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| | Rufflet is a small bird with a blue body and a large white plume of feathers covering its head, and three tail feathers extending from its lower back. The white feathers extend down past its neck, covering the upper third of its body. Its face is blue and resembles a mask in contrast to the white feathers surrounding it. Its face has five pointed tips resembling a crown. Extending from the middle point of its face is a large feather. The lower half of the feather is red, and the upper half is white. The split in the middle of the feather resembles a zig-zag pattern. Rufflet's beak resides in the middle of its face, being short but wide. On either side of its beak are its large eyes. Each eye has a thick black iris with a small white pupil. Rufflet's yellow legs and feet are comparatively large. Together, Rufflet's feet are nearly the same width as its body. Each foot has four digits, one backwards, and three forwards. Each digit has a short, thick, black claw. Its talons are strong enough to break even the hardest of berries. Rufflet is extremely aggressive and will knowingly provoke opponents larger and more powerful than itself. It sees this as a means of quickly getting stronger. |
| Rufflet is an avian Pokémon that resembles an eaglet. His head has a thick covering of fuzzy white down and a grayish-blue face. A single red and white plume, which resembles an honor feather, extends from his forehead. Rufflet's body and wings are the same shade of blue as his face, and both seem rather miniature compared to the size of his head. He has large yellow feet tipped with black talons, and his beak is also yellow. Rufflet's tail is squared-off at the tip and his coloration matches his downy head. | |
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| Rufflet is a male-only species. {{p|Vullaby}} is regarded as their female counterpart, but is a separate species and cannot produce Rufflet Eggs. | |
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| ===Special abilities===
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| Rufflet are very powerful for their size, possessing great physical strength and a highly competitive nature. They use their talons to crush [[Berry|Berries]], and they are capable of using many aerial and wind-based attacks, as would be expected from a {{t|Flying}} type. They become even stronger by battling over and over.
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| Rufflet will indiscriminately challenge foes to battle, even strong ones.
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| Rufflet live in rugged, mountainous habitat and around gorges. They are also found in areas by water.
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Revision as of 01:08, 22 October 2013
Rufflet (Japanese: ワシボン Washibon) is a dual-type Normal/Flying Pokémon.
He evolves into Braviary starting at level 54.
Biology
Rufflet is a small bird with a blue body and a large white plume of feathers covering its head, and three tail feathers extending from its lower back. The white feathers extend down past its neck, covering the upper third of its body. Its face is blue and resembles a mask in contrast to the white feathers surrounding it. Its face has five pointed tips resembling a crown. Extending from the middle point of its face is a large feather. The lower half of the feather is red, and the upper half is white. The split in the middle of the feather resembles a zig-zag pattern. Rufflet's beak resides in the middle of its face, being short but wide. On either side of its beak are its large eyes. Each eye has a thick black iris with a small white pupil. Rufflet's yellow legs and feet are comparatively large. Together, Rufflet's feet are nearly the same width as its body. Each foot has four digits, one backwards, and three forwards. Each digit has a short, thick, black claw. Its talons are strong enough to break even the hardest of berries. Rufflet is extremely aggressive and will knowingly provoke opponents larger and more powerful than itself. It sees this as a means of quickly getting stronger.
In the anime
Major appearances
Rufflet made his TV debut appearance in Unrest at the Nursery!.
Minor appearances
Rufflet made his debut appearance in White—Victini and Zekrom and Black—Victini and Reshiram.
Pokédex entries
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BW095
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Rufflet
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Ash's Pokédex
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Rufflet, the Eaglet Pokémon. Rufflet's talons are powerful. Able to crack open even the toughest Berries. It often challenges stronger opponents to battle.
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In the manga
Rufflet in Pokémon Adventures
In the Pokémon Adventures manga
As a child, Black caught Brav, his first caught Pokémon, when Brav was a Rufflet. Bianca agitated the Eaglet Pokémon by accidentally stepping on his food, and he attacked her. Black battles him with the help of Musha, who was then a wild Munna, until Black managed to catch him.
In the TCG
- Main article: Rufflet (TCG)
Game data
Pokédex entries
This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation V.
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Generation V
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They crush berries with their talons. They bravely stand up to any opponent, no matter how strong it is.
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White
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They will challenge anything, even strong opponents, without fear. Their frequent fights help them become stronger.
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Black 2
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It stands up to massive opponents, not out of courage, but out of recklessness. But that is how it gets stronger.
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White 2
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Game locations
This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation V.
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In side games
Held items
Stats
Base stats
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Range
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At Lv. 50
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At Lv. 100
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70
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130 - 177
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250 - 344
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83
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79 - 148
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153 - 291
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50
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49 - 112
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94 - 218
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37
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37 - 97
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71 - 190
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50
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49 - 112
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94 - 218
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60
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58 - 123
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112 - 240
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Total: 350
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Other Pokémon with this total
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- Minimum stats are calculated with 0 EVs, IVs of 0, and (if applicable) a hindering nature.
- Maximum stats are calculated with 252 EVs, IVs of 31, and (if applicable) a helpful nature.
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Type effectiveness
Under normal battle conditions in Generation V, this Pokémon is:
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Learnset
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- Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Rufflet
- Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution of Rufflet
- Click on the generation numbers at the top to see level-up moves from other generations
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This Pokémon learns no moves by breeding.
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- Moves marked with an asterisk (*) must be chain bred onto Rufflet in Generation V
- Moves marked with a double dagger (‡) can only be bred from a Pokémon who learned the move in an earlier generation.
- Moves marked with a superscript game abbreviation can only be bred onto Rufflet in that game.
- Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Rufflet
- Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution of Rufflet
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Side game data
Evolution
Sprites
Trivia
Origin
Rufflet's design is likely based on the Ruff, whose males (Rufflet are male-only) are known for their head tufts (similar to Rufflet's).
Rufflet's design also seems based on an eaglet. The single plume on his head resembles an honor feather, such as those worn by the Plains Indians. Like Braviary, Rufflet is based on Native American warriors.
Rufflet also seems to have some basis on parrots as well. In the anime one is shown using his talons to crack open a nut, and then bring the nut to his bill using his foot. Parrots are the only bird species that can use their feet to bring food to their mouth.
According to interviews with Ken Sugimori in Nintendo Dream, Rufflet and Braviary were added early into the development of Black and White.
Name origin
Rufflet is a combination of either Ruff, ruffle, rough, or ruff and eaglet (a young eagle).
Washibon may be a combination of 鷲 washi (eagle) and ibon (Filipino for bird) or haribon (Philippine Eagle).
In other languages
Notes
External links