Bonsly
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| Bonsly | |
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 National Dōtakun - Bonsly (#438) - Mime Jr. Sinnoh Rapidash - Bonsly (#092) - Sudowoodo |
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| Japanese name | Usohachi |
| Stage | Baby |
| Evolves from | None |
| Evolves to | Sudowoodo |
| Generation | Fourth |
| Species | Bonsai Pokémon |
| Type | Rock |
| Height | 1 ft 8 in (0.5 m) |
| Weight | 33 lb (15 kg) |
| Ability | Sturdy / Rock Head |
Bonsly (ウソハチ Usohachi?) is a fictional character from the Pokémon franchise. It is one of the “preview” Pokémon to the fourth generation of games, cards and anime, having been released prior to the release of the Pokémon Diamond and Pearl versions for Nintendo DS.
Bonsly is a portmanteau of bonsai and sly, since it has to be crafty, or sly, to fool people into making them believe it is a bonsai tree. Moreover, the use of the word sly is very sensible because it rhymes with the last syllable of bonsai. Bonsly has been confirmed to be pronounced Bon-sly not Bon-slee.
Its Japanese name, Usohachi, literally means “false flowerpot” since it deceives one into thinking it’s a bonsai pot, when in fact it’s a rock type. This supports the former of the two explanations in the previous paragraph as well.
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[edit] Appearance/Characteristics
Bonsly is a small pot-like creature resembling a bonsai tree. The three green “leaves” on its head are actually rocks just like the rest of its body (it is similar to its evolved form Sudowoodo in this respect). On its underside between its legs is a hole that has been suggested to be its waste disposal tract. But it’s more likely that it’s just a drainage hole used to further its illusion (in most flowerpots, there is a hole to drain extra water so mosquitos can’t breed).
Bonsly, especially at a very young age, are meek and shy. Many Bonsly cry out loud when upset or frightened (though, normally, this is Fake Tears). However, underneath its exterior lies a rather strong self-defender. In battles, it is known to carry out strong attacks such as Rock Slide while charming the opponent at the same time.
Bonsly have retractable legs. While its little legs do not allow it to run very fast, when Bonsly sleeps it retracts its legs into its body so that it looks more like an inanimate object. In this state, it can wobble easily.
[edit] In the video games
Bonsly is promised to be among the slew of new Pokémon to be found in Pokémon Diamond and Pearl, but it is exclusive, for it will only be in Pokemon Pearl. As the baby form of Sudowoodo, it can be obtained by breeding Sudowoodo with the Rock Incense. Bonsly can learn the moves Rock Slide, Fake Tears, Double-Edge and Tackle. Bonsly can evolve into Sudowoodo as soon as it learns "Mimic." Wild Bonsly are available in Pearl version only, while in the same areas in Diamond you will find Mime Jr. instead.
Bonsly made its first appearance in Pokémon XD: Gale of Darkness prior to the DS versions. In the game’s story, the S.S. Libra was attacked by Shadow Lugia, and all the Pokémon on board apparently vanished. However, a lone Bonsly was left behind in the ship when the vessel was rendered a set of wrecked remains in the Orre Region’s desert and raided for its Pokémon on board by the criminal group Cipher. It is up to the player to find and approach Bonsly slowly (it runs away if spooked by the player’s running) and reunite it with its trainer, a little girl.
After completing that job and obtaining the Bonsly Bingo card for the Battle Bingo section of the game, the player can use it to enter a game where he or she can order a simulated Bonsly to battle on command against other Pokémon as if it were a normal Pokémon battle. It is level 30, knows Rock Slide as its single move, has Sturdy as its ability, and its stats, just like all the other Pokémon in Battle Bingo, cannot be viewed. In spite of all this interactivity with the Pokémon, Bonsly is not entered into the P-DA (a semi-Pokedex of sorts in XD).
Bonsly will also be a statue in Pokémon Mystery Dungeon. It is obtained by defeating all twenty-one mini-dungeons at the Makuhita Training Ground.
[edit] In the anime
Bonsly’s first official anime appearance is in the eighth Pokémon movie, Pokémon: Lucario and the Mystery of Mew. In it, while Ash and his friends and guest characters travel to the Tree of the World’s Beginning, they go on a picnic, where a wild Bonsly attempts to take a bit of the food to feed itself. Max takes on a fascination with it as he does with so many other Pokémon. Oddly, in the English version of this movie the characters pronounce its name as "Bon-slee".
Bonsly made another appearance in episode AG156 From Cradle to Save, where Brock obtains it. Bonsly, a very childish Pokémon, often wants attention from its trainer, usually attacking him if unsatisfied. It is the third 4th Generation pokemon captured by a main charcter before the start of the corrisponding anime, the others being May's Munchlax and James' Mime Jr.
[edit] In other media
Bonsly has not appeared in the card game in America as of yet, but in Japan it has appeared as one of the cards in the half-deck promoting the Japanese release of the eighth Pokémon movie.
[edit] References
- Bonsly as revealed in Coro Coro magazine. Pokémon Elite 2000. Retrieved on June 1, 2005.
- Revealed US name. Pokémon-Games.com. Retrieved on June 16, 2005.
[edit] External links
- Serebii.net’s 4th Gen Pokédex entry for Bonsly
- Bulbapedia (a Pokémon-centric Wiki)’s article about Bonsly as a species
- PsyPoke Pokédex entry
