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Budclaw vs Thunderstorm Scorchhowl

BudclawRock / Grass · BreakBase stat total 518
Thunderstorm ScorchhowlFire / Electric · DPSBase stat total 610

Which is better by the numbers

Thunderstorm Scorchhowl has the higher base stat total: 610 against 518 for Budclaw, a gap of 92 (17.8% more).

Budclaw wins 2 of the 7 base stats and Thunderstorm Scorchhowl wins 5.

The biggest gap is Attack: Thunderstorm Scorchhowl has 115 and Budclaw has 64, 79.7% more.

Base stats side by side

StatBudclawThunderstorm ScorchhowlGapHigher
HP769014Thunderstorm Scorchhowl
Attack6411551Thunderstorm Scorchhowl
Magic Attack6411551Thunderstorm Scorchhowl
Defense938013Budclaw
Magic Defense65705Thunderstorm Scorchhowl
EP Regen729018Thunderstorm Scorchhowl
Break845034Budclaw
Total51861092Thunderstorm Scorchhowl

Where they rank

By base stat total, Budclaw places #180 and Thunderstorm Scorchhowl places #93 of all 227 Aniimo.

Rank by base stat totalBudclawThunderstorm Scorchhowl
All Aniimo#180 of 227#93 of 227
Final forms onlyNot a final form#90 of 137
Within its element#27 of 34 Rock, #43 of 54 Grass#9 of 30 Fire, #16 of 26 Electric

Type match-up

Budclaw's Rock hits Thunderstorm Scorchhowl's Fire for ×1.6.

Thunderstorm Scorchhowl's Fire hits Budclaw's Grass for ×1.6.

AttackerDefenderDamageEffect
Budclaw (Rock)Thunderstorm Scorchhowl (Fire)×1.6Strong
Budclaw (Rock)Thunderstorm Scorchhowl (Electric)×1Neutral
Budclaw (Grass)Thunderstorm Scorchhowl (Fire)×0.625Weak
Budclaw (Grass)Thunderstorm Scorchhowl (Electric)×1Neutral
Thunderstorm Scorchhowl (Fire)Budclaw (Rock)×0.625Weak
Thunderstorm Scorchhowl (Fire)Budclaw (Grass)×1.6Strong
Thunderstorm Scorchhowl (Electric)Budclaw (Rock)×0.625Weak
Thunderstorm Scorchhowl (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 Thunderstorm Scorchhowl has 9.

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

Thunderstorm Scorchhowl's strongest damaging skill is Falling Star: Fire, might 170.

Where to find them

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

Find Thunderstorm Scorchhowl in Beast Fang Ridge in Breezy Plains. Thunderstorm Scorchhowl shows up only during thunderstorm. Thunderstorm Scorchhowl is a unique spawn: once caught, it will not respawn.

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

Evolution lines

Shiny and dark rates

RateBudclawThunderstorm Scorchhowl
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 valueBudclawThunderstorm Scorchhowl
Size0.450.55
Height0.81.7
Can flyNoNo
Can glideNoNo
Walk speed1.81.601
Run speed4.2Not recorded

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

Homeland work

Homeland work both can do: Carry.

WorkBudclawThunderstorm Scorchhowl
EarthLevel 1No
GrassLevel 1No
CarryLevel 1Level 1
LightningNoLevel 3
FireNoLevel 3

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