Buneary
Rabbit Pokémon
My hypothesis as to why Buneary rolls up its ears is that its hearing is far too keen. I surmise that the Pokémon protects its hearing by limiting the sound that may enter its ears.
Details
Base stats
Competitive movesets
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Z-Splash
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Where to find Buneary
Wild encounter locations across the games. Availability may also include trades, evolution, gifts, and events not listed here.
Evolution
Notable moves
The strongest damaging moves Buneary can learn — same-type (STAB) moves get a 1.5× power bonus in battle.
Moves
| Lv. | Move & effect | Type | Class | Power | Acc. | PP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Foresight Forces the target to have no Evade, and allows it to be hit by Normal and Fighting moves even if it’s a Ghost. | Normal | Status | — | — | 40 |
| 1 | Frustration Power increases as happiness decreases, up to a maximum of 102. | Normal | Physical | — | 100 | 20 |
| 1 | Pound Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect. | Normal | Physical | 40 | 100 | 35 |
| 1 | Quick Attack Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect. | Normal | Physical | 40 | 100 | 30 |
| 1 | Splash Does nothing. | Normal | Status | — | — | 40 |
| 4 | Defense Curl Raises user’s Defense by one stage. | Normal | Status | — | — | 40 |
| 5 | Baby-Doll Eyes Lowers the target’s Attack by one stage. | Fairy | Status | — | 100 | 30 |
| 6 | Endure Prevents the user’s HP from lowering below 1 this turn. | Normal | Status | — | — | 10 |
| 10 | Swift Never misses. | Normal | Special | 60 | — | 20 |
| 12 | After You Makes the target act next this turn. | Normal | Status | — | — | 15 |
| 16 | Draining Kiss Drains 75% of the damage inflicted to heal the user. | Fairy | Special | 50 | 100 | 10 |
| 20 | Double Kick Hits twice in one turn. | Fighting | Physical | 30 | 100 | 30 |
| 23 | Double Hit Hits twice in one turn. | Normal | Physical | 35 | 90 | 10 |
| 23 | Jump Kick If the user misses, it takes half the damage it would have inflicted in recoil. | Fighting | Physical | 100 | 95 | 10 |
| 24 | Charm Lowers the target’s Attack by two stages. | Fairy | Status | — | 100 | 20 |
| 28 | Baton Pass Allows the trainer to switch out the user and pass effects along to its replacement. | Normal | Status | — | — | 40 |
| 31 | Play Rough Has a chance to lower the target’s Attack by one stage. | Fairy | Physical | 90 | 90 | 10 |
| 32 | Headbutt Has a chance to make the target flinch. | Normal | Physical | 70 | 100 | 15 |
| 36 | Agility Raises the user’s Speed by two stages. | Psychic | Status | — | — | 30 |
| 36 | Dizzy Punch Has a chance to confuse the target. | Normal | Physical | 70 | 100 | 10 |
| 40 | Double-Edge User receives 1/3 the damage inflicted in recoil. | Normal | Physical | 120 | 100 | 15 |
| 40 | Entrainment Copies the user’s ability onto the target. | Normal | Status | — | 100 | 15 |
| 44 | Flatter Raises the target’s Special Attack by one stage and confuses the target. | Dark | Status | — | 100 | 15 |
| 48 | Bounce User bounces high into the air, dodging all attacks, and hits next turn. | Flying | Physical | 85 | 85 | 5 |
| 52 | Healing Wish User faints. Its replacement has its HP fully restored and any major status effect removed. | Psychic | Status | — | — | 10 |
Breeding & egg moves
Buneary can inherit these egg moves by breeding with a compatible parent that knows the move and shares an egg group.
Sprites & renders
16 sprites & renders for Buneary.






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More Normal-type Pokémon
Others that share this Pokémon's primary type.
Community notes
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Cite this page
“Buneary”. Pokémonism. Retrieved [date] from pokemonism.com/pokedex/buneary.
Species data from PokéAPI.