What does Buizel evolve into?

Buizel evolves into Floatzel at level 26. One evolution, no branching. Solid jump from 330 BST.

At what level does Buizel evolve?

Buizel evolves into Floatzel at level 26. Takes some grinding. Plan your team around the mid-game wait.

For Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl, you can run Buizel through the first few routes without issues. 330 BST won't carry you far though. Get it to Floatzel as fast as you can.

Where can you catch Buizel?

Buizel is catchable in Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl. Check the Locations section above for specific routes, encounter rates, and methods. It also appears in 11 other games across the series.

Buizel - Weakness, Evolution, Moveset, EVs & Stats

Utility

Balanced

DTier

85Speed · Above Avg

Stats & Training

Speed and Attack carry most of Buizel's stat budget. Sp. Def's the obvious dump stat. Common in the wild and yields 1 Speed EV. Follows a medium-fast 1M XP curve.

Base Stats

Avg

HP55

Attack65

Defense35

Sp. Atk60

Sp. Def30

Speed85

Total330

Details

Catch Rate

Easy190 / 255

Growth Rate

Medium Fast1M XP

Height0.7 m

Weight29.5 kg

Base XP66

Abilities

Swift Swim

Doubles Speed during rain.

Water VeilHA

Prevents burns.

EV Yield

HPAtkDefSpASpDSpe+1

Speed training source

Pokedex Entries

When air fills the flotation sac on its neck, the sac balloons like an inner tube. This Pokémon floats with its head out of the water.

Buizel Weakness

Type-wise, Buizel takes extra damage from Electric and Grass. 4 resistances help offset the weaknesses. Just 2 weak spots to worry about, which keeps teambuilding straightforward.

Buizel Weakness and Resistance Chart
Damage	Types
2x (Weak)	Electric, Grass
0.5x (Resist)	Fire, Water, Ice, Steel

Type ChartGood

2Weak

4Resist

0Immune

Score0

4xCritical

None

2xWeak

Electric Grass

½xResist

Fire Water Ice Steel

¼xResist

None

0xImmune

None

STAB (3)

Fire Ground Rock

How to Beat Buizel in Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl (Best Counters)

Pachirisu Electric	C
Available Moves Moves ThunderboltTM24 Volt SwitchTM43 Shock WaveTM34 Charge BeamTM57 Damage vs Buizel Thunderbolt 2x 100-118%KO Volt Switch 2x 79-95% Shock Wave 2x 74-87% Charge Beam 2x 58-71% View Pachirisu builds →
Budew GrassPoison	D
Available Moves Moves Energy BallTM53 Giga DrainTM19 Bullet SeedTM09 AbsorbLv. 1 Damage vs Buizel Energy Ball 2x 105-126%KO Giga Drain 2x 92-111%KO Bullet Seed 2x 26-32% Absorb 2x 32-39% View Budew builds →
Electrike Electric	D
Available Moves Moves ThunderboltTM24 Volt SwitchTM43 Shock WaveTM34 Charge BeamTM57 Damage vs Buizel Thunderbolt 2x 126-150%KO Volt Switch 2x 100-118%KO Shock Wave 2x 87-103%KO Charge Beam 2x 74-87% View Electrike builds →
Shinx Electric	D
Available Moves Moves ThunderboltTM24 Volt SwitchTM43 Shock WaveTM34 Charge BeamTM57 Damage vs Buizel Thunderbolt 2x 92-111%KO Volt Switch 2x 79-95% Shock Wave 2x 66-79% Charge Beam 2x 58-71% View Shinx builds →

Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl Evolution

One evolution ahead. Buizel grows into Floatzel through a straightforward two-stage chain. A massive partner pool for breeding via two egg groups. Eggs are average hatch time. Evolving adds up to 165 stat points total. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.

How to Evolve

2 Forms

#418Buizel

Level 26

#419Floatzel

Stat Comparison 2 Stages

Buizel

Water

Floatzel

Water

85+30

ATK

105+40

DEF

55+20

SP.ATK

85+25

SP.DEF

50+20

SPE

115+30

BST

330C-Tier

495B-Tier+165

ROLE

Balanced

Sweeper

TYPE

Utility

Physical

Breeding

Very Easy

Breed Buizel easily with 131 breeding partners from the Ground and Water1 egg groups. Pass egg moves like Aqua Ring, Aqua Tail, Baton Pass and 8 more to offspring.

Egg Groups

GroundWater1

Gender

♂50.0%♀50.0%

Hatch Time

20 cycles·5,140 steps

Quick~5 min with Flame Body

Egg Moves

11moves

Breed With (best first)

Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl Buizel Best Moveset

Best Build

No build content available for this Pokemon in Gen 8.

Try selecting a different game/generation filter, or check back later.

Moves

The egg pool carries weight here. Aqua Ring and Aqua Tail aren't available any other way for Buizel, and they meaningfully change what it threatens. Stack those on top of Hydro Pump and Aqua Tail for solid options.

Level-Up Moves

Lv 1

Tackle

D4010035Normal

Lv 4

Growl

——10040Normal

Lv 7

Tail Whip

——10030Normal

Lv 11

Quick Attack+1

D4010030Normal

Lv 15

Water Gun

—4010025Water

Lv 18

Bite

D6010025Dark

Lv 21

Swift

D60—20Normal

Lv 24

Aqua Jet+1

D4010020Water

Lv 27

Double Hit

D359010Normal

Lv 31

Whirlpool

D358515Water

Lv 35

Waterfall

C8010015Water

Lv 38

Aqua Tail

C909010Water

Lv 41

Agility

C——30Psychic

Lv 45

Hydro Pump

C110805Water

TM Moves

TM45

Attract

C—10015Normal

TM14

Blizzard

D110705Ice

TM31

Brick Break

D7510015Fighting

TM55

Brine

D6510010Water

TM08

Bulk Up

C——20Fighting

TM28

Dig

D8010010Ground

TM32

Double Team

———15Normal

TM58

Endure+4

C——10Normal

TM42

Facade

D7010020Normal

TM01

Focus Punch-3

C15010020Fighting

TM07

Hail

C——10Ice

TM13

Ice Beam

D9010010Ice

TM23

Iron Tail

D1007515Steel

TM17

Protect+4

C——10Normal

TM18

Rain Dance

C——5Water

TM44

Rest

C——10Psychic

TM98

Rock Smash

D4010015Fighting

TM39

Rock Tomb

D609515Rock

TM49

Scald

C8010015Water

TM82

Sleep Talk

C——10Normal

TM96

Strength

—8010015Normal

TM90

Substitute

C——10Normal

TM95

Surf

C9010015Water

TM87

Swagger

D—8515Normal

TM03

Water Pulse

D6010020Water

TM99

Waterfall

C8010015Water

Egg Moves

Egg

Aqua Ring

D——20Water

Egg

Aqua Tail

C909010Water

Egg

Baton Pass

C——40Normal

Egg

Fury Cutter

—409520Bug

Egg

Fury Swipes

—188015Normal

Egg

Headbutt

D7010015Normal

Egg

Helping Hand+5

C——20Normal

Egg

Mud-Slap

D2010010Ground

Egg

Slash

D7010020Normal

Egg

Soak

D—10020Water

Egg

Switcheroo

C—10010Dark

Tutor Moves

Buizel can't learn any Tutor moves

Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl Buizel Locations

Buizel is available from early-game routes onward at high spawn rates. 16 encounter spots give you plenty of options. Grab one early and it'll be ready to evolve or train by mid-game.

Best Locations to Catch Buizel in Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl

16 walking encounters at Lv. 7-23 for Buizel across Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl. A few locations are version-exclusive, so your copy of the game affects what's available.

Valley Windworks

Brilliant DiamondGrass Lv.7-9 Power-plant

35%Early

Valley Windworks

Shining PearlGrass Lv.7-9 Power-plant

35%Early

Route 205 - South

Shining PearlGrass Lv.8-10 Route

35%Early

Route 205 - South

Brilliant DiamondGrass Lv.8-10 Route

35%Early

Route 205 - North

Shining PearlGrass Lv.10-12 Route

35%Early

Route 205 - North

Brilliant DiamondGrass Lv.10-12 Route

35%Early

Route 213

Brilliant DiamondGrass Lv.20-21 Route

30%Mid

Route 213

Shining PearlGrass Lv.20-21 Route

30%Mid

Fountainspring Cave

Brilliant DiamondGrass Lv.16-20 Cave

Mid

Fountainspring Cave

Shining PearlGrass Lv.16-20 Cave

Mid

Riverbank Cave

Brilliant DiamondGrass Lv.16-20 Cave

Mid

Riverbank Cave

Shining PearlGrass Lv.16-20 Cave

Mid

Still-Water Cavern

Brilliant DiamondGrass Lv.16-20 Cave

Mid

Still-Water Cavern

Shining PearlGrass Lv.16-20 Cave

Mid

Route 224

Brilliant DiamondGrass Lv.23 Route

4%Mid

Route 224

Shining PearlGrass Lv.23 Route

4%Mid

Buizel Guide

Buizel evolves into Floatzel at level 26. One evolution, no branching. Solid jump from 330 BST.
Buizel evolves into Floatzel at level 26. Takes some grinding. Plan your team around the mid-game wait.
For Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl, you can run Buizel through the first few routes without issues. 330 BST won't carry you far though. Get it to Floatzel as fast as you can.
Buizel is catchable in Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl. Check the Locations section above for specific routes, encounter rates, and methods. It also appears in 11 other games across the series.

Game Availability

Available in 12 titles since its debut in Diamond & Pearl, Buizel spans 7 generations of Pokemon games. It's accessible through catching or hatching as a base form in a solid number of games.

Click a game to view version-specific details

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Abomasnow GrassIce	C
Available Moves Moves Solar BeamTM22 Energy BallTM53 Giga DrainTM19 Razor LeafLv. 20 Damage vs Buizel Solar Beam 2x 229-271%KO Energy Ball 2x 173-205%KO Giga Drain 2x 145-172%KO Razor Leaf 2x 99-117%KO View Abomasnow builds →
Pachirisu Electric	C
Available Moves Moves ThunderTM25 ThunderboltTM24 Volt SwitchTM43 SparkLv. 13 Damage vs Buizel Thunder 2x 127-150%KO Thunderbolt 2x 105-124%KO Volt Switch 2x 83-99% Spark 2x 71-84% View Pachirisu builds →
Budew GrassPoison	D
Available Moves Moves Solar BeamTM22 Energy BallTM53 Giga DrainTM19 Bullet SeedTM09 Damage vs Buizel Solar Beam 2x 149-176%KO Energy Ball 2x 111-132%KO Giga Drain 2x 93-110%KO Bullet Seed 2x 24-29% View Budew builds →
Electrike Electric	D
Available Moves Moves ThunderTM25 ThunderboltTM24 Volt SwitchTM43 Thunder FangLv. 24 Damage vs Buizel Thunder 2x 165-194%KO Thunderbolt 2x 133-157%KO Volt Switch 2x 105-124%KO Thunder Fang 2x 71-84% View Electrike builds →
Shinx Electric	D
Available Moves Moves ThunderTM25 ThunderboltTM24 Volt SwitchTM43 SparkLv. 16 Damage vs Buizel Thunder 2x 117-139%KO Thunderbolt 2x 96-113%KO Volt Switch 2x 77-91% Spark 2x 89-106%KO View Shinx builds →

Abomasnow GrassIce	C
Available Moves Moves Solar BeamTM22 Energy BallTM53 Giga DrainTM19 Razor LeafLv. 20 Damage vs Buizel Solar Beam 2x 229-271%KO Energy Ball 2x 173-205%KO Giga Drain 2x 145-172%KO Razor Leaf 2x 99-117%KO View Abomasnow builds →
Pachirisu Electric	C
Available Moves Moves ThunderTM25 ThunderboltTM24 Volt SwitchTM43 SparkLv. 13 Damage vs Buizel Thunder 2x 127-150%KO Thunderbolt 2x 105-124%KO Volt Switch 2x 83-99% Spark 2x 71-84% View Pachirisu builds →
Budew GrassPoison	D
Available Moves Moves Solar BeamTM22 Energy BallTM53 Giga DrainTM19 Bullet SeedTM09 Damage vs Buizel Solar Beam 2x 149-176%KO Energy Ball 2x 111-132%KO Giga Drain 2x 93-110%KO Bullet Seed 2x 24-29% View Budew builds →
Electrike Electric	D
Available Moves Moves ThunderTM25 ThunderboltTM24 Volt SwitchTM43 Thunder FangLv. 24 Damage vs Buizel Thunder 2x 165-194%KO Thunderbolt 2x 133-157%KO Volt Switch 2x 105-124%KO Thunder Fang 2x 71-84% View Electrike builds →
Shinx Electric	D
Available Moves Moves ThunderTM25 ThunderboltTM24 Volt SwitchTM43 SparkLv. 16 Damage vs Buizel Thunder 2x 117-139%KO Thunderbolt 2x 96-113%KO Volt Switch 2x 77-91% Spark 2x 89-106%KO View Shinx builds →

Abomasnow GrassIce	C
Available Moves Moves Solar BeamTM22 Energy BallTM53 Giga DrainTM19 Razor LeafLv. 20 Damage vs Buizel Solar Beam 2x 230-272%KO Energy Ball 2x 172-203%KO Giga Drain 2x 146-172%KO Razor Leaf 2x 98-116%KO View Abomasnow builds →
Pachirisu Electric	C
Available Moves Moves ThunderTM25 ThunderboltTM24 Volt SwitchTM43 SparkLv. 13 Damage vs Buizel Thunder 2x 124-147%KO Thunderbolt 2x 103-122%KO Volt Switch 2x 82-97% Spark 2x 69-81% View Pachirisu builds →
Budew GrassPoison	D
Available Moves Moves Solar BeamTM22 Energy BallTM53 Giga DrainTM19 Bullet SeedTM09 Damage vs Buizel Solar Beam 2x 146-172%KO Energy Ball 2x 111-131%KO Giga Drain 2x 93-109%KO Bullet Seed 2x 23-28% View Budew builds →
Electrike Electric	D
Available Moves Moves ThunderTM25 ThunderboltTM24 DischargeLv. 32 Volt SwitchTM43 Damage vs Buizel Thunder 2x 159-188%KO Thunderbolt 2x 132-156%KO Discharge 2x 117-138%KO Volt Switch 2x 103-122%KO View Electrike builds →
Shinx Electric	D
Available Moves Moves ThunderTM25 ThunderboltTM24 Volt SwitchTM43 SparkLv. 16 Damage vs Buizel Thunder 2x 114-134%KO Thunderbolt 2x 95-113%KO Volt Switch 2x 74-88% Spark 2x 88-103%KO View Shinx builds →

Abomasnow GrassIce	C
Available Moves Moves Solar BeamTM22 Energy BallTM53 Giga DrainTM19 Razor LeafLv. 20 Damage vs Buizel Solar Beam 2x 225-265%KO Energy Ball 2x 170-201%KO Giga Drain 2x 143-169%KO Razor Leaf 2x 96-114%KO View Abomasnow builds →
Pachirisu Electric	C
Available Moves Moves ThunderTM25 ThunderboltTM24 Volt SwitchTM43 SparkLv. 13 Damage vs Buizel Thunder 2x 123-146%KO Thunderbolt 2x 101-119%KO Volt Switch 2x 79-93% Spark 2x 69-82% View Pachirisu builds →
Roselia GrassPoison	D
Available Moves Moves Solar BeamTM22 Energy BallTM53 Giga DrainTM19 Magical LeafLv. 15 Damage vs Buizel Solar Beam 2x 242-285%KO Energy Ball 2x 183-216%KO Giga Drain 2x 153-181%KO Magical Leaf 2x 123-146%KO View Roselia builds →
Luxio Electric	D
Available Moves Moves ThunderTM25 ThunderboltTM24 Volt SwitchTM43 SparkLv. 18 Damage vs Buizel Thunder 2x 149-175%KO Thunderbolt 2x 123-146%KO Volt Switch 2x 96-114%KO Spark 2x 106-125%KO View Luxio builds →
Voltorb Electric	D
Available Moves Moves ThunderTM25 ThunderboltTM24 DischargeLv. 37 Volt SwitchTM43 Damage vs Buizel Thunder 2x 141-166%KO Thunderbolt 2x 116-137%KO Discharge 2x 104-122%KO Volt Switch 2x 91-108%KO View Voltorb builds →

Abomasnow GrassIce	C
Available Moves Moves Solar BeamTM22 Energy BallTM53 Giga DrainTM19 Razor LeafLv. 20 Damage vs Buizel Solar Beam 2x 223-262%KO Energy Ball 2x 168-197%KO Giga Drain 2x 140-165%KO Razor Leaf 2x 96-114%KO View Abomasnow builds →
Pachirisu Electric	C
Available Moves Moves ThunderTM25 ThunderboltTM24 DischargeLv. 41 Volt SwitchTM43 Damage vs Buizel Thunder 2x 119-141%KO Thunderbolt 2x 98-116%KO Discharge 2x 86-103%KO Volt Switch 2x 77-92% View Pachirisu builds →
Roselia GrassPoison	D
Available Moves Moves Solar BeamTM22 Energy BallTM53 Giga DrainTM19 Magical LeafLv. 15 Damage vs Buizel Solar Beam 2x 239-281%KO Energy Ball 2x 178-211%KO Giga Drain 2x 151-178%KO Magical Leaf 2x 122-143%KO View Roselia builds →
Luxio Electric	D
Available Moves Moves ThunderTM25 ThunderboltTM24 Volt SwitchTM43 SparkLv. 18 Damage vs Buizel Thunder 2x 147-173%KO Thunderbolt 2x 122-143%KO Volt Switch 2x 94-111%KO Spark 2x 105-124%KO View Luxio builds →
Voltorb Electric	D
Available Moves Moves ThunderTM25 ThunderboltTM24 DischargeLv. 37 Volt SwitchTM43 Damage vs Buizel Thunder 2x 138-162%KO Thunderbolt 2x 114-135%KO Discharge 2x 101-119%KO Volt Switch 2x 89-105%KO View Voltorb builds →

Zarude DarkGrass	A
Recommended Build AbilityLeafguard ItemChoice Scarf NatureJolly Moves Darkest Lariat Power Whip U Turn Close Combat Damage vs Buizel U Turn 64-76% Close Combat 110-129%KO View Zarude builds →
Regieleki Electric	A
Recommended Build AbilityTransistor ItemMagnet NatureTimid Moves Volt Switch ProtectPriority ElectrowebSTAB ThunderboltSTAB Damage vs Buizel Volt Switch 2x 188-221%KO Electroweb 2x 147-173%KO Thunderbolt 2x 241-283%KO View Regieleki builds →
Kartana GrassSteel	A
Recommended Build AbilityBeastboost ItemChoice Scarf NatureJolly Moves Leaf Blade Sacred Sword Knock Off Smart Strike Damage vs Buizel Knock Off 81-95% View Kartana builds →
Rotom ElectricGhost	C
Recommended Build AbilityLevitate ItemAssault Vest NatureTimid Moves Dark Pulse DischargeSTAB HexSTAB Nasty Plot Damage vs Buizel Dark Pulse 69-81% Discharge 2x 207-244%KO Hex 84-99% View Rotom builds →