In Generation V, Sawsbuck changes its appearance depending on the current season. However, this change in form does not occur after capture, unless it is present in the player's party at the time of a season change. This applies to Eggs as well.
When the month is January, May, or September, the season is Spring, and it becomes Spring Form.
When the month is February, June, or October, the season is Summer, and it becomes Summer Form.
When the month is March, July, or November, the season is Autumn, and it becomes Autumn Form.
When the month is April, August, or December, the season is Winter, and it becomes Winter Form.
In Generation VI, Sawsbuck is only encountered and caught in its Spring Form. The other forms are available if imported in from Generation V. Its form differences are completely superficial and do not affect it in battle in any substantial way.
Sawsbuck is a brown and cream deer-like Pokémon with rhomboid ears and darker ear insides. Its eyes have light-orange markings that curve down to sides of its face. It has a dark-brown nose, and it sports cream fur on its chin and sides of its face. Light-orange stripes rim its underbelly, and its back is decorated with spots corresponding to the season: pink in spring, green in summer, orange in fall, and white in winter. Its limbs are slender and tipped with hooves. Unless it's summer, its brown tail points down. Sawsbuck lives in herds led by the Sawsbuck with the most splendid antlers. It can live almost anywhere as they adapt to the season, but prefer to live away from humans. It is herbivorous.
Its appearance changes depending on the season. During the spring, a tuft of cream fur appears on its chest, and its antlers are adorned with pink flowers. During the summer, its tail points up, it grows tufts of fur on the back of its head, and its antlers sport green leaves. During the fall, it sports a cream tuft of fur on its chest, and the leaves on its antlers are red and brown. During the winter, the cream fur turns white, tufts of white fur appear on its chest and lower limbs, and its antlers are coated in white.
All canon Pokémon are available in Tropes vs. Women in Pokémon Training, including Sawsbuck, which has seen some drastic changes made to it.
Seasons return in TvW, which means that all four forms of Sawsbuck are once again obtainable. Also, in this game, Sawsbuck's alternate forms are no longer superficial: its first type, as well as its possible abilities, are now determined by its form. Furthermore, à la Wormadam, Sawsbuck is "stuck" in whatever form you encounter it as. You can change its form by evolving it from a Deerling, however. As a result of this, Sawsbuck now has four Pokédex entries, one per form.
Spring Sawsbuck is now Water/Grass. Its abilities change to Swift Swim, Sap Sipper, and Drizzle.
Summer Sawsbuck is now Fire/Grass. Its abilities change to Chlorophyll, Sap Sipper, and Drought.
Fall Sawsbuck is now Rock/Grass. Its abilities change to Sand Rush, Sap Sipper, and Sand Stream.
Winter Sawsbuck is now Ice/Grass. Its abilities change to Slush Rush, Sap Sipper, and Snow Warning.
This Sawsbuck is a natural skater and can walk through a foot of snow easily.
Deerling Level 34
Deerling Level 34
Trivia[]
No other Pokémon has the same type combination as Sawsbuck and its pre-evolution, Deerling.
Sawsbuck represents January in the Unova horoscope.
Origin[]
Sawsbuck may be based on a Père David's Deer, which is a species of deer that decorates its antlers with foliage during the breeding season. Its antlers may also be based on a deciduous tree. It may also be based on one of the stories of Baron Münchhausen, in which he tries to shoot a stag using cherry pits in his musket. The stag survives and escapes, and the next year he discovers a stag with a cherry tree growing out of its head.
Name origin[]
Sawsbuck is derived from sawbuck (a device for holding rough wood so that it may be sawn) and may be a combination of sawbuck and buck (male deer). Saws may also be an acronym for the names of the seasons (summer, autumn, winter, and spring).
Mebukijika may be a combination of 芽吹き mebuki (to bud) and 鹿 shika (deer).
