Pokemon Scarlet and Violet Bonsly

Pokemon Scarlet and Violet Bonsly is a new F Tier Rock Type Bonsai Pokémon, with a 1 Defense EV Yield. Bonsly has a chance of having Sturdy, Rock Head, and Rattled as an Ability, and based on 290 Total Base Stats; we recommend a Relaxed Nature for Bonsly in Pokemon SV.

Stats
Abilities

Bonsly Stats

Bonsly highest IV stat is Def (95) and the lowest being Speed (10).


Rank	Value	Stat
F	50	HP
D	80	Atk
D	95	Def
F	10	Sp.Atk
F	45	Sp.Def
F	10	Speed
F	290	Total

Pokedex

Pokemon Stats

Bonsly Abilities


Abilities	Description
Sturdy Ability 1	Sturdy allows the Pokémon to survive with 1 HP if attacked at full HP with an attack that would otherwise knock it out. It also prevents One-Hit-KO moves (Fissure, Horn Drill, Guillotine or Sheer Cold).
Rattled Hidden Ability	When a Pokémon with Rattled is hit by a Bug, Ghost or Dark type move, its Speed is raised one stage (up to the usual maximum of +6 stages).

Guide
Breeding

Bonsly Guide

Bonsly has a 1 Defense EV Yield, which means the best nature to have with Bonsly is a Relaxed nature due to the highest IV stat being Defense.


Bonsly	Detail
Wild Held Item	None
Wild Material Drops	Bonsly Tears
Best Nature	Relaxed ↑ +10% Defense ↓ -10% Speed
Weak To	2x 2x 2x 2x 2x
Resistance To	1/2 1/2 1/2 1/2
Catch Rate	255 (33.3% with PokéBall, full HP)
EV Yield	1 Defense

Breeding Bonsly

Bonsly can breed with pokemon who share the Undiscovered Egg Group.


Bonsly	Value
Egg Groups	Undiscovered
Gender	50% male / 50% female

How To Evolve Bonsly in Pokemon Scarlet & Violet

Bonsly Regular Evolution requires after Mimic learned to evolve into Sudowoodo.

Bonsly Regular Evolution

#087
Bonsly
(after Mimic learned)
#088
Sudowoodo

The Bonsly Regular Evolution biggest stat increase will be the HP stat.


Evolutions	Total	HP	Atk	Def	Sp.Atk	Sp.Def	Speed
Bonsly	290	50	80	95	10	45	10
Stat Increase	+120	+20	+20	+20	+20	+20	+20
Sudowoodo	410	70	100	115	30	65	30

Evolutions Chart

Where To Find Bonsly Locations in Pokemon SV

Bonsly has 1 spawn locations in pokemon scarlet and violet. You can find Sudowoodo appearing at level 20 - 60, within the West Province (Area Three), Casseroya Lake location.

Bonsly Locations


Location	How To Catch	Pokemon Spawns
Tera Raid Spawn	1 Bonsly Raid	Bonsly Lv. 12
West Province (Area Three) Casseroya Lake	Rare 10% Forest (60%) Biome	Sudowoodo Lv. 20 - 60

Locations List

Bonsly Raid Rewards in Pokemon SV

Pokemon SV Bonsly has 1 Tera Raids. The Bonsly Tera Raid will be a Lv.12 1-Star Raid.


Raid	Rewards	Raid Moves
1 Bonsly Raid Lv. 12	Exp. Candy XS 1x Exp. Candy S 1x Bonsly Tears 1x Resist Feather 1x Exp. Candy S 1x 8.5% Resist Feather 1x 9.29% Cheri Berry 1x 9.64% Pecha Berry 2x 10.67% Rawst Berry 1x 11.94% Stardust 1x 50.85%	Rock Throw Flail Copycat Low Kick

Pokemon SV Bonsly Weakness

Bonsly is a Rock Type pokemon. This will cause Bonsly to take More Damage from Fighting, Ground, Steel, Water, Grass type moves, and Less Damage from Normal, Flying, Poison, Fire type moves.

Bonsly Type Weakness Chart
Damage Taken	Types
+400% Damage From
+200% Damage From	Fighting 2x Ground 2x Steel 2x Water 2x Grass 2x
-50% Less Damage From	Normal 1/2 Flying 1/2 Poison 1/2 Fire 1/2
-75% Less Damage From
Immune to Damage From

What pokemon is Bonsly Weak Against?

Increased Damage


Tier	Pokemon	Damage Taken Based on Move Type
S	Garchomp	+200%
S	Palafin Hero	+200%
S	Ting-Lu	+200%
S	Wo-Chien	+200%
S	Koraidon	+200%
S	Brute Bonnet Amoonguss	+200%
S	Great Tusk Donphan	+200%
S	Iron Bundle Delibird	+200%

What pokemon is Bonsly Resistant Against?

Reduced Damage


Tier	Pokemon	Damage Taken Based on Move Type
S	Dragonite	-50%
S	Arcanine	-50%
S	Chi-Yu	-50%
S	Slaking	-50%
S	Salamence	-50%
S	Iron Jugulis Hydreigon	-50%
S	Iron Moth Volcarona	-50%
A	Skeledirge	-50%

Pokemon Weaknesses

Best Moves for Bonsly in Scarlet and Violet

Bonsly Best Moves to use when choosing a Moveset, includes leveling moves such as Rock Throw and TM Moves like Rock Slide, and Body Slam.


Unlock	Move	Description
TM 150	Stone Edge Rock	Tier: B Tier Power: 100 Acc: 80 PP: 5 Physical Effect: The user stabs the target with sharpened stones. This move has a heightened chance of landing a critical hit.
TM 101	Power Gem Rock	Tier: C Tier Power: 80 Acc: 100 PP: 20 Special Effect: The user attacks with a ray of light that sparkles as if it were made of gemstones.
TM 086	Rock Slide Rock	Tier: C Tier Power: 75 Acc: 90 PP: 10 Physical Effect: Large boulders are hurled at opposing Pokemon to inflict damage. This may also make the opposing Pokemon flinch.
Lv. 44	Double-Edge Normal	Tier: C Tier Power: 120 Acc: 100 PP: 15 Physical Effect: A reckless life-risking tackle in which the user rushes the target. This also damages the user quite a lot.
TM 066	Body Slam Normal	Tier: D Tier Power: 85 Acc: 100 PP: 15 Physical Effect: The user attacks by dropping onto the target with its full body weight. This may also leave the target with paralysis.

List of Bonsly Moves in

Bonsly can learn 13 Moves from Leveling Up and 34 TM Moves. Moves like Counter which, Bonsly will learn by reaching level 40. You can also learn TM tutor moves such as Rock Slide, Body Slam and Brick Break.

Lv Moves
TM Moves
Egg Moves

Bonsly Level Up Moves

List of the 13 Moves Bonsly can learn from leveling up.


Lv	Move	Description
Lv.1	Copycat Normal	Tier: F Tier Power: 0 Acc: 101 PP: 20 Status Effect: The user mimics the move used immediately before it. This move fails if no other move has been used yet.
Lv.1	Fake Tears Dark	Tier: F Tier Power: 0 Acc: 100 PP: 20 Status Effect: The user feigns crying to fluster the target. This harshly lowers the target's Sp. Def stat.
Lv.4	Flail Normal	Tier: F Tier Power: 1 Acc: 100 PP: 15 Physical Effect: The user flails about aimlessly to attack. The less HP the user has, the greater the move's power.
Lv.8	Rock Throw Rock	Tier: D Tier Power: 50 Acc: 90 PP: 15 Physical Effect: The user picks up and throws a small rock at the target to inflict damage.
Lv.12	Block Normal	Tier: F Tier Power: 0 Acc: 101 PP: 5 Status Effect: The user blocks the target's way with arms spread wide to prevent the target from fleeing.
Lv.16	Mimic Normal	Tier: F Tier Power: 0 Acc: 101 PP: 10 Status Effect: The user copies the move last used by the target. The copied move can be used until the user of Mimic leaves the battle.
Lv.20	Rock Tomb Rock	Tier: D Tier Power: 60 Acc: 95 PP: 15 Physical Effect: The user hurls boulders at the target to inflict damage. This also lowers the target's Speed stat by cutting off its movement.
Lv.24	Tearful Look Normal	Tier: F Tier Power: 0 Acc: 101 PP: 20 Status Effect: The user gets teary-eyed to make the target lose its combative spirit. This lowers the target's Attack and Sp. Atk stats.
Lv.28	Sucker Punch Dark	Tier: D Tier Power: 70 Acc: 100 PP: 5 Physical Effect: This move enables the user to attack first. This move fails if the target is not readying an attack.
Lv.32	Rock Slide Rock	Tier: C Tier Power: 75 Acc: 90 PP: 10 Physical Effect: Large boulders are hurled at opposing Pokemon to inflict damage. This may also make the opposing Pokemon flinch.
Lv.36	Low Kick Fighting	Tier: F Tier Power: 1 Acc: 100 PP: 20 Physical Effect: A powerful low kick that makes the target fall over. The heavier the target, the greater the move's power.
Lv.40	Counter Fighting	Tier: F Tier Power: 1 Acc: 100 PP: 20 Physical Effect: A retaliatory attack that counters any physical move, inflicting double the damage taken.
Lv.44	Double-Edge Normal	Tier: C Tier Power: 120 Acc: 100 PP: 15 Physical Effect: A reckless life-risking tackle in which the user rushes the target. This also damages the user quite a lot.

Moves List

List of

Type Moves

Bonsly TM Moves

List of the 34 Moves Bonsly can learn from Technical Machines (TMs).


TM	Move	Description
TM 001	Take Down Normal	Tier: D Tier Power: 90 Acc: 85 PP: 20 Physical Effect: A reckless full-body charge attack for slamming into the target. This also damages the user a little.
TM 003	Fake Tears Dark	Tier: F Tier Power: 0 Acc: 100 PP: 20 Status Effect: The user feigns crying to fluster the target. This harshly lowers the target's Sp. Def stat.
TM 005	Mud-Slap Ground	Tier: F Tier Power: 20 Acc: 100 PP: 10 Special Effect: The user hurls mud in the target's face to inflict damage and lower its accuracy.
TM 007	Protect Normal	Tier: F Tier Power: 0 Acc: 101 PP: 10 Status Effect: This move enables the user to protect itself from all attacks. Its chance of failing rises if it is used in succession.
TM 012	Low Kick Fighting	Tier: F Tier Power: 1 Acc: 100 PP: 20 Physical Effect: A powerful low kick that makes the target fall over. The heavier the target, the greater the move's power.
TM 018	Thief Dark	Tier: E Tier Power: 60 Acc: 100 PP: 25 Physical Effect: The user attacks and steals the target's held item simultaneously. The user can't steal anything if it already holds an item.
TM 020	Trailblaze Grass	Tier: E Tier Power: 50 Acc: 100 PP: 20 Physical Effect: The user attacks suddenly as if leaping out from tall grass. The user's nimble footwork boosts its Speed stat.
TM 025	Facade Normal	Tier: D Tier Power: 70 Acc: 100 PP: 20 Physical Effect: This move's power is doubled if the user is poisoned, burned, or paralyzed.
TM 028	Bulldoze Ground	Tier: E Tier Power: 60 Acc: 100 PP: 20 Physical Effect: The user strikes everything around it by stomping down on the ground. This lowers the Speed stats of those hit.
TM 035	Mud Shot Ground	Tier: E Tier Power: 55 Acc: 95 PP: 15 Special Effect: The user attacks by hurling a blob of mud at the target. This also lowers the target's Speed stat.
TM 036	Rock Tomb Rock	Tier: D Tier Power: 60 Acc: 95 PP: 15 Physical Effect: The user hurls boulders at the target to inflict damage. This also lowers the target's Speed stat by cutting off its movement.
TM 047	Endure Normal	Tier: F Tier Power: 0 Acc: 101 PP: 10 Status Effect: The user endures any attack with at least 1 HP. This move's chance of failing rises if used in succession.
TM 049	Sunny Day Fire	Tier: F Tier Power: 0 Acc: 101 PP: 5 Status Effect: The user intensifies the sun for five turns, powering up Fire-type attacks. The sunlight also lowers the power of Water-type attacks.
TM 051	Sandstorm Rock	Tier: F Tier Power: 0 Acc: 101 PP: 10 Status Effect: A five-turn sandstorm is summoned to damage all Pokemon except Rock, Ground, and Steel types. The sandstorm also boosts the Sp. Def stats of Rock types.
TM 055	Dig Ground	Tier: D Tier Power: 80 Acc: 100 PP: 10 Physical Effect: The user burrows into the ground on the first turn, then attacks on the next turn.
TM 058	Brick Break Fighting	Tier: D Tier Power: 75 Acc: 100 PP: 15 Physical Effect: The user attacks with a swift chop. This move can also break barriers, such as Light Screen and Reflect.
TM 062	Foul Play Dark	Tier: D Tier Power: 95 Acc: 100 PP: 15 Physical Effect: The user turns the target's strength against it. The higher the target's Attack stat, the greater the damage this move inflicts.
TM 066	Body Slam Normal	Tier: D Tier Power: 85 Acc: 100 PP: 15 Physical Effect: The user attacks by dropping onto the target with its full body weight. This may also leave the target with paralysis.
TM 070	Sleep Talk Normal	Tier: F Tier Power: 0 Acc: 101 PP: 10 Status Effect: The user randomly uses one of the moves it knows. This move can only be used while the user is asleep.
TM 076	Rock Blast Rock	Tier: E Tier Power: 25 Acc: 90 PP: 10 Physical Effect: The user attacks by hurling hard rocks at the target. This move hits two to five times in a row.
TM 081	Grass Knot Grass	Tier: F Tier Power: 1 Acc: 100 PP: 20 Special Effect: The user snares the target with grass and trips it. The heavier the target, the greater the move's power.
TM 084	Stomping Tantrum Ground	Tier: D Tier Power: 75 Acc: 100 PP: 10 Physical Effect: Driven by frustration, the user attacks the target. This move's power is doubled if the user's previous move failed.
TM 085	Rest Psychic	Tier: F Tier Power: 0 Acc: 101 PP: 5 Status Effect: The user goes to sleep for two turns. This fully restores the user's HP and cures any status conditions.
TM 086	Rock Slide Rock	Tier: C Tier Power: 75 Acc: 90 PP: 10 Physical Effect: Large boulders are hurled at opposing Pokemon to inflict damage. This may also make the opposing Pokemon flinch.
TM 090	Spikes Ground	Tier: F Tier Power: 0 Acc: 101 PP: 20 Status Effect: The user lays a trap of spikes at the feet of the opposing team. The spikes will damage opposing Pokemon that switch into battle.
TM 101	Power Gem Rock	Tier: C Tier Power: 80 Acc: 100 PP: 20 Special Effect: The user attacks with a ray of light that sparkles as if it were made of gemstones.
TM 103	Substitute Normal	Tier: F Tier Power: 0 Acc: 101 PP: 10 Status Effect: The user creates a substitute for itself using some of its own HP. The substitute serves as the user's decoy.
TM 116	Stealth Rock Rock	Tier: F Tier Power: 0 Acc: 101 PP: 20 Status Effect: The user lays a trap of levitating stones around the opposing team. The trap damages opposing Pokemon that switch into battle.
TM 129	Calm Mind Psychic	Tier: F Tier Power: 0 Acc: 101 PP: 20 Status Effect: The user quietly focuses its mind and calms its spirit to boost its Sp. Atk and Sp. Def stats.
TM 130	Helping Hand Normal	Tier: F Tier Power: 0 Acc: 101 PP: 20 Status Effect: The user assists an ally by boosting the power of that ally's attack.
TM 133	Earth Power Ground	Tier: D Tier Power: 90 Acc: 100 PP: 10 Special Effect: The user makes the ground under the target erupt with power. This may also lower the target's Sp. Def stat.
TM 149	Earthquake Ground	Tier: D Tier Power: 100 Acc: 100 PP: 10 Physical Effect: The user sets off an earthquake that strikes every Pokemon around it.
TM 150	Stone Edge Rock	Tier: B Tier Power: 100 Acc: 80 PP: 5 Physical Effect: The user stabs the target with sharpened stones. This move has a heightened chance of landing a critical hit.
TM 171	Tera Blast Normal	Tier: D Tier Power: 80 Acc: 100 PP: 10 Special Effect: If the user has Terastallized, it unleashes energy of its Tera Type. This move inflicts damage using the Attack or Sp. Atk stat, whichever is higher for the user.

Moves List

List of

Type Moves

Bonsly Egg Moves

List of the 6 Moves Bonsly can learn from being hatched from an egg.


Move	Description
Headbutt Normal	Tier: D Tier Power: 70 Acc: 100 PP: 15 Physical Effect: The user sticks out its head and attacks by charging straight into the target. This may also make the target flinch.
Rollout Rock	Tier: E Tier Power: 30 Acc: 90 PP: 20 Physical Effect: The user continually rolls into the target over five turns. This attack becomes more powerful each time it hits.
Curse Ghost	Tier: F Tier Power: 0 Acc: 101 PP: 10 Status Effect: A move that has different effects depending on whether the user is a Ghost type or not.
Defense Curl Normal	Tier: F Tier Power: 0 Acc: 101 PP: 40 Status Effect: The user curls up and boosts its Defense stat.
Harden Normal	Tier: F Tier Power: 0 Acc: 101 PP: 30 Status Effect: The user stiffens all the muscles in its body to boost its Defense stat.
Rock Polish Rock	Tier: F Tier Power: 0 Acc: 101 PP: 20 Status Effect: The user polishes its body to reduce drag. This sharply boosts the user's Speed stat.

Moves List

List of

Type Moves

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