Bonsly

The Bonsai Pokémon
#438 - Bonsly
Evolve	Sudowoodo
Debut	Pokémon XD: Gale of Darkness
Species Info
Type	+
Height	0.5 m (1'08")
Weight	15.0 kg (33.1 lbs.)
Color	Brown
Gender Ratio	1♂ : 1♀
Ability	Rock Head / Sturdy
Hidden Ability	Rattled
Egg Group	Unbreedable
Icon		Sprite
		File:438sprite.png
Footprint
30px
Base Statistics
Hit Points	50	Speed	10
Attack	80	Sp. Attack	10
Defense	95	Sp. Defense	45
Training Info
Catch Rate	255	Hatch Steps	5,120
Base Exp.	068	Effort Points	Def
Happiness	70
To Lv.100	Normal

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Bonsly is a small and thick Pokémon with a tree-like appearance that was introduced in the fourth generation games. It was created as the baby form for the second generation Pokémon Sudowoodo.

Information

Bonsly will only be hatched from an egg (as opposed to a Sudowoodo) if the Sudowoodo parent is holding a Rock Incense during the breeding process. Bonsly is a Pokémon that prefers arid environments. It looks like it is always crying, but this is because it is adjusting its body's fluid levels by eliminating excess. Bonsly leaks water from its eyes in order to fix its moisture level. It evolves into Sudowoodo when it levels up after learning Mimic.

Appearances

Mainstream Games

In Pokémon: Diamond, Pearl and Platinum Versions, Bonsly could only be placed in the Trophy Garden randomly on a daily basis. In Pearl, it also appeared at Routes 209 and 210, being somewhat common during the morning but rare at all other times of the day. Bonsly could be caught through the Pokéwalker at the Big Forest course, and it could then be transferred to HeartGold/SoulSilver.

Moves

Generation IV

Name	Type	Cat	PP	Power	Accur	Gen	Cont	D/P	P

Weaknesses

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Other Games

Bonsly made an early appearance in Pokémon XD: Gale of Darkness, where the player could rescue a Bonsly that was lost by a trainer at the ONBS Station. The player will receive a bingo sheet for Bonsly so that a Bonsly knowing Rock Slide could be used for Battle Bingo, acting as a gameplay preview of the then-upcoming Pokémon in action. A statue of Bonsly could be unlocked in Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Red and Blue Rescue Team as another preview. Bonsly could be recruited at the eighth through fourteenth floors of Mt. Horn in Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Time and Darkness. In Pokémon Ranger: Shadows of Almia, it was found at Ranger School and Vien Forest. In Pokémon Ranger: Guardian Signs, it appeared at Mt. Latolato and the Forest Temple. In Pokémon Rumble, it was found at Etenral Tower. Bonsly also appeared in PokéPark Wii: Pikachu's Adventure at the Meadow Zone, Cavern Zone and Lava Zone.

Other Appearances

Video Games

• Bonsly appeared in Super Smash Bros. Brawl as one of the Pokémon that could be summoned at random from the Poké Ball item. When summoned, it merely walks around the stage, and any of the fighters could pick it up to toss it as others. Bonsly acted as an effective weapon due to his weight. Its appearance in the game was also reflected through a trophy and a sticker.

In Other Media

• In the Pokémon anime, a Bonsly appeared in the eighth movie where it followed Ash's group around. Brock later obtained his own baby Bonsly late into the Battle Frontier series and raised it until it evolved into a Sudowoodo early in the Sinnoh series.

Trivia

• Its name is a play on "bonsai", a type of miniature tree that it is based on, possibly combined with "sly".