Bonslyin Pokémon Johto Legends
rock
Pokédex Entry
Bonsai Pokémon
It prefers an arid atmosphere. It leaks water that looks like tears when adjusting its moisture level.
Bonsly in Pokémon Johto Legends
Bonsly is #438 in the Pokédex for Pokémon Johto Legends. This page covers its rock typing, base stats, abilities, level-up and TM/HM moves, evolution chain, and where to find it across 5 encounter locations.
Front
Normal
Shiny
Animated
Shiny Animated
Back
Normal
Shiny
Type
Rock
Dex
#156 Regional Dex · #438 National
Abilities
Growth Rate
Medium Fast
Gender Ratio
50% Male, 50% Female
Egg Groups
Unknown
Hatch Rate
Medium Fast (20 cycles)
Catch Rate
255
Base Exp
68
EV Yield
None
Wild Held Items
None
Weak To
water ×2grass ×2fighting ×2ground ×2steel ×2
Resists
normal ×0.5fire ×0.5poison ×0.5flying ×0.5
Evolution Chain
How to Obtain
Look for Bonsly in Infant Grove (very rare). Wild ones range from level five to seven. During swarms, you can also find it in Route 42.
Wild Encounters (3)
Level Up Moves (12)
| Level | Move | Type | Cat. | Power | Acc. | PP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FlailLevel: 1Flail | normal | 1 | 100 | 15 | ||
| Stronger if the user's HP is low. | ||||||
| Low KickLevel: 8Low Kick | fighting | 1 | 100 | 20 | ||
| Damage depends on target's weight. | ||||||
| Rock ThrowLevel: 12Rock Throw | rock | 60 | 90 | 15 | ||
| Drops rocks on the enemy. | ||||||
| MimicLevel: 15Mimic | normal | 0 | 100 | 10 | ||
| Copies a move used by the foe. | ||||||
| Faint AttackLevel: 19Faint Attack | dark | 60 | 100 | 20 | ||
| An attack that never misses. | ||||||
| HardenLevel: 22Harden | normal | 0 | 100 | 30 | ||
| Raises the user's Defense. | ||||||
| Rock TombLevel: 26Rock Tomb | rock | 60 | 95 | 15 | ||
| Lowers Speed by piling rocks. | ||||||
| Mean LookLevel: 29Mean Look | normal | 0 | 100 | 5 | ||
| Prevents fleeing or switching. | ||||||
| Rock SlideLevel: 33Rock Slide | rock | 75 | 90 | 10 | ||
| An attack that may cause flinching. | ||||||
| CounterLevel: 36Counter | fighting | 1 | 100 | 20 | ||
| Returns a physical blow double. | ||||||
| Sucker PunchLevel: 40Sucker Punch | dark | 70 | 100 | 5 | ||
| Won't work if foe doesn't attack. | ||||||
| Double EdgeLevel: 43Double Edge | normal | 120 | 100 | 15 | ||
| A tackle that also hurts the user. |
Egg Moves (7)
| Move | Type | Cat. | Power | Acc. | PP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SelfdestructSelfdestruct | normal | 200 | 100 | 5 | |
| Powerful but makes the user faint. | |||||
| Sand TombSand Tomb | ground | 35 | 85 | 15 | |
| Traps foe in sand for 2-5 turns. | |||||
| EndureEndure | normal | 0 | 100 | 10 | |
| Always leaves at least 1HP. | |||||
| RolloutRollout | rock | 30 | 90 | 20 | |
| Attacks 5 turns with rising power. | |||||
| Defense CurlDefense Curl | normal | 0 | 100 | 40 | |
| Heightens the user's Defense. | |||||
| HardenHarden | normal | 0 | 100 | 30 | |
| Raises the user's Defense. | |||||
| Stealth RockStealth Rock | rock | 0 | 100 | 20 | |
| Stones dig into switched foes. |
TM/HM Moves (21)
| Move | Type | Cat. | Power | Acc. | PP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ToxicToxic | poison | 0 | 90 | 10 | TM06TM06 | |
| A poison move with increasing damage. | ||||||
| The power varies with the Pokémon. | ||||||
| Sunny DaySunny Day | fire | 0 | 90 | 5 | TM11TM11 | |
| Boosts fire-type moves for 5 turns. | ||||||
| ProtectProtect | normal | 0 | 100 | 10 | TM17TM17 | |
| Foils attack that turn. It may fail. | ||||||
| BulldozeBulldoze | ground | 60 | 100 | 20 | TM21TM21 | |
| Runs foe over and lowers its Speed. | ||||||
| EarthquakeEarthquake | ground | 100 | 100 | 10 | TM26TM26 | |
| Tough but useless vs. flying foes. | ||||||
| ReturnReturn | normal | 1 | 100 | 20 | TM27TM27 | |
| An attack that is based on loyalty. | ||||||
| DigDig | ground | 80 | 100 | 10 | TM28TM28 | |
| 1st turn: Burrow 2nd turn: Attack | ||||||
| brickbreakbrickbreak | normal | 0 | 0 | 0 | TM31TM31 | |
| Double TeamDouble Team | normal | 0 | 100 | 15 | TM32TM32 | |
| Heightens evasiveness. | ||||||
| SandstormSandstorm | rock | 0 | 100 | 10 | TM37TM37 | |
| Inflicts damage every turn. | ||||||
| Rock TombRock Tomb | rock | 60 | 95 | 15 | TM39TM39 | |
| Lowers Speed by piling rocks. | ||||||
| SubstituteSubstitute | normal | 0 | 100 | 10 | TM41TM41 | |
| Makes a decoy with 1/4 user's max HP. | ||||||
| Rock SlideRock Slide | rock | 75 | 90 | 10 | TM43TM43 | |
| An attack that may cause flinching. | ||||||
| RestRest | psychic | 0 | 100 | 10 | TM44TM44 | |
| Sleep for 2 turns to fully recover. | ||||||
| AttractAttract | normal | 0 | 100 | 15 | TM45TM45 | |
| Makes the opposite gender infatuated. | ||||||
| ThiefThief | dark | 60 | 100 | 25 | TM46TM46 | |
| An attack that may steal a held item. | ||||||
| Calm MindCalm Mind | psychic | 0 | 100 | 20 | TM54TM54 | |
| Raises Spcl.Atk and Spcl.Def. | ||||||
| Sleep TalkSleep Talk | normal | 0 | 100 | 10 | TM57TM57 | |
| Randomly attacks while asleep. | ||||||
| Stone EdgeStone Edge | rock | 100 | 80 | 5 | TM59TM59 | |
| Has a high critical hit ratio. | ||||||
| Iron HeadIron Head | steel | 80 | 100 | 15 | TM65TM65 | |
| Can cause flinch with a hard head. |
Type Summary
5
Weaknesses
4
Resistances
0
Immunities
9
Neutral
Weaknesses
Types that deal increased damage to Bonsly. Use these types to counter it effectively.
Resistances & Immunities
Types that Bonsly resists or is immune to. Avoid using these types against it.
Best Counters
Pokémon that have type advantages against Bonsly, either offensively or defensively.
Alolan Diglett
groundsteel
2× STAB damage • Resists rock
2×Good
Alolan Dugtrio
groundsteel
2× STAB damage • Resists rock
2×Good
Steelix
steelground
2× STAB damage • Resists rock
2×Good
Lucario
fightingsteel
2× STAB damage • Resists rock
2×Good
Blastoise
watersteel
2× STAB damage • Resists rock
2×Good
Sandshrew
ground
2× STAB damage • Resists rock
2×Good
Sandslash
ground
2× STAB damage • Resists rock
2×Good
Nidoqueen
poisonground
2× STAB damage • Resists rock
2×Good
Nidoking
poisonground
2× STAB damage • Resists rock
2×Good
Diglett
ground
2× STAB damage • Resists rock
2×Good
Dugtrio
ground
2× STAB damage • Resists rock
2×Good
Galarian Meowth
steel
2× STAB damage • Resists rock
2×Good
Perrserker
steel
2× STAB damage • Resists rock
2×Good
Mankey
fighting
2× STAB damage • Resists rock
2×Good
Primeape
fighting
2× STAB damage • Resists rock
2×Good
Annihilape
fightingghost
2× STAB damage • Resists rock
2×Good
Poliwrath
waterfighting
2× STAB damage • Resists rock
2×Good
Machop
fighting
2× STAB damage • Resists rock
2×Good
Machoke
fighting
2× STAB damage • Resists rock
2×Good
Machamp
fighting
2× STAB damage • Resists rock
2×Good
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