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Bonsly ウソハチ Usohachi
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Type	Rock
Species	Bonsai Pokémon
Height	1′08″ (0.5m)
Weight	33.1 lbs. (15.0kg)
Abilities	Sturdy
	Rock Head
Egg group	No eggs
Time to hatch	5,120 steps
Effort yield	1 Def
Exp. yield	68 base exp.
Lv100 at	1,000,000 exp.
Gender	50% ♀ / 50% ♂
Pokédex color	Brown
Catch rate	255
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Bonsly (Japanese: ウソハチ Usohachi) is a Rock-type Pokémon.

Contents 1 Biology 1.1 Physiology 1.1.1 Gender differences 1.1.2 Special abilities 1.2 Behavior 1.3 Habitat 1.4 Diet 2 In the anime 3 In the manga 4 In the TCG 5 Other appearances 5.1 Super Smash Bros. Brawl 6 Game data 6.1 NPC appearances 6.2 Pokédex entries 6.3 Game locations 6.3.1 In side games 6.4 Base stats 6.5 Type effectiveness 6.6 Learnset 6.6.1 By leveling up 6.6.2 By TM/HM 6.6.3 By breeding 6.7 Side game data 6.8 Evolution 6.9 Sprite 6.10 Trivia 6.10.1 Origin 6.10.1.1 Name origin 6.11 In other languages 7 Related articles 8 External links

Biology

Physiology

Bonsly is a brown Pokémon with a round body. Bonsly has a rim around the middle of its body and has a club (♣) shape on top of its head that's similar to Sudowoodo's arms. Bonsly has 3 yellow spots on its face. Bonsly's legs are short and have toe-less feet. Bonsly also has a hole on its rear similar to the draining hole that a flowerpot has.

Gender differences

None.

Special abilities

Bonsly can learn most of the same moves that Sudowoodo is capable of, except that Bonsly can't use Hammer Arm or Wood Hammer. Bonsly can also learn Fake Tears while Sudowoodo can't.

Behavior

Habitat

Diet

Main article: Pokémon food

In the anime

Bonsly follows Ash and friends on their mission to rescue Pikachu in Lucario and the Mystery of Mew.

In From Cradle to Save, Brock captures a baby Bonsly and takes care of it. It evolves into Sudowoodo in Leave it To Brocko!

In King and Queen for a Day, a Bonsly and Mime Jr. that were stars of a television show went missing and were discovered to be sick when they were found, so Brock's Bonsly and James's Mime Jr. had to fill in for them.

In the manga

In the TCG

Main article: Bonsly (TCG)

Other appearances

Super Smash Bros. Brawl

Bonsly appears in Super Smash Bros. Brawl as a Poké Ball Pokémon. Once released, characters can pick it up and throw it at other players. Characters holding it can only move very slowly and it can't be thrown very far, but a direct hit is a guaranteed knockout.

Game data

NPC appearances

• Pokémon XD: Gale of Darkness: A trainer at the ONBS Station has lost their Bonsly. It appears at the S.S. Libra but runs away on being approached. Returning Bonsly to its trainer gains the reward of the Bonsly Bingo Sheet. This begins with a Bonsly with Rock Slide and allowed players to have a taste of battling with it long before the release of Diamond and Pearl.
• Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: On completion of all the type-based mazes at the Dojo, Makuhita will award a statue of Bonsly that is displayed outside the rescue base.

Pokédex entries

Gen	Game	Pokédex entry
IV	Diamond	It looks as if it is always crying. It is actually adjusting its body's fluid levels by eliminating excess.
	Pearl	It prefers arid environments. It leaks water from its eyes to adjust its body's fluid levels.

Game locations

Gen	Game	Rarity	Location
IV	Pokémon Diamond and Pearl	Rare Common	Trophy Garden (Diamond) Routes 209 and 210, Trophy Garden (Pearl)
	Pokémon Platinum		Unknown

In side games

Game	Location
Pokémon Ranger Batonnage	Ranger School Vien Forest

Base stats

HP:	50
Attack:	80
Defense:	95
SpAtk:	10
SpDef:	45
Speed:	10

Type effectiveness

Weakness	Resistance
Fighting: 2× Ground: 2× Steel: 2× Grass: 2× Water: 2×	Normal: ½× Flying: ½× Poison: ½× Fire: ½×	Rock: 1× Bug: 1× Ghost: 1× Electric: 1× Psychic: 1× Ice: 1× Dragon: 1× Dark: 1×

Learnset

Bonsly is capable of learning the following moves.
Moves in bold are damage moves to which STAB apply.

By leveling up

Generation IV
Level	Move	Type	Cat.
Start	Fake Tears
	Copycat
6	Flail
9	Low Kick
14	Rock Throw
17	Mimic
22	Block
25	Faint Attack
30	Rock Tomb
33	Rock Slide
38	Slam
41	Sucker Punch
46	Double-Edge

By TM/HM

#	Generation IV
TM04	Calm Mind
TM06	Toxic
TM10	Hidden Power
TM11	Sunny Day
TM17	Protect
TM21	Frustration
TM27	Return
TM28	Dig
TM31	Brick Break
TM32	Double Team
TM37	Sandstorm
TM39	Rock Tomb
TM42	Facade
TM43	Secret Power
TM44	Rest
TM45	Attract
TM46	Thief
TM58	Endure
TM64	Explosion
TM69	Rock Polish
TM76	Stealth Rock
TM77	Psych Up
TM78	Captivate
TM80	Rock Slide
TM82	Sleep Talk
TM83	Natural Gift
TM87	Swagger
TM90	Substitute

By breeding

• Defense Curl
• Harden
• Headbutt
• Rollout
• Sand Tomb
• Selfdestruct

Side game data

Pokémon Ranger Batonnage
Group:	Poké Assist:	Field Move: Tackle

Evolution

Baby Bonsly

Level up with Mimic Sudowoodo

Sprite

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			Back
	Image:Spr 4d 438.png		Image:Spr 4p 438.png
			Image:Spr 4p 438 s.png

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

Trivia

• Bonsly's US name was revealed on June 16, 2005.
• Bonsly is the only Pokémon yet that is usable in-game by a player during the generation before its release, as it was on the Battle Bingo Bonsly card.
• The pronunciation of Bonsly was first revealed to be bonz-lee, however this was found untrue. Bonsly's real pronunciation is bon-sliy.
• Bonsly is one of the few pre-evolution Pokémon with a wide moveset, learning its last move on level 46. Other pre-evolutions are lucky to learn any moves past level 20.
• Bonsly is as strong as some basic Pokémon, and because of this some players do not evolve their Bonsly.
• Like Sudowoodo, Bonsly's shiny form is colored like a fruit tree.
• Bonsly can learn Brick Break despite not having arms. It shares this trait with Pupitar.

Origin

It may be based on petrified wood, plants which have become fossilized over time, placed into a flowerpot. Similarly, it may simply be modeled on the bonsai tree itself.

Name origin

Bonsly's name is a combination of bonsai, miniature trees, and sly or lie.

Its Japanese name could be a misspelling of 嘘っぱち usoppachi, downright lie. It could also be a combination of 嘘 uso, false, and 鉢 hachi, flowerpot, which might be more likely since it can use Fake Tears.

In other languages

• German: Mobai
• French: Manzai - Derived from "mini" and "bonzaï".
• Korean: 꼬지지 Kkojiji

Related articles

• Brock's Bonsly

External links

• Article on Wikipedia

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