Utility
Balanced
DTier
57Speed · Slow

Stats & Training

You won't find a real weakness in Bunnelby's stat line. It's well-rounded for the Digging Pokemon, and what it does with that depends on moveset and items. Yields 1 Speed EV, on a medium-fast 1M XP curve.

Base Stats
Below
HP38
F
Attack36
F
Defense38
F
Sp. Atk32
F
Sp. Def36
F
Speed57
D
Total237
Details
Catch Rate
Guaranteed255 / 255
Growth Rate
Medium Fast1M XP
Height0.4 m
1'04"Tiny
Weight5.0 kg
11.0 lbsFeather
Base XP47
Low Yield
Abilities
Pickup
Picks up other Pokémon's used and Flung held items. May also pick up an item after battle.
Cheek Pouch
Restores HP upon eating a Berry, in addition to the Berry's effect.
Huge PowerHA
Doubles Attack in battle.
EV Yield
HPAtkDefSpASpDSpe+1
Speed training source
Pokedex Entries
No Sun Moon entries available

It excels at digging holes. Using its ears, it can dig a nest 33 feet deep in one night.

Bunnelby Weakness

Bunnelby's Normal typing leaves it vulnerable to Fighting. It shrugs off Ghost-type attacks completely. Bunnelby's Normal typing only leaves 1 gap to cover.

Bunnelby Weakness and Resistance Chart
DamageTypes
2x (Weak)Fighting
0x (Immune)Ghost
Type ChartGood
1Weak
0Resist
1Immune
Score+1
4xCritical
None
2xWeak
Fighting
½xResist
None
¼xResist
None
0xImmune
Ghost
STAB
No super-effective STAB
How to Beat Bunnelby in Sun & Moon (Best Counters)
Hawlucha
Hawlucha
FightingFlying
B
Fighting is super effective against BunnelbyView Hawlucha →

Sun & Moon Evolution

Bunnelby is the base form in a two-stage line leading to Diggersby. Check the evolution method below. A massive partner pool for breeding via one egg group. Eggs are quick to hatch. The evolved forms gain up to 186 total stats over Bunnelby. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.

How to Evolve

2 Forms
Bunnelby
#659Bunnelby
20
Level 20
Diggersby
#660Diggersby
Stat Comparison 2 Stages
Bunnelby
Normal
Diggersby
NormalGround
HP
38
85+47
ATK
36
56+20
DEF
38
77+39
SP.ATK
32
50+18
SP.DEF
36
77+41
SPE
57
78+21
BST
237D-Tier
423C-Tier+186
ROLE
Balanced
Balanced
TYPE
Utility
Utility

Breeding

Very Easy

Breed Bunnelby easily with 218 breeding partners from the Ground egg group. Pass egg moves like Defense Curl, Rollout, Spikes to offspring.

Egg Groups
Ground
Gender
♂50.0%♀50.0%
Hatch Time
15 cycles·3,855 steps
Quick~4 min with Flame Body
Egg Moves
3moves
Breed With (best first)
raichupikachunidokinggolduckampharosrhydondewgongarbokquagsirenidorinofarfetchdflaaffy
12 of 218·

Sun & Moon Bunnelby Best Moveset

Best Build

No build content available for this Pokemon in Gen 7.

Try selecting a different game/generation filter, or check back later.

Moves

STAB runs through Take Down and Strength for the basics, but Bunnelby's real strength is the 10-type coverage spread. Ground and Fighting hit common defensive types, and the movepool keeps going.

Level-Up Moves

Lv 1
Agility
C——30Psychic
Lv 1
Leer
——10030Normal
Lv 1
Tackle
—4010035Normal
Lv 7
Quick Attack+1
D4010030Normal
Lv 10
Double Slap
—158510Normal
Lv 13
Mud-Slap
D2010010Ground
Lv 15
Take Down
—908520Normal
Lv 18
Mud Shot
—559515Ground
Lv 20
Double Kick
—3010030Fighting
Lv 25
Odor Sleuth
———40Normal
Lv 29
Flail
——10015Normal
Lv 33
Dig
D8010010Ground
Lv 38
Bounce
D85855Flying
Lv 42
Super Fang
D—9010Normal
Lv 47
Facade
D7010020Normal
Lv 49
Earthquake
D10010010Ground

TM Moves

TM
TM45
Attract
C—10015Normal
TM31
Brick Break
D7510015Fighting
TM08
Bulk Up
C——20Fighting
TM78
Bulldoze
D6010020Ground
TM100
Confide
D——20Normal
TM32
Double Team
———15Normal
TM26
Earthquake
D10010010Ground
TM42
Facade
D7010020Normal
TM56
Fling
D—10010Dark
TM21
Frustration
D—10020Normal
TM86
Grass Knot
D—10020Grass
TM10
Hidden Power
—6010015Normal
TM96
Nature Power
D——20Normal
TM66
Payback
—5010010Dark
TM17
Protect+4
C——10Normal
TM44
Rest
C——10Psychic
TM27
Return
D—10020Normal
TM80
Rock Slide
D759010Rock
TM39
Rock Tomb
D609515Rock
TM48
Round
D6010015Normal
TM37
Sandstorm
D——10Rock
TM88
Sleep Talk
C——10Normal
TM36
Sludge Bomb
D9010010Poison
TM23
Smack Down
D5010015Rock
TM71
Stone Edge
D100805Rock
TM90
Substitute
C——10Normal
TM94
Surf
D9010015Water
TM87
Swagger
D—8515Normal
TM46
Thief
D6010025Dark
TM41
Torment
——10015Dark
TM06
Toxic
C—9010Poison
TM89
U-turn
D7010020Bug
TM93
Wild Charge
D9010015Electric
TM01
Work Up
C——30Normal

Egg Moves

Egg
Egg
Defense Curl
D——40Normal
Egg
Rollout
D309020Rock
Egg
Spikes
C——20Ground

Tutor Moves

Bunnelby can't learn any Tutor moves

Transfer Moves

Gen
Gen 6
Cut
—509530Normal
Gen 6
Power-Up Punch
D4010020Fighting
Gen 6
Rock Smash
D4010015Fighting
Gen 6
Secret Power
—7010020Normal
Gen 6
Strength
—8010015Normal

How to Get Bunnelby in Sun & Moon

No wild encounters for Bunnelby in Sun & Moon. It's available in X or Sword and can be transferred over. The details below show where to find it.

Bunnelby is not available as a wild encounter in this game.

Also found in:

XSword

Bunnelby Guide

  • Get Bunnelby to Diggersby at level 20. At 237 BST, Bunnelby is just the starting point.

  • Level 20 gets you Diggersby. Quick enough that Bunnelby barely slows you down.

  • In Sun & Moon, For a casual playthrough, Bunnelby works as a placeholder. Normal coverage is useful early. The real payoff is Diggersby. That's where the stats start mattering.

  • You can find Bunnelby in Sun & Moon. The Locations section has the full breakdown of routes and encounter details. It also appears in 5 other games across the series.

Game Availability

Since X & Y, Bunnelby has been obtainable in 6 games. A Generation 6 debut means a shorter history, but Bunnelby has appeared steadily across every generation since.

Click a game to view version-specific details

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