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Budsquire vs Rainstorm Thornblade

BudsquireGrass · DPSBase stat total 527
Rainstorm ThornbladeGrass / Electric · DPSBase stat total 620

Which is better by the numbers

Rainstorm Thornblade has the higher base stat total: 620 against 527 for Budsquire, a gap of 93 (17.6% more).

Budsquire wins 0 of the 7 base stats and Rainstorm Thornblade wins 7.

The biggest gap is Attack: Rainstorm Thornblade has 121 and Budsquire has 103, 17.5% more.

Base stats side by side

StatBudsquireRainstorm ThornbladeGapHigher
HP829614Rainstorm Thornblade
Attack10312118Rainstorm Thornblade
Magic Attack10312118Rainstorm Thornblade
Defense597011Rainstorm Thornblade
Magic Defense597011Rainstorm Thornblade
EP Regen789214Rainstorm Thornblade
Break43507Rainstorm Thornblade
Total52762093Rainstorm Thornblade

Where they rank

By base stat total, Budsquire places #170 and Rainstorm Thornblade places #59 of all 227 Aniimo.

Rank by base stat totalBudsquireRainstorm Thornblade
All Aniimo#170 of 227#59 of 227
Final forms onlyNot a final form#59 of 137
Within its element#36 of 54 Grass#6 of 54 Grass, #15 of 26 Electric

Type match-up

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

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

AttackerDefenderDamageEffect
Budsquire (Grass)Rainstorm Thornblade (Grass)×0.625Weak
Budsquire (Grass)Rainstorm Thornblade (Electric)×1Neutral
Rainstorm Thornblade (Grass)Budsquire (Grass)×0.625Weak
Rainstorm Thornblade (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 Rainstorm Thornblade has 8.

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

None of Budsquire's 2 damaging skills hits Rainstorm Thornblade's Grass and Electric for more than ×1.

Rainstorm Thornblade's strongest damaging skill is Elegant Waltz: Grass, might 172.

None of Rainstorm Thornblade's 6 damaging skills hits Budsquire's Grass for more than ×1.

Both can use Thorny Defense and Thorny Impact.

Where to find them

Find Budsquire in Sea of Flowers, Rosetower Woods in Breezy Plains and The Lost Islets.

Find Rainstorm Thornblade in Sea of Flowers in Breezy Plains and The Lost Islets. Rainstorm Thornblade shows up only during rain or thunderstorm. Rainstorm Thornblade is a unique spawn: once caught, it will not respawn.

Both spawn in Breezy Plains and The Lost Islets, and both show up in Sea of Flowers.

Evolution lines

Shiny and dark rates

RateBudsquireRainstorm Thornblade
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 valueBudsquireRainstorm Thornblade
Size0.30.4
Height0.91.6
Can flyNoNo
Can glideNoNo
Walk speed0.811.35
Run speed4.7Not recorded

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

Homeland work

Homeland work both can do: Grass and Artisanship.

WorkBudsquireRainstorm Thornblade
GrassLevel 1Level 3
ArtisanshipLevel 1Level 3
LightningNoLevel 3

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