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Mandibuzzin Pokémon SoulGold

darkflying

Pokédex Entry

Bone Vulture Pokémon

They adorn themselves beautifully with bones. This is supposedly an effort to attract males, but no male Mandibuzz have ever been found.

Mandibuzz in Pokémon SoulGold

Mandibuzz is #630 in the Pokédex for Pokémon SoulGold. This page covers its dark/flying typing, base stats, abilities, level-up and TM/HM moves, evolution chain, and where to find it across 1 encounter location.

Type
DarkFlying
Dex
#630
Abilities
Big Pecks(Primary)

Prevents Defense loss.

Overcoat(Secondary)

Blocks weather and powder.

Weak Armor(Hidden)

Its stats change when hit.

Growth Rate
slow
Gender Ratio
100% Female
Egg Groups
flying
Hatch Rate
Medium Fast (20 cycles)
Catch Rate
60
pokeball
Poké Ball6.9%
greatball
Great Ball8.9%
ultraball
Ultra Ball11.5%
Base Exp
179
EV Yield
2 SpecialAttack
Wild Held Items
None
Weak To
electric ×2ice ×2rock ×2fairy ×2
Resists
grass ×0.5ghost ×0.5dark ×0.5
Immune To
groundpsychic

How to Obtain

You can catch Mandibuzz in Vajra Desert East Cave (rare). Wild ones range from level 50 to 53.

Wild Encounters (1)

Level Up Moves (17)

Bone RushLevel: 0ground
PWR25ACC0PP10
Strikes the foe with a bone in hand 2 to 5 times.
GustLevel: 1flying
PWR40ACC100PP35
Strikes the foe with a gust of wind whipped up by wings.
LeerLevel: 1normal
PWR0ACC100PP30
Frightens the foes with a leer to lower Defense.
ToxicLevel: 1poison
PWR0ACC0PP10
Poisons the foe with an intensifying toxin.
Sky AttackLevel: 1flying
PWR140ACC90PP5
2-turn attack. High critical hit ratio, and may flinch.
PluckLevel: 1flying
PWR60ACC100PP20
Eats the foe's held Berry gaining its effect.
FlatterLevel: 1dark
PWR0ACC100PP15
Confuses the foe, but raises its Sp. Atk.
TailwindLevel: 18flying
PWR0ACC0PP0
Whips up a breeze, doubling ally Speed for 4 turns.ally Speed for 3 turns.
Knock OffLevel: 24dark
PWR0ACC100PP20
Knocks down the foe's held item to prevent its use.
Iron DefenseLevel: 30steel
PWR0ACC0PP15
Hardens the body's surface to sharply raise Defense.
WhirlwindLevel: 36normal
PWR0ACC85PP20
Blows away the foe, switches it out or ends wild battle.
Air SlashLevel: 42flying
PWR75ACC95PP0
Attacks with a blade of air. May cause flinching.
Dark PulseLevel: 48dark
PWR80ACC100PP15
Attacks with a horrible aura. May cause flinching.
Nasty PlotLevel: 57dark
PWR0ACC0PP20
Thinks bad thoughts to sharply boost Sp. Atk.
DefogLevel: 64flying
PWR0ACC0PP15
Removes obstacles and lowers evasion.
AttractLevel: 72normal
PWR0ACC100PP15
Makes the opposite gender less likely to attack.
Brave BirdLevel: 80flying
PWR120ACC100PP15
A low altitude charge that also hurts the user.

Egg Moves (7)

Steel Wingsteel
PWR70ACC90PP25
Strikes the foe with hard wings spread wide.
Mean Looknormal
PWR0ACC0PP5
Fixes the foe with a mean look that prevents escape.
Roostflying
PWR0ACC0PP0
Restores the user's HP by half of its max HP.
Scary Facenormal
PWR0ACC0PP10
Frightens with a scary face to sharply reduce Speed.
Knock Offdark
PWR0ACC100PP20
Knocks down the foe's held item to prevent its use.
Fake Tearsdark
PWR0ACC100PP20
Feigns crying to sharply lower the foe's Sp. Def.
Foul Playdark
PWR95ACC100PP15
The higher the foe's Attack the more damage caused.

TM/HM Moves (32)

Acrobaticsflying
PWR55ACC100PP15TM62
Does double damage if the user has no item.
Aerial Aceflying
PWR60ACC0PP20TM40
An extremely speedy and unavoidable attack.
Attractnormal
PWR0ACC100PP15TM45
Makes the opposite gender less likely to attack.
Cutsteel
PWR50ACC95PP30HM01
Cuts the foe with sharp scythes, claws, etc.
Dark Pulsedark
PWR80ACC100PP15TM97
Attacks with a horrible aura. May cause flinching.
Double Teamnormal
PWR0ACC0PP15TM32
Creates illusory copies to raise evasiveness.
Facadenormal
PWR70ACC100PP20TM42
Boosts power when burned, paralyzed, or poisoned.
Flyflying
PWR0ACC95PP15HM02
Flies up on the first turn, then strikes the next turn.
Frustrationnormal
PWR1ACC100PP20TM21
An attack that is stronger if the Trainer is disliked.
Giga Impactnormal
PWR150ACC90PP5TM68
Leaves the user immobile if target is not KO'd.
Hidden Powernormal
PWR0ACC100PP15TM10
The type varies with the user.The type and effectiveness vary with the user.
Hyper Beamnormal
PWR150ACC90PP5TM15
Leaves the user immobile if target is not KO'd.
Paybackdark
PWR50ACC100PP10TM66
An attack that gains power if the user moves last.
Protectnormal
PWR0ACC0PP10TM17
Evades attack, but may fail if used in succession.
Rain Dancewater
PWR0ACC0PP5TM18
Boosts the power of Water- type moves for 5 turns.
Restpsychic
PWR0ACC0PP0TM44
The user sleeps for 2 turns, restoring HP and status.
Returnnormal
PWR1ACC100PP20TM27
An attack that increases in power with friendship.
Rock Smashfighting
PWR0ACC100PP15HM06
A rock-crushing attack that may lower Defense.
Rock Tombrock
PWR0ACC0PP0TM39
Stops the foe from moving with rocks and cuts Speed.
Roostflying
PWR0ACC0PP0TM19
Restores the user's HP by half of its max HP.
Roundnormal
PWR60ACC100PP15TM48
A song that inflicts damage. Others can join in too.
Sandstormrock
PWR0ACC0PP10TM37
Causes a sandstorm that rages for several turns.
Shadow Ballghost
PWR80ACC100PP15TM30
Hurls a black blob that may lower the foe's Sp. Def.
Snarldark
PWR55ACC95PP15TM95
Yells and rants at the foe lowering its Sp. Atk.
Steel Wingsteel
PWR70ACC90PP25TM51
Strikes the foe with hard wings spread wide.
Substitutenormal
PWR0ACC0PP10TM90
Creates a decoy using 1/4 of the user's maximum HP.
Sunny Dayfire
PWR0ACC0PP5TM11
Boosts the power of Fire- type moves for 5 turns.
Tauntdark
PWR0ACC100PP20TM12
Taunts the foe into only using attack moves.
Thiefdark
PWR0ACC100PP0TM46
While attacking, it may steal the foe's held item.
Tormentdark
PWR0ACC100PP15TM41
Torments the foe and stops successive use of a move.
Toxicpoison
PWR0ACC0PP10TM06
Poisons the foe with an intensifying toxin.
U Turnbug
PWR70ACC100PP20TM89
Does damage then switches out the user.

Type Summary

4
Weaknesses
3
Resistances
2
Immunities
9
Neutral

Weaknesses

Types that deal increased damage to Mandibuzz. Use these types to counter it effectively.

Resistances & Immunities

Types that Mandibuzz resists or is immune to. Avoid using these types against it.

Immunities (0×)

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