Floatzel
Floatzel is a Water-type Pokémon, the Sea Weasel Pokémon, number 419 (#0419) in the National Pokédex. It was introduced in Generation 4 and comes from the Sinnoh region. It is 1.1 m tall and weighs 33.5 kg.
Floatzel is the Sea Weasel Pokémon, an otter-like Water type that works as a lifeguard: the Pokédex says it helps rescue drowning people, carrying them on its back with its flotation sac inflated.
How to pronounce Floatzel
Floatzel is pronounced FLOHT-zul. The capital letters show the stressed syllable.
Listen to Floatzel said out loud:
In Japanese it is フローゼル (Floazel).
Hear every other name on the Pokémon pronunciation guide.
Lore
Biology
Floatzel is 1.1 m tall and weighs 33.5 kg, an orange, otter-like weasel with arms longer than its legs and two tails that spin like propellers. Its yellow flotation sac forms a ring behind its head and over its back, and the Pokédex says it developed from chasing aquatic prey.
Behaviour
Floatzel is a hunter as well as a rescuer: one Pokédex entry says it carries off prey, and another says the sac doubles as a rubber raft. It lets the air out of the sac to dive, and the Legends: Arceus entry says the sac keeps it from drowning even in stormy seas.
Habitat
The Pokédex places it around fishing ports and hamlets. In Scarlet and Violet it swims in Paldea's four seas, turns up in parts of the West Province and on Glaseado Mountain, and appears in 4 star Tera Raid Battles.
Powers
Swift Swim doubles its Speed in rain, and hidden Water Veil prevents burns. It learns Aqua Jet at level 24 and Wave Crash at 62, and knows Crunch and Ice Fang from the start. Base Attack 105 and Speed 115 make it a fast, hard-hitting physical attacker.
Name origin
Floatzel may combine 'float' and 'weasel', and perhaps 'flotsam' too. The Japanese name is Floazel (フローゼル), also from 'float' and 'weasel'.
Design inspiration
Floatzel appears to be a weasel crossed with a sea otter and fitted with flotation gear such as armbands, a life vest and a raft. These are fan readings.
Evolution notes
Floatzel evolves from Buizel at level 26, with no other condition.
In the games
Floatzel is the last Pokémon of Pastoria City Gym Leader Crasher Wake in Diamond, Pearl and Platinum, and his signature Pokémon at the Pokémon World Tournament in Black 2 and White 2. It first appeared in Diamond and Pearl, and it cannot be obtained in Legends: Z-A.
In the anime
Floatzel debuted in 'Pokémon Ranger and the Kidnapped Riolu! (Part 1)', where the Ranger Kellyn captures it with his Styler to flee from Sharpedo. Crasher Wake's Floatzel lost to Ash's Buizel in 'A Crasher Course in Power!'.
Fun facts
- In the anime, Crasher Wake claims his Floatzel can use its flotation sac to endure even a Giga Impact, and it once reflected Buizel's Water Pulse straight back at it.
- In 'Showdown at the Gates of Warp!', a Trainer's Floatzel turned back into a Buizel under Dialga's influence.
- Its German name, Bojelin, combines Boje ('buoy') and Hermelin ('ermine').
Base stats
- HP: 85
- Attack: 105
- Defense: 55
- Sp. Atk: 85
- Sp. Def: 50
- Speed: 115
Floatzel’s base stat total is 495. Its highest stat is Speed.
Type matchups
What is Floatzel weak to?
Floatzel takes extra damage from Electric (2×), Grass (2×) moves.
It resists Fire (½×), Water (½×), Ice (½×), Steel (½×).
Evolution
What does Floatzel evolve from?
Floatzel evolves from Buizel at level 26.
Floatzel is the final stage of its evolution family.
The whole family: Buizel, Floatzel.
Abilities
- Swift Swim: Doubles Speed during rain.
- Water Veil (hidden ability): Prevents burns.
Moves
Moves Floatzel learns by level up in Scarlet / Violet
| Level | Move | Type | Category | Power |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Growl | Normal | Status | — |
| 1 | Quick Attack | Normal | Physical | 40 |
| 1 | Crunch | Dark | Physical | 80 |
| 1 | Ice Fang | Ice | Physical | 65 |
| 1 | Soak | Water | Status | — |
| 15 | Water Gun | Water | Special | 40 |
| 18 | Bite | Dark | Physical | 60 |
| 21 | Swift | Normal | Special | 60 |
| 24 | Aqua Jet | Water | Physical | 40 |
| 29 | Double Hit | Normal | Physical | 35 |
| 35 | Whirlpool | Water | Special | 35 |
| 41 | Liquidation | Water | Physical | 85 |
| 46 | Aqua Tail | Water | Physical | 90 |
| 51 | Agility | Psychic | Status | — |
| 57 | Hydro Pump | Water | Special | 110 |
| 62 | Wave Crash | Water | Physical | 120 |
TM moves (49)
Floatzel can learn 49 moves from TMs in Scarlet / Violet: Take Down, Agility, Mud-Slap, Scary Face, Protect, Ice Fang, Water Pulse, Low Kick, Thief, Chilling Water, Facade, Snarl, Swift, Icy Wind, Rock Tomb, Low Sweep, Fling, Endure, Rain Dance, Dig, Brick Break, Bulk Up, Body Slam, Ice Punch, Sleep Talk, Waterfall, Metronome, Rest, Taunt, Substitute, Crunch, Liquidation, Surf, Ice Spinner, Helping Hand, Baton Pass, Ice Beam, Hydro Pump, Blizzard, Giga Impact, Focus Blast, Hyper Beam, Tera Blast, Roar, Focus Punch, Flip Turn, Double-Edge, Whirlpool, Muddy Water.
Egg moves (8), which Buizel can hatch knowing:Aqua Ring, Baton Pass, Fury Cutter, Fury Swipes, Headbutt, Helping Hand, Mud-Slap, Slash.
Breeding & training
- Gender: 50% male, 50% female.
- Egg groups: Water 1, Field.
- Egg cycles: 20 (steps to hatch, Scarlet/Violet: 2,560).
- Catch rate: 75 out of 255.
- Base friendship (Gen 8 onward): 50.
- Growth rate: Medium (1,000,000 experience points to reach level 100).
- Defeating it gives 2 Speed effort values.
- Base experience yield: 173.
Pokédex entries
Has a long, rather splendid flotation sac, which prevents Floatzel from drowning even in stormy seas. One might glimpse this species around fishing hamlets from time to time. (Legends: Arceus)
Its flotation sac developed as a result of pursuing aquatic prey. It can double as a rubber raft. (Pearl, Y, Alpha Sapphire)
It floats using its well-developed flotation sac. It assists in the rescues of drowning people. (Diamond, X, Omega Ruby)
It is a common sight around fishing ports. It is known to rescue people and carry off prey. (Platinum, Black, White, Black 2, White 2)
With its flotation sac inflated, it can carry people on its back. It deflates the sac before it dives. (HeartGold, SoulSilver)
Names around the world
| Japanese | フローゼル |
|---|---|
| Romaji | Floazel |
| French | Mustéflott |
| German | Bojelin |
| Spanish | Floatzel |
| Italian | Floatzel |
| Korean | 플로젤 |
| Chinese (Simplified) | 浮潜鼬 |
| Chinese (Traditional) | 浮潛鼬 |
Trivia
- Fastest Water type in Gen 4: 115 Speed.
- Taller than 54% of all Pokémon (1.1 m).
- Heavier than 56% of all Pokémon (33.5 kg).
- Base stat total 495, ranked #317 of 1,025.
- Its best stat is Speed, ranked #52 of 1,025.
- One of 154 Water-type Pokémon (counting dual types).
- One of 147 brown Pokémon.
- Number 33 of 107 Pokémon introduced in Generation 4 (Sinnoh).
- Part of an evolution family of 2 Pokémon.
- Can learn 63 different moves in Scarlet / Violet.
- Catch rate 75: about 9.8% per Poké Ball at full health.
- Appears in 5 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: Floatzel (Pokémon), Bulbapedia: Crasher Wake, Bulbapedia: Buizel (Pokémon), Serebii: Floatzel (Scarlet/Violet Pokédex).
- Pronunciation (FLOHT-zul): it follows how the English anime, games or official videos say it.
Last checked: . Every sentence of the lore was checked against Bulbapedia, Serebii and the game data.
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