Mandibuzz (Pokémon)

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Mandibuzz (Japanese: バルジーナ Vulgina) is a dual-type introduced in Generation V.
It evolves from starting at level 54.
==Biology==
Mandibuzz is a vulture-like , particularly resembling a turkey vulture. It has a bare, pink head and neck, along with a notched black beak and red eyes. There are black eyelashes or eyeliner-like markings above its eyes. A long brown tuft with a bone in the middle extends from the back of its head. It has a tan ruff at the base of its neck, and shaggy darker brown wings with gray tips. Mandibuzz also has shaggy brown tail feathers. Its pink feet have black talons. It has decorated itself with bones — a jaw with sharp teeth — to form a skirt. When Mandibuzz sits on its Vullaby chick within its nest, Mandibuzz's bony skirt combines with the bones around Vullaby's lower body to form an upside-down skull with sharp teeth. Different types of bones fall in and out of use as if there were fashion trends among Mandibuzz.
Mandibuzz lives in nests made from the bones it finds, though they have also been seen using more traditional nests, such as in the Terarium. Weakened prey such as is dragged back to this nest after Mandibuzz swoops down on it from the sky. Mandibuzz is a female-only species, although it dresses attractively in bones as a fruitless attempt to attract mates.
===Evolution===
Mandibuzz evolves from .
(For specifics on this Pokémon's Evolution in the games, refer to Game data→Evolution data.)
==Game data==
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===Stats===
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===Type effectiveness===
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===Sprites===
==In animation==
===Main series===
====Major appearances====
Two Mandibuzz made their animated series debut in Meowth's Scrafty Tactics!. One of the Mandibuzz had eaten the other's food without her permission, causing her to get kicked out of the nest. As a result, she was forced to take the den belonging to a . However, she was later defeated by 's newly learned , allowing Scrafty to reclaim its den.
In Scraggy and the Demanding Gothita!, Katharine offered a Mandibuzz to trade for his . She was later used in a against , which she lost.
====Minor appearances====
Mandibuzz debuted in White—Victini and Zekrom and Black—Victini and Reshiram. In Black—Victini and Reshiram, spotted a Mandibuzz soaring in the sky while walking on a trail with and .
A Mandibuzz appeared in PK22.
In Chasing Memories, Creating Dreams!, a Mandibuzz attacked and his , but she was quickly driven off.
A Mandibuzz appeared in As Long as I'm with My Friends.
A Mandibuzz appeared in Song Within the Mist and Lapras's Feelings for its Friends, as part of 's crew.
A Mandibuzz appeared in HZ072.
A Trainer's Mandibuzz appeared in HZ084.
====Pokédex entries====
===Pokémon Generations===
In The Uprising, s used multiple Mandibuzz to battle Iris and the Unova Gym Leaders at N's Castle.
==In the manga==
===Pocket Monsters BW: The Heroes of Fire and Thunder===
A Mandibuzz appeared in Clash! White Hero vs Black Hero.
===Pokémon Adventures===
In Homecoming, one of the Seven Sages used a Mandibuzz during his at the . It went up against the s who were helping rescue the captured Gym Leaders.
A Mandibuzz used by Team Plasma appeared in Frozen World. She attempted to capture Rood for Colress, but caught instead. In the following chapter, several more Mandibuzz were seen under the ownership of s, used in an attempt to fight against .
A Flying Taxi Mandibuzz appeared in the PASS02.
===Pokémon RéBURST===
Miruto has a Mandibuzz that she attempted to use to fly to the top of Mt. Serables. Before she could do so, however, Ryouga stopped her due to flying on the mountain being dangerous. Another Mandibuzz appears as a Burst form of Lukov.
==In the TCG==
==Trivia==
* Despite being its lowest stat, Mandibuzz awards Special Attack s when defeated.
* Mandibuzz and its pre-Evolution were designed by James Turner. According to interviews with Ken Sugimori in Nintendo Dream, Vullaby and Mandibuzz were added late into the development of , and despite the fact that there were "too many bird Pokémon already", their designs were approved.Nintendo Dream Vol. 205, May 2011 (Shellspider's blog (Japanese), Translation by Dr. Lava)
* Mandibuzz and Vullaby can be seen as counterparts to and . Mandibuzz and Braviary share a base stat total of 510, evolve from their pre-evolved forms starting at level 54, and are both part . Mandibuzz and Vullaby are exclusive to , , , , and , while Braviary and Rufflet are exclusive to , , , , and . Whereas Mandibuzz and Vullaby can only be female, Braviary and Rufflet can only be male.
===Origin===
Mandibuzz may be based on an , most closely resembling a with the prominent ruff of a . Its design also bears resemblance to stereotypical "savages", s, or . The row of teeth around its waist resembles an apron.
====Name origin====
Mandibuzz may be a combination of or mandil (Spanish for apron) and .
Vulgina may be a combination of vulture or vulgar and regina (Latin and Italian for queen).
==In other languages==
==References==
==External links==
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