Buneary - Generation 5 learnset

This page lists all the moves that Buneary can learn in Generation 5, which consists of these games:

Pokémon Black
Pokémon White
Pokémon Black 2
Pokémon White 2

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.

Buneary artwork by Ken Sugimori

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In other generations
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Black/White Black 2/White 2

Moves learnt by level up

Buneary learns the following moves in Pokémon Black & White at the levels specified.

Lv.	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
1	Defense Curl	Normal	—	—
1	Foresight	Normal	—	—
1	Pound	Normal	40	100
1	Splash	Normal	—	—
6	Endure	Normal	—	—
13	Frustration	Normal	—	100
16	Quick Attack	Normal	40	100
23	Jump Kick	Fighting	100	95
26	Baton Pass	Normal	—	—
33	Agility	Psychic	—	—
36	Dizzy Punch	Normal	70	100
43	After You	Normal	—	—
46	Charm	Normal	—	100
53	Entrainment	Normal	—	100
56	Bounce	Flying	85	85
63	Healing Wish	Psychic	—	—

Egg moves

Buneary learns the following moves via breeding in Pokémon Black & White. Details and compatible parents can be found below.

Move	Type	Power	Acc.
Circle Throw	Fighting	60	90
Copycat	Normal	—	—
Double Hit	Normal	35	90
Encore	Normal	—	100
Fake Out	Normal	40	100
Fake Tears	Dark	—	100
Fire Punch	Fire	75	100
Flail	Normal	—	100
Focus Punch	Fighting	150	100
Ice Punch	Ice	75	100
Low Kick	Fighting	—	100
Sky Uppercut	Fighting	85	90
Sweet Kiss	Normal	—	75
Switcheroo	Dark	—	100
ThunderPunch	Electric	75	100

Moves learnt by HM

Buneary is compatible with these Hidden Machines in Pokémon Black & White:

HM	Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.
01	Cut	Normal		50	95

Moves learnt by TM

Buneary is compatible with these Technical Machines in Pokémon Black & White:

TM	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
06	Toxic	Poison	—	90
10	Hidden Power	Normal	60	100
11	Sunny Day	Fire	—	—
13	Ice Beam	Ice	95	100
17	Protect	Normal	—	—
18	Rain Dance	Water	—	—
21	Frustration	Normal	—	100
22	SolarBeam	Grass	120	100
24	Thunderbolt	Electric	95	100
27	Return	Normal	—	100
28	Dig	Ground	80	100
30	Shadow Ball	Ghost	80	100
32	Double Team	Normal	—	—
42	Facade	Normal	70	100
44	Rest	Psychic	—	—
45	Attract	Normal	—	100
48	Round	Normal	60	100
56	Fling	Dark	—	100
57	Charge Beam	Electric	50	90
67	Retaliate	Normal	70	100
73	Thunder Wave	Electric	—	100
83	Work Up	Normal	—	—
86	Grass Knot	Grass	—	100
87	Swagger	Normal	—	90
90	Substitute	Normal	—	—
94	Rock Smash	Fighting	40	100

Transfer-only moves

Buneary can only learn these moves in previous generations. It must be taught the moves in the appropriate game and then transferred to Pokémon Black & White.

Move	Type	Power	Acc.	Method
Captivate	Normal	—	100	Generation 4 — TM
Natural Gift	Normal	—	100	Generation 4 — TM
Secret Power	Normal	70	100	Generation 4 — TM
Shock Wave	Electric	60	∞	Generation 4 — TM
Water Pulse	Water	60	100	Generation 4 — TM
Headbutt	Normal	70	100	Generation 4 — Move tutor
Mud-Slap	Ground	20	100	Generation 4 — Move tutor
Swift	Normal	60	∞	Generation 4 — Move tutor

Moves learnt by level up

Buneary learns the following moves in Pokémon Black 2 & White 2 at the levels specified.

Lv.	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
1	Defense Curl	Normal	—	—
1	Foresight	Normal	—	—
1	Pound	Normal	40	100
1	Splash	Normal	—	—
6	Endure	Normal	—	—
13	Frustration	Normal	—	100
16	Quick Attack	Normal	40	100
23	Jump Kick	Fighting	100	95
26	Baton Pass	Normal	—	—
33	Agility	Psychic	—	—
36	Dizzy Punch	Normal	70	100
43	After You	Normal	—	—
46	Charm	Normal	—	100
53	Entrainment	Normal	—	100
56	Bounce	Flying	85	85
63	Healing Wish	Psychic	—	—

Egg moves

Buneary learns the following moves via breeding in Pokémon Black 2 & White 2. Details and compatible parents can be found below.

Move	Type	Power	Acc.
Circle Throw	Fighting	60	90
Copycat	Normal	—	—
Double Hit	Normal	35	90
Encore	Normal	—	100
Fake Out	Normal	40	100
Fake Tears	Dark	—	100
Fire Punch	Fire	75	100
Flail	Normal	—	100
Focus Punch	Fighting	150	100
Ice Punch	Ice	75	100
Low Kick	Fighting	—	100
Sky Uppercut	Fighting	85	90
Sweet Kiss	Normal	—	75
Switcheroo	Dark	—	100
ThunderPunch	Electric	75	100

Move Tutor moves

Buneary can be taught these attacks in Pokémon Black 2 & White 2 from move tutors (details):

Move	Type	Power	Acc.
After You	Normal	—	—
Bounce	Flying	85	85
Covet	Normal	60	100
Drain Punch	Fighting	75	100
Endeavor	Normal	—	100
Fire Punch	Fire	75	100
Heal Bell	Normal	—	—
Helping Hand	Normal	—	—
Hyper Voice	Normal	90	100
Ice Punch	Ice	75	100
Iron Tail	Steel	100	75
Last Resort	Normal	140	100
Low Kick	Fighting	—	100
Magic Coat	Psychic	—	—
Sleep Talk	Normal	—	—
Snore	Normal	40	100
ThunderPunch	Electric	75	100
Uproar	Normal	90	100

Moves learnt by HM

Buneary is compatible with these Hidden Machines in Pokémon Black 2 & White 2:

HM	Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.
01	Cut	Normal		50	95

Moves learnt by TM

Buneary is compatible with these Technical Machines in Pokémon Black 2 & White 2:

TM	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
06	Toxic	Poison	—	90
10	Hidden Power	Normal	60	100
11	Sunny Day	Fire	—	—
13	Ice Beam	Ice	95	100
17	Protect	Normal	—	—
18	Rain Dance	Water	—	—
21	Frustration	Normal	—	100
22	SolarBeam	Grass	120	100
24	Thunderbolt	Electric	95	100
27	Return	Normal	—	100
28	Dig	Ground	80	100
30	Shadow Ball	Ghost	80	100
32	Double Team	Normal	—	—
42	Facade	Normal	70	100
44	Rest	Psychic	—	—
45	Attract	Normal	—	100
48	Round	Normal	60	100
56	Fling	Dark	—	100
57	Charge Beam	Electric	50	90
67	Retaliate	Normal	70	100
73	Thunder Wave	Electric	—	100
83	Work Up	Normal	—	—
86	Grass Knot	Grass	—	100
87	Swagger	Normal	—	90
90	Substitute	Normal	—	—
94	Rock Smash	Fighting	40	100

Transfer-only moves

Buneary can only learn these moves in previous generations. It must be taught the moves in the appropriate game and then transferred to Pokémon Black 2 & White 2.

Move	Type	Power	Acc.	Method
Captivate	Normal	—	100	Generation 4 — TM
Natural Gift	Normal	—	100	Generation 4 — TM
Secret Power	Normal	70	100	Generation 4 — TM
Shock Wave	Electric	60	∞	Generation 4 — TM
Water Pulse	Water	60	100	Generation 4 — TM
Headbutt	Normal	70	100	Generation 4 — Move tutor
Mud-Slap	Ground	20	100	Generation 4 — Move tutor
Swift	Normal	60	∞	Generation 4 — Move tutor

Buneary egg move parents

In other generations
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Buneary

Buneary's egg groups: Field, Human-Like

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

You will need to breed a female Buneary with a compatible male Pokémon, with the male (for Gen 2-5) knowing the egg move in question. Alternatively, if you already have a Buneary with the egg move it can breed with Ditto.

Circle Throw

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Throh
Breeding	Whismur Loudred Exploud Buneary Lopunny Lucario
Sketch	Smeargle

Copycat

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Mr. Mime Skitty Spinda
Breeding	Buneary Lopunny Oshawott Dewott Samurott
Pre-evolution Level up	Delcatty Lucario
Sketch	Smeargle

Double Hit

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Aipom Girafarig Buizel Floatzel Ambipom Mamoswine
Breeding	Sneasel Zangoose Piplup Prinplup Empoleon Buneary Lopunny Weavile
Sketch	Smeargle

Encore

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Seel Dewgong Mr. Mime Slakoth Vigoroth Slaking Spheal Sealeo Walrein Oshawott Dewott Samurott Minccino Emolga
Breeding	Pikachu Raichu Psyduck Golduck Mankey Primeape Abra Kadabra Alakazam Machop Machoke Machamp Seel Dewgong Wooper Quagsire Ralts Kirlia Gardevoir Volbeat Spinda Chimchar Monferno Infernape Buneary Lopunny Gallade Purrloin Liepard Darumaka Darmanitan (Standard Mode) Cubchoo Beartic
Pre-evolution Level up	Cinccino
Sketch	Smeargle

Fake Out

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Meowth Persian Nuzleaf Makuhita Hariyama Skitty Delcatty Sableye Glameow Purugly Purrloin Liepard Mienfoo Mienshao
Breeding	Pikachu Raichu Seel Dewgong Mr. Mime Aipom Sneasel Delibird Skitty Delcatty Meditite Medicham Spinda Kecleon Chimchar Monferno Infernape Ambipom Buneary Lopunny Croagunk Toxicroak Weavile Scraggy Scrafty
Pre-evolution Level up	Hitmonlee Hitmonchan Hitmontop Shiftry
Sketch	Smeargle

Fake Tears

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Teddiursa Ursaring Mawile Zorua Gothita Gothorita Gothitelle
Breeding	Eevee Vaporeon Jolteon Flareon Espeon Umbreon Teddiursa Ursaring Whismur Loudred Exploud Skitty Delcatty Spinda Pachirisu Buneary Lopunny Glameow Purugly Leafeon Glaceon Purrloin Liepard Woobat Swoobat Minccino Cinccino Deerling Sawsbuck
Pre-evolution Level up	Zoroark
Sketch	Smeargle

Fire Punch

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Hitmonchan Magmar Ampharos Blaziken Medicham Electivire Magmortar Darumaka Darmanitan (Standard Mode)
Breeding	Abra Kadabra Alakazam Machop Machoke Machamp Drowzee Hypno Electabuzz Meditite Medicham Chimchar Monferno Infernape Buneary Lopunny Electivire Pansear Simisear Scraggy Scrafty
Move tutor	Nidoking Mankey Primeape Abra Kadabra Alakazam Machop Machoke Machamp Drowzee Hypno Hitmonchan Rhydon Mr. Mime Electabuzz Magmar Typhlosion Sentret Furret Flaaffy Ampharos Aipom Snubbull Granbull Teddiursa Ursaring Combusken Blaziken Ralts Kirlia Gardevoir Slakoth Vigoroth Slaking Whismur Loudred Exploud Makuhita Hariyama Sableye Meditite Medicham Grumpig Spinda Zangoose Kecleon Chimchar Monferno Infernape Ambipom Buneary Lopunny Rhyperior Electivire Magmortar Gallade Pignite Emboar Watchog Pansear Simisear Timburr Gurdurr Conkeldurr Throh Sawk Darumaka Darmanitan (Standard Mode) Scraggy Scrafty Heatmor
Sketch	Smeargle

Flail

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Dunsparce Swinub Phanpy Zigzagoon Slakoth Slaking Torkoal Spinda Cubchoo Beartic
Breeding	Pikachu Raichu Sandshrew Sandslash Vulpix Ninetales Meowth Persian Farfetch'd Eevee Vaporeon Jolteon Flareon Espeon Umbreon Zangoose Piplup Prinplup Empoleon Pachirisu Buneary Lopunny Glameow Purugly Leafeon Glaceon Patrat Watchog Minccino Cinccino
Pre-evolution Level up	Piloswine Donphan Linoone Vigoroth Mamoswine
Sketch	Smeargle

Focus Punch

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Hitmonchan Vigoroth Timburr Gurdurr Conkeldurr Scraggy Scrafty
Breeding	Mankey Primeape Electabuzz Snubbull Granbull Makuhita Hariyama Chimchar Monferno Infernape Buneary Lopunny Electivire Darumaka Darmanitan (Standard Mode) Cubchoo Beartic
Pre-evolution Level up	Slaking
Generation 4 TM	Pikachu Raichu Sandshrew Sandslash Nidoking Psyduck Golduck Abra Kadabra Alakazam Machop Machoke Machamp Drowzee Hypno Hitmonlee Rhydon Mr. Mime Magmar Quilava Typhlosion Sentret Furret Flaaffy Ampharos Aipom Quagsire Sneasel Teddiursa Ursaring Delibird Combusken Blaziken Slakoth Sableye Mawile Meditite Medicham Volbeat Grumpig Spinda Cacnea Cacturne Zangoose Kecleon Bibarel Buizel Floatzel Ambipom Lucario Croagunk Toxicroak Weavile Rhyperior Magmortar Gallade
Sketch	Smeargle

Ice Punch

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Hitmonchan Medicham
Breeding	Abra Kadabra Alakazam Machop Machoke Machamp Drowzee Hypno Electabuzz Sneasel Delibird Meditite Medicham Buneary Lopunny Weavile Electivire Scraggy Scrafty Cubchoo Beartic
Move tutor	Nidoking Psyduck Golduck Mankey Primeape Abra Kadabra Alakazam Machop Machoke Machamp Drowzee Hypno Hitmonchan Rhydon Mr. Mime Electabuzz Sentret Furret Aipom Wooper Quagsire Snubbull Granbull Sneasel Teddiursa Ursaring Delibird Ralts Kirlia Gardevoir Slakoth Vigoroth Slaking Whismur Loudred Exploud Makuhita Hariyama Sableye Mawile Meditite Medicham Volbeat Grumpig Spinda Zangoose Kecleon Buizel Floatzel Ambipom Buneary Lopunny Lucario Croagunk Toxicroak Weavile Rhyperior Electivire Gallade Watchog Panpour Simipour Timburr Gurdurr Conkeldurr Throh Sawk Scraggy Scrafty Cubchoo Beartic
Sketch	Smeargle

Low Kick

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Mankey Primeape Machop Machoke Machamp Electabuzz Electivire Watchog Timburr Gurdurr Conkeldurr Scraggy Scrafty
Breeding	Ponyta Rapidash Torchic Combusken Blaziken Cacnea Cacturne Buneary Lopunny Lucario Pansage Simisage Pansear Simisear Panpour Simipour Mienfoo Mienshao
Move tutor	Golduck Mankey Primeape Machop Machoke Machamp Ponyta Rapidash Drowzee Hypno Hitmonlee Hitmonchan Electabuzz Magmar Typhlosion Aipom Snubbull Granbull Sneasel Ursaring Hitmontop Torchic Combusken Blaziken Nuzleaf Shiftry Vigoroth Slaking Loudred Exploud Makuhita Hariyama Sableye Meditite Medicham Spinda Cacnea Cacturne Zangoose Kecleon Chimchar Monferno Infernape Floatzel Ambipom Buneary Lopunny Lucario Croagunk Toxicroak Weavile Electivire Magmortar Gallade Pignite Emboar Patrat Watchog Pansage Simisage Pansear Simisear Panpour Simipour Timburr Gurdurr Conkeldurr Throh Sawk Krokorok Krookodile Scraggy Scrafty Zoroark Cubchoo Beartic Mienfoo Mienshao Pawniard Bisharp Heatmor
Sketch	Smeargle

Sky Uppercut

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Hitmonchan Combusken Blaziken
Breeding	Buneary Lopunny Lucario
Sketch	Smeargle

Sweet Kiss

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Pachirisu
Breeding	Buneary Lopunny
Pre-evolution Level up	Pikachu Raichu
Sketch	Smeargle

Switcheroo

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Persian Hypno Linoone
Breeding	Ekans Arbok Aipom Electrike Manectric Cacnea Cacturne Seviper Buizel Floatzel Ambipom Buneary Lopunny
Sketch	Smeargle

Thunder Punch

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Hitmonchan Electabuzz Ampharos Medicham Electivire Magmortar
Breeding	Pikachu Raichu Abra Kadabra Alakazam Machop Machoke Machamp Drowzee Hypno Magmar Meditite Medicham Chimchar Monferno Infernape Buneary Lopunny Magmortar Scraggy Scrafty
Move tutor	Pikachu Raichu Nidoking Mankey Primeape Abra Kadabra Alakazam Machop Machoke Machamp Drowzee Hypno Hitmonchan Rhydon Mr. Mime Electabuzz Magmar Typhlosion Sentret Furret Flaaffy Ampharos Aipom Snubbull Granbull Teddiursa Ursaring Combusken Blaziken Ralts Kirlia Gardevoir Slakoth Vigoroth Slaking Whismur Loudred Exploud Makuhita Hariyama Sableye Mawile Meditite Medicham Volbeat Grumpig Spinda Cacnea Cacturne Zangoose Kecleon Chimchar Monferno Infernape Pachirisu Ambipom Buneary Lopunny Lucario Croagunk Toxicroak Rhyperior Electivire Magmortar Gallade Pignite Emboar Watchog Timburr Gurdurr Conkeldurr Throh Sawk Scraggy Scrafty Heatmor
Sketch	Smeargle