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Archen
First Bird Pokémon
Archen is said to be the ancestor of bird Pokémon. It lived in treetops, eating berries and bug Pokémon.
Details
Height0.5 m
Weight9.5 kg
Gender87.5% ♂ · 12.5% ♀
Catch rate45
Base friendship70
Growth ratemedium
Abilities
Appears in these games
Base stats
HP
55
Attack
112
Defense
45
Sp. Atk
74
Sp. Def
45
Speed
70
Total
401
Base Stat Total
Evolution
Lv. 37
Notable moves
The strongest damaging moves Archen can learn — same-type (STAB) moves get a 1.5× power bonus in battle.
Sprites & renders
12 sprites & renders for Archen.
Across the games
Moves
| Lv. | Move | Type | Class | Power | Acc. | PP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Leer | Normal | Status | — | 100 | 30 |
| 1 | Quick Attack | Normal | Physical | 40 | 100 | 30 |
| 3 | Rock Throw | Rock | Physical | 50 | 90 | 15 |
| 6 | Wing Attack | Flying | Physical | 60 | 100 | 35 |
| 8 | Double Team | Normal | Status | — | — | 15 |
| 9 | Dragon Breath | Dragon | Special | 60 | 100 | 20 |
| 12 | Ancient Power | Rock | Special | 60 | 100 | 5 |
| 15 | Pluck | Flying | Physical | 60 | 100 | 20 |
| 18 | Quick Guard | Fighting | Status | — | — | 15 |
| 21 | U-turn | Bug | Physical | 70 | 100 | 20 |
| 24 | Rock Slide | Rock | Physical | 75 | 90 | 10 |
| 27 | Scary Face | Normal | Status | — | 100 | 10 |
| 28 | Acrobatics | Flying | Physical | 55 | 100 | 15 |
| 30 | Crunch | Dark | Physical | 80 | 100 | 15 |
| 33 | Agility | Psychic | Status | — | — | 30 |
| 36 | Tailwind | Flying | Status | — | — | 15 |
| 39 | Dragon Claw | Dragon | Physical | 80 | 100 | 15 |
| 42 | Thrash | Normal | Physical | 120 | 100 | 10 |
| 45 | Endeavor | Normal | Physical | — | 100 | 5 |
Breeding & egg moves
Archen can inherit these egg moves by breeding with a compatible parent that knows the move and shares an egg group.
