Is Buneary Good in Black 2 & White 2 Playthrough?
Normal with AbilityKlutz preventing held item effects. Wild in Castelia City area. Lopunny at friendship. The friendship evolution takes some effort, and the payoff is a fast but shallow Normal-type.
Buneary resists most of Cheren's coverage and hits back hard.
Buneary trades roughly evenly with Roxie's team.
Lopunny has the type edge here and should clean up Burgh's team.
Lopunny has the type edge here and should clean up Elesa's team.
Lopunny has the type edge here and should clean up Clay's team.
Lopunny has the type edge here and should clean up Skyla's team.
Lopunny has the type edge here and should clean up Drayden's team.
Lopunny trades roughly evenly with Marlon's team.
Shauntal's team hits Lopunny's weaknesses hard.
Lopunny has the type edge here and should clean up Grimsley's team.
Lopunny trades roughly evenly with Caitlin's team.
Lopunny trades roughly evenly with Marshal's team.
Lopunny trades roughly evenly with Iris's team.
Catch Buneary on Castelia City (walking, Lv 15-16, uncommon).
Friendship is usually high enough before you reach Burgh.
How to Get Buneary in Black 2 & White 2
moderate rates for Buneary across 1 locations in early-game routes. Nothing complicated. Check the sorted list below, compare the top few options, and head to whichever is closest.
Where To Catch Buneary in B2W2
Step 1Buneary ✓Castelia CityLv.15-16GrassBlack 2Rate 10%Any
Step 2Catch or Evolve into LopunnyCastelia CityLv.18GrassBlack 2Rate 5%AnyShaking spotor evolve from Buneary (Step 1)
Buneary Weakness
Buneary's Normal typing leaves it vulnerable to Fighting. It shrugs off Ghost-type attacks completely. Just 1 weak spot to worry about, which keeps teambuilding straightforward.
| Damage | Types |
|---|---|
| 2x (Weak) | Fighting |
| 0x (Immune) | Ghost |
- Fairy type does not exist — Dragon has fewer checks
- Physical / Special split now per-move (introduced Gen IV)
What is Buneary Weak Against
GoodBest Pokemon Against Buneary
 Riolu Fighting | C | |
 Heracross BugFighting | B | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Buneary View Heracross builds →Close Combat 2x230-270%KO | ||
 Pignite FireFighting | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Tepig (Aspertia City Gift) | ||
 Scraggy DarkFighting | C | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Buneary View Scraggy builds →High Jump Kick 2x165-195%KO | ||
Riolu Fighting | C | |
Heracross BugFighting | B | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Buneary View Heracross builds →Close Combat 2x230-271%KO | ||
 Emboar FireFighting | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Tepig (Aspertia City Gift) | ||
 Gurdurr Fighting | C | |
Scraggy DarkFighting | C | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Buneary View Scraggy builds →High Jump Kick 2x165-195%KO | ||
Riolu Fighting | C | |
Heracross BugFighting | B | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Buneary View Heracross builds →Close Combat 2x232-274%KO | ||
 Cobalion SteelFighting | B | |
Obtain MethodRoute 13 Interact Encounter Available Move Moves
Damage vs Buneary View Cobalion builds →Sacred Sword 2x134-158%KO | ||
 Timburr Fighting | C | |
Emboar FireFighting | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Tepig (Aspertia City Gift) | ||
 Virizion GrassFighting | B | |
Obtain MethodRoute 11 Interact Encounter Available Move Moves
Damage vs Buneary View Virizion builds →Sacred Sword 2x134-158%KO | ||
Heracross BugFighting | B | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Buneary View Heracross builds →Close Combat 2x236-277%KO | ||
Cobalion SteelFighting | B | |
Obtain MethodRoute 13 Interact Encounter Available Move Moves
Damage vs Buneary View Cobalion builds →Sacred Sword 2x135-159%KO | ||
 Terrakion RockFighting | B | |
Obtain MethodRoute 22 Interact Encounter Available Move Moves
Damage vs Buneary View Terrakion builds →Sacred Sword 2x181-214%KO | ||
 Mienshao Fighting | B | |
Timburr Fighting | C | |
Terrakion RockFighting | B | |
Obtain MethodRoute 22 Interact Encounter Available Move Moves
Damage vs Buneary View Terrakion builds →Close Combat 2x244-287%KO | ||
Cobalion SteelFighting | B | |
Obtain MethodRoute 13 Interact Encounter Available Move Moves
Damage vs Buneary View Cobalion builds →Close Combat 2x180-212%KO | ||
Gurdurr Fighting | C | |
Heracross BugFighting | B | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Buneary View Heracross builds →Close Combat 2x237-280%KO | ||
 Sawk Fighting | C | |
Buneary Evolutions
One evolution ahead. Buneary grows into Lopunny through a straightforward two-stage chain. A massive partner pool for breeding via two egg groups. Eggs are average hatch time. The evolved forms gain up to 130 total stats over Buneary. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.
How to Evolve
Breeding
Breed Buneary easily with 181 breeding partners from the Ground and Humanshape egg groups. Pass egg moves like Circle Throw, Copycat, Double Hit and 12 more to offspring.
B2W2 Buneary Best Moveset
Normal at 66 Attack and 85 Speed with AbilityLimber preventing paralysis. AbilityKlutz disables item effects, enabling MoveSwitcheroo to pass a detrimental item to the opponent. The moveset disrupts more than it threatens. Lopunny one evolution away adds the speed tier.
Best Build
Buneary best EVs are Speed and Attack
Physical Sweeper Moveset
- Return
- Fake Out
- Quick Attack
- Thunder Punch
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
STAB runs through Last Resort and Hyper Voice for the basics, but Buneary's real strength is the 11-type coverage spread. Fighting and Flying hit common defensive types, and the movepool keeps going.
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
By extending its rolled-up ears and striking the ground, it can bound so high it surprises itself.
Buneary Black 2 & White 2 Guide
Buneary is meant to evolve into Lopunny. At 350 BST, the stats aren't there for competitive play yet. Pre-evolution Pokemon rarely hold up against fully evolved threats.
In Black 2 & White 2, watch for Lucario (Fighting) when using Buneary. They all hit it super-effectively with STAB. Only 1 weakness means fewer dedicated counters to worry about.
Run Away ensures success fleeing from wild battles. That's the one you want on Buneary. Limber is the hidden ability. Niche, but it has its uses. Klutz works too if your team needs something different.
Base 85 Speed is workable. Faster than some, slower than many. On offense, Buneary is a physical attacker with base 66 Attack. Defensively? Fragile, can't afford to take many hits.
For Black 2 & White 2, you can run Buneary through the first few routes without issues. 350 BST won't carry you far though. Get it to Lopunny as fast as you can.
Game Availability
Available in 13 titles since its debut in Diamond & Pearl, Buneary 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
- 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 7LGPE
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
Winds & Waves