Sudowoodo: Best Moveset, Weaknesses & Counters, Stats, and Evolution

The world of Pokémon has been a growing phenomenon since 1996, when the first pair of video games came out in stores. Pokémon started off as a video game series and although new creatures are primarily introduced in the video games, the anime series has become as popular as the video games. As of December 2021, there are almost 900 individual Pokémon identified by the PokéDex and in this article, we are going to tell you everything you need to know about one of them – Sudowoodo.

Sudowoodo is a Rock-type Pokémon first introduced in Generation II of the core game series. It is the only evolution of the Generation IV Pokémon Bonsly, from which it is evolved by leveling up while knowing the move Mimic. Sudowoodo has no Mega Evolution, nor a Gigantamax Form. It is weak to Fighting-, Ground-, Steel-, Water-, and Grass-type moves, and is super effective against Flying-, Ice-, Bug- and Fire-type Pokémon.

In this article, we are going to tell you all the information you’ll need if you want to breed a Sudowoodo in any of the games. You’ll find out about its type, its powers, its strengths and weaknesses, its evolutions, and its moves. We’re going to focus on both the core games, as well as other popular video games based on the Pokémon franchise.

Best moveset

In the Pokémon GO videogame, the best moves for your Sudwoodo are Rock Throw and Rock Slide if you’re battling Pokémon in Gyms. Namely, this moveset gives you the highest total DPS and is, likewise, the best moveset for PVP battles. The official description for Rock Throw reveals the following: “The user picks up and throws a small rock at the target to attack”; as for Rock Slide, the attack is described as follows: “Large boulders are hurled at the opposing Pokémon to inflict damage. This may also make the opposing Pokémon flinch.”

Weaknesses and Counters

As a Rock-type Pokémon, Sudowoodo is super effective against Flying-, Ice-, Bug- and Fire-type Pokémon. It is weak against Fighting-, Ground-, Steel-, Water-, and Grass-type Pokémon. It is not immune to any specific types. It receives normal damage from Rock-, Bug-, Ghost-, Electric-, Psychic-, Ice-, Dragon-, Dark-, Fairy-type Pokémon.

Powers and Abilities

Sudowoodo’s Stats, based on the most recent available data, are:

Stat	Base Stats	Min-	Min	Max	Max+	Min-	Min	Max	Max+
HP	145		177		281		344
Attack	108	120	152	167	212	236	299	328
Defense	121	135	167	183	239	266	329	361
Special Attack	45	50	82	90	86	96	159	174
Special Defense	76	85	117	128	149	166	229	251
Speed	45	50	82	90	86	96	159	174

In Pokémon GO, Sudowoodo has a Base Stamina of 172, a Base Attack of 167, and a Base Defense of 176.

As for its abilities, they are:

• Sturdy: It cannot be knocked out with one hit. One-hit KO moves cannot knock it out, either.(or)
• Rock Head: Protects the Pokémon from recoil damage.
• Rattled: Dark-, Ghost-, and Bug-type moves scare the Pokémon and boost its Speed stat. (Hidden Ability)

Evolutions

Sudowoodo is the final and only evolution stage of Bonsly; while Sudowoodo was introduced in Generation II, Bonsly was first introduced in Generation IV of the video games. The evolution is relatively simple – you just need to level up your Bonsly as soon as it learns the move Mimic. Sudowoodo cannot Mega Evolve. This Pokémon doesn’t have any known Regional Variants.

In Pokémon GO, Sudowoodo also evolves from Bonsly. To evolve your Bonsly into Sudowoodo, you need a total of 50 Bonsly Candy and you need to walk 15 km with Bonsly as your Buddy. You cannot further evolve Sudowoodo in the game.

Moves

As of Generation VIII, the movies that Sudowoodo can learn are:

• Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Sudowoodo
• Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution of Sudowoodo
• × indicates a move that cannot be used in Generation VIII

By leveling up

Level	Move	Type	Cat.	Pwr.	Acc.	PP
1	Slam	Normal	Physical	80	75%	20
1	Stone Edge	Rock	Physical	100	80%	5
1	Hammer Arm	Fighting	Physical	100	90%	10
1	Wood Hammer	Grass	Physical	120	100%	15
1	Fake Tears	Dark	Status	—	100%	20
1	Copycat	Normal	Status	—	—%	20
1	Flail	Normal	Physical	—	100%	15
1	Rock Throw	Rock	Physical	50	90%	15
Evo.	Slam	Normal	Physical	80	75%	20
12	Block	Normal	Status	—	—%	5
16	Mimic	Normal	Status	—	—%	10
20	Rock Tomb	Rock	Physical	60	95%	15
24	Tearful Look	Normal	Status	—	—%	20
28	Sucker Punch	Dark	Physical	70	100%	5
32	Rock Slide	Rock	Physical	75	90%	10
36	Low Kick	Fighting	Physical	—	100%	20
40	Counter	Fighting	Physical	—	100%	20
44	Double-Edge	Normal	Physical	120	100%	15
48	Head Smash	Rock	Physical	150	80%	5

By TM

TM	Move	Type	Cat.	Pwr.	Acc.	PP
TM00	Mega Punch	Normal	Physical	80	85%	20
TM01	Mega Kick	Normal	Physical	120	75%	5
TM03	Fire Punch	Fire	Physical	75	100%	15
TM04	Ice Punch	Ice	Physical	75	100%	15
TM05	Thunder Punch	Electric	Physical	75	100%	15
TM15	Dig	Ground	Physical	80	100%	10
TM20	Self-Destruct	Normal	Physical	200	100%	5
TM21	Rest	Psychic	Status	—	—%	10
TM22	Rock Slide	Rock	Physical	75	90%	10
TM23	Thief	Dark	Physical	60	100%	25
TM24	Snore	Normal	Special	50	100%	15
TM25	Protect	Normal	Status	—	—%	10
TM31	Attract	Normal	Status	—	100%	15
TM32	Sandstorm	Rock	Status	—	—%	10
TM34	Sunny Day	Fire	Status	—	—%	5
TM39	Facade	Normal	Physical	70	100%	20
TM41	Helping Hand	Normal	Status	—	—%	20
TM43	Brick Break	Fighting	Physical	75	100%	15
TM47	Fake Tears	Dark	Status	—	100%	20
TM48	Rock Tomb	Rock	Physical	60	95%	15
TM49	Sand Tomb	Ground	Physical	35	85%	15
TM54	Rock Blast	Rock	Physical	25	90%	10
TM59	Fling	Dark	Physical	—	100%	10
TM76	Round	Normal	Special	60	100%	15
TM81	Bulldoze	Ground	Physical	60	100%	20
TM98	Stomping Tantrum	Ground	Physical	75	100%	10
TR01	Body Slam	Normal	Physical	85	100%	15
TR07	Low Kick	Fighting	Physical	—	100%	20
TR10	Earthquake	Ground	Physical	100	100%	10
TR20	Substitute	Normal	Status	—	—%	10
TR26	Endure	Normal	Status	—	—%	10
TR27	Sleep Talk	Normal	Status	—	—%	10
TR35	Uproar	Normal	Special	90	100%	10
TR37	Taunt	Dark	Status	—	100%	20
TR46	Iron Defense	Steel	Status	—	—%	15
TR49	Calm Mind	Psychic	Status	—	—%	20
TR67	Earth Power	Ground	Special	90	100%	10
TR75	Stone Edge	Rock	Physical	100	80%	5
TR76	Stealth Rock	Rock	Status	—	—%	20
TR81	Foul Play	Dark	Physical	95	100%	15
TR99	Body Press	Fighting	Physical	80	100%	10

By transfer from another generation

Move	Type	Cat.	Pwr.	Acc.	PP
After You	Normal	Status	—	—%	15
Captivate ×	Normal	Status	—	100%	20
Confide	Normal	Status	—	—%	20
Covet	Normal	Physical	60	100%	25
Double Team	Normal	Status	—	—%	15
Dynamic Punch	Fighting	Physical	100	50%	5
Explosion	Normal	Physical	250	100%	5
Feint Attack ×	Dark	Physical	60	—%	20
Focus Punch	Fighting	Physical	150	100%	20
Frustration ×	Normal	Physical	—	100%	20
Hidden Power ×	Normal	Special	60	100%	15
Mud-Slap	Ground	Special	20	100%	10
Natural Gift ×	Normal	Physical	—	100%	15
Nature Power	Normal	Status	—	—%	20
Power-Up Punch	Fighting	Physical	40	100%	20
Psych Up	Normal	Status	—	—%	10
Return ×	Normal	Physical	—	100%	20
Rock Smash	Fighting	Physical	40	100%	15
Role Play	Psychic	Status	—	—%	10
Secret Power ×	Normal	Physical	70	100%	20
Seismic Toss	Fighting	Physical	—	100%	20
Smack Down	Rock	Physical	50	100%	15
Strength	Normal	Physical	80	100%	15
Swagger	Normal	Status	—	85%	15
Torment	Dark	Status	—	100%	15
Toxic	Poison	Status	—	90%	10

In Pokémon GO, Sudowoodo can learn Rock Throw and Counter as Fast Attacks, and Stone Edge, Earthquake, Rock Slide, and Rock Tomb as Charged Attacks. Some of these attacks depend on when you caught and evolved your Sudowoodo, as they are event-only attacks.