Sawsbuck (Pokémon)

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Sawsbuck メブキジカ Mebukijika #586 Sawsbuck Images on the Bulbagarden Archives
Type Normal Grass Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown
Abilities Chlorophyll or Sap Sipper Cacophony Cacophony Serene Grace Hidden Ability Cacophony Hidden Ability Cacophony Cacophony
Gender ratio Unknown 50% male, 50% female	Catch rate 75 (17.5%)
Breeding Egg Group Field Hatch time 21 cycles
Height 6'03" 1.9 m Sawsbuck 0'0" 0 m {{{form2}}} 0'0" 0 m {{{form3}}} 0'0" 0 m {{{form4}}}	Weight 203.9 lbs. 92.5 kg Sawsbuck 0 lbs. 0 kg {{{form2}}} 0 lbs. 0 kg {{{form3}}} 0 lbs. 0 kg {{{form4}}}
Mega Stone [[|]] [[|]]
Base experience yield Unknown Gen. IV Unknown IV 166	Leveling rate Medium Fast
EV yield Total: 2 Sawsbuck 0 HP 2 Atk 0 Def 0 Sp.Atk 0 Sp.Def 0 Speed 0 HP 0 Atk 0 Def 0 Sp.Atk 0 Sp.Def 0 Speed 0 HP 0 Atk 0 Def 0 Sp.Atk 0 Sp.Def 0 Speed 0 HP 0 Atk 0 Def 0 Sp.Atk 0 Sp.Def 0 Speed
Shape	Footprint {{{form2}}}
Pokédex color   Brown	Base friendship 70
External Links On Smogon Pokédex: Generation V Generation VI Generation VII Generation VIII Generation IX Artwork on Bulbagarden Archives

Sawsbuck (Japanese: メブキジカ Mebukijika) is a dual-type Normal/Grass Pokémon.

It evolves from Deerling starting at level 34.

Sawsbuck changes its appearance depending on the current season. However, this change in form does not occur after capture, unless it is present in the player's party at the time of a season change. This applies to Eggs as well.

• When the month is January, May, or September, the season is Spring, and it becomes Spring Form.
• When the month is February, June, or October, the season is Summer, and it becomes Summer Form.
• When the month is March, July, or November, the season is Autumn, and it becomes Autumn Form.
• When the month is April, August, or December, the season is Winter, and it becomes Winter Form.

Biology

Physiology

Sawsbuck is a deer-like Pokémon that is mainly brown and cream in coloration. In its Spring Form, blossoms with pink petals and yellow insides adorn its horns, with some of the prongs being tipped with cream coloration. Its ears are rhombus-shaped with darker, also rhombus-shaped ear insides. Its eyes have light-orange markings that curve down to sides of its face. Its nose is dark-brown, and its chin, as well as the sides of its face, are cream in coloration. A large scruff of cream fur is present on the base of its neck, with its underbelly, as well as its lower legs, being cream-colored as well. Light-orange stripes rim its underbelly, and its back is decorated with sparse pink speckles. The limbs of Sawsbuck are slender, tipped with hooves and a dewclaw-like pointed feature on the underside of the lower legs, and its tail is low and pointed.

Gender differences

None.

Special abilities

Sawsbuck change their appearance with the seasons, in the following ways:

• Spring Form: Tuft of cream fur on chest, flowers on growing horns, a little extra fur on limbs, tail pointed down.
• Summer Form: No extra fur anywhere except back of head and tail which both curl up, horns fully grown with green leaves, overall a more "alive" appearance, tail pointed up.
• Autumn Form: Cream fur back on chest and limbs, horns have red and brown leaves, tail pointed down.
• Winter Form: Cream fur on chest and limbs has expanded and is white looking somewhat like a fur coat, horns white and bare, tail pointed down.

Sawsbuck is the only known Pokémon able to learn Horn Leech.

Behavior

Sawsbuck live in herds. The herd is led by the Sawsbuck with the most splendid looking horns. The flowers on the horns change according to the seasons.

Habitat

Sawsbuck can live almost anywhere in the Unova region as they adapt to the season, but prefer to live away from humans.

Diet

Main article: Pokémon food

Sawsbuck are herbivores.

In the anime

Winter Sawsbuck in the anime

Major appearances

Burgundy used her Spring Form Sawsbuck to battle Cilan's Pansage in A Connoisseur's Revenge!, but lost after being hit by a powerful SolarBeam.

All four forms of Sawsbuck appeared in The Four Seasons of Sawsbuck!.

Minor appearances

Summer Form Sawsbuck appeared in both White—Victini and Zekrom and Black—Victini and Reshiram while Autumn Form Sawsbuck appeared in Black—Victini and Reshiram.

Multiple Sawsbuck appeared in Stopping the Rage of Legends! Part 1 and Stopping the Rage of Legends! Part 2.

A Summer Form Sawsbuck owned by Cassie appeared in Jostling for the Junior Cup! participating in the Pokémon World Tournament Junior Cup.

A Summer Form Sawsbuck appeared in Ash and N: A Clash of Ideals!.

A Summer Form Sawkbuck appeaed in SS026.

Pokédex entries

In the manga

In the TCG

Main article: Sawsbuck (TCG)

Game data

Pokédex entries

Game locations

In side games

Held items

Stats

Base stats

Type effectiveness

Learnset

By leveling up

By TM/HM

Generation V Other generations: VI - VII - VIII - IX
TM		Move	Type	Cat.	Pwr.	Acc.	PP
	TM06	Toxic	Poison	Status	0000—	090}}90%	10
	TM10	Hidden Power	Normal	Special	0000—	100}}100%	15
	TM11	Sunny Day	Fire	Status	0000—	—}}—%	5
	TM15	Hyper Beam	Normal	Special	150150	090}}90%	5
	TM16	Light Screen	Psychic	Status	0000—	—}}—%	30
	TM17	Protect	Normal	Status	0000—	—}}—%	10
	TM18	Rain Dance	Water	Status	0000—	—}}—%	5
	TM20	Safeguard	Normal	Status	0000—	—}}—%	25
	TM21	Frustration	Normal	Physical	0000—	100}}100%	20
	TM22	SolarBeam	Grass	Special	120120	100}}100%	10
	TM27	Return	Normal	Physical	0000—	100}}100%	20
	TM30	Shadow Ball	Ghost	Special	08080	100}}100%	15
	TM32	Double Team	Normal	Status	0000—	—}}—%	15
	TM42	Facade	Normal	Physical	07070	100}}100%	20
	TM44	Rest	Psychic	Status	0000—	—}}—%	10
	TM45	Attract	Normal	Status	0000—	100}}100%	15
	TM48	Round	Normal	Special	06060	100}}100%	15
	TM49	Echoed Voice	Normal	Special	04040	100}}100%	15
	TM53	Energy Ball	Grass	Special	08080	100}}100%	10
	TM67	Retaliate	Normal	Physical	07070	100}}100%	5
	TM68	Giga Impact	Normal	Physical	150150	090}}90%	5
	TM70	Flash	Normal	Status	0000—	100}}100%	20
	TM73	Thunder Wave	Electric	Status	0000—	100}}100%	20
	TM75	Swords Dance	Normal	Status	0000—	—}}—%	30
	TM83	Work Up	Normal	Status	0000—	—}}—%	30
	TM86	Grass Knot	Grass	Special	0000—	100}}100%	20
	TM87	Swagger	Normal	Status	0000—	090}}90%	15
	TM90	Substitute	Normal	Status	0000—	—}}—%	10
	TM93	Wild Charge	Electric	Physical	09090	100}}100%	15
	TM94	Rock Smash	Fighting	Physical	04040	100}}100%	15
	HM01	Cut	Normal	Physical	05050	095}}95%	30
Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Sawsbuck Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution of Sawsbuck

By breeding

Generation V Other generations: VI - VII - VIII - IX
Father	Move	Type	Cat.	Pwr.	Acc.	PP
	Agility	Psychic	Status	—	—%	30
	Baton Pass	Normal	Status	—	—%	40
	Fake Tears	Dark	Status	—	100%	20
	GrassWhistle	Grass	Status	—	55%	15
	Natural Gift	Normal	Physical	—	100%	15
	Odor Sleuth	Normal	Status	—	100%	40
	Sleep Talk	Normal	Status	—	—%	10
	Synthesis	Grass	Status	—	—%	5
	Worry Seed*	Grass	Status	—	100%	10
Moves marked with an asterisk (*) must be chain bred onto Sawsbuck 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 Sawsbuck in that game. Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Sawsbuck Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution of Sawsbuck

By tutoring

By a prior evolution

Side game data

Pokémon Pinball  N/A  Not available		Pokémon Pinball RS  N/A  Not available		Pokémon Trozei!  N/A  Not available
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon Red Rescue Team and Blue Rescue Team Body size: 1 Recruit rate: 0% Friend Area: Beau Plains Phrases 51%-100% HP My HP is between 51% and 100%. 26%-50% HP My HP is between 26% and 50%. 1%-25% HP My HP is between 1% and 25%. Level up I leveled up. Partner phrases 51%-100% HP <name>, my HP is between 51% and 100%. 26%-50% HP <name>, my HP is between 26% and 50%. 1%-25% HP <name>, my HP is between 1% and 25%. Level up I leveled up.
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon Explorers of Sky Body size: 1 Recruit rate: 0% IQ group: A
Pokémon Ranger Group:  Normal  Poké Assist: None Field move: None Loops: 0 Min. exp.: 0 Max. exp.: 0 Browser entry   This Pokémon does not have a browser entry.
Pokémon Ranger: Shadows of Almia Group:  Normal  Poké Assist: None Field move: None Browser entry   This Pokémon does not have a browser entry.
Pokémon Ranger: Guardian Signs Group: Poké Assist: Field move:  Normal  None Past ( Normal ) None Past (Electrify ×1) Browser entry   This Pokémon does not have a browser entry.
Pokémon Rumble N/A Not Available Defense Speed N/A Not Available Defense Speed			Pokémon Rumble Blast Attack ●●● Defense ●●● Speed ●●● Attack Not Available Defense Speed Attack Not Available Defense Speed Attack Not Available Defense Speed
PokéPark Wii: Pikachu's Adventure PokéPark Pad entry: This Pokémon has no PokéPark Pad entry.
PokéPark 2: Wonders Beyond Strong: Weak: PokéPark Pad entry: He is serious and grounded. He visited the Arcane Area, because his friends encouraged him to have a trip to relax. Now he likes it and lives there.
Pokémon Conquest HP: Move: {{{ConquestMove}}} Attack: Ability 1: {{{ConquestAbility1}}} Defense: Ability 2: {{{ConquestAbility2}}} Speed: Ability 3: {{{ConquestAbility3}}} Does not evolve. Range: 0 Perfect Links: {{{ConquestLink}}}

Evolution

Spring Form

Spring Form Unevolved Deerling  Normal  Grass  Level 34 → Spring Form First evolution Sawsbuck  Normal  Grass

Summer Form

Summer Form Unevolved Deerling  Normal  Grass  Level 34 → Summer Form First evolution Sawsbuck  Normal  Grass

Autumn Form

Autumn Form Unevolved Deerling  Normal  Grass  Level 34 → Autumn Form First evolution Sawsbuck  Normal  Grass

Winter Form

Winter Form Unevolved Deerling  Normal  Grass  Level 34 → Winter Form First evolution Sawsbuck  Normal  Grass

Sprites

Gen	Game
I	Red	Blue	Yellow		Red (Ja)	Green	Back
	This Pokémon did not appear during Generation I.
II	Gold	Silver	Crystal				Back
	This Pokémon did not appear during Generation II.
III	Ruby	Sapphire	Emerald		FireRed	LeafGreen	Back
	This Pokémon did not appear during Generation III.
IV	Diamond	Pearl	Platinum		HeartGold	SoulSilver	Back
	This Pokémon did not appear during Generation IV.
V	Black	White	Black 2	White 2			Back

For other sprites and images, please see Sawsbuck images on Bulbagarden Archives.

Trivia

• No other Pokémon has the same type combination as Sawsbuck and its pre-evolution, Deerling.
• Sawsbuck represents January in the Unova horoscope.

Origin

Sawsbuck may be based on a Père David's Deer, which is a species of deer that decorates its antlers with foliage during the breeding season. Its antlers may also be based on a deciduous tree.

Sawsbuck may also be based on one of the stories of Baron Münchhausen in which he tries to shoot a stag using cherry pits in his musket. The stag survives and escapes, and the next year he discovers a stag with a cherry tree growing out of its head.

Name origin

Sawsbuck is derived from sawbuck (a device for holding rough wood so that it may be sawn) and may be a combination of sawbuck and buck (male deer). Saws may also be an acronym for the names of the seasons (summer, autumn, winter, and spring).

Mebukijika may be a combination of 芽吹き mebuki (to bud) and 鹿 shika (deer).

In other languages

Language Title Meaning Japanese メブキジカ Mebukijika From 芽吹き mebuki and 鹿 shika French Haydaim From Haydn, composer of "The Seasons", and daim Spanish Sawsbuck Same as English name German Kronjuwild From Kronjuwelen and Wild Italian Sawsbuck Same as English name Korean 바라철록 Baracheollok From 발아 (發芽) bara, 철 cheol and 록 (鹿) rok Mandarin Chinese 芽吹鹿 Yáchuīlù From the Japanese 芽吹き mebuki and 鹿 lù Cantonese Chinese

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