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Sawsbuck Season Pokémon メブキジカ Mebukijika #586 Spring Form Summer Form Autumn Form Winter Form Images on the Bulbagarden Archives
Type Normal Grass
Abilities Chlorophyll or Sap Sipper Serene Grace Hidden Ability
Gender ratio     50% male, 50% female	Catch rate 75 (17.5%)
Breeding Egg Group Field Hatch time 5140 - 5396 steps
Height 6'03" 1.9 m	Weight 203.9 lbs. 92.5 kg
Base experience yield 166	Leveling rate Medium Fast
EV yield Total: 2 0 HP 2 Atk 0 Def 0 Sp.Atk 0 Sp.Def 0 Speed
Shape	Footprint
Pokédex color   Brown	Base friendship 70
External Links On Smogon Pokédex: Generation V Generation VI Generation VII Artwork on Bulbagarden Archives

Sawsbuck (Japanese: メブキジカ Mebukijika) is a dual-type Normal/Grass Pokémon introduced in Generation V.

It evolves from Deerling starting at level 34.

In Generation V, Sawsbuck changes its appearance depending on the current season. However, this change in form does not occur after capture, unless it is present in the player's party at the time of a season change. This applies to Eggs as well.

• When the month is January, May, or September, the season is Spring, and it becomes Spring Form.
• When the month is February, June, or October, the season is Summer, and it becomes Summer Form.
• When the month is March, July, or November, the season is Autumn, and it becomes Autumn Form.
• When the month is April, August, or December, the season is Winter, and it becomes Winter Form.

From Generation VI onwards, seasons are no longer a mechanic in the game, and only the Spring Form has been obtainable in the wild. However, its other forms are retained upon transferring from Generation V and can be passed down via breeding.

Biology

Sawsbuck is a brown and cream, deer-like Pokémon with rhomboid ears and darker ear insides. Its eyes have light-orange markings that curve down to the sides of its face. It has a dark-brown nose, and it sports cream fur on its chin and sides of its face. Light-orange stripes rim its underbelly, and its back is decorated with spots corresponding to the season: pink in spring, green in summer, orange in fall, and white in winter. Its limbs are slender and tipped with hooves. Unless it's summer, its brown tail points down. Sawsbuck lives in herds led by the Sawsbuck with the most splendid antlers. It can live almost anywhere as they adapt to the season but prefer to live away from humans. It is herbivorous.

Its appearance changes depending on the season. During the spring, a tuft of cream fur appears on its chest, and its antlers are adorned with pink flowers. During the summer, its tail points up, it grows tufts of fur on the back of its head, and its antlers sport green leaves. During the fall, it sports a cream tuft of fur on its chest, and the leaves on its antlers are red and brown. During the winter, the cream fur turns white, tufts of white fur appear on its chest and lower limbs, and its antlers are coated in white.

In the anime

 

All four forms of Sawsbuck in the anime

Major appearances

Spring Form Sawsbuck debuted in A Connoisseur's Revenge!, under the ownership of Burgundy. She used it in her battle against Cilan, where it went up against Pansage. However, it lost after being hit by a powerful Solar Beam.

All four forms of Sawsbuck appeared in The Four Seasons of Sawsbuck!, with Sawsbuck's Winter Form making its debut, and Sawsbuck's Summer and Autumn Forms making their main series debut. They resided at a secret lake that allowed the Sawsbuck to take on all four forms at the same time. Robert's aim was to photograph all four forms together, which he was able to do.

Minor appearances

Multiple Summer Form Sawsbuck appeared in the opening sequences and ending credits of both White—Victini and Zekrom and Black—Victini and Reshiram, while Autumn Form Sawsbuck exclusively appeared in the opening sequence of Black—Victini and Reshiram. This also marked the debuts of both the Summer Form and Autumn Form Sawsbuck.

Multiple Sawsbuck appeared in Stopping the Rage of Legends! Part 1 and Part 2.

Multiple Summer Form Sawsbuck appeared in Kyurem VS. The Sword of Justice. The Swords of Justice legend also featured their Summer and Autumn Forms.

In Jostling for the Junior Cup!, Cassie's Summer Form Sawsbuck competed in the Pokémon World Tournament Junior Cup, where it lost to Geraldo's Reuniclus in the first round.

A Summer Form Sawsbuck appeared in Ash and N: A Clash of Ideals!.

A Summer Form Sawsbuck appeared in Mewtwo — Prologue to Awakening.

In Genesect and the Legend Awakened, multiple Summer Form Sawsbuck were living at Pokémon Hills. Two of them helped put a fire out there.

A Summer Form Sawsbuck appeared in a photo in Mending a Broken Spirit!.

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  Spring Form Sawsbuck in the anime

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  Summer Form Sawsbuck in the anime

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  Autumn Form Sawsbuck in the anime

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  Winter Form Sawsbuck in the anime

Pokédex entries

In the manga

 

Winter Form Sawsbuck in Pokémon Adventures

Pokémon Adventures

In Choir Tournament, multiple Autumn Form Sawsbuck appeared at the Autumn Choir Tournament.

In Omega Alpha Adventure 15, Norman was revealed to own a Winter Form Sawsbuck. It was first used to break into the Pokémon Association's old research facility.

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  Autumn Form Sawsbuck in Pokémon Adventures

In the TCG

Main article: Sawsbuck (TCG)

Game data

Pokédex entries

Game locations

In side games

Held items

Stats

Base stats

Type effectiveness

Learnset

Side game data

Spring Form

Pokémon Rumble Blast Attack ●●● Defense ●●● Speed ●●●
Pokémon Rumble Rush Walking Speed: 1.11 seconds Base HP: 55   Base Attack: 78 Base Defense: 53 Base Speed: 60
PokéPark 2: Wonders Beyond PokéPark Pad entry: He is serious and grounded. He visited the Arcane Area, because his friends encouraged him to have a trip to relax. Now he likes it and lives there.
Pokémon Battle Trozei Grass Attack Power: ★★★★★			Pokémon Shuffle Grass Attack Power: 60 - 105  5 #502 Block Smash Clears one unbreakable-block disruption without fail.
Pokémon GO Base Stamina: 190 Base Attack: 198 Base Defense: 146 Egg Distance: N/A Buddy Distance: 3 km Evolution Requirement: N/A Fast Attacks: Feint Attack, Take Down Charged Attacks: Megahorn, Solar Beam, Wild Charge, Hyper Beam

Summer Form

Pokémon Rumble Blast Attack ●●● Defense ●●● Speed ●●●

Pokémon Rumble Rush Walking Speed: 1.11 seconds Base HP: 55   Base Attack: 78 Base Defense: 53 Base Speed: 60

Pokémon Shuffle Grass Attack Power: 60 - 105  5 #502 Barrier Shot Removes two barrier-type disruptions and increases damage.

Pokémon GO Base Stamina: 190 Base Attack: 198 Base Defense: 146 Egg Distance: N/A Buddy Distance: 3 km Evolution Requirement: N/A Fast Attacks: Feint Attack, Take Down Charged Attacks: Megahorn, Solar Beam, Wild Charge, Hyper Beam

Autumn Form

Pokémon Rumble Blast Attack ●●● Defense ●●● Speed ●●●

Pokémon Rumble Rush Walking Speed: 1.11 seconds Base HP: 55   Base Attack: 78 Base Defense: 53 Base Speed: 60

Pokémon Shuffle Grass Attack Power: 60 - 105  5 #502 Nap Time Leaves the foe asleep.

Pokémon GO Base Stamina: 190 Base Attack: 198 Base Defense: 146 Egg Distance: N/A Buddy Distance: 3 km Evolution Requirement: N/A Fast Attacks: Feint Attack, Take Down Charged Attacks: Megahorn, Solar Beam, Wild Charge, Hyper Beam

Winter Form

Pokémon Rumble Blast Attack ●●● Defense ●●● Speed ●●●

Pokémon Rumble Rush Walking Speed: 1.11 seconds Base HP: 55   Base Attack: 78 Base Defense: 53 Base Speed: 60

Pokémon Shuffle Grass Attack Power: 60 - 105  5 #502 Crowd Control+ Deals even more damage when there are more Sawsbuck in the puzzle area.

Pokémon GO Base Stamina: 190 Base Attack: 198 Base Defense: 146 Egg Distance: N/A Buddy Distance: 3 km Evolution Requirement: N/A Fast Attacks: Feint Attack, Take Down Charged Attacks: Megahorn, Solar Beam, Wild Charge, Hyper Beam

Evolution

Spring Form

Spring Form Unevolved Deerling  Normal  Grass

Level 34 →

Spring Form First evolution Sawsbuck  Normal  Grass

Summer Form

Summer Form Unevolved Deerling  Normal  Grass

Level 34 →

Summer Form First evolution Sawsbuck  Normal  Grass

Autumn Form

Autumn Form Unevolved Deerling  Normal  Grass

Level 34 →

Autumn Form First evolution Sawsbuck  Normal  Grass

Winter Form

Winter Form Unevolved Deerling  Normal  Grass

Level 34 →

Winter Form First evolution Sawsbuck  Normal  Grass

Sprites

This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation V.
Generation V   Black White   Black 2 White 2                 Front Back   Front Back
Generation VI   X Y   Omega Ruby Alpha Sapphire                 Front Back   Front Back
Generation VII   Sun Moon   Ultra Sun Ultra Moon                 Front Back   Front Back
Generation VIII   Sword Shield 400px 400px 400px 400px 400px 400px 400px 400px   HOME

 For other sprites and images, please see Sawsbuck images on the Bulbagarden Archives.

Trivia

• Autumn Sawsbuck is, to date, the only form of Sawsbuck that has never been released on a card in the Trading Card Game.

 

Early concept art for Sawsbuck

• No other Pokémon has the same type combination as Sawsbuck and its pre-evolved form.
• Sawsbuck represents January in the Unova horoscope.
• The design for Sawsbuck was made up before the concept of seasons was added to Pokémon Black and White.

Origin

Sawsbuck may be based on a Père David's deer, which is a species of deer that decorates its antlers with foliage during the breeding season. Its antlers may also be based on a deciduous tree. It may also be based on one of the stories of Baron Munchausen, in which he tries to shoot a stag using cherry pits in his musket. The stag survives and escapes, and the next year he discovers a stag with a cherry tree growing out of its head.

Name origin

Sawsbuck is derived from sawbuck (a device for holding rough wood so that it may be sawn) and may be a combination of sawbuck and buck (male deer). Saws may also be an acronym for the names of the seasons (summer, autumn, winter, and spring).

Mebukijika may be a combination of 芽吹き mebuki (to bud) and 鹿 shika (deer).

In other languages

Language Title Meaning  Japanese メブキジカ Mebukijika From 芽吹き mebuki and 鹿 shika  French Haydaim From Haydn, composer of "The Seasons", and daim  Spanish Sawsbuck Same as English name  German Kronjuwild From Krone, Baumkrone or Kronjuwelen and Wild  Italian Sawsbuck Same as English name  Korean 바라철록 Baracheolrok From 발아 (發芽) bara, 철 cheol and 록 (鹿) rok  Cantonese Chinese      Mandarin Chinese 芽吹鹿 Yáchuīlù From the Japanese 芽吹き mebuki and 鹿 lù

[hide]More languages  Russian Сосбак Sosbak Transcription of English name  Swedish Sawbuck* Error from English name  Thai เมบูคิจิกะ Mebukhichika Transcription of Japanese name

Spring Form Language Title  Japanese はるのすがた Spring Form Chinese Cantonese 春天的樣子 Chēuntīn-dīk Yeuhngjí Mandarin 春天的樣子 / 春天的样子 Chūntiān-de Yàngzi  French Forme Printemps  German Frühlingsform  Italian Forma Primavera  Korean 봄의 모습 Spring Form  Polish Forma Wiosenna  Brazilian Portuguese Forma Primavera  Spanish Forma Primavera  Thai ร่างฤดูใบไม้ผลิ	Summer Form Language Title  Japanese なつのすがた Summer Form Chinese Cantonese 夏天的樣子 Hahtīn-dīk Yeuhngjí Mandarin 夏天的樣子 / 夏天的样子 Xiàtiān-de Yàngzi  French Forme Été  German Sommerform  Italian Forma Estate  Korean 여름의 모습 Summer Form  Polish Forma Letnia  Brazilian Portuguese Forma Verão  Spanish Forma Verano  Thai ร่างฤดูร้อน
Autumn Form Language Title  Japanese あきのすがた Autumn Form Chinese Cantonese 秋天的樣子 Chāutīn-dīk Yeuhngjí Mandarin 秋天的樣子 / 秋天的样子 Qiūtiān-de Yàngzi  French Forme Automne  German Herbstform  Italian Forma Autunno  Korean 가을의 모습 Autumn Form  Polish Forma Jesienna  Brazilian Portuguese Forma Outono  Spanish Forma Otoño  Thai ร่างฤดูใบไม้ร่วง	Winter Form Language Title  Japanese ふゆのすがた Winter Form Chinese Cantonese 冬天的樣子 Dūngtīn-dīk Yeuhngjí Mandarin 冬天的樣子 / 冬天的样子 Dōngtiān-de Yàngzi  French Forme Hiver  German Winterform  Italian Forma Inverno  Korean 겨울의 모습 Winter Form  Polish Forma Zimowa  Brazilian Portuguese Forma Inverno  Spanish Forma Invierno  Thai ร่างฤดูหนาว

Related articles

• List of Pokémon with form differences

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