Buizel (Pokémon)

Buizel ブイゼル Buoysel
Artwork from Diamond/Pearl
Type	Water
Species	Sea Weasel Pokémon
National Dex	#418
Johto Dex	#—
Hoenn Dex	#—
Sinnoh Dex	#056
Fiore Browser	R—
Almia Browser	R-055
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.
Lv. 100 at	1,000,000 exp.
Gender	50% ♀/50% ♂
Pokédex color	Brown
Catch rate	190
Footprint
Body style
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Buizel (Japanese: ブイゼル Buoysel) is a Water-type Pokémon.

It evolves into Floatzel at level 26.

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 which makes it resemble an Espeon's, 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.

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

This Pokémon most likely found near swift-moving rivers.

Diet

Main article: Pokémon food

It could be suggested that it is a carnivore that preys on fish, but it is unknown for certain. However, it does have an affinity with the Wacan Berry, as it is occasionally found with this berry.

In the anime

Buizel 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), the Wallace Cup (DP077), and the Pastoria Gym Battle (DP083).

In the manga

In the TCG

Main article: Buizel (TCG)

Game data

Pokédex entries

Game locations

In side games

Base stats

Type effectiveness

Learnset

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

By leveling up

By TM/HM

By breeding

By tutoring

Side game data

Pokémon Mystery Dungeon Explorers of Time and Explorers of Darkness
Body size: 1	Recruit Rate: 8.2%	IQ Group: F
Pokémon Ranger: Shadows of Almia
Group:  Water	Poké Assist:  Water	Field Move: Soak
"It spits orbs of water to attack."

Evolution

	Unevolved	→ Level 26	First evolution
	Buizel  Water		Floatzel  Water

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			Back

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.
• Every Buizel that has been shown in the anime is a male.
• Despite the fact it and its evolution Floatzel are Water-type and have two tails, neither can learn Aqua Tail, even through breeding. In Platinum, Floatzel can learn it by move tutor.
• Buizel's ability to fly using its tails like rotors may just be the anime over exaggerating its ability to use its tails like a propeller, since in the games it doesn't learn any Flying-type moves and no mention is ever made of it being able to fly.

Origin

Buizel in Mounting a Coordinator Assault.

Tails from Sonic the Hedgehog.

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. It may also derive from "bui" the Gaelic (Irish) word for yellow.

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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