Is Mandibuzz Good in Black & White Playthrough?
Dark/Flying at level 54 with AbilityOvercoat. Black's late-game defensive bird. Enormous HP and decent Defense. Handles Shauntal and Caitlin through Dark. Like Braviary, the level 54 evolution is a significant grind.
Vullaby resists most of Cilan's coverage and hits back hard.
Vullaby has the type edge here and should clean up Chili's team.
Vullaby has the type edge here and should clean up Cress's team.
Vullaby has the type edge here and should clean up Lenora's team.
Vullaby resists most of Burgh's coverage and hits back hard.
Elesa's team hits Vullaby's weaknesses hard.
Vullaby trades roughly evenly with Clay's team.
Vullaby trades roughly evenly with Skyla's team.
Vullaby trades roughly evenly with Brycen's team.
Vullaby trades roughly evenly with Drayden's team.
Vullaby has the type edge here and should clean up Shauntal's team.
Grimsley's typing presses Vullaby's defenses.
Vullaby trades roughly evenly with Caitlin's team.
Vullaby trades roughly evenly with Marshal's team.
Mandibuzz trades roughly evenly with Alder's team.
Catch Vullaby on Route 10 (walking, Lv 34-36, common).
Your Vullaby should hit Level 54 before you reach Alder, at typical leveling pace.
How to Get Mandibuzz in Black & White
Mandibuzz appears at decent spawn rates across 2 spots in endgame routes. Sort by Best below if you want the highest rate, or Earliest if you want the quickest access point in your playthrough.
Where To Catch Mandibuzz in BW
Vullaby is your first catch on the way to Mandibuzz. You'll find walking encounters from Lv. 34-60 across 7 total spots in the chain.
- Step 1Catch VullabyVictory Road - OutsideLv.38-39CaveBlackRate 35%AnyRoute 10Lv.34-36GrassBlackRate 30%AnyRoute 10Lv.39-41Dark GrassBlackRate 30%AnyDouble grassRoute 11Lv.48-50GrassBlackRate 25%AnyVillage BridgeLv.48-50GrassBlackRate 20%Any
- Step 2Mandibuzz ✓Route 11Lv.58-60GrassBlackRate 25%AnyDouble grassVillage BridgeLv.58-60GrassBlackRate 20%AnyDouble grassor evolve from Vullaby (Step 1)
Mandibuzz Weakness
Type-wise, Mandibuzz takes extra damage from Electric, Ice, and Rock. Ground and Psychic moves do nothing thanks to a full immunity. Mandibuzz's overall bulk (110/105/95) lets it take a hit or two from most weaknesses before going down.
| Damage | Types |
|---|---|
| 2x (Weak) | Electric, Ice, Rock |
| 0.5x (Resist) | Grass, Ghost, Dark |
| 0x (Immune) | Ground, Psychic |
- Fairy type does not exist — Dragon has fewer checks
- Physical / Special split now per-move (introduced Gen IV)
What is Mandibuzz Weak Against
ExcellentBest Pokemon Against Mandibuzz
 Blitzle Electric | C | |
 Roggenrola Rock | C | |
Roggenrola Rock | C | |
Blitzle Electric | C | |
 Zebstrika Electric | C | |
 Cranidos Rock | B | |
Obtain MethodNacrene City Gift | ||
 Boldore Rock | C | |
 Aerodactyl Rock | B | |
Obtain MethodNacrene City Gift Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Mandibuzz View Aerodactyl builds →Rock Tomb 2x34-40% Thunder Fang 2x27-33% Ice Fang 2x27-33% | ||
 Anorith RockBug | C | |
Obtain MethodNacrene City Gift | ||
 Rampardos Rock | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Cranidos (Nacrene City Gift) | ||
Aerodactyl Rock | B | |
Obtain MethodNacrene City Gift Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Mandibuzz View Aerodactyl builds →Rock Tomb 2x34-41% Thunder Fang 2x29-34% Ice Fang 2x29-34% | ||
Zebstrika Electric | C | |
Boldore Rock | C | |
 Archen Rock | C | |
Obtain MethodNacrene City Gift | ||
Rampardos Rock | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Cranidos (Nacrene City Gift) | ||
 Crustle BugRock | C | |
Aerodactyl Rock | B | |
Obtain MethodNacrene City Gift Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Mandibuzz View Aerodactyl builds →Rock Tomb 2x34-41% Thunder Fang 2x28-33% Ice Fang 2x28-33% | ||
Zebstrika Electric | C | |
Boldore Rock | C | |
Rampardos Rock | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Cranidos (Nacrene City Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Mandibuzz View Rampardos builds →Rock Slide 2x68-80% Thunderbolt 2x29-34% Blizzard 2x37-44% | ||
 Eelektross Electric | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Mandibuzz View Eelektross builds →Thunderbolt 2x62-74% Rock Slide 2x34-40% | ||
 Archeops Rock | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Archen (Nacrene City Gift) | ||
 Beartic Ice | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Mandibuzz View Beartic builds →Icicle Crash 2x62-74% Rock Slide 2x37-44% | ||
Aerodactyl Rock | B | |
Obtain MethodNacrene City Gift Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Mandibuzz View Aerodactyl builds →Rock Slide 2x47-55% Thunder Fang 2x27-33% Ice Fang 2x27-33% | ||
Rampardos Rock | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Cranidos (Nacrene City Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Mandibuzz View Rampardos builds →Rock Slide 2x70-83% Thunderbolt 2x29-35% Blizzard 2x37-44% | ||
Eelektross Electric | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Mandibuzz View Eelektross builds →Thunderbolt 2x64-75% Rock Slide 2x34-40% | ||
Archeops Rock | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Archen (Nacrene City Gift) | ||
Beartic Ice | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Mandibuzz View Beartic builds →Icicle Crash 2x64-75% Rock Slide 2x38-45% | ||
 Armaldo RockBug | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Anorith (Nacrene City Gift) | ||
Rampardos Rock | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Cranidos (Nacrene City Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Mandibuzz View Rampardos builds →Head Smash 2x134-158%KO Thunderbolt 2x29-34% Ice Beam 2x29-34% | ||
 Tyranitar RockDark | A | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Mandibuzz View Tyranitar builds →Stone Edge 2x75-89% Thunderbolt 2x38-45% Ice Beam 2x38-45% | ||
 Kyurem DragonIce | B | |
Obtain MethodGiant Chasm Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Mandibuzz View Kyurem builds →Ice Beam 2x75-89% Stone Edge 2x49-58% | ||
Crustle BugRock | C | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Mandibuzz View Crustle builds →Rock Wrecker 2x91-108%KO | ||
 Terrakion RockFighting | B | |
Obtain MethodVictory Road Interact Encounter | ||
In Black & White, Kyurem's Ice Beam hits Mandibuzz for 70-83%. Rotom deals 59-69% with Thunderbolt.
Tyranitar RockDark | A | |
Recommended Build AbilitySand Stream ItemChopleberry NatureAdamant Moves
Damage vs Mandibuzz View Tyranitar builds →Pursuit5-6% Crunch11-13% Superpower21-25% | ||
Kyurem DragonIce | B | |
Recommended Build AbilityPressure ItemLeftovers NatureTimid Moves
Damage vs Mandibuzz View Kyurem builds →Ice Beam 2x70-83% | ||
 Rotom ElectricGhost | C | |
Recommended Build AbilityLevitate ItemChoice Scarf NatureTimid Moves
Damage vs Mandibuzz View Rotom builds →Volt Switch 2x46-54% Shadow Ball13-15% Thunderbolt 2x59-69% | ||
Mandibuzz Evolutions
Mandibuzz is the evolved form of Vullaby. Breeding produces Vullaby eggs, and they're average hatch time. Evolving from Vullaby gave Mandibuzz the biggest boost in HP (+40), bringing the total to 510 stats. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.
How to Evolve
BW Mandibuzz Best Moveset
110 HP and 105 Defense with Dark/Flying typing. AbilityOvercoat blocks weather damage and powder moves. The moveset absorbs physical hits and recovers with MoveRoost. MoveFoul Play uses the opponent's Attack stat instead, punishing physical attackers with their own power. 80 Speed is adequate for the defensive role.
Best Build
Mandibuzz best EVs are HP and Defense
Wall Moveset
- Roost
- Foul Play
- Taunt
- U Turn
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
Breeding's the move. Fake Tears and Knock Off give Mandibuzz options it can't learn any other way, and coverage across 8 types already covers a decent range on top of Brave Bird and Fly. The egg moves push it further.
How to Read the Moves Table
Tabs
- Level-Up
- Learned by leveling up.
- TM
- Taught by a Technical Machine.
- Egg
- Inherited via breeding.
- Tutor
- NPC tutor (cost: items, BP, money).
- Reminder
- An NPC reteaches any move this Pokemon could have learned by leveling up.
- Transfer
- Carried over from an older game using Pokemon HOME.
- Event
- Given out through Mystery Gift events.
Visual Signals
CAT (Category)
How the move deals damage and which stats it uses.
A small dot on the icon's corner marks the move as contact. That triggers abilities like Static, Flame Body, Rough Skin, or Iron Barbs, plus items like Rocky Helmet and Sticky Barb.
Tier (S to D)
Each move's competitive rank in RankedBoost's system. TM, Egg, and Tutor sort by tier by default (best first). On Level-Up, click the Tier header to do the same.
PWR (Power)
Base damage. Numbers shown in a type color include STAB (base × 1.5). Hover any colored number to see the math.
— means no power (status moves) or variable power.
Sorting & Filter
Click any column header to sort. Level-Up opens with Lv 1 at the top. TM, Egg, and Tutor open with the highest-tier moves at the top.
Search filters by move name or type. The Filter button limits the list to STAB, Physical, Special, or Status moves.
Level-Up Moves
TM Moves
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
Base Stats
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Watching from the sky, they swoop to strike weakened Pokémon on the ground. They decorate themselves with bones.
Mandibuzz Black & White Guide
In Black & White, Mandibuzz has a 510 base stat total and ranks as C-Tier: a niche pick in Black & White's meta. It works best as a support. Roost with Rocky Helmet is the standard set.
Big Pecks is the go-to ability for Mandibuzz. It protects against Defense drops. Its hidden ability Weak Armor can work in specific setups. Overcoat is the other option. Pick based on what your team needs.
In Black & White, Mandibuzz fills the support role. It's a physical attacker with base 65 Attack. Base 80 Speed is workable. Faster than some, slower than many. And it's tanky enough to absorb a few hits.
For Black & White, the core moveset is Roost, Foulplay, Taunt, and U Turn. Roost leads at 0% usage. This set covers the support role with a mix of damage and utility.
Game Availability
Introduced in Black & White, Mandibuzz has appeared in 8 games across 6 generations. Later debuts mean fewer total appearances, but it's been a consistent presence since its introduction.
Click a game to view version-specific details
- Gen 1RB
Red & Blue - Gen 1Y
Yellow - Gen 2GS
Gold & Silver - Gen 2C
Crystal - Gen 3RS
Ruby & Sapphire - Gen 3E
Emerald - Gen 3FRLG
FireRed & LeafGreen - Gen 4DP
Diamond & Pearl - Gen 4Pt
Platinum - Gen 4HGSS
HeartGold & SoulSilver - Gen 5BWDebut
Black & White - Gen 5B2W2
Black 2 & White 2 - Gen 6XY
X & Y - Gen 6ORAS
Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire - Gen 7SM
Sun & Moon - Gen 7USUM
Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon - Gen 7LGPE
Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee - Gen 8SwSh
Sword & Shield - Gen 8BDSP
Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl - Gen 8PLA
Legends: Arceus - Gen 9SV
Scarlet & Violet - Gen 9LZA
Legends: Z-A - Gen 10WW
Winds & Waves