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Buizel ブイゼル Buoysel
Artwork from Diamond/Pearl
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Type	Water
Species	Sea Weasel Pokémon
Height	2′04″ (0.7m)
Weight	65.0 lbs. (29.5kg)
Ability	Swift Swim
Egg groups	Water 1
	Ground
Time to hatch	5,120 steps
Effort yield	1 Spd
Exp. yield	75 base exp.
Lv100 at	1,000,000 exp.
Gender	50% ♀ / 50% ♂
Pokédex color	Brown
Catch rate	190
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Buizel (Japanese: ブイゼル Buoysel) is a Generation IV 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 Game data 5.1 Pokédex entries 5.2 Game locations 5.2.1 In side games 5.3 Base stats 5.4 Type effectiveness 5.5 Learnset 5.5.1 By leveling up 5.5.2 By TM/HM 5.5.3 By breeding 5.6 Side game data 5.7 Evolution 5.8 Sprite 5.9 Trivia 5.9.1 Origin 5.9.1.1 Name origin 5.10 In other languages 6 External links

Biology

Physiology

Buizel possesses mainly mammalian characteristics with orange fur and paws as well as resembling a realistic cross between a weasel and a sea otter. The collar that is around its neck can be inflated and used as a flotation device when the Pokémon inhales. Buizel also carries characteristics of sea creatures, in that it has two blue fins on its arms and two tails, appearing to be split up, that resembles a fish's fin. Its tail acts as a boat propeller by spinning. There are parallel marks on their cheeks quite similar to those of Furret. The male has two round white marks on its back, while the female has only one.

Gender differences

From back view, the males have two white spots and the females only have one.

Special abilities

Buizel can apparently both fly and propel itself through water by spinning their tails like propellers. Buizel can also use its tail for firing SonicBoom and Razor Wind attacks. It is one of the 11 Pokémon that can learn Aqua Jet.

Behavior

In Pokémon Ranger and the Temple of the Sea Buizel acted a bit like a dog. It came up and licked Max and messed with the Manaphy Egg like it was a toy.

Habitat

Diet

Main article: Pokémon food

In the anime

Buizel is one of the Pokémon owned by a family traveling circus performers during the movie, Pokémon Ranger and the Temple of the Sea. It wasn't seen performing with them, however, and was treated more like a pet.

Buizel makes an appearance in Pikachu's Island Adventure as one of the Pokémon who helps to save a playground that Team Rocket's Meowth took over.

A Buizel was seen used in a contest in Mounting a Coordinator Assault.

Dawn caught a male Buizel in Buizel Your Way Out of This. In Throwing the Track Switch, she traded him for Ash's Aipom because Buizel was more interested in Gym battles than Contests and has since participated in the Veilstone Gym Battle (DP068) and the Wallace Cup (DP077).

In the manga

In the TCG

Main article: Buizel (TCG)

Game data

Pokédex entries

Gen	Game	Pokédex entry
IV	Diamond	It has a floatation sac that is like an inflatable collar. It floats on water with its head out.
	Pearl	It swims by rotating its two tails like a screw. When it dives, its flotation sac collapses.

Game locations

Game	Rarity	Location
Pokémon Diamond and Pearl	Common	Routes 205, 213, 224 and Valley Windworks

In side games

Game	Location
Pokémon Ranger Batonnage	Vien Forest

Base stats

HP:	55
Attack:	65
Defense:	35
SpAtk:	60
SpDef:	30
Speed:	85

Type effectiveness

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

Learnset

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

By leveling up

Generation IV
Lv.	Move	Type	Cat.
Start	SonicBoom
	Growl
	Water Sport
3	Quick Attack
6	Water Gun
10	Pursuit
15	Swift
21	Aqua Jet
28	Agility
36	Whirlpool
45	Razor Wind

By TM/HM

#	Generation IV
TM01	Focus Punch
TM03	Water Pulse
TM06	Toxic
TM07	Hail
TM08	Bulk Up
TM10	Hidden Power
TM13	Ice Beam
TM14	Blizzard
TM17	Protect
TM18	Rain Dance
TM21	Frustration
TM23	Iron Tail
TM27	Return
TM28	Dig
TM31	Brick Break
TM32	Double Team
TM39	Rock Tomb
TM42	Facade
TM43	Secret Power
TM44	Rest
TM45	Attract
TM55	Brine
TM58	Endure
TM78	Captivate
TM82	Sleep Talk
TM83	Natural Gift
TM87	Swagger
TM90	Substitute
HM03	Surf
HM04	Strength
HM06	Rock Smash
HM07	Waterfall

By breeding

• Baton Pass
• Doubleslap
• Fury Cutter
• Fury Swipes
• Headbutt
• Mud-Slap
• Odor Sleuth
• Slash

Side game data

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

Evolution

Basic Buizel

Level 26 Floatzel

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
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	Image:Spr 4d 418 f.png		Image:Spr 4p 418 f.png
			Image:Spr 4p 418 m s.png
	Image:Spr 4d 418 f s.png		Image:Spr 4p 418 f s.png

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

Trivia

• Buizel was one of three Pokémon revealed in March 2006 in promotions for Pokémon Ranger and the Temple of the Sea, the other two being Mantyke and Chatot.
• Buizel's English name was revealed by Serebii.net on January 27, 2007.

Origin

Buizel seems to be based on an otter. The fact that Buizel spins its forked-tail like a propeller is not unlike that of Tails of the Sonic the Hedgehog series, and this was, in fact, highlighted in Mounting a Coordinator Assault.

Name origin

Buizel is a corruption of its Japanese name, Buoysel, which is believed to be a combination of buoy and weasel.

In other languages

• German: Bamelin
• French: Mustébouée - Comes from a combination of Mustelidae, the family that otters and weasels come from and bouée, a childish floater.
• Korean: 브이젤 Beuijel

External links

• Article on Wikipedia

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