Top 100 Pokemon #92: Bouffalant

...You know what this Top 100 Pokemon list needs?

An afro.

Official Pokemon of the 1970s.

#92: Bouffalant

I present yet another Pokemon for whom the concept is simple yet effective:

Buffalo + Afro = Bouffalant.

That's all. How much you like Funny Afros will determine how much you like Bouffalant. Me? I like them enough for him to rank at #92 but not enough to rank any higher.

(Oh, and yes, they are 50% female and the females have afros too.)

In fact, mister Afro Buffalo here needs no more explanation as far as concept or design goes, so let's just drop a pic and go straight to competitive discussion.

"Yo, I was just hangin' with my homey Miror B."

Competitively, Bouffalant's notable stats are a good Base 110 Attack and a very solid Base 95 HP, Defense, and Special Defense, giving him good power and bulk. However, his Speed is a low Base 55, so don't expect this buffalo to be charging in for the first attack. He has two great abilities in Reckless and Sap Sipper. The former increases the power of recoil moves by 20%, which powers up his signature move (more on that later), while the latter gives him an immunity to Grass attacks, including moves like (Stun) Spore and Sleep Powder, and gives him an Attack boost if he gets hit with such an attack.

Bouffalant's signature move is Head Charge, known as Afro Break in the Japanese games. (Why they didn't call it Afro Charge in the US version, we'll never know.) It is basically Double-Edge, with 120 Base Power and 100% accuracy, but with only 1/4 the damage done as recoil instead of 1/3. For additional coverage, he has moves like Megahorn, Earthquake, Stone Edge/Rock Slide, Superpower, and Wild Charge, the latter of which also gets boosted by Reckless if that is your ability of choice. He also gets Swords Dance if you want to hit even harder.

Overall, with solid power, decent bulk, and the ability to screw over various Grass-types, Bouffalant is definitely a powerhouse. And he's a buffalo with an afro. Good enough for #92 for me.

As a parting shot, one episode of the anime featured Bouffalant that would charge at anyone not wearing an afro. The results of this situation are what one could expect.

This is for everyone who wanted to see Ash, Pikachu, and/or Nurse Joy in an afro.

Next time: Black or White, whatever he starts on, that's the one he'll always be on.