Utility
Balanced
DTier
62Speed · Below Avg

Stats & Training

An unusually even spread gives Fletchling flexibility. Speed barely edges ahead. But Sp. Def isn't far off. Easy to catch and follows a 1.06M XP medium-slow curve. Yields 1 Speed EV.

Base Stats
Below
HP45
D
Attack50
D
Defense43
D
Sp. Atk40
D
Sp. Def38
F
Speed62
C
Total278
Details
Catch Rate
Guaranteed255 / 255
Growth Rate
Medium Slow1.06M XP
Height0.3 m
1'00"Tiny
Weight1.7 kg
3.7 lbsFeather
Base XP56
Low Yield
Abilities
Big Pecks
Protects against Defense drops.
Gale WingsHA
Raises flying moves' priority by one stage.
EV Yield
HPAtkDefSpASpDSpe+1
Speed training source
Pokedex Entries

These friendly Pokémon send signals to one another with beautiful chirps and tail-feather movements.

Fletchling Weakness

Electric, Ice, and Rock moves hit Fletchling for super-effective damage. The upside? Ground and Ghost-type moves can't touch it at all.

Fletchling Weakness and Resistance Chart
DamageTypes
2x (Weak)Electric, Ice, Rock
0.5x (Resist)Grass, Bug
0x (Immune)Ground, Ghost
Type ChartGood
3Weak
2Resist
2Immune
Score+2
4xCritical
None
2xWeak
ElectricIceRock
½xResist
GrassBug
¼xResist
None
0xImmune
GroundGhost
STAB (3)
GrassFightingBug
How to Beat Fletchling in Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire (Best Counters)

In Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire, Tyranitar can KO Fletchling with Stone Edge (348-409%). Weavile threatens a KO with Ice Shard (155-183%). Magnezone's Thunderbolt also KOs at 269-317%.

Tyranitar
Tyranitar
RockDark
A
Recommended Build
AbilitySand Stream
ItemChoice Band
NatureRelaxed
Moves
  • Stone Edge
  • PursuitSTAB
  • CrunchSTAB
  • Superpower
Damage vs Fletchling
Stone Edge 2x
348-409%KO
Pursuit
70-82%
Crunch
139-164%KO
Superpower
139-164%KO
View Tyranitar builds →

Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire Evolution

Three stages ahead. Fletchling grows into Fletchinder, then pushes on to Talonflame. Check the evolution methods below. For breeding, quick to hatch with plenty of partners via one egg group. The evolved forms gain up to 221 total stats over Fletchling. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.

How to Evolve

3 Forms
Fletchling
#661Fletchling
17
Level 17
Fletchinder
#662Fletchinder
35
Level 35
Talonflame
#663Talonflame
Stat Comparison 3 Stages
Fletchling
NormalFlying
Fletchinder
FireFlying
Talonflame
FireFlying
HP
45
62+17
78+16
ATK
50
73+23
81+8
DEF
43
55+12
71+16
SP.ATK
40
56+16
74+18
SP.DEF
38
52+14
69+17
SPE
62
84+22
126+42
BST
278D-Tier
382D-Tier+104
499A-Tier+117
ROLE
Balanced
Balanced
Pivot
TYPE
Utility
Physical
Mixed

Breeding

Very Easy

Breed Fletchling easily with 51 breeding partners from the Flying egg group. Pass egg moves like Quick Guard, Snatch, Tailwind to offspring.

Egg Groups
Flying
Gender
♂50.0%♀50.0%
Hatch Time
15 cycles·3,855 steps
Quick~4 min with Flame Body
Egg Moves
3moves
Breed With (best first)
togekisstogetichawluchaaltariaswannapelipperswoobatfarfetchdwoobatswabluarcheopsducklett
12 of 51·

Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire Fletchling Best Moveset

Best Build

No build content available for this Pokemon in Gen 6.

Try selecting a different game/generation filter, or check back later.

Moves

Without breeding, Fletchling misses out on Quick Guard and Snatch. That's 3 egg moves adding depth that the base kit lacks. STAB comes from Fly and Razor Wind, with Fire and Steel coverage and more rounding things out.

Level-Up Moves

Lv 1
Growl
——10040Normal
Lv 1
Tackle
D5010035Normal
Lv 6
Quick Attack+1
D4010030Normal
Lv 10
Peck
—3510035Flying
Lv 13
Agility
C——30Psychic
Lv 16
Flail
——10015Normal
Lv 21
Roost
C——10Flying
Lv 25
Razor Wind
D8010010Normal
Lv 29
Natural Gift
D—10015Normal
Lv 34
Flame Charge
D5010020Fire
Lv 39
Acrobatics
D5510015Flying
Lv 41
Me First
———20Normal
Lv 45
Tailwind
C——15Flying
Lv 48
Steel Wing
D709025Steel

TM Moves

TM
TM62
Acrobatics
D5510015Flying
TM40
Aerial Ace
D60—20Flying
TM45
Attract
D—10015Normal
TM100
Confide
———20Normal
TM32
Double Team
———15Normal
TM42
Facade
D7010020Normal
TM43
Flame Charge
D5010020Fire
HM02
Fly
C909515Flying
TM21
Frustration
D—10020Normal
TM10
Hidden Power
—6010015Normal
TM50
Overheat
D130905Fire
TM17
Protect+4
C——10Normal
TM44
Rest
C——10Psychic
TM27
Return
D—10020Normal
TM19
Roost
C——10Flying
TM48
Round
D6010015Normal
TM94
Secret Power
—7010020Normal
TM88
Sleep Talk
C——10Normal
TM51
Steel Wing
D709025Steel
TM90
Substitute
C——10Normal
TM11
Sunny Day
C——5Fire
TM87
Swagger
——9015Normal
TM75
Swords Dance
C——20Normal
TM12
Taunt
C—10020Dark
TM46
Thief
D6010025Dark
TM06
Toxic
C—9010Poison
TM89
U-turn
D7010020Bug

Egg Moves

Egg
Egg
Quick Guard+3
D——15Fighting
Egg
Snatch+4
———10Dark
Egg
Tailwind
C——15Flying

Tutor Moves

Tut
Tutor
Heat Wave
D959010Fire
Tutor
Snatch+4
———10Dark
Tutor
Snore
—5010015Normal
Tutor
Tailwind
C——15Flying

How to Get Fletchling in Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire

No wild encounters for Fletchling in Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire. It's available in X, Sun, or Scarlet and can be transferred over. The details below show where to find it.

Fletchling is not available as a wild encounter in this game.

Catch in the wild in:

XWalking · Route 2

Then trade to Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire.

Also found in:

SunUltra SunSwordScarlet

Fletchling Guide

  • Fletchinder at level 17 is the mid-stage. Push through to Talonflame at level 35 for the final form. 278 BST right now won't cut it long-term.

  • Level 17 gets you Fletchinder. Quick enough that Fletchling barely slows you down.

  • For Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire, you can run Fletchling through the first few routes without issues. 278 BST won't carry you far though. Get it to Fletchinder as fast as you can.

  • You can find Fletchling in Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire. The Locations section has the full breakdown of routes and encounter details. It also appears in 6 other games across the series.

Game Availability

Fletchling joined the series in X & Y and has been available in 7 titles so far. With 5 generations of appearances, it's established itself despite the later start.

Click a game to view version-specific details

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