Is Sudowoodo Good in Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon Playthrough?
Wild Rock-type with good Attack and Defense. Contributes against Kahili's Flying E4 and Kiawe's Fire trial with Rock moves. Limited coverage keeps Sudowoodo from being more than a mid-game contributor. Better Rock options like Lycanroc exist.
Bonsly trades roughly evenly with Ilima's team.
Hala's Pokemon outpace and outclass Bonsly here.
Sudowoodo has the type edge here and should clean up Lana's team.
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Sudowoodo has the type edge here and should clean up Kiawe's team.
Sudowoodo trades roughly evenly with Mallow's team.
Sudowoodo has the type edge here and should clean up Olivia's team.
Sudowoodo trades roughly evenly with Sophocles's team.
Sudowoodo trades roughly evenly with Acerola's team.
Sudowoodo trades roughly evenly with Nanu's team.
Sudowoodo has the type edge here and should clean up Mina's team.
Hapu's team hits Sudowoodo's weaknesses hard.
Molayne'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.
Catch Bonsly on Route 1 (walking, Lv 11-14).
Usually ready to evolve before you reach Lana, at typical party pace.
How to Get Sudowoodo in Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon
Sudowoodo starts showing up in mid-game routes at moderate rates across 6 encounter spots. The list below is sorted so you can pick what fits your current progress without scrolling through everything.
Where To Catch Sudowoodo in USUM
Bonsly is your first catch on the way to Sudowoodo. You'll find walking encounters from Lv. 11-22 across 14 total spots in the chain.
Step 1Catch BonslyRoute 1 - SouthLv.11-14GrassRate 30%Lush Jungle - NorthLv.19-22GrassRate 10%Lush Jungle - SouthLv.19-22GrassRate 10%Lush Jungle - WestLv.19-22GrassRate 10%
Step 2Sudowoodo ✓Lush Jungle - NorthLv.19-22GrassSOS from BonslyLush Jungle - SouthLv.19-22GrassSOS from BonslyLush Jungle - WestLv.19-22GrassSOS from Bonslyor evolve from Bonsly (Step 1)
Sudowoodo Weakness
Water, Grass, Fighting, Ground, and Steel moves hit Sudowoodo for super-effective damage. The Rock typing picks up 4 resistances to work with. Sudowoodo's physical bulk (base 115 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 Sudowoodo Weak Against
FragileBest Pokemon Against Sudowoodo
 Hawlucha Fighting | A | |
 Crabrawler Fighting | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Sudowoodo View Crabrawler builds →Brick Break 2x53-62% Bubble 2x19-23% | ||
 Machop Fighting | C | |
 Mankey Fighting | C | |
 Slowbro WaterPsychic | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Sudowoodo View Slowbro builds →Water Gun 2x47-57% Brick Break 2x32-38% | ||
 Vaporeon Water | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Eevee (Paniola Ranch Gift) | ||
Hawlucha Fighting | A | |
Crabrawler Fighting | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Sudowoodo View Crabrawler builds →Brick Break 2x48-57% Bubble Beam 2x26-32% | ||
Machop Fighting | C | |
Mankey Fighting | C | |
Vaporeon Water | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Eevee (Paniola Ranch Gift) | ||
Hawlucha Fighting | A | |
Crabrawler Fighting | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Sudowoodo View Crabrawler builds →Brick Break 2x52-61% Bubble Beam 2x28-34% | ||
Machop Fighting | C | |
 Grovyle Grass | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Sudowoodo View Grovyle builds →Mega Drain 2x80-94% Brick Break 2x28-34% | ||
 Passimian Fighting | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Sudowoodo View Passimian builds →Brick Break 2x64-76% Energy Ball 2x36-43% | ||
 Gallade PsychicFighting | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Sudowoodo View Gallade builds →Brick Break 2x64-76% Leaf Blade 2x52-61% | ||
Vaporeon Water | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Eevee (Paniola Ranch Gift) | ||
 Mudbray Ground | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Sudowoodo View Mudbray builds →High Horsepower 2x68-80% Double Kick 2x15-19% | ||
Hawlucha Fighting | A | |
 Bewear NormalFighting | B | |
Obtain MethodHauoli City Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Sudowoodo View Bewear builds →Brick Break 2x66-78% Bulldoze 2x35-42% | ||
Passimian Fighting | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Sudowoodo View Passimian builds →Brick Break 2x66-78% Bulldoze 2x35-42% Energy Ball 2x35-42% | ||
 Hariyama Fighting | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Sudowoodo View Hariyama builds →Brick Break 2x66-78% Bulldoze 2x35-42% Brine 2x27-33% | ||
Gallade PsychicFighting | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Sudowoodo View Gallade builds →Brick Break 2x66-78% Leaf Blade 2x52-61% Bulldoze 2x35-42% | ||
 Poliwrath WaterFighting | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Sudowoodo View Poliwrath builds →Brick Break 2x53-64% Bubble Beam 2x56-67% Bulldoze 2x29-35% | ||
 Aegislash SteelGhost | A | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Sudowoodo View Aegislash builds →Iron Head 2x37-43% Sacred Sword 2x27-33% | ||
 Pangoro FightingDark | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Sudowoodo View Pangoro builds →Hammer Arm 2x88-104%KO Bulldoze 2x36-42% Bullet Punch 2x24-29% | ||
Bewear NormalFighting | B | |
Obtain MethodHauoli City Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Sudowoodo View Bewear builds →Brick Break 2x65-78% Bulldoze 2x36-42% | ||
 Venusaur GrassPoison | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Sudowoodo View Venusaur builds →Petal Dance 2x135-159%KO Bulldoze 2x26-31% | ||
Passimian Fighting | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Sudowoodo View Passimian builds →Brick Break 2x63-75% Bulldoze 2x34-40% Energy Ball 2x36-42% | ||
Passimian Fighting | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Sudowoodo View Passimian builds →Close Combat 2x96-114%KO Bulldoze 2x33-39% Energy Ball 2x34-40% | ||
 Torterra GrassGround | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Sudowoodo View Torterra builds →Wood Hammer 2x88-105%KO Earthquake 2x74-88% | ||
Aegislash SteelGhost | A | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Sudowoodo View Aegislash builds →Iron Head 2x33-40% Sacred Sword 2x25-29% | ||
 Ivysaur GrassPoison | C | |
Bewear NormalFighting | B | |
Obtain MethodHauoli City Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Sudowoodo View Bewear builds →Hammer Arm 2x83-98% Bulldoze 2x34-40% | ||
 Solgaleo PsychicSteel | S | |
Obtain MethodMahalo Trail Gift Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Sudowoodo View Solgaleo builds →Solar Beam 2x159-187%KO Sunsteel Strike 2x90-106%KO Wake-Up Slap 2x42-50% Bulldoze 2x37-44% | ||
 Lilligant Grass | C | |
 Chesnaught GrassFighting | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Sudowoodo View Chesnaught builds →Solar Beam 2x170-200%KO Hammer Arm 2x73-87% Bulldoze 2x30-36% | ||
 Sceptile Grass | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Sudowoodo View Sceptile builds →Solar Beam 2x225-265%KO Focus Blast 2x90-106%KO Bulldoze 2x25-29% | ||
Venusaur GrassPoison | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Sudowoodo View Venusaur builds →Solar Beam 2x215-254%KO Bulldoze 2x24-28% | ||
 Exeggutor GrassPsychic | C | |
Lilligant Grass | C | |
 Cobalion SteelFighting | B | |
Obtain MethodUltra Space Wilds Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Sudowoodo View Cobalion builds →Close Combat 2x76-90% Iron Head 2x52-61% | ||
Solgaleo PsychicSteel | S | |
Obtain MethodMahalo Trail Gift Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Sudowoodo View Solgaleo builds →Solar Beam 2x162-191%KO Sunsteel Strike 2x91-108%KO Earthquake 2x61-72% Wake-Up Slap 2x42-51% | ||
Sceptile Grass | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Sudowoodo View Sceptile builds →Solar Beam 2x228-269%KO Focus Blast 2x92-109%KO Earthquake 2x41-48% | ||
In Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon, Gurdurr's Drain Punch hits Sudowoodo for 49-58%. Gyarados's Waterfall hits Sudowoodo for 81-96%. Breloom deals 42-50% with Mach Punch.
A | ||
Recommended Build AbilityGuts ItemEviolite NatureAdamant Moves
Damage vs Sudowoodo View Gurdurr builds →Drain Punch 2x49-58% Knock Off21-25% Mach Punch 2x26-31% | ||
 Gyarados Water | B | |
Recommended Build AbilityMoxie ItemFlyiniumz NatureJolly Moves
Damage vs Sudowoodo View Gyarados builds →Waterfall 2x81-96% Earthquake 2x68-80% Bounce21-25% | ||
 Breloom GrassFighting | B | |
Recommended Build AbilityTechnician ItemFocus Sash NatureJolly Moves
Damage vs Sudowoodo View Breloom builds →Mach Punch 2x42-50% Bullet Seed 2x27-32% | ||
C | ||
Recommended Build AbilityLevitate ItemLeftovers NatureTimid Moves
Damage vs Sudowoodo View Mesprit builds →Ice Beam43-51% Psyshock38-45% Shadow Ball38-45% | ||
C | ||
Recommended Build AbilityIronfist ItemAssault Vest NatureAdamant Moves
Damage vs Sudowoodo View Hitmonchan builds →Drain Punch 2x49-58% Mach Punch 2x26-31% | ||
Sudowoodo Evolutions
Sudowoodo evolved from Bonsly's chain using knowing a specific move. It's a non-standard trigger, so check the details below. Breed this form to get Bonsly eggs (average hatch time). The evolution from Bonsly pushed Sudowoodo to 410 total stats. HP saw the largest single gain at +20. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.
How to Evolve
Breeding
Breed with Sudowoodo to get Bonsly eggs easily using 58 partners from the Mineral egg group. Notable egg moves include Curse, Defense Curl, Endure and 6 more.
USUM Sudowoodo Best Moveset
Rock at 100 Attack and 115 Defense with AbilitySturdy guaranteeing one hit survived and AbilityRock Head removing recoil from MoveHead Smash. 30 Speed acts dead last. The moveset absorbs one physical hit and retaliates with a powerful Head Smash, but cannot do anything beyond that single exchange.
Best Build
Sudowoodo best EVs are Attack and Speed
Physical Sweeper Moveset
- Sucker Punch
- Explosion
- Counter
- Stone Edge
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
Don't skip the egg moves. Sudowoodo picks up Curse and Defense Curl only through breeding, and both fill gaps the natural movepool can't. STAB runs through Head Smash and Stone Edge while coverage across 8 types adds range.
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
Reminder Moves
Base Stats
It’s so popular with the elderly that there’s a magazine devoted to this Pokémon. Fans obsess over the particular length and angle of its arms.
The result of its holding the same pose all the time is arms that have become supple yet strong.
Sudowoodo Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon Guide
In Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon, watch for Starmie (Water), Venusaur (Grass), and Hitmonlee (Fighting) when using Sudowoodo. They all hit it super-effectively with STAB. Ground and Steel-type attackers are also a problem. With 5 weakness types, most competitive teams carry at least one counter. At base 30 Speed, Sudowoodo won't outrun any of these threats so switching to a resist is usually the safer play.
For Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon, it depends on your team. Sudowoodo at 410 BST isn't a powerhouse, but the Rock coverage might be exactly what you're missing.
In Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon, Sudowoodo works as an attacker with 410 BST behind it. C-Tier on our list: a niche pick in Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon's meta. Sucker Punch with Rocky Helmet is the standard set.
Sturdy prevents being KOed from full HP, leaving 1 HP instead. That's the one you want on Sudowoodo. Rattled is the hidden ability. Niche, but it has its uses. Rock Head works too if your team needs something different.
Sudowoodo is a physical attacker with base 100 Attack. Enough bulk to take a hit or two, too. Speed tells the real story. Base 30 Speed is low. Priority moves or Trick Room are the way to go. Fits the attacker role.
Game Availability
Debuting in Gold & Silver, Sudowoodo appears in 18 games across 9 generations. A reliable presence in most mainline games, typically found through wild encounters.
Click a game to view version-specific details
- Gen 1RB
Red & Blue - Gen 1Y
Yellow - Gen 2GSDebut
Gold & Silver - Gen 2C
Crystal - Gen 3RS
Ruby & Sapphire - Gen 3E
Emerald - Gen 3FRLG
FireRed & LeafGreen - Gen 4DP
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