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Budclaw vs Highland Iris

BudclawRock / Grass · BreakBase stat total 518
Highland IrisGrass · DPSBase stat total 498

Which is better by the numbers

Budclaw has the higher base stat total: 518 against 498 for Highland Iris, a gap of 20 (4% more).

Budclaw wins 5 of the 7 base stats and Highland Iris wins 2.

The biggest gap is Defense: Budclaw has 93 and Highland Iris has 53, 75.5% more.

Base stats side by side

StatBudclawHighland IrisGapHigher
HP76697Budclaw
Attack6410137Highland Iris
Magic Attack6410137Highland Iris
Defense935340Budclaw
Magic Defense655312Budclaw
EP Regen72711Budclaw
Break845034Budclaw
Total51849820Budclaw

Where they rank

By base stat total, Budclaw places #180 and Highland Iris places #203 of all 227 Aniimo.

Rank by base stat totalBudclawHighland Iris
All Aniimo#180 of 227#203 of 227
Final forms onlyNot a final formNot a final form
Within its element#27 of 34 Rock, #43 of 54 Grass#48 of 54 Grass

Type match-up

Budclaw's own elements get no strong hit on Highland Iris: 2 of 2 pairings are resisted (×0.625).

Highland Iris's Grass hits Budclaw's Rock for ×1.6.

AttackerDefenderDamageEffect
Budclaw (Rock)Highland Iris (Grass)×0.625Weak
Budclaw (Grass)Highland Iris (Grass)×0.625Weak
Highland Iris (Grass)Budclaw (Rock)×1.6Strong
Highland Iris (Grass)Budclaw (Grass)×0.625Weak

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

Budclaw has 6 skills on record and Highland Iris has 5.

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

None of Budclaw's 3 damaging skills hits Highland Iris's Grass for more than ×1.

Highland Iris's strongest damaging skill is Vortex of Petals: Grass, might 46.

Where to find them

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

Find Highland Iris in Russet Highlands, Rosetower Woods in Breezy Plains.

Both spawn in Breezy Plains.

Evolution lines

Shiny and dark rates

RateBudclawHighland Iris
Shiny rate1 in 20,000 (0.005%)Not recorded
Dark rate1 in 3,000 (0.033%)Not recorded

From the game's shiny_rate and dark_rate fields.

Body and movement

Game valueBudclawHighland Iris
Size0.450.4
Height0.80.85
Can flyNoNo
Can glideNoNo
Walk speed1.80.825
Run speed4.2Not recorded

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

Homeland work

Homeland work both can do: Grass.

WorkBudclawHighland Iris
EarthLevel 1No
GrassLevel 1Level 1
CarryLevel 1No
LeisureNoLevel 1

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