- Species
- First Bird Pokémon
- Type
- Catch rate
- 45
- Growth
- Medium
- Height
- 0.5 m
- Weight
- 9.5 kg
- Gender
- 87.5% ♂ 12.5% ♀
- Egg cycles
- 30
- Base friendship
- 70
Archen
- Sword
- This Pokémon was successfully restored from a fossil. As research suggested, Archen is unable to fly. But it’s very good at jumping.
- Shield
- Archen is said to be the ancestor of bird Pokémon. It lived in treetops, eating berries and bug Pokémon.
Base stats
EVs: +1 Attack
| HP | 55 | |
|---|---|---|
| Attack | 112 | |
| Defense | 45 | |
| Sp. Atk | 74 | |
| Sp. Def | 45 | |
| Speed | 70 | |
| Total | 401 |
Abilities
- Defeatist
- Halves Attack and Special Attack at 50% max HP or less.
Locations
- Sword
- Requires Crown Tundra (Sword), Crown Tundra (Shield)
- Shield
- Requires Crown Tundra (Sword), Crown Tundra (Shield)
- Isle of Armor (Sword)
- Trade from
- Isle of Armor (Shield)
- Trade from
- Crown Tundra (Sword)
- Overworld
RoamingGiant's Foot Lv 60-65 80% Giant's Foot Lv 63 100% - Crown Tundra (Shield)
- Overworld
RoamingGiant's Foot Lv 60-65 80% Giant's Foot Lv 63 100%
Damage taken
- x0.5
- x1
- x0.5
- x0.5
- x0
- x2
- x0.5
- x1
- x2
- x0.5
- x2
- x1
- x2
- x1
- x2
- x1
- x1
- x1
| Level Up | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Level | Attack Name | Type | Class | Power | Accuracy | PP | Effect % | |
| 1 | Leer | Status | -- | 100 | 30 | 100 | ||
Lowers the target’s Defense by one stage. | ||||||||
| 1 | Quick Attack | Physical | 40 | 100 | 30 | -- | ||
Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect. | ||||||||
| 3 | Rock Throw | Physical | 50 | 90 | 15 | -- | ||
Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect. | ||||||||
| 6 | Wing Attack | Physical | 60 | 100 | 35 | -- | ||
Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect. | ||||||||
| 9 | Dragon Breath | Special | 60 | 100 | 20 | 30 | ||
Has a chance to paralyze the target. | ||||||||
| 12 | Ancient Power | Special | 60 | 100 | 5 | 10 | ||
Has a chance to raise all of the user’s stats by one stage. | ||||||||
| 15 | Pluck | Physical | 60 | 100 | 20 | -- | ||
If target has a berry, inflicts double damage and uses the berry. | ||||||||
| 18 | Quick Guard | Status | -- | -- | 15 | -- | ||
Prevents any priority moves from hitting friendly Pokémon this turn. | ||||||||
| 21 | U-turn | Physical | 70 | 100 | 20 | -- | ||
User must switch out after attacking. | ||||||||
| 24 | Rock Slide | Physical | 75 | 90 | 10 | 30 | ||
Has a chance to make the target flinch. | ||||||||
| 27 | Scary Face | Status | -- | 100 | 10 | -- | ||
Lowers the target’s Speed by two stages. | ||||||||
| 30 | Crunch | Physical | 80 | 100 | 15 | 20 | ||
Has a chance to lower the target’s Defense by one stage. | ||||||||
| 33 | Agility | Status | -- | -- | 30 | -- | ||
Raises the user’s Speed by two stages. | ||||||||
| 36 | Tailwind | Status | -- | -- | 15 | -- | ||
For three turns, friendly Pokémon have doubled Speed. | ||||||||
| 39 | Dragon Claw | Physical | 80 | 100 | 15 | -- | ||
Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect. | ||||||||
| 42 | Thrash | Physical | 120 | 100 | 10 | -- | ||
Hits every turn for 2-3 turns, then confuses the user. | ||||||||
| 45 | Endeavor | Physical | -- | 100 | 5 | -- | ||
Lowers the target’s HP to equal the user’s. | ||||||||
| Egg | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Attack Name | Type | Class | Power | Accuracy | PP | Effect % | |
| Bite | Physical | 60 | 100 | 25 | 30 | ||
Has a chance to make the target flinch. | |||||||
| Defog | Status | -- | -- | 15 | -- | ||
Lowers the target’s evasion by one stage. Removes field effects from the enemy field. | |||||||
| Double Team | Status | -- | -- | 15 | -- | ||
Raises the user’s evasion by one stage. | |||||||
| Head Smash | Physical | 150 | 80 | 5 | -- | ||
User receives 1/2 the damage inflicted in recoil. | |||||||
| Knock Off | Physical | 65 | 100 | 20 | -- | ||
Target drops its held item. | |||||||
| Switcheroo | Status | -- | 100 | 10 | -- | ||
User and target swap items. | |||||||
| TM/HM | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Machine | Attack Name | Type | Class | Power | Accuracy | PP | Effect % | |
| TM15 | Dig | Physical | 80 | 100 | 10 | -- | ||
User digs underground, dodging all attacks, and hits next turn. | ||||||||
| TM21 | Rest | Status | -- | -- | 5 | -- | ||
User sleeps for two turns, completely healing itself. | ||||||||
| TM22 | Rock Slide | Physical | 75 | 90 | 10 | 30 | ||
Has a chance to make the target flinch. | ||||||||
| TM24 | Snore | Special | 50 | 100 | 15 | 30 | ||
Has a chance to make the target flinch. Only works if the user is sleeping. | ||||||||
| TM25 | Protect | Status | -- | -- | 10 | -- | ||
Prevents any moves from hitting the user this turn. | ||||||||
| TM26 | Scary Face | Status | -- | 100 | 10 | -- | ||
Lowers the target’s Speed by two stages. | ||||||||
| TM30 | Steel Wing | Physical | 70 | 90 | 25 | 10 | ||
Has a chance to raise the user’s Defense by one stage. | ||||||||
| TM31 | Attract | Status | -- | 100 | 15 | -- | ||
Target falls in love if it has the opposite gender, and has a 50% chance to refuse attacking the user. | ||||||||
| TM32 | Sandstorm | Status | -- | -- | 10 | -- | ||
Changes the weather to a sandstorm for five turns. | ||||||||
| TM39 | Facade | Physical | 70 | 100 | 20 | -- | ||
Power doubles if user is burned, paralyzed, or poisoned. | ||||||||
| TM40 | Swift | Special | 60 | -- | 20 | -- | ||
Never misses. | ||||||||
| TM48 | Rock Tomb | Physical | 60 | 95 | 15 | 100 | ||
Has a chance to lower the target’s Speed by one stage. | ||||||||
| TM52 | Bounce | Physical | 85 | 85 | 5 | 30 | ||
User bounces high into the air, dodging all attacks, and hits next turn. | ||||||||
| TM54 | Rock Blast | Physical | 25 | 90 | 10 | -- | ||
Hits 2-5 times in one turn. | ||||||||
| TM56 | U-turn | Physical | 70 | 100 | 20 | -- | ||
User must switch out after attacking. | ||||||||
| TM58 | Assurance | Physical | 60 | 100 | 10 | -- | ||
Power is doubled if the target has already received damage this turn. | ||||||||
| TM65 | Shadow Claw | Physical | 70 | 100 | 15 | -- | ||
Has an increased chance for a critical hit. | ||||||||
| TM76 | Round | Special | 60 | 100 | 15 | -- | ||
Has double power if it’s used more than once per turn. | ||||||||
| TM78 | Acrobatics | Physical | 55 | 100 | 15 | -- | ||
Has double power if the user has no held item. | ||||||||
| TM81 | Bulldoze | Physical | 60 | 100 | 20 | 100 | ||
Has a chance to lower the target’s Speed by one stage. | ||||||||
| TR10 | Earthquake | Physical | 100 | 100 | 10 | -- | ||
Inflicts regular damage and can hit Dig users. | ||||||||
| TR12 | Agility | Status | -- | -- | 30 | -- | ||
Raises the user’s Speed by two stages. | ||||||||
| TR20 | Substitute | Status | -- | -- | 10 | -- | ||
Transfers 1/4 of the user’s max HP into a doll, protecting the user from further damage or status changes until it breaks. | ||||||||
| TR26 | Endure | Status | -- | -- | 10 | -- | ||
Prevents the user’s HP from lowering below 1 this turn. | ||||||||
| TR27 | Sleep Talk | Status | -- | -- | 10 | -- | ||
Randomly uses one of the user’s other three moves. Only works if the user is sleeping. | ||||||||
| TR31 | Iron Tail | Physical | 100 | 75 | 15 | 30 | ||
Has a chance to lower the target’s Defense by one stage. | ||||||||
| TR32 | Crunch | Physical | 80 | 100 | 15 | 20 | ||
Has a chance to lower the target’s Defense by one stage. | ||||||||
| TR35 | Uproar | Special | 90 | 100 | 10 | -- | ||
Forced to use this move for several turns. Pokémon cannot fall asleep in that time. | ||||||||
| TR36 | Heat Wave | Special | 95 | 90 | 10 | 10 | ||
Has a chance to burn the target. | ||||||||
| TR37 | Taunt | Status | -- | 100 | 20 | -- | ||
For the next few turns, the target can only use damaging moves. | ||||||||
| TR46 | Iron Defense | Status | -- | -- | 15 | -- | ||
Raises the user’s Defense by two stages. | ||||||||
| TR47 | Dragon Claw | Physical | 80 | 100 | 15 | -- | ||
Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect. | ||||||||
| TR62 | Dragon Pulse | Special | 85 | 100 | 10 | -- | ||
Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect. | ||||||||
| TR67 | Earth Power | Special | 90 | 100 | 10 | 10 | ||
Has a chance to lower the target’s Special Defense by one stage. | ||||||||
| TR69 | Zen Headbutt | Physical | 80 | 90 | 15 | 20 | ||
Has a chance to make the target flinch. | ||||||||
| TR75 | Stone Edge | Physical | 100 | 80 | 5 | -- | ||
Has an increased chance for a critical hit. | ||||||||
| TR76 | Stealth Rock | Status | -- | -- | 20 | -- | ||
Causes damage when opposing Pokémon switch in. | ||||||||
| TR83 | Ally Switch | Status | -- | -- | 15 | -- | ||
User switches places with the friendly Pokémon opposite it. | ||||||||
| Tutor | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Attack Name | Type | Class | Power | Accuracy | PP | Effect % | |
| Dual Wingbeat | Physical | 40 | 90 | 10 | 100 | ||
Hits twice in one turn. | |||||||
| Lash Out | Physical | 75 | 100 | 5 | 100 | ||
Power doubles if the user had a stat stage lowered this turn. | |||||||
| Meteor Beam | Special | 120 | 90 | 10 | 100 | ||
Requires a turn to charge before attacking. Raises the users Special Attack by 1 stage after the first turn. | |||||||
Other generations
Black & White, Black 2 & White 2, X & Y, Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire, Sun & Moon, Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon