#0234 · Johto · Generation 2

Stantler

Big Horn Pokémon · Normal-type

Stantler is a Normal-type Pokémon, the Big Horn Pokémon, number 234 (#0234) in the National Pokédex. It was introduced in Generation 2 and comes from the Johto region. It is 1.4 m tall and weighs 71.2 kg.

Stantler is the Big Horn Pokémon, a deer whose twisting antlers bend the air and make onlookers dizzy. Its antlers were once so prized as art that the Pokédex says it was hunted close to extinction.

How to pronounce Stantler

Stantler is pronounced STANT-ler. The capital letters show the stressed syllable.

Listen to Stantler said out loud:

In Japanese it is オドシシ (Odoshishi).

Hear every other name on the Pokémon pronunciation guide.

Lore

Biology

Stantler is a tan deer, 1.4 m tall and 71.2 kg, with a cream belly, a round tail, black hooves and a big brown nose. Its pale curved antlers each hold a black orb, so they look like a pair of eyes. The Pokédex says the antlers gently alter how air moves and so bend reality, and that the orbs can be crushed into a sleep-aiding powder; Bulbapedia adds that they smell pleasant.

Behaviour

Stantler lives in herds, which Bulbapedia says are sometimes led by a Wyrdeer. Staring at its antlers, the Pokédex says, makes people lose control of their senses until they cannot stand. In the anime, a frightened fawn separated from its herd instinctively creates an illusion of a stampeding herd to scare off threats.

Habitat

Bulbapedia places Stantler in temperate, mountainous forests. In Scarlet and Violet it roams South Province Areas One, Three and Five and appears across Kitakami, and it is unobtainable in Legends: Z-A.

Powers

Stantler has Intimidate or Frisk, with Sap Sipper hidden. It puts foes to sleep with Hypnosis, confuses them with Confuse Ray, sets up with Calm Mind and strikes with Zen Headbutt and Double-Edge. Its Attack of 95 and Special Attack of 85 make it a flexible mixed attacker.

Name origin

Stantler may combine 'startle', 'stare' or 'stag' with 'antler'. The Japanese name is Odoshishi (オドシシ), which may come from shishi-odoshi, a Japanese device traditionally used to scare deer away.

Design inspiration

Bulbapedia says Stantler seems to be a deer, with the sika deer and the reindeer the closest matches. It suggests its eye-like antlers may also nod to scare-eye balloons used to frighten birds, and that the orbs' sleep-aid use may echo velvet antler in traditional Chinese medicine. These are fan readings.

Evolution notes

In Legends: Arceus, Stantler evolves into Wyrdeer after you use Psyshield Bash 20 times in its agile style, in the move mastery system.

In the games

Stantler first appeared in Gold and Silver. It returns in Legends: Arceus, where it is found across Hisui, and it can be found in the Paldea and Kitakami regions of Scarlet and Violet.

In the anime

Stantler debuted in 'The Little Big Horn', where Brock helped a fawn rejoin its herd. In 'Different Strokes for Different Blokes' Paul caught a Stantler in Bewilder Forest and released it almost immediately.

Fun facts

• Scarlet and Violet contain code for Stantler's evolution, but it cannot be triggered in game because it is tied to a placeholder method, Bulbapedia says.
• Nob Ogasawara, who translated the games into English, suggested 'Scaribou' for its name, but Nintendo of America did not accept it.
• According to Bulbapedia, no known Pokémon other than Stantler and Wyrdeer can learn Psyshield Bash.

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

Base stats

• HP: 73
• Attack: 95
• Defense: 62
• Sp. Atk: 85
• Sp. Def: 65
• Speed: 85

Stantler’s base stat total is 465. Its highest stat is Attack.

Type matchups

What is Stantler weak to?

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

It is immune to Ghost moves.

Evolution

How does Stantler evolve?

Stantler evolves into Wyrdeer (Use Psyshield Bash 20 times). The 20 uses must be Agile Style Psyshield Bash (Legends: Arceus).

The whole family: Stantler, Wyrdeer.

Abilities

• Intimidate: Lowers opponents' Attack one stage upon entering battle.
• Frisk: Reveals an opponent's held item upon entering battle.
• Sap Sipper (hidden ability): Absorbs Grass moves, raising Attack one stage.

Moves

Moves Stantler learns by level up in Scarlet / Violet

TM moves (54)

Stantler can learn 54 moves from TMs in Scarlet / Violet: Take Down, Agility, Scary Face, Protect, Psybeam, Confuse Ray, Thief, Trailblaze, Charge Beam, Facade, Bulldoze, Swift, Stored Power, Endure, Sunny Day, Rain Dance, Psyshock, Dig, Zen Headbutt, Body Slam, Sleep Talk, Reflect, Light Screen, Thunder Wave, Rest, Imprison, Skill Swap, Substitute, Trick, Shadow Ball, Energy Ball, Psychic, Thunderbolt, Calm Mind, Helping Hand, Earth Power, Wild Charge, Earthquake, Giga Impact, Trick Room, Hyper Beam, Thunder, Solar Beam, Tera Blast, Roar, Spite, Gravity, Lunge, Uproar, Psych Up, Double-Edge, Future Sight, Throat Chop, Curse.

Egg moves (8):Bite, Disable, Double Kick, Extrasensory, Megahorn, Psyshield Bash, Spite, Thrash.

Breeding & training

• Gender: 50% male, 50% female.
• Egg groups: Field.
• Egg cycles: 20 (steps to hatch, Scarlet/Violet: 2,560).
• Catch rate: 45 out of 255.
• Base friendship (Gen 8 onward): 50.
• Growth rate: Slow (1,250,000 experience points to reach level 100).
• Defeating it gives 1 Attack effort value.
• Base experience yield: 163.

Pokédex entries

Its strangely shaped antlers have the power to bewitch those who see them. Medicine made by grinding up the black orbs from fallen antlers is an effective treatment for insomnia. (Legends: Arceus)

Stantler's magnificent antlers were traded at high prices as works of art. As a result, this Pokémon was hunted close to extinction by those who were after the priceless antlers. (Ruby, Sapphire, Omega Ruby, Alpha Sapphire)

The curved antlers subtly change the flow of air to create a strange space where reality is distorted. (Gold, HeartGold, Y)

Staring at its antlers creates an odd sensation as if one were being drawn into their centers. (Diamond, Pearl, Platinum, Black, White, Black 2, White 2, X)

Those who stare at its antlers will gradually lose control of their senses and be unable to stand. (Silver, FireRed, SoulSilver)

Its curved antlers subtly change the flow of air to create a strange space where reality is distorted. (LeafGreen)

Names around the world

Trivia

• Taller than 68% of all Pokémon (1.4 m).
• Heavier than 75% of all Pokémon (71.2 kg).
• Base stat total 465, ranked #466 of 1,025.
• One of 131 Normal-type Pokémon (counting dual types).
• One of 147 brown Pokémon.
• Number 83 of 100 Pokémon introduced in Generation 2 (Johto).
• Part of an evolution family of 2 Pokémon.
• Can learn 68 different moves in Scarlet / Violet.
• Catch rate 45: about 5.9% per Poké Ball at full health.
• Appears in 8 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: Stantler (Pokémon), Serebii: Stantler (Scarlet/Violet Pokédex).
• Pronunciation (STANT-ler): it follows how the English anime, games or official videos say it.

Last checked: 19 October 2026. Every sentence of the lore was checked against Bulbapedia, Serebii and the game data.

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