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Sudowoodo, known in Japan as , is a Pokémon species in Nintendo and Game Freak's Pokémon franchise. Created by Ken Sugimori, Sudowoodo first appeared in the video games Pokémon Gold and Silver and subsequent sequels, later appearing in various merchandise, spinoff titles and animated and printed adaptations of the franchise.

Sudowoodo, known as the Imitation Pokémon, is a bending, bipedal creature that resembles a tree trunk. It has a double-pronged protuberance on its head which is larger on a male than it is on a female. It also has tiny feet, a simple face, and a pair of three-fingered hands where the fingers are green spheres resembling leaves on a tree. Although Sudowoodo pretends to be a tree, its body is made not out of wood, but rock, possibly a reference to petrified wood. Since water erodes stone, it severely dislikes water, and seems to disappear in the rain. It uses this as a form of camouflage, hiding among forest areas to avoid being attacked by enemies. In the winter seasons, when trees are either white with snow or have had their leaves fall off from autumn, Sudowoodo is easy to spot as a fake because its hands remain green, making winter a more dangerous time for Sudowoodo to be in the presence of foes.

Ken Sugimori notes that when given the guidelines for creating Sudowoodo by Gold and Silver s scenario designer, he was told to create "a Pokémon that blocks the roads". After developing many images as ideas, he discussed them with the scenario designer before selecting Sudowoodo's finished design.

Sudowoodo first appears in the video games Pokémon Gold and Silver as well as its remakes Pokémon Crystal, HeartGold, and SoulSilver. In it, it appears as a tree at first sight until it is alerted to the player's presence. It has since appeared in every main Pokémon title, most notably in Pokémon Diamond and Pearl where it was given a pre-evolution called Bonsly. Outside of the main series, Sudowoodo appears in Pokémon Channel, Pokémon Trozei!, the Pokémon Mystery Dungeon titles, the Pokémon Ranger titles, and PokéPark Wii: Pikachu's Adventure. In Super Smash Bros. Melee, Sudowoodo appears as both an aspect of a Pokémon-themed area called "Poké Floats" as well as a collectible trophy.

Sudowoodo has not been a contender in any CBUB matches.