What does Bonsly evolve into?

Bonsly evolves into Sudowoodo after learning Mimic. One evolution, no branching. Solid jump from 290 BST.

Where can you catch Bonsly?

Bonsly is catchable in Scarlet & Violet. Check the Locations section above for specific routes, encounter rates, and methods. It also appears in 12 other games across the series.

What games is Bonsly in?

Bonsly is available in Scarlet & Violet. Across the full series, it appears in 13 games total.

In Scarlet & Violet, Bonsly does the job early-game if you need a Rock type on your team. Evolve it into Sudowoodo before the later gyms and it holds up fine through the story.

Bonsly - Weakness, Evolution, Moveset, EVs & Stats

Physical

Trick Room

CTier

10Speed · Very Slow

Stats & Training

Bonsly's all-in on Defense at the expense of Sp. Atk. The physical lean is obvious from the bars. Yields 1 Defense EV and follows a medium-fast 1M XP curve.

Base Stats

Below

HP50

Attack80

Defense95

Sp. Atk10

Sp. Def45

Speed10

Total290

Details

Catch Rate

Guaranteed255 / 255

Growth Rate

Medium Fast1M XP

Height0.5 m

Weight15.0 kg

Base XP58

Abilities

SturdyPopular

Prevents being KOed from full HP, leaving 1 HP instead. Protects against the one-hit KO moves regardless of HP.

Rock HeadNiche

Protects against recoil damage.

RattledHA

Raises Speed one stage upon being hit by a dark, ghost, or bug move.

EV Yield

HPAtkDef+1SpASpDSpe

Defense training source

Pokedex Entries

In order to adjust the level of fluids in its body, it exudes water from its eyes. This makes it appear to be crying.

Bonsly Weakness

Type-wise, Bonsly takes extra damage from Water, Grass, Fighting, Ground, and Steel. It resists 4 types, giving it decent defensive coverage. Bonsly's physical bulk (base 95 Def) helps cushion physical weakness hits, but special attackers are the bigger threat.

Bonsly Weakness and Resistance Chart
Damage	Types
2x (Weak)	Water, Grass, Fighting, Ground, Steel
0.5x (Resist)	Normal, Fire, Poison, Flying

Type ChartFragile

5Weak

4Resist

0Immune

Score-6

4xCritical

None

2xWeak

Water Grass Fighting Ground Steel

½xResist

Normal Fire Poison Flying

¼xResist

None

0xImmune

None

STAB (4)

Fire Ice Flying Bug

How to Beat Bonsly in Scarlet & Violet (Best Counters)

Garchomp DragonGround	S
Available Moves Moves DigLv. 52 BulldozeLv. 18 Sand TombLv. 1 Damage vs Bonsly Dig 2x 95-113%KO Bulldoze 2x 73-86% Sand Tomb 2x 45-53% View Garchomp builds →
Quaquaval WaterFighting	B
Obtain MethodEvolve Quaxly (Cabo Poco Gift) Available Moves Moves Close CombatLv. 58 Wave CrashLv. 64 LiquidationLv. 47 Aqua CutterLv. 21 Damage vs Bonsly Close Combat 2x 134-158%KO Wave Crash 2x 134-158%KO Liquidation 2x 95-113%KO Aqua Cutter 2x 79-94% View Quaquaval builds →
Toedscruel GroundGrass	B
Available Moves Moves Power WhipLv. 58 Earth PowerLv. 54 Seed BombLv. 34 Giga DrainLv. 48 Damage vs Bonsly Power Whip 2x 87-103%KO Earth Power 2x 126-149%KO Seed Bomb 2x 58-70% Giga Drain 2x 106-125%KO View Toedscruel builds →
Tinkaton FairySteel	B
Available Moves Moves Flash CannonLv. 31 Metal ClawLv. 8 Rock SmashLv. 14 Damage vs Bonsly Flash Cannon 2x 102-120%KO Metal Claw 2x 41-48% Rock Smash 2x 22-26% View Tinkaton builds →
Flamigo FlyingFighting	B
Available Move Moves Double KickLv. 5 Damage vs Bonsly Double Kick 2x 34-41% View Flamigo builds →

Scarlet & Violet Evolution

Bonsly is the baby form here. It evolves into Sudowoodo after learning Mimic, but you can't breed it directly. Hatch one by breeding the evolved forms instead. Evolving adds up to 120 stat points total. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.

How to Evolve

2 Forms

#438Bonsly

Knows Mimic

#185Sudowoodo

Stat Comparison 2 Stages

Bonsly

Rock

Sudowoodo

Rock

70+20

ATK

100+20

DEF

115+20

SP.ATK

30+20

SP.DEF

65+20

SPE

30+20

BST

290C-Tier

410C-Tier+120

ROLE

Trick Room

Attacker

TYPE

Physical

Breeding

Unavailable

Undiscovered egg group

Scarlet & Violet Bonsly Best Moveset

Sturdy and Eviolite give Bonsly staying power beyond its evolution stage. Adamant nature boosts Attack, spread EVs set the spread, and the pre-evolution bulk actually works here.

Best Build

Experimental

Ability

Sturdy

Item

EvioliteBULK

Best Nature for Bonsly

Adamant+ATK

Bonsly best EVs are Sp. Def and Attack

EVs

Atk

Def

SpD

Hazard Setter Moveset

Sucker Punch
EarthquakeCoverage
Stealth RockSTAB
Rock SlideSTAB

Recommended Teammates

ElekidGood

MienfooDecent

ImpidimpDecent

Moves

Breeding's the move. Curse and Defense Curl give Bonsly options it can't learn any other way, and Normal and Dark coverage and more already covers a decent range on top of Stone Edge and Power Gem. The egg moves push it further.

Level-Up Moves

Lv 1

Copycat

C——20Normal

Lv 1

Fake Tears

C—10020Dark

Lv 4

Flail

A—10015Normal

Lv 8

Rock Throw

—509015Rock

Lv 12

Block

C——5Normal

Lv 16

Mimic

D——10Normal

Lv 20

Rock Tomb

C609515Rock

Lv 24

Tearful Look

D——20Normal

Lv 28

Sucker Punch+1

S701005Dark

Lv 32

Rock Slide

S759010Rock

Lv 36

Low Kick

A—10020Fighting

Lv 40

Counter-5

A—10020Fighting

Lv 44

Double-Edge

C12010015Normal

TM Moves

TM66

Body Slam

C8510015Normal

TM58

Brick Break

C7510015Fighting

TM28

Bulldoze

D6010020Ground

TM129

Calm Mind

C——20Psychic

TM224

Curse

C——10Ghost

TM55

Dig

A8010010Ground

TM204

Double-Edge

C12010015Normal

TM133

Earth Power

D9010010Ground

TM149

Earthquake

S10010010Ground

TM47

Endure+4

C——10Normal

TM25

Facade

D7010020Normal

TM03

Fake Tears

C—10020Dark

TM62

Foul Play

C9510015Dark

TM81

Grass Knot

D—10020Grass

TM130

Helping Hand+5

C——20Normal

TM12

Low Kick

A—10020Fighting

TM35

Mud Shot

D559515Ground

TM05

Mud-Slap

D2010010Ground

TM101

Power Gem

D8010020Rock

TM07

Protect+4

A——10Normal

TM203

Psych Up

C——10Normal

TM85

Rest

C——5Psychic

TM76

Rock Blast

B259010Rock

TM86

Rock Slide

S759010Rock

TM36

Rock Tomb

C609515Rock

TM176

Sand Tomb

D358515Ground

TM51

Sandstorm

C——10Rock

TM70

Sleep Talk

C——10Normal

TM179

Smack Down

C5010015Rock

TM90

Spikes

B——20Ground

TM116

Stealth Rock

S——20Rock

TM84

Stomping Tantrum

C7510010Ground

TM150

Stone Edge

A100805Rock

TM103

Substitute

C——10Normal

TM49

Sunny Day

C——5Fire

TM01

Take Down

C908520Normal

TM171

Tera Blast

D8010010Normal

TM18

Thief

D6010025Dark

TM20

Trailblaze

D5010020Grass

Egg Moves

Egg

Curse

C——10Ghost

Egg

Defense Curl

D——40Normal

Egg

Harden

D——30Normal

Egg

Headbutt

D7010015Normal

Egg

Rock Polish

C——20Rock

Egg

Rollout

D309020Rock

Tutor Moves

Bonsly can't learn any Tutor moves

Scarlet & Violet Bonsly Locations

low spawn rates is the best you'll get on Bonsly in early-game routes. Use the sort toggle below. Best shows where the odds peak, Earliest shows where you can access it soonest in your playthrough.

Best Locations to Catch Bonsly in Scarlet & Violet

Which version you're playing matters for Bonsly. 20 walking spots at Lv. 5-12 spread across Scarlet and Violet, and some routes only appear in one cartridge. Check the version badges below.

Casseroya Lake - Forest

ScarletOverworld Lv.5-12 Water

1%Early

Casseroya Lake - Forest

VioletOverworld Lv.5-12 Water

1%Early

East Province (Area One) - Forest

ScarletOverworld Lv.5-12 Route

1%Early

East Province (Area One) - Forest

VioletOverworld Lv.5-12 Route

1%Early

East Province (Area Two) - Forest

ScarletOverworld Lv.5-12 Route

1%Early

East Province (Area Two) - Forest

VioletOverworld Lv.5-12 Route

1%Early

North Province (Area One) - Forest

ScarletOverworld Lv.5-12 Route

1%Early

North Province (Area One) - Forest

VioletOverworld Lv.5-12 Route

1%Early

North Province (Area Two) - Forest

ScarletOverworld Lv.5-12 Route

1%Early

North Province (Area Two) - Forest

VioletOverworld Lv.5-12 Route

1%Early

South Province (Area Four) - Forest

ScarletOverworld Lv.5-12 Route

1%Early

South Province (Area Four) - Forest

VioletOverworld Lv.5-12 Route

1%Early

South Province (Area One) - Forest

ScarletOverworld Lv.5-12 Route

1%Early

South Province (Area One) - Forest

VioletOverworld Lv.5-12 Route

1%Early

South Province (Area Two) - Forest

ScarletOverworld Lv.5-12 Route

1%Early

South Province (Area Two) - Forest

VioletOverworld Lv.5-12 Route

1%Early

Tagtree Thicket - Forest

ScarletOverworld Lv.5-12 Forest

1%Early

Tagtree Thicket - Forest

VioletOverworld Lv.5-12 Forest

1%Early

West Province (Area Three) - Forest

ScarletOverworld Lv.5-12 Route

1%Early

West Province (Area Three) - Forest

VioletOverworld Lv.5-12 Route

1%Early

Bonsly Guide

Bonsly evolves into Sudowoodo after learning Mimic. One evolution, no branching. Solid jump from 290 BST.
Bonsly is catchable in Scarlet & Violet. Check the Locations section above for specific routes, encounter rates, and methods. It also appears in 12 other games across the series.
Bonsly is available in Scarlet & Violet. Across the full series, it appears in 13 games total.
In Scarlet & Violet, Bonsly does the job early-game if you need a Rock type on your team. Evolve it into Sudowoodo before the later gyms and it holds up fine through the story.

Game Availability

Bonsly first appeared in Diamond & Pearl and has been available in 13 games across 7 generations. Obtainable through catching or hatching as a base form in most titles where it appears.

Click a game to view version-specific details

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