Bouffalant - Generation 8 learnset

This page lists all the moves that Bouffalant can learn in Generation 8, which consists of these games:

Pokémon Sword
Pokémon Shield
Pokémon Brilliant Diamond
Pokémon Shining Pearl
Pokémon Legends: Arceus

At the bottom we also list further details for egg moves: which compatible Pokémon can pass down the moves, and how those Pokémon learn said move.

Note: many moves have changed stats over the years. The power, accuracy and other information listed below is as it was in the respective games. Check a move's detail page for stats in the most recent games and when they changed.

Bouffalant artwork by Ken Sugimori

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Sword/Shield Brilliant Diamond/Shining Pearl Legends: Arceus

Moves learnt by level up

Bouffalant learns the following moves in Pokémon Sword & Shield at the levels specified.

Lv.	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
1	Leer	Normal	—	100
1	Tackle	Normal	40	100
5	Focus Energy	Normal	—	—
10	Fury Attack	Normal	15	85
15	Revenge	Fighting	60	100
20	Scary Face	Normal	—	100
25	Horn Attack	Normal	65	100
30	Reversal	Fighting	—	100
35	Throat Chop	Dark	80	100
40	Head Charge	Normal	120	100
45	Swords Dance	Normal	—	—
50	Megahorn	Bug	120	85
55	Giga Impact	Normal	150	90

Egg moves

Bouffalant learns the following moves via breeding in Pokémon Sword & Shield. Details and compatible parents can be found below.

Move	Type	Power	Acc.
Belch	Poison	120	90
Cotton Guard	Grass	—	—
Endeavor	Normal	—	100
Headbutt	Normal	70	100
Mud-Slap	Ground	20	100
Skull Bash	Normal	130	100
Stomp	Normal	65	100

Move Tutor moves

Bouffalant can be taught these attacks in Pokémon Sword & Shield from move tutors (details):

Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.
Lash Out	Dark		75	100

Moves learnt by TM

Bouffalant is compatible with these Technical Machines in Pokémon Sword & Shield:

TM	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
09	Giga Impact	Normal	150	90
21	Rest	Psychic	—	—
22	Rock Slide	Rock	75	90
24	Snore	Normal	50	100
25	Protect	Normal	—	—
26	Scary Face	Normal	—	100
31	Attract	Normal	—	100
33	Rain Dance	Water	—	—
34	Sunny Day	Fire	—	—
39	Facade	Normal	70	100
42	Revenge	Fighting	60	100
48	Rock Tomb	Rock	60	95
53	Mud Shot	Ground	55	95
57	Payback	Dark	50	100
58	Assurance	Dark	60	100
76	Round	Normal	60	100
79	Retaliate	Normal	70	100
81	Bulldoze	Ground	60	100
96	Smart Strike	Steel	70	—
98	Stomping Tantrum	Ground	75	100

Moves learnt by TR

Bouffalant is compatible with these Technical Records in Pokémon Sword & Shield:

TR	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
00	Swords Dance	Normal	—	—
01	Body Slam	Normal	85	100
04	Surf	Water	90	100
10	Earthquake	Ground	100	100
13	Focus Energy	Normal	—	—
17	Amnesia	Psychic	—	—
20	Substitute	Normal	—	—
21	Reversal	Fighting	—	100
24	Outrage	Dragon	120	100
26	Endure	Normal	—	—
27	Sleep Talk	Normal	—	—
28	Megahorn	Bug	120	85
35	Uproar	Normal	90	100
37	Taunt	Dark	—	100
39	Superpower	Fighting	120	100
53	Close Combat	Fighting	120	100
57	Poison Jab	Poison	80	100
69	Zen Headbutt	Psychic	80	90
74	Iron Head	Steel	80	100
75	Stone Edge	Rock	100	80
85	Work Up	Normal	—	—
86	Wild Charge	Electric	90	100
94	High Horsepower	Ground	95	95
95	Throat Chop	Dark	80	100

Moves learnt by level up

Bouffalant does not learn any level up moves in Pokémon Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl.

Egg moves

Bouffalant does not learn any moves by breeding in Pokémon Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl.

Moves learnt by TM

Bouffalant cannot be taught any TM moves in Pokémon Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl.

Moves learnt by level up

Bouffalant does not learn any level up moves in Pokémon Legends: Arceus.

Bouffalant egg move parents

In other generations
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Bouffalant

Bouffalant's egg groups: Field

The egg moves for Bouffalant are listed below, alongside compatible parent Pokémon it can breed with.

You will need to breed a female Bouffalant with a compatible male Pokémon, with either parent (from Gen 6+) knowing the egg move in question. Alternatively, if you already have a Bouffalant with the egg move it can breed with Ditto.

Belch

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Stunky Skuntank Skwovet Greedent
Breeding	Bouffalant Heatmor Silicobra Sandaconda Cufant Copperajah
Sketch	Smeargle

Cotton Guard

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Wooloo Dubwool
Breeding	Bouffalant
Sketch	Smeargle

Endeavor

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Dunsparce Woobat Swoobat Grookey Thwackey Rillaboom
Breeding	Whismur Loudred Exploud Bouffalant Rockruff Lycanroc (Midday Form) Lycanroc (Midnight Form)
Sketch	Smeargle

Headbutt

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Zigzagoon Galarian Zigzagoon Linoone Galarian Linoone Buneary Lopunny Darumaka Galarian Darumaka Darmanitan (Standard Mode) Darmanitan (Galarian Standard Mode) Scraggy Scrafty Scorbunny Raboot Cinderace Wooloo Dubwool Silicobra Sandaconda Obstagoon Eiscue (Ice Face)
Breeding	Diglett Alolan Diglett Dugtrio Alolan Dugtrio Dunsparce Electrike Manectric Bouffalant
Sketch	Smeargle

Mud-Slap

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Diglett Alolan Diglett Dugtrio Alolan Dugtrio Dunsparce Swinub Piloswine Mamoswine Drilbur Excadrill Bunnelby Diggersby Mudbray Mudsdale
Breeding	Sandshrew Sandslash Eevee Vaporeon Jolteon Flareon Espeon Umbreon Leafeon Glaceon Lillipup Herdier Stoutland Bouffalant Sylveon Silicobra Sandaconda
Sketch	Smeargle

Skull Bash

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Sandaconda
Breeding	Rhyhorn Rhydon Torkoal Rhyperior Bouffalant
Sketch	Smeargle

Stomp

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Ponyta Galarian Ponyta Rapidash Galarian Rapidash Rhyhorn Rhydon Whismur Loudred Exploud Rhyperior Mudbray Mudsdale Cufant Copperajah
Breeding	Bouffalant Stufful Bewear Wooloo Dubwool
Sketch	Smeargle