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Sawsbuck#586

Its strongest point is Attack — higher than 74% of species. This is the final form of its line — it does not evolve any further. In defense it has 6 weaknesses, 4 resistances and 1 full immunity at its disposal. Ghost-type moves do nothing to it at all.

Shiny Sawsbuck
Regular version
Normal Grass
Height: 1.9 m (6′03″) Weight: 92.5 kg (203.9 lbs)

Base stats

HP
80
68%
Atk
100
74%
Def
70
49%
SpA
60
41%
SpD
70
51%
Spe
95
79%
TOTAL
475
57%

Last column: what percentage of 1084 species and regional forms have a lower value. Strong point: Speed.

A nature can improve this entry further: its boost hits hardest on Attack, the stat in which this species already leads. Which nature does that — see the list of natures.

Which nature to choose

It hits physically: its Attack (100) is 40 points higher than its Sp. Atk. So the drop hits a stat the set usually does not use at all.

  • Jolly +Spe · −SpA Its Speed is higher than 79% of species — ten percent more lifts it past some of the benchmarks that decide who moves first.
  • Adamant +Atk · −SpA If you already outspeed what you want to outspeed, those ten percent are better spent on hitting power.
  • Hidden Power and Weather Ball still deal damage based on Sp. Atk. If either of them is going into the set, lowering Sp. Atk is no longer free.
  • Chlorophyll doubles Speed in harsh sunlight. Calculate Speed benchmarks with the ability active — it may change the point of a +Spe or −Spe nature.

A conclusion drawn from base stats alone — a specific moveset can reverse it. All 25 natures.

Regional numbers 4

The header shows the national number. Inside the game the Pokédex counts from the beginning — below is the number you will see in your version.

Unova #092 Black / White
Unova #160 Black 2 / White 2
Paldea #191 Scarlet / Violet
Blueberry Academy #039 Scarlet / Violet , Scarlet/Violet: The Indigo Disk

Abilities

  • Chlorophyll Doubles Speed during strong sunlight.
  • Sap Sipper Absorbs grass moves, raising Attack one stage.
  • Serene Grace Doubles the chance of moves' extra effects occurring.

Pokédex entry

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

Egg Group: Field Gender: 50% ♂ / 50% ♀ Catch difficulty: medium (75/255) Base friendship: 70/255 Base EXP: 166

Resistances and weaknesses

Type chart →

How much damage Sawsbuck takes when it is hit by a move of each type. The multipliers of both its types are already combined here.

Weak to Fire ×2 Ice ×2 Fighting ×2 Poison ×2 Flying ×2 Bug ×2
Resistant to Water ×½ Electric ×½ Grass ×½ Ground ×½
Immune to Ghost ×0

How it was drawn

2010–2016

The sprites come straight from the games in which Sawsbuck appeared — one from each release.

Gen 5 2010
Sawsbuck in Black / White
Black / White
Gen 6 2013
Sawsbuck in X / Y
X / Y
Sawsbuck in Omega Ruby / Alpha Sapphire
Omega Ruby / Alpha Sapphire
Gen 7 2016
Sawsbuck in Ultra Sun / Ultra Moon
Ultra Sun / Ultra Moon

Variant gallery

The gallery shows only the appearance variants that exist for this Pokémon. Every image shows the same character and differs in source — a Pokémon HOME render or a pixel sprite — and in coloring, regular or shiny.

Sawsbuck — large render in its regular coloring
Pokémon HOME
Sawsbuck — large render in its shiny coloring
Pokémon HOME shiny
Sawsbuck — small pixel sprite in its shiny coloring
Shiny pixel sprite

TCG cards (4)

All Sawsbuck cards →

Sawsbuck has 4 cards in 4 sets. The oldest of them are shown below.

Offspring can come from 275 species from the same Egg Groups (with opposite genders) or from Ditto. Below are the first 12 by Pokédex number.

The Egg hatches after 20 cycles, which is roughly 5,400 steps. The exact cycle length depends on the game — newer titles shortened it noticeably — so treat this number as an order of magnitude, not a countdown. Having the Flame Body Ability in your party halves the wait.

Where to catch it (2)

All locations →

The levels shown are the widest range across all game versions — in a specific release it may be narrower. The exact area, catch method and chance are on the page of each location.

Kalos

Unova

Below are the moves learned by leveling up. The rest (64 via TM/TR, 9 via tutor) are on the full list.

Lv. Move Type Cat. Power Acc. PP
1 Camouflage Normal Status — — 20
1 Growl Normal Status — 100% 40
1 Megahorn Bug Physical 120 85% 10
1 Sand Attack Ground Status — 100% 15
1 Tackle Normal Physical 40 100% 35
10 Double Kick Fighting Physical 30 100% 30
13 Leech Seed Grass Status — 90% 10
16 Bullet Seed Grass Physical 25 100% 30
16 Feint Attack Dark Physical 60 — 20
20 Take Down Normal Physical 90 85% 20
24 Jump Kick Fighting Physical 100 95% 10
24 Zen Headbutt Psychic Physical 80 90% 15
28 Aromatherapy Grass Status — — 5
28 Energy Ball Grass Special 90 100% 10
36 Charm Fairy Status — 100% 20
37 Horn Leech Grass Physical 75 100% 10
44 Double Edge Normal Physical 120 100% 15
44 Nature Power Normal Status — — 20
52 Solar Beam Grass Special 120 100% 10