Hatenna sits at the start of its evolution line — not yet at full power, but that changes fast. Most trainers push through to Hatterene as fast as possible. Introduced in Gen 8. Only weak to Bug, Ghost, and Dark.
Sp. Atk and Sp. Def carry most of Hatenna's stat budget. Attack's the obvious dump stat. Easy to catch and yields 1 Sp. Atk EV. Follows a slow 1.25M XP grind.
Via the protrusion on its head, it senses other creatures’ emotions. If you don’t have a calm disposition, it will never warm up to you.
If this Pokémon senses a strong emotion, it will run away as fast as it can. It prefers areas without people.
Hatenna Weakness
VulnerableHatenna is weak to Bug, Ghost, and Dark-type moves. Standard number of weaknesses for the Psychic typing.
Three stages ahead. Hatenna grows into Hattrem, then pushes on to Hatterene. Check the evolution methods below. For breeding, average hatch time with a decent partner pool via one egg group. Evolving adds up to 245 stat points total.
How to Evolve
Breed Hatenna with 41 breeding partners from the Fairy egg group. Pass egg moves like After You, Aromatic Mist, Nuzzle and 1 more to offspring.
Best Build
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Breeding opens up real options for Hatenna. After You and Aromatic Mist come exclusively from egg moves, and they're worth the effort. The rest of the kit covers basics through Psychic and Psyshock and Fairy and Dark coverage and more.
Level-Up Moves
TM Moves
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
high spawn rates across 28 locations for Hatenna in mid-game routes. Scroll the sorted list below and pick whichever spot sits closest to your current route. The rate differences between locations are worth comparing.
Best Locations
28 walking encounters at Lv. 22-65 for Hatenna across Sword and Shield. A few locations are version-exclusive, so your copy of the game affects what's available.
Hatenna is meant to evolve into Hattrem. At 265 BST, the stats aren't there for competitive play yet. Pre-evolution Pokemon rarely hold up against fully evolved threats.
Hatenna evolves into Hattrem at level 32. Hatenna is the base form in a 3-stage evolutionary line.
Magic Bounce is what you want on Hatenna. Every competitive set worth running is built with that ability in mind. The alternatives (Healer, Anticipation) work on paper but Magic Bounce is what makes Hatenna worth using.
Base 39 Speed is low. Priority moves or Trick Room are the way to go. On offense, Hatenna is a special attacker with base 56 Sp. Atk. Defensively? Fragile — can't afford to take many hits.
Hatenna can be found in Scarlet & Violet and Sword & Shield.
Hatenna joined the series in Sword & Shield and has been available in 2 titles so far. With 2 generations of appearances, it's established itself despite the later start.
- Gen IY
Yellow - Gen IRB
Red & Blue - Gen IIGS
Gold & Silver - Gen IIC
Crystal - Gen IIIRS
Ruby & Sapphire - Gen IIIFRLG
FireRed & LeafGreen - Gen IIIE
Emerald - Gen IVPt
Platinum - Gen IVHGSS
HeartGold & SoulSilver - Gen IVDP
Diamond & Pearl - Gen VBW
Black & White - Gen VB2W2
Black 2 & White 2 - Gen VIXY
X & Y - Gen VIORAS
Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire - Gen VIIUSUM
Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon - Gen VIISM
Sun & Moon - Gen VIILGPE
Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee - Gen VIIISwShDebut
Sword & Shield - Gen VIIIPLA
Legends: Arceus - Gen VIIIBDSP
Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl - Gen IXSV
Scarlet & Violet - Gen IXLZA
Legends: Z-A