Is Farfetch'd Good in Platinum Playthrough?
Transfer-only Normal/Flying. Farfetch'd still doesn't evolve in Gen 4 and can't compete with Staraptor. AbilityInner Focus prevents flinching, but the base stats make it a trophy import.
Roark's team hits Farfetch'd's weaknesses hard.
Farfetch'd resists most of Gardenia's coverage and hits back hard.
Farfetch'd trades roughly evenly with Fantina's team.
Farfetch'd trades roughly evenly with Maylene's team.
Farfetch'd trades roughly evenly with Crasher Wake's team.
Byron's Pokemon outpace and outclass Farfetch'd here.
Farfetch'd trades roughly evenly with Candice's team.
Volkner's team hits Farfetch'd's weaknesses hard.
Farfetch'd trades roughly evenly with Aaron's team.
Bertha's team hits Farfetch'd's weaknesses hard.
Farfetch'd trades roughly evenly with Flint's team.
Farfetch'd trades roughly evenly with Lucian's team.
Farfetch'd has the type edge here and should clean up Jupiter's team.
Farfetch'd trades roughly evenly with Mars'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 28-29, common). Swarm (daily, announced in Sandgem Town).
Recommended Moves
- STARTING (Lv 28)
- LV 28NormalSlashPower 105Accuracy 100%PP 20
- LV 28FlyingAerial AcePower 90Accuracy 100%PP 20
- After Gardenia
- TM43NormalSecret PowerPower 105Accuracy 100%PP 20Amity Square
- After Maylene
- HM02FlyingFlyPower 135Accuracy 95%PP 15Veilstone City (Galactic Warehouse)
- LV 37FlyingAir SlashPower 113Accuracy 95%PP 20
- After Byron
- TUTORNormalLast ResortPower 195Accuracy 100%PP 5Snowpoint City
- Post-Game
- TM42NormalFacadePower 105Accuracy 100%PP 20Survival Area
- TUTORFireHeat WavePower 100Accuracy 90%PP 10Survival Area
Platinum Farfetch'd Locations
The only way to a wild Farfetch'd is to catch the daily swarm on the day it lands, common at levels 28 to 29 on one route. Watch the Sandgem Town TV report to know when that day comes.
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 6Best Locations to Catch Farfetch'd in Platinum
How to Get Shiny Farfetch'd in Platinum
Farfetch'd wanders the grass of Route 221, common enough to chain to 40 for a shiny. Compare Shiny Farfetch'd odds across every game
Shiny Farfetch'd Evolution
Does Not EvolvePlatinum 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 Platinum 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
 Rampardos Rock | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Cranidos (Oreburgh City Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Farfetch'd View Rampardos builds →Rock Slide 2x163-192%KO Ice Beam 2x58-70% Thunderbolt 2x58-70% | ||
 Magnezone ElectricSteel | A | |
 Glaceon Ice | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Eevee (Hearthome City Gift) | ||
 Kabutops RockWater | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Kabuto (Oreburgh City Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Farfetch'd View Kabutops builds →Rock Slide 2x120-142%KO Ice Beam 2x58-70% | ||
 Abomasnow GrassIce | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Farfetch'd View Abomasnow builds →Ice Beam 2x115-136%KO Rock Slide 2x67-79% | ||
 Armaldo RockBug | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Anorith (Oreburgh 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 2x69-82% | ||
 Regice Ice | B | |
Obtain MethodMt Coronet Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Farfetch'd View Regice builds →Ice Beam 2x123-144%KO Thunderbolt 2x81-96% Ancient Power 2x53-62% | ||
 Bastiodon RockSteel | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Shieldon (Oreburgh City Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Farfetch'd View Bastiodon builds →Rock Slide 2x67-79% Ice Beam 2x48-57% Thunderbolt 2x48-57% | ||
 Omastar RockWater | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Omanyte (Oreburgh City Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Farfetch'd View Omastar builds →Ice Beam 2x92-109%KO Ancient Power 2x89-105%KO | ||
 Luxray Electric | C | |
 Pikachu Electric | 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.
Pt Farfetch'd Best Moveset
Stuck with 90 Attack, 60 Speed, and Normal/Flying typing that offers nothing unique. The moveset has MoveBrave Bird for physical Flying power, but Farfetch'd can't outrun or outlast anything that matters. A Pokemon without a niche.
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 Last Resort 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
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 Platinum Guide
Yes. Wild Farfetch'd in Platinum 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 Platinum, 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 Platinum, use Farfetch'd as a balanced. Physical side carries the damage. Not the fastest, Return is the primary attack.
For Platinum, 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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