Is Unfezant Good in Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire Playthrough?
Unfezant from wild Pidove brings 115 Attack and AbilitySuper Luck for boosted crits. Hits harder than Swellow raw, but AbilityGuts-boosted Swellow still outperforms it. A solid flier if Swellow isn't your style.
Roxanne's team hits Pidove's weaknesses hard.
Pidove resists most of Brawly's coverage and hits back hard.
Wattson's Pokemon outpace and outclass Pidove here.
Tranquill trades roughly evenly with Flannery's team.
Tranquill trades roughly evenly with Norman's team.
Unfezant trades roughly evenly with Winona's team.
Unfezant trades roughly evenly with Tate & Liza's team.
Unfezant trades roughly evenly with Wallace's team.
Unfezant has the type edge here and should clean up Sidney's team.
Unfezant trades roughly evenly with Phoebe's team.
Unfezant trades roughly evenly with Glacia's team.
Unfezant trades roughly evenly with Drake's team.
Unfezant trades roughly evenly with Steven's team.
Catch Pidove on Route 104 (walking, Lv 7, common). DexNav.
Your Pidove should hit Level 21 before you reach Flannery, at typical leveling pace.
Your Tranquill should hit Level 32 before you reach Winona, at typical leveling pace.
How to Get Unfezant in Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire
Can't catch Unfezant directly. Start with Pidove at solid rates from the locations below, then evolve at level 32. The 3-stage chain from Pidove to Unfezant is where the leveling time goes.
How to Obtain Unfezant in ORAS
To get Unfezant, start by catching Pidove through walking encounters at Lv. 5-20. The chain covers 1 catchable stage before reaching the final form.
Unfezant Weakness
Electric, Ice, and Rock moves hit Unfezant for super-effective damage. The upside? Ground and Ghost-type moves can't touch it at all. Unfezant's physical bulk (base 80 Def) helps cushion physical weakness hits, but special attackers are the bigger threat.
| Damage | Types |
|---|---|
| 2x (Weak) | Electric, Ice, Rock |
| 0.5x (Resist) | Grass, Bug |
| 0x (Immune) | Ground, Ghost |
What is Unfezant Weak Against
GoodBest Pokemon Against Unfezant
 Aerodactyl Rock | B | |
Obtain MethodRustboro City Gift Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Unfezant View Aerodactyl builds →Rock Tomb 2x57-68% Ice Fang 2x41-48% Thunder Fang 2x41-48% | ||
 Archen Rock | C | |
Obtain MethodRustboro City Gift | ||
 Aron SteelRock | C | |
 Tyrunt RockDragon | C | |
Obtain MethodRustboro City Gift | ||
 Glaceon Ice | C | |
Aerodactyl Rock | B | |
Obtain MethodRustboro City Gift Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Unfezant View Aerodactyl builds →Rock Tomb 2x56-67% Ice Fang 2x39-47% Thunder Fang 2x39-47% | ||
 Cranidos Rock | B | |
Obtain MethodRustboro City Gift Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Unfezant View Cranidos builds →Rock Tomb 2x65-77% Thunderbolt 2x32-38% | ||
Aron SteelRock | C | |
Archen Rock | C | |
Obtain MethodRustboro City Gift | ||
 Solrock RockPsychic | C | |
Obtain MethodMeteor Falls Surfing Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Unfezant View Solrock builds →Rock Slide 2x65-77% Charge Beam 2x27-32% | ||
 Rampardos Rock | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Cranidos (Rustboro City Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Unfezant View Rampardos builds →Rock Tomb 2x81-96% Thunderbolt 2x51-60% | ||
 Magnezone ElectricSteel | B | |
Aerodactyl Rock | B | |
Obtain MethodRustboro City Gift Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Unfezant View Aerodactyl builds →Rock Tomb 2x56-66% Ice Fang 2x40-48% Thunder Fang 2x40-48% | ||
 Manectric Electric | C | |
Archen Rock | C | |
Obtain MethodRustboro City Gift | ||
Rampardos Rock | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Cranidos (Rustboro City Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Unfezant View Rampardos builds →Rock Tomb 2x81-96% Thunderbolt 2x51-60% | ||
Magnezone ElectricSteel | B | |
 Lairon SteelRock | C | |
 Jolteon Electric | B | |
Aerodactyl Rock | B | |
Obtain MethodRustboro City Gift Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Unfezant View Aerodactyl builds →Rock Tomb 2x58-68% Ice Fang 2x42-49% Thunder Fang 2x42-49% | ||
 Aggron SteelRock | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Unfezant View Aggron builds →Stone Edge 2x98-116%KO Thunderbolt 2x49-57% Blizzard 2x58-69% | ||
Rampardos Rock | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Cranidos (Rustboro City Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Unfezant View Rampardos builds →Stone Edge 2x138-163%KO Thunderbolt 2x51-60% Blizzard 2x61-73% | ||
 Rhydon GroundRock | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Unfezant View Rhydon builds →Stone Edge 2x113-133%KO Thunderbolt 2x40-47% Blizzard 2x49-57% | ||
 Archeops Rock | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Archen (Rustboro City Gift) | ||
 Tyrantrum RockDragon | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Tyrunt (Rustboro City Gift) | ||
Aggron SteelRock | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Unfezant View Aggron builds →Stone Edge 2x96-113%KO Thunderbolt 2x48-56% Blizzard 2x58-69% | ||
Cranidos Rock | B | |
Obtain MethodRustboro City Gift Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Unfezant View Cranidos builds →Head Smash 2x158-187%KO Thunderbolt 2x31-36% Blizzard 2x36-43% | ||
Rhydon GroundRock | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Unfezant View Rhydon builds →Stone Edge 2x110-130%KO Thunderbolt 2x39-46% Blizzard 2x48-56% | ||
Archeops Rock | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Archen (Rustboro City Gift) | ||
Tyrantrum RockDragon | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Tyrunt (Rustboro City Gift) | ||
Rampardos Rock | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Cranidos (Rustboro City Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Unfezant View Rampardos builds →Head Smash 2x202-238%KO Thunderbolt 2x50-59% Ice Beam 2x50-59% | ||
Tyrantrum RockDragon | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Tyrunt (Rustboro City Gift) | ||
Aggron SteelRock | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Unfezant View Aggron builds →Stone Edge 2x95-112%KO Thunderbolt 2x47-55% Ice Beam 2x47-55% | ||
 Relicanth WaterRock | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Unfezant View Relicanth builds →Head Smash 2x120-141%KO Ice Beam 2x38-45% | ||
Rhydon GroundRock | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Unfezant View Rhydon builds →Stone Edge 2x110-129%KO Ice Beam 2x38-45% Thunderbolt 2x38-45% | ||
In Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire, Weavile's Ice Shard hits Unfezant for 62-74%. Raikou threatens a KO with Thunderbolt (119-140%). Terrakion's Stone Edge also KOs at 162-191%.
 Weavile DarkIce | A | |
Recommended Build AbilityPressure ItemChoice Band NatureJolly Moves
Damage vs Unfezant View Weavile builds →Knock Off50-59% Ice Shard 2x62-74% Pursuit31-37% | ||
 Raikou Electric | B | |
Recommended Build AbilityPressure ItemLeftovers NatureTimid Moves
Damage vs Unfezant View Raikou builds →Volt Switch 2x93-109%KO Thunderbolt 2x119-140%KO | ||
 Terrakion RockFighting | B | |
Recommended Build AbilityJustified ItemChoice Band NatureJolly Moves
Damage vs Unfezant View Terrakion builds →Close Combat97-114%KO Stone Edge 2x162-191%KO Rock Slide 2x121-143%KO | ||
Unfezant Evolutions
The three-stage chain from Pidove through Tranquill ends here at Unfezant. Want more? Breed for Pidove eggs. Plenty of partners available via one egg group. The evolution from Pidove pushed Unfezant to 488 total stats. Attack saw the largest single gain at +60. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.
How to Evolve
Breeding
Breed with Unfezant to get Pidove eggs easily using 51 partners from the Flying egg group. Notable egg moves include Bestow, Hypnosis, Lucky Chant and 5 more.
ORAS Unfezant Best Moveset
Normal/Flying at 115 Attack and 93 Speed. AbilitySuper Luck boosts critical hit rate. The moveset fires physical Normal/Flying TermStab at real power but can't earn a team slot over Staraptor's AbilityReckless or Talonflame's priority.
Best Build
Unfezant best EVs are Attack and HP
Physical Wallbreaker Moveset
- Steel Wing
- Sky Attack
- Quick Attack
- U Turn
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
Don't skip the egg moves. Unfezant picks up Bestow and Hypnosis only through breeding, and both fill gaps the natural movepool can't. STAB runs through Giga Impact and Hyper Beam while Steel and Bug coverage and more adds range.
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
Transfer Moves
Base Stats
Males swing their head plumage to threaten opponents. The females’ flying abilities surpass those of the males.
Males have plumage on their heads. They will never let themselves feel close to anyone other than their Trainers.
Unfezant Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire Guide
In Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire, Unfezant works as a wallbreaker with 488 BST behind it. C-Tier on our list: a niche pick in Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire's meta. Steelwing with Choice Band is the standard set.
Big Pecks protects against Defense drops. That's the one you want on Unfezant. Rivalry is the hidden ability. Niche, but it has its uses. Super Luck works too if your team needs something different.
Unfezant is a physical attacker with base 115 Attack. Enough bulk to take a hit or two, too. Speed tells the real story. Base 93 Speed is workable. Faster than some, slower than many. Fits the wallbreaker role.
In Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire, run Steelwing, Skyattack, Quickattack, and U Turn on Unfezant. Steelwing is the most common pick at 0% usage. This set covers the wallbreaker role with a mix of damage and utility.
Game Availability
Since Black & White, Unfezant has been obtainable in 7 games. A Generation 5 debut means a shorter history, but Unfezant has appeared steadily across every generation since.
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 5BWDebut
Black & White - Gen 5B2W2
Black 2 & White 2 - Gen 6XY
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