#0427 · Sinnoh · Generation 4

Buneary

Rabbit Pokémon · Normal-type

Buneary is a Normal-type Pokémon, the Rabbit Pokémon, number 427 (#0427) in the National Pokédex. It was introduced in Generation 4 and comes from the Sinnoh region. It is 0.4 m tall and weighs 5.5 kg.

Buneary is the Rabbit Pokémon, whose rolled-up ears work like a coiled spring: unroll them fast enough and the Pokédex says it can shatter a large boulder. Its arms and legs are weak, so the ears do all the work.

How to pronounce Buneary

Buneary is pronounced BUN-eer-ee. The capital letters show the stressed syllable.

Listen to Buneary said out loud:

In Japanese it is ミミロル (Mimirol).

Hear every other name on the Pokémon pronunciation guide.

Lore

Biology

Buneary is 0.4 m tall and weighs 5.5 kg, a small, bipedal rabbit with a chocolate-brown upper body, a tan fleece on its lower body and a puff of a tail. It keeps one ear rolled up almost all the time. The Pokédex says it can strike the ground with its ears to bound high, and when nights turn chilly it sleeps curled up, head nestled in its fluffy fur.

Behaviour

Buneary shows its mood with its ears: it perks both up at danger, and the Pokédex says two rolled ears are a sign that its body or mind needs care. A Legends: Arceus researcher guesses it rolls them to protect its keen hearing, but other entries treat the roll as a weapon whose force grows with training.

Habitat

Bulbapedia says forests are its home, but it also turns up on icy mountains. In Legends: Z-A it roams Wild Zone 6 and the Bleu, Magenta and Vert districts, and in the Mega Dimension DLC it appears in Hyperspace Lumiose.

Powers

Run Away, Klutz and hidden Limber are its Abilities; before Generation V, only Buneary and Lopunny could have Klutz. It hits with Pound, Double Kick and Headbutt, uses Bounce and Quick Attack, and supports with Charm and Baton Pass. Base Speed is 85.

Name origin

Buneary combines 'bunny' and 'ear'. The Japanese name is Mimirol (ミミロル), which may combine mimi (耳, 'ear') and 'roll', for the rolled ears.

Design inspiration

Buneary looks like a rabbit. Bulbapedia also suggests a link to The Velveteen Rabbit, a toy that becomes real through being loved, echoing how Buneary must be bonded with to become Lopunny. This is a fan reading.

Evolution notes

Buneary evolves into Lopunny when it levels up with high friendship, with no level requirement.

In the games

Buneary first appeared in Diamond and Pearl, where it lives in Eterna Forest. It returns in Legends: Z-A with Lumiose Pokédex number 109, but it cannot be obtained in Scarlet and Violet.

In the anime

Dawn caught her Buneary in 'Setting the World on Its Buneary!'. In 'A Keeper for Keeps?', Lilia's Buneary falls for Clemont's Bunnelby.

Fun facts

• Among Pokémon that are not Legendary, Mythical, Ultra Beasts or Paradox Pokémon, only Buneary and Lokix have a base friendship of 0.
• Buneary and Type: Null both evolve through friendship even though they start with a base friendship of 0.
• In 'Showdown at the Gates of Warp!', a Buneary belongs to an alternate-world Dawn.

Sources: Bulbapedia: Buneary (Pokémon) · Serebii: Buneary (Scarlet/Violet Pokédex)

Base stats

• HP: 55
• Attack: 66
• Defense: 44
• Sp. Atk: 44
• Sp. Def: 56
• Speed: 85

Buneary’s base stat total is 350. Its highest stat is Speed.

Type matchups

What is Buneary weak to?

Buneary takes extra damage from Fighting (2×) moves.

It is immune to Ghost moves.

Evolution

How does Buneary evolve?

Buneary evolves into Lopunny (Friendship).

The whole family: Buneary, Lopunny.

Abilities

• Run Away: Ensures success fleeing from wild battles.
• Klutz: Prevents the Pokémon from using its held item in battle.
• Limber (hidden ability): Prevents paralysis.

Moves

Moves Buneary learns by level up in Sword / Shield

TM moves (44)

Buneary can learn 44 moves from TMs in Sword / Shield: Mega Punch, Mega Kick, Fire Punch, Ice Punch, Thunder Punch, Solar Beam, Thunder Wave, Dig, Rest, Snore, Protect, Charm, Attract, Rain Dance, Sunny Day, Facade, Swift, Helping Hand, Fake Tears, Bounce, Payback, Assurance, Fling, Drain Punch, Low Sweep, Round, Retaliate, Ice Beam, Low Kick, Thunderbolt, Agility, Substitute, Endure, Sleep Talk, Baton Pass, Encore, Iron Tail, Shadow Ball, Uproar, Hyper Voice, Cosmic Power, Grass Knot, Work Up, Play Rough.

Egg moves (9):Circle Throw, Copycat, Double Hit, Fake Out, Flail, Focus Punch, Sweet Kiss, Switcheroo, Teeter Dance.

Move tutor moves (1): Triple Axel.

Breeding & training

• Gender: 50% male, 50% female.
• Egg groups: Field, Human-Like.
• Egg cycles: 20 (steps to hatch, Scarlet/Violet: 2,560).
• Catch rate: 190 out of 255.
• Base friendship (Gen 8 onward): 0.
• Growth rate: Medium (1,000,000 experience points to reach level 100).
• Defeating it gives 1 Speed effort value.
• Base experience yield: 70.

Pokédex entries

My hypothesis as to why Buneary rolls up its ears is that its hearing is far too keen. I surmise that the Pokémon protects its hearing by limiting the sound that may enter its ears. (Legends: Arceus)

Buneary can attack by rolling up their ears and then striking with the force created by unrolling them. This attack becomes stronger with training. (Shield)

If both of Buneary's ears are rolled up, something is wrong with its body or mind. It's a sure sign the Pokémon is in need of care. (Sword)

The reason it keeps one ear rolled up is so it can launch a swift counterattack if it's attacked by an enemy. (Ultra Moon)

Its arms and legs are weak, but when it rolls its ears up tight and then unleashes them with its full force, it can smash boulders to dust. (Ultra Sun)

When it senses danger, it perks up its ears. On cold nights, it sleeps with its head tucked into its fur. (Pearl, Y, Alpha Sapphire)

Names around the world

Trivia

• Taller than 11% of all Pokémon (0.4 m).
• Heavier than 17% of all Pokémon (5.5 kg).
• Base stat total 350, ranked #701 of 1,025.
• One of 131 Normal-type Pokémon (counting dual types).
• One of 147 brown Pokémon.
• Number 41 of 107 Pokémon introduced in Generation 4 (Sinnoh).
• Part of an evolution family of 2 Pokémon.
• Can learn 65 different moves in Sword / Shield.
• Catch rate 190: about 24.8% per Poké Ball at full health.
• Appears in 10 distinct Pokédex entries.

Sources and fact-checking

• Stats, types, abilities, moves, evolutions, forms and Pokédex entries: PokéAPI open game data.
• Lore: written by pokee.si in our own words, researched from Bulbapedia: Buneary (Pokémon), Serebii: Buneary (Scarlet/Violet Pokédex).
• Pronunciation (BUN-eer-ee): it follows how the English anime, games or official videos say it.

Last checked: 20 October 2026. Every sentence of the lore was checked against Bulbapedia, Serebii and the game data.

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