Buzzwole
Buzzwole is a Bug/Fighting-type Pokémon, the Swollen Pokémon, number 794 (#0794) in the National Pokédex. It was introduced in Generation 7 and comes from the Alola region. It is 2.4 m tall and weighs 333.6 kg.
Buzzwole is the Swollen Pokémon, a muscle-bound Ultra Beast shaped like a mosquito. The Pokédex says witnesses watched it smash a dump truck to pieces with one punch.
How to pronounce Buzzwole
Buzzwole is pronounced BUZ-wohl. The capital letters show the stressed syllable.
Listen to Buzzwole said out loud:
In Japanese it is マッシブーン (Massivoon).
Hear every other name on the Pokémon pronunciation guide.
Lore
Biology
Buzzwole is an anthropomorphic mosquito with a small flat head, red compound eyes and a long silver proboscis that is reputedly tougher than a diamond. Its body bulges with muscles that look like sacs of red fluid, and four pale orange wings fold on its back. Bulbapedia says it absorbs energy through its proboscis, which reacts with its body fluids and swells its muscles. It is 2.4 m (7'10") tall and weighs 333.6 kg (735.5 lbs).
Behaviour
Buzzwole goes around showing off its swollen muscles, and the Pokédex cannot tell whether the show is bragging or menace. Bulbapedia says it strikes a pose each time it acts, perhaps as a way to communicate, though that is not well understood. An Ultra Sun entry says it is apparently a common organism in its own world.
Habitat
Bulbapedia says it lives in the Ultra Jungle. In Sun two can be found at Melemele Meadow, and in Ultra Sun it lives in the Ultra Jungle. It is not available in Scarlet and Violet or Legends: Z-A.
Powers
Its Ability Beast Boost raises its highest stat by a stage whenever it knocks out another Pokémon. It fights with Power-Up Punch, Superpower, Hammer Arm and Dynamic Punch, and stings with Fell Stinger. Its base Attack and Defense are both 139 and its HP is 107, which makes it very tough.
Name origin
Buzzwole may combine buzz or bustle with swole, a slang word for muscular. The Japanese name is Massivoon (マッシブーン), which may blend 'massive' with a Japanese word for mosquito and the buzzing sound boon.
Design inspiration
James Turner designed Buzzwole, according to a tweet cited by Bulbapedia. It is based on a mosquito with a bodybuilder's build, possibly the Asian tiger mosquito, and the black shading on its muscles resembles comic-book art. These are fan readings, not official statements.
In the games
Buzzwole is a Sun-exclusive Ultra Beast, first met in Sun and Moon. In Sword and Shield it is a Max Lair Pokémon once the 'They Came From The Ultra Beyond!' adventure is unlocked, and it is playable in Pokémon UNITE as a melee all-rounder.
In the anime
Debuted in 'A Mission of Ultra Urgency!', coming out of an Ultra Wormhole onto Melemele Meadow, and became the first Ultra Beast the Ultra Guardians had to catch. Ash caught it with a Beast Ball before it was sent home.
Fun facts
- No other Pokémon gives the same reward when defeated: 2 Defense points plus 1 Attack point.
- At 333.6 kg it is the heaviest Bug type, and its 107 base HP is also the highest of any Bug type.
- In version 1.0 of Sun and Moon its Japanese code name was misspelled as 'ＵＢ０２ Ｅｘｐａｎｓｉｏｎｅ'.
- Buzzwole and Pheromosa share the designation UB-02 and are the only Ultra Beasts with the same type combination, Bug and Fighting.
Base stats
- HP: 107
- Attack: 139
- Defense: 139
- Sp. Atk: 53
- Sp. Def: 53
- Speed: 79
Buzzwole’s base stat total is 570. Its highest stat is Attack and Defense.
Type matchups
What is Buzzwole weak to?
Buzzwole takes extra damage from Flying (4×), Fire (2×), Psychic (2×), Fairy (2×) moves.
It resists Grass (½×), Fighting (½×), Ground (½×), Bug (½×), Dark (½×).
Evolution
Buzzwole does not evolve, and it does not evolve from any other Pokémon.
Abilities
- Beast Boost: Raises this Pokémon's highest stat by one stage when it faints another Pokémon.
Moves
Moves Buzzwole learns by level up in Sword / Shield
| Level | Move | Type | Category | Power |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Power-Up Punch | Fighting | Physical | 40 |
| 1 | Harden | Normal | Status | — |
| 5 | Taunt | Dark | Status | — |
| 10 | Fell Stinger | Bug | Physical | 50 |
| 15 | Vital Throw | Fighting | Physical | 70 |
| 20 | Bulk Up | Fighting | Status | — |
| 25 | Endure | Normal | Status | — |
| 30 | Reversal | Fighting | Physical | — |
| 35 | Mega Punch | Normal | Physical | 80 |
| 40 | Lunge | Bug | Physical | 80 |
| 45 | Focus Energy | Normal | Status | — |
| 50 | Dynamic Punch | Fighting | Physical | 100 |
| 55 | Counter | Fighting | Physical | — |
| 60 | Hammer Arm | Fighting | Physical | 100 |
| 65 | Superpower | Fighting | Physical | 120 |
| 70 | Focus Punch | Fighting | Physical | 150 |
TM moves (41)
Buzzwole can learn 41 moves from TMs in Sword / Shield: Mega Punch, Ice Punch, Thunder Punch, Giga Impact, Rest, Rock Slide, Snore, Protect, Facade, Revenge, Brick Break, Rock Tomb, Bounce, Payback, Fling, Drain Punch, Low Sweep, Round, Bulldoze, False Swipe, Stomping Tantrum, Body Slam, Earthquake, Focus Energy, Leech Life, Substitute, Reversal, Outrage, Endure, Sleep Talk, Taunt, Superpower, Bulk Up, Gyro Ball, Close Combat, Poison Jab, Iron Head, Stone Edge, Work Up, Darkest Lariat, High Horsepower.
Move tutor moves (2): Coaching, Dual Wingbeat.
Breeding & training
- Gender: genderless.
- Egg groups: Undiscovered.
- Egg cycles: 120 (steps to hatch, Scarlet/Violet: 15,360).
- Catch rate: 45 out of 255.
- Base friendship (Gen 8 onward): 0.
- Growth rate: Slow (1,250,000 experience points to reach level 100).
- Defeating it gives 1 Attack and 2 Defense effort values.
- Base experience yield: 257.
Pokédex entries
Buzzwole goes around showing off its abnormally swollen muscles. It is one kind of Ultra Beast. (Ultra Moon)
Although it's alien to this world and a danger here, it's apparently a common organism in the world where it normally lives. (Ultra Sun)
A mysterious life-form called an Ultra Beast. Witnesses saw it pulverize a dump truck with a single punch. (Moon)
This Ultra Beast appeared from another world. It shows off its body, but whether that display is a boast or a threat remains unclear. (Sun)
Names around the world
| Japanese | マッシブーン |
|---|---|
| Romaji | Massivoon |
| French | Mouscoto |
| German | Masskito |
| Spanish | Buzzwole |
| Italian | Buzzwole |
| Korean | 매시붕 |
| Chinese (Simplified) | 爆肌蚊 |
| Chinese (Traditional) | 爆肌蚊 |
Trivia
- Highest Defense among Fighting types: 139.
- Heaviest Bug type: 333.6 kg.
- Highest HP among Bug types: 107.
- Highest Attack among Bug types: 139.
- Heaviest Fighting type in Gen 7: 333.6 kg.
- Tallest Fighting type in Gen 7: 2.4 m.
- Highest Attack among Fighting types in Gen 7: 139.
- Highest Defense among Fighting types in Gen 7: 139.
- Heaviest Bug type in Gen 7: 333.6 kg.
- Tallest Bug type in Gen 7: 2.4 m.
- Highest HP among Bug types in Gen 7: 107.
- Highest Attack among Bug types in Gen 7: 139.
- Highest base stat total among Bug types in Gen 7: 570, shared with 1 other.
- Taller than 93% of all Pokémon (2.4 m).
- Heavier than 97% of all Pokémon (333.6 kg).
- Base stat total 570, ranked #93 of 1,025.
- Its best stat is Attack, ranked #19 of 1,025.
- One of 4 Pokémon that are both Bug and Fighting.
- One of 97 red Pokémon.
- Number 73 of 88 Pokémon introduced in Generation 7 (Alola).
- Can learn 52 different moves in Sword / Shield.
- Catch rate 45: about 5.9% per Poké Ball at full health.
- Appears in 4 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: Buzzwole (Pokémon), Serebii: Buzzwole (Sword/Shield Pokédex).
- Pronunciation (BUZ-wohl): no English source says it out loud, so it is our best guess from the parts of the name.
Last checked: . Every sentence of the lore was checked against Bulbapedia, Serebii and the game data.
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