Rufflet

Rufflet (Japanese: ワシボン Washibon) is a /-type Pokémon introduced in Generation V. It is Vullaby's male counterpart.

Physiology
Rufflet is a small shaggy bird-like Pokémon that resembles an eagle chick. This species of Pokémon can only be male. It has quite a big head compared to the size of its body. The head has shaggy cream-colored outer feathers. The inner part of its head is blue, with a red spike at the top. He has ovular black eyes, with white pupils. Its neck feathers are cream-colored and downy, encircling its neck like a scarf, and its wings and small body are grayish blue, as well as the mask around its eyes. It has fairly large feet and talons with black claws. Its feathery tail is short and cream-colored. They crush berries with their talons. They bravely stand up to any opponen, no matter how strong it is.

Evolution
Rufflet evolves into Braviary at level 54.

Trivia

 * Rufflet shares similarites to Growlithe. They both stand up to strong opponents without fear and they also have 350 stat total.
 * It is impossible to get a seen Pokedex entry for Rufflet in Pokémon Black and Pokémon Black 2 without trading with another player.

Origin
Rufflet is based on an eagle chick.

Etymology
Rufflet's name seems to be a combination of the words "ruffle" or "ruffled" (referring to its feathers) and "eaglet".

Its Japanese name 'Washibon' is possibly derived from 'Washi' meaning eagle in Japanese, or the Filipino word 'Haribon' known as Philippine Eagle meaning King of Birds. In addition it sounds phonetically similar to 'Washington'.

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