Is Decidueye Good in Sun & Moon Playthrough?
Grass/Ghost is a unique combo that handles Olivia's Rock team and gives Decidueye immunity to Fighting moves from Hala's Grand Trial and E4. The Ghost typing also helps against Acerola. Solid all the way through Kukui's Title Defense.
Rowlet trades roughly evenly with the Totem Gumshoos.
Rowlet has the type edge here and should clean up Hala's team.
Dartrix has the type edge here and should bring the Totem Wishiwashi down.
The Totem Salazzle hits Dartrix's weaknesses hard.
Dartrix trades roughly evenly with the Totem Lurantis.
Dartrix trades roughly evenly with Olivia's team.
The Totem Vikavolt's typing presses Dartrix's defenses.
Dartrix trades roughly evenly with the Totem Mimikyu.
Decidueye trades roughly evenly with Nanu's team.
Decidueye has the type edge here and should clean up Hapu's team.
Decidueye trades roughly evenly with the Totem Kommo-o.
Decidueye has the type edge here and should clean up Hala's team.
Decidueye has the type edge here and should clean up Olivia's team.
Decidueye has the type edge here and should clean up Acerola's team.
Kahili's team hits Decidueye's weaknesses hard.
Kukui's team hits Decidueye's weaknesses hard.
Starter
Rowlet is available as a starter.
Evolve Rowlet to Dartrix
Rowlet evolves into Dartrix at Level 17. Your Rowlet should hit Level 17 before you reach Lana, at typical leveling pace.
Evolve Dartrix to Decidueye
Dartrix evolves into Decidueye at Level 34. Your Dartrix should hit Level 34 before you reach Nanu, at typical leveling pace.
How to Get Decidueye in Sun & Moon
No wild encounters for Decidueye. The 3-stage chain runs through Rowlet, which you can get as a gift from the locations below. Evolve at level 34 once you've got the levels.
How to Obtain Decidueye in SM
How to Get Shiny Decidueye in Sun & Moon
Decidueye owes its shiny to the Masuda Method, hatching foreign Rowlet eggs at 1 in 512 and evolving the sparkling starter up. Compare Shiny Decidueye odds across every game
Sun & Moon Shiny Decidueye Calculator
2 MethodsThe best route is Masuda Method at full boosts, about 1 in 512 on each try. Tune it below.
Masuda Method: Breed with a parent from a different-language game. Works on any breedable line.
Soft Reset: Save in front of a static, gift, or legendary encounter, then reset until it sparkles.
How many you have done, or plan to do.
| Chance | Encounters |
|---|---|
| 10%lucky few | 54 |
| 25%one in four | 148 |
| 50%coin flip | 355 |
| 90%very likely | 1,178 |
How is this calculated?
Every encounter has the same shiny chance, the Shiny Odds Per Try shown above. Each one is a separate roll that does not care how many you have already done, so the more you hunt, the higher your overall chance of at least one shiny. The formula below turns your odds and your number of tries into that combined chance.
chance after N tries = 1 − (1 − p)^N, where p = 1 / odds per try
Example at 1 in 8,192 (classic full odds): about 864 encounters for a 10 percent chance, 5,678 for 50 percent, and 18,862 for 90 percent.
The table above flips that around: it shows how many encounters it takes to reach a 10, 25, 50, and 90 percent chance at your current odds. Turning on boosts like the Shiny Charm, sandwiches, or chains improves your odds, so the encounter numbers drop.
These are estimates, not promises. Most games have no pity counter, meaning no guaranteed shiny no matter how many you hunt, so even Very Likely is not guaranteed: some hunters find one early, others go well past that point.
Curious how fast a hunt could go? Work out your Sun & Moon shiny odds for Decidueye.
Decidueye Weakness
Decidueye is weak to Fire, Ice, Flying, Ghost, and Dark. On the flip side, it's immune to Normal and Fighting-type moves entirely. 4 resistances help offset the weaknesses. Decidueye's special bulk (base 100 Sp.Def) helps absorb special-type weaknesses, though physical moves exploit the lower Defense.
| Damage | Types |
|---|---|
| 2x (Weak) | Fire, Ice, Flying, Ghost, Dark |
| 0.5x (Resist) | Water, Electric, Grass, Ground |
| 0x (Immune) | Normal, Fighting |
What is Decidueye Weak Against
AvgBest Pokemon Against Decidueye
 Toucannon Normal | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Decidueye View Toucannon builds →Beak Blast 2x113-133%KO Thief 2x45-54% Flame Charge 2x38-46% | ||
 Turtonator FireDragon | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Decidueye View Turtonator builds →Flamethrower 2x65-78% Brutal Swing 2x33-38% | ||
 Salamence Dragon | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Decidueye View Salamence builds →Fly 2x110-130%KO Crunch 2x66-79% Shadow Claw 2x59-69% Fire Fang 2x54-63% | ||
 Fearow Normal | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Decidueye View Fearow builds →Fly 2x81-95% Assurance 2x36-42% | ||
 Absol Dark | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Decidueye View Absol builds →Night Slash 2x86-101%KO Shadow Claw 2x57-67% Aerial Ace 2x49-58% | ||
 Skarmory Steel | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Decidueye View Skarmory builds →Fly 2x73-87% Thief 2x34-40% | ||
 Ninetales Fire | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Decidueye View Ninetales builds →Flamethrower 2x59-69% Payback 2x27-33% | ||
 Pangoro FightingDark | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Decidueye View Pangoro builds →Thief 2x70-84% Shadow Claw 2x54-63% Aerial Ace 2x47-56% | ||
 Glaceon Ice | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Eevee (Paniola Ranch Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Decidueye View Glaceon builds →Shadow Ball 2x50-60% Icy Wind 2x54-63% Bite 2x27-33% | ||
 Rufflet Normal | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Decidueye View Rufflet builds →Fly 2x76-89% Shadow Claw 2x38-46% | ||
 Torkoal Fire | B | |
 Arcanine Fire | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Decidueye View Arcanine builds →Fire Fang 2x68-81% Bite 2x42-50% Aerial Ace 2x42-50% | ||
 Vullaby Dark | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Decidueye View Vullaby builds →Fly 2x56-66% Feint Attack 2x38-46% Shadow Ball 2x24-29% | ||
 Gengar GhostPoison | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Decidueye View Gengar builds →Shadow Ball 2x76-89% Sucker Punch 2x34-40% | ||
Decidueye Evolutions
End of the line. Decidueye caps a three-stage chain that started at Rowlet. Breeding produces the base form, and eggs are quick to hatch. Attack grew the most through evolution (+52 over Rowlet), and Decidueye peaks at 530 total stats. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.
How to Evolve
Breeding
Breed with Decidueye to get Rowlet eggs using 58 partners from the Flying egg group. Notable egg moves include Baton Pass, Confuse Ray, Curse and 3 more.
SM Decidueye Best Moveset
Grass/Ghost at 107 Attack and 100 Sp. Atk. AbilityLong Reach prevents contact-triggered abilities as a hidden ability. MoveSpirit Shackle prevents opponents from switching. Z-MoveSpirit Shackle fires a one-time trapping Ghost nuke. The moveset earns C-tier through trapping utility and mixed offenses limited by 70 Speed.
Best Build
Decidueye best EVs are Attack and HP
Physical Tank Moveset
- Spirit Shackle
- Leaf Blade
- Swords Dance
- Roost
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
Egg moves make a real difference. Decidueye gets Baton Pass and Confuse Ray exclusively through breeding, filling gaps that TMs and level-up can't touch. Coverage across 7 types rounds out the picture alongside Frenzy Plant and Solar Beam.
How to Read the Moves Table
Tabs
- Level-Up
- Learned by leveling up.
- TM
- Taught by a Technical Machine.
- Egg
- Inherited via breeding.
- Tutor
- NPC tutor (cost: items, BP, money).
- Reminder
- An NPC reteaches any move this Pokemon could have learned by leveling up.
- Transfer
- Carried over from an older game using Pokemon HOME.
- Event
- Given out through Mystery Gift events.
Visual Signals
CAT (Category)
How the move deals damage and which stats it uses.
A small dot on the icon's corner marks the move as contact. That triggers abilities like Static, Flame Body, Rough Skin, or Iron Barbs, plus items like Rocky Helmet and Sticky Barb.
Tier (S to D)
Each move's competitive rank in RankedBoost's system. TM, Egg, and Tutor sort by tier by default (best first). On Level-Up, click the Tier header to do the same.
PWR (Power)
Base damage. Numbers shown in a type color include STAB (base × 1.5). Hover any colored number to see the math.
— means no power (status moves) or variable power.
Sorting & Filter
Click any column header to sort. Level-Up opens with Lv 1 at the top. TM, Egg, and Tutor open with the highest-tier moves at the top.
Search filters by move name or type. The Filter button limits the list to STAB, Physical, Special, or Status moves.
Level-Up Moves
TM Moves
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
Base Stats
It fires arrow quills from its wings with such precision, they can pierce a pebble at distances over a hundred yards.
Although basically cool and cautious, when it’s caught by surprise, it’s seized by panic.
Decidueye Event Distributions
In Sun & Moon, Decidueye has been offered just once as a Mystery Gift event Pokemon.
Pokémon BankFeb 2018SunMoonUltra SunUltra MoonNot shiny
Decidueye Sun & Moon Guide
In Sun & Moon, Decidueye plays as a support. Speed is middling, so pick your spots carefully.
In Sun & Moon, Decidueye pairs best with Greninja. Greninja has Decent synergy and covers what Decidueye can't handle on its own.
Yes. Hisuian Decidueye is a regional variant with different typing and a reworked stat spread. Introduced in Gen 8. Plays completely differently from the original.
Decidueye's hidden ability is Long Reach. It this Pokémon's moves do not make contact. Situational compared to Overgrow.
In Sun & Moon, Adamant is the go-to nature for Decidueye. That's +Attack / -Sp. Atk. Pair it with 248 HP / 252 Atk / 8 SpD EVs. Fits the support role.
Game Availability
Since debuting in Sun & Moon, Decidueye has appeared in 5 titles over 3 generations. Along the way, it received a Hisuian form in Generation 8, keeping it relevant across different competitive metas.
Click a game to view version-specific details
- Gen 1RB
Red & Blue - Gen 1Y
Yellow - Gen 2GS
Gold & Silver - Gen 2C
Crystal - Gen 3RS
Ruby & Sapphire - Gen 3E
Emerald - Gen 3FRLG
FireRed & LeafGreen - Gen 4DP
Diamond & Pearl - Gen 4Pt
Platinum - Gen 4HGSS
HeartGold & SoulSilver - Gen 5BW
Black & White - Gen 5B2W2
Black 2 & White 2 - Gen 6XY
X & Y - Gen 6ORAS
Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire - Gen 7SMDebut
Sun & Moon - Gen 7USUM
Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon - Gen 7Let's Go
Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee - Gen 8SwSh
Sword & Shield - Gen 8BDSP
Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl - Gen 8PLAHisuian
Legends: Arceus - Gen 9SV
Scarlet & Violet - Gen 9LZA
Legends: Z-A - Gen 10WW
Winds & Waves
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