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Buizel
Sea Weasel Pokémon
It moves freely in the water by spinning its forked tail for propulsion. The resemblance to the screw of a steamboat is coincidental.
Details
Height0.7 m
Weight29.5 kg
Gender50.0% ♂ · 50.0% ♀
Catch rate190(35.2%)Moderate
Base friendship70Standard
Hatch time20 cycles · ~5,355 steps
Growth ratemedium
Base EXP66
Abilities
Base stats
HP
55
Attack
65
Defense
35
Sp. Atk
60
Sp. Def
30
Speed
85
Total
330
Base Stat Total
Competitive movesets
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Where to find Buizel
Wild encounter locations across the games. Availability may also include trades, evolution, gifts, and events not listed here.
HeartGold
SoulSilver
Evolution
Lv. 26
Notable moves
The strongest damaging moves Buizel can learn — same-type (STAB) moves get a 1.5× power bonus in battle.
Moves
| Lv. | Move & effect | Type | Class | Power | Acc. | PP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sonic Boom Inflicts 20 points of damage. | Normal | Special | — | 90 | 20 |
| 1 | Tackle Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect. | Normal | Physical | 40 | 100 | 35 |
| 4 | Growl Lowers the target’s Attack by one stage. | Normal | Status | — | 100 | 40 |
| 7 | Soak Changes the target’s type to Water. | Water | Status | — | 100 | 20 |
| 7 | Tail Whip Lowers the target’s Defense by one stage. | Normal | Status | — | 100 | 30 |
| 7 | Water Sport Halves all Fire-type damage. | Water | Status | — | — | 15 |
| 11 | Quick Attack Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect. | Normal | Physical | 40 | 100 | 30 |
| 15 | Water Gun Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect. | Water | Special | 40 | 100 | 25 |
| 18 | Bite Has a chance to make the target flinch. | Dark | Physical | 60 | 100 | 25 |
| 18 | Pursuit Has double power against, and can hit, Pokémon attempting to switch out. | Dark | Physical | 40 | 100 | 20 |
| 18 | Water Pulse Has a chance to confuse the target. | Water | Special | 60 | 100 | 20 |
| 21 | Swift Never misses. | Normal | Special | 60 | — | 20 |
| 24 | Aqua Jet Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect. | Water | Physical | 40 | 100 | 20 |
| 27 | Double Hit Hits twice in one turn. | Normal | Physical | 35 | 90 | 10 |
| 31 | Whirlpool Prevents the target from leaving battle and inflicts 1/16 its max HP in damage for 2-5 turns. | Water | Special | 35 | 85 | 15 |
| 35 | Liquidation Has a chance to lower the target’s Defense by one stage. | Water | Physical | 85 | 100 | 10 |
| 35 | Razor Wind Requires a turn to charge before attacking. | Normal | Special | 80 | 100 | 10 |
| 35 | Waterfall Has a chance to make the target flinch. | Water | Physical | 80 | 100 | 15 |
| 38 | Aqua Tail Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect. | Water | Physical | 90 | 90 | 10 |
| 41 | Agility Raises the user’s Speed by two stages. | Psychic | Status | — | — | 30 |
| 45 | Hydro Pump Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect. | Water | Special | 110 | 80 | 5 |
| 49 | Wave Crash | Water | Physical | 120 | 100 | 10 |
Breeding & egg moves
Buizel can inherit these egg moves by breeding with a compatible parent that knows the move and shares an egg group.
Sprites & renders
17 sprites & renders for Buizel.
Across the games
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Community notes
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Cite this page
“Buizel”. Pokémonism. Retrieved [date] from pokemonism.com/pokedex/buizel.
Species data from PokéAPI.