| Rufflet (ワシボン Washibon)
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| Artwork | General | ||
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| National Dex: | #627 | ||
| Evolves From: | None | ||
| Evolves Into: | Braviary | ||
| Generation: | Generation V | ||
| Pronunciation: | 
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| Icon(s): | 
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| Base Stats | Biological Details | ||
| HP: | 70 | Species: | Eaglet Pokémon |
| Attack: | 83 | Type(s): | Normal/Flying |
| Defense: | 50 | Height: | 0.5m |
| Special Atk: | 37 | Weight: | 10.5kg |
| Special Def: | 50 | Abilities: | Keen Eye Sheer Force Hustle (Dream World) |
| Speed: | 60 | Pokédex Color: | White |
| Stat Total: | 350 | Gender: | 0% ♀/100% ♂ |
| Footprint: | 
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| Cry: |  | ||
Rufflet (Japanese: ワシボン Washibon) is a Normal/Flying-type Pokémon introduced in Generation V that is exclusive to Pokémon White. Its evolved form is Braviary, Rufflet is modeled after a baby eagle, and is always male.
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Appearance
Rufflet is a small shaggy bird. He has quite a big head size than his body. The head has shaggy creamy coloured outer fur. His inner part of the head is blue, with a red spike at the top. He has sharp, black eyes, with white pupils. His neck fur is like a creamy, wooly scarf and his wing and its little body are a lovely blue. He has fairly big size feet, like any other bird.
Evolution
Rufflet evolves into Braviary at level 54.
Game Info
Game Locations
| Rufflet Locations | ||
| Version(s) | Location | Rarity |
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| Black/White | Route 10, 11, Victory Road, Village Bridge (White only) | Uncommon |
Pokédex Entries
| Pokédex Entries | |
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| Generation I | |
| Rufflet did not appear during the Generation I games. | |
| Generation II | |
| Rufflet did not appear during the Generation II games. | |
| Generation III | |
| Rufflet did not appear during the Generation III games. | |
| Generation IV | |
| Rufflet did not appear during the Generation IV games. | |
| Black | |
| They crush berries with their talons. They bravely stand up to any opponent, no matter how strong it is. | |
| White | |
| They will challenge anything, even strong opponents, without fear. Their frequent fights help them become stronger. | |
| Black 2 | |
| They will challenge anything, even strong opponents, without fear. Their frequent fights help them become stronger. | |
| White 2 | |
| They will challenge anything, even strong opponents, without fear. Their frequent fights help them become stronger. | |
Learnset
| Leveling | ||||||||
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| Level | Move | Power | Accuracy | PP | Type | Category | ||
| 1 | Peck | 35 | 100% | 35 | Flying | Physical | ||
| 1 | Leer | - | -% | 30 | Normal | Status | ||
| 6 | Fury Attack | 15 | 85% | 20 | Normal | Physical | ||
| 10 | Wing Attack | 60 | 100% | 35 | Flying | Physical | ||
| 14 | Hone Claws | - | -% | 15 | Dark | Status | ||
| 19 | Scary Face | - | 100% | 10 | Normal | Status | ||
| 23 | Aerial Ace | 60 | -% | 20 | Flying | Physical | ||
| 28 | Slash | 70 | 100% | 20 | Normal | Physical | ||
| 32 | Defog | - | -% | 15 | Flying | Status | ||
| 37 | Tailwind | - | -% | 30 | Flying | Status | ||
| 41 | Air Slash | 75 | 95% | 20 | Flying | Special | ||
| 46 | Crush Claw | 75 | 95% | 10 | Normal | Physical | ||
| 50 | Sky Drop | 60 | 100% | 10 | Flying | Physical | ||
| 55 | Whirlwind | - | 100% | 20 | Flying | Status | ||
| 59 | Brave Bird | 120 | 100% | 15 | Flying | Physical | ||
| 64 | Thrash | 120 | 100% | 10 | Normal | Physical | ||
| Bold indicates this Pokémon receives STAB from this move. Italic indicates an evolved or alternate form of this Pokémon receives STAB from this move. | ||||||||
Sprites
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| Red | Blue | Yellow | Red (JP) | Green | Back | |
| Rufflet did not appear in Generation I | ||||||
| Gold | Silver | Crystal | Back | |||
| Rufflet did not appear in Generation II | ||||||
| Ruby | Sapphire | Emerald | FireRed | LeafGreen | Back | |
| Rufflet did not appear in Generation III | ||||||
| Diamond | Pearl | Platinum | HeartGold | SoulSilver | Back | |
| Rufflet did not appear in Generation IV | ||||||
| Black | White | Black 2 | White 2 | Back | ||
| File:Rufflet B2W2.gif | File:Rufflet BW Back.gif | ||||
| File:Shiny Rufflet B2W2.gif | File:Shiny Rufflet BW Back.gif | ||||
Origin
Its Japanese name 'Washibon' is possibly derived from 'Washi' meaning eagle in Japanese, or the Filipino word 'ibon' meaning bird. In addition it sounds phonetically similar to 'Washington'.
Trivia
- Rufflet shares simlarites to Growlithe. They both stand up to strong opponents without fear and they also have 350 stat total.
References
- Pokémon.com Pokédex
- Serebii.net Pokédex data
- Legendary Pokémon data
- The Pokémon Database
- Pokémon.Marriland data
- Pokémon Dream Pokédex data
- Psypokes Psydex data
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