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Bonsly (Japanese: ウソハチ Usohachi) is a Rock-type baby Pokémon.
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. 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. 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
Major appearances
In From Cradle to Save, Brock captured a baby Bonsly and took care of it. It evolved into Sudowoodo in Leave it To Brocko!.
Other
A Bonsly followed Ash and his friends on their mission to rescue Pikachu in Lucario and the Mystery of Mew.
In King and Queen for a Day, a Bonsly and Mime Jr. that were stars of a television show went missing and were discovered to be sick when they were found, so Brock's Bonsly and James's Mime Jr. had to fill in for them.
A wild Bonsly appeared in PK15. It joins with Pikachu and the other Pokémon on the trip to the haunted house.
Minor appearances
Another Bonsly appeared in The Fleeing Tower of Sunyshore!.
A Bonsly is set to appear in XY038.
Pokédex entries
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Source
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Entry
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AG156
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Bonsly
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Ash's Pokédex
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Bonsly, the Bonsai Pokémon. Bonsly is the pre-evolved form of Sudowoodo. Although it looks like a Grass Pokémon, it is actually a Rock-type. When it collects too much moisture, it produces fake tears to get rid of it.
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Entry
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DP004
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Bonsly
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Dawn's Pokédex
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Bonsly, the Bonsai Pokémon. Being a Rock-type, it can get weak if its body contains too much water, so it secretes that water from both sides of its body to regulate it.
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In the manga
Bonsly in Pocket Monsters DP
In the Pokémon Adventures manga
A Bonsly appears under the ownership of a female Pokéfan in the Platinum arc.
In the Pokémon Diamond and Pearl Adventure! manga
Hareta has a Bonsly which he caught it in Team Galactic's Greatest Warrior.
In the Pokémon Pocket Monsters manga
Bonsly appears in the first chapter of Pocket Monsters DP.
In the TCG
- Main article: Bonsly (TCG)
Other appearances
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
Pokédex entries
This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation IV.
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Generation IV
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Diamond
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It looks as if it is always crying. It is actually adjusting its body's fluid levels by eliminating excess.
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Pearl
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It prefers arid environments. It leaks water from its eyes to adjust its body's fluid levels.
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Platinum
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It prefers an arid atmosphere. It leaks water that looks like tears when adjusting its moisture level.
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HeartGold
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In order to adjust the level of fluids in its body, it exudes water from its eyes. This makes it appear to be crying.
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SoulSilver
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{{{soulsilverdex}}}
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Generation V
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Black
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It prefers an arid atmosphere. It leaks water that looks like tears when adjusting its moisture level.
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White
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{{{whitedex}}}
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Black 2
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It prefers an arid atmosphere. It leaks water that looks like tears when adjusting its moisture level.
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White 2
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Generation VI
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X
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It prefers arid environments. It leaks water from its eyes to adjust its body's fluid levels.
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Y
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It prefers an arid atmosphere. It leaks water that looks like tears when adjusting its moisture level.
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Game locations
This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation IV.
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Note: Through the use of cheating, players can obtain a Bonsly in Pokémon XD: Gale of Darkness. However since it cannot learn any moves, it is almost unusable, unless one were to cheat to give it moves.
In side games
Stats
Base stats
Stat
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Range
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At Lv. 50
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At Lv. 100
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50
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110 - 157
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210 - 304
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80
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76 - 145
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148 - 284
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95
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90 - 161
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175 - 317
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10
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13 - 68
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22 - 130
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45
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45 - 106
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85 - 207
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10
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13 - 68
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22 - 130
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Total: 290
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Other Pokémon with this total
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- Minimum stats are calculated with 0 EVs, IVs of 0, and (if applicable) a hindering nature.
- Maximum stats are calculated with 252 EVs, IVs of 31, and (if applicable) a helpful nature.
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Pokéathlon stats
Type effectiveness
Under normal battle conditions in Generation IX, this Pokémon is:
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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, it has only the attack Rock Slide.
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- 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 level-up moves from other generations
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- 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
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- Moves marked with an asterisk (*) must be chain bred onto Bonsly in Generation VI
- 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
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- A black or white abbreviation in a colored box indicates that Bonsly can be tutored the move in that game
- A colored abbreviation in a white box indicates that Bonsly cannot be tutored the move 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 Move Tutor moves from other generations
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Side game data
Evolution
Sprites
Trivia
Origin
It 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
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Title
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Meaning
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Japanese
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ウソハチ Usohachi
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From 嘘 uso and 鉢 hachi, or a wordplay on 嘘っぱち usoppachi
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French
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Manzaï
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From mini and bonsaï
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Spanish
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Bonsly
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Same as English name
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German
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Mobai
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From mogeln and Bonsai
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Italian
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Bonsly
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Same as English name
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Korean
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꼬지지 Kkojiji
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From 거짓 geojit (which 꼬지 kkoji is a variation of)
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Mandarin Chinese
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愛哭樹 Ài Kū Shù
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Literally "Crybaby tree".
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Cantonese Chinese
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