What does Buizel evolve into?

Buizel evolves into Floatzel at level 26. One evolution, no branching. Solid jump from 330 BST.

At what level does Buizel evolve?

Buizel evolves into Floatzel at level 26. Takes some grinding. Plan your team around the mid-game wait.

For HeartGold & SoulSilver, you can run Buizel through the first few routes without issues. 330 BST won't carry you far though. Get it to Floatzel as fast as you can.

Where can you catch Buizel?

Buizel is catchable in HeartGold & SoulSilver. Check the Locations section above for specific routes, encounter rates, and methods. It also appears in 11 other games across the series.

Buizel - Weakness, Evolution, Moveset, EVs & Stats

Physical

Balanced

DTier

85Speed · Above Avg

Stats & Training

Speed and Attack carry most of Buizel's stat budget. Sp. Def's the obvious dump stat. Common in the wild and yields 1 Speed EV. Follows a medium-fast 1M XP curve.

Base Stats

Avg

HP55

Attack65

Defense35

Sp. Atk60

Sp. Def30

Speed85

Total330

Details

Catch Rate

Easy190 / 255

Growth Rate

Medium Fast1M XP

Height0.7 m

Weight29.5 kg

Base XP66

Abilities

Swift SwimTop Pick

Doubles Speed during rain.

Water VeilHANot in game

Prevents burns.

EV Yield

HPAtkDefSpASpDSpe+1

Speed training source

Pokedex Entries

It inflates its flotation sac, keeping its face above water in order to watch for prey movement.

Buizel Weakness

Type-wise, Buizel takes extra damage from Electric and Grass. 4 resistances help offset the weaknesses. Just 2 weak spots to worry about, which keeps teambuilding straightforward.

Buizel Weakness and Resistance Chart
Damage	Types
2x (Weak)	Electric, Grass
0.5x (Resist)	Fire, Water, Ice, Steel

Type ChartGood

2Weak

4Resist

0Immune

Score0

Gen IV Type Chart

Fairy type does not exist — Dragon has fewer checks
Physical / Special split now per-move (introduced Gen IV)

4xCritical

None

2xWeak

Electric Grass

½xResist

Fire Water Ice Steel

¼xResist

None

0xImmune

None

STAB (3)

Fire Ground Rock

How to Beat Buizel in HeartGold & SoulSilver (Best Counters)

Carnivine Grass	C
Available Moves Moves Solar BeamTM22 Energy BallTM53 Vine WhipLv. 11 Bullet SeedTM09 Damage vs Buizel Solar Beam 2x 228-269%KO Energy Ball 2x 173-204%KO Vine Whip 2x 86-102%KO Bullet Seed 2x 50-59% View Carnivine builds →
Tangela Grass	C
Available Moves Moves Solar BeamTM22 Energy BallTM53 Vine WhipLv. 19 Mega DrainLv. 26 Damage vs Buizel Solar Beam 2x 250-294%KO Energy Ball 2x 187-221%KO Vine Whip 2x 55-65% Mega Drain 2x 86-102%KO View Tangela builds →
Weepinbell GrassPoison	D
Available Moves Moves Solar BeamTM22 Energy BallTM53 Razor LeafLv. 39 Vine WhipLv. 1 Damage vs Buizel Solar Beam 2x 219-258%KO Energy Ball 2x 165-195%KO Razor Leaf 2x 98-116%KO Vine Whip 2x 81-96% View Weepinbell builds →
Oddish GrassPoison	D
Available Moves Moves Solar BeamTM22 Energy BallTM53 Giga DrainLv. 37 Mega DrainLv. 21 Damage vs Buizel Solar Beam 2x 199-235%KO Energy Ball 2x 149-175%KO Giga Drain 2x 125-147%KO Mega Drain 2x 69-82% View Oddish builds →
Chikorita Grass	D
Obtain MethodNew Bark Town Gift Available Moves Moves Solar BeamTM22 Energy BallTM53 Magical LeafLv. 20 Razor LeafLv. 6 Damage vs Buizel Solar Beam 2x 146-173%KO Energy Ball 2x 110-130%KO Magical Leaf 2x 75-88% Razor Leaf 2x 62-74% View Chikorita builds →

HeartGold & SoulSilver Evolution

One evolution ahead. Buizel grows into Floatzel through a straightforward two-stage chain. A massive partner pool for breeding via two egg groups. Eggs are average hatch time. Evolving adds up to 165 stat points total. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.

How to Evolve

2 Forms

#418Buizel

Level 26

#419Floatzel

Stat Comparison 2 Stages

Buizel

Water

Floatzel

Water

85+30

ATK

105+40

DEF

55+20

SP.ATK

85+25

SP.DEF

50+20

SPE

115+30

BST

330C-Tier

495B-Tier+165

ROLE

Balanced

Sweeper

TYPE

Utility

Physical

Breeding

Very Easy

Breed Buizel easily with 131 breeding partners from the Ground and Water1 egg groups. Pass egg moves like Baton Pass, Double Slap, Fury Cutter and 5 more to offspring.

Egg Groups

GroundWater1

Gender

♂50.0%♀50.0%

Hatch Time

20 cycles·5,140 steps

Quick~5 min with Flame Body

Egg Moves

8moves

Breed With (best first)

HeartGold & SoulSilver Buizel Best Moveset

Waterfall is the safe click most turns. Choice Scarf locks Buizel into it but rewards with speed patching through item lock. Adamant nature and max Attack and Speed EVs maximize that first hit. Swiftswim helps on the margins.

Best Build

Experimental

Physical Revenge Killer

Ability

Swift Swim

Item

Choice ScarfSPEED

Best Nature for Buizel

Adamant+ATK

Buizel best EVs are Attack and Speed

EVs

Atk

SpD

Spe

Physical Revenge Killer Moveset

Aqua JetSTAB
Ice Punch
WaterfallSTAB
Water PulseSTAB

Recommended Teammates

PikachuGood

GliscorGood

InfernapeGood

Moves

The egg pool carries weight here. Baton Pass and Double Slap aren't available any other way for Buizel, and they meaningfully change what it threatens. Stack those on top of Surf and Waterfall for solid options.

Level-Up Moves

Lv 1

Growl

——10040Normal

Lv 1

Sonic Boom

A—9020Normal

Lv 1

Water Sport

———15Water

Lv 3

Quick Attack+1

D4010030Normal

Lv 6

Water Gun

—4010025Water

Lv 10

Pursuit

D4010020Dark

Lv 15

Swift

—60—20Normal

Lv 21

Aqua Jet+1

S4010020Water

Lv 28

Agility

C——30Psychic

Lv 36

Whirlpool

D358515Water

Lv 45

Razor Wind

—8010010Normal

TM Moves

TM45

Attract

——10015Normal

TM14

Blizzard

D120705Ice

TM31

Brick Break

B7510015Fighting

TM55

Brine

D6510010Water

TM08

Bulk Up

D——20Fighting

TM78

Captivate

——10020Normal

TM28

Dig

D8010010Ground

TM32

Double Team

———15Normal

TM58

Endure+4

———10Normal

TM42

Facade

D7010020Normal

TM01

Focus Punch-3

C15010020Fighting

TM21

Frustration

D—10020Normal

TM07

Hail

D——10Ice

TM10

Hidden Power

—6010015Normal

TM13

Ice Beam

D9510010Ice

TM23

Iron Tail

D1007515Steel

TM83

Natural Gift

D—10015Normal

TM17

Protect+4

C——10Normal

TM18

Rain Dance

C——5Water

TM44

Rest

C——10Psychic

TM27

Return

D—10020Normal

HM06

Rock Smash

D4010015Fighting

TM39

Rock Tomb

B609510Rock

TM43

Secret Power

—7010020Normal

TM82

Sleep Talk

C——10Normal

HM04

Strength

D8010015Normal

TM90

Substitute

C——10Normal

HM03

Surf

C9510015Water

TM87

Swagger

——9015Normal

TM06

Toxic

C—8510Poison

TM03

Water Pulse

A6010020Water

HM07

Waterfall

A8010015Water

HM05

Whirlpool

D358515Water

Egg Moves

Egg

Baton Pass

D——40Normal

Egg

Double Slap

—158510Normal

Egg

Fury Cutter

—109520Bug

Egg

Fury Swipes

—188015Normal

Egg

Headbutt

D7010015Normal

Egg

Mud-Slap

D2010010Ground

Egg

Odor Sleuth

———40Normal

Egg

Slash

—7010020Normal

Tutor Moves

Tut

Tutor

Dive

C8010010Water

Tutor

Headbutt

D7010015Normal

Tutor

Ice Punch

S7510015Ice

Tutor

Icy Wind

D559515Ice

Tutor

Mud-Slap

D2010010Ground

Tutor

Snore

D4010015Normal

Tutor

Swift

—60—20Normal

HeartGold & SoulSilver Buizel Locations

Buizel starts showing up in early-game routes at decent spawn rates across 48 encounter spots. The list below is sorted so you can pick what fits your current progress without scrolling through everything.

Best Locations to Catch Buizel in HeartGold & SoulSilver

48 spots to find Buizel at Lv. 2-42 via walking. Not all of them exist in both SoulSilver and HeartGold versions, so filter by your copy below.

Route 30

SoulSilverGrass Lv.2-3 Route

20%Early

Radio: Sinnoh Sound

Route 30

HeartGoldGrass Lv.2-3 Route

20%Early

Radio: Sinnoh Sound

Route 31

SoulSilverGrass Lv.4 Route

20%Early

Radio: Sinnoh Sound

Route 31

HeartGoldGrass Lv.4 Route

20%Early

Radio: Sinnoh Sound

Route 32

SoulSilverGrass Lv.4-6 Route

20%Early

Radio: Sinnoh Sound

Route 32

HeartGoldGrass Lv.4-6 Route

20%Early

Radio: Sinnoh Sound

Route 24

SoulSilverGrass Lv.8-10 Route

20%Early

Radio: Sinnoh Sound

Route 24

HeartGoldGrass Lv.8-10 Route

20%Early

Radio: Sinnoh Sound

Route 25

SoulSilverGrass Lv.8-10 Route

20%Early

Radio: Sinnoh Sound

Route 25

HeartGoldGrass Lv.8-10 Route

20%Early

Radio: Sinnoh Sound

Route 34

SoulSilverGrass Lv.10-11 Route

20%Early

Radio: Sinnoh Sound

Route 34

HeartGoldGrass Lv.10-11 Route

20%Early

Radio: Sinnoh Sound

Route 35

SoulSilverGrass Lv.12 Route

20%Early

Radio: Sinnoh Sound

Route 35

HeartGoldGrass Lv.12 Route

20%Early

Radio: Sinnoh Sound

Route 42

SoulSilverGrass Lv.13-14 Route

20%Early

Radio: Sinnoh Sound

Route 42

HeartGoldGrass Lv.13-14 Route

20%Early

Radio: Sinnoh Sound

Route 43

SoulSilverGrass Lv.15 Route

20%Early

Radio: Sinnoh Sound

Route 43

HeartGoldGrass Lv.15 Route

20%Early

Radio: Sinnoh Sound

Route 22

SoulSilverGrass Lv.3 Route

UncommonEarly

Radio: Sinnoh Sound

Route 22

HeartGoldGrass Lv.3 Route

UncommonEarly

Radio: Sinnoh Sound

Route 4

SoulSilverGrass Lv.5 Route

UncommonEarly

Radio: Sinnoh Sound

Route 4

HeartGoldGrass Lv.5 Route

UncommonEarly

Radio: Sinnoh Sound

Route 6

HeartGoldGrass Lv.13 Route

UncommonEarly

Radio: Sinnoh Sound

Route 6

SoulSilverGrass Lv.13 Route

UncommonEarly

Radio: Sinnoh Sound

Route 9

HeartGoldGrass Lv.13-15 Route

UncommonEarly

Radio: Sinnoh Sound

Route 9

SoulSilverGrass Lv.13-15 Route

UncommonEarly

Radio: Sinnoh Sound

Ruins of Alph - Outside

SoulSilverGrass Lv.20-22 Ruins

20%Mid

Radio: Sinnoh Sound

Ruins of Alph - Outside

HeartGoldGrass Lv.20-22 Ruins

20%Mid

Radio: Sinnoh Sound

Route 44

HeartGoldGrass Lv.22-23 Route

20%Mid

Radio: Sinnoh Sound

Route 44

SoulSilverGrass Lv.22-23 Route

20%Mid

Radio: Sinnoh Sound

Route 45

HeartGoldGrass Lv.23 Route

20%Mid

Radio: Sinnoh Sound

Route 45

SoulSilverGrass Lv.23 Route

20%Mid

Radio: Sinnoh Sound

Route 26

SoulSilverGrass Lv.28 Route

20%Mid

Radio: Sinnoh Sound

Route 26

HeartGoldGrass Lv.28 Route

20%Mid

Radio: Sinnoh Sound

Route 27

SoulSilverGrass Lv.28 Route

20%Mid

Radio: Sinnoh Sound

Route 27

HeartGoldGrass Lv.28 Route

20%Mid

Radio: Sinnoh Sound

Route 10

HeartGoldGrass Lv.16-17 Route

UncommonMid

Radio: Sinnoh Sound

Route 10

SoulSilverGrass Lv.16-17 Route

UncommonMid

Radio: Sinnoh Sound

Route 13

HeartGoldGrass Lv.23 Route

UncommonMid

Radio: Sinnoh Sound

Route 13

SoulSilverGrass Lv.23 Route

UncommonMid

Radio: Sinnoh Sound

Route 21

SoulSilverGrass Lv.25-30 Route

UncommonMid

Radio: Sinnoh Sound

Route 21

HeartGoldGrass Lv.25-30 Route

UncommonMid

Radio: Sinnoh Sound

Route 28

SoulSilverGrass Lv.39-40 Route

20%Late

Radio: Sinnoh Sound

Route 28

HeartGoldGrass Lv.39-40 Route

20%Late

Radio: Sinnoh Sound

Route 47

HeartGoldGrass Lv.33-34 Route

UncommonLate

Radio: Sinnoh Sound

Route 47

SoulSilverGrass Lv.33-34 Route

UncommonLate

Radio: Sinnoh Sound

Mt. Silver - Base

SoulSilverGrass Lv.41-42 Cave

UncommonLate

Radio: Sinnoh Sound

Mt. Silver - Base

HeartGoldGrass Lv.41-42 Cave

UncommonLate

Radio: Sinnoh Sound

Buizel Guide

Buizel evolves into Floatzel at level 26. One evolution, no branching. Solid jump from 330 BST.
Buizel evolves into Floatzel at level 26. Takes some grinding. Plan your team around the mid-game wait.
For HeartGold & SoulSilver, you can run Buizel through the first few routes without issues. 330 BST won't carry you far though. Get it to Floatzel as fast as you can.
Buizel is catchable in HeartGold & SoulSilver. Check the Locations section above for specific routes, encounter rates, and methods. It also appears in 11 other games across the series.

Game Availability

Available in 12 titles since its debut in Diamond & Pearl, Buizel spans 7 generations of Pokemon games. It's accessible through catching or hatching as a base form in a solid number of games.

Click a game to view version-specific details

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Chikorita Grass	D
Obtain MethodNew Bark Town Gift Available Move Moves Razor LeafLv. 6 Damage vs Buizel Razor Leaf 2x 65-77% View Chikorita builds →
Bellsprout GrassPoison	D
Available Move Moves Vine WhipLv. 1 Damage vs Buizel Vine Whip 2x 65-77% View Bellsprout builds →
Plusle Electric	D
Upcoming Move Moves SparkLv. 15 Learns Spark at Level 15 View Plusle builds →
Minun Electric	D
Upcoming Move Moves SparkLv. 15 Learns Spark at Level 15 View Minun builds →
Shinx Electric	D
Upcoming Move Moves SparkLv. 13 Learns Spark at Level 13 View Shinx builds →

Carnivine Grass	C
Available Moves Moves Vine WhipLv. 11 Bullet SeedTM09 Damage vs Buizel Vine Whip 2x 83-100%KO Bullet Seed 2x 46-56% View Carnivine builds →
Oddish GrassPoison	D
Available Moves Moves Bullet SeedTM09 AbsorbLv. 1 Damage vs Buizel Bullet Seed 2x 31-38% Absorb 2x 35-44% View Oddish builds →
Chikorita Grass	D
Obtain MethodNew Bark Town Gift Available Moves Moves Razor LeafLv. 6 Bullet SeedTM09 Damage vs Buizel Razor Leaf 2x 63-75% Bullet Seed 2x 31-38% View Chikorita builds →
Bellsprout GrassPoison	D
Available Moves Moves Vine WhipLv. 1 Bullet SeedTM09 Damage vs Buizel Vine Whip 2x 69-81% Bullet Seed 2x 42-50% View Bellsprout builds →
Paras BugGrass	D
TM Move Moves Bullet SeedTM09 Damage vs Buizel Bullet Seed 2x 42-50% View Paras builds →

Carnivine Grass	C
Available Moves Moves Solar BeamTM22 Energy BallTM53 Vine WhipLv. 11 Bullet SeedTM09 Damage vs Buizel Solar Beam 2x 224-264%KO Energy Ball 2x 166-197%KO Vine Whip 2x 88-103%KO Bullet Seed 2x 52-62% View Carnivine builds →
Oddish GrassPoison	D
Available Moves Moves Solar BeamTM22 Energy BallTM53 Bullet SeedTM09 AbsorbLv. 1 Damage vs Buizel Solar Beam 2x 193-228%KO Energy Ball 2x 148-176%KO Bullet Seed 2x 34-41% Absorb 2x 38-47% View Oddish builds →
Chikorita Grass	D
Obtain MethodNew Bark Town Gift Available Moves Moves Solar BeamTM22 Energy BallTM53 Magical LeafLv. 20 Razor LeafLv. 6 Damage vs Buizel Solar Beam 2x 145-171%KO Energy Ball 2x 109-129%KO Magical Leaf 2x 74-88% Razor Leaf 2x 66-78% View Chikorita builds →
Bellsprout GrassPoison	D
Available Moves Moves Solar BeamTM22 Energy BallTM53 Vine WhipLv. 1 Bullet SeedTM09 Damage vs Buizel Solar Beam 2x 184-217%KO Energy Ball 2x 140-166%KO Vine Whip 2x 69-83% Bullet Seed 2x 43-52% View Bellsprout builds →
Paras BugGrass	D
Available Moves Moves Solar BeamTM22 Energy BallTM53 Bullet SeedTM09 Damage vs Buizel Solar Beam 2x 140-166%KO Energy Ball 2x 105-124%KO Bullet Seed 2x 38-47% View Paras builds →

Carnivine Grass	C
Available Moves Moves Solar BeamTM22 Energy BallTM53 Vine WhipLv. 11 Bullet SeedTM09 Damage vs Buizel Solar Beam 2x 226-266%KO Energy Ball 2x 170-201%KO Vine Whip 2x 87-103%KO Bullet Seed 2x 50-60% View Carnivine builds →
Oddish GrassPoison	D
Available Moves Moves Solar BeamTM22 Energy BallTM53 Mega DrainLv. 21 Bullet SeedTM09 Damage vs Buizel Solar Beam 2x 200-236%KO Energy Ball 2x 153-180%KO Mega Drain 2x 69-81% Bullet Seed 2x 31-39% View Oddish builds →
Chikorita Grass	D
Obtain MethodNew Bark Town Gift Available Moves Moves Solar BeamTM22 Energy BallTM53 Magical LeafLv. 20 Razor LeafLv. 6 Damage vs Buizel Solar Beam 2x 149-176%KO Energy Ball 2x 113-133%KO Magical Leaf 2x 76-90% Razor Leaf 2x 64-77% View Chikorita builds →
Bellsprout GrassPoison	D
Available Moves Moves Solar BeamTM22 Energy BallTM53 Vine WhipLv. 1 Bullet SeedTM09 Damage vs Buizel Solar Beam 2x 189-223%KO Energy Ball 2x 141-167%KO Vine Whip 2x 73-86% Bullet Seed 2x 43-51% View Bellsprout builds →
Paras BugGrass	D
Available Moves Moves Solar BeamTM22 Energy BallTM53 Bullet SeedTM09 Damage vs Buizel Solar Beam 2x 141-167%KO Energy Ball 2x 109-129%KO Bullet Seed 2x 40-47% View Paras builds →

Carnivine Grass	C
Available Moves Moves Solar BeamTM22 Energy BallTM53 Vine WhipLv. 11 Bullet SeedTM09 Damage vs Buizel Solar Beam 2x 221-261%KO Energy Ball 2x 167-196%KO Vine Whip 2x 85-100%KO Bullet Seed 2x 48-57% View Carnivine builds →
Oddish GrassPoison	D
Available Moves Moves Solar BeamTM22 Energy BallTM53 Mega DrainLv. 21 Bullet SeedTM09 Damage vs Buizel Solar Beam 2x 194-229%KO Energy Ball 2x 145-171%KO Mega Drain 2x 67-79% Bullet Seed 2x 30-36% View Oddish builds →
Chikorita Grass	D
Obtain MethodNew Bark Town Gift Available Moves Moves Solar BeamTM22 Energy BallTM53 Magical LeafLv. 20 Razor LeafLv. 6 Damage vs Buizel Solar Beam 2x 139-164%KO Energy Ball 2x 106-125%KO Magical Leaf 2x 73-86% Razor Leaf 2x 61-71% View Chikorita builds →
Bellsprout GrassPoison	D
Available Moves Moves Solar BeamTM22 Energy BallTM53 Vine WhipLv. 1 Bullet SeedTM09 Damage vs Buizel Solar Beam 2x 185-218%KO Energy Ball 2x 139-164%KO Vine Whip 2x 69-82% Bullet Seed 2x 39-46% View Bellsprout builds →
Paras BugGrass	D
Available Moves Moves Solar BeamTM22 Energy BallTM53 Bullet SeedTM09 Damage vs Buizel Solar Beam 2x 133-157%KO Energy Ball 2x 102-121%KO Bullet Seed 2x 39-46% View Paras builds →

Zapdos ElectricFlying	A
Recommended Build AbilityPressure ItemLeftovers NatureBold Moves ThunderboltSTAB RoostRecovery Hidden Power Ice Heat Wave Damage vs Buizel Thunderbolt 2x 227-268%KO Heat Wave 40-47% View Zapdos builds →
Roserade GrassPoison	B
Recommended Build AbilityNatural Cure ItemBlack Sludge NatureTimid Moves Toxic Spikes Hidden Power Fire SpikesHazard Sleep Powder View Roserade builds →
Rotom ElectricGhost	C
Recommended Build AbilityLevitate ItemChoice Scarf NatureTimid Moves ThunderboltSTAB Shadow Ball Will O Wisp TrickUtility Damage vs Buizel Thunderbolt 2x 230-271%KO Shadow Ball 102-121%KO View Rotom builds →