Bouffalant

Bouffalant in the anime

Trip remembered seeing Alder's Bouffalant as a child in Ash and Trip's Third Battle!, an experience that inspired him to become a Trainer; the Bouffalant physically appeared in Ash Versus the Champion!, battling Pikachu to a draw when Alder fell asleep, before Alder used it to defeat Trip's Serperior in a later battle. Multiple wild Bouffalant attacked anyone not wearing an afro hairstyle in their territory in Baffling the Bouffalant!.

Bouffalant across the TCG

Bouffalant's earliest cards were two 2011 Black and White printings, an Uncommon by Naoki Saito and a Rare by Kouki Saitou. It continued as a Rare or Uncommon through Dragons Exalted, Plasma Storm, Legendary Treasures and Primal Clash.

White Flare gave the line its most elaborate treatment, a trio of Bouffalant ex cards spanning Double Rare, Ultra Rare and Special Illustration Rare, the last illustrated by Rianti Hidayat.

Cards to know

• Bouffalant (Black & White #91)

  One of Bouffalant's two first cards, a 2011 Black and White Rare illustrated by Kouki Saitou.

• Bouffalant (Plasma Storm #114)

  Plasma Storm's Rare Bouffalant illustrated by 5ban Graphics.

• Bouffalant ex (White Flare #077)

  White Flare's Double Rare Bouffalant ex by PLANETA Tsuji.

• Bouffalant ex (White Flare #170)

  White Flare's Special Illustration Rare Bouffalant ex by Rianti Hidayat.