Sawsbuck (Pokémon)

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Sawsbuck Season Pokémon メブキジカ Mebukijika #586 Spring Form Summer Form Autumn Form Winter Form Winter Form Images on the Bulbagarden Archives
Type Normal Grass Unknown Unknown Summer Form Unknown Unknown Autumn Form Unknown Unknown Winter Form Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown
Abilities Chlorophyll or Sap Sipper Cacophony Summer Form Cacophony Autumn Form Serene Grace Hidden Ability Cacophony Hidden Ability Cacophony Summer Form Cacophony Autumn Form
Gender ratio Unknown 50% male, 50% female	Catch rate 75 (17.5%)
Breeding Egg Group Field Hatch time 20 cycles
Height 6'03" 1.9 m Spring Form 0'0" 0 m Summer Form 0'0" 0 m Autumn Form 0'0" 0 m Winter Form	Weight 203.9 lbs. 92.5 kg Spring Form 0 lbs. 0 kg Summer Form 0 lbs. 0 kg Autumn Form 0 lbs. 0 kg Winter Form
Mega Stone [[|]] [[|]]
Base experience yield Unknown Gen. IV Unknown IV 166	Leveling rate Medium Fast
EV yield Total: 2 Spring Form 0 HP 2 Atk 0 Def 0 Sp.Atk 0 Sp.Def 0 Speed Summer Form 0 HP 0 Atk 0 Def 0 Sp.Atk 0 Sp.Def 0 Speed Autumn Form 0 HP 0 Atk 0 Def 0 Sp.Atk 0 Sp.Def 0 Speed Winter Form 0 HP 0 Atk 0 Def 0 Sp.Atk 0 Sp.Def 0 Speed
Shape	Footprint Summer Form
Pokédex color   Brown	Base friendship 70
External Links On Smogon Pokédex: Generation V Generation VI Generation VII Generation VIII Generation IX Artwork on Bulbagarden Archives

Sawsbuck (Japanese: メブキジカ Mebukijika) is a dual-type Normal/Grass Pokémon introduced in Generation V.

It evolves from Deerling starting at level 34.

In Generation V, Sawsbuck changes its appearance depending on the current season. However, this change in form does not occur after capture, unless it is present in the player's party at the time of a season change. This applies to Eggs as well.

• When the month is January, May, or September, the season is Spring, and it becomes Spring Form.
• When the month is February, June, or October, the season is Summer, and it becomes Summer Form.
• When the month is March, July, or November, the season is Autumn, and it becomes Autumn Form.
• When the month is April, August, or December, the season is Winter, and it becomes Winter Form.

From Generation VI onwards, seasons are no longer a mechanic in the game, and only the Spring Form has been obtainable in the wild. However, its other forms are retained upon transferring from Generation V and can be passed down via breeding.

Biology

Sawsbuck is a brown and cream, deer-like Pokémon with rhomboid ears and darker ear insides. Its eyes have light-orange markings that curve down to the sides of its face. It has a dark-brown nose, and it sports cream fur on its chin and sides of its face. Light-orange stripes rim its underbelly, and its back is decorated with spots corresponding to the season: pink in spring, green in summer, orange in fall, and white in winter. Its limbs are slender and tipped with hooves. Unless it's summer, its brown tail points down. Sawsbuck lives in herds led by the Sawsbuck with the most splendid antlers. It can live almost anywhere as they adapt to the season but prefer to live away from humans. It is herbivorous. In Generation V, Horn Leech was its signature move.

Its appearance changes depending on the season. During the spring, a tuft of cream fur appears on its chest, and its antlers are adorned with pink flowers. During the summer, its tail points up, it grows tufts of fur on the back of its head, and its antlers sport green leaves. During the fall, it sports a cream tuft of fur on its chest, and the leaves on its antlers are red and brown. During the winter, the cream fur turns white, tufts of white fur appear on its chest and lower limbs, and its antlers are coated in white. Sawsbuck have been referred to as the "harbingers of spring".

In the anime

All four forms of Sawsbuck in the anime

Major appearances

Spring Form Sawsbuck debuted in A Connoisseur's Revenge!, under the ownership of Burgundy. She used it in her battle against Cilan, where it went up against Pansage. However, it lost after being hit by a powerful Solar Beam.

All four forms of Sawsbuck appeared in The Four Seasons of Sawsbuck!, with Sawsbuck's Winter Form making its debut, and Sawsbuck's Summer and Autumn Forms making their main series debut. They resided at a secret lake that allowed the Sawsbuck to take on all four forms at the same time. Robert's aim was to photograph all four forms together, which he was able to do.

Minor appearances

Multiple Summer Form Sawsbuck appeared in the opening sequences and ending credits of both White—Victini and Zekrom and Black—Victini and Reshiram, while Autumn Form Sawsbuck exclusively appeared in the opening sequence of Black—Victini and Reshiram. This also marked the debuts of both the Summer Form and Autumn Form Sawsbuck.

Multiple Sawsbuck appeared in Stopping the Rage of Legends! Part 1 and Part 2.

Multiple Summer Form Sawsbuck appeared in Kyurem VS. The Sword of Justice. The Swords of Justice legend also featured their Summer and Autumn Forms.

In Jostling for the Junior Cup!, Cassie's Summer Form Sawsbuck competed in the Pokémon World Tournament Junior Cup, where it lost to Geraldo's Reuniclus in the first round.

A Summer Form Sawsbuck appeared in Ash and N: A Clash of Ideals!.

A Summer Form Sawsbuck appeared in Mewtwo — Prologue to Awakening.

In Genesect and the Legend Awakened, multiple Summer Form Sawsbuck were living at Pokémon Hills. Two of them helped put a fire out there.

A Summer Form Sawsbuck appeared in a photo in Mending a Broken Spirit!.

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  Spring Form Sawsbuck in the anime

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  Summer Form Sawsbuck in the anime

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  Autumn Form Sawsbuck in the anime

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  Winter Form Sawsbuck in the anime

Pokédex entries

In the manga

Winter Form Sawsbuck in Pokémon Adventures

Pokémon Adventures

In Choir Tournament, multiple Autumn Form Sawsbuck appeared at the Autumn Choir Tournament.

In Omega Alpha Adventure 15, Norman was revealed to own a Winter Form Sawsbuck. It was first used to break into the Pokémon Association's old research facility.

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  Autumn Form Sawsbuck in Pokémon Adventures

In the TCG

Main article: Sawsbuck (TCG)

Game data

Pokédex entries

Game locations

In side games

Held items

Stats

Base stats

Type effectiveness

Learnset

Side game data

Spring Form

Pokémon Rumble Blast Attack ●●● Defense ●●● Speed ●●●
Pokémon Rumble Rush Walking Speed: 1.11 seconds Base HP: 55 Base Attack: 78 Base Defense: 53 Base Speed: 60
PokéPark 2: Wonders Beyond PokéPark Pad entry: He is serious and grounded. He visited the Arcane Area, because his friends encouraged him to have a trip to relax. Now he likes it and lives there.
Pokémon Battle Trozei Grass Attack Power: ★★★★★			Pokémon Shuffle Grass Attack Power: 60 - 105 5 #502 Block Smash Clears one unbreakable-block disruption without fail.
Pokémon GO Base HP: 190 Base Attack: 198 Base Defense: 146 Egg Distance: N/A Buddy Distance: 3 km Evolution Requirement: N/A Fast Attacks: Feint Attack, Take Down Charged Attacks: Megahorn, Solar Beam, Wild Charge, Hyper Beam
New Pokémon Snap Photodex entry #066 This Pokémon’s appearance changes with the passing of the seasons. Normally, you could never see all four forms of Sawsbuck at the same time, but Elsewhere Forest seems to be the exception!

Summer Form

Pokémon Rumble Blast Attack ●●● Defense ●●● Speed ●●●

Pokémon Rumble Rush Walking Speed: 1.11 seconds Base HP: 55 Base Attack: 78 Base Defense: 53 Base Speed: 60

Pokémon Shuffle Grass Attack Power: 60 - 105 5 #502 Barrier Shot Removes two barrier-type disruptions and increases damage.

Pokémon GO Base HP: 190 Base Attack: 198 Base Defense: 146 Egg Distance: N/A Buddy Distance: 3 km Evolution Requirement: N/A Fast Attacks: Feint Attack, Take Down Charged Attacks: Megahorn, Solar Beam, Wild Charge, Hyper Beam

New Pokémon Snap Photodex entry #066 This Pokémon’s appearance changes with the passing of the seasons. Normally, you could never see all four forms of Sawsbuck at the same time, but Elsewhere Forest seems to be the exception!

Autumn Form

Pokémon Rumble Blast Attack ●●● Defense ●●● Speed ●●●

Pokémon Rumble Rush Walking Speed: 1.11 seconds Base HP: 55 Base Attack: 78 Base Defense: 53 Base Speed: 60

Pokémon Shuffle Grass Attack Power: 60 - 105 5 #502 Nap Time Leaves the foe asleep.

Pokémon GO Base HP: 190 Base Attack: 198 Base Defense: 146 Egg Distance: N/A Buddy Distance: 3 km Evolution Requirement: N/A Fast Attacks: Feint Attack, Take Down Charged Attacks: Megahorn, Solar Beam, Wild Charge, Hyper Beam

New Pokémon Snap Photodex entry #066 This Pokémon’s appearance changes with the passing of the seasons. Normally, you could never see all four forms of Sawsbuck at the same time, but Elsewhere Forest seems to be the exception!

Winter Form

Pokémon Rumble Blast Attack ●●● Defense ●●● Speed ●●●

Pokémon Rumble Rush Walking Speed: 1.11 seconds Base HP: 55 Base Attack: 78 Base Defense: 53 Base Speed: 60

Pokémon Shuffle Grass Attack Power: 60 - 105 5 #502 Crowd Control+ Deals even more damage when there are more Sawsbuck in the puzzle area.

Pokémon GO Base HP: 190 Base Attack: 198 Base Defense: 146 Egg Distance: N/A Buddy Distance: 3 km Evolution Requirement: N/A Fast Attacks: Feint Attack, Take Down Charged Attacks: Megahorn, Solar Beam, Wild Charge, Hyper Beam

New Pokémon Snap Photodex entry #066 This Pokémon’s appearance changes with the passing of the seasons. Normally, you could never see all four forms of Sawsbuck at the same time, but Elsewhere Forest seems to be the exception!

Evolution

Spring Form

Unevolved Deerling Spring Form  Normal  Grass

Level 34 →

First evolution Sawsbuck Spring Form  Normal  Grass

Summer Form

Unevolved Deerling Summer Form  Normal  Grass

Level 34 →

First evolution Sawsbuck Summer Form  Normal  Grass

Autumn Form

Unevolved Deerling Autumn Form  Normal  Grass

Level 34 →

First evolution Sawsbuck Autumn Form  Normal  Grass

Winter Form

Unevolved Deerling Winter Form  Normal  Grass

Level 34 →

First evolution Sawsbuck Winter Form  Normal  Grass

Sprites

This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation V.
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
Generation VIII HOME

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

Trivia

Early concept art for Sawsbuck

• Autumn Sawsbuck is, to date, the only form of Sawsbuck that has never been released on a card in the Trading Card Game.
• Sawsbuck represents January in the Unova horoscope.
• The design for Sawsbuck was created before the concept of seasons was added to Pokémon Black and White.

Origin

Sawsbuck may be based on a Père David's deer, which is a species of deer that decorates its antlers with foliage during the breeding season. Its antlers may also be based on a deciduous tree. It may also be based on one of the stories of Baron Munchausen, in which he tries to shoot a stag using cherry pits in his musket. The stag survives and escapes, and the next year he discovers a stag with a cherry tree growing out of its head.

Name origin

Sawsbuck may be a play on sawbuck (framework for holding wood to be sawn), which contains the word buck (male deer). SAWS may also be an acronym for the names of the seasons (summer, autumn, winter, and spring).

Mebukijika may be a combination of 芽吹き mebuki (to bud) and 鹿 shika (deer).

In other languages

Language Title Meaning Japanese メブキジカ Mebukijika From 芽吹き mebuki and 鹿 shika French Haydaim From Haydn (composer of The Seasons) and daim Spanish Sawsbuck Same as English name German Kronjuwild From Krone, Baumkrone or Kronjuwelen and Wild Italian Sawsbuck Same as English name Korean 바라철록 Baracheolrok From 발아 (發芽) bar-a, 철 cheol and 록 (鹿) rok Mandarin Chinese 萌芽鹿 Méngyálù* 芽吹鹿 Yáchuīlù* From 萌芽 méngyá and 鹿 lù From the Japanese 芽吹き mebuki and 鹿 lù Cantonese Chinese 萌芽鹿 Màhngngàhlúk* 芽吹鹿 Ngàhchēuilúk* From 萌芽 màhngngàh and 鹿 lúk From the Japanese 芽吹き mebuki and 鹿 lúk

More languages Russian Сосбак Sosbak Transcription of English name Thai เมบูคิจิกะ Mebukhichika Transcription of Japanese name

Spring Form Language Title Japanese はるのすがた Haru no Sugata Chinese Cantonese 春天的樣子 Chēuntīn-dīk Yeuhngjí Mandarin 春天的樣子 / 春天的样子 Chūntiān-de Yàngzi French Forme Printemps German Frühlingsform Indonesian Bentuk Musim Semi Italian Forma Primavera Korean 봄의 모습 Bom-ui Moseup Malaysian Bentuk Musim Bunga Polish Forma Wiosenna Brazilian Portuguese Forma Primavera Spanish Forma Primavera Thai ร่างฤดูใบไม้ผลิ Rang Ridubaimaiphli

Summer Form Language Title Japanese なつのすがた Natsu no Sugata Chinese Cantonese 夏天的樣子 Hahtīn-dīk Yeuhngjí Mandarin 夏天的樣子 / 夏天的样子 Xiàtiān-de Yàngzi French Forme Été German Sommerform Indonesian Bentuk Musim Panas Italian Forma Estate Korean 여름의 모습 Yeoreum-ui Moseup Malaysian Bentuk Musim Panas Polish Forma Letnia Brazilian Portuguese Forma Verão Spanish Forma Verano Thai ร่างฤดูร้อน Rang Riduron

Autumn Form Language Title Japanese あきのすがた Aki no Sugata Chinese Cantonese 秋天的樣子 Chāutīn-dīk Yeuhngjí Mandarin 秋天的樣子 / 秋天的样子 Qiūtiān-de Yàngzi French Forme Automne German Herbstform Indonesian Bentuk Musim Gugur Italian Forma Autunno Korean 가을의 모습 Ga-eur-ui Moseup Malaysian Bentuk Musim Luruh Polish Forma Jesienna Brazilian Portuguese Forma Outono Spanish Forma Otoño Thai ร่างฤดูใบไม้ร่วง Rang Ridubaimairuang

Winter Form Language Title Japanese ふゆのすがた Fuyu no Sugata Chinese Cantonese 冬天的樣子 Dūngtīn-dīk Yeuhngjí Mandarin 冬天的樣子 / 冬天的样子 Dōngtiān-de Yàngzi French Forme Hiver German Winterform Indonesian Bentuk Musim Dingin Italian Forma Inverno Korean 겨울의 모습 Gyeo-ur-ui Moseup Malaysian Bentuk Musim Sejuk Polish Forma Zimowa Brazilian Portuguese Forma Inverno Spanish Forma Invierno Thai ร่างฤดูหนาว Rang Ridunao

Related articles

• List of Pokémon with form differences

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