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Nuzleaf is more humanoid than Seedot. Its thighs are bulky, and it has two small black dots on its chest. Its nose is pointed and has a light brown "mask", and it sports a leaf on its head.
Gender differences
A female has a smaller leaf on her head.
Special abilities
Because Nuzleaf have Grass and Dark type characteristics, they are able to use Grass and Dark type moves. They are also able to use Extrasensory. Nuzleaf also have the ability to use leaves as a form of sound that can confuse people and Pokémon. Although not fully evolved, Nuzleaf are able to learn Hyper Beam, but not Giga Impact.
Behavior
When in the wild, Nuzleaf tend to be pranksters, playing tricks on any Trainer or Pokémon who pass by their turf. Nuzleaf dislikes having its long nose pinched, and loses power if it is gripped for its nose is its weak point. Nuzleaf, dwelling in forests, is skilled at climbing trees.
More Nuzleaf appeared in Jump For Joy and lived in an old tree with Seedot and Shiftry. One of them was sick and required attention from Nurse Joy.
A colony of Seedot and Nuzleaf appeared in Leave it to Brocko!. One of the Nuzleaf got separated from its colony and Brock and Sudowoodo had to bring it home before Team Rocket could steal it. This Nuzleaf also seemed to be fast friends with Brock's Sudowoodo, even when Sudowoodo was a Bonsly.
Pokémon Pinball: Ruby & Sapphire: Punching the ball with Makuhita on the Ruby Field will push Nuzleaf back. On the second hit, it will create a bridge leading to the Ball Upgrade.
Nuzleaf live in densely overgrown forests. They occasionally venture out of the forest to scare people. This Pokémon dislikes having its long nose pinched.
This Pokémon pulls out the leaf on its head and makes a flute with it. The sound of Nuzleaf's flute strikes fear and uncertainty in the hearts of people lost in a forest.
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Nuzleaf's Defense stat is lower than that of its pre-evolved form, Seedot. Additionally, Defense is tied for Nuzleaf's lowest stat, where as Defense is Seedot's highest stat.
Despite some of Nuzleaf's Pokédex entries saying that it uses the leaf on its head as a flute, Nuzleaf cannot legitimately learn GrassWhistle.
Despite its use of its leaf as a tool for self-defense in the anime, Nuzleaf could not legally learn Razor Leaf until Generation IV.
Origin
Nuzleaf is probably based on an acorn, 天狗 Tengu, tricky Japanese goblins who are known for their long noses, cruel tricks, and ability to read minds, and possibly on Pinnochio.
Name origin
Nuzleaf's name may be a combination of nuzzle or nose and leaf. Its Japanese name is literally 巨の鼻 konohana, big nose, but more formally seems to be a combination of 木の葉 konoha, leaves, and 鼻 hana, nose or 花 hana, flower. Konohana may also be この 花 kono hana, this flower.
In other languages
German: Blanas - Combination of Blad (brat, referring to its disruptive nature) and Nase (nose).
French: Pifeuil - From pif (a slang term for both nose and olfaction), and feuille (leaf).
This Pokémon article is part of Project Pokédex, a Bulbapedia project that aims to write comprehensive articles on each Pokémon species, as well as Pokémon groups and forms.