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Mandibuzz Bone Vulture Pokémon バルジーナ Vulgina #0630 Images on the Bulbagarden Archives
Type Dark Flying Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown
Abilities Big Pecks orOvercoat Cacophony Cacophony Weak Armor Hidden Ability Cacophony Hidden Ability Cacophony Cacophony
Gender ratio Unknown 100% female	Catch rate 60(14.8%)
Breeding Egg Group Flying Hatch time 20 cycles
Height 3'11" 1.2 m Mandibuzz 0'0" 0 m {{{form2}}} 0'0" 0 m {{{form3}}} 0'0" 0 m {{{form4}}} 0'0" 0 m {{{form5}}} 0'0" 0 m {{{form6}}} 0'0" 0 m {{{form7}}}	Weight 87.1 lbs. 39.5 kg Mandibuzz 0 lbs. 0 kg {{{form2}}} 0 lbs. 0 kg {{{form3}}} 0 lbs. 0 kg {{{form4}}} 0 lbs. 0 kg {{{form5}}} 0 lbs. 0 kg {{{form6}}} 0 lbs. 0 kg {{{form7}}}
Mega Stone [[|]] [[|]]
Base experience yield Unknown Gen. IV Unknown IV 179	Leveling rate Slow
EV yield Total: 2 Mandibuzz 0 HP 0 Atk 0 Def 2 Sp.Atk 0 Sp.Def 0 Speed 0 HP 0 Atk 0 Def 0 Sp.Atk 0 Sp.Def 0 Speed 0 HP 0 Atk 0 Def 0 Sp.Atk 0 Sp.Def 0 Speed 0 HP 0 Atk 0 Def 0 Sp.Atk 0 Sp.Def 0 Speed
Shape	Footprint {{{form2}}}
Pokédex color   Brown	Base friendship 35
External Links On Smogon Pokédex: Generation V Generation VI Generation VII Generation VIII Generation IX Artwork on Bulbagarden Archives

Mandibuzz (Japanese:バルジーナVulgina) is a dual-typeDark/FlyingPokémon introduced inGeneration V.

Itevolves fromVullaby starting atlevel 54.

Biology

Mandibuzz is a vulture-likePokémon, particularly resembling a turkey vulture. It has a bare, pink head and neck, along with a notched black beak and red eyes. There are black eyelashes or eyeliner-like markings above its eyes. A long brown tuft with a bone in the middle extends from the back of its head. It has a tan ruff at the base of its neck, and shaggy darker brown wings with gray tips. Mandibuzz also has shaggy brown tail feathers. Its pink feet have black talons. It has decorated itself with bones — a jaw with sharp teeth — to form a skirt. When Mandibuzz sits on itsVullaby chick within its nest, Mandibuzz's bony skirt combines with the bones around Vullaby's lower body to form an upside-down skull with sharp teeth.^[1] Different types of bones fall in and out of use as if there were fashion trends among Mandibuzz.

Mandibuzz lives in nests made from the bones it finds, though they have also been seen using more traditional nests, such as in theTerarium. Weakened prey such asCubone is dragged back to this nest after Mandibuzz swoops down on it from the sky. Mandibuzz is a female-only species, although it dresses attractively in bones as a purported attempt to attract mates.

Evolution

Mandibuzz evolves fromVullaby.

(For specifics on this Pokémon's Evolution in the games, refer toGame data→Evolution data.)

Unevolved Vullaby  Dark  Flying

→

First Evolution Mandibuzz  Dark  Flying

Game data

Pokédex entries

Mandibuzz in theAlola Pokédex	Mandibuzz in theKitakami Pokédex	Mandibuzz in theBlueberry Pokédex

Game locations

In side games

Held items

Stats

Base stats

Type effectiveness

Learnset

Mandibuzz is available inScarlet and Violet Version 2.0.1+.

Byleveling up

ByTM

Generation IX Other generations: V - VI - VII - VIII

TM   Move   Type   Cat.   Pwr.   Acc.   PP  TM001 TM001 Take Down Normal Physical 09090 085}}85% 20 TM003 TM003 Fake Tears Dark Status 0000— 100}}100% 20 TM006 TM006 Scary Face Normal Status 0000— 100}}100% 10 TM007 TM007 Protect Normal Status 0000— 00—}}—% 10 TM014 TM014 Acrobatics Flying Physical 05555 100}}100% 15 TM018 TM018 Thief Dark Physical 06060 100}}100% 25 TM025 TM025 Facade Normal Physical 07070 100}}100% 20 TM027 TM027 Aerial Ace Flying Physical 06060 00—}}—% 20 TM030 TM030 Snarl Dark Special 05555 095}}95% 15 TM032 TM032 Swift Normal Special 06060 00—}}—% 20 TM036 TM036 Rock Tomb Rock Physical 06060 095}}95% 15 TM040 TM040 Air Cutter Flying Special 06060 095}}95% 25 TM047 TM047 Endure Normal Status 0000— 00—}}—% 10 TM049 TM049 Sunny Day Fire Status 0000— 00—}}—% 5 TM050 TM050 Rain Dance Water Status 0000— 00—}}—% 5 TM051 TM051 Sandstorm Rock Status 0000— 00—}}—% 10 TM060 TM060 U-turn Bug Physical 07070 100}}100% 20 TM062 TM062 Foul Play Dark Physical 09595 100}}100% 15 TM065 TM065 Air Slash Flying Special 07575 095}}95% 15 TM070 TM070 Sleep Talk Normal Status 0000— 00—}}—% 10 TM085 TM085 Rest Psychic Status 0000— 00—}}—% 5 TM087 TM087 Taunt Dark Status 0000— 100}}100% 20 TM094 TM094 Dark Pulse Dark Special 08080 100}}100% 15 TM097 TM097 Fly Flying Physical 09090 095}}95% 15 TM103 TM103 Substitute Normal Status 0000— 00—}}—% 10 TM104 TM104 Iron Defense Steel Status 0000— 00—}}—% 15 TM113 TM113 Tailwind Flying Status 0000— 00—}}—% 15 TM114 TM114 Shadow Ball Ghost Special 08080 100}}100% 15 TM118 TM118 Heat Wave Fire Special 09595 090}}90% 10 TM140 TM140 Nasty Plot Dark Status 0000— 00—}}—% 20 TM152 TM152 Giga Impact Normal Physical 150150 090}}90% 5 TM160 TM160 Hurricane Flying Special 110110 070}}70% 10 TM163 TM163 Hyper Beam Normal Special 150150 090}}90% 5 TM164 TM164 Brave Bird Flying Physical 120120 100}}100% 15 TM171 TM171 Tera Blast Normal Special 08080 100}}100% 10 TM175 TM175 Toxic Poison Status 0000— 090}}90% 10 TM177 TM177 Spite Ghost Status 0000— 100}}100% 10 TM181 TM181 Knock Off Dark Physical 06565 100}}100% 20 TM191 TM191 Uproar Normal Special 09090 100}}100% 10 TM197 TM197 Dual Wingbeat Flying Physical 04040 090}}90% 10 TM199 TM199 Lash Out Dark Physical 07575 100}}100% 5 TM203 TM203 Psych Up Normal Status 0000— 00—}}—% 10 TM204 TM204 Double-Edge Normal Physical 120120 100}}100% 15 TM216 TM216 Feather Dance Flying Status 0000— 100}}100% 15 TM221 TM221 Throat Chop Dark Physical 08080 100}}100% 15

Bold indicates a move that getsSTAB when used by Mandibuzz Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an Evolution or an alternate form of Mandibuzz Click on the generation numbers at the top to see TM moves from other generations

Bybreeding

Generation IX Other generations: V - VI - VII - VIII

Parent   Move   Type   Cat.   Pwr.   Acc.   PP  Mean Look Normal Status — —% 5 Roost Flying Status — —% 5 Toxic Poison Status — 90% 10

Moves marked with an asterisk (*) must bechain bred onto Mandibuzz Bold indicates a move that getsSTAB when used by Mandibuzz Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an Evolution of Mandibuzz Click on the generation numbers at the top to see Egg moves from other generations

By a priorEvolution

Side game data

Pokémon Super Mystery Dungeon Body size: Standard (1 tile) How to Recruit: Introduced byHonchkrow Connected to:Honchkrow Connection Orb Set: 2 Phrases Normal What do you think of my bone collection? Fascinating, huh? Low HP (< 50%) Oh no! I'm losing my bone collection!
Pokémon Rumble Blast Attack ●● Defense ●●●● Speed ●●●
Pokémon Rumble Rush Walking Speed: 1.17 seconds Base HP: 61 Base Attack: 78 Base Defense: 59 Base Speed: 60
PokéPark 2: Wonders Beyond PokéPark Pad entry: She is competitive, but she is quite kind. She takes you to a secret place.
Pokémon Battle Trozei Dark Attack Power: ★★★★★			Pokémon Shuffle Dark Attack Power: 70 - 110 5 #397 Hitting Streak Increases damage when it is triggered in a row. Swappable Skill(s): Rock Shot
Pokémon GO Base HP: 242 Base Attack: 129 Base Defense: 205 Egg Distance: N/A Buddy Distance: 5 km Evolution Requirement: N/A Fast Attacks:Snarl,Air Slash Charged Attacks:Dark Pulse,Aerial Ace,Foul Play,Shadow Ball
New Pokémon Snap Photodex entry #129 Those Mandibuzz inthe desert aren’t just going for a leisurely flight—they’re also looking forfood. Other Pokémon are always on alert so that Mandibuzz won’t steal their meals!

Evolution data

Unevolved Vullaby  Dark  Flying

Level 54 →

First Evolution Mandibuzz  Dark  Flying

Sprites

This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation V.
Generation V Black White Black 2 White 2 Front Back Front Back
Generation VI X Y Omega Ruby Alpha Sapphire Front Back Front Back
Generation VII Sun Moon Ultra Sun Ultra Moon Front Back Front Back
Generation VIII Sword Shield
Cross-Generation HOME

For other sprites and images, please seeMandibuzz images on the Bulbagarden Archives.

In animation

Main series

Major appearances

Two Mandibuzz made their animated series debut inMeowth's Scrafty Tactics!. One of the Mandibuzz had eaten the other's food without her permission, causing her to get kicked out of the nest. As a result, she was forced to take the den belonging to awildScrafty. However, she was later defeated byScraggy's newly learnedHigh Jump Kick, allowing Scrafty to reclaim its den.

InScraggy and the Demanding Gothita!,Katharine offered a Mandibuzz totradeAsh for hisScraggy. She was later used in abattle againstTepig, which she lost.

Minor appearances

Mandibuzz debuted inWhite—Victini and Zekrom andBlack—Victini and Reshiram. InBlack—Victini and Reshiram,Ash spotted a Mandibuzz soaring in the sky while walking on a trail withIris andCilan.

A Mandibuzz appeared inPK22.

InChasing Memories, Creating Dreams!, a Mandibuzz attackedGladion and hisUmbreon, but she was quickly driven off.

A Mandibuzz appeared inAs Long as I'm with My Friends.

A Mandibuzz appeared inSong Within the Mist andLapras's Feelings for its Friends, as part ofLapras's crew. It reappeared inGuided by the Black Rayquaza!, during a flashback.

A Mandibuzz appeared inThe Search for Kleavor!.

A Trainer's Mandibuzz appeared inWhere the Land Meets the Sky.

A Mandibuzz appeared inHZ115.

Pokédex entries

Pokémon Generations

InThe Uprising,Team Plasma Grunts used multiple Mandibuzz to battleIris and theUnovaGym Leaders atN's Castle.

In the manga

Pocket Monsters BW: The Heroes of Fire and Thunder

A Mandibuzz appeared inClash! White Hero vs Black Hero.

Pokémon Adventures

InHomecoming, one of theSeven Sages used a Mandibuzz during hisbattle at thePokémon League. It went up against theTrainers who were helpingBlack rescue the capturedGym Leaders.

A Mandibuzz used byTeam Plasma appeared inFrozen World. She attempted to captureRood forColress, but caughtWhitley instead. Inthe following chapter, several more Mandibuzz were seen under the ownership ofTeam Plasma Grunts, used in an attempt to fight againstBlake.

AFlying Taxi Mandibuzz appeared in thePASS02.

Pokémon RéBURST

Miruto has a Mandibuzz that she attempted to use to fly to the top of Mt. Serables. Before she could do so, however,Ryouga stopped her due to flying on the mountain being dangerous. Another Mandibuzz appears as aBurst form ofLukov.

In the TCG

Main article:Mandibuzz (TCG)

Trivia

• DespiteSpecial Attack being its lowest stat, Mandibuzz awards Special AttackEVs when defeated.
• Mandibuzz and its pre-Evolution were designed byJames Turner. According to interviews withKen Sugimori inNintendo Dream, Vullaby and Mandibuzz were added late into the development ofPokémon Black and White, and despite the fact that there were "too many bird Pokémon already", their designs were approved.^[1]
• Mandibuzz and Vullaby can be seen as counterparts toBraviary andRufflet. Mandibuzz and Braviary share a base stat total of 510, evolve from their pre-evolved forms starting atlevel 54, and are both partFlying. Mandibuzz and Vullaby are exclusive toBlack,Black 2,Moon,Ultra Moon, andShield, while Braviary and Rufflet are exclusive toWhite,White 2,Sun,Ultra Sun, andSword. Whereas Mandibuzz and Vullaby can only be female, Braviary and Rufflet can only be male.

Origin

Mandibuzz may be based on a variety ofOld World vultures; its specialization in bones is much like thebearded vulture, and its appearance most closely resembles alappet-faced vulture with the prominent ruff of awhite-rumped vulture. Its design also bears resemblance to stereotypical "savages",barbarians, orcavemen. The row of teeth around its waist resembles an apron.

Name origin

Mandibuzz may be a combination ofmandible ormandil (Spanish for apron) andbuzzard.

Vulgina may be a combination ofvulture orvulgar andregina (Latin and Italian for queen).

In other languages

Language Title Meaning Japanese バルジーナVulgina Fromvulture andregina French Vaututrice Fromvautour andtutrice Spanish Mandibuzz Same as English name German Grypheldis FromVultur gryphus andeldest Italian Mandibuzz Same as English name Korean 버랜지나Beorenjina Transcription of Japanese name Mandarin Chinese 禿鷹娜 / 秃鹰娜Tūyīngnà From禿鷹 / 秃鹰tūyīng and娜nà Cantonese Chinese 禿鷹娜Tūkyīngnàh From禿鷹tūkyīng and娜nàh

More languages Hindi वल्चरीनाVulturina Fromvulture andregina Russian МандибаззMandibazz Transcription of English name Thai วัลจีนาWanchina Transcription of Japanese name

References

External links

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