What does Rowlet evolve into?

Rowlet evolves into Dartrix at level 17, then the line branches. Dartrix can become Decidueye at level 34 and Hisuian Decidueye at level 36. Two final forms from the same mid-stage.

At what level does Rowlet evolve?

Rowlet evolves into Dartrix at level 17. Early evolution, you'll hit it before the third gym in most games.

In Sword & Shield, For a casual playthrough, Rowlet works as a placeholder. Grass/Flying coverage is useful early. The real payoff is Dartrix . That's where the stats start mattering.

Where can you catch Rowlet?

Rowlet is catchable in Sword & Shield. Check the Locations section above for specific routes, encounter rates, and methods. It also appears in 4 other games across the series.

Rowlet - Weakness, Evolution, Moveset, EVs & Stats

Utility

Balanced

DTier

42Speed · Very Slow

Stats & Training

Nothing fancy in Rowlet's spread. It leans mixed with HP out front. And you'll get 1 HP EV per KO for it. Follows a 1.06M XP medium-slow curve.

Base Stats

Avg

HP68

Attack55

Defense55

Sp. Atk50

Sp. Def50

Speed42

Total320

Details

Catch Rate

Challenging45 / 255

Growth Rate

Medium Slow1.06M XP

Height0.3 m

Weight1.5 kg

Base XP64

Abilities

Overgrow

Strengthens grass moves to inflict 1.5× damage at 1/3 max HP or less.

Long ReachHA

This Pokémon's moves do not make contact.

EV Yield

HP+1AtkDefSpASpDSpe

HP training source

Pokedex Entries

At a distance, it launches its sharp feathers while flying about. If the enemy gets too close, Rowlet switches tactics and delivers vicious kicks.

Rowlet Weakness

Type-wise, Rowlet takes extra damage from Ice, Fire, Poison, Flying, and Rock. Watch out for Ice attacks, those deal 4x damage. Ground moves do nothing thanks to a full immunity.

Rowlet Weakness and Resistance Chart
Damage	Types
4x (Critical)	Ice
2x (Weak)	Fire, Poison, Flying, Rock
0.5x (Resist)	Water, Fighting
0.25x (Resist)	Grass
0x (Immune)	Ground

Type ChartVulnerable

5Weak

3Resist

1Immune

Score-5

4xCritical

Ice

2xWeak

Fire Poison Flying Rock

½xResist

Water Fighting

¼xResist

Grass

0xImmune

Ground

STAB (6)

Water Ground Rock Grass Fighting Bug

How to Beat Rowlet in Sword & Shield (Best Counters)

In Sword & Shield, Volcarona's Psychic hits Rowlet for 69-82%. Tyranitar threatens a KO with Stone Edge (321-378%).

Volcarona BugFire	A
Recommended Build AbilityFlame Body ItemHeavy-Duty Boots NatureModest Moves Quiver Dance Bug Buzz Psychic Fiery Dance Damage vs Rowlet Psychic 69-82% View Volcarona builds →
Tyranitar RockDark	A
Recommended Build AbilitySand Stream ItemChoice Band NatureAdamant Moves CrunchSTAB Stone Edge Earthquake Stealth Rock Damage vs Rowlet Crunch 129-152%KO Stone Edge 2x 321-378%KO View Tyranitar builds →
Skarmory SteelFlying	B
Recommended Build AbilitySturdy ItemRocky Helmet NatureImpish Moves RoostRecovery Body Press SpikesHazard Iron Defense View Skarmory builds →
Venusaur GrassPoison	B
Recommended Build AbilityChlorophyll ItemLife Orb NatureModest Moves Sludge Bomb Weather Ball GrowthSetup Giga Drain Damage vs Rowlet Sludge Bomb 2x 220-259%KO Giga Drain 23-27% View Venusaur builds →
Mamoswine IceGround	B
Recommended Build AbilityThickfat ItemLife Orb NatureJolly Moves EarthquakeSTAB Icicle Crash Ice Shard Knock Off Damage vs Rowlet Ice Shard 4x 201-236%KO Knock Off 54-64% View Mamoswine builds →

Sword & Shield Evolution

Rowlet kicks off a three-stage evolution line through Dartrix all the way to Decidueye. For breeding, quick to hatch with a decent partner pool via one egg group. Evolving adds up to 210 stat points total. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.

How to Evolve

3 Forms

#722Rowlet

Level 17

#723Dartrix

Level 34

#724Decidueye

Stat Comparison 3 Stages

Rowlet

GrassFlying

Dartrix

GrassFlying

Decidueye

GrassGhost

78+10

ATK

75+20

107+32

DEF

75+20

SP.ATK

70+20

100+30

SP.DEF

70+20

100+30

SPE

52+10

70+18

BST

320D-Tier

420D-Tier+100

530B-Tier+110

ROLE

Balanced

Attacker

TYPE

Utility

Mixed

Breeding

Moderate

Breed Rowlet with 42 breeding partners from the Flying egg group. Pass egg moves like Confuse Ray, Defog, Double Team and 1 more to offspring.

Egg Groups

Flying

Gender

♂87.5%♀12.5%

Hatch Time

15 cycles·3,855 steps

Quick~4 min with Flame Body

Egg Moves

4moves

Breed With (best first)

Sword & Shield Rowlet Best Moveset

Best Build

No build content available for this Pokemon in Gen 8.

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

Moves

The egg pool carries weight here. Confuse Ray and Defog aren't available any other way for Rowlet, and they meaningfully change what it threatens. Stack those on top of Brave Bird and Solar Beam for solid options.

Level-Up Moves

Lv 1

Growl

——10040Normal

Lv 1

Tackle

D4010035Normal

Lv 3

Leafage

—4010040Grass

Lv 6

Astonish

—3010015Ghost

Lv 9

Peck

—3510035Flying

Lv 12

Shadow Sneak+1

D4010030Ghost

Lv 15

Razor Leaf

—559525Grass

Lv 18

Synthesis

C——5Grass

Lv 21

Pluck

—6010020Flying

Lv 24

Nasty Plot

C——20Dark

Lv 27

Sucker Punch+1

D701005Dark

Lv 30

Leaf Blade

C9010015Grass

Lv 33

Feather Dance

D—10015Flying

Lv 36

Brave Bird

C12010015Flying

TM Moves

TM31

Attract

C—10015Normal

TR29

Baton Pass

C——40Normal

TR66

Brave Bird

C12010015Flying

TR26

Endure+4

C——10Normal

TR65

Energy Ball

C9010010Grass

TM39

Facade

D7010020Normal

TM94

False Swipe

D4010040Normal

TM28

Giga Drain

D7510010Grass

TR77

Grass Knot

D—10020Grass

TR50

Leaf Blade

C9010015Grass

TM17

Light Screen

C——30Psychic

TR68

Nasty Plot

C——20Dark

TM25

Protect+4

C——10Normal

TM21

Rest

C——10Psychic

TM76

Round

D6010015Normal

TM19

Safeguard

C——25Normal

TR59

Seed Bomb

C8010015Grass

TM65

Shadow Claw

D7010015Ghost

TR27

Sleep Talk

C——10Normal

TM24

Snore

—5010015Normal

TM11

Solar Beam

C12010010Grass

TM30

Steel Wing

D709025Steel

TR20

Substitute

C——10Normal

TM34

Sunny Day

C——5Fire

TM40

Swift

D60—20Normal

Swords Dance

C——20Normal

TR85

Work Up

D——30Normal

Egg Moves

Egg

Confuse Ray

D—10010Ghost

Egg

Defog

C——15Flying

Egg

Double Team

———15Normal

Egg

Knock Off

D6510020Dark

Tutor Moves

Tut

Tutor

Dual Wingbeat

D409010Flying

Tutor

Grassy Glide

D7010020Grass

How to Get Rowlet in Sword & Shield

Rowlet doesn't appear in Sword & Shield. Transfer it from Sun, Ultra Sun, or Legends: Arceus to add it to your collection. Check the source games below for encounter details.

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

Catch in the wild in:

Legends: ArceusWalking · Space-Time Distortion · Post-game

Then trade to Sword & Shield.

Also found in:

Sun Ultra Sun

Rowlet Guide

Rowlet evolves into Dartrix at level 17, then the line branches. Dartrix can become Decidueye at level 34 and Hisuian Decidueye at level 36. Two final forms from the same mid-stage.
Rowlet evolves into Dartrix at level 17. Early evolution, you'll hit it before the third gym in most games.
In Sword & Shield, For a casual playthrough, Rowlet works as a placeholder. Grass/Flying coverage is useful early. The real payoff is Dartrix. That's where the stats start mattering.
Rowlet is catchable in Sword & Shield. Check the Locations section above for specific routes, encounter rates, and methods. It also appears in 4 other games across the series.

Game Availability

Since Sun & Moon, Rowlet has been obtainable in 5 games. A Generation 7 debut means a shorter history, but Rowlet has appeared steadily across every generation since.

Click a game to view version-specific details

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