What is Sudowoodo weak to?

In Legends: Arceus, watch for Starmie (Water), Venusaur (Grass), and Hitmonlee (Fighting) when using Sudowoodo. They all hit it super-effectively with STAB. Ground and Steel-type attackers are also a problem. With 5 weakness types, most competitive teams carry at least one counter. At base 30 Speed, Sudowoodo won't outrun any of these threats so switching to a resist is usually the safer play.

How do you evolve Sudowoodo?

In Legends: Arceus, Bonsly evolves into Sudowoodo after learning Mimic. Sudowoodo is the fully evolved form. It sits at 410 BST in its evolved form.

Should I use Sudowoodo?

For Legends: Arceus, it depends on your team. Sudowoodo at 410 BST isn't a powerhouse, but the Rock coverage might be exactly what you're missing.

In Legends: Arceus, Sudowoodo works as an attacker with 410 BST behind it. C-Tier on our list: a niche pick in Legends: Arceus's meta. Foulplay with Aguavberry is the standard set.

What is the best ability for Sudowoodo?

Sturdy prevents being KOed from full HP, leaving 1 HP instead. That's the one you want on Sudowoodo. Rattled is the hidden ability. Niche, but it has its uses. Rock Head works too if your team needs something different.

Sudowoodo - Weakness, Evolution, Moveset, EVs & Stats

Physical

Attacker

CTier

30Speed · Very Slow

Stats & Training

The stat bars tell the story: Defense carries everything and Sp. Atk's dead weight. But this Imitation Pokemon still yields 2 Defense EVs per fight on a medium-fast 1M XP curve.

Base Stats

Above

HP70

Attack100

Defense115

Sp. Atk30

Sp. Def65

Speed30

Total410

Details

Catch Rate

Challenging65 / 255

Growth Rate

Medium Fast1M XP

Height1.2 m

Weight38.0 kg

Base XP144

Abilities

SturdyTop Pick

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

Rock Head

Protects against recoil damage.

RattledHANiche

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

EV Yield

HPAtkDef+2SpASpDSpe

Defense training target

Pokedex Entries

Though it pretends to be a tree, it fails to fool even children. To the touch, its body feels more like rock than tree bark. Sudowoodo’s extreme aversion to water merits special note.

Legends: Arceus

Sudowoodo Weakness

Water, Grass, Fighting, Ground, and Steel moves hit Sudowoodo for super-effective damage. The Rock typing picks up 4 resistances to work with. Sudowoodo's physical bulk (base 115 Def) helps cushion physical weakness hits, but special attackers are the bigger threat.

Sudowoodo 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 Sudowoodo in Legends: Arceus (Best Counters)

Gastrodon WaterGround	B
Available Move Moves Mud-SlapLv. 1 Damage vs Sudowoodo Mud-Slap 2x 30-39% View Gastrodon builds →
Heracross BugFighting	C
Available Move Moves Rock SmashLv. 5 Damage vs Sudowoodo Rock Smash 2x 52-65% View Heracross builds →
Toxicroak PoisonFighting	C
Available Move Moves Rock SmashLv. 5 Damage vs Sudowoodo Rock Smash 2x 52-65% View Toxicroak builds →
Whiscash WaterGround	C
Available Move Moves Mud-SlapLv. 1 Damage vs Sudowoodo Mud-Slap 2x 30-39% View Whiscash builds →
Shaymin Grass	C
Obtain MethodFloaro Gardens Interact Encounter Available Move Moves LeafageLv. 1 Damage vs Sudowoodo Leafage 2x 43-52% View Shaymin builds →

Legends: Arceus Evolution

Sudowoodo evolved from Bonsly's chain using knowing a specific move. It's a non-standard trigger, so check the details below. Breed this form to get Bonsly eggs (average hatch time). The evolution from Bonsly pushed Sudowoodo to 410 total stats. HP saw the largest single gain at +20. 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 is not available in this game

Legends: Arceus Sudowoodo Best Moveset

The recommended build leans into Sudowoodo's strengths as a physical attacker. Aguavberry provides extra utility, and max HP and Attack EVs back that up. Sturdy rounds out the package.

Best Build

Legends: Arceus uses different battle mechanics.

Competitive build content is not applicable for this game. Select a main series game for builds.

Moves

The offense anchors on Head Smash and Stone Edge, with coverage across 7 types adding reach. It's a workable movepool for Sudowoodo that handles most situations. Double-Edge and Head Smash give it enough punch where it matters.

Level-Up Moves

Lv 1

Rollout

—309020Rock

Lv 5

Tackle

D4010035Normal

Lv 9

Stealth Rock

A——20Rock

Lv 15

Rock Slide

C759010Rock

Lv 21

Iron Defense

C——15Steel

Lv 29

Mimic

B——10Normal

Lv 37

Double-Edge

B12010015Normal

Lv 47

Head Smash

S150805Rock

Lv 57

Wood Hammer

S12010015Grass

TM Moves

Sudowoodo can't learn any TM moves

Egg Moves

Sudowoodo doesn't have any Egg moves

Tutor Moves

Tut

Tutor

Bulldoze

C6010020Ground

Tutor

Calm Mind

C——20Psychic

Tutor

Earth Power

D9010010Ground

Tutor

Fire Punch

C7510015Fire

Tutor

Ice Punch

A7510015Ice

Tutor

Rest

C——10Psychic

Tutor

Rock Slide

C759010Rock

Tutor

Rock Smash

D4010015Fighting

Tutor

Stealth Rock

A——20Rock

Tutor

Stone Edge

B100805Rock

Tutor

Thunder Punch

C7510015Electric

How to Get Sudowoodo in Legends: Arceus

2 encounter spots for Sudowoodo at decent spawn rates starting from mid-game routes. Best and Earliest sort options below help narrow down your approach based on odds vs. Accessibility.

Where To Catch Sudowoodo in Legends: Arceus

To get Sudowoodo, start by catching Bonsly through walking encounters at walking. The chain covers 2 catchable stages before reaching the final form.

Step 1Catch Bonsly
Celestica Ruins
Grass Ruins
Uncommon
Cloudpool Ridge
Grass Sky
Uncommon
Knows Mimic
Step 2Sudowoodo ✓
Celestica Ruins
Grass Ruins
Uncommon
Cloudpool Ridge
Grass Sky
Uncommon
or evolve from Bonsly (Step 1)

Sudowoodo Guide

In Legends: Arceus, watch for Starmie (Water), Venusaur (Grass), and Hitmonlee (Fighting) when using Sudowoodo. They all hit it super-effectively with STAB. Ground and Steel-type attackers are also a problem. With 5 weakness types, most competitive teams carry at least one counter. At base 30 Speed, Sudowoodo won't outrun any of these threats so switching to a resist is usually the safer play.
In Legends: Arceus, Bonsly evolves into Sudowoodo after learning Mimic. Sudowoodo is the fully evolved form. It sits at 410 BST in its evolved form.
For Legends: Arceus, it depends on your team. Sudowoodo at 410 BST isn't a powerhouse, but the Rock coverage might be exactly what you're missing.
In Legends: Arceus, Sudowoodo works as an attacker with 410 BST behind it. C-Tier on our list: a niche pick in Legends: Arceus's meta. Foulplay with Aguavberry is the standard set.
Sturdy prevents being KOed from full HP, leaving 1 HP instead. That's the one you want on Sudowoodo. Rattled is the hidden ability. Niche, but it has its uses. Rock Head works too if your team needs something different.

Game Availability

Debuting in Gold & Silver, Sudowoodo appears in 18 games across 9 generations. A reliable presence in most mainline games, typically found through wild encounters.

Click a game to view version-specific details

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