While most trainers evolve Stufful into Bewear immediately, the unevolved form has a niche with Eviolite boosting its defenses. Ghost moves can't touch it, which offsets the 4 weaknesses somewhat. Known as the Flailing Pokemon. The stat spread favors raw physical power.
Stufful's spread isn't flashy. Attack leads, Sp. Atk trails, 0 stats clear the bar. Common in the wild and worth 1 Attack EV, on a medium-fast 1M XP curve.
Its fluffy fur is a delight to pet, but carelessly reaching out to touch this Pokémon could result in painful retaliation.
The way it protects itself by flailing its arms may be an adorable sight, but stay well away. This is flailing that can snap thick tree trunks.
Stufful Weakness
AvgStufful's Normal/Fighting typing leaves it vulnerable to Fighting, Flying, Psychic, and Fairy moves. It shrugs off Ghost-type attacks completely.
Stufful evolves into Bewear. It's a two-stage chain with the method shown below. A massive partner pool for breeding via one egg group. Eggs are quick to hatch. The evolved forms gain up to 160 total stats over Stufful.
How to Evolve
Breed Stufful easily with 138 breeding partners from the Ground egg group. Pass egg moves like Defense Curl, Force Palm, Rollout and 1 more to offspring.
Best Build
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The natural movepool does the job, but Defense Curl and Force Palm from the egg pool give Stufful something extra. Pair those with Thrash and Double-Edge for STAB and coverage across 7 types for reach, and the kit fills out nicely.
Level-Up Moves
TM Moves
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
Stufful is available from early-game routes onward at high spawn rates. 72 encounter spots give you plenty of options. Grab one early and it'll be ready to evolve or train by mid-game.
Best Locations
72 walking encounters at Lv. 8-38 for Stufful across Sword and Shield. A few locations are version-exclusive, so your copy of the game affects what's available.
Stufful isn't fully evolved, so it's not built for competitive play. You'll want to evolve it into Bewear to unlock its full potential. At 340 BST, it's a stepping stone rather than a team anchor.
Watch for Conkeldurr (Fighting), Braviary (Flying), and Starmie (Psychic) when using Stufful. They all hit it super-effectively with STAB. Fairy-type attackers are also a problem.
Stufful evolves into Bewear at level 27. Stufful is the base form of this evolutionary line.
Fluffy damage from contact moves is halved — that's the one you want on Stufful. Cute Charm is the hidden ability. Niche, but it has its uses. Klutz works too if your team needs something different.
Stufful fills the balanced role. It's a physical attacker with base 75 Attack. Base 50 Speed is low. Priority moves or Trick Room are the way to go.
Stufful can be found in Sword & Shield, Sun & Moon, and Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon.
Introduced in Sun & Moon, Stufful has appeared in 3 games across 3 generations. Later debuts mean fewer total appearances, but it's been a consistent presence since its introduction.
- Gen IY
Yellow - Gen IRB
Red & Blue - Gen IIGS
Gold & Silver - Gen IIC
Crystal - Gen IIIRS
Ruby & Sapphire - Gen IIIFRLG
FireRed & LeafGreen - Gen IIIE
Emerald - Gen IVPt
Platinum - Gen IVHGSS
HeartGold & SoulSilver - Gen IVDP
Diamond & Pearl - Gen VBW
Black & White - Gen VB2W2
Black 2 & White 2 - Gen VIXY
X & Y - Gen VIORAS
Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire - Gen VIIUSUM
Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon - Gen VIISMDebut
Sun & Moon - Gen VIILGPE
Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee - Gen VIIISwSh
Sword & Shield - Gen VIIIPLA
Legends: Arceus - Gen VIIIBDSP
Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl - Gen IXSV
Scarlet & Violet - Gen IXLZA
Legends: Z-A