Sawsbuck
Season Pokémon |
メブキジカ
Mebukijika |
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Autumn Form |
Winter Form |
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Abilities
Chlorophyll or Sap Sipper |
Serene Grace
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External Links
- On Smogon Pokédex:
- Generation V
- Generation VI
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- Artwork on Bulbagarden Archives
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Sawsbuck (Japanese: メブキジカ Mebukijika) is a dual-type Normal/Grass Pokémon introduced in Generation V.
It evolves from Deerling starting at level 34.
In Generation V, Sawsbuck changes its appearance depending on the current season. However, this change in form does not occur after capture, unless it is present in the player's party at the time of a season change. This applies to Eggs as well.
- When the month is January, May, or September, the season is Spring, and it becomes Spring Form.
- When the month is February, June, or October, the season is Summer, and it becomes Summer Form.
- When the month is March, July, or November, the season is Autumn, and it becomes Autumn Form.
- When the month is April, August, or December, the season is Winter, and it becomes Winter Form.
From Generation VI onwards, seasons are no longer a mechanic in the game, and only the Spring Form has been obtainable in the wild. However, its other forms are retained upon transferring from Generation V and can be passed down via breeding.
Biology
Sawsbuck is a brown and cream, deer-like Pokémon with rhomboid ears and darker ear insides. Its eyes have light-orange markings that curve down to the sides of its face. It has a dark-brown nose, and it sports cream fur on its chin and sides of its face. Light-orange stripes rim its underbelly, and its back is decorated with spots corresponding to the season: pink in spring, green in summer, orange in fall, and white in winter. Its limbs are slender and tipped with hooves. Unless it's summer, its brown tail points down. Sawsbuck lives in herds led by the Sawsbuck with the most splendid antlers. It can live almost anywhere as they adapt to the season but prefer to live away from humans. It is herbivorous.
Its appearance changes depending on the season. During the spring, a tuft of cream fur appears on its chest, and its antlers are adorned with pink flowers. During the summer, its tail points up, it grows tufts of fur on the back of its head, and its antlers sport green leaves. During the fall, it sports a cream tuft of fur on its chest, and the leaves on its antlers are red and brown. During the winter, the cream fur turns white, tufts of white fur appear on its chest and lower limbs, and its antlers are coated in white.
In the anime
All four forms of Sawsbuck in the
anime
Major appearances
Spring Form Sawsbuck debuted in A Connoisseur's Revenge!, under the ownership of Burgundy. She used it in her battle against Cilan, where it went up against Pansage. However, it lost after being hit by a powerful Solar Beam.
All four forms of Sawsbuck appeared in The Four Seasons of Sawsbuck!, with Sawsbuck's Winter Form making its debut, and Sawsbuck's Summer and Autumn Forms making their main series debut. They resided at a secret lake that allowed the Sawsbuck to take on all four forms at the same time. Robert's aim was to photograph all four forms together, which he was able to do.
Minor appearances
Multiple Summer Form Sawsbuck appeared in the opening sequences and ending credits of both White—Victini and Zekrom and Black—Victini and Reshiram, while Autumn Form Sawsbuck exclusively appeared in the opening sequence of Black—Victini and Reshiram. This also marked the debuts of both the Summer Form and Autumn Form Sawsbuck.
Multiple Sawsbuck appeared in Stopping the Rage of Legends! Part 1 and Part 2.
Multiple Summer Form Sawsbuck appeared in Kyurem VS. The Sword of Justice. The Swords of Justice legend also featured their Summer and Autumn Forms.
In Jostling for the Junior Cup!, Cassie's Summer Form Sawsbuck competed in the Pokémon World Tournament Junior Cup, where it lost to Geraldo's Reuniclus in the first round.
A Summer Form Sawsbuck appeared in Ash and N: A Clash of Ideals!.
A Summer Form Sawsbuck appeared in Mewtwo — Prologue to Awakening.
In Genesect and the Legend Awakened, multiple Summer Form Sawsbuck were living at Pokémon Hills. Two of them helped put a fire out there.
A Summer Form Sawsbuck appeared in a photo in Mending a Broken Spirit!.
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Spring Form Sawsbuck in the anime
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Summer Form Sawsbuck in the anime
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Autumn Form Sawsbuck in the anime
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Winter Form Sawsbuck in the anime
Pokédex entries
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BW019 |
Sawsbuck |
Ash's Pokédex |
Sawsbuck, the Season Pokémon, and the evolved form of Deerling. The plants on Sawsbuck's horns change depending on the time of year, and people often use them to measure the passing of the seasons. |
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In the manga
Winter Form Sawsbuck in
Pokémon Adventures
Pokémon Adventures
In Choir Tournament, multiple Autumn Form Sawsbuck appeared at the Autumn Choir Tournament.
In Omega Alpha Adventure 15, Norman was revealed to own a Winter Form Sawsbuck. It was first used to break into the Pokémon Association's old research facility.
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Autumn Form Sawsbuck in Pokémon Adventures
In the TCG
- Main article: Sawsbuck (TCG)
Game data
Pokédex entries
This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation V. |
Generation V |
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Unova
BW: #092 |
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Unova
B2W2: #160 |
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They migrate according to the seasons. People can tell the season by looking at Sawsbuck's horns. |
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The plants growing on its horns change according to the season. The leaders of the herd possess magnificent horns. |
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They migrate according to seasons, so some people call Sawsbuck the harbingers of spring. |
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They migrate according to the seasons. People can tell the season by looking at Sawsbuck's horns. |
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They migrate according to seasons, so some people call Sawsbuck the harbingers of spring. |
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They migrate according to the seasons. People can tell the season by looking at Sawsbuck's horns. |
Alpha Sapphire |
They migrate according to seasons, so some people call Sawsbuck the harbingers of spring. |
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This Pokémon has no Pokédex entries in Generation VII. |
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This Pokémon has no Pokédex entries in Generation VIII. |
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Game locations
This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation V. |
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In side games
This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation V. |
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Rumble Blast |
Forest: Echo Valley (post ending), Challenger's Ground (post ending) (Spring Form)
Forest: Misty Edgewater (post game) (Summer Form)
Autumnwood: Firebreathing Mountain (Autumn Form)
Glacier: Frozen Tundra (Winter Form) |
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Verdant Plaza: Four Seasons in the Forest (all seasons) |
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Shuffle |
Zaffiro Coast: Stage 627 (Autumn Form)
Marron Trail: Stage 674 (Winter Form)
Event: Pokémon Safari (Eighth release; Spring Form)
Event: Pokémon Safari (22nd release; Summer Form) |
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White Ruins: Trailhead Field (Center Boss, Back) |
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Stats
Base stats
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270 - 364 |
Attack:
100
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94 - 167 |
184 - 328 |
Defense:
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67 - 134 |
130 - 262 |
Sp. Atk:
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58 - 123 |
112 - 240 |
Sp. Def:
70
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67 - 134 |
130 - 262 |
Speed:
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90 - 161 |
175 - 317 |
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- Minimum stats are calculated with 0 EVs, IVs of 0, and (if applicable) a hindering nature.
- Maximum stats are calculated with 252 EVs, IVs of 31, and (if applicable) a helpful nature.
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Type effectiveness
Under normal battle conditions in Generation VIII, this Pokémon is: |
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- If this Pokémon is given a Ring Target, the effectiveness of Ghost-type moves is 1×.
- If this Pokémon has Sap Sipper, the effectiveness of Grass-type moves is 0×.
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Learnset
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This Pokémon is unavailable within Generation VIII.
Click on the generation numbers above to see Sawsbuck's learnsets from other generations. |
Side game data
Spring Form
Summer Form
Pokémon Rumble Blast
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Pokémon Rumble Rush
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Walking Speed: 1.11 seconds |
Base HP: 55 |
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Base Attack: 78 |
Base Defense: 53 |
Base Speed: 60 |
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Base Stamina: 190 |
Base Attack: 198 |
Base Defense: 146 |
Egg Distance: N/A |
Buddy Distance: 3 km |
Evolution Requirement: N/A |
Fast Attacks: Feint Attack, Take Down |
Charged Attacks: Megahorn, Solar Beam, Wild Charge, Hyper Beam |
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Autumn Form
Pokémon Rumble Blast
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Pokémon Rumble Rush
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Walking Speed: 1.11 seconds |
Base HP: 55 |
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Base Attack: 78 |
Base Defense: 53 |
Base Speed: 60 |
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Pokémon GO
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Base Stamina: 190 |
Base Attack: 198 |
Base Defense: 146 |
Egg Distance: N/A |
Buddy Distance: 3 km |
Evolution Requirement: N/A |
Fast Attacks: Feint Attack, Take Down |
Charged Attacks: Megahorn, Solar Beam, Wild Charge, Hyper Beam |
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Winter Form
Pokémon Rumble Blast
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Pokémon Rumble Rush
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Walking Speed: 1.11 seconds |
Base HP: 55 |
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Base Attack: 78 |
Base Defense: 53 |
Base Speed: 60 |
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Pokémon GO
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Base Stamina: 190 |
Base Attack: 198 |
Base Defense: 146 |
Egg Distance: N/A |
Buddy Distance: 3 km |
Evolution Requirement: N/A |
Fast Attacks: Feint Attack, Take Down |
Charged Attacks: Megahorn, Solar Beam, Wild Charge, Hyper Beam |
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Evolution
Spring Form
Spring Form |
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Unevolved |
Deerling
Normal Grass |
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Level 34
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Spring Form |
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First evolution |
Sawsbuck
Normal Grass |
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Summer Form
Summer Form |
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Unevolved |
Deerling
Normal Grass |
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Level 34
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Summer Form |
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First evolution |
Sawsbuck
Normal Grass |
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Autumn Form
Autumn Form |
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Unevolved |
Deerling
Normal Grass |
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Level 34
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Autumn Form |
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First evolution |
Sawsbuck
Normal Grass |
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Winter Form
Winter Form |
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Unevolved |
Deerling
Normal Grass |
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Level 34
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Winter Form |
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First evolution |
Sawsbuck
Normal Grass |
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Sprites
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For other sprites and images, please see
Sawsbuck images on the Bulbagarden Archives.
Trivia
- Autumn Sawsbuck is, to date, the only form of Sawsbuck that has never been released on a card in the Trading Card Game.
Early concept art for Sawsbuck
- No other Pokémon has the same type combination as Sawsbuck and its pre-evolved form.
- Sawsbuck represents January in the Unova horoscope.
- The design for Sawsbuck was made up before the concept of seasons was added to Pokémon Black and White.
Origin
Sawsbuck may be based on a Père David's deer, which is a species of deer that decorates its antlers with foliage during the breeding season. Its antlers may also be based on a deciduous tree. It may also be based on one of the stories of Baron Munchausen, in which he tries to shoot a stag using cherry pits in his musket. The stag survives and escapes, and the next year he discovers a stag with a cherry tree growing out of its head.
Name origin
Sawsbuck is derived from sawbuck (a device for holding rough wood so that it may be sawn) and may be a combination of sawbuck and buck (male deer). Saws may also be an acronym for the names of the seasons (summer, autumn, winter, and spring).
Mebukijika may be a combination of 芽吹き mebuki (to bud) and 鹿 shika (deer).
In other languages
Language |
Title |
Meaning |
Japanese |
メブキジカ Mebukijika |
From 芽吹き mebuki and 鹿 shika |
French |
Haydaim |
From Haydn, composer of "The Seasons", and daim |
Spanish |
Sawsbuck |
Same as English name |
German |
Kronjuwild |
From Krone, Baumkrone or Kronjuwelen and Wild |
Italian |
Sawsbuck |
Same as English name |
Korean |
바라철록 Baracheolrok |
From 발아 (發芽) bara, 철 cheol and 록 (鹿) rok |
Cantonese Chinese |
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Mandarin Chinese |
芽吹鹿 Yáchuīlù |
From the Japanese 芽吹き mebuki and 鹿 lù |
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[hide]More languages |
Russian |
Сосбак Sosbak |
Transcription of English name |
Swedish |
Sawbuck* |
Error from English name |
Thai |
เมบูคิจิกะ Mebukhichika |
Transcription of Japanese name |
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Related articles
- List of Pokémon with form differences
External links
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