Floatzel (Pokémon)

For Pokémon GO information on this species, see the game's section.
← #418: Buizel	Pokémon	#420: Cherubi →

Floatzel Sea Weasel Pokémon フローゼル Floazel #419 Images on the Bulbagarden Archives
Type Water Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown
Abilities Swift Swim Cacophony Cacophony Water Veil Hidden Ability Cacophony Hidden Ability Cacophony Cacophony
Gender ratio Unknown 50% male, 50% female	Catch rate 75 (17.5%)
Breeding Egg Groups Water 1 and Field Hatch time 20 cycles
Height 3'07" 1.1 m Floatzel 0'0" 0 m {{{form2}}} 0'0" 0 m {{{form3}}} 0'0" 0 m {{{form4}}}	Weight 73.9 lbs. 33.5 kg Floatzel 0 lbs. 0 kg {{{form2}}} 0 lbs. 0 kg {{{form3}}} 0 lbs. 0 kg {{{form4}}}
Mega Stone [[|]] [[|]]
Base experience yield 178 Gen. IV Unknown IV 173 V+	Leveling rate Medium Fast
EV yield Total: 2 Floatzel 0 HP 0 Atk 0 Def 0 Sp.Atk 0 Sp.Def 2 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

Floatzel (Japanese: フローゼル Floazel) is a Water-type Pokémon introduced in Generation IV.

It evolves from Buizel starting at level 26.

Biology

Floatzel is an orange Pokémon resembling an anthropomorphic otter or weasel with longer arms than legs. It has four fingers on each hand and three toes on each foot. Its feet are small in comparison to the rest of the body. It has two pointed blue fins on its arms, two aligned, backward-swept, pointed fins on its head, and two tails. The yellow flotation device, which seems to be made of rubber or a similar substance, gives the impression of an inflatable life vest. The flotation sac goes in a kind of ring behind its head, down in front of its arms, then back behind its back above the tails. When it lays on its back, the flotation sac could also be interpreted as a sort of inflatable dinghy using its tails as a propeller and its fins as oars. Its tails can infinitely spin around like propeller blades. Its forelimbs and tails are tipped in cream, and there is an orange teardrop shape near the bottom of its cream belly.

Floatzel also has a circular cream spot in the center of its head, cream eyelids, and a pattern of two black triangles on the edges of its cream muzzle. It has one cream, slightly protruding, oval-shaped spot on its back if it is female and two if it is male. It has small, sharp canine teeth, the top two of which can be seen when its mouth is closed. It can use its swimming capabilities to assist in the rescues of drowning people. To help it dive, Floatzel can deflate its flotation sac, and then inflate it once again when it wishes to surface. It is a freshwater Pokémon and tends to inhabit swift-moving rivers, where it pursues prey.

In the anime

Main series

Floatzel in the anime

Major appearances

Floatzel debuted in Pokémon Ranger and the Kidnapped Riolu! (Part 1), where Kellyn used his Capture Styler on it so he could use it to escape from a group of Sharpedo that belonged to J's henchmen.

In A Crasher Course in Power!, Crasher Wake used a male Floatzel during his Gym battle against Ash. Floatzel battled Pikachu and defeated him before being defeated himself by Buizel's Water Pulse. He seems to know many different defensive techniques to guard himself from attacks, such as inflating the flotation sac around his body and blocking with his fin. He reappeared briefly in flashbacks in For The Love Of Meowth and League Unleashed!; and during the ending credits of Zoroark: Master of Illusions, where he was seen alongside his Trainer.

In Last Call — First Round!, Kenny used a male Floatzel in the Performance Stage of the Sinnoh Grand Festival along with Empoleon. Their Double Performance was going well until Empoleon's Flash Cannon sent Floatzel flying backwards. In Four Roads Diverged in a Pokémon Port!, he and Kenny were given advice by Jasmine before being targeted by Team Rocket.

Minor appearances

In One Team, Two Team, Red Team, Blue Team!, the Pokémon Summer Academy lent a Floatzel to Conway for use in the second leg of the Pokémon Triathlon.

In An Old Family Blend!, a Trainer's Floatzel competed in the Lily of the Valley Conference.

Two Floatzel appeared in Diancie and the Cocoon of Destruction.

Pokédex entries

Pokémon Masters Animated Trailer

Floatzel (lower right) in the Pokémon Masters Animated Trailer

In the Pokémon Masters Animated Trailer, Crasher Wake's Floatzel was part of a team with its Trainer and Wulfric.

GOTCHA!

A Floatzel briefly appeared in GOTCHA!, under the ownership of Crasher Wake.

In the manga

Floatzel in Pokémon Adventures

Pokémon Adventures

In A Big Stink Over Stunky, a Floatzel is first seen acting as the motor jet for Professor Rowan and his assistant (Platinum's father) as they arrived in Canalave City.

In A Skuffle with Skorupi, Crasher Wake is seen with a Floatzel, which he used to battle Platinum's Empoleon, but after a close battle, lost. A few volumes later, under Wake's command, Pearl attempted to catch one himself, but failed to do so and resorted to catching the weaker Buizel.

Multiple Floatzel appeared in Besting Buizel I.

Two Floatzel appeared in a flashback in The Final Dimensional Duel X.

A Floatzel appeared in a flashback as one of the Pokémon trained by the International Police in Innocent Scientist.

In the TCG

Main article: Floatzel (TCG)

Game data

Pokédex entries

Game locations

In side games

Held items

Game		Held Item(s)
Diamond	Pearl	Wacan Berry (5%)
Platinum
HeartGold	SoulSilver	Wacan Berry (5%)
Black	White	Wacan Berry (5%)

Stats

Base stats

Pokéathlon stats

Type effectiveness

Learnset

Side game data

Pokémon Mystery Dungeon Explorers of Time, Explorers of Darkness, and Explorers of Sky Body size: 1 Recruit rate: 0.5% IQ group: F
Pokémon Ranger: Shadows of Almia Group: Water Poké Assist: Water Field move: (River Flow ×1) Browser entry R-056 It spits orbs and blobs of water to attack.
Pokémon Ranger: Guardian Signs Group: Water Poké Assist: (present) Water Field move: (present) (Soak ×3) Poké Assist: (past) Water Field move: (past) (Soak ×1) Browser entry R-037/N-146 It attacks by spitting bubbles that make Pokémon Slowed
Pokémon Rumble Attack ●●●● Defense ●● Speed ●●●●			Pokémon Rumble Blast Attack ●●●● Defense ●● Speed ●●●●
Pokémon Rumble Rush Walking Speed: 1.67 seconds Base HP: 56 Base Attack: 79 Base Defense: 49 Base Speed: 70
PokéPark Wii: Pikachu's Adventure PokéPark Pad entry: Floatzel plays in the Beach Zone. Gyarados's Aqua Dash is the Attraction he specializes in, but he really likes Rayquaza's Balloon Panic, too!
Pokémon Battle Trozei Water Attack Power: ★★★★★			Pokémon Shuffle Water Attack Power: 60 - 105 5 #110 Stabilize Sometimes erases one of the foe's disruptions on the board.
Pokémon GO Base HP: 198 Base Attack: 221 Base Defense: 114 Egg Distance: N/A Buddy Distance: 3 km Evolution Requirement: N/A Fast Attacks: Water Gun, Waterfall Charged Attacks: Aqua Jet, Hydro Pump, Swift

Evolution

Unevolved Buizel  Water

Level 26 →

First evolution Floatzel  Water

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 Floatzel images on the Bulbagarden Archives.

Trivia

Origin

Floatzel may be based on an otter or weasel combined with a life raft.

Name origin

Floatzel and Floazel may be combinations of float and weasel.

In other languages

Language Title Meaning Japanese フローゼル Floazel From float and weasel French Mustéflott From mustélidé and flotter Spanish Floatzel Same as English name German Bojelin From Boje and Hermelin Italian Floatzel Same as English name Korean 플로젤 Pulrozel Transliteration of Japanese name Mandarin Chinese 浮潛鼬 Fú Qiǎn Yòu Literally "Snorkeling weasel". Also, 浮 refers to floating, while 潛 refers to diving. Cantonese Chinese 浮潛鼬 Fàuhchìhmyauh Literally "Snorkeling weasel". Also, 浮 refers to floating, while 潛 refers to diving.

More languages Thai โฟลเซล Flosen Transcription of Japanese name

External links

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Pokémon

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