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Buzzwole, a Bug and Fighting type Pokémon, official artwork

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Buzzwole: Weakness, Best Moveset & Builds

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Buzzwole is a bulky attacker, led by its Attack (139) and Defense (139), with a base stat total of 570.

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What is Buzzwole weak to?

How much damage Buzzwole takes from each attacking type.

4×Weak toFlying
2×Weak toFairyFirePsychic
0.5×ResistsDarkBugFightingGrassGround

Buzzwole takes super-effective damage from Flying, Fairy, Fire, Psychic (Flying hit it for 4x damage). It resists Dark, Bug, Fighting, Grass, Ground.

Best moveset for Buzzwole

Buzzwole has no significant ranked usage this month, so here are its strongest attacking options by type coverage:

  • Focus PunchFighting150
  • Giga ImpactNormal150
  • OutrageDragon120
  • EarthquakeGround100

Best nature for Buzzwole

Adamant. Buzzwole is a physical attacker (139 Attack vs 53 Special Attack) that won't outspeed much anyway, so Adamant (+Attack, −Sp. Atk) gets the most damage.

Abilities

  • Beast BoostThis Pokemon's highest stat is raised by 1 if it attacks and KOes another Pokemon.
Full learnset (65 moves; tap to expand)

Buzzwole is not obtainable in Scarlet/Violet, so this is its National Dex movepool.

MoveTypePowerAcc.Category
Focus PunchFighting150100%Physical
Giga ImpactNormal15090%Physical
Close CombatFighting120100%Physical
OutrageDragon120100%Physical
SuperpowerFighting120100%Physical
Dynamic PunchFighting10050%Physical
EarthquakeGround100100%Physical
Hammer ArmFighting10090%Physical
Stone EdgeRock10080%Physical
High HorsepowerGround9595%Physical
Body SlamNormal85100%Physical
BounceFlying8585%Physical
Darkest LariatDark85100%Physical
Iron HeadSteel80100%Physical
Leech LifeBug80100%Physical
LungeBug80100%Physical
Mega PunchNormal8085%Physical
Poison JabPoison80100%Physical
Brick BreakFighting75100%Physical
Drain PunchFighting75100%Physical
Ice PunchIce75100%Physical
Rock SlideRock7590%Physical
Stomping TantrumGround75100%Physical
Thunder PunchElectric75100%Physical
FacadeNormal70100%Physical
Vital ThrowFighting70-Physical
Low SweepFighting65100%Physical
Bug BiteBug60100%Physical
BulldozeGround60100%Physical
Hidden Power WaterWater60100%Special
RevengeFighting60100%Physical
Rock TombRock6095%Physical
RoundNormal60100%Special
Fell StingerBug50100%Physical
PaybackDark50100%Physical
Smack DownRock50100%Physical
SnoreNormal50100%Special
Dual ChopDragon4090%Physical
Dual WingbeatFlying4090%Physical
False SwipeNormal40100%Physical
Power-Up PunchFighting40100%Physical
Comet PunchNormal1885%Physical
CounterFighting?100%Physical
EndeavorNormal?100%Physical
FlingDark?100%Physical
FrustrationNormal?100%Physical
Gyro BallSteel?100%Physical
ReturnNormal?100%Physical
ReversalFighting?100%Physical
Bulk UpFighting--Status
CoachingFighting--Status
ConfideNormal--Status
Double TeamNormal--Status
EndureNormal--Status
Focus EnergyNormal--Status
HardenNormal--Status
ProtectNormal--Status
RestPsychic--Status
RoostFlying--Status
Sleep TalkNormal--Status
SubstituteNormal--Status
SwaggerNormal-85%Status
TauntDark-100%Status
ToxicPoison-90%Status
Work UpNormal--Status