Vullaby (Pokémon)

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Vullaby (Japanese: バルチャイ Valchai) is a dual-type introduced in Generation V.
It evolves into starting at level 54.
==Biology==
Vullaby is a that resembles a baby vulture. It has a plump, stout body covered in dark gray feathers, tiny wings with gray tips, and pink feet with three clawed toes. Vullaby's neck is short and supports a round, pink head devoid of any feathers, except for a crest on the top. There is a collar of fluffy, light gray feathers around its neck. It has a small gray beak and red eyes.
Vullaby protect their rear by wearing a cracked, upside-down skull as a diaper-like undergarment, hence its categorization. Vullaby either finds this bone itself or uses one found for it by . Its large appetite results in large growth spurts, resulting in Vullaby having to replace their bones, and they often pass older bones down to smaller Vullaby. Vullaby often start petty chats with their own kind on which bones are the most comfortable. Vullaby is known to chase after weaker creatures. Vullaby is a female-only species.
===Evolution===
Vullaby evolves into .
(For specifics on this Pokémon's Evolution in the games, refer to Game data→Evolution data.)
==Game data==
===Pokédex entries===
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===Held items===
===Stats===
====Base stats====
===Type effectiveness===
===Learnset===
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===Evolution data===
===Sprites===
==In animation==
===Major appearances===
Vullaby debuted in Unrest at the Nursery!, where she was a Pokémon in the daycare belonging to and usually got into a fight with . Their fight ended after Rufflet saved her from a trio of .
===Minor appearances===
A Vullaby appeared in the opening sequence of Kyurem VS. The Sword of Justice.
In Rocking Clawmark Hill!, two Vullaby were training up on Clawmark Hill. One of them was seen fighting a .
In Battle Royal 151!, a 's Vullaby competed in the Battle Royal preliminary round of the Manalo Conference but ended up losing off-screen.
===Pokédex entries===
==In the manga==
===Pokémon Adventures===
In The Case of the Missing Pokémon, Team Plasma kidnapped a Vullaby. She was later found in a stronghold and returned to her .
In With a Little Help from My Friends, and protected from a flock of Vullaby at . In the end, White one of the Vullaby and nicknamed her Barbara.
Four Vullaby appeared in A Lost Melody.
==In the TCG==
==Trivia==
* Vullaby may be considered a counterpart of . Vullaby and Rufflet can evolve starting at level 54 and are both part-. Vullaby are exclusive to , , , , and ; while Rufflet are exclusive to , , , , and . Whereas Vullaby can only be female, Rufflet can only be male.
* Vullaby and its evolved form were designed by James Turner.Game Freak staff blog 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)
* Despite Vullaby's Pokédex entries stating that its wings are too undeveloped to let it fly, it can still learn and .
===Origin===
Vullaby is likely based on a chick. The bone armor it wears is similar to a baby's , with physical similarities to a human's skull. Its frequent growth spurts are another connection to babies, which grow at much higher rates than adults.
====Name origin====
Vullaby may be a combination of vulture and (which are often sung to children) or baby.
Valchai may be a combination of vulture and child.
==In other languages==
==Related articles==
* Vullaby (Rumble Blast)
==References==
==External links==
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