Buzzwole (Pokémon)


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Buzzwole (Japanese: マッシブーン Massivoon) is a dual-type  introduced in Generation VII.

It is not known to evolve into or from any other Pokémon.

It is one of the Ultra Beasts and is known by the code name UB-02 Absorption (Japanese: ).

Biology
Buzzwole is an Ultra Beast that resembles a large, red, anthropomorphic mosquito. It has bulging muscles that appear to be made out of sacs that are filled with a red fluid that has small white bubbles rising in it. These muscles also have white "tendons" running through them, and are said to be stronger than steel. It possesses two arms with black five fingered hands that have red knuckles. There are also black spikes on Buzzwole's body, particularly its shoulders, elbows and knees. Its head is small and flat, with two red compound eyes, and two black, spherical basal joints for its red and black antennae between them. Protruding from under these joints is a long, silver proboscis; though it is flexible whenever it is eating or absorbing energy, it is also said to be as hard as diamond. It has four legs without feet and two pairs of orange, translucent wings.

According to the Aether Foundation, its most notable feature is its ability to strengthen itself. By stabbing its proboscis into a foe, it absorbs the foe's energy. This in turn triggers a chemical reaction within its body fluids that causes its muscles to grow at explosive rates, further augmenting its already considerable strength. Buzzwole appears to strike bodybuilding poses before it performs any sort of action; this is thought to be its main form of communication, but what it could be trying to communicate is not understood. Buzzwole originates from the Ultra Jungle dimension in Ultra Space.

Major appearances
Buzzwole debuted in A Mission of Ultra Urgency!, where it appeared through an Ultra Wormhole at Melemele Meadow. It was the first Ultra Beast that and  were tasked to capture and return to its home world as the Ultra Guardians. Ash eventually succeeded in the Buzzwole with a, allowing it to be returned home through another Ultra Wormhole soon after. It reappeared in a flashback in Love at First Twirl!.

In the Pokémon Adventures manga
Buzzwole first appeared in a flashback in PASM11, where one was seen attacking Kahili at Melemele Meadow. It later reappeared in PASM21, at Iki Town, where it attacked Hala, Olivia, and Nanu.

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Trivia

 * Buzzwole has the highest base stat of all  Pokémon and the highest base  of all  Pokémon.
 * Buzzwole is the heaviest Pokémon and the tallest and heaviest  Pokémon.
 * In Pokémon Sun and Moon, Buzzwole has a catch rate of 25 and a base experience yield of 114.
 * In version 1.0 of Pokémon Sun and Moon, Buzzwole's code name was spelled incorrectly in Japanese as (Japanese: ), despite being spelled correctly in pre-release material.
 * Buzzwole was designed by James Turner.

Origin
Buzzwole is based on both a and a. It may specifically derive inspiration from , which is an invasive species worldwide.

Name origin
Buzzwole may be a combination of buzz and the slang word swole, which refers to someone muscular.

Massivoon may be a combination of massive, 蚊 bun (mosquito), and ブーン būn (buzz).

In other languages
UB-02 Absorption

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 * Ultra Beast