How To Evolve Bonsly Into Sudowoodo In Pokémon Scarlet and Violet

Bonsly is the pre-evolution of the cheeky tree Pokémon, Sudowoodo. Most trainers should be familiar with both the bonsai-shaped baby Pokémon and its evolution since it’s appeared in multiple editions of the Pokemon series.

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Heading into Pokémon Scarlet and Violet, Players can look forward to adding these mischievous Pokémon to their collection. However, getting Bonsly to evolve is a bit more complicated than you may think, but don’t worry. Our short guide will quickly take you through the steps you need to follow in order to evolve your baby Bonsly into a Sudowoodo. 

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How To Evolve Bonsly

Like most baby Pokémon, you can’t evolve Bonsly just by leveling it up, and you might even have skipped the part where you fulfill its evolution requirements. Trainers have to teach their Bonsly the move “Mimic” in order to evolve it into Sudowoodo.

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This condition connects with the Pokémon’s tendency to mimic trees to blend into its surroundings. What’s even more ironic is that Sudowoodo isn’t even a Grass type, as most players would expect. Instead, it’s a Rock type, fitting its theme of camouflaging as other objects.

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Fun facts aside, let’s move on to how you can acquire Sudowoodo through evolution, starting with how to get yourself a Bonsly first.

How To Find Bonsly In Pokémon Scarlet And Violet

Bonsly’s habitats are placed conveniently close to where our character starts their Pokémon journey in Paldea. Trainers can usually find it in green fields. You’ll have to keep a keen eye, though, since it’s a rare spawn that blends in close to actual trees.

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Bonsly has a chance of spawning at the route between Mesagoza and Los Platos and in Area Two of the South Province. Just roam around the fields, and you should bump into the naughty bonsai tree soon enough.

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How To Evolve Bonsly Into Sudowoodo

Now, you might be confused why your Bonsly hasn’t evolved yet, even with your rigorous training to level up the Pokémon. That’s because it only evolves once it levels up while knowing the move Mimic. So if you previously chose to forget the move or have a Bonsly that never learned Mimic in the first place, you’ll have to relearn the move.

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How To Learn Mimic On Bonsly

Bonsly has the chance to learn Mimic before hitting Level 16. If your Bonsly is at a higher level than that, you must go to the move relearning section to put Mimic in its available move pool and then train your Pokémon to the next level to trigger the evolution process. 

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If you don’t want to get into all this hassle to evolve your Bonsly though, you can always simply find yourself a Sudowoodo in the wild instead. 

How To Get Sudowoodo

Let’s be honest. Not all of us have the patience to level up our Bonslys (if you do, then kudos!). So if you want to get your hands on a Sudowoodo as soon as possible, you can simply opt to catch it instead of getting it through evolving.

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Sudowoodo commonly spawns in the following locations: 

• West Province (Area Three)
• Casseroya Lake

It can appear at any time of the day, close to trees in the Forest biome, just like its baby evolution.

Bonsly And Sudowoodo Stats In Battle

While it’s not a good idea to keep Bonsly for Pokémon battles (the poor guy will keep getting bullied by stronger Pokémon), Sudowoodo has stats that can help it shine in various situations in Pokémon battles. 

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We’ve listed a stat comparison between both the Pokémon below so you can get a fair idea of whether grinding for its evolution is worth it for you: 

Base Stats	Bonsly	Sudowoodo
HP	50	70
Attack	80	100
Defense	95	115
Sp. Attack	10	30
Sp. Defense	45	65
Speed	10	30
Total	290	410

As you can see from the table above, Sudowoodo is backed by decent stats for its Attack and Defense but struggles in its attributes for Special Attack, Special Defense, and Speed. This makes it a bit of a double-edged sword in battle, as its performance depends on whether its physical stats will be useful in the matchup. 

Final Thoughts

Some players might question whether it’s a good idea to keep Sudowoodo in their battle party. While its viability in battle is up for debate, we’d definitely suggest adding Sudowoodo to your Pokémon collection, at the very least. The copycat Pokémon is beloved by many and will take you a step closer to finishing your Pokedex. Looking for more helpful Pokémon Scarlet and Violet guides? You should take a look at our guides tab!