Bouffalant (Pokémon)

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Bouffalant (Japanese: バッフロン Buffron) is a introduced in Generation V.
It is not known to evolve into or from any other Pokémon.
==Biology==
Bouffalant is a bovine with a large, dark on its head. Two large, curving horns, each with two golden growths resembling rings, protrude from the afro. It has a shaggy brown hide that ends at its knees and does not cover its face. A large, gray nose sits at the end of its short, beige snout, and its yellow eyes are partly hidden by its hair. There are black tear markings directly below its eyes. It has a large hump on its back. Each of its beige legs has a single, gray hoof and its tail ends in a stubby tuft of fur. 
A territorial Pokémon, it will headbutt anyone that attempts to invade its territory. However, in the episode Baffling the Bouffalant!, it is shown not to attack those with an afro hairstyle. Protected by its afro, which absorbs damage, its headbutts are strong enough to derail a train and send it flying. It can also destroy a car with just a . The more hair a Bouffalant has on its head, the higher positions it has in the herd. A herd of Bouffalant consists of 20 individuals. For unclear reasons, a Bouffalant loses its hair from its head should it ever betray its herd.
Bouffalant is the only known Pokémon capable of learning the move .
==Game data==
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===Held items===
===Stats===
====Base stats====
===Type effectiveness===
===Learnset===
Bouffalant is available in Version 1.2.0+.
====By leveling up====
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====By ====
====By tutoring====
====By transfer from another generation====
====-only moves====
Move	Card
 	Bouffalant (Black & White 90)
===Side game data===
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* In , Bouffalant can only be caught in New York.
===Evolution data===
===Sprites===
==In animation==
===Major appearances===
In Ash and Trip's Third Battle!, Trip remembered seeing Alder's Bouffalant as a child, which inspired him to become a Pokémon Trainer. Bouffalant physically debuted in Ash Versus the Champion!, where it faced in a battle with . Alder fell asleep during the battle, resulting in no one winning. Alder later used Bouffalant in a battle against Trip and his , and he was able to win.
In Baffling the Bouffalant!, multiple Bouffalant attacked anyone in their territory who wasn't wearing an afro.
===Minor appearances===
In the prologue of White—Victini and Zekrom, multiple Bouffalant were startled by the arrival of a dust storm and began to stampede towards Luisa's village. However, the nearby Damon summoned to easily destroy the dust storm, thus placating the Bouffalant in time. In Black—Victini and Reshiram, this flashback instead occurred midway through the movie and involved Damon using to destroy the dust storm and stop the stampeding Bouffalant.
In A Maractus Musical!, a Bouffalant participated in the Pokémon Performance Competition alongside an .
Multiple Bouffalant appeared in Kyurem VS. The Sword of Justice.
In Team Eevee and the Pokémon Rescue Squad!, multiple Bouffalant were living in a ranch at Virgil's house.
===Pokédex entries===
==In the manga==
===Be the Best! Pokémon B+W===
 has a Bouffalant, which battled alongside his in a Double Battle against Monta.
===Pokémon Adventures===
Alder has a Bouffalant, which was first seen carrying him over the water in order to take him to Nimbasa City in Gigi's Choice.
===Pokémon RéBURST===
A Bouffalant appears as the Burst form of Afron.
==In the TCG==
==Other appearances==
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A Bouffalant appeared in .
==Trivia==
* Bouffalant represents in the Unova horoscope.
* Bouffalant was designed by Takao Unno.GAME FREAK Illustration Demonstration: Episode Two [James Turner x HarmoKnight - YouTube]
===Origin===
Bouffalant is based on a , particularly an . However, the horns more closely resemble those of the or . The fur on its head is made to resemble an , inspired by the shaggy hairs on top of bison heads. The golden rings on its horns may be inspired by .
====Name origin====
Bouffalant may be a combination of (puffy, round hairstyle) and buffalo.
Buffron may be a combination of buffalo, afro, and bison.
==In other languages==
==References==
==External links==
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de:Bisofank
es:Bouffalant
fr:Frison
it:Bouffalant
ja:バッフロン
zh:爆炸头水牛