Sudowoodo has a brown, log-shaped body with yellow spots. It has short legs with toeless feet and thin forelegs with three green spheres at the ends. It has a forked "branch" on top of its head, which is shorter on the female than on the male. Despite its appearance, Sudowoodo's composition is closer to a rock than a plant.
Sudowoodo disguises itself as a tree and stands along paths to avoid being attacked. Its camouflage fails in the winter, as its forelegs remain green unlike real trees. Sudowoodo is very weak to water and hates it, so it flees when it starts to rain. Because it holds its position for so long, its arms have become supple yet strong. It is popular with the elderly, with available magazines and fans devoted to its arm angle and length. Sudowoodo can be found living in forests.
Major appearances
Brock's Bonsly evolved into Sudowoodo in Leave It To Brocko!. Although needy and easily distressed as a Bonsly, as a Sudowoodo, he proved a strong and reliable partner.
Other
Sudowoodo debuted in Type Casting. Two Pokémon researchers, Marie and Pierre, were arguing over the issue of whether Sudowoodo as a species is a Grass- or Rock-type. As a result, they pursued one in order to prove their own points to each other.
A Sudowoodo appeared in Camp Pikachu, where it was pretending to be part of a tree and greedily kept some grapes for itself rather than share them with the Pichu Brothers.
A golden Sudowoodo appeared in All That Glitters is Not Golden, under the ownership of Keenan. He experimented on it with the hopes of giving it a resistance against the Water-type Pokémon, but he made it turn golden in color in the process. Sudowoodo, however, was unhappy with the change, and was eventually reverted to its previous type and coloration.
A Sudowoodo appeared in Pikachu and the Pokémon Music Squad. It noticed the fight between Meowth, Chespin, and a Torchic over a Pecha Berry.
A Sudowoodo appeared in The Power of Us, under the ownership of Callahan. Callahan saved Sudowoodo by catching the Golduck that was chasing it. Afterwards, it followed Callahan around before being caught by him.
Minor appearances
A Sudowoodo appeared in A Bite to Remember.
A Sudowoodo appeared in PK13.
A Coordinator's Sudowoodo appeared in Hi Ho Silver Wind!.
A Sudowoodo appeared in Forging Forest Friendships!, where Team Rocket had captured it and a Bonsly in a net. They were eventually freed by Ash when a Trevenant asked for his help.
A Sudowoodo appeared in Alola to New Adventure!.
A Trainer's Sudowoodo appeared in First Catch in Alola, Ketchum-Style!.
Two Trainers' Sudowoodo appeared in A Shocking Grocery Run!.
A Sudowoodo appeared in Lillie's Egg-xhilarating Challenge!, where it was among the Pokémon playing in Lillie's garden.
A Trainer's Sudowoodo appeared in Racing to a Big Event!, where it participated in the Pokémon Pancake Race.
Two Sudowoodo appeared in Rocking Clawmark Hill! as some of the Pokémon training up on Clawmark Hill.
A Trainer's Sudowoodo appeared in Getting the Band Back Together!.
A Sudowoodo appeared during a fantasy in Deceiving Appearances!. It and five others physically appeared in Don't Ignore the Small Stufful!.
A Trainer's Sudowoodo appeared in Smashing with Sketch!, where it participated in the Pokémon Ping-Pong tournament.
Multiple Trainers' Sudowoodo appeared in Securing the Future!, where they joined the rest of Alola in showering Necrozma with light so it could return to its true form.
A Trainer's Sudowoodo appeared in We Know Where You're Going, Eevee!.
Four Sudowoodo appeared in SM125, with one of them reappearing in the next episode.
A Sudowoodo appeared in SM126, where it was tackled by Ash's Pikachu and Lycanroc after being mistaken for their Trainer, due to it wearing Ash's hat.
A Trainer's Sudowoodo appeared in SM129, where it competed in the Battle Royal preliminary round of the Manalo Conference but was defeated by Pikachu.
Pokédex entries
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EP162
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Sudowoodo
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Ash's Pokédex
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Sudowoodo, the Imitation Pokémon. This rare Pokémon hides in trees to avoid capture.
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AG173
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Sudowoodo
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Ash's Pokédex
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Sudowoodo, the Imitation Pokémon. Although it camouflages itself as a tree in order to avoid being attacked, its body is actually more like a rock than like a plant. It hates water and disappears whenever it rains.
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DP014
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Sudowoodo
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Dawn's Pokédex
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Sudowoodo, the Imitation Pokémon. Disguised as a tree, it's the evolved form of Bonsly.
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SM103
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Sudowoodo
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Rotom Pokédex
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Sudowoodo, the Imitation Pokémon. A Rock type. Sudowoodo imitates a tree to avoid enemy attacks, but its body is more like rock. It's weak against water, and when faced with rain, runs away.
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In the Pokémon Adventures manga
- Main article: Emerald's Sudowoodo
In Smeargle Smudge, a Sudowoodo disguises himself as a tree in the middle of Route 37, hiding from a Rhydon. In How Do You Do, Sudowoodo, he revealed himself to Gold after being hit with Polibo's Water Gun. Gold convinced Sudowoodo not to run away from his problems, and Sudowoodo went on to defeat Rhydon in hand-to-hand combat. He soon joined Gold's team with the nickname Sudobo and participated in his friendly match against Silver, and later the Masked Man.
A Sudowoodo that is caught by Emerald first appeared in Never Spritz a Knotty Sudowoodo. The Reporter speculates that Sudowoodo is female due to her maternal nature towards Emerald. At the end of the Emerald arc, she appeared to have developed a romantic relationship with Sudobo.
A Sudowoodo appeared in Out-Odding Oddish, under the ownership of a Pokéathlon participant.
A Sudowoodo appeared with its Trainer at the Mini-game Corner in the X & Y arc.
A Sudowoodo belonging to the Aether Foundation appeared in a flashback in PASM25.
Pokédex entries
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Pokémon Adventures
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PS106
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Its forte is disguising itself as a tree. However, it will reveal its real identity if splashed with water or drenched by rain.*
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In the Magical Pokémon Journey manga
In Pikachu and Clefairy's Heroic Tales, Pikachu and Clefairy battle a Prince Sudowoodo of the Stone Kingdom because he has ordered his underlings to kidnap Princess Bellossom of the Flower Kingdom, as he intends to marry her. At the end, Bellossom agrees to become friends with him, but not to marry him right away.
In the Pokémon Gold & Silver: The Golden Boys manga
Gold and Whitney battle a giant Sudowoodo, which is blocking Route 36 in A Huge Mysterious Tree!!. After defeating it in battle, Gold finds out that it had just covered itself in mud to look bigger and catches it, making it one of his party members.
In the Pokémon Pocket Monsters manga
A Sudowoodo first appeared in Sudowoodo's Toll Charges, where it was blocking the way of Red and his Pokémon while they were trying to cross a bridge. With the help of Clefairy, Sudowoodo was able to get its act together until the bridge collapsed, which caused it to walk away sadly.
Later, Professor Elm was shown to have a Sudowoodo in Participate in the Pokéathlon.