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Budclaw is No. 023 in the Aniimo index, a Rock and Grass creature that fights in the BREAK role. Mating for life, they're always found in pairs. The heartbloom atop their shells indicates their state of happiness.

Budclaw, No. 023, a Rock / Grass-element BREAK Aniimo

Wild Aniimo are taken with Aniipods, and once caught this one can be raised, sent into battle, kept at The Homeland, or traded to another player. It belongs to the Budclaw line, which runs to 3 entries in total, and 3 alternate Forms have been published for it.

Profile

Field	Value
Index number	No. 023
Element	Rock / Grass
Battle role	BREAK
Growth stage	Stage 1
Gender	Male and Female
Published forms	4 (Basic Form, Bay Form, Beach Form, Mudflat Form)

Base Stats

The index publishes six base values for every Aniimo plus an Attributes total that adds them together. ATK drives damage, BREAK is what wears down an enemy's guard, P.DEF and M.DEF cover the two damage types, and REGEN governs how quickly resources come back. These are base figures and balance changes can move them.

Stat	Value
Attributes (total)	454
HP	76
ATK	64
BREAK	84
P.DEF	93
M.DEF	65
REGEN	72

Evolution

Budclaw is the base form of its line. The line splits here into 2 outcomes: Geoclaw and Shrubclaw.

Aniimo	No.	Stage	Element	Role
Budclaw	023	Stage 1	Rock / Grass	BREAK
Geoclaw	025	Stage 2	Ice	BREAK
Shrubclaw	024	Stage 2	Rock / Grass	BREAK

Forms

Besides its Basic Form, Budclaw has 3 published Forms. Each of them carries a different elemental pairing from the Basic Form, so the Form a Pathfinder catches decides what the creature is weak and strong against.

Form	Element	Where It Appears
Bay Form	Rock	The Argent Strait
Beach Form	Rock	Echoback Landing
Mudflat Form	Rock	Tideblossom Coast

Where To Find It

Budclaw is listed in 4 habitats. Which creatures actually appear also depends on weather, time of day, and local phenomena, so a listed habitat is where to look rather than a guarantee.

Habitat
Zephyrus Landbridge
Nimbus Fields
Berylline Causeway
Beast Fang Ridge

Trait

Every Aniimo carries a passive Trait that is always active while it fights alongside a Pathfinder.

Trait	Effect
Stealth	Skills build Momentum when they deal damage, up to 6 stacks. Momentum gain is doubled during tunneling. At max stacks, increases BREAK efficiency by 30% for 20s.

Mobility

Mobility abilities are named actions used while Twined, separate from combat skills and traversal grades.

Ability	Effect
Tunnel	Tunnels underground to become immune to all ranged attacks by continuously consuming stamina. Pound skills can launch the Aniimo into the air.

Skills

The table lists Budclaw's three available combat moves across its forms and capture unlocks and one innate skill. Choose the two combat skills for the build. Power is the published damage figure and Cost is the resource required.

Skill	Type	Power	Cost	Effect
The Luminus Gust	Combat	35	10	Spins Cores around itself, continuously dealing damage and applying Earth Debuff for 5.5s.
Verdant Beam	Combat	67	20	Fires an energy beam in the direction the camera is facing, continuously dealing damage to targets within range. Consecutive hits gradually increase its Might.
Leaf Slash	Combat	40	10	Spins leaves around itself, dealing damage for 5.5s.
ATK	Innate	6	0	(BREAK) Wields the power of earth to attack targets at close range.

Evolution requirements

Choose the desired branch before spending stones. Shrubclaw follows Budclaw's regional form; the Geoclaw branch also requires its Alpha unlock and a Tenacious personality.

Starting creature	Result	Level	Materials	Additional requirement
Budclaw	Shrubclaw	21	3 Loam Stones	No additional condition listed.
Mudflat Budclaw	Mudflat Shrubclaw	21	3 Loam Stones	Evolve at Tideblossom Coast.
Beach Budclaw	Beach Shrubclaw	21	3 Loam Stones	No additional condition listed.
Bay Budclaw	Bay Shrubclaw	21	3 Loam Stones	Evolve in The Argent Strait during the day.
Budclaw	Geoclaw	21	3 Freeze Stones	Defeat Alpha Geoclaw and use an individual whose personality includes Tenacious (T).

Form skill availability

The table separates native combat moves from a capture unlock. Catching Mudflat or Beach Budclaw, or the matching Shrubclaw forms, unlocks The Luminus Gust. Equip two combat skills for a build rather than treating this catalogue as simultaneous active slots.

Form	Native combat moves	Capture-unlocked option
Basic	Verdant Beam; Leaf Slash	The Luminus Gust
Mudflat	The Luminus Gust; Verdant Beam; Leaf Slash	None listed.
Beach	The Luminus Gust; Verdant Beam; Leaf Slash	None listed.
Bay	Verdant Beam; Leaf Slash	The Luminus Gust

Homeland work

Homeland job grades are separate from combat stats and Twining actions. The Basic form covers three jobs, while the regional forms listed here cover two.

Form	Homeland jobs
Basic	Hauling 1; Grass 1; Earth 1
Mudflat	Hauling 1; Earth 1
Beach	Hauling 1; Earth 1
Bay	Hauling 1; Earth 1

Finding Basic and regional forms

In Nimbus Fields, inspect guarded chests, the cave beneath the cliff and nearby plants. Beast Fang Ridge has riverbank, tree and white-grass encounters; Zephyrus Landbridge is another Basic-form habitat. For Mudflat Budclaw, search Tideblossom Coast's shoreline and islands.

Basic-form region	Search cue
Nimbus Fields	Check the pair beside the chest.
Beast Fang Ridge	Search Beast Fang Ridge.
Nimbus Fields	Look inside the Budclaw cave beneath the cliff leading into a deep crevice.
Nimbus Fields	Follow the road down from Freshsprout Hill to the guarded chest.
Nimbus Fields	Search beneath the curved branch.
Nimbus Fields	Check the Azure Grass.
Zephyrus Landbridge	Search Zephyrus Landbridge.
Beast Fang Ridge	Check the white-grass patch.
Beast Fang Ridge	Cross the river and look along the far bank.
Beast Fang Ridge	Search beside the tree.
Beast Fang Ridge	Check the river itself.
Beast Fang Ridge	Search the gathering nearby.

Beach Budclaw search route

Start around Echoback Landing Bloom, then follow the Nurture roads and shoreline. Check sandy ground for tunneling creatures as well as visible groups.

Region	Search cue
Echoback Landing	Walk around Echoback Landing Bloom.
Echoback Landing	Look along the raised shore south of Nurture.
Echoback Landing	Search behind the Pathfinder challenger.
Echoback Landing	Check the breakable wall east of the Bloom.
Echoback Landing	Look beside the barrel among the island trees east of the Bloom.
Echoback Landing	Search the cliff base across from Beachside Sandbars Bloom.
Echoback Landing	Follow the road north of Nurture.
Echoback Landing	Search the grass north of Nurture.
Echoback Landing	Check the shoreline between Morphling's Memory and Nurture.
Echoback Landing	Search the shore with Beach Shrubclaw southwest of the Memory and northwest of Nurture.
Echoback Landing	Look for tunneling creatures on the sandy islet north of the RV Park.
Echoback Landing	Search the gathering south of Nurture.
Echoback Landing	Check the sand south of Nurture for tunneling creatures.
Echoback Landing	Follow the southeast road from Nurture toward the forest.
Echoback Landing	Check the sheltered coastal path southwest of Nurture.

Bay Budclaw search route

In The Argent Strait, include the tunnel below the Bloom, the southern coast near Alpha Tubster and the islet northwest of Rising Wind Sanctum.

Region	Search cue
The Argent Strait	Check the Amber-guarding group on the islet northwest of Rising Wind Sanctum.
The Argent Strait	Search the Argent shoreline.
The Argent Strait	Check the sand below the cliff with Shrubclaw; some creatures remain burrowed.
The Argent Strait	Look along the palm-lined shore.
The Argent Strait	Search the tunneling pair beside the beach stream.
The Argent Strait	Enter the tunnel below Argent Strait Bloom and inspect the rocks.
The Argent Strait	Follow the rising cliff path south of Alpha Tubster.
The Argent Strait	Search the coast south of Alpha Tubster.
The Argent Strait	Look for the sleeping creature beside a chest in the enclosed shoreline space south of Alpha Tubster.
The Argent Strait	Check the flowerbed beside the cliff south of Alpha Tubster.
The Argent Strait	Look for burrowing creatures on the cliff south of Alpha Tubster.

Training and Evolution Materials explains the stones, while Shrubclaw and Geoclaw cover the two developed BREAK builds.

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