Bonsly (Pokémon)

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This article is about the species. For a specific instance of this species, see Bonsly (disambiguation).

Bonsly Bonsai Pokémon ウソハチ Usohachi #438 Images on the Bulbagarden Archives
Type Rock Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown
Abilities Sturdy or Rock Head Cacophony Cacophony Rattled Hidden Ability Cacophony Hidden Ability Cacophony Cacophony
Gender ratio Unknown 50% male, 50% female	Catch rate 255 (43.9%)
Breeding Egg Group Undiscovered Hatch time 20 cycles
Height 1'08" 0.5 m Bonsly 0'0" 0 m {{{form2}}} 0'0" 0 m {{{form3}}} 0'0" 0 m {{{form4}}}	Weight 33.1 lbs. 15.0 kg Bonsly 0 lbs. 0 kg {{{form2}}} 0 lbs. 0 kg {{{form3}}} 0 lbs. 0 kg {{{form4}}}
Mega Stone [[|]] [[|]]
Base experience yield 68 Gen. IV Unknown IV 58 V+	Leveling rate Medium Fast
EV yield Total: 1 Bonsly 0 HP 0 Atk 1 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 IV Generation V Generation VI Generation VII Generation VIII Generation IX Artwork on Bulbagarden Archives

Bonsly (Japanese: ウソハチ Usohachi) is a Rock-type baby Pokémon introduced in Generation IV.

It evolves into Sudowoodo when leveled up while knowing Mimic.

Biology

Bonsly is a round, brown Pokémon with the top of its head resembling a club (♣). A rim goes around the middle of its body. There are three yellow spots on its face, two of which surround its eyes, which are small black dots. It has short legs and toeless feet. Bonsly also has a hole on its rear similar to the draining hole of a flowerpot.

Bonsly is a good mimic, making it often mistaken for a real bonsai tree, though it can easily stand out in a dry environment that lacks greenery. As its green spheres dry out, their dull luster increases. It can remain in the same spot for a long time. It also has a habit of crying, not because it is sad or needing attention, but rather it is due to excess moisture in its body. As it cries, it expels both sweat and tears from its eyes; Bonsly sweat tastes a little salty, while the tears are slightly bitter. It dies if it gets too damp with this moisture. This habit also gets enemies to let their guards down. It prefers dry areas, but it isn't uncommon to see one in a garden. As suggested by Brock's Bonsly, a very young Bonsly needs to be bottle-fed but can eat solid food when it matures.

In the anime

Bonsly in the anime

Major appearances

Brock's Bonsly

In From Cradle to Save, Brock caught a baby Bonsly and took care of him. He was needy and prone to stress. Bonsly eventually evolved into a Sudowoodo in Leave it To Brocko!.

Other

Bonsly debuted in Lucario and the Mystery of Mew, where it followed Ash and his friends during their mission to rescue Pikachu, befriending May in the process. By the end of the movie, it befriended a Mew and became a permanent resident of the Tree of Beginning, where Mew resided.

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

In PK15, a wild Bonsly joined Pikachu and his friends on the trip to the haunted house.

Minor appearances

In The Fleeing Tower of Sunyshore!, a Bonsly was at the Sunyshore City Pokémon Center.

In Forging Forest Friendships!, Team Rocket had captured a Bonsly and a Sudowoodo in a net. However, they were freed by Ash when a Trevenant asked for his help.

A Trainer's Bonsly appeared in Adventures in Running Errands!.

A Bonsly appeared in Volcanion and the Mechanical Marvel.

A Trainer's Bonsly appeared in The First Day of the Rest of Your Life!.

Four Bonsly appeared in Alola to New Adventure!, with one being under the ownership of a Trainer and the rest being wild.

Two Trainers' Bonsly appeared in A Shocking Grocery Run!.

In Lillie's Egg-xhilarating Challenge!, a Bonsly was playing in Lillie's garden. It reappeared in The Ol' Raise and Switch!.

A Trainer's Bonsly appeared in Partner Promises!.

A Trainer's Bonsly appeared in Mounting an Electrifying Charge!.

In Deceiving Appearances!, two Bonsly were at Aether Paradise.

In I Choose Paradise!, a Trainer's Bonsly was at the Pokémon Paradise Resort.

In Securing the Future!, three Trainers' Bonsly joined the rest of Alola in showering Necrozma with light so it could return to its true form.

A Bonsly appeared during the boss fantasy of Don't Ignore the Small Stufful!.

A Bonsly appeared in A Fiery Training Camp Trick!. It was first seen in a flashback being scared off by a Crawdaunt before reappearing in the present day after Sophocles's Vikavolt battled the same Crawdaunt.

Three Bonsly appeared in A Timeless Encounter!.

Pokédex entries

In the manga

Bonsly in Pocket Monsters DP

In the Darkrai Mission Story: Pokémon Ranger Vatonage - the Comic manga

A Bonsly appeared in A Fresh Start.

In the Pocket Monsters Diamond & Pearl manga

A Bonsly appeared in PDP05.

In the Pocket Monsters DP manga

A Bonsly appeared in PMDP01.

In the Pokémon Adventures manga

A Bonsly appeared in Deprogramming Porygon-Z, under the ownership of a Pokéfan.

A Trainer's Bonsly appeared in The Decision and the Tournament of Six.

A Bonsly appeared in Homecoming and the Brilliant Professional Golfer, where it was seen in Lush Jungle.

In the Pokémon Diamond and Pearl Adventure! manga

Bonsly debuted as a silhouette in The Mystery Boy, Jun!!.

Hareta has a Bonsly, which he caught in Team Galactic's Greatest Warrior.

In the TCG

Main article: Bonsly (TCG)

Other appearances

Bonsly in Super Smash Bros. Brawl

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. Due to its weight, characters holding it can only move very slowly and it can't be thrown very far, but a direct hit does massive damage and can result in a knockout within two hits (at 0% damage).

Trophy information

"A Bonsai Pokémon. It looks like a plant, but history reveals it is actually a Rock-type. Its best move among all its specialty moves is Fake Tears. As it grows, it will be skilled at using Mimic, which allows it to copy an opponent's previous move. If leveled up under certain conditions, it evolves into Sudowoodo."

Game data

NPC appearances

• Pokémon XD: Gale of Darkness: A Trainer at ONBS has lost their Bonsly. It appears at the S.S. Libra, but runs away upon 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 experience battling with it long before the official release of Diamond and Pearl.
• Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Upon 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

Game locations

In side games

Stats

Base stats

Pokéathlon stats

Type effectiveness

Learnset

Note that, while Bonsly appears in Pokémon XD: Gale of Darkness during Generation III, it is incapable of learning any moves in any way. As such, it is not recognized as having a Generation III learnset. In Battle Bingo, its only move is Rock Slide.

By leveling up

By TM/TR

Generation VIII Other generations: IV - V - VI - VII - IX

TM   Move   Type   Cat.   Pwr.   Acc.   PP  TM15 TM15 Dig Ground Physical 08080 100}}100% 10 TM20 TM20 Self-Destruct Normal Physical 200200 100}}100% 5 TM21 TM21 Rest Psychic Status 0000— 00—}}—% 10 TM22 TM22 Rock Slide Rock Physical 07575 090}}90% 10 TM23 TM23 Thief Dark Physical 06060 100}}100% 25 TM24 TM24 Snore Normal Special 05050 100}}100% 15 TM25 TM25 Protect Normal Status 0000— 00—}}—% 10 TM31 TM31 Attract Normal Status 0000— 100}}100% 15 TM32 TM32 Sandstorm Rock Status 0000— 00—}}—% 10 TM34 TM34 Sunny Day Fire Status 0000— 00—}}—% 5 TM39 TM39 Facade Normal Physical 07070 100}}100% 20 TM41 TM41 Helping Hand Normal Status 0000— 00—}}—% 20 TM43 TM43 Brick Break Fighting Physical 07575 100}}100% 15 TM47 TM47 Fake Tears Dark Status 0000— 100}}100% 20 TM48 TM48 Rock Tomb Rock Physical 06060 095}}95% 15 TM49 TM49 Sand Tomb Ground Physical 03535 085}}85% 15 TM76 TM76 Round Normal Special 06060 100}}100% 15 TM98 TM98 Stomping Tantrum Ground Physical 07575 100}}100% 10 TR07 TR07 Low Kick Fighting Physical 0000— 100}}100% 20 TR20 TR20 Substitute Normal Status 0000— 00—}}—% 10 TR26 TR26 Endure Normal Status 0000— 00—}}—% 10 TR27 TR27 Sleep Talk Normal Status 0000— 00—}}—% 10 TR35 TR35 Uproar Normal Special 09090 100}}100% 10 TR49 TR49 Calm Mind Psychic Status 0000— 00—}}—% 20 TR67 TR67 Earth Power Ground Special 09090 100}}100% 10 TR76 TR76 Stealth Rock Rock Status 0000— 00—}}—% 20 TR81 TR81 Foul Play Dark Physical 09595 100}}100% 15

Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Bonsly Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution of Bonsly Click on the generation numbers at the top to see TM moves from other generations

By breeding

Generation VIII Other generations: IV - V - VI - VII - IX

Parent   Move   Type   Cat.   Pwr.   Acc.   PP  Curse Ghost Status — —% 10 Defense Curl* Normal Status — —% 40 Harden Normal Status — —% 30 Headbutt Normal Physical 70 100% 15 Rock Polish Rock Status — —% 20 Rollout Rock Physical 30 90% 20

Moves marked with an asterisk (*) must be chain bred onto Bonsly in Generation VIII 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 Bonsly in that game. Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Bonsly Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution of Bonsly Click on the generation numbers at the top to see Egg moves from other generations

By tutoring

By transfer from another generation

Anime-only moves

Side game data

Pokémon Mystery Dungeon Explorers of Time, Explorers of Darkness, and Explorers of Sky Body size: 1 Recruit rate: 8.2% IQ group: E
Pokémon Ranger: Shadows of Almia Group: Rock Poké Assist: Rock Field move: (Tackle ×1) Browser entry R-030 It throws stones to attack.
Pokémon Ranger: Guardian Signs Group: Rock Poké Assist: (present) Rock Field move: (present) (Tackle ×1) Poké Assist: (past) Rock Field move: (past) (Tackle ×1) Browser entry R-098/N-024 It triggers rockfalls around itself that make Pokémon Tired.
Pokémon Rumble Attack ●● Defense ●●● Speed ●			Pokémon Rumble Blast Attack ●● Defense ●●● Speed ●
Pokémon Rumble Rush Walking Speed: 2.08 seconds Base HP: 48 Base Attack: 69 Base Defense: 53 Base Speed: 40
PokéPark Wii: Pikachu's Adventure PokéPark Pad entry: Bonsly often plays in the Meadow, Cavern, or Lava Zones! His favorite Attractions are Bulbasaur's Daring Dash and Rhyperior's Bumper Burn.
PokéPark 2: Wonders Beyond PokéPark Pad entry: He came from the Arbor Area. He feels the Crag Area fits him better, though. He's quite good at nicely convincing others to do him favors.
Pokémon Battle Trozei Rock Attack Power: ★★★★★			Pokémon Shuffle Rock Attack Power: 40 - 90 5 #021 Opportunist Rarely increases damage.
Pokémon GO Base HP: 137 Base Attack: 124 Base Defense: 133 Egg Distance: 2 km* Buddy Distance: 5 km Evolution Requirement: 50 + 15 km Fast Attacks: Rock Throw, Counter Charged Attacks: Rock Tomb, Earthquake, Rock Slide

Evolution

Baby form Bonsly  Rock

Breed holding Rock Incense ← Level up knowing Mimic →

First evolution Sudowoodo  Rock

Sprites

This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation IV.
Generation IV Diamond Pearl Platinum HeartGold SoulSilver Front Back Front Back Front Back
Generation V Black White Black 2 White 2 Front Back Front Back
Generation VI X Y Omega Ruby Alpha Sapphire Front Back Front Back
Generation VII Sun Moon Ultra Sun Ultra Moon Front Back Front Back

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

Trivia

• Bonsly's English name was revealed on June 16, 2005, which was still before Pokémon Emerald was released in Japan.
• 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.
• Both Bonsly and Munchlax had their cries revealed at the same time, in Pokémon XD: Gale of Darkness, being the first Generation IV Pokémon to receive this treatment.
• Bonsly has the lowest base Special Attack stat of any Pokémon, tied with Shuckle, Feebas, and Alolan Sandshrew.

Origin

Bonsly 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 is a combination of bonsai (miniature tree) and sly or lie.

Usohachi is a combination of 嘘 uso (false) and 鉢 hachi (flowerpot). It may be a play on 嘘っぱち usoppachi (downright lie).

In other languages

Language Title Meaning Japanese ウソハチ Usohachi From 嘘 uso and 鉢 hachi, or a wordplay on 嘘っぱち usoppachi French Manzaï From mini and bonsaï as well as banzaï Spanish Bonsly Same as English name German Mobai From mogeln and Bonsai Italian Bonsly Same as English name Korean 꼬지지 Kkojiji From 거짓 geojit (which 꼬지 kkoji is a variation of) Mandarin Chinese 盆才怪 Péncáiguài 爱哭树/愛哭樹 Àikūshù From 盆栽 pénzāi, 才怪 cáiguài, and 怪兽 guàiwù / 怪物 guàishòu. Literally "Crybaby tree". Cantonese Chinese

More languages Thai อุโซฮาจิ Usohachi Transcription of Japanese name

Related articles

• Brock's Bonsly
• Baby Pokémon

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