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Budclaw vs Rainstorm Nimbi

BudclawRock / Grass · BreakBase stat total 518
Rainstorm NimbiWind / Electric · SupportBase stat total 518

Which is better by the numbers

Budclaw and Rainstorm Nimbi have the same base stat total, 518.

Budclaw wins 2 of the 7 base stats and Rainstorm Nimbi wins 5.

The biggest gap is Break: Budclaw has 84 and Rainstorm Nimbi has 43, 95.3% more.

Base stats side by side

StatBudclawRainstorm NimbiGapHigher
HP76804Rainstorm Nimbi
Attack647612Rainstorm Nimbi
Magic Attack647612Rainstorm Nimbi
Defense936825Budclaw
Magic Defense658217Rainstorm Nimbi
EP Regen729321Rainstorm Nimbi
Break844341Budclaw
Total5185180Tie

Where they rank

By base stat total, Budclaw places #180 and Rainstorm Nimbi places #180 of all 227 Aniimo.

Rank by base stat totalBudclawRainstorm Nimbi
All Aniimo#180 of 227#180 of 227
Final forms onlyNot a final formNot a final form
Within its element#27 of 34 Rock, #43 of 54 Grass#29 of 41 Wind, #25 of 26 Electric

Type match-up

Budclaw's own elements deal neutral ×1 damage to Rainstorm Nimbi.

Rainstorm Nimbi's Wind hits Budclaw's Grass for ×1.6.

AttackerDefenderDamageEffect
Budclaw (Rock)Rainstorm Nimbi (Wind)×1Neutral
Budclaw (Rock)Rainstorm Nimbi (Electric)×1Neutral
Budclaw (Grass)Rainstorm Nimbi (Wind)×1Neutral
Budclaw (Grass)Rainstorm Nimbi (Electric)×1Neutral
Rainstorm Nimbi (Wind)Budclaw (Rock)×1Neutral
Rainstorm Nimbi (Wind)Budclaw (Grass)×1.6Strong
Rainstorm Nimbi (Electric)Budclaw (Rock)×0.625Weak
Rainstorm Nimbi (Electric)Budclaw (Grass)×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

Budclaw has 6 skills on record and Rainstorm Nimbi has 6.

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

None of Budclaw's 3 damaging skills hits Rainstorm Nimbi's Wind and Electric for more than ×1.

Rainstorm Nimbi's strongest damaging skill is Cloud Orb: Wind, might 30.

Where to find them

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

Find Rainstorm Nimbi in Nimbus Field, The Argent Strait in Breezy Plains. Rainstorm Nimbi shows up only during rain or thunderstorm.

Both spawn in Breezy Plains, and both show up in Nimbus Field.

Evolution lines

Shiny and dark rates

RateBudclawRainstorm Nimbi
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 valueBudclawRainstorm Nimbi
Size0.450.54
Height0.81.2
Can flyNoYes
Can glideNoYes
Walk speed1.81.2
Run speed4.2Not recorded

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

Homeland work

Budclaw and Rainstorm Nimbi share no homeland work.

WorkBudclawRainstorm Nimbi
EarthLevel 1No
GrassLevel 1No
CarryLevel 1No
LightningNoLevel 1
LeisureNoLevel 1
WindNoLevel 1

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