Is Floette Good in Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon Playthrough?
Fairy middle stage waiting for a Shiny Stone. Already contributes against Dragon and Fighting matchups with Fairy moves. Evolve it when you find the stone.
Flabébé trades roughly evenly with Ilima's team.
Flabébé trades roughly evenly with Hala's team.
Florges has the type edge here and should clean up Lana's team.
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Kiawe's Pokemon outpace and outclass Floette here.
Mallow's typing presses Floette's defenses.
Floette trades roughly evenly with Olivia's team.
Sophocles's team hits Florges's weaknesses hard.
Florges trades roughly evenly with Acerola's team.
Florges has the type edge here and should clean up Nanu's team.
Florges has the type edge here and should clean up Mina's team.
Florges has the type edge here and should clean up Hapu's team.
Molayne's team hits Florges's weaknesses hard.
Florges trades roughly evenly with Olivia's team.
Florges has the type edge here and should clean up Acerola's team.
Florges trades roughly evenly with Kahili's team.
Florges trades roughly evenly with Kukui's team.
Catch Flabebe on Melemele Meadow (walking, Lv 10-12).
You can pick up the Shiny Stone in Ancient Poni Path. 1 other location is also available.
Your Florges should hit Level 19 before you reach Kiawe, at typical leveling pace.
How to Get Floette in Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon
4 encounter spots for Floette at decent spawn rates starting from late-game routes. Best and Earliest sort options below help narrow down your approach based on odds vs. Accessibility.
Where To Catch Floette in USUM
To get Floette, start by catching Flabébé through walking encounters at Lv. 9-57. The chain covers 2 catchable stages before reaching the final form.
Floette Weakness
Type-wise, Floette takes extra damage from Poison and Steel. Dragon moves do nothing thanks to a full immunity. Floette's special bulk (base 98 Sp.Def) helps absorb special-type weaknesses, though physical moves exploit the lower Defense.
| Damage | Types |
|---|---|
| 2x (Weak) | Poison, Steel |
| 0.5x (Resist) | Fighting, Bug, Dark |
| 0x (Immune) | Dragon |
What is Floette Weak Against
GoodBest Pokemon Against Floette
 Solgaleo PsychicSteel | S | |
Obtain MethodMahalo Trail Gift Available Move Moves
Damage vs Floette View Solgaleo builds →Sunsteel Strike 2x207-244%KO | ||
 Nihilego RockPoison | B | |
Obtain MethodUltra Space Interact Encounter | ||
 Aegislash SteelGhost | A | |
 Salazzle PoisonFire | B | |
Obtain MethodHeahea Beach Gift | ||
 Venusaur GrassPoison | C | |
In Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon, Metagross's Bullet Punch hits Floette for 58-68%.
 Metagross SteelPsychic | B | |
Recommended Build AbilityClearbody ItemAssault Vest NatureAdamant Moves
Damage vs Floette View Metagross builds →Earthquake48-57% Bullet Punch 2x58-68% | ||
 Nidoking PoisonGround | C | |
Recommended Build AbilitySheerforce ItemLife Orb NatureTimid Moves
Damage vs Floette View Nidoking builds →Ice Beam15-18% Flamethrower15-18% | ||
Floette Evolutions
Sitting between Flabébé and Florges, Floette is part of a chain that requires an evolution item. Not your typical level-up setup. Sp.Def has grown the most so far (+19), but there's still another 181 stats to gain in the final evolution. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.
How to Evolve
USUM Floette Best Moveset
Fairy at 75 Sp. Atk and 98 Sp. Def with AbilityFlower Veil and AbilitySymbiosis as a hidden ability. Held ItemEviolite adds bulk. The moveset at mid-stage power approaches moderate Fairy utility. Florges one evolution away adds 112 Sp. Atk and 154 Sp. Def.
Best Build
Floette best EVs are Sp. Def and HP
Wall Moveset
- Moonblast
- Wish
- Toxic
- Protect
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
Breeding's the move. Camouflage and Captivate give Floette options it can't learn any other way, and Normal and Grass coverage already covers a decent range on top of Moonblast and Dazzling Gleam. The egg moves push it further.
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
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
Base Stats
It raises flowers and uses them as weapons. The more gorgeous the blossom, the more power it contains.
It gives its own power to flowers, pouring its heart into caring for them. Floette never forgives anyone who messes up a flower bed.
Floette Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon Guide
Floette is meant to evolve into Florges. At 371 BST, the stats aren't there for competitive play yet. Pre-evolution Pokemon rarely hold up against fully evolved threats.
Flower Veil is the go-to ability for Floette. It protects friendly grass Pokémon from having their stats lowered by other Pokémon. Its hidden ability Symbiosis can work in specific setups.
At base 52 Speed, it won't be moving first often. On offense, Floette is a special attacker with base 75 Sp. Atk. Best used as a support.
For Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon, you can run Floette through the first few routes without issues. 371 BST won't carry you far though. Get it to Florges as fast as you can.
Game Availability
Floette joined the series in X & Y and has been available in 6 titles so far. With 5 generations of appearances, it's established itself despite the later start.
Click a game to view version-specific details
- Gen 1RB
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 6XYDebut
X & Y - Gen 6ORAS
Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire - Gen 7SM
Sun & Moon - Gen 7USUM
Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon - Gen 7LGPE
Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee - Gen 8SwSh
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