What does Ducklett evolve into?

Ducklett evolves into Swanna at level 35. One evolution, no branching. Solid jump from 305 BST.

At what level does Ducklett evolve?

Ducklett evolves into Swanna at level 35. Takes some grinding. Plan your team around the mid-game wait.

Should I use Ducklett?

For X & Y, you can run Ducklett through the first few routes without issues. 305 BST won't carry you far though. Get it to Swanna as fast as you can.

Where can you catch Ducklett?

Ducklett is catchable in X & Y. Check the Locations section above for specific routes, encounter rates, and methods. It also appears in 6 other games across the series.

Ducklett - Weakness, Evolution, Moveset, EVs & Stats

Utility

Balanced

DTier

55Speed · Slow

Stats & Training

An unusually even spread gives Ducklett flexibility. HP barely edges ahead. But Attack isn't far off. Common in the wild and follows a medium-fast 1M XP curve. Yields 1 HP EV.

Base Stats

Avg

HP62

Attack44

Defense50

Sp. Atk44

Sp. Def50

Speed55

Total305

Details

Catch Rate

Easy190 / 255

Growth Rate

Medium Fast1M XP

Height0.5 m

Weight5.5 kg

Base XP61

Abilities

Keen Eye

Prevents accuracy from being lowered.

Big Pecks

Protects against Defense drops.

HydrationHA

Cures any major status ailment after each turn during rain.

EV Yield

HP+1AtkDefSpASpDSpe

HP training source

Pokedex Entries

When attacked, it uses its feathers to splash water, escaping under cover of the spray.

Ducklett Weakness

Ducklett is weak to Electric and Rock. Watch out for Electric attacks, those deal 4x damage. On the flip side, it's immune to Ground-type moves entirely. 5 resistances help offset the weaknesses.

Ducklett Weakness and Resistance Chart
Damage	Types
4x (Critical)	Electric
2x (Weak)	Rock
0.5x (Resist)	Fire, Water, Fighting, Bug, Steel
0x (Immune)	Ground

Type ChartExcellent

2Weak

5Resist

1Immune

Score+2

4xCritical

Electric

2xWeak

Rock

½xResist

Fire Water Fighting Bug Steel

¼xResist

None

0xImmune

Ground

STAB (6)

Fire Ground Rock Grass Fighting Bug

How to Beat Ducklett in X & Y (Best Counters)

Plusle Electric	C
Available Moves Moves ThunderboltTM24 SparkLv. 15 Charge BeamTM57 NuzzleLv. 1 Damage vs Ducklett Thunderbolt 4x 233-275%KO Spark 4x 125-148%KO Charge Beam 4x 133-157%KO Nuzzle 4x 49-59% View Plusle builds →
Minun Electric	C
Available Moves Moves ThunderboltTM24 SparkLv. 15 Charge BeamTM57 NuzzleLv. 1 Damage vs Ducklett Thunderbolt 4x 208-246%KO Spark 4x 108-128%KO Charge Beam 4x 125-148%KO Nuzzle 4x 41-49% View Minun builds →
Pikachu Electric	C
Available Moves Moves ThunderboltTM24 Charge BeamTM57 Thunder ShockLv. 1 Damage vs Ducklett Thunderbolt 4x 167-197%KO Charge Beam 4x 100-118%KO Thunder Shock 4x 84-98% View Pikachu builds →
Helioptile ElectricNormal	D
Available Moves Moves ThunderboltTM24 Rock TombTM39 Charge BeamTM57 Thunder ShockLv. 6 Damage vs Ducklett Thunderbolt 4x 184-216%KO Rock Tomb 2x 33-39% Charge Beam 4x 108-128%KO Thunder Shock 4x 92-108%KO View Helioptile builds →
Tyrunt RockDragon	D
Obtain MethodAmbrette Town Gift TM Move Moves Rock TombTM39 Damage vs Ducklett Rock Tomb 2x 79-93% View Tyrunt builds →

X & Y Evolution

One evolution ahead. Ducklett grows into Swanna through a straightforward two-stage chain. Plenty of partners for breeding via two egg groups. Eggs are average hatch time. Evolving adds up to 168 stat points total. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.

How to Evolve

2 Forms

#580Ducklett

Level 35

#581Swanna

Stat Comparison 2 Stages

Ducklett

WaterFlying

Swanna

WaterFlying

75+13

ATK

87+43

DEF

63+13

SP.ATK

87+43

SP.DEF

63+13

SPE

98+43

BST

305D-Tier

473C-Tier+168

ROLE

Balanced

TYPE

Utility

Mixed

Breeding

Very Easy

Breed Ducklett easily with 51 breeding partners from the Flying and Water1 egg groups. Pass egg moves like Air Cutter, Brine, Gust and 5 more to offspring.

Egg Groups

FlyingWater1

Gender

♂50.0%♀50.0%

Hatch Time

20 cycles·5,140 steps

Quick~5 min with Flame Body

Egg Moves

8moves

Breed With (best first)

X & Y Ducklett Best Moveset

Best Build

No build content available for this Pokemon in Gen 6.

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Moves

Egg moves make a real difference. Ducklett gets Air Cutter and Brine exclusively through breeding, filling gaps that TMs and level-up can't touch. Normal and Ice coverage rounds out the picture alongside Brave Bird and Hurricane.

Level-Up Moves

Lv 1

Water Gun

—4010025Water

Lv 3

Water Sport

———15Water

Lv 6

Defog

C——15Flying

Lv 9

Wing Attack

—6010035Flying

Lv 13

Water Pulse

D6010020Water

Lv 15

Aerial Ace

D60—20Flying

Lv 19

Bubble Beam

—6510020Water

Lv 21

Feather Dance

——10015Flying

Lv 24

Aqua Ring

D——20Water

Lv 27

Air Slash

D759515Flying

Lv 30

Roost

C——10Flying

Lv 34

Rain Dance

C——5Water

Lv 37

Tailwind

C——15Flying

Lv 41

Brave Bird

C12010015Flying

Lv 46

Hurricane

D1107010Flying

TM Moves

TM40

Aerial Ace

D60—20Flying

TM45

Attract

D—10015Normal

TM100

Confide

———20Normal

TM32

Double Team

———15Normal

TM42

Facade

D7010020Normal

HM02

Fly

D909515Flying

TM21

Frustration

D—10020Normal

TM07

Hail

D——10Ice

TM10

Hidden Power

—6010015Normal

TM13

Ice Beam

D9010010Ice

TM17

Protect+4

C——10Normal

TM18

Rain Dance

C——5Water

TM44

Rest

C——10Psychic

TM27

Return

D—10020Normal

TM19

Roost

C——10Flying

TM48

Round

D6010015Normal

TM55

Scald

D8010015Water

TM88

Sleep Talk

C——10Normal

TM51

Steel Wing

D709025Steel

TM90

Substitute

C——10Normal

HM03

Surf

D9010015Water

TM87

Swagger

——9015Normal

TM06

Toxic

C—9010Poison

Egg Moves

Egg

Air Cutter

D609525Flying

Egg

Brine

D6510010Water

Egg

Gust

—4010035Flying

Egg

Lucky Chant

———30Normal

Egg

Me First

———20Normal

Egg

Mirror Move

———20Flying

Egg

Mud Sport

D——15Ground

Egg

Steel Wing

D709025Steel

Tutor Moves

Ducklett can't learn any Tutor moves

Transfer Moves

Gen

Gen 5

Pluck

—6010020Flying

X & Y Ducklett Locations

Ducklett sits at moderate rates across 6 spots in early-game routes. Pick one from the sorted list and commit to it. Jumping between areas wastes more time than waiting in the right location.

Best Locations to Catch Ducklett in X & Y

walking encounters for Ducklett across 6 spots at Lv. 14+. The catch is that X and Y don't share every location, so compare what's available in your version.

Route 7

XGrass Lv.14 Route

RareEarly

Purple flowers

Route 7

XGrass Lv.14 Route

RareEarly

Route 7

YGrass Lv.14 Route

RareEarly

Yellow Flower

Route 7

YGrass Lv.14 Route

RareEarly

Purple flowers

Route 7

YGrass Lv.14 Route

RareEarly

Route 7

XGrass Lv.14 Route

RareEarly

Yellow Flower

Ducklett Guide

Ducklett evolves into Swanna at level 35. One evolution, no branching. Solid jump from 305 BST.
Ducklett evolves into Swanna at level 35. Takes some grinding. Plan your team around the mid-game wait.
For X & Y, you can run Ducklett through the first few routes without issues. 305 BST won't carry you far though. Get it to Swanna as fast as you can.
Ducklett is catchable in X & Y. Check the Locations section above for specific routes, encounter rates, and methods. It also appears in 6 other games across the series.

Game Availability

Ducklett joined the series in Black & White and has been available in 7 titles so far. With 6 generations of appearances, it's established itself despite the later start.

Click a game to view version-specific details

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Dedenne ElectricFairy	C
Available Moves Moves ThunderboltTM24 Volt SwitchLv. 26 Parabolic ChargeLv. 17 Charge BeamTM57 Damage vs Ducklett Thunderbolt 4x 212-251%KO Volt Switch 4x 168-198%KO Parabolic Charge 4x 156-185%KO Charge Beam 4x 123-145%KO View Dedenne builds →
Emolga ElectricFlying	C
Available Moves Moves ThunderboltTM24 SparkLv. 13 Shock WaveLv. 22 Charge BeamTM57 Damage vs Ducklett Thunderbolt 4x 196-231%KO Spark 4x 145-171%KO Shock Wave 4x 134-158%KO Charge Beam 4x 112-132%KO View Emolga builds →
Plusle Electric	C
Available Moves Moves ThunderboltTM24 SparkLv. 15 Charge BeamTM57 NuzzleLv. 1 Damage vs Ducklett Thunderbolt 4x 218-257%KO Spark 4x 112-132%KO Charge Beam 4x 129-152%KO Nuzzle 4x 38-46% View Plusle builds →
Minun Electric	C
Available Moves Moves ThunderboltTM24 SparkLv. 15 Charge BeamTM57 NuzzleLv. 1 Damage vs Ducklett Thunderbolt 4x 196-231%KO Spark 4x 95-112%KO Charge Beam 4x 112-132%KO Nuzzle 4x 33-40% View Minun builds →
Pikachu Electric	C
Available Moves Moves ThunderboltTM24 Charge BeamTM57 Thunder ShockLv. 1 NuzzleLv. 23 Damage vs Ducklett Thunderbolt 4x 151-178%KO Charge Beam 4x 89-105%KO Thunder Shock 4x 73-86% Nuzzle 4x 44-53% View Pikachu builds →

Dedenne ElectricFairy	C
Available Moves Moves ThunderboltTM24 Volt SwitchLv. 26 Parabolic ChargeLv. 17 Charge BeamTM57 Damage vs Ducklett Thunderbolt 4x 212-251%KO Volt Switch 4x 168-198%KO Parabolic Charge 4x 156-185%KO Charge Beam 4x 123-145%KO View Dedenne builds →
Emolga ElectricFlying	C
Available Moves Moves ThunderboltTM24 SparkLv. 13 Shock WaveLv. 22 Charge BeamTM57 Damage vs Ducklett Thunderbolt 4x 196-231%KO Spark 4x 145-171%KO Shock Wave 4x 134-158%KO Charge Beam 4x 112-132%KO View Emolga builds →
Plusle Electric	C
Available Moves Moves ThunderboltTM24 SparkLv. 15 Charge BeamTM57 NuzzleLv. 1 Damage vs Ducklett Thunderbolt 4x 218-257%KO Spark 4x 112-132%KO Charge Beam 4x 129-152%KO Nuzzle 4x 38-46% View Plusle builds →
Minun Electric	C
Available Moves Moves ThunderboltTM24 SparkLv. 15 Charge BeamTM57 NuzzleLv. 1 Damage vs Ducklett Thunderbolt 4x 196-231%KO Spark 4x 95-112%KO Charge Beam 4x 112-132%KO Nuzzle 4x 33-40% View Minun builds →
Pachirisu Electric	C
Available Moves Moves ThunderboltTM24 SparkLv. 13 Charge BeamTM57 NuzzleLv. 19 Damage vs Ducklett Thunderbolt 4x 140-165%KO Spark 4x 105-125%KO Charge Beam 4x 84-99% Nuzzle 4x 38-46% View Pachirisu builds →

Dedenne ElectricFairy	C
Available Moves Moves ThunderboltTM24 Volt SwitchLv. 26 Parabolic ChargeLv. 17 Charge BeamTM57 Damage vs Ducklett Thunderbolt 4x 212-251%KO Volt Switch 4x 168-198%KO Parabolic Charge 4x 156-185%KO Charge Beam 4x 123-145%KO View Dedenne builds →
Emolga ElectricFlying	C
Available Moves Moves ThunderboltTM24 SparkLv. 13 Shock WaveLv. 22 Charge BeamTM57 Damage vs Ducklett Thunderbolt 4x 196-231%KO Spark 4x 145-171%KO Shock Wave 4x 134-158%KO Charge Beam 4x 112-132%KO View Emolga builds →
Plusle Electric	C
Available Moves Moves ThunderboltTM24 SparkLv. 15 Charge BeamTM57 NuzzleLv. 1 Damage vs Ducklett Thunderbolt 4x 218-257%KO Spark 4x 112-132%KO Charge Beam 4x 129-152%KO Nuzzle 4x 38-46% View Plusle builds →
Minun Electric	C
Available Moves Moves ThunderboltTM24 SparkLv. 15 Charge BeamTM57 NuzzleLv. 1 Damage vs Ducklett Thunderbolt 4x 196-231%KO Spark 4x 95-112%KO Charge Beam 4x 112-132%KO Nuzzle 4x 33-40% View Minun builds →
Pachirisu Electric	C
Available Moves Moves ThunderboltTM24 SparkLv. 13 Charge BeamTM57 NuzzleLv. 19 Damage vs Ducklett Thunderbolt 4x 140-165%KO Spark 4x 105-125%KO Charge Beam 4x 84-99% Nuzzle 4x 38-46% View Pachirisu builds →

Electrode Electric	C
Available Moves Moves ThunderboltTM24 SparkLv. 12 Charge BeamTM57 RolloutLv. 15 Damage vs Ducklett Thunderbolt 4x 216-255%KO Spark 4x 115-136%KO Charge Beam 4x 125-147%KO Rollout 2x 19-23% View Electrode builds →
Stunfisk GroundElectric	C
Obtain MethodRoute 14 Surfing Available Moves Moves ThunderboltTM24 DischargeLv. 25 Rock TombTM39 Thunder ShockLv. 9 Damage vs Ducklett Thunderbolt 4x 221-260%KO Discharge 4x 197-232%KO Rock Tomb 2x 42-49% Thunder Shock 4x 101-119%KO View Stunfisk builds →
Rotom ElectricGhost	C
Available Moves Moves ThunderboltTM24 Shock WaveLv. 22 Charge BeamTM57 Thunder ShockLv. 1 Damage vs Ducklett Thunderbolt 4x 245-289%KO Shock Wave 4x 168-198%KO Charge Beam 4x 139-164%KO Thunder Shock 4x 115-136%KO View Rotom builds →
Dedenne ElectricFairy	C
Available Moves Moves ThunderboltTM24 Volt SwitchLv. 26 Parabolic ChargeLv. 17 Charge BeamTM57 Damage vs Ducklett Thunderbolt 4x 221-260%KO Volt Switch 4x 173-204%KO Parabolic Charge 4x 158-187%KO Charge Beam 4x 125-147%KO View Dedenne builds →
Emolga ElectricFlying	C
Available Moves Moves ThunderboltTM24 SparkLv. 13 Shock WaveLv. 22 Charge BeamTM57 Damage vs Ducklett Thunderbolt 4x 207-243%KO Spark 4x 149-175%KO Shock Wave 4x 139-164%KO Charge Beam 4x 115-136%KO View Emolga builds →

Electrode Electric	C
Available Moves Moves ThunderboltTM24 SparkLv. 12 Charge BeamTM57 RolloutLv. 15 Damage vs Ducklett Thunderbolt 4x 218-257%KO Spark 4x 113-134%KO Charge Beam 4x 122-145%KO Rollout 2x 18-21% View Electrode builds →
Rotom ElectricGhost	C
Available Moves Moves ThunderboltTM24 Shock WaveLv. 22 Charge BeamTM57 Thunder ShockLv. 1 Damage vs Ducklett Thunderbolt 4x 246-289%KO Shock Wave 4x 168-198%KO Charge Beam 4x 141-166%KO Thunder Shock 4x 113-134%KO View Rotom builds →
Dedenne ElectricFairy	C
Available Moves Moves ThunderboltTM24 Volt SwitchLv. 26 Parabolic ChargeLv. 17 Charge BeamTM57 Damage vs Ducklett Thunderbolt 4x 218-257%KO Volt Switch 4x 172-204%KO Parabolic Charge 4x 159-188%KO Charge Beam 4x 122-145%KO View Dedenne builds →
Emolga ElectricFlying	C
Available Moves Moves ThunderboltTM24 SparkLv. 13 Shock WaveLv. 22 Charge BeamTM57 Damage vs Ducklett Thunderbolt 4x 204-241%KO Spark 4x 150-177%KO Shock Wave 4x 141-166%KO Charge Beam 4x 118-139%KO View Emolga builds →
Plusle Electric	C
Available Moves Moves ThunderboltTM24 SparkLv. 15 Charge BeamTM57 NuzzleLv. 1 Damage vs Ducklett Thunderbolt 4x 228-268%KO Spark 4x 113-134%KO Charge Beam 4x 127-150%KO Nuzzle 4x 40-48% View Plusle builds →

Tyranitar RockDark	A
Recommended Build AbilitySand Stream ItemChoice Band NatureRelaxed Moves Stone Edge PursuitSTAB CrunchSTAB Superpower Damage vs Ducklett Stone Edge 2x 272-320%KO Pursuit 55-65% Crunch 109-128%KO Superpower 54-64% View Tyranitar builds →
Magnezone ElectricSteel	B
Recommended Build AbilityMagnetpull ItemChoice Scarf NatureTimid Moves Flash Cannon Volt Switch ThunderboltSTAB Hidden Power Fire Damage vs Ducklett Flash Cannon 43-51% Volt Switch 4x 302-355%KO Thunderbolt 4x 387-455%KO View Magnezone builds →
Jolteon Electric	B
Recommended Build AbilityVoltabsorb ItemAir Balloon NatureTimid Moves Shadow Ball Hidden Power Ice ThunderboltSTAB Volt Switch Damage vs Ducklett Shadow Ball 51-60% Thunderbolt 4x 344-405%KO Volt Switch 4x 267-315%KO View Jolteon builds →
Rhyperior GroundRock	B
Recommended Build AbilitySolidrock ItemLife Orb NatureAdamant Moves Ice Punch EarthquakeSTAB Rock Slide ProtectPriority Damage vs Ducklett Rock Slide 2x 243-285%KO View Rhyperior builds →