Bonsly

Table of Contents

Overview and stats
Bonsly's best moves and movesets
Special CP Values
Max CP Chart
Evolution Chart
Bonsly in the meta
Mega boost
Catch Rates
Pokédex information
Bonsly Pokédex entries
Sprites
Costumes
Frequently Asked Questions

Bonsly is a Rock-type Pokémon in Pokémon GO. As a Rock-type Pokémon, Bonsly is weak to Fighting, Grass, Ground, Steel, and Water-type moves.

Bonsly's maximum Combat Power stat is 1472 CP, and its best Pokémon GO moves are Rock Throw and Rock Slide. Bonsly encounters are boosted during Partly Cloudy weather. Shiny Bonsly is available! ✨

Stats

Max CP	1472 CP
Attack	124 ATK
Defense	133 DEF
Stamina	137 HP
Buddy distance	5 km
Released	Yes
Shiny released	Yes

Bonsly Type Chart

Bonsly takes increased damage from:
+60.0%	Fighting Grass Ground Steel Water

Bonsly takes reduced damage from:
-37.5%	Fire Flying Normal Poison

Bonsly's Tier Ranking

Raid Attacker	Not ranked
Gym Defender	Not ranked
Rock-type Attacker Rock Throw / Rock Slide	F Tier#173

Bonsly's best moves and movesets

Bonsly's best moveset is Rock Throw and Rock Slide, with 7.19 DPS (damage per second) and 66.4 TDO (total damage output). These moves are boosted by Partly Cloudy weather.

DPS7.19
TDO66.43
Weather

Opponent

#	Fast Attack	Charged Attack	DPS	TDO	Score 🔽
1.	Rock Throw	Rock Slide	7.19	66.4	11.6
2.	Counter	Rock Slide	6.68	61.8	10.8
3.	Rock Throw	Rock Tomb	6.55	60.6	10.6
4.	Rock Throw	Earthquake	6.46	59.7	10.4
5.	Counter	Rock Tomb	6.00	55.4	9.7
6.	Counter	Earthquake	5.85	54.1	9.5

More information

The following chart shows Bonsly's DPS and TDO for every fast and charge attack combination. This chart is useful for comparing the relative strength of Bonsly's movesets. You can change the weather and the opposing Pokémon to see how it affects the rankings.

Legacy Elite Fast and Charge Attacks can only be obtained during special events, or by using an Elite Fast TM or an Elite Charge TM. Legacy moves are marked with an asterisk (*). The table above provides information on different moves Bonsly has in Pokémon GO, along with their corresponding DPS (Damage per Second) and TDO (Total Damage Output).

Fast Attacks

Rock Throw1381.0s
Type effectiveness chart
160.0%
Flying
Bug
Fire
Ice
62.5%
Fighting
Ground
Steel
Gym and Raid Battles
Damage 13
Energy 8
Weather boost
Partly Cloudy
Duration 1.0s
Damage window 0.6s - 0.9s
Trainer Battles
Damage 8
Energy 5

Effects
Rock Throw has no special effects.
See Rock Throw details page ↗
Counter1391.0s
Type effectiveness chart
160.0%
Normal
Rock
Steel
Ice
Dark
62.5%
Flying
Poison
Bug
Psychic
Fairy
39.1%
Ghost
Gym and Raid Battles
Damage 13
Energy 9
Weather boost
Cloudy
Duration 1.0s
Damage window 0.8s - 1.0s
Trainer Battles
Damage 8
Energy 6

Effects
Counter has no special effects.
See Counter details page ↗

Damage	13
Energy	8
Weather boost	Partly Cloudy
Duration	1.0s
Damage window	0.6s - 0.9s

Damage	8
Energy	5

Damage	13
Energy	9
Weather boost	Cloudy
Duration	1.0s
Damage window	0.8s - 1.0s

Damage	8
Energy	6

Charged Moves

Earthquake1401003.5s
Type effectiveness chart
160.0%
Poison
Rock
Steel
Fire
Electric
62.5%
Bug
Grass
39.1%
Flying
Gym and Raid Battles
Damage 140
Energy 100
Weather boost
Sunny
Duration 3.5s
Damage window 2.6s - 3.4s
Trainer Battles
Damage 110
Energy 65

Effects
Earthquake has no special effects.
See Earthquake details page ↗
Rock Tomb65503.0s
Type effectiveness chart
160.0%
Flying
Bug
Fire
Ice
62.5%
Fighting
Ground
Steel
Gym and Raid Battles
Damage 65
Energy 50
Weather boost
Partly Cloudy
Duration 3.0s
Damage window 2.0s - 2.8s
Trainer Battles
Damage 80
Energy 50

Effects
Special
Rock Tomb has a 100.0% chance to:
Decrease Target's Attack by 20.0%
See Rock Tomb details page ↗
Rock Slide75502.5s
Type effectiveness chart
160.0%
Flying
Bug
Fire
Ice
62.5%
Fighting
Ground
Steel
Gym and Raid Battles
Damage 75
Energy 50
Weather boost
Partly Cloudy
Duration 2.5s
Damage window 1.3s - 2.4s
Trainer Battles
Damage 65
Energy 45

Effects
Rock Slide has no special effects.
See Rock Slide details page ↗

Damage	140
Energy	100
Weather boost	Sunny
Duration	3.5s
Damage window	2.6s - 3.4s

Damage	110
Energy	65

Damage	65
Energy	50
Weather boost	Partly Cloudy
Duration	3.0s
Damage window	2.0s - 2.8s

Damage	80
Energy	50

Damage	75
Energy	50
Weather boost	Partly Cloudy
Duration	2.5s
Damage window	1.3s - 2.4s

Damage	65
Energy	45

Special CP Values

Bonsly's has 1472 max CP (at Level 50). A Bonsly obtained from Raids can be encountered from 693 CP to 744 CP, or if weather boosted, in the 866 CP to 930 CP range. In Field and Special Research, Bonsly can be found in the 520 CP to 558 CP range.

Max CP	1472 CP
Max CP	Level 50, 15/15/15 IVs
Research	520 CP - 558 CP
Research	Level 15, 10/10/10 minimum IVs
Eggs	693 CP - 744 CP
Eggs	Level 20, 10/10/10 minimum IVs
Raids	693 CP - 744 CP
	Level 20, 10/10/10 minimum IVs
	866 CP - 930 CP
	Weather boosted, Level 25, 10/10/10 minimum IVs

More information

Field and Special Research encounters are always Level 15. IVs range from 10 (min) to 15 (max). Field Research encounters have a 10/10/10 IV floor.
Pokémon hatched from Eggs are always Level 20. IVs range from 10 (min) to 15 (max). Egg Hatches have a 10/10/10 IV floor.
Raid Bosses caught without weather boost are always Level 20. IVs range from 10 (min) to 15 (max). Raid Catches have a 10/10/10 IV floor.
- 😈 Shadow Pokémon have 6/6/6 IV floor in raids.
Raid Bosses caught with weather boost are always Level 25. IVs range from 10 (min) to 15 (max). Weather boosted Raid Catches have a 10/10/10 IV floor.
- 😈 Shadow Pokémon have 6/6/6 IV floor in raids.
Wild encounters range from Level 1 to Level 30 Pokémon. Their IVs range from 0 (min) to 15 (max) for each stat.
Weather Boosted wild Pokémon encounters get a 5 Level boost, bringing their Level range to Level 6 to Level 35. In addition, they have a guaraneed minimum IV value of 4 for each stat, resulting in a 4/4/4 IV floor.

Max CP Chart

Max Combat Power per Level chart

Bonsly Max CP per level chart. This table shows maximum Combat Power values from Level 1 to Level 50.

LVL	Max CP	LVL	Max CP	LVL	Max CP
1	18 CP	2	57 CP	3	97 CP
4	136 CP	5	175 CP	6	214 CP
7	254 CP	8	293 CP	9	332 CP
10	372 CP	11	409 CP	12	446 CP
13	483 CP	14	520 CP	15	558 CP
16	595 CP	17	632 CP	18	669 CP
19	706 CP	20	744 CP	21	781 CP
22	818 CP	23	855 CP	24	892 CP
25	930 CP	26	967 CP	27	1004 CP
28	1041 CP	29	1078 CP	30	1116 CP
31	1134 CP	32	1153 CP	33	1171 CP
34	1190 CP	35	1209 CP	36	1227 CP
37	1246 CP	38	1264 CP	39	1283 CP
40	1302 CP	41	1318 CP	42	1335 CP
43	1352 CP	44	1368 CP	45	1385 CP
46	1402 CP	47	1420 CP	48	1437 CP
49	1454 CP	50	1472 CP

Bonsly evolution chart

Pokémon	Requires	Evolution
Bonsly	50 Candy Walk 15 km with your buddy	Sudowoodo

Bonsly evolves into Sudowoodo which costs 50 Candy. You also need to Walk 15 km with your buddy.

Bonsly family

A list of Pokémon that are somehow related to Bonsly in Pokémon GO. Includes evolutions, regional, and form variations.

Sudowoodo

Bonsly

Shadow Sudowoodo

Bonsly in the meta

PvE Analysis

Bonsly is a pure Rock-type baby Pokémon with a max CP of 1471. It is not useful for PvE, even with its best moveset of Rock Throw and Rock Slide.

⚔️ Raids

Too small and weak.

🛡️ Gyms

There are much better options available.

PvP Analysis

Bonsly’s best moveset for PvP is Rock Throw, Rock Slide, and Earthquake, but it’s sadly not a particularly useful PvP Pokémon.

🧸 Little Cup

Bonsly does fit in the Little Cup and just breaks the top 100 Pokémon to use in it. Not great. It loses to major players like Bronzor and Wynaut, but does pick up a win over Vullaby.

🔵 Great League

Bonsly does fit in the Great League, but it requires maxing out to level 50 to even try to compete, and even then, it isn’t breaking the top 500 Pokémon rankings.

🟡 Ultra League

Bonsly just cannot hack it in Ultra League. (Hack, like you would a tree, get it?)

🟣 Master League

Poor Bonsly would be destroyed in Master League quicker than a whole horde of Bidoof destroying a tree.

Mega Pokémon that boost Bonsly

A list of Mega Pokémon that boost Bonsly's Rock-type moves, Candy, and Candy XL from catching Bonsly.

Rock

More information

Mega and Primal Raid Bonus –Mega Pokémon boost the attack power of all other Pokémon when battling in Raid Battles by 10%. Attacks that share their type with the Mega Pokémon's type(s) receive a 30% boost. However, these bonuses do not stack if there are multiple Mega-Evolved Pokémon battling simultaneously; only the higher boost will be applied.

Mega and Primal Catch Bonus –While a Pokémon is Mega-Evolved, additional XP and Candy is granted when catching a Pokémon that shares a type with it, or for any raid boss caught. These do not stack with each other. Additionally, High and Max Level Mega-Evolved Pokémon grant an increased chance to obtain Candy XL when catching a Pokémon that shares a type with it.

Note on Primal Kyogre, Primal Groudon, and Mega Rayquaza

Primal Kyogre boosts Water-, Electric- and Bug-type attacks and Pokémon.
Primal Groudon boosts Fire-, Grass- and Ground-type attacks and Pokémon.
Mega Rayquaza boosts Flying-, Dragon- and Psychic-type attacks and Pokémon.

Catch Rates

The base catch rate for Bonsly in Pokémon GO is 16.74%, calculated for catching a Level 20 with no berries. Curved Great throw has a 37.32% chance to catch, and adding a Razz Berry raises that to 50.38%.

Configure

		Normal	Nice	Great	Excellent
No Berry	-	16.74%	19.00%	24.03%	28.75%
No Berry	Curve	26.76%	30.10%	37.32%	43.79%
Razz Berry	-	24.03%	27.09%	33.78%	39.85%
Razz Berry	Curve	37.32%	41.56%	50.38%	57.86%
Silver Pinap Berry	-	28.09%	31.56%	39.02%	45.67%
Silver Pinap Berry	Curve	42.91%	47.52%	56.87%	64.55%
Golden Razz Berry	-	36.74%	40.94%	49.69%	57.14%
Golden Razz Berry	Curve	54.09%	59.15%	68.90%	76.32%

More information

Catch probability with multiple throws

In order to help Trainers understand their overall odds when catching Bonsly, we enable the functionality to showing the total chance to catch it depending on the number of available throws. We calculate this chance as if you repeated the same throw N-number of times.

To activate this functionality, change the number of Number of throws to a value greater than 1. The Number of throws option is available in the configuration options above the chart

Catch rate formula

Pokémon GO catch rate formula can be expressed as follows:

CATCH_MULTIPLIERS = ball * curve * berry * throwType * (type1Medal + type2Medal / 2)
CATCH_RATE = 1 - Math.pow(1 - baseCatchRate / (2 * cpm), CATCH_MULTIPLIERS)

There are different multipliers that come into play when calculating catch rate.

Curved throws are more effective than regular throws, stronger types of Poké Ball have a higher catch rate, and using a Razz Berry or a Golden Razz Berry also improves your chances.

Catch rate multipliers

The following table shows all the different catch rate multipliers in Pokémon GO:

Multiplier	Amount
Razz Berry	1.5
Silver Pinap Berry	1.8
Golden Razz Berry	2.5
Curveball	1.7
Nice Throw	1.15
Great Throw	1.5
Excellent Throw	1.85
PokéBall	1.0
Premier Ball	1.0
Great Ball	1.5
Ultra Ball	2.0
Bronze medal	1.1
Silver medal	1.2
Gold medal	1.3

Pokédex information

Pokédex Number	#438
Height	0.5 m
Weight	15 kg
Region	Generation 4
Can be traded	Allowed
Pokémon Home transfer	Allowed
Base Catch Rate	20%
Base Flee Rate	0%
Catch rewards	3 100
Additional Move Cost	25 10000

Size information

XXS	XS	M	XL	XXL

0.25 m	0.25 m	0.5 m	0.75 m	0.88 m

Bonsly's height ranges from 0.25 m to 0.88 m, with the average being 0.5 m. The illustration shows a comparison with a 1.70 m (5′07″) tall Trainer. Max height has been limited to 450px for rendering purposes.

Size bounds

This table shows the size bounds of Bonsly in Pokémon GO. The size bounds are the minimum and maximum values for each size category.

Size	Lower bound	Upper bound
XXS	0.245 m	0.25 m
XXS	0′10″	0′10″
XS	0.25 m	0.5 m
XS	0′10″	1′08″
M	0.375 m	0.625 m
M	1′03″	2′01″
XL	0.625 m	0.75 m
XL	2′01″	2′06″
XXL	0.75 m	0.875 m
XXL	2′06″	2′10″

Encounter data

Movement type	MOVEMENT_JUMP
Movement Timer	10s
Jump Time	1s
Attack Probability	10.0%
Attack Timer	29s
Dodge Probability	15.0%
Dodge Duration	0.0s
Dodge Distance	1
Min Action Frequency	1s
Max Action Frequency	2s

Bonsly Pokédex entries

Versions	Pokédex entry
Diamond	It looks as if it is always crying. It is actually adjusting its body’s fluid levels by eliminating excess.
Pearl	It prefers arid environments. It leaks water from its eyes to adjust its body’s fluid levels.
Platinum, Black, White, Black 2, White 2	It prefers an arid atmosphere. It leaks water that looks like tears when adjusting its moisture level.
HeartGold, SoulSilver	In order to adjust the level of fluids in its body, it exudes water from its eyes. This makes it appear to be crying.
X, Omega Ruby	It prefers arid environments. It leaks water from its eyes to adjust its body’s fluid levels.
Y, Alpha Sapphire	It prefers an arid atmosphere. It leaks water that looks like tears when adjusting its moisture level.
Sun	It does not deal well with water, so it lives in dry locales. Since its surroundings tend to lack greenery, it stands out noticeably.
Moon	From its eyes, it can expel excess moisture from its body. This liquid is similar in composition to human sweat.
Ultra Sun	It discharges moisture from its eyes, making it look like it’s crying—apparently an effective way of getting enemies to let down their guard.
Ultra Moon	If its body gets too damp, it will die. So, in a process reminiscent of sweating, its eyes expel moisture.
Sword	It expels both sweat and tears from its eyes. The sweat is a little salty, while the tears have a slight bitterness.
Shield	This Pokémon lives in dry, rocky areas. As its green spheres dry out, their dull luster increases.
Legends: Arceus	Its tears elicit sympathy from those who see them, but do not be deceived! This expulsion of body water is merely a physiological mechanism for keeping itself in good health.

Sprites

Regular and Shiny Bonsly

Bonsly high resolution sprites

A list of high resolution Pokémon HOME sprites related to Bonsly. Sprite description is a best guess on what the sprite is related to, use your own judgment. Click to download full 512x512 resolution.

Wallpaper

Frequently Asked Questions

What are Bonsly’s strengths and weaknesses?

As a Rock-type Pokémon, Bonsly is weak to Fighting, Grass, Ground, Steel, and Water-type moves.

What are the best moves for Bonsly in Pokémon GO?

The best moves for Bonsly in Pokémon GO are Rock Throw and Rock Slide. This moveset has a DPS (Damage Per Second) of 7.187 and a TDO (Total Damage Output) of 66.434.

How does Bonsly perform in Raids?

Bonsly's Raid attacker tier is currently not known, has no viable moves, or it is too low to be ranked.

How does Bonsly rank as a Rock-type attacker?

Bonsly is an F-Tier Rock-type attacker and not recommended for Raid battles.

What Mega Pokémon boost Bonsly?

The following Mega Pokémon boost Bonsly: Mega Aerodactyl, Mega Tyranitar, and Mega Diancie.

What is Bonsly’s maximum CP at Level 40 and Level 50?

Bonsly’s maximum CP at Level 40 is 1302 CP and 1472 CP at Level 50.

Can Bonsly be shiny in Pokémon GO?

Bonsly can be Shiny in Pokémon GO ✨.

Can Bonsly Dynamax in Pokémon GO?

Bonsly cannot Dynamax in Pokémon GO.