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Sawsbuck is a species of Pokémon in the series of the same name. It is a dual-type Normal/Grass Pokémon that made its first appearance in the fifth Pokémon generation in the Black and White games.

Physiology and Behaviour[]

Sawsbuck is a brown and cream, deer-like Pokémon with rhomboid ears and darker ear insides. Its eyes have light-orange markings that curve down to the sides of its face. It has a dark-brown nose, and it sports cream fur on its chin and sides of its face. Light-orange stripes rim its underbelly, and its back is decorated with spots.

Its appearance changes depending on the season. During the spring, a tuft of cream fur appears on its chest, its antlers are adorned with pink flowers, and the spots on its back are pink. During the summer, its tail points up, it grows tufts of fur on the back of its head, its antlers sport green leaves, and its spots are green. During the fall, it sports a cream tuft of fur on its chest, the leaves on its antlers are red and brown, and its spots are orange. During the winter, the cream fur turns white, tufts of white fur appear on its chest and lower limbs, its antlers are coated in white, and its spots are white.

Sawsbuck can live almost anywhere as they adapt to the season but prefer to live away from humans. It is herbivorous. Sawsbuck have been referred to as the harbingers of spring. There are many enthusiasts out there who love the different forms of Sawsbuck. However, the Winter Form is the least popular of them all.

The flowers on Spring Form's antlers grow slower due to absorbing nutrients. The paler the Spring Form's flower is, the more beautiful Sawsbuck apparently becomes. The thicker and larger the broach leaves are, the more majestic Summer Form Sawsbuck becomes. Summer Form's leaves can be used to make black tea, which has a different taste depending on the region. In Paldea, the tea has a more aromatic taste. The darker the Autumn Form's red foliage is, the more stylish it is considered. Autumn Form Sawsbuck have short tempers, and the males notably fight each other incessantly. Winter Form Sawsbuck are calmer and easier to tame during the winter. Hence, it is considered the perfect time to obtain Winter Form Sawsbuck as a partner.

Sawsbuck lives in herds led by the Sawsbuck with the most splendid antlers.

Appearances[]

Origin[]

Sawsbuck may be based on a Père David's deer, which is a species of deer that decorates its antlers with foliage during the breeding season and Four stags of Yggdrasill from the Norse mythology that eat among the branches of the world tree Yggdrasill and are sometimes associated with seasons. Its antlers may also be based on a deciduous tree. It may also be based on one of the stories of Baron Munchausen, in which he tries to shoot a stag using cherry pits in his musket. The stag survives and escapes, and the next year he discovers a stag with a cherry tree growing out of its head.

Each of its form appear to visually represent each of the four seasons. The Spring Form grows pink flowers on its antlers, the Summer Form wears fully grown leaf bushes and loses the fur under its neck, the Autumn Form's leaves turn red and the Winter Form loses leaves and grows thick white fur.

Sawsbuck may be a play on sawbuck (framework for holding wood to be sawn), which contains the word buck (male deer). SAWS may also be an acronym for the names of the seasons (summer, autumn, winter, and spring).

In-game information[]

Pokédex entries[]

Title Entry
Fifth Pokémon generation
Pokémon Black They migrate according to the seasons. People can tell the season by looking at Sawsbuck's horns.
Pokémon White The plants growing on its horns change according to the season. The leaders of the herd possess magnificent horns.
Pokémon Black 2 They migrate according to seasons, so some people call Sawsbuck the harbingers of spring.
Pokémon White 2 They migrate according to seasons, so some people call Sawsbuck the harbingers of spring.
Sixth Pokémon generation
Pokémon X They migrate according to the seasons. People can tell the season by looking at Sawsbuck's horns.
Pokémon Y They migrate according to seasons, so some people call Sawsbuck the harbingers of spring.
Pokémon Omega Ruby They migrate according to the seasons. People can tell the season by looking at Sawsbuck's horns.
Pokémon Alpha Sapphire They migrate according to seasons, so some people call Sawsbuck the harbingers of spring.
Ninth Pokémon generation
Pokémon Scarlet It seems that a Sawsbuck with many flowers on its antlers will grow at a slightly slower pace because the flowers absorb the Pokémon’s nutrients.
Pokémon Violet There are many Sawsbuck enthusiasts. The paler the pink flowers that bloom on its antlers, the more beautiful the Sawsbuck is considered to be.

Game locations[]

Title Location(s)
Fifth Pokémon generation
Pokémon Black
Dragonspiral Tower
Pokémon White
Dragonspiral Tower
Pokémon Black 2
Dragonspiral Tower
Pokémon White 2
Dragonspiral Tower
Sixth Pokémon generation
Pokémon X
Friend Safari
Pokémon Y
Friend Safari
Pokémon Omega Ruby
Evolve Deerling
Pokémon Alpha Sapphire
Evolve Deerling
Ninth Pokémon generation
Pokémon Scarlet
South Province: Area Six (Spring Form)
West Province: Area Three (Autumn Form)
North Province: Socarrat Trail (Autumn Form)
North Province: Area One, Dalizapa Passage, Glaseado Mountain (Winter Form)
Evolve Deerling (Summer Form)
Pokémon Violet
South Province: Area Six (Spring Form)
West Province: Area Three (Autumn Form)
North Province: Socarrat Trail (Autumn Form)
North Province: Area One, Dalizapa Passage, Glaseado Mountain (Winter Form)
Evolve Deerling (Summer Form)


Evolution[]

Spring form[]

Deerling
Reach level 34.
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Summer form[]

Deerling
Reach level 34.
Sawsbuck
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Autumn form[]

Deerling
Reach level 34.
Sawsbuck
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Winter form[]

Deerling
Reach level 34.
Sawsbuck
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Base Stats[]

Base Stats
HP 80
Attack 100
Defense 70
Sp. Attack 60
Sp. Defense 70
Speed 95
Total 475

Moveset[]

Main article: Sawsbuck/moveset

Gallery[]

Sprites[]

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Trivia[]

  • Autumn Form Sawsbuck is, to date, the only form of Sawsbuck that has never been released on a card in the Pokémon Trading Card Game.
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