move Type Dmg PP Power Acc.* Pri. Description
-- Growl normal none 40 -- 100% Lowers the target's Attack.
-- SonicBoom normal special 20 varies 90% Inflicts 20 points of damage.
-- Water Sport water none 15 -- 100% All damage from Fire moves is halved until the end of the battle.
3 Quick Attack normal physical 30 40 100% 1 Goes first. Inflicts regular damage.
6 Water Gun water special 25 40 100% Inflicts regular damage.
10 Pursuit dark physical 20 40 100% If the target leaves battle this turn, user will hit the target with double power and then hit its replacement normally.
15 Swift normal special 20 60 100% Never misses.
21 Aqua Jet water physical 20 40 100% 1 Goes first. Inflicts regular damage.
28 Agility psychic none 30 -- 100% Raises the user's Speed by two levels.
36 Whirlpool water special 15 15 70% Prevents the target from leaving battle and inflicts 1/16 its max HP in damage for 2-5 turns.
45 Razor Wind normal special 10 80 100% User charges for one turn before attacking.
Diamond/Pearl/Platinum Egg moves (Pokémon can also inherit any TMs they are compatible with)
Chains Diamond/Pearl/Platinum Baton Pass normal none 40 -- 100% Allows the trainer to switch out the user and pass effects along to its replacement.
Chains Diamond/Pearl/Platinum DoubleSlap normal physical 10 15 85% Hits 2-5 times in one turn.
Chains Diamond/Pearl/Platinum Fury Cutter bug physical 20 10 95% Power doubles every turn this move is used in succession after the first, maxing out after five turns.
Chains Diamond/Pearl/Platinum Fury Swipes normal physical 15 18 80% Hits 2-5 times in one turn.
Chains Diamond/Pearl/Platinum Headbutt normal physical 15 70 100% Has a 30% chance to make the target Flinch.
Chains Diamond/Pearl/Platinum Mud-Slap ground special 10 20 100% Has a 100% chance to lower the target's Accuracy.
Chains Diamond/Pearl/Platinum Odor Sleuth normal none 40 -- 100% Forces the target to have no Evade, and allows it to be hit by Normal and Fighting moves even if it is a Ghost.
Chains Diamond/Pearl/Platinum Slash normal physical 20 70 100% Has an increased chance for a critical hit.
Diamond/Pearl/Platinum Tutored moves
Platinum Ice Punch ice physical 15 75 100% Has a 10% chance to Freeze the target.
Platinum Swift normal special 20 60 100% Never misses.
Platinum Snore normal special 15 40 100% Has a 30% chance to make the target Flinch. Only works if the user is Sleeping.
Platinum Mud-Slap ground special 10 20 100% Has a 100% chance to lower the target's Accuracy.
Platinum Icy Wind ice special 15 55 95% Has a 100% chance to lower the target's Speed.
Platinum Dive water physical 10 80 100% User dives underwater, dodging all attacks, and hits next turn.
Diamond/Pearl/Platinum TMs and HMs
Chains 45 Attract normal none 15 -- 100% Target falls in love if it has the opposite gender, and has a 50% chance to refuse attacking the user.
Chains 14 Blizzard ice special 5 120 70% Has a 10% chance to Freeze the target. Chance to hit becomes 100% during Hail.
Chains 31 Brick Break fighting physical 15 75 100% Cancels the effects of Reflect and Light Screen.
Chains 55 Brine water special 10 65 100% Inflicts double damage against Pokemon that have less than half their max HP remaining.
Chains 08 Bulk Up fighting none 20 -- 100% Raises the user's Attack and Defense.
Chains 78 Captivate normal none 20 -- 100% Lowers the target's Special Attack by two levels if it is the opposite gender.
Chains 28 Dig ground physical 10 80 100% User digs underground, dodging all attacks, and hits next turn.
Chains 32 Double Team normal none 15 -- 100% Raises the user's Evasion.
Chains 58 Endure normal none 10 -- 100% 3 Goes first. Prevents the user's HP from lowering below 1 this turn.
Chains 42 Facade normal physical 20 70 100% Power doubles if user is Burned, Paralyzed, or Poisoned.
Chains 01 Focus Punch fighting physical 20 150 100% -3 Goes last. If the user takes damage before attacking, the attack is canceled.
Chains 21 Frustration normal physical 20 varies 100% Power increases as Happiness decreases, up to a maximum of 102.
Chains 07 Hail ice none 10 -- 100% Changes the weather to a hailstorm for five turns.
Chains 10 Hidden Power normal special 15 varies 100% Power and type depend upon user's IVs. Power can range from 30 to 70.
Chains 13 Ice Beam ice special 10 95 100% Has a 10% chance to Freeze the target.
Chains 23 Iron Tail steel physical 15 100 75% Has a 30% chance to lower the target's Defense.
Chains 83 Natural Gift normal physical 15 varies 100% Power and type depend on the held berry.
Chains 17 Protect normal none 10 -- 0% 3 Goes first. Prevents any moves from hitting the user this turn.
Chains 18 Rain Dance water none 5 -- 0% Changes the weather to rain for five turns.
Chains 44 Rest psychic none 10 -- 100% User Sleeps, completely healing itself.
Chains 27 Return normal physical 20 varies 100% Power increases with Happiness, up to a maximum of 102.
Chains H6 Rock Smash fighting physical 15 40 100% Has a 50% chance to lower the target's Defense.
Chains 39 Rock Tomb rock physical 10 50 80% Has a 100% chance to lower the target's Speed.
Chains 43 Secret Power normal physical 20 70 100% Has a 30% chance to inflict a status effect which depends upon the terrain.
Chains 82 Sleep Talk normal none 10 -- 100% Randomly uses one of the user's other three moves. Only works if the user is Sleeping.
Chains H4 Strength normal physical 15 80 100% Inflicts regular damage.
Chains 90 Substitute normal none 10 -- 100% Transfers 1/4 of the user's max HP into a doll, protecting the user from further damage or status changes until it breaks.
Chains H3 Surf water special 15 95 100% Inflicts regular damage.
Chains 87 Swagger normal none 15 -- 90% Raises the target's Attack by two levels and Confuses the target.
Chains 06 Toxic poison none 10 -- 85% Badly Poisons the target, inflicting more damage every turn.
Chains 03 Water Pulse water special 20 60 100% Has a 20% chance to Confuse the target.
Chains H7 Waterfall water physical 15 80 100% Has a 20% chance to make the target Flinch.

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