In Legends: Arceus, Rufflet isn't fully evolved, so it's not built for competitive play. You'll want to evolve it into Braviary to unlock its full potential. At 350 BST, it's a stepping stone rather than a team anchor.

What is Rufflet weak to?

In Legends: Arceus, watch for Rotom (Electric), Weavile (Ice), and Terrakion (Rock) when using Rufflet. They all hit it super-effectively with STAB.

What is the best ability for Rufflet?

In Legends: Arceus, Run Sheer Force on Rufflet. It's the ability that defines how you build around it and the main reason it holds a competitive niche. Rufflet also gets Keen Eye and Hustle, but they don't compare.

What role does Rufflet play in battle?

In Legends: Arceus, Rufflet fills the balanced role. It's a physical attacker with base 83 Attack. At base 60 Speed, it won't be moving first often.

Should I use Rufflet?

In Legends: Arceus, Rufflet does the job early-game if you need a Normal/Flying type on your team. Evolve it into Braviary before the later gyms and it holds up fine through the story.

Rufflet - Weakness, Evolution, Moveset, EVs & Stats

Physical

Balanced

DTier

60Speed · Below Avg

Stats & Training

Rufflet's spread isn't flashy. Attack leads, Sp. Atk trails, 1 stats clear the bar. Common in the wild and worth 1 Attack EV, on a slow 1.25M XP grind.

Base Stats

Avg

HP70

Attack83

Defense50

Sp. Atk37

Sp. Def50

Speed60

Total350

Details

Catch Rate

Easy190 / 255

Growth Rate

Slow1.25M XP

Height0.5 m

Weight10.5 kg

Base XP70

Abilities

Keen Eye

Prevents accuracy from being lowered.

Sheer Force

Strengthens moves with extra effects to 1.3× their power, but prevents their extra effects.

HustleHA

Strengthens physical moves to inflict 1.5× damage, but decreases their accuracy to 0.8×.

EV Yield

HPAtk+1DefSpASpDSpe

Attack training source

Pokedex Entries

Its chick-like looks belie its hotheadedness. It challenges its parents at every opportunity, desperate to prove its strength.

Legends: Arceus

Rufflet Weakness

Rufflet's Normal/Flying typing leaves it vulnerable to Electric, Ice, and Rock. It shrugs off Ground and Ghost-type attacks completely.

Rufflet Weakness and Resistance Chart
Damage	Types
2x (Weak)	Electric, Ice, Rock
0.5x (Resist)	Grass, Bug
0x (Immune)	Ground, Ghost

Type ChartGood

3Weak

2Resist

2Immune

Score+2

4xCritical

None

2xWeak

Electric Ice Rock

½xResist

Grass Bug

¼xResist

None

0xImmune

Ground Ghost

STAB (3)

Grass Fighting Bug

How to Beat Rufflet in Legends: Arceus (Best Counters)

Magnezone ElectricSteel	B
Available Moves Moves ThunderboltLv. 34 SparkLv. 18 Thunder ShockLv. 1 Damage vs Rufflet Thunderbolt 2x 151-178%KO Spark 2x 67-79% Thunder Shock 2x 69-81% View Magnezone builds →
Rhyperior GroundRock	B
Available Move Moves Rock SlideLv. 25 Damage vs Rufflet Rock Slide 2x 136-160%KO View Rhyperior builds →
Rotom ElectricGhost	C
Available Moves Moves ThunderboltLv. 34 Charge BeamLv. 6 Thunder ShockLv. 1 Damage vs Rufflet Thunderbolt 2x 116-137%KO Charge Beam 2x 67-79% Thunder Shock 2x 53-64% View Rotom builds →
Probopass RockSteel	C
Available Moves Moves Power GemLv. 34 Rock SlideLv. 25 SparkLv. 11 Damage vs Rufflet Power Gem 2x 86-102%KO Rock Slide 2x 64-76% Spark 2x 38-46% View Probopass builds →
Golem RockGround	C
Available Moves Moves Rock SlideLv. 21 RolloutLv. 1 Damage vs Rufflet Rock Slide 2x 119-140%KO Rollout 2x 49-58% View Golem builds →

Legends: Arceus Evolution

Rufflet evolves into Braviary. It's a two-stage chain with the method shown below. A decent partner pool for breeding via one egg group. Eggs are average hatch time. The evolved forms gain up to 160 total stats over Rufflet. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.

How to Evolve

2 Evolutions

#627Rufflet

#628BraviaryLevel 54

Hisui

#628Hisui BraviaryLevel 54

Stat Comparison 3 Stages

Rufflet

NormalFlying

Braviary

NormalFlying

Hisui Braviary

NormalFlying

100+30

ATK

123+40

DEF

75+25

SP.ATK

57+20

SP.DEF

75+25

SPE

80+20

BST

350D-Tier

510B-Tier+160

510C-Tier+160

ROLE

Balanced

Wallbreaker

TYPE

Physical

Breeding is not available in this game

Legends: Arceus Rufflet Best Moveset

Best Build

Legends: Arceus uses different battle mechanics.

Competitive build content is not applicable for this game. Select a main series game for builds.

Moves

Rufflet's movepool balances level-up moves with TM options. Consistent STAB comes from Double-Edge and Brave Bird, and Dragon and Ghost coverage and more keeps opponents from switching in for free. No major gaps here.

Level-Up Moves

Lv 1

Quick Attack+1

D4010030Normal

Lv 6

Aerial Ace

C60—20Flying

Lv 11

Twister

D4010020Dragon

Lv 18

Slash

C7010020Normal

Lv 20

Air Slash

D759515Flying

Lv 25

Roost

C——10Flying

Lv 34

Double-Edge

B12010015Normal

Lv 43

Brave Bird

B12010015Flying

TM Moves

Rufflet can't learn any TM moves

Egg Moves

Rufflet doesn't have any Egg moves

Tutor Moves

Tut

Tutor

Aerial Ace

C60—20Flying

Tutor

Bulk Up

C——20Fighting

Tutor

Ominous Wind

—601005Ghost

Tutor

Rest

C——10Psychic

Tutor

Rock Slide

D759010Rock

Tutor

Rock Smash

D4010015Fighting

Tutor

Shadow Claw

D7010015Ghost

Tutor

Swift

D60—20Normal

Tutor

Zen Headbutt

D809015Psychic

Legends: Arceus Rufflet Locations

Rufflet starts showing up in mid-game routes at decent spawn rates across 1 encounter spots. The list below is sorted so you can pick what fits your current progress without scrolling through everything.

Best Locations to Catch Rufflet in Legends: Arceus

Snowpoint Temple

Grass Ice

Uncommon

Rufflet Guide

In Legends: Arceus, Rufflet isn't fully evolved, so it's not built for competitive play. You'll want to evolve it into Braviary to unlock its full potential. At 350 BST, it's a stepping stone rather than a team anchor.
In Legends: Arceus, watch for Rotom (Electric), Weavile (Ice), and Terrakion (Rock) when using Rufflet. They all hit it super-effectively with STAB.
In Legends: Arceus, Run Sheer Force on Rufflet. It's the ability that defines how you build around it and the main reason it holds a competitive niche. Rufflet also gets Keen Eye and Hustle, but they don't compare.
In Legends: Arceus, Rufflet fills the balanced role. It's a physical attacker with base 83 Attack. At base 60 Speed, it won't be moving first often.
In Legends: Arceus, Rufflet does the job early-game if you need a Normal/Flying type on your team. Evolve it into Braviary before the later gyms and it holds up fine through the story.

Game Availability

Introduced in Black & White, Rufflet has appeared in 9 games across 6 generations. Later debuts mean fewer total appearances, but it's been a consistent presence since its introduction.

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