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Budsquire vs Thunderstorm Scorchhowl

BudsquireGrass · DPSBase stat total 527
Thunderstorm ScorchhowlFire / Electric · DPSBase stat total 610

Which is better by the numbers

Thunderstorm Scorchhowl has the higher base stat total: 610 against 527 for Budsquire, a gap of 83 (15.7% more).

Budsquire wins 0 of the 7 base stats and Thunderstorm Scorchhowl wins 7.

The biggest gap is Defense: Thunderstorm Scorchhowl has 80 and Budsquire has 59, 35.6% more.

Base stats side by side

StatBudsquireThunderstorm ScorchhowlGapHigher
HP82908Thunderstorm Scorchhowl
Attack10311512Thunderstorm Scorchhowl
Magic Attack10311512Thunderstorm Scorchhowl
Defense598021Thunderstorm Scorchhowl
Magic Defense597011Thunderstorm Scorchhowl
EP Regen789012Thunderstorm Scorchhowl
Break43507Thunderstorm Scorchhowl
Total52761083Thunderstorm Scorchhowl

Where they rank

By base stat total, Budsquire places #170 and Thunderstorm Scorchhowl places #93 of all 227 Aniimo.

Rank by base stat totalBudsquireThunderstorm Scorchhowl
All Aniimo#170 of 227#93 of 227
Final forms onlyNot a final form#90 of 137
Within its element#36 of 54 Grass#9 of 30 Fire, #16 of 26 Electric

Type match-up

Budsquire's own elements get no strong hit on Thunderstorm Scorchhowl: 1 of 2 pairings are resisted (×0.625).

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

AttackerDefenderDamageEffect
Budsquire (Grass)Thunderstorm Scorchhowl (Fire)×0.625Weak
Budsquire (Grass)Thunderstorm Scorchhowl (Electric)×1Neutral
Thunderstorm Scorchhowl (Fire)Budsquire (Grass)×1.6Strong
Thunderstorm Scorchhowl (Electric)Budsquire (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

Budsquire has 4 skills on record and Thunderstorm Scorchhowl has 9.

Budsquire's strongest damaging skill is Thorny Defense: Grass, might 75.

None of Budsquire's 2 damaging skills hits Thunderstorm Scorchhowl's Fire and Electric for more than ×1.

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

Where to find them

Find Budsquire in Sea of Flowers, Rosetower Woods 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.

Evolution lines

Shiny and dark rates

RateBudsquireThunderstorm 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 valueBudsquireThunderstorm Scorchhowl
Size0.30.55
Height0.91.7
Can flyNoNo
Can glideNoNo
Walk speed0.811.601
Run speed4.7Not recorded

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

Homeland work

Budsquire and Thunderstorm Scorchhowl share no homeland work.

WorkBudsquireThunderstorm Scorchhowl
GrassLevel 1No
ArtisanshipLevel 1No
LightningNoLevel 3
FireNoLevel 3
CarryNoLevel 1

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