Pokemon Go fans looking to catch the elusive Bouffalant in Niantic’s mobile game can find everything they need to know about the Normal-type right here.
Boufallant wasintroduced in Black & Whiteand is based on the American Bison. The Unova region’s urban environments are based on North America, so it makes sense the Bouffalant would call Unova its home.
While Bouffalant isn’t the hardestPokemon to find in Black & White, it can be quite tricky to find in Pokemon Go.
Those looking to catch a Bouffalant and find out whether or not it can be found as a Shiny should keep reading below.
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How to get Bouffalant in Pokemon Go
Normally, Bouffalant isonly available in New York and its surrounding areasthrough Pokemon Go. As such, it can be considereda regional-exclusive Pokemonlike Maractus or Sigilyph.
Unfortunately, one of the only ways for trainers outside of New York can get a Bouffalant is to receive one through trading by a trainer who lives in those areas or has caught a Bouffalant.
No, Shiny Bouffalant is currently unavailable in Pokemon Go. There’s a chance that Shiny Bouffalant will make its debut in an event where the Normal-type is not region-locked.
In the mainline series, Shiny Bouffalant features an auburn coloration across its body instead of brown, and its fuzzy head is slightly darker.
Just like in the mainline titles,Bouffalant cannot evolve in Pokemon Go. That means that trainers only need Bouffalant Candy to power up the Pokemon, not to evolve it.
ANormal-type Pokemon, Bouffalant has the following stats:
That’s everything you need to know to get Bouffalant in Pokemon Go and if it can be Shiny. Check our guides onhow to get Best Buddy status,how IVs & CP workin the game, and some of our rankings like theBest Competitive Pokemon in Pokemon Goor theBest Mega Evolutions.
Philip Trahan was a Games Writer on Dexerto’s US team, specializing in Pokemon, Apex Legends, Call of Duty, RPGs, JRPGs, and Nintendo franchises. He also has bylines at NintendoEverything and GameRant.
