Dachsbun
Dachsbun is a Fairy-type Pokémon, the Dog Pokémon, number 927 (#0927) in the National Pokédex. It was introduced in Generation 9 and comes from the Paldea region. It is 0.5 m tall and weighs 14.9 kg.
Dachsbun is the Dog Pokémon, a bread-brown Fairy type whose appetising smell helps wheat grow, which is why farming villages have treasured it. Heat hardens its skin, and its Ability, Well-Baked Body, is found on no other Pokémon.
How to pronounce Dachsbun
Dachsbun is pronounced DAKS-bun. The capital letters show the stressed syllable.
Listen to Dachsbun said out loud:
In Japanese it is バウッツェル (Bowtzel).
Hear every other name on the Pokémon pronunciation guide.
Lore
Biology
Dachsbun is a stout, long-bodied dog, 0.5 m tall and 14.9 kg, with fur in several shades of brown and a yellow underbelly. Its ears and the dewlap around its neck look like bread rolls, a braid-like row of bumps runs down its back, and its tail is round and flattened. Heat makes its skin harden, and its body gives off a pleasant, appetising aroma.
Behaviour
The Scarlet Pokédex says its aroma helps wheat to grow, so farming villages have treasured it. The Legends: Z-A Pokédex adds a darker side: the appetising scent can push opponents' hunger so high that they lose their willpower and tire out.
Habitat
The Pokédex gives no habitat. In Scarlet and Violet it is found in a few spots in Paldea's South, East and West Provinces, and in 4-star and 6-star Tera Raid Battles.
Powers
Its Ability is Well-Baked Body, which makes it immune to Fire moves and sharply raises its Defense, with Aroma Veil hidden. It learns Play Rough, Crunch, Baton Pass and Double-Edge. Its base Defense of 115 is the highest of any Fairy type introduced in Generation IX, and base Speed 95 lets it act first against many foes.
Name origin
Dachsbun may combine 'dachshund' and 'bun'. The Japanese name is Bowtzel (バウッツェル), possibly from 'bow wow' and 'pretzel'.
Design inspiration
Dachsbun seems to be based on a dachshund and on baked goods such as loaves, rolls, brioche and pretzels. Bulbapedia notes that its darker colour than Fidough appears to reference the Maillard reaction, the chemistry that browns cooked food, which fits its Ability. These are fan readings.
Evolution notes
Dachsbun evolves from Fidough at level 26 and does not evolve further.
In the games
Ortega, boss of Team Star's Fairy crew, uses a level 51 Dachsbun in his first battle in Scarlet and Violet, the games that introduced it, and he is its sync pair partner in Pokémon Masters EX. In Legends: Z-A it appears wild in the Mega Dimension DLC's Hyperspace Lumiose, in the 3-star Fairy-type wild zones.
In the anime
Dachsbun first appeared in Pokémon Horizons in a picture in 'Welcome to Naranja Academy!'. In 'Hamber's Moonlight Battle', a Trainer's Dachsbun fights an Arctibax while the Strong Sphere is affecting it.
Fun facts
- In Pokémon Horizons, Dachsbun is the only Pokémon Ortega is known to own.
- In the manga Pokémon Adventures, Ortega's Dachsbun uses Roar to swap out Violet's Crocalor, but is knocked out when Crocalor fires off Snarl at the same moment.
- Dachsbun shares its Dog Pokémon category with only one other Pokémon, Boltund, according to Bulbapedia.
Base stats
- HP: 57
- Attack: 80
- Defense: 115
- Sp. Atk: 50
- Sp. Def: 80
- Speed: 95
Dachsbun’s base stat total is 477. Its highest stat is Defense.
Type matchups
What is Dachsbun weak to?
Dachsbun takes extra damage from Poison (2×), Steel (2×) moves.
It resists Fighting (½×), Bug (½×), Dark (½×).
It is immune to Dragon moves.
Evolution
What does Dachsbun evolve from?
Dachsbun evolves from Fidough at level 26.
Dachsbun is the final stage of its evolution family.
The whole family: Fidough, Dachsbun.
Abilities
- Well-Baked Body: Immune to Fire-type moves, and Defense is sharply boosted.
- Aroma Veil (hidden ability): Protects allies against moves that affect their mental state.
Moves
Moves Dachsbun learns by level up in Scarlet / Violet
| Level | Move | Type | Category | Power |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tackle | Normal | Physical | 40 |
| 1 | Growl | Normal | Status | — |
| 3 | Lick | Ghost | Physical | 30 |
| 6 | Tail Whip | Normal | Status | — |
| 8 | Covet | Normal | Physical | 60 |
| 11 | Bite | Dark | Physical | 60 |
| 15 | Baby-Doll Eyes | Fairy | Status | — |
| 18 | Play Rough | Fairy | Physical | 90 |
| 22 | Work Up | Normal | Status | — |
| 29 | Baton Pass | Normal | Status | — |
| 33 | Roar | Normal | Status | — |
| 38 | Double-Edge | Normal | Physical | 120 |
| 42 | Charm | Fairy | Status | — |
| 47 | Crunch | Dark | Physical | 80 |
| 53 | Last Resort | Normal | Physical | 140 |
TM moves (39)
Dachsbun can learn 39 moves from TMs in Scarlet / Violet: Take Down, Charm, Agility, Mud-Slap, Scary Face, Protect, Fire Fang, Thunder Fang, Ice Fang, Trailblaze, Facade, Snarl, Mud Shot, Draining Kiss, Endure, Sunny Day, Rain Dance, Dig, Psychic Fangs, Body Slam, Sleep Talk, Dazzling Gleam, Stomping Tantrum, Rest, Body Press, Substitute, Crunch, Play Rough, Helping Hand, Baton Pass, Misty Terrain, Giga Impact, Hyper Beam, Tera Blast, Roar, Psych Up, Double-Edge, Endeavor, Alluring Voice.
Egg moves (5), which Fidough can hatch knowing:Copycat, Howl, Sweet Scent, Wish, Yawn.
Breeding & training
- Gender: 50% male, 50% female.
- Egg groups: Field, Mineral.
- Egg cycles: 20 (steps to hatch, Scarlet/Violet: 2,560).
- Catch rate: 90 out of 255.
- Base friendship (Gen 8 onward): 50.
- Growth rate: Medium Slow (1,059,860 experience points to reach level 100).
- Defeating it gives 2 Speed effort values.
- Base experience yield: 167.
Pokédex entries
The surface of this Pokémon's skin hardens when exposed to intense heat, and its body has an appetizing aroma. (Violet)
The pleasant aroma that emanates from this Pokémon's body helps wheat grow, so Dachsbun has been treasured by farming villages. (Scarlet)
Names around the world
| Japanese | バウッツェル |
|---|---|
| Romaji | Bowtzel |
| French | Briochien |
| German | Backel |
| Spanish | Dachsbun |
| Italian | Dachsbun |
| Korean | 바우첼 |
| Chinese (Simplified) | 麻花犬 |
| Chinese (Traditional) | 麻花犬 |
Trivia
- Highest Defense among Fairy types in Gen 9: 115.
- Taller than 19% of all Pokémon (0.5 m).
- Heavier than 35% of all Pokémon (14.9 kg).
- Base stat total 477, ranked #428 of 1,025.
- Its best stat is Defense, ranked #79 of 1,025.
- One of 64 Fairy-type Pokémon (counting dual types).
- One of 147 brown Pokémon.
- Number 22 of 120 Pokémon introduced in Generation 9 (Paldea).
- Part of an evolution family of 2 Pokémon.
- Can learn 53 different moves in Scarlet / Violet.
- Catch rate 90: about 11.8% per Poké Ball at full health.
- Appears in 2 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: Dachsbun (Pokémon), Bulbapedia: Ortega, Serebii: Dachsbun (Scarlet/Violet Pokédex).
- Pronunciation (DAKS-bun): 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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