In Sword & Shield, Dartrix isn't fully evolved, so it's not built for competitive play. You'll want to evolve it into Decidueye to unlock its full potential. At 420 BST, it's a stepping stone rather than a team anchor.

What is Dartrix weak to?

In Sword & Shield, watch for Weavile (Ice), Infernape (Fire), and Salazzle (Poison) when using Dartrix. They all hit it super-effectively with STAB. Weavile is the most dangerous since Ice moves deal 4x damage. Flying and Rock-type attackers are also a problem. With 5 weakness types, most competitive teams carry at least one counter.

How do you evolve Dartrix?

In Sword & Shield, Rowlet evolves into Dartrix at level 17. Dartrix can evolve into Decidueye and Hisuian Decidueye depending on the method. Dartrix is a middle-stage evolution in the Rowlet line.

What is the best ability for Dartrix?

Overgrow strengthens grass moves to inflict 1.5× damage at 1/3 max HP or less. That's the one you want on Dartrix. Long Reach is the hidden ability. Niche, but it has its uses.

What role does Dartrix play in battle?

In Sword & Shield, Dartrix fills the balanced role. It's a mixed attacker with base 75 Attack and 70 Sp. Atk. At base 52 Speed, it won't be moving first often. And it's enough bulk to take a hit or two.

Dartrix - Weakness, Evolution, Moveset, EVs & Stats

Mixed

Balanced

DTier

52Speed · Slow

Stats & Training

Dartrix's spread isn't flashy. HP leads, Speed trails, 0 stats clear the bar. Tough to catch and worth 2 HP EVs, on a 1.06M XP medium-slow curve.

Base Stats

Above

HP78

Attack75

Defense75

Sp. Atk70

Sp. Def70

Speed52

Total420

Details

Catch Rate

Challenging45 / 255

Growth Rate

Medium Slow1.06M XP

Height0.7 m

Weight16.0 kg

Base XP147

Abilities

Overgrow

Strengthens grass moves to inflict 1.5× damage at 1/3 max HP or less.

Long ReachHA

This Pokémon's moves do not make contact.

EV Yield

HP+2AtkDefSpASpDSpe

HP training target

Pokedex Entries

It throws one knifelike feather after another at its enemies, and each one precisely strikes a weak point. These feathers are known as blade quills.

Dartrix Weakness

Dartrix's Grass/Flying typing leaves it vulnerable to Ice, Fire, Poison, Flying, and Rock. Ice hits land at 4x, so they're the biggest threat. It shrugs off Ground-type attacks completely.

Dartrix Weakness and Resistance Chart
Damage	Types
4x (Critical)	Ice
2x (Weak)	Fire, Poison, Flying, Rock
0.5x (Resist)	Water, Fighting
0.25x (Resist)	Grass
0x (Immune)	Ground

Type ChartVulnerable

5Weak

3Resist

1Immune

Score-5

4xCritical

Ice

2xWeak

Fire Poison Flying Rock

½xResist

Water Fighting

¼xResist

Grass

0xImmune

Ground

STAB (6)

Water Ground Rock Grass Fighting Bug

How to Beat Dartrix in Sword & Shield (Best Counters)

In Sword & Shield, Volcarona's Psychic hits Dartrix for 50-59%. Tyranitar threatens a KO with Stone Edge (235-277%).

Volcarona BugFire	A
Recommended Build AbilityFlame Body ItemHeavy-Duty Boots NatureModest Moves Quiver Dance Bug Buzz Psychic Fiery Dance Damage vs Dartrix Psychic 50-59% View Volcarona builds →
Tyranitar RockDark	A
Recommended Build AbilitySand Stream ItemChoice Band NatureAdamant Moves CrunchSTAB Stone Edge Earthquake Stealth Rock Damage vs Dartrix Crunch 94-111%KO Stone Edge 2x 235-277%KO View Tyranitar builds →
Skarmory SteelFlying	B
Recommended Build AbilitySturdy ItemRocky Helmet NatureImpish Moves RoostRecovery Body Press SpikesHazard Iron Defense View Skarmory builds →
Venusaur GrassPoison	B
Recommended Build AbilityChlorophyll ItemLife Orb NatureModest Moves Sludge Bomb Weather Ball GrowthSetup Giga Drain Damage vs Dartrix Sludge Bomb 2x 158-186%KO Giga Drain 16-20% View Venusaur builds →
Mamoswine IceGround	B
Recommended Build AbilityThickfat ItemLife Orb NatureJolly Moves EarthquakeSTAB Icicle Crash Ice Shard Knock Off Damage vs Dartrix Ice Shard 4x 147-173%KO Knock Off 40-47% View Mamoswine builds →

Sword & Shield Evolution

Dartrix is the middle stage between Rowlet and Decidueye. It's a three-stage line with one more evolution to go. For breeding, quick to hatch with a decent partner pool via one egg group. So far, Attack got the biggest boost (+20 from Rowlet). The final form adds another 110 stats on top. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.

How to Evolve

3 Forms

#722Rowlet

Level 17

#723Dartrix

Level 34

#724Decidueye

Stat Comparison 3 Stages

Rowlet

GrassFlying

Dartrix

GrassFlying

Decidueye

GrassGhost

78+10

ATK

75+20

107+32

DEF

75+20

SP.ATK

70+20

100+30

SP.DEF

70+20

100+30

SPE

52+10

70+18

BST

320D-Tier

420D-Tier+100

530B-Tier+110

ROLE

Balanced

Attacker

TYPE

Utility

Mixed

Breeding

Moderate

Breed with Dartrix to get Rowlet eggs using 42 partners from the Flying egg group. Notable egg moves include Confuse Ray, Defog, Double Team and 1 more.

Egg Groups

Flying

Gender

♂87.5%♀12.5%

Hatch Time

15 cycles·3,855 steps

Quick~4 min with Flame Body

Egg Moves

4moves

Breed With (best first)

Sword & Shield Dartrix Best Moveset

Best Build

No build content available for this Pokemon in Gen 8.

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Moves

You'll want to breed for Confuse Ray and Defog on Dartrix. These egg moves aren't just nice to have. Combined with STAB from Brave Bird and Solar Beam, they expand what Dartrix can actually threaten in practice.

Level-Up Moves

Lv 1

Astonish

—3010015Ghost

Lv 1

Growl

——10040Normal

Lv 1

Leafage

—4010040Grass

Lv 1

Tackle

D4010035Normal

Lv 9

Peck

—3510035Flying

Lv 12

Shadow Sneak+1

D4010030Ghost

Lv 15

Razor Leaf

—559525Grass

Lv 20

Synthesis

C——5Grass

Lv 25

Pluck

—6010020Flying

Lv 30

Nasty Plot

C——20Dark

Lv 35

Sucker Punch+1

D701005Dark

Lv 40

Leaf Blade

C9010015Grass

Lv 45

Feather Dance

D—10015Flying

Lv 50

Brave Bird

B12010015Flying

TM Moves

TM31

Attract

C—10015Normal

TR29

Baton Pass

C——40Normal

TR66

Brave Bird

B12010015Flying

TR26

Endure+4

C——10Normal

TR65

Energy Ball

C9010010Grass

TM39

Facade

D7010020Normal

TM94

False Swipe

D4010040Normal

TM28

Giga Drain

C7510010Grass

TR77

Grass Knot

D—10020Grass

TR50

Leaf Blade

C9010015Grass

TM17

Light Screen

C——30Psychic

TR68

Nasty Plot

C——20Dark

TM25

Protect+4

C——10Normal

TM21

Rest

C——10Psychic

TM76

Round

D6010015Normal

TM19

Safeguard

C——25Normal

TR59

Seed Bomb

C8010015Grass

TM65

Shadow Claw

D7010015Ghost

TR27

Sleep Talk

C——10Normal

TM24

Snore

—5010015Normal

TM11

Solar Beam

B12010010Grass

TM30

Steel Wing

D709025Steel

TR20

Substitute

C——10Normal

TM34

Sunny Day

C——5Fire

TM40

Swift

D60—20Normal

Swords Dance

C——20Normal

TR85

Work Up

D——30Normal

Egg Moves

Egg

Confuse Ray

D—10010Ghost

Egg

Defog

C——15Flying

Egg

Double Team

———15Normal

Egg

Knock Off

D6510020Dark

Tutor Moves

Tut

Tutor

Dual Wingbeat

D409010Flying

Tutor

Grassy Glide

C7010020Grass

How to Get Dartrix in Sword & Shield

Dartrix isn't available in the wild in Sword & Shield. Start by transferring Rowlet from Sun, Ultra Sun, or Legends: Arceus. The evolution path from Rowlet to Dartrix is covered in the steps below.

How to Obtain Dartrix in Sword & Shield

Step 1Obtain Rowlet
Catch in the wild in:
Legends: ArceusWalking · Space-Time Distortion · Post-game
Then trade to Sword & Shield to continue the evolution chain.
Also found in:
Sun Ultra Sun
Train until Level 17
Step 2Dartrix ✓

Dartrix Guide

In Sword & Shield, Dartrix isn't fully evolved, so it's not built for competitive play. You'll want to evolve it into Decidueye to unlock its full potential. At 420 BST, it's a stepping stone rather than a team anchor.
In Sword & Shield, watch for Weavile (Ice), Infernape (Fire), and Salazzle (Poison) when using Dartrix. They all hit it super-effectively with STAB. Weavile is the most dangerous since Ice moves deal 4x damage. Flying and Rock-type attackers are also a problem. With 5 weakness types, most competitive teams carry at least one counter.
In Sword & Shield, Rowlet evolves into Dartrix at level 17. Dartrix can evolve into Decidueye and Hisuian Decidueye depending on the method. Dartrix is a middle-stage evolution in the Rowlet line.
Overgrow strengthens grass moves to inflict 1.5× damage at 1/3 max HP or less. That's the one you want on Dartrix. Long Reach is the hidden ability. Niche, but it has its uses.
In Sword & Shield, Dartrix fills the balanced role. It's a mixed attacker with base 75 Attack and 70 Sp. Atk. At base 52 Speed, it won't be moving first often. And it's enough bulk to take a hit or two.

Game Availability

Introduced in Sun & Moon, Dartrix has appeared in 5 games across 4 generations. Later debuts mean fewer total appearances, but it's been a consistent presence since its introduction.

Click a game to view version-specific details

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