Is Bonsly Good in Sun & Moon Playthrough?
Wild in Alola's early routes. Bonsly evolves into Sudowoodo through friendship. A baby Pokemon that takes effort to raise, with a modest Rock-type payoff.
The Totem Gumshoos outpaces and outclasses Bonsly here.
Hala's team hits Sudowoodo's weaknesses hard.
Sudowoodo trades roughly evenly with the Totem Wishiwashi.
Sudowoodo has the type edge here and should bring the Totem Salazzle down.
Sudowoodo trades roughly evenly with the Totem Lurantis.
Sudowoodo trades roughly evenly with Olivia's team.
Sudowoodo has the type edge here and should bring the Totem Vikavolt down.
Sudowoodo trades roughly evenly with the Totem Mimikyu.
Nanu's team hits Sudowoodo's weaknesses hard.
Hapu's team hits Sudowoodo's weaknesses hard.
The Totem Kommo-o hits Sudowoodo's weaknesses hard.
Hala's team hits Sudowoodo's weaknesses hard.
Sudowoodo trades roughly evenly with Olivia's team.
Sudowoodo trades roughly evenly with Acerola's team.
Sudowoodo has the type edge here and should clean up Kahili's team.
Sudowoodo trades roughly evenly with Kukui's team.
Catchable
Catch Bonsly on Route 1 (walking, Lv 10-13).
Evolve Bonsly to Sudowoodo
Usually ready to evolve before you reach Hala, at typical party pace.
How to Get Bonsly in Sun & Moon
Faking its plant-like tears across a trio of grassy spots, this weeping rock might bump into you during a stroll through the brush anywhere from level 10 to level 21.
Where To Catch Bonsly in SM
Bonsly is where the line starts, caught through walking encounters at Lv. 10-21. The chain covers 2 catchable stages before reaching the final form.
- Step 2Catch or Evolve into Sudowoodoor evolve from Bonsly (Step 1)
Bring the right balls: check Bonsly catch odds in the Sun & Moon Catch Rate Calculator before you throw.
How to Get Shiny Bonsly in Sun & Moon
Bonsly totters through Lush Jungle, so battle one and keep its SOS allies arriving to grind its shiny odds upward. Compare Shiny Bonsly odds across every game
Sun & Moon Shiny Bonsly Calculator
3 MethodsThe best route is SOS Chaining at full boosts, about 1 in 274 on each try. Tune it below.
SOS Chaining: Leave one ally fainted and force endless calls. Bonus rolls step up at 11, 21, and 31 calls.
Masuda Method: Breed with a parent from a different-language game. Works on any breedable line.
Full Odds: Walk through grass, surf, or fish. Every encounter is its own independent shiny roll.
How many you have done, or plan to do.
| Chance | Encounters |
|---|---|
| 10%lucky few | 29 |
| 25%one in four | 79 |
| 50%coin flip | 190 |
| 90%very likely | 630 |
How is this calculated?
Every encounter has the same shiny chance, the Shiny Odds Per Try shown above. Each one is a separate roll that does not care how many you have already done, so the more you hunt, the higher your overall chance of at least one shiny. The formula below turns your odds and your number of tries into that combined chance.
chance after N tries = 1 − (1 − p)^N, where p = 1 / odds per try
Example at 1 in 8,192 (classic full odds): about 864 encounters for a 10 percent chance, 5,678 for 50 percent, and 18,862 for 90 percent.
The table above flips that around: it shows how many encounters it takes to reach a 10, 25, 50, and 90 percent chance at your current odds. Turning on boosts like the Shiny Charm, sandwiches, or chains improves your odds, so the encounter numbers drop.
These are estimates, not promises. Most games have no pity counter, meaning no guaranteed shiny no matter how many you hunt, so even Very Likely is not guaranteed: some hunters find one early, others go well past that point.
Planning a longer hunt? Set up Bonsly in the Sun & Moon Shiny Odds Calculator to compare every method side by side.
Bonsly Weakness
Type-wise, Bonsly takes extra damage from Water, Grass, Fighting, Ground, and Steel. It resists 4 types, giving it decent defensive coverage. Bonsly's physical bulk (base 95 Def) helps cushion physical weakness hits, but special attackers are the bigger threat.
| Damage | Types |
|---|---|
| 2x (Weak) | Water, Grass, Fighting, Ground, Steel |
| 0.5x (Resist) | Normal, Fire, Poison, Flying |
What is Bonsly Weak Against
FragileBest Pokemon Against Bonsly
 Slowbro WaterPsychic | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Bonsly View Slowbro builds →Scald 2x136-161%KO Brick Break 2x41-50% | ||
 Brionne Water | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Popplio (Iki Town Gift) | ||
 Leafeon Grass | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Eevee (Paniola Ranch Gift) | ||
 Machop Fighting | C | |
 Crabrawler Fighting | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Bonsly View Crabrawler builds →Brick Break 2x68-80% Scald 2x50-61% | ||
 Mudbray Ground | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Bonsly View Mudbray builds →Bulldoze 2x63-75% Double Kick 2x23-29% | ||
 Azumarill WaterFairy | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Bonsly View Azumarill builds →Scald 2x95-113%KO Brick Break 2x32-39% | ||
 Mankey Fighting | C | |
 Croconaw Water | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Bonsly View Croconaw builds →Scald 2x91-107%KO Brick Break 2x45-54% | ||
 Makuhita Fighting | C | |
 Dartrix Grass | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Rowlet (Iki Town Gift) | ||
 Bayleef Grass | C | |
 Horsea Water | C | |
 Psyduck Water | D | |
Obtain MethodBrooklet Hill Surfing Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Bonsly View Psyduck builds →Scald 2x100-118%KO Brick Break 2x32-39% | ||
Bonsly Evolutions
Bonsly is the baby form here. It evolves into Sudowoodo after learning Mimic, but you can't breed it directly. Hatch one by breeding the evolved forms instead. Evolving adds up to 120 stat points total. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.
How to Evolve
Breeding
SM Bonsly Best Moveset
Rock at 80 Attack and 95 Defense with AbilitySturdy surviving one hit and AbilityRock Head eliminating recoil. AbilityRattled as a hidden ability boosts Speed. The moveset fires at baby-stage power. Sudowoodo one evolution away adds 100 Attack.
Best Build
Bonsly best EVs are Sp. Def and Attack
Hazard Setter Moveset
- Explosion
- Rock Slide
- Stealth Rock
- Sucker Punch
Moves List
Breeding's the move. Curse and Defense Curl give Bonsly options it can't learn any other way, and Normal and Fighting coverage and more already covers a decent range on top of Rock Slide and Rock Tomb. The egg moves push it further.
How to Read the Moves Table
Tabs
- Level-Up
- Learned by leveling up.
- TM
- Taught by a Technical Machine.
- Egg
- Inherited via breeding.
- Tutor
- NPC tutor (cost: items, BP, money).
- Reminder
- An NPC reteaches any move this Pokemon could have learned by leveling up.
- Transfer
- Carried over from an older game using Pokemon HOME.
- Event
- Given out through Mystery Gift events.
Visual Signals
CAT (Category)
How the move deals damage and which stats it uses.
A small dot on the icon's corner marks the move as contact. That triggers abilities like Static, Flame Body, Rough Skin, or Iron Barbs, plus items like Rocky Helmet and Sticky Barb.
Tier (S to D)
Each move's competitive rank in RankedBoost's system. TM, Egg, and Tutor sort by tier by default (best first). On Level-Up, click the Tier header to do the same.
PWR (Power)
Base damage. Numbers shown in a type color include STAB (base × 1.5). Hover any colored number to see the math.
— means no power (status moves) or variable power.
Sorting & Filter
Click any column header to sort. Level-Up opens with Lv 1 at the top. TM, Egg, and Tutor open with the highest-tier moves at the top.
Search filters by move name or type. The Filter button limits the list to STAB, Physical, Special, or Status moves.
Level-Up Moves
TM Moves
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
Transfer Moves
Base Stats
It does not deal well with water, so it lives in dry locales. Since its surroundings tend to lack greenery, it stands out noticeably.
From its eyes, it can expel excess moisture from its body. This liquid is similar in composition to human sweat.
Bonsly Sun & Moon Guide
In Sun & Moon, Bonsly does the job early-game if you need a Rock type on your team. Evolve it into Sudowoodo before the later gyms and it holds up fine through the story.
Game Availability
Bonsly first appeared in Diamond & Pearl and has been available in 13 games across 6 generations. Obtainable through catching or hatching as a base form in most titles where it appears.
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- Gen 1RB
Red & Blue - Gen 1Y
Yellow - Gen 2GS
Gold & Silver - Gen 2C
Crystal - Gen 3RS
Ruby & Sapphire - Gen 3E
Emerald - Gen 3FRLG
FireRed & LeafGreen - Gen 4DPDebut
Diamond & Pearl - Gen 4Pt
Platinum - Gen 4HGSS
HeartGold & SoulSilver - Gen 5BW
Black & White - Gen 5B2W2
Black 2 & White 2 - Gen 6XY
X & Y - Gen 6ORAS
Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire - Gen 7SM
Sun & Moon - Gen 7USUM
Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon - Gen 7Let's Go
Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee - Gen 8SwSh
Sword & Shield - Gen 8BDSP
Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl - Gen 8PLA
Legends: Arceus - Gen 9SV
Scarlet & Violet - Gen 9LZA
Legends: Z-A - Gen 10WW
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