Bruxish can be obtained in: Sun (Super Rod, Bubbling Spots – Alola route 13, Alola route 14, Alola route 15 main, Secluded shore, Tapu village), Moon (Super Rod, Bubbling Spots – Alola route 13, Alola route 14, Alola route 15 main, Secluded shore, Tapu village), Ultra Sun (Super Rod, Bubbling Spots – Alola route 13, Alola route 14, Alola route 15 main, Tapu village), Ultra Moon (Super Rod, Bubbling Spots – Alola route 13, Alola route 14, Alola route 15 main, Tapu village). In other games, trade or transfer via Pokemon HOME.

#779 Bruxish

water psychic

Height0.9 m(2'11")

Weight19 kg(41.9 lbs)

Gender♂ 50%♀ 50%

Gen 7

Bruxish Evolution

BruxishLevel 1

Bruxish's Detailed Stats

Stat	Base	EVs	Total
HP	68		277
Attack	105		246
Defense	70		176
Sp. Atk	70		176
Sp. Def	70		176
Speed	92		220
		0/508	1271

Type Effectiveness

2xdamage

electric grass bug ghost dark

1xdamage

normal poison ground flying rock dragon fairy

0.5xdamage

fire water ice fighting psychic steel

Bruxish Abilities

Dazzling

Opposing Pokémon cannot use priority attacks.

Strong Jaw

Strengthens biting moves to 1.5× their power.

Wonder SkinHidden

Lowers incoming non-damaging moves' base accuracy to exactly 50%.

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Bruxish Moves

Move▲	Type▲	Cat.▲	Pow▲	Acc▲	Method▲	Description
Water Gun	water	special	40	100	Level 1	The target is blasted with a forceful shot of water.
Astonish	ghost	physical	30	100	Level 4	The user attacks the target by crying out in a startling fashion. This may also make the target flinch.
Confusion	psychic	special	50	100	Level 9	The target is hit with a weak telekinetic force to inflict damage. This may also confuse the target.
Bite	dark	physical	60	100	Level 12	The target is bitten with viciously sharp fangs. This may also make the target flinch.
Aqua Jet	water	physical	40	100	Level 17	The user lunges at the target to inflict damage, moving at blinding speed. This move always goes first.
Disable	normal	status	–	100	Level 20	For four turns, the target will be unable to use whichever move it last used.
Psyshock	psychic	special	80	100	Level 25	The user materializes an odd psychic wave to attack the target. This move deals physical damage.
Crunch	dark	physical	80	100	Level 28	The user crunches up the target with sharp fangs. This may also lower the target's Defense stat.
Aqua Tail	water	physical	90	90	Level 33	The user attacks by swinging its tail as if it were a vicious wave in a raging storm.
Screech	normal	status	–	85	Level 36	An earsplitting screech harshly lowers the target's Defense stat.
Psychic Fangs	psychic	physical	85	100	Level 41	The user attacks by biting the target with its psychic capabilities. This move can also break barriers, such as Light Screen and Reflect.
Wave Crash	water	physical	120	100	Level 44	The user shrouds itself in water and slams into the target with its whole body to inflict damage. This also damages the user quite a lot.
Agility	psychic	status	–	–	TM	The user relaxes and lightens its body to move faster. This sharply boosts its Speed stat.
Blizzard	ice	special	110	70	TM	A howling blizzard is summoned to strike opposing Pokémon. This may also leave the opposing Pokémon frozen.
Bulk Up	fighting	status	–	–	TM	The user tenses its muscles to bulk up its body, boosting its Attack and Defense stats.
Calm Mind	psychic	status	–	–	TM	The user quietly focuses its mind and calms its spirit to boost its Sp. Atk and Sp. Def stats.
Chilling Water	water	special	50	100	TM	The user attacks the target by showering it with water that's so cold it saps the target's power. This also lowers the target's Attack stat.
Endure	normal	status	–	–	TM	The user endures any attack with at least 1 HP. This move's chance of failing rises if used in succession.
Expanding Force	psychic	special	80	100	TM	The user attacks the target with its psychic power. When the ground is Psychic Terrain, this move's power is boosted and it damages all opposing Pokémon.
Facade	normal	physical	70	100	TM	This move's power is doubled if the user is poisoned, burned, or paralyzed.
Flip Turn	water	physical	60	100	TM	After making its attack, the user rushes back to switch places with a party Pokémon in waiting.
Giga Impact	normal	physical	150	90	TM	The user charges at the target using every bit of its power. The user can't move on the next turn.
Hydro Pump	water	special	110	80	TM	The target is blasted by a huge volume of water launched under great pressure.
Hyper Beam	normal	special	150	90	TM	The target is attacked with a powerful beam. The user can't move on the next turn.
Ice Beam	ice	special	90	100	TM	The target is struck with an icy-cold beam of energy. This may also leave the target frozen.
Icy Wind	ice	special	55	95	TM	The user attacks with a gust of chilled air. This also lowers opposing Pokémon's Speed stats.
Light Screen	psychic	status	–	–	TM	A wondrous wall of light is put up to reduce damage from special moves for five turns.
Liquidation	water	physical	85	100	TM	The user slams into the target using a full-force blast of water. This may also lower the target's Defense stat.
Pain Split	normal	status	–	–	TM	The user adds its HP to the target's HP, then equally splits the combined HP between the target and itself.
Protect	normal	status	–	–	TM	This move enables the user to protect itself from all attacks. Its chance of failing rises if it is used in succession.
Psychic	psychic	special	90	100	TM	The target is hit with a strong telekinetic force to inflict damage. This may also lower the target’s Sp. Def stat.
Psychic Noise	psychic	special	75	100	TM	The user attacks the target with unpleasant sound waves. For two turns, the target is prevented from recovering HP through moves, Abilities, or held items.
Psychic Terrain	psychic	status	–	–	TM	This protects Pokémon on the ground from priority moves and powers up Psychic-type moves for five turns.
Rain Dance	water	status	–	–	TM	The user summons a heavy rain that falls for five turns, powering up Water-type attacks. The rain also lowers the power of Fire-type attacks.
Reflect	psychic	status	–	–	TM	A wondrous wall of light is put up to reduce damage from physical moves for five turns.
Rest	psychic	status	–	–	TM	The user goes to sleep for two turns. This fully restores the user's HP and cures any status conditions.
Scary Face	normal	status	–	100	TM	The user frightens the target with a scary face to harshly lower its Speed stat.
Sleep Talk	normal	status	–	–	TM	The user randomly uses one of the moves it knows. This move can only be used while the user is asleep.
Substitute	normal	status	–	–	TM	The user creates a substitute for itself using some of its own HP. The substitute serves as the user's decoy.
Surf	water	special	90	100	TM	The user attacks everything around it by swamping its surroundings with a giant wave.
Swords Dance	normal	status	–	–	TM	A frenetic dance to uplift the fighting spirit. This sharply boosts the user's Attack stat.
Take Down	normal	physical	90	85	TM	A reckless full-body charge attack for slamming into the target. This also damages the user a little.
Taunt	dark	status	–	100	TM	The target is taunted into a rage that allows it to use only attack moves for three turns.
Tera Blast	normal	special	80	100	TM	If the user has Terastallized, it unleashes energy of its Tera Type. This move inflicts damage using the Attack or Sp. Atk stat—whichever is higher for the user.
Trick Room	psychic	status	–	–	TM	The user creates a bizarre area in which slower Pokémon get to move first for five turns.
Venoshock	poison	special	65	100	TM	The user drenches the target in a special poisonous liquid. This move's power is doubled if the target is poisoned.
Waterfall	water	physical	80	100	TM	The user charges at the target and may make it flinch.
Whirlpool	water	special	35	85	TM	The user traps the target inside a violent, swirling whirlpool that inflicts damage for four to five turns.
Ice Fang	ice	physical	65	95	Egg	The user bites with cold-infused fangs. This may also make the target flinch or leave it frozen.
Poison Fang	poison	physical	50	100	Egg	The user bites the target with toxic fangs. This may also leave the target badly poisoned.
Super Fang	normal	physical	–	90	Egg	The user chomps hard on the target with its sharp front fangs. This cuts the target's HP in half.
Water Pulse	water	special	60	100	Egg	The user attacks the target with a pulsing blast of water. This may also confuse the target.

Bruxish Sprites

Normal

Shiny

Pokedex Entries

Sun

When it unleashes its psychic power from the protuberance on its head, the grating sound of grinding teeth echoes through the area.

Moon

It stuns its prey with psychokinesis and then grinds them to mush with its strong teeth. Even Shellder’s shell is no match for it.

Ultra Sun

It burrows beneath the sand, radiating psychic power from the protuberance on its head. It waits for prey as it surveys the area.

Ultra Moon

Its skin is thick enough to fend off Mareanie’s spikes. With its robust teeth, Bruxish crunches up the spikes and eats them.

In Other Languages

Bruxish's Japanese name is Hagigishiri (ハギギシリ). Here are all the official names for Bruxish across different languages:

JapaneseハギギシリHagigishiri

Korean치갈기

Chinese (Traditional)磨牙彩皮魚

FrenchDenticrisse

GermanKnirfish

SpanishBruxish

ItalianBruxish

Chinese (Simplified)磨牙彩皮鱼

Bruxish Breeding

Species

Gnash Teeth Pokémon

Egg Groups

Water2

Hatch Time3,840 steps(15 cycles)

Gender DifferencesNone

Misc Data

Catch Rate80

Base Friendship70

Growth RateMedium

Base Experience166

How to Get Bruxish

Bruxish is not catchable in the wild – it is typically obtained through gifts, events, or in-game trades. Here is how to obtain Bruxish in every game where it is available:

Regional Pokedex Numbers

Alola #243 Ula'ula #115 Alola (USUM) #320 Ula'ula (USUM) #141 Paldea #335 Blueberry #55

GameMethodLocationDetails

SunWildAlola route 13, Alola route 14, Alola route 15 main, Secluded shore, Tapu villageSuper Rod, Bubbling Spots

MoonWildAlola route 13, Alola route 14, Alola route 15 main, Secluded shore, Tapu villageSuper Rod, Bubbling Spots

Ultra SunWildAlola route 13, Alola route 14, Alola route 15 main, Tapu villageSuper Rod, Bubbling Spots

Ultra MoonWildAlola route 13, Alola route 14, Alola route 15 main, Tapu villageSuper Rod, Bubbling Spots

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