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Nighttime Bonesky vs Budclaw

Nighttime BoneskyIce / Dark · DPSBase stat total 465
BudclawRock / Grass · BreakBase stat total 518

Which is better by the numbers

Budclaw has the higher base stat total: 518 against 465 for Nighttime Bonesky, a gap of 53 (11.4% more).

Nighttime Bonesky wins 2 of the 7 base stats and Budclaw wins 5.

The biggest gap is Break: Budclaw has 84 and Nighttime Bonesky has 38, 121.1% more.

Base stats side by side

StatNighttime BoneskyBudclawGapHigher
HP71765Budclaw
Attack886424Nighttime Bonesky
Magic Attack886424Nighttime Bonesky
Defense569337Budclaw
Magic Defense57658Budclaw
EP Regen67725Budclaw
Break388446Budclaw
Total46551853Budclaw

Where they rank

By base stat total, Nighttime Bonesky places #217 and Budclaw places #180 of all 227 Aniimo.

Rank by base stat totalNighttime BoneskyBudclaw
All Aniimo#217 of 227#180 of 227
Final forms onlyNot a final formNot a final form
Within its element#26 of 29 Ice, #43 of 46 Dark#27 of 34 Rock, #43 of 54 Grass

Type match-up

Nighttime Bonesky's Dark hits Budclaw's Grass for ×1.6.

Budclaw's Rock hits Nighttime Bonesky's Ice for ×1.6.

AttackerDefenderDamageEffect
Nighttime Bonesky (Ice)Budclaw (Rock)×0.625Weak
Nighttime Bonesky (Ice)Budclaw (Grass)×1Neutral
Nighttime Bonesky (Dark)Budclaw (Rock)×1Neutral
Nighttime Bonesky (Dark)Budclaw (Grass)×1.6Strong
Budclaw (Rock)Nighttime Bonesky (Ice)×1.6Strong
Budclaw (Rock)Nighttime Bonesky (Dark)×0.625Weak
Budclaw (Grass)Nighttime Bonesky (Ice)×1Neutral
Budclaw (Grass)Nighttime Bonesky (Dark)×1Neutral

Each pairing of one element against one element is listed on its own, with the game's own multipliers. An attack uses the element of its skill, so the skill check below is the fuller picture.

Skill coverage

Nighttime Bonesky has 6 skills on record and Budclaw has 6.

Nighttime Bonesky's strongest damaging skill is Ice Strikes: Ice, might 55.

Budclaw's strongest damaging skill is Verdant Beam: Grass, might 66.

Where to find them

Find Nighttime Bonesky in Beast Fang Ridge in Breezy Plains. Nighttime Bonesky shows up only at night.

Find Budclaw in Beast Fang Ridge, Nimbus Field in Breezy Plains and The Lost Islets.

Both spawn in Breezy Plains, and both show up in Beast Fang Ridge.

Evolution lines

Shiny and dark rates

RateNighttime BoneskyBudclaw
Shiny rateNot recorded1 in 20,000 (0.005%)
Dark rateNot recorded1 in 3,000 (0.033%)

From the game's shiny_rate and dark_rate fields.

Body and movement

Game valueNighttime BoneskyBudclaw
Size0.40.45
Height10.8
Can flyNoNo
Can glideNoNo
Walk speed0.911.8
Run speedNot recorded4.2

Raw numbers from the game files. The game does not state their units.

Homeland work

Nighttime Bonesky and Budclaw share no homeland work.

WorkNighttime BoneskyBudclaw
IceLevel 1No
ArtisanshipLevel 1No
DarkLevel 1No
EarthNoLevel 1
GrassNoLevel 1
CarryNoLevel 1

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