Is Farfetch'd Good in Ruby & Sapphire Playthrough?
Not native to Hoenn. Trade from FireRed or LeafGreen. AbilityKeen Eye prevents accuracy drops. Farfetch'd still has bad stats and no evolution. Importing it into RS is a novelty with no practical payoff.
Roxanne's team hits Farfetch'd's weaknesses hard.
Farfetch'd resists most of Brawly's coverage and hits back hard.
Wattson's team hits Farfetch'd's weaknesses hard.
Farfetch'd trades roughly evenly with Flannery's team.
Norman's typing presses Farfetch'd's defenses.
Winona's typing presses Farfetch'd's defenses.
Tate & Liza's typing presses Farfetch'd's defenses.
Farfetch'd trades roughly evenly with Wallace's team.
Farfetch'd has the type edge here and should clean up Sidney's team.
Farfetch'd trades roughly evenly with Phoebe's team.
Farfetch'd trades roughly evenly with Glacia's team.
Farfetch'd trades roughly evenly with Drake's team.
Steven's team hits Farfetch'd's weaknesses hard.
Trade
Farfetchd cannot be caught in this game. It must be traded in from a compatible game where it appears in the wild. Cross-region trading typically becomes available after defeating the Elite Four.
Recommended Moves
- After Wattson
- TM43NormalSecret PowerPower 105Accuracy 100%PP 20Route 111
- TM10NormalHidden PowerPower 90Accuracy 100%PP 15Fortree City
- LV 31NormalSwords DancePower —Accuracy 100%PP 30
- After Norman
- TM42NormalFacadePower 105Accuracy 100%PP 20Prize for defeating Norman
- HM02FlyingFlyPower 105Accuracy 95%PP 15Route 119
- After Winona
- TM40FlyingAerial AcePower 90Accuracy 100%PP 20Prize for defeating Winona
- LV 41NormalSlashPower 105Accuracy 100%PP 20
- After Wallace
- TM23SteelIron TailPower 100Accuracy 75%PP 15Meteor Falls
How to Get Farfetch'd in Ruby & Sapphire
Farfetch'd has no Hoenn encounters at all. The lone duck never made it onto the map, so a trade from another game is the only way to get one.
Farfetch'd cannot be caught in the wild in Ruby & Sapphire, but you can still get it via these paths:
Obtain and trade from these games:
Then trade to Ruby & Sapphire.
Also Obtainable In:
Pokemon transfers only go forward through generations, never backward. Direct cross-gen trades aren't supported.
How to Get Shiny Farfetch'd in Ruby & Sapphire
Farfetch'd never wanders Hoenn, so a shiny can only come over by trade from FireRed or LeafGreen. See every game where Shiny Farfetch'd can be hunted
Shiny Farfetch'd Evolution
Does Not EvolveFarfetch'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 |
- Dark and Steel types added — Fairy does not exist yet
- Moves are Physical or Special based on type, not per move
What is Farfetch'd Weak Against
GoodBest Pokemon Against Farfetch'd
 Magneton ElectricSteel | A | |
 Manectric Electric | C | |
 Aggron SteelRock | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Farfetch'd View Aggron builds →Rock Tomb 2x79-93% Ice Beam 2x55-66% Thunderbolt 2x55-66% | ||
 Regice Ice | B | |
Obtain MethodRoute 105 Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Farfetch'd View Regice builds →Ice Beam 2x124-147%KO Thunderbolt 2x83-98% Ancient Power 2x34-40% | ||
 Walrein IceWater | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Spheal (Shoal Cave Surfing) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Farfetch'd View Walrein builds →Ice Beam 2x120-141%KO Rock Tomb 2x41-48% | ||
 Pikachu Electric | C | |
 Regirock Rock | B | |
Obtain MethodRoute 111 Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Farfetch'd View Regirock builds →Ancient Power 2x88-103%KO Thunderbolt 2x49-57% | ||
 Plusle Electric | C | |
 Electrode Electric | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Farfetch'd View Electrode builds →Thunderbolt 2x104-122%KO Rollout 2x17-21% | ||
 Rhydon GroundRock | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Farfetch'd View Rhydon builds →Rock Tomb 2x91-107%KO Ice Beam 2x45-53% Thunderbolt 2x45-53% | ||
 Glalie Ice | C | |
 Armaldo RockBug | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Anorith (Rustboro City Gift) Available Move Moves
Damage vs Farfetch'd View Armaldo builds →Ancient Power 2x105-124%KO | ||
 Minun Electric | C | |
 Graveler RockGround | 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 8 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 102 partners from the Field and Flying egg groups. Notable egg moves include Curse, Feather Dance, Flail and 5 more.
RS Farfetch'd Best Moveset
No stat above 65. AbilityKeen Eye and AbilityInner Focus provide negligible competitive benefit. MoveReturn at low power. Every physical attacker in the format outclasses this entirely.
Best Build
Farfetch'd best EVs are Attack and Speed
Physical Setup Sweeper Moveset
- Quick Attack
- Iron Tail
- Swords Dance
- Hidden Power Flying
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
You'll want to breed for Curse and Feather Dance on Farfetch'd. These egg moves aren't just nice to have. Combined with STAB from Fly and Slash, 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
All 17 TMs are obtainable before the Elite Four
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
Base Stats
FARFETCH’D is always seen with a stick from a plant of some sort. Apparently, there are good sticks and bad sticks. This POKéMON has been known to fight with others over sticks.
Farfetch'd Ruby & Sapphire Guide
Farfetch'd isn't catchable in Ruby & Sapphire. Obtain it via the in-game trade in FireRed or LeafGreen, then trade it to Ruby & Sapphire.
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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