Species guide · Ages 10+ · July 2026
Sawsbuck
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Sawsbuck is the Season Pokémon — Normal and Grass from Deerling (spring, summer, autumn, winter forms). In Pokémon GO it is a Normal/Grass attacker with Feint Attack / Take Down + Megahorn / Wild Charge / Trailblaze. Grass helps against Water, Ground, and Rock; Normal has few strengths. Fire, Ice, Fighting, Poison, Flying, and Bug punish it. Evolve Deerling or catch Sawsbuck from events.
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Sawsbuck (#586) is a Normal / Grass Pokémon in Pokémon GO — the final form of Deerling. Trainers use it as a Normal/Grass attacker with Feint Attack / Take Down + Megahorn / Solar Beam / Wild Charge / Hyper Beam / Trailblaze. Against Sawsbuck, lead with Fire, Ice, Fighting, Poison, Flying, or Bug. Stats, type chart, moves, and counter picks below use our Game Master snapshot.
Type-colored placeholder — not official Pokémon artwork (see IP notice below).
Pokédex notes
Sawsbuck is a Normal / Grass-type Pokémon in Pokémon GO. National Dex #0586. Grass picks spike during Sunny weather and certain Community Days.
Where in GO: Wild spawns, eggs, Field Research, and seasonal events
Invest tip: Feint Attack + Megahorn / Trailblaze / Wild Charge is a flexible kit. Shadow Sawsbuck is the DPS lean — remove Frustration before investing. No Community Day exclusive is required.
Type matchups
- Normal moves do not have a common super-effective target in our chart.
- Grass moves hit Water, Ground, and Rock hard.
When Sawsbuck is your opponent, Fire, Ice, Fighting, Poison, Flying, Bug hits hard.
Full type matchup guide →GO base stats
From Game Master snapshot — IVs, buddy, and power-ups change real battle stats.
- Attack
- 198
- Defense
- 146
- Stamina
- 190
Weak to
Resists
Best Pokémon to use against it
When this species is your opponent (Rocket battle, gym, raid, or PvP), these picks exploit its typings. Each list is a pool of options — not a required 12-Pokémon lobby.
Recommended
Strongest practical attackers for this matchup.
- 1. Mega Charizard Y · beats Fire
Fire Spin + Blast Burn · Elite TM
- 2. Reshiram · beats Fire
Fire Fang + Fusion Flare
- 3. Shadow Moltres · beats Fire
Fire Spin + Overheat
- 4. Shadow Charizard · beats Fire
Fire Spin + Blast Burn · Elite TM
- 5. Mega Blaziken · beats Fire
Fire Spin + Blast Burn · Elite TM
- 6. Shadow Entei · beats Fire
Fire Spin + Overheat
- 7. Blaziken · beats Fire
Fire Spin + Blast Burn · Elite TM
- 8. Darmanitan · beats Fire
Fire Fang + Overheat
- 9. Chandelure · beats Fire
Fire Spin + Overheat
- 10. Heatran · beats Fire
Fire Spin + Flamethrower
- 11. Emboar · beats Fire
Ember + Blast Burn · Elite TM
- 12. Infernape · beats Fire
Fire Spin + Blast Burn · Elite TM
Budget
Solid alternatives when you cannot build the Recommended picks.
- 1. Darmanitan · beats Fire
Fire Fang + Overheat
- 2. Arcanine · beats Fire
Fire Fang + Flamethrower
- 3. Flareon · beats Fire
Fire Spin + Overheat
- 4. Typhlosion · beats Fire
Incinerate + Blast Burn · Elite TM
- 5. Magmortar · beats Fire
Fire Spin + Fire Punch
- 6. Camerupt · beats Fire
Incinerate + Overheat
- 7. Torkoal · beats Fire
Fire Spin + Overheat
- 8. Rapidash · beats Fire
Fire Spin + Fire Blast
- 9. Pyroar · beats Fire
Fire Fang + Overheat
- 10. Simisear · beats Fire
Fire Spin + Flamethrower
- 11. Charizard · beats Fire
Fire Spin + Blast Burn · Elite TM
- 12. Houndoom · beats Fire
Fire Fang + Flamethrower
Recommended moves
Game Master “moves in GO” lists Sawsbuck’s always-available TM pool. Feint Attack + Megahorn / Trailblaze covers most needs.
Fast
- Feint Attack · Standard
Dark damage / default
- Take Down · Standard
Normal damage
Charged
- Megahorn · Standard
Bug nuke
- Wild Charge · Standard
Electric coverage
- Trailblaze · Standard
Grass / bait
- Solar Beam · Standard
Grass heavy
- Hyper Beam · Standard
Normal heavy
Moves in GO
Always-available Game Master learnset (regular TMs). Community Day / Elite TM moves appear above when we have curated notes for this species.
Fast
- feint attack
- take down
Charged
- megahorn
- solar beam
- wild charge
- hyper beam
- trailblaze
PvP league ranks (family snapshot)
- Great League · rank #381 of 954 · CP 1484
Feint Attack + Wild Charge
- Ultra League · rank #243 of 747 · CP 2493
Feint Attack + Wild Charge
- Master League · rank #366 of 1023 · CP 2732
Feint Attack + Wild Charge
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Open Collect →Raid and PvP advice uses our Game Master snapshot (updated July 2026).
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