Sawsbuck (Pokémon)

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Sawsbuck (Japanese: メブキジカ Mebukijika) is a dual-type introduced in Generation V.
It evolves from starting at level 34.
Sawsbuck has four forms: Spring Form, Summer Form, Autumn Form, and Winter Form. Sawsbuck changes forms depending on the location the game was loaded in. In Paldea, Spring Form corresponds to , Summer Form to , Autumn Form to , and Winter Form to .
When it debuted, Sawsbuck's form changed based on the . From Generation VI to , its form could not be changed at all, and only the Spring Form could be found in the wild, with the other forms being obtainable exclusively via transfer from a Generation V game or from .
(Refer to Game data→Form data for more details.)
==Biology==
Sawsbuck is a brown and cream, deer-like with rhomboid ears and darker ear insides. Its eyes have light-orange markings that curve down to the sides of its face. It has a dark-brown nose, and it sports cream fur on its chin and sides of its face. Light-orange stripes rim its underbelly, and its back is decorated with spots.
Its appearance changes depending on the season. During the spring, a tuft of cream fur appears on its chest, its antlers are adorned with pink flowers, and the spots on its back are pink. During the summer, its tail points up, it grows tufts of fur on the back of its head, its antlers sport green leaves, and its spots are green. During the fall, it sports a cream tuft of fur on its chest, the leaves on its antlers are red and brown, and its spots are orange. During the winter, the cream fur turns white, tufts of white fur appear on its chest and lower limbs, its antlers are coated in white, and its spots are white. 
Sawsbuck lives in herds led by the Sawsbuck with the most splendid antlers. In Generation V, was its signature move.
===Forms===
Sawsbuck has four forms: Spring Form, Summer Form, Autumn Form, and Winter Form.
Sawsbuck can live almost anywhere as they adapt to the season but prefer to live away from humans. It is herbivorous. Sawsbuck have been referred to as the harbingers of spring. There are many enthusiasts out there who love the different forms of Sawsbuck. However, the Winter Form is the least popular of them all. 
The flowers on Spring Form's antlers grow slower due to absorbing nutrients. The paler the Spring Form's flower is, the more beautiful Sawsbuck apparently becomes. The thicker and larger the broach leaves are, the more majestic Summer Form Sawsbuck becomes. Summer Form's leaves can be used to make black tea, which has a different taste depending on the region. In Paldea, the tea has a more aromatic taste. The darker the Autumn Form's red foliage is, the more stylish it is considered. Autumn Form Sawsbuck have short tempers, and the males notably fight each other incessantly. Winter Form Sawsbuck are calmer and easier to tame during the winter. Hence, it is considered the perfect time to obtain Winter Form Sawsbuck as a partner.
			
			
===Evolution===
Sawsbuck evolves from .
Spring Form
Summer Form
Autumn Form
Winter Form
==Game data==
===Pokédex entries===
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Spring Form Sawsbuck in the	Autumn Form Sawsbuck in the
===Game locations===
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===Held items===
===Stats===
====Base stats====
===Type effectiveness===
===Learnset===
====By leveling up====
====By TM====
====By ====
====By a prior Evolution====
===Side game data===
====Spring Form====
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===Form data===
Sawsbuck has four different forms based on the four seasons. These forms are interchangeable in Generation V and Generation IX but not in other games. They are purely cosmetic.
;Generation V
In , Sawsbuck will change its form to match the current s if it is in the party when the season changes. All , bred, and NPC Trainer-owned Sawsbuck will match the current season, with the exception of those owned by NPC Trainers in the Battle Subway and the Pokémon World Tournament, which are all Spring Form.
* When the month is January, May, or September, the season is , and it becomes Spring Form.
* When the month is February, June, or October, the season is , and it becomes Summer Form.
* When the month is March, July, or November, the season is , and it becomes Autumn Form.
* When the month is April, August, or December, the season is , and it becomes Winter Form.
;Generations VI to VIII
From Generation VI to , with the abandonment of seasons as a mechanic, Sawsbuck is unable to change forms. All wild and NPC Trainer-owned Sawsbuck are Spring Form. Bred Deerling are in the same form as their mother, or the same form as the Deerling or Sawsbuck parent if bred with . The Summer, Autumn, and Winter forms are only obtainable via transfer from a Generation V game or from .
;Generation IX
In , Sawsbuck is once again able to change forms, but the form it will become is now based on the location that the game was loaded in rather than the season. Wild Sawsbuck vary in form based on location. In Paldea, Spring Form corresponds to , Summer Form to , Autumn Form to , and Winter Form to .
In general, Spring Form Sawsbuck can be found in South Province (Area Six) and in 4★ Tera Raid Battles, Autumn Form in West Province (Area Three) and North Province (Socarrat Trail), Winter Form in North Province (Area One, Dalizapa Passage, and Glaseado Mountain). Summer Form Sawsbuck cannot be found in the wild in Paldea.
In the Terarium, Spring Form Sawsbuck can be found in the Savanna Biome, Autumn Form in the Canyon Biome, Summer Form in the Coastal Biome, and Winter Form in the Polar Biome. Unlike in Paldea, the forms of Sawsbuck do not change in the Terarium.
===Evolution data===
====Spring Form====
====Summer Form====
====Autumn Form====
====Winter Form====
===Sprites===
==In animation==
===Major appearances===
Spring Form Sawsbuck debuted in A Connoisseur's Revenge!, under the ownership of Burgundy. She used it in her against , where it went up against . However, it lost after being hit by a powerful .
All four forms of Sawsbuck appeared in The Four Seasons of Sawsbuck!, with Sawsbuck's Winter Form making its debut, and Sawsbuck's Summer and Autumn Forms making their animated series debut. They resided at a secret lake that allowed the Sawsbuck to take on all four forms at the same time. 's aim was to photograph all four forms together, which he was able to do.
===Minor appearances===
Multiple Summer Form Sawsbuck appeared in the opening sequences and ending credits of both White—Victini and Zekrom and Black—Victini and Reshiram, while Autumn Form Sawsbuck exclusively appeared in the opening sequence of Black—Victini and Reshiram. This also marked the debuts of both the Summer Form and Autumn Form Sawsbuck.
Multiple Sawsbuck appeared in Stopping the Rage of Legends! Part 1 and Part 2.
Multiple Summer Form Sawsbuck appeared in Kyurem VS. The Sword of Justice. The legend also featured their Summer and Autumn Forms.
In Jostling for the Junior Cup!, Cassie's Summer Form Sawsbuck competed in the Pokémon World Tournament Junior Cup, where it lost to Geraldo's in the first round.
A Summer Form Sawsbuck appeared in Ash and N: A Clash of Ideals!.
A Summer Form Sawsbuck appeared in Mewtwo — Prologue to Awakening.
In Genesect and the Legend Awakened, multiple Summer Form Sawsbuck were living at Pokémon Hills. Two of them helped put a fire out there.
A Summer Form Sawsbuck appeared in a photo in Mending a Broken Spirit!.
Two Summer Form Sawsbuck appeared in The Road Most Traveled!.
Three Winter Form Sawsbuck appeared in The Pendant That Starts It All (Part One).
Two Summer Form Sawsbuck appeared in HZ075, during a flashback.
Two Summer Form Sawsbuck appeared in HZ084, under the ownership of two trainers.
Spring Sawsbuck anime.png|Spring Form Sawsbuck in 
Kumuri Town Sawsbuck.png|Summer Form Sawsbuck in 
Autumn Sawsbuck anime.png|Autumn Form Sawsbuck in 
Winter Sawsbuck anime.png|Winter Form Sawsbuck in 
===Pokédex entries===
==In the manga==
===Pokémon Adventures===
In Choir Tournament, multiple Autumn Form Sawsbuck appeared at the Autumn Choir Tournament.
In PS611, Norman was revealed to own a Winter Form Sawsbuck. It was first used to break into the Pokémon Association's old research facility.
Sawsbuck Autumn Form Adventures.png|Autumn Form Sawsbuck in Pokémon Adventures
==In the TCG==
==Trivia==
* Sawsbuck represents in the Unova horoscope.
* The design for Sawsbuck was created before the concept of seasons was added to .Nintendo Dream Vol. 204, April 2011 (Shellspider's blog (Japanese), Translation by Dr. Lava)
===Origin===
Sawsbuck may be based on a , which is a species of deer that decorates its antlers with foliage during the breeding season and from the that eat among the branches of the world tree and are sometimes associated with seasons. Its antlers may also be based on a tree. It may also be based on one of the stories of , in which he tries to shoot a stag using cherry pits in his musket. The stag survives and escapes, and the next year he discovers a stag with a cherry tree growing out of its head. 
Each of its form appear to visually represent each of the four seasons. The Spring Form grows pink flowers on its antlers, the Summer Form wears fully grown leaf bushes and loses the fur under its neck, the Autumn Form's leaves turn red and the Winter Form loses leaves and grows thick white fur.
====Name origin====
Sawsbuck may be a play on (framework for holding wood to be sawn), which contains the word buck (male deer). SAWS may also be an acronym for the names of the seasons (summer, autumn, winter, and spring).
Mebukijika may be a combination of 芽吹き mebuki (to bud) and 鹿 shika (deer).
==In other languages==
Spring Form
Summer Form
Autumn Form
Winter Form
==Related articles==
* List of Pokémon with form differences
==References==
==External links==
* Generation 5: Lost Pokemon Designs (Part 1) - Dr Lava #21 – YouTube (features breakdown of Sawsbuck's early concept art)
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