Nuzleaf (Pokémon)

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Nuzleaf コノハナ Konohana #274
Art by Ken Sugimori from Ruby and Sapphire
Type Grass Dark Unknown Unknown Blue-Striped Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown	Category Wily Pokémon
Abilities Chlorophyll or Early Bird Early Bird Blue-Striped ----- Pickpocket Hidden Ability
Exp. at Lv. 100 1,059,860
Regional Pokédex numbers Kanto #— Johto — Hoenn #023 Sinnoh — Unova Not in any regional Pokédex
Regional Browser numbers Fiore R-181 Almia R-034 Oblivia
Height 3'03" Imperial 1.0 m Metric 3'03"/1.0 m Red-Striped 0'0"/0.0 m Blue-Striped 0'0"/0.0 m
Weight 61.7 lbs. Imperial 28.0 kg Metric 61.7 lbs./28.0 kg Red-Striped 0.0 lbs./0.0 kg Blue-Striped 0.0 lbs./0.0 kg
Dex color Brown	Catch rate 120 (15.7%)
Body style Blue-Striped	Footprint      Blue-Striped
Gender ratio Gender unknown Unknown 50% male, 50% female
Breeding Field and Grass groups 1 cycles (255 minimum steps)
EV yield HP 0 Atk 2 Def 0 Sp.Atk 0 Sp.Def 0 Speed 0 Base Exp.: 141 Battle Exp.: 1411*
External links On Smogon Pokédex: Generation III Generation IV Generation V Generation VI Generation VII Generation VIII Generation IX Artwork on Bulbagarden Archives

Nuzleaf (Japanese: コノハナ Konohana) is a dual-type Grass/Dark Pokémon.

It evolves from Seedot starting at level 14, and evolves into Shiftry when exposed to a Leaf Stone.

Biology

Physiology

Nuzleaf is more humanoid than Seedot. Its light-brown thighs are bulky and patterned with thin stiations, and it has two small black dots on its chest. Its nose is pointed and it has a light brown "mask", with a pointed pattern extending to the back of its head and a leaf on the top.

Gender differences

A female has a smaller leaf on her head.

Special abilities

Nuzleaf also have the ability to use leaves as a form of sound that can confuse people and Pokémon, with a flute made with the leaf on its head. This sound can also make people or Pokémon uneasy, or comfort them. Nuzleaf are skilled in climbing trees.

Behavior

When in the wild, Nuzleaf tend to be pranksters, playing tricks on any Trainer or Pokémon who pass by their turf. Nuzleaf dislikes having its long nose pinched, and loses power if it is gripped for its nose is its weak point. Nuzleaf, dwelling in forests, is skilled at climbing trees.

Habitat

Nuzleaf live deep within densely overgrown forests, in holes bored in large trees.

Diet

Main article: Pokémon food

In the anime

Major appearances

Nuzleaf first appeared in Turning Over a Nuzleaf. When Pikachu, Treecko, Torchic, Mudkip, Silcoon, Lotad and Corphish get separated from Ash, May, Brock, and Max and got lost in a forest, these wily Pokémon caused trouble for them.

More Nuzleaf appeared in Jump For Joy and lived in an old tree with Seedot and Shiftry. One of them was sick and required attention from Nurse Joy.

A colony of Seedot and Nuzleaf appeared in Leave it to Brocko!. One of the Nuzleaf got separated from its colony and Brock and Sudowoodo had to bring it home before Team Rocket could steal it. This Nuzleaf also seemed to be fast friends with Brock's Sudowoodo, even when Sudowoodo was a Bonsly.

Minor appearances

Yōko of the Eterna Gym owns a Nuzleaf. In The Grass-Type is Always Greener, when Gardenia was traveling in the Eterna Forest, it brought her a note summoning her back to the Gym. It was seen again in The Grass Menagerie! , refereeing alongside its trainer.

A Nuzleaf made a cameo appearance in Camping It Up!.

A Nuzleaf appeared in The Ribbon Cup Caper at the ship's Pokémon Center.

In A Marathon Rivalry!, a Nuzleaf was used by a participant in the Pokéathlon.

Nuzleaf appeared in Zoroark: Master of Illusions as a few of the many local Pokémon who lives in Crown City. One of them worked with the other Pokémon in surrounding Zorua in the park to attack him, angry at Zorua for what Zoroark did to the city. Before a fight broke out, Nuzleaf, along with the other Pokémon, were calmed by Celebi.

Pokédex entries

In the manga

Ruby met a wild Nuzleaf in Petalburg City that sprang out at him with other wild Pokémon. It briefly engaged in battle with Zuzu until Zuzu grabbed it by its long nose, prompting it to run away.

Pokédex entries

In the TCG

Main article: Nuzleaf (TCG)

Game data

NPC appearances

• Pokémon Pinball: Ruby & Sapphire: Punching the ball with Makuhita on the Ruby Field will push Nuzleaf back. On the second hit, it will create a bridge leading to the Ball Upgrade.
• Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Two Nuzleaf are members of Team Shifty.

Pokédex entries

Game locations

In side games

Stats

Base stats

Pokéathlon stats

Type effectiveness

Learnset

By leveling up

By TM/HM

Generation V Other generations: III - IV - VI - VII - VIII - IX
TM		Move	Type	Cat.	Pwr.	Acc.	PP
	TM06	Toxic	Poison	Status	0000—	090}}90%	10
	TM10	Hidden Power	Normal	Special	0000—	100}}100%	15
	TM11	Sunny Day	Fire	Status	0000—	—}}—%	5
	TM15	Hyper Beam	Normal	Special	150150	090}}90%	5
	TM17	Protect	Normal	Status	0000—	—}}—%	10
	TM21	Frustration	Normal	Physical	0000—	100}}100%	20
	TM22	SolarBeam	Grass	Special	120120	100}}100%	10
	TM27	Return	Normal	Physical	0000—	100}}100%	20
	TM28	Dig	Ground	Physical	08080	100}}100%	10
	TM30	Shadow Ball	Ghost	Special	08080	100}}100%	15
	TM31	Brick Break	Fighting	Physical	07575	100}}100%	15
	TM32	Double Team	Normal	Status	0000—	—}}—%	15
	TM39	Rock Tomb	Rock	Physical	05050	080}}80%	10
	TM41	Torment	Dark	Status	0000—	100}}100%	15
	TM42	Facade	Normal	Physical	07070	100}}100%	20
	TM44	Rest	Psychic	Status	0000—	—}}—%	10
	TM45	Attract	Normal	Status	0000—	100}}100%	15
	TM46	Thief	Dark	Physical	04040	100}}100%	10
	TM47	Low Sweep	Fighting	Physical	06060	100}}100%	20
	TM48	Round	Normal	Special	06060	100}}100%	15
	TM53	Energy Ball	Grass	Special	08080	100}}100%	10
	TM54	False Swipe	Normal	Physical	04040	100}}100%	40
	TM56	Fling	Dark	Physical	0000—	100}}100%	10
	TM63	Embargo	Dark	Status	0000—	100}}100%	15
	TM64	Explosion	Normal	Physical	250250	100}}100%	5
	TM66	Payback	Dark	Physical	05050	100}}100%	10
	TM67	Retaliate	Normal	Physical	07070	100}}100%	5
	TM70	Flash	Normal	Status	0000—	100}}100%	20
	TM75	Swords Dance	Normal	Status	0000—	—}}—%	30
	TM77	Psych Up	Normal	Status	0000—	—}}—%	10
	TM80	Rock Slide	Rock	Physical	07575	090}}90%	10
	TM86	Grass Knot	Grass	Special	0000—	100}}100%	20
	TM87	Swagger	Normal	Status	0000—	090}}90%	15
	TM90	Substitute	Normal	Status	0000—	—}}—%	10
	TM94	Rock Smash	Fighting	Physical	04040	100}}100%	15
	TM95	Snarl	Dark	Special	05555	095}}95%	15
	HM01	Cut	Normal	Physical	05050	095}}95%	30
	HM04	Strength	Normal	Physical	08080	100}}100%	15
Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Nuzleaf Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution of Nuzleaf Click on the generation numbers at the top to see TM moves from other generations

By breeding

Generation V Other generations: III - IV - VI - VII - VIII - IX
Father	Move	Type	Cat.	Pwr.	Acc.	PP
	Amnesia	Psychic	Status	—	—%	20
	Beat Up	Dark	Physical	—	100%	10
	Bullet Seed	Grass	Physical	25	100%	30
	Defog*	Flying	Status	—	—%	15
	Foul Play	Dark	Physical	95	100%	15
	Leech Seed	Grass	Status	—	90%	10
	Nasty Plot	Dark	Status	—	—%	20
	Power Swap	Psychic	Status	—	—%	10
	Quick Attack	Normal	Physical	40	100%	30
	Razor Wind	Normal	Special	80	100%	10
	Take Down	Normal	Physical	90	85%	20
	Worry Seed	Grass	Status	—	100%	10
Moves marked with an asterisk (*) must be chain bred onto Nuzleaf in Generation V 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 Nuzleaf in that game. Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Nuzleaf Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution of Nuzleaf Click on the generation numbers at the top to see Egg moves from other generations

By tutoring

By a prior evolution

Generation V Other generations: III - IV - VI - VII - VIII - IX
Stage	Move	Type	Cat.	Pwr.	Acc.	PP
	Bide	Normal	Physical	—	—%	10
	Synthesis	Grass	Status	—	—%	5
Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Nuzleaf Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution of Nuzleaf Click on the generation numbers at the top to see moves from other generations

Side game data

Pokémon Pinball  N/A  Not available		Pokémon Pinball RS     Acquisition: Catch		Pokémon Trozei!    Rarity: Common
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon Red Rescue Team and Blue Rescue Team File:MDP RT 274.png Body size: 1 Recruit rate: -19% Friend Area: Mushroom Forest Phrases 51%-100% HP I'll strike fear into the foes with my grass flute! 26%-50% HP Be careful. My health is down by about half. 1%-25% HP I'm bushed... I can't blow my grass flute anymore... Level up Level up for me! I'm feeling good! Partner phrases 51%-100% HP <name>, my HP is between 51% and 100%. 26%-50% HP <name>, my HP is between 26% and 50%. 1%-25% HP <name>, my HP is between 1% and 25%. Level up Level up for me! I'm feeling good!
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon Explorers of Time, Explorers of Darkness, and Explorers of Sky Body size: 1 Recruit rate: 0.5% IQ group: C
Pokémon Ranger Group:  Dark  Poké Assist: ( Grass ) Field move: (Gust ×1) Loops: 3 Min. exp.: 46 Max. exp.: 60 Browser entry   Nuzleaf leaps suddenly from tall grass. It creates whirlwinds by spinning.
Pokémon Ranger: Shadows of Almia Group:  Grass  Poké Assist: ( Grass ) Field move: (Tackle ×2) Browser entry   While protecting itself with leaves, it also scatters them to attack.
Pokémon Ranger: Guardian Signs Group: Poké Assist: Field move:  Normal  None Past ( Normal ) None Past (Electrify ×1) Browser entry   This Pokémon does not have a browser entry.
Pokémon Rumble N/A Not Available Defense Speed N/A Not Available Defense Speed			Pokémon Rumble Blast N/A Not Available Defense Speed N/A Not Available Defense Speed N/A Not Available Defense Speed N/A Not Available Defense Speed
PokéPark Wii: Pikachu's Adventure PokéPark Pad entry: This Pokémon has no PokéPark Pad entry.
PokéPark 2: Wonders Beyond Strong: {{{Park2strong}}} Weak: {{{Park2weak}}} PokéPark Pad entry: This Pokémon has no PokéPark Pad entry.
Pokémon Conquest HP: Move: {{{ConquestMove}}} Attack: Ability 1: {{{ConquestAbility1}}} Defense: Ability 2: {{{ConquestAbility2}}} Speed: Ability 3: {{{ConquestAbility3}}} Does not evolve. Range: 0 Perfect Links: {{{ConquestLink}}}

Evolution

Unevolved Seedot  Grass

Level 14 →

First evolution Nuzleaf  Grass  Dark

Leaf Stone →

Second evolution Shiftry  Grass  Dark

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
IV	Diamond	Pearl	Platinum		HeartGold	SoulSilver	Back
V	Black	White	Black 2	White 2			Back

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

Trivia

• Nuzleaf's Defense stat is lower than that of its pre-evolved form, Seedot. Additionally, Defense is tied for Nuzleaf's lowest stat, where as Defense is Seedot's highest stat.
• Despite some of Nuzleaf's Pokédex entries saying that it uses the leaf on its head as a flute, Nuzleaf cannot legitimately learn GrassWhistle.
• A Nuzleaf with a face similar to John Locke is a recurring character in the Nuzlocke webcomic series and the unofficial mascot of the infamous Nuzlocke Challenge in general.

Origin

Nuzleaf is probably based on an acorn, 天狗 Tengu, tricky Japanese goblins who are known for their long noses, cruel tricks, and ability to read minds, and possibly on Pinocchio. Nuzleaf's shiny color, combined with it pointed nose, makes it very similar to a Red Pikmin from the Pikmin series. It could also simply be a reference that Tengu are often depicted with red faces.

Name origin

Nuzleaf's name may be a combination of nuzzle or nose and leaf.

Konohana is literally 巨の鼻 konohana, big nose, but more formally seems to be a combination of 木の葉 konoha, leaves, and 鼻 hana, nose or 花 hana, flower. Konohana may also be この 花 kono hana, this flower.

In other languages

External links

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