Buzzwole (Pokémon GO)

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Nihilego

Pheromosa

#794

1977

2472

Attacker Rank

D Tier

C Tier

F Tier

GO Battle LeaguePvP Rankings

Great LeagueGreat

2/15/15 · L16 · CP 1500

F Tier

#768

Ultra LeagueUltra

0/13/15 · L27 · CP 2498

F Tier

#543

Master LeagueMaster

15/15/15 · L50 · CP 3912

C Tier

#152

Normal

Shiny

Buzzwole

#794

Bug

Fighting

Attack

236

Top 18.7%

Defense

196

Top 18.3%

Stamina

216

Top 12.9%

Total

648

Pokédex details

Ultra BeastShiny available

Raids

Lv. 20

1894 -1977 CP

10/10/10 - 15/15/15

Raids (WB)

Lv. 25

2368 -2472 CP

10/10/10 - 15/15/15

Research

Lv. 15

1420 -1483 CP

10/10/10 - 15/15/15

Max CP

Lv. 50

3912 CP

Ranges use the standard 10/10/10 IV floor for raids, eggs, research, and Max Battle catches. The top CP is always 15/15/15.

How rare is a hundo? See odds by encounter type

It's Super Effective

Damage multipliers Buzzwole takes from each attacking type, sorted from worst weakness to best resistance.

Weak to

Flying

256%

Fire

160%

Psychic

160%

Fairy

160%

Resists

Grass

62.5%

Fighting

62.5%

Ground

62.5%

Bug

62.5%

Dark

62.5%

Best Moves

Full move guide →

Every fast and charged move combo Buzzwole can learn, ranked by simulated raid DPS.

Fast Move

Charged Move

1
Counter
Superpower
13.19
203.2
1137.1s
11.38
2
Counter
Power Up Punch
12.49
192.5
1200.7s
10.82
3
Poison Jab
Superpower
12.36
190.4
1213.9s
10.65
4
Counter
Fell Stinger
11.76
181.2
1275.3s
10.17
5
Poison Jab
Power Up Punch
11.69
180.1
1282.8s
10.12
6
Poison Jab
Fell Stinger
10.96
168.9
1368.3s
9.48
7
Counter
Lunge
10.90
167.9
1376.7s
9.42
8
Poison Jab
Lunge
10.27
158.2
1460.5s
8.88

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Best Counters

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These are the top ten counters to defeat Buzzwole in a raid.

Pokémon

Fast Move

Charged Move

1
Mega Rayquaza
Air Slash
Dragon Ascent
67.51
3148.9
4.8
222.2s
65.89
2
Rayquaza
Air Slash
Dragon Ascent
51.88
1875.1
8.0
289.2s
49.05
3
Mega Skarmory
Air Slash
Drill Peck+
51.39
2143.6
7.0
291.9s
48.63
4
Shadow Moltres
Wing Attack
Fly
51.28
1834.1
8.2
292.5s
48.25
5
Mega Mewtwo Y
Psycho Cut
Future Sight+
49.70
1828.3
8.2
301.8s
47.19
6
Mega Staraptor
Gust
Fly
48.41
2260.0
6.6
309.8s
46.58
7
Shadow Toucannon
Peck
Beak Blast
51.86
982.5
15.3
289.2s
46.42
8
Shadow Salamence
Fire Fang
Fly
47.67
1436.3
10.4
314.7s
44.63
9
Shadow Staraptor
Gust
Fly
49.59
937.6
16.0
302.5s
43.87
10
Mega Salamence
Fire Fang
Fly
43.02
2260.2
6.6
348.7s
41.49

Go Battle League

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Recommended movesets, best IV spreads, and PvP traits for Buzzwole in each Pokémon GO Battle League.

Best moveset

Counter

Multipurpose

Superpower

Self-Debuff Spam

Lunge

Debuff

Rank 1 IVs

1500

2/15/15

IV (A/D/S) · Lv. 16

127.18

Attack

112.75

Defense

123

Stat Product · 1,763,694

Attack

Defense

Top IV spreads

IV (A/D/S)	Level	CP	% of Rank 1
2/15/15	16	1500	100.00%
0/13/7	16.5	1500	99.64%
3/15/13	16	1500	99.60%
1/15/15	16	1494	99.58%
2/14/15	16	1496	99.53%
0/11/9	16.5	1499	99.50%
3/13/15	16	1499	99.47%
0/9/11	16.5	1499	99.35%
0/14/6	16.5	1500	99.29%
4/15/11	16	1499	99.20%
2/15/14	16	1497	99.19%
2/15/13	16	1493	99.19%
0/7/13	16.5	1498	99.18%
0/12/8	16.5	1499	99.16%
0/12/7	16.5	1496	99.16%
0/15/15	16	1487	99.16%
3/14/14	16	1499	99.13%
3/14/13	16	1496	99.13%
1/6/13	16.5	1500	99.11%
1/14/15	16	1490	99.11%
1/11/7	16.5	1499	99.11%
4/13/13	16	1499	99.07%
2/13/15	16	1493	99.05%
0/10/10	16.5	1499	99.02%
0/10/9	16.5	1496	99.02%
0/5/15	16.5	1497	98.99%
3/12/15	16	1495	98.99%
1/9/9	16.5	1498	98.96%
0/15/5	16.5	1500	98.93%
0/15/4	16.5	1497	98.93%
4/11/15	16	1498	98.93%
1/4/15	16.5	1499	98.92%
1/14/4	16.5	1499	98.88%
0/8/12	16.5	1498	98.86%
0/8/11	16.5	1495	98.86%
0/13/6	16.5	1496	98.82%
1/7/11	16.5	1498	98.80%
5/15/9	16	1499	98.79%
3/15/12	16	1496	98.79%
3/15/11	16	1493	98.79%
1/15/14	16	1490	98.77%
1/15/13	16	1487	98.77%
1/12/6	16.5	1499	98.76%
4/14/12	16	1499	98.73%
4/14/11	16	1496	98.73%
2/6/11	16.5	1500	98.72%
2/14/14	16	1493	98.72%
2/14/13	16	1490	98.72%
0/6/14	16.5	1497	98.69%
0/6/13	16.5	1494	98.69%

Top 50 Great League spreads for wild-caught IVs, powered up to Level 50. Select a spread to preview its stats.

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Traits (5)

Moves

Every fast and charged attack Buzzwole can learn in Pokémon GO, including legacy and elite TM moves.

Fast Attacks

Counter
13
9
1.0s
13
Poison Jab
13
9
1.0s
13

Charged Attacks

Fell Stinger
45
-33
2.0s
22.5
Lunge
55
-33
3.0s
18.33
Power Up Punch
50
-33
2.0s
25
Superpower
85
-50
3.0s
28.33

Family

All of the Pokémon related to Buzzwole including its evolutions, shadow versions, regional forms, and Dynamax and Gigantamax forms.

Buzzwole

#794

Backgrounds

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Buzzwole has 3 backgrounds in Pokémon GO.

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Mega Boost

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These Mega and Primal Pokémon provide a 1.3× damage boost to Bug- and Fighting-type attacks when active in raids. Catching Buzzwole with one of these active will increase your XP and candy rewards.

Mega Beedrill #15

Boosts:

Mega Pinsir #127

Boosts:

Mega Mewtwo X #150

Boosts:

Mega Scizor #212

Boosts:

Mega Heracross #214

Boosts:

Mega Blaziken #257

Boosts:

Mega Medicham #308

Boosts:

Primal Kyogre #382

Boosts:

Mega Staraptor #398

Boosts:

Mega Lopunny #428

Boosts:

Mega Lucario #448

Boosts:

Mega Gallade #475

Boosts:

Mega Chesnaught #652

Boosts:

Mega Falinks #870

Boosts:

Size

Ranges from 1.176 m to 3.72 m tall, averaging 2.4 m.

Size	Lower bound	Upper bound
XXS	1.176 m 3'10"	1.2 m 3'11"
XS	1.2 m 3'11"	1.8 m 5'11"
M	1.8 m 5'11"	3 m 9'10"
XL	3 m 9'10"	3.6 m 11'10"
XXL	3.6 m 11'10"	3.72 m 12'02"

XXS

1.176 m

3'10"

1.2 m

3'11"

1.2 m

3'11"

1.8 m

5'11"

1.8 m

5'11"

3 m

9'10"

3 m

9'10"

3.6 m

11'10"

XXL

3.6 m

11'10"

3.72 m

12'02"

Catch Screen

How this Pokémon moves and dodges on the catch screen.

Movement	Jump
Jump time	0.85s
Attack probability	10%
Dodge probability	15%
Dodge duration	1s
Dodge distance	0.5
Min action frequency	0.2s
Max action frequency	1.6s

Hundo CP

This chart shows the maximum Combat Power for Buzzwole at each level, with perfect 15/15/15 Individual Values (IVs). See hundo odds by encounter type.

Level	Max CP	Level	Max CP
1	48 CP	27	2670 CP
2	153 CP	28	2768 CP
3	257 CP	29	2867 CP
4	362 CP	30	2966 CP
5	466 CP	31	3016 CP
6	571 CP	32	3065 CP
7	675 CP	33	3115 CP
8	780 CP	34	3164 CP
9	884 CP	35	3213 CP
10	989 CP	36	3263 CP
11	1088 CP	37	3312 CP
12	1186 CP	38	3362 CP
13	1285 CP	39	3411 CP
14	1384 CP	40	3461 CP
15	1483 CP	41	3504 CP
16	1582 CP	42	3549 CP
17	1681 CP	43	3593 CP
18	1779 CP	44	3638 CP
19	1878 CP	45	3683 CP
20	1977 CP	46	3728 CP
21	2076 CP	47	3774 CP
22	2175 CP	48	3820 CP
23	2274 CP	49	3866 CP
24	2373 CP	50	3912 CP
25	2472 CP	51	3959 CP
26	2571 CP

Level	Max CP	Level	Max CP	Level	Max CP
1	48 CP	18	1779 CP	35	3213 CP
2	153 CP	19	1878 CP	36	3263 CP
3	257 CP	20	1977 CP	37	3312 CP
4	362 CP	21	2076 CP	38	3362 CP
5	466 CP	22	2175 CP	39	3411 CP
6	571 CP	23	2274 CP	40	3461 CP
7	675 CP	24	2373 CP	41	3504 CP
8	780 CP	25	2472 CP	42	3549 CP
9	884 CP	26	2571 CP	43	3593 CP
10	989 CP	27	2670 CP	44	3638 CP
11	1088 CP	28	2768 CP	45	3683 CP
12	1186 CP	29	2867 CP	46	3728 CP
13	1285 CP	30	2966 CP	47	3774 CP
14	1384 CP	31	3016 CP	48	3820 CP
15	1483 CP	32	3065 CP	49	3866 CP
16	1582 CP	33	3115 CP	50	3912 CP
17	1681 CP	34	3164 CP	51	3959 CP

Level Up

Total Stardust, Candy, and Candy XL to power Buzzwole up to each level from level 1.


50.0	520,000	304	296
40.0	270,000	304	-
35.0	182,000	186	-
30.0	120,000	122	-
25.0	76,000	84	-
20.0	45,000	56	-
15.0	23,600	36	-
10.0	10,000	18	-
5.0	2,400	8	-


1.5	200	1	-
2.0	400	2	-
2.5	600	3	-
3.0	800	4	-
3.5	1,200	5	-
4.0	1,600	6	-
4.5	2,000	7	-
5.0	2,400	8	-
5.5	3,000	9	-
6.0	3,600	10	-
6.5	4,200	11	-
7.0	4,800	12	-
7.5	5,600	13	-
8.0	6,400	14	-
8.5	7,200	15	-
9.0	8,000	16	-
9.5	9,000	17	-
10.0	10,000	18	-
10.5	11,000	19	-
11.0	12,000	20	-
11.5	13,300	22	-
12.0	14,600	24	-
12.5	15,900	26	-
13.0	17,200	28	-
13.5	18,800	30	-
14.0	20,400	32	-
14.5	22,000	34	-
15.0	23,600	36	-
15.5	25,500	38	-
16.0	27,400	40	-
16.5	29,300	42	-
17.0	31,200	44	-
17.5	33,400	46	-
18.0	35,600	48	-
18.5	37,800	50	-
19.0	40,000	52	-
19.5	42,500	54	-
20.0	45,000	56	-
20.5	47,500	58	-
21.0	50,000	60	-
21.5	53,000	63	-
22.0	56,000	66	-
22.5	59,000	69	-
23.0	62,000	72	-
23.5	65,500	75	-
24.0	69,000	78	-
24.5	72,500	81	-
25.0	76,000	84	-
25.5	80,000	87	-
26.0	84,000	90	-
26.5	88,000	94	-
27.0	92,000	98	-
27.5	96,500	102	-
28.0	101,000	106	-
28.5	105,500	110	-
29.0	110,000	114	-
29.5	115,000	118	-
30.0	120,000	122	-
30.5	125,000	126	-
31.0	130,000	130	-
31.5	136,000	136	-
32.0	142,000	142	-
32.5	148,000	148	-
33.0	154,000	154	-
33.5	161,000	162	-
34.0	168,000	170	-
34.5	175,000	178	-
35.0	182,000	186	-
35.5	190,000	196	-
36.0	198,000	206	-
36.5	206,000	216	-
37.0	214,000	226	-
37.5	223,000	238	-
38.0	232,000	250	-
38.5	241,000	262	-
39.0	250,000	274	-
39.5	260,000	289	-
40.0	270,000	304	-
40.5	280,000	304	10
41.0	290,000	304	20
41.5	301,000	304	30
42.0	312,000	304	40
42.5	323,000	304	52
43.0	334,000	304	64
43.5	346,000	304	76
44.0	358,000	304	88
44.5	370,000	304	103
45.0	382,000	304	118
45.5	395,000	304	133
46.0	408,000	304	148
46.5	421,000	304	165
47.0	434,000	304	182
47.5	448,000	304	199
48.0	462,000	304	216
48.5	476,000	304	236
49.0	490,000	304	256
49.5	505,000	304	276
50.0	520,000	304	296

Nihilego

Pheromosa