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Buizel(JP) is a species of Pokémon in the series of the same name. It is a Water type Pokémon that evolves into Floatzel starting at level 26.

Physiology & Behavior[]

Buizel is an orange Pokémon resembling a weasel and a sea otter. It has a yellow collar around its neck and two blue fins on its arms. Buizel has a cream-colored spot above each eye and two black parallel marks on its cheeks. The underside of its face and stomach are also cream-colored, as are the tips of its two tails. A male Buizel has two cream-colored spots on their back, while a female has only one.

Buizel's yellow collar is a flotation sac that can be inflated when it inhales. By doing so, Buizel can keep its face above water to watch for prey movement or survey its surroundings. Conversely, it deflates this sac in order to dive. Its tails can spin to act as a propeller, allowing it to swim and slice through obstacles like seaweed. In the anime, it is also able to fly using its spinning tail. Buizel usually lives alongside bodies of water.

Appearances[]

Main games[]

Mystery Dungeon[]

Pokémon Super Mystery Dungeon: Buizel is in charge of underwater explorations at the Expedition Society. He acts a mentor to the player and partner. He is brave but reckless.

Other side games[]

In the anime[]

Buizel officially debuted in Pikachu's Ocean Adventure.

In Pokémon Ranger and the Temple of the Sea, the Marina Group owns a Buizel. However, it didn't perform with them like the other Water Pokémon, instead being treated more like a pet.

Dawn caught a male Buizel in Buizel Your Way Out Of This!. Eventually, in Throwing the Track Switch, she traded him for Ash Ketchum's Aipom because Buizel turned out to be more interested in Gym battles than Pokémon Contests. Dawn's Aipom later evolved into Ambipom.

In the manga[]

Origin[]

Buizel seems to be based on a weasel, as well as a river otter. Its design also appears to incorporate various flotation devices, such as swim rings and inflatable armbands. Buizel's two tails can rotate like a screw similarly how boats use propellers to move by pushing water.

Buizel and Buoysel may be combinations of buoy and weasel.

In-game information[]

Pokédex Entries[]

Title Entry
Fourth Pokémon generation
Pokémon Diamond It has a flotation sac that is like an inflatable collar. It floats on water with its head out.
Pokémon Pearl It swims by rotating its two tails like a screw. When it dives, its flotation sac collapses.
Pokémon Platinum It spins its two tails like a screw to propel itself through water. The tails also slice clinging seaweed.
Pokémon HeartGold It inflates its flotation sac, keeping its face above water in order to watch for prey movement.
Pokémon SoulSilver It inflates its flotation sac, keeping its face above water in order to watch for prey movement.
Fifth Pokémon generation
Pokémon Black It spins its two tails like a screw to propel itself through water. The tails also slice clinging seaweed.
Pokémon White It spins its two tails like a screw to propel itself through water. The tails also slice clinging seaweed.
Pokémon Black 2 It inflates its flotation sac, keeping its face above water in order to watch for prey movement.
Pokémon White 2 It inflates its flotation sac, keeping its face above water in order to watch for prey movement.
Sixth Pokémon generation
Pokémon X It swims by rotating its two tails like a screw. When it dives, its flotation sac collapses.
Pokémon Y It inflates its flotation sac, keeping its face above water in order to watch for prey movement.
Pokémon Omega Ruby It swims by rotating its two tails like a screw. When it dives, its flotation sac collapses.
Pokémon Alpha Sapphire It inflates its flotation sac, keeping its face above water in order to watch for prey movement.
Eighth Pokémon generation
Pokémon Brilliant Diamond When air fills the flotation sac on its neck, the sac balloons like an inner tube. This Pokémon floats with its head out of the water.
Pokémon Shining Pearl It swims by rotating its two tails like a screw. When it dives, its flotation sac collapses.
Pokémon Legends: Arceus It moves freely in the water by spinning its forked tail for propulsion. The resemblance to the screw of a steamboat is coincidental.
Ninth Pokémon generation
Pokémon Scarlet It spins its two tails like a screw to propel itself through water. The tails also slice clinging seaweed.
Pokémon Violet It inflates its flotation sac, keeping its face above water in order to watch for prey movement.


Game Locations[]

Title Location(s)
Fourth Pokémon generation
Pokémon Diamond
Routes 205, 213 and 224, Valley Windworks
Pokémon Pearl
Routes 205, 213 and 224, Valley Windworks
Pokémon Platinum
Routes 205, 212, and 213, Valley Windworks
Pokémon HeartGold
Safari Zone
Routes 6, 9, 10, 13, 21, 22, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 30, 31, 32, 35, 42, 43, 44, 45, and 47, Ruins of Alph, Mt. Silver(Sinnoh Sound)
Pokémon SoulSilver
Safari Zone
Routes 6, 9, 10, 13, 21, 22, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 30, 31, 32, 35, 42, 43, 44, 45, and 47, Ruins of Alph, Mt. Silver(Sinnoh Sound)
Fifth Pokémon generation
Pokémon Black
Routes 11 and 14 (Surfing)
Pokémon White
Routes 11 and 14 (Surfing)
Pokémon Black 2
Routes 11, 14 and 23, Victory Road*, Nature Preserve, Lostlorn Forest (Surfing)
Pokémon White 2
Routes 11, 14 and 23, Victory Road*, Nature Preserve, Lostlorn Forest (Surfing)
Sixth Pokémon generation
Pokémon X
Breed Floatzel
Pokémon Y
Breed Floatzel
Seventh Pokémon generation
Pokémon Ultra Sun
Breed Floatzel
Pokémon Ultra Moon
Breed Floatzel
Eighth Pokémon generation
Pokémon Brilliant Diamond
Routes 205, 213, and 224, Valley Windworks
Grand Underground - Riverbank Cave, Fountainspring Cave, Still-Water Cavern
Pokémon Shining Pearl
Routes 205, 213, and 224, Valley Windworks
Grand Underground - Riverbank Cave, Fountainspring Cave, Still-Water Cavern
Pokémon Legends: Arceus
Obsidian Fieldlands: Horseshoe Plains, near Worn Bridge, Windswept Run, massive mass outbreaks
Cobalt Coastlands: Ginkgo Landing, Aipom Hill, Bathers' Lagoon
Ninth Pokémon generation
Pokémon Scarlet
South Province: Poco Path, Area One, Area Two, Area Four, Area Five, South Paldean Sea
East Province: Area Two, Area Three, East Paldean Sea, Tagtree Thicket
West Province: Area One, Area Two, West Paldean Sea
Area ZeroWest Province: Area One (Ice Tera Type)
Pokémon Violet
South Province: Poco Path, Area One, Area Two, Area Four, Area Five, South Paldean Sea
East Province: Area Two, Area Three, East Paldean Sea, Tagtree Thicket
West Province: Area One, Area Two, West Paldean Sea
Area ZeroWest Province: Area One (Ice Tera Type)

Evolution[]

Buizel
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Floatzel
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Stats[]

Base Stats
HP 55
Attack 65
Defense 35
Sp. Attack 60
Sp. Defense 30
Speed 85
Total 330


Moveset[]

Main article: Buizel/moveset

Gallery[]

Sprites
Diamond Pearl
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X Y
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Scarlet Violet
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Trivia[]

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