Is Farfetch'd Good in Diamond & Pearl Playthrough?
Transfer-only Normal/Flying. Farfetch'd doesn't evolve in Gen 4 and can't compete with Staraptor. AbilityKeen Eye prevents accuracy drops, but that doesn't matter when the base stats can't back it up. Leave it in the GBA game.
Roark's team hits Farfetch'd's weaknesses hard.
Farfetch'd resists most of Gardenia's coverage and hits back hard.
Farfetch'd has the type edge here and should clean up Maylene's team.
Farfetch'd trades roughly evenly with Crasher Wake's team.
Farfetch'd trades roughly evenly with Fantina's team.
Byron's team hits Farfetch'd's weaknesses hard.
Farfetch'd has the type edge here and should clean up Candice's team.
Volkner's team hits Farfetch'd's weaknesses hard.
Farfetch'd has the type edge here and should clean up Aaron's team.
Farfetch'd trades roughly evenly with Bertha's team.
Farfetch'd trades roughly evenly with Flint's team.
Farfetch'd trades roughly evenly with Lucian's team.
Farfetch'd trades roughly evenly with Mars's team.
Farfetch'd has the type edge here and should clean up Jupiter's team.
Farfetch'd has the type edge here and should clean up Saturn's team.
Farfetch'd trades roughly evenly with Cynthia's team.
Catchable
Catch Farfetchd on Route 221 (walking, Lv 28, common). Swarm.
Recommended Moves
- STARTING (Lv 28)
- LV 28NormalSlashPower 105Accuracy 100%PP 20
- LV 28FlyingAerial AcePower 90Accuracy 100%PP 20
- From Start
- TM10NormalHidden PowerPower 90Accuracy 100%PP 15Veilstone Game Corner
- After Roark
- TM88FlyingPluckPower 90Accuracy 100%PP 20Floaroma Town
- After Gardenia
- TM43NormalSecret PowerPower 105Accuracy 100%PP 20Amity Square
- After Maylene
- HM02FlyingFlyPower 135Accuracy 95%PP 15Inside the Galactic Warehouse in Veilstone City
- LV 37FlyingAir SlashPower 113Accuracy 95%PP 20
- Post-Game
- TM42NormalFacadePower 105Accuracy 100%PP 20Survival Area
Diamond & Pearl Farfetch'd Locations
The lone way to catch Farfetch'd is Route 221 on a day its Swarm appears, common at level 28. Miss the window and the bird is gone until that swarm cycles back around.
Wild Farfetch'd may be holding when caught:
Stick (5% chance) Raises Farfetch’d’s critical hit ratio by two stages.1 location to catch Farfetch'd
Encountered via tall grass encounters
Badge 5Best Locations to Catch Farfetch'd in Diamond & Pearl
How to Get Shiny Farfetch'd in Diamond & Pearl
Farfetch'd only shows during its Route 221 swarm, so chain it with the PokeRadar there to reach the shiny. Compare Shiny Farfetch'd odds across every game
Shiny Farfetch'd Evolution
Does Not EvolveDiamond & Pearl Shiny Farfetch'd Calculator
3 MethodsThe best route is PokeRadar Chain at full boosts, about 1 in 200 on each try. Tune it below.
PokeRadar Chain: Chain shaking-grass patches without breaking the combo. The rate peaks at a chain of 40.
Masuda Method: Breed with a parent from a different-language game. Works on any breedable line.
Full Odds: Walk through grass, surf, or fish. Every encounter is its own independent shiny roll.
How many you have done, or plan to do.
| Chance | Encounters | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 10%lucky few | 22-- | -- |
| 25%one in four | 58-- | -- |
| 50%coin flip | 139-- | -- |
| 90%very likely | 460-- | -- |
Time assumes -- at your pace and does not change your shiny odds.
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.
Want exact numbers for your session? Calculate your shiny odds in Diamond & Pearl with Farfetch'd preloaded.
Farfetch'd Weakness
Farfetch'd's Normal/Flying typing leaves it vulnerable to Electric, Ice, and Rock. It shrugs off Ground and Ghost-type attacks completely.
| Damage | Types |
|---|---|
| 2x (Weak) | Electric, Ice, Rock |
| 0.5x (Resist) | Grass, Bug |
| 0x (Immune) | Ground, Ghost |
- Fairy type does not exist — Dragon has fewer checks
- Physical / Special split now per-move (introduced Gen IV)
What is Farfetch'd Weak Against
GoodBest Pokemon Against Farfetch'd
 Magnezone ElectricSteel | A | |
 Glaceon Ice | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Eevee (Hearthome City Gift) | ||
 Manectric Electric | C | |
 Rotom ElectricGhost | C | |
Obtain MethodOld Chateau Interact Encounter | ||
 Probopass RockSteel | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Farfetch'd View Probopass builds →Thunderbolt 2x65-77% Rock Slide 2x67-80% | ||
 Electabuzz Electric | C | |
 Luxray Electric | C | |
 Pikachu Electric | C | |
 Aerodactyl Rock | B | |
Obtain MethodOreburgh City Gift Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Farfetch'd View Aerodactyl builds →Rock Slide 2x111-131%KO Thunder Fang 2x63-75% Ice Fang 2x63-75% | ||
 Anorith RockBug | C | |
Obtain MethodOreburgh City Gift | ||
 Plusle Electric | B | |
 Sudowoodo Rock | C | |
 Electrode Electric | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Farfetch'd View Electrode builds →Thunderbolt 2x103-122%KO Rollout 2x18-22% | ||
 Solrock RockPsychic | C | |
Farfetch'd Evolutions
Breeding is the whole story for Farfetch'd. A massive partner pool through two egg groups, eggs take an average time to hatch, and you won't need to evolve anything. It's got 11 egg moves worth looking into. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.
How to Evolve
Breeding
Breed with Farfetch'd to get Farfetchd eggs easily using 131 partners from the Field and Flying egg groups. Notable egg moves include Covet, Curse, Feather Dance and 8 more.
DP Farfetch'd Best Moveset
90 Attack sounds decent until 60 Speed and paper defenses mean Farfetch'd rarely gets a clean swing. Normal/Flying physical hits are all the moveset offers, and MoveStealth Rock chips 12.5% on every switch. Strictly outclassed by Dodrio and Fearow in the same role.
Best Build
Farfetch'd best EVs are Attack and Speed
Physical Sweeper Moveset
- Leaf Blade
- Sand Attack
- Return
- U Turn
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
You'll want to breed for Covet and Curse on Farfetch'd. These egg moves aren't just nice to have. Combined with STAB from Double-Edge and Fly, they expand what Farfetch'd can actually threaten in practice.
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
30 of 31 TMs are obtainable before the Elite Four
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
Transfer Moves
Base Stats
It can’t live without the stalk it holds. That’s why it defends the stalk from attackers with its life.
Farfetch'd Diamond & Pearl Guide
Yes. Wild Farfetch'd in Diamond & Pearl can hold Stick (5%). Use Thief (TM46) or Covet to swipe the held item without affecting your catch chance. Quickest way to farm rare items like Stick.
For Diamond & Pearl, it depends on your team. Farfetch'd rates C-Tier. Not a powerhouse, but the Normal/Flying coverage might be exactly what you're missing.
Farfetch'd has a Galarian form that swaps the typing and reshuffles the stats. Introduced in Gen 8. Worth checking if the original version doesn't fit your team.
In Diamond & Pearl, use Farfetch'd as a balanced. Physical side carries the damage. Not the fastest, Return is the primary attack.
For Diamond & Pearl, run Adamant on Farfetch'd. +Attack is what matters, and the -Sp. Atk cut doesn't hurt this set. Fits the balanced role.
Game Availability
Available since Red & Blue, Farfetch'd appears in 20 games spanning 9 generations. Beyond its original form, it gained a Galarian form in Generation 8.
Click a game to view version-specific details
- Gen 1RBDebut
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 7SM
Sun & Moon - Gen 7USUM
Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon - Gen 7Let's Go
Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee - Gen 8SwShGalarian
Sword & Shield - Gen 8BDSP
Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl - Gen 8PLA
Legends: Arceus - Gen 9SV
Scarlet & Violet - Gen 9LZA
Legends: Z-A - Gen 10WW
Winds & Waves
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