For Sword & Shield, we rate Decidueye C-Tier: a niche pick in Sword & Shield's meta. At 530 BST, it fits the attacker role. Spiritshackle with Decidiumz is the standard set.

What is Decidueye weak to?

In Sword & Shield, Decidueye's biggest threats include Volcarona (Fire), Lapras (Ice), and Dodrio (Flying), all carrying super-effective STAB moves. Ghost and Dark-type attackers are also a problem. With 5 weakness types, most competitive teams carry at least one counter.

What role does Decidueye play in battle?

Base 70 Speed is workable. Faster than some, slower than many. On offense, Decidueye is a mixed attacker with base 107 Attack and 100 Sp. Atk. Defensively? Enough bulk to take a hit or two. Best used as an attacker.

What counters Decidueye?

In Sword & Shield, the best way to handle Decidueye: Faster attackers outpace it. Anything with a super-effective STAB move and decent speed can revenge kill.

Decidueye - Weakness, Evolution, Moveset, EVs & Stats

Mixed

Attacker

CTier

70Speed · Below Avg

Stats & Training

Attack and Sp. Atk carry most of Decidueye's stat budget. Speed's the obvious dump stat. Tough to catch and yields 3 Attack EVs. Follows a 1.06M XP medium-slow curve.

Base Stats

High

HP78

Attack107

Defense75

Sp. Atk100

Sp. Def100

Speed70

Total530

Details

Catch Rate

Challenging45 / 255

Growth Rate

Medium Slow1.06M XP

Height1.6 m

Weight36.6 kg

Base XP265

Abilities

OvergrowPopular

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

Long ReachHAPopular

This Pokémon's moves do not make contact.

EV Yield

HPAtk+3DefSpASpDSpe

Strong Attack training target

Pokedex Entries

As if wielding a bow, it launches the arrow quills hidden among the feathers of its wings. Decidueye’s shots never miss.

Decidueye Weakness

Decidueye is weak to Fire, Ice, Flying, Ghost, and Dark. On the flip side, it's immune to Normal and Fighting-type moves entirely. 4 resistances help offset the weaknesses. Decidueye's special bulk (base 100 Sp.Def) helps absorb special-type weaknesses, though physical moves exploit the lower Defense.

Decidueye Weakness and Resistance Chart
Damage	Types
2x (Weak)	Fire, Ice, Flying, Ghost, Dark
0.5x (Resist)	Water, Electric, Grass, Ground
0x (Immune)	Normal, Fighting

Type ChartAvg

5Weak

4Resist

2Immune

Score0

4xCritical

None

2xWeak

Fire Ice Flying Ghost Dark

½xResist

Water Electric Grass Ground

¼xResist

None

0xImmune

Normal Fighting

STAB (5)

Water Ground Rock Psychic Ghost

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

In Sword & Shield, Celesteela's Air Slash hits Decidueye for 66-78%. Weavile deals 72-84% with Knock Off.

Heatran FireSteel	S
Recommended Build AbilityFlashfire ItemLeftovers NatureTimid Moves Earth Power Magma Storm Stealth Rock TauntUtility View Heatran builds →
Celesteela SteelFlying	A
Recommended Build AbilityBeastboost ItemLeftovers NatureModest Moves Flamethrower Air Slash Leech Seed AutotomizeSetup Damage vs Decidueye Flamethrower 2x 52-62% Air Slash 2x 66-78% View Celesteela builds →
Weavile DarkIce	A
Recommended Build AbilityPressure ItemHeavy-Duty Boots NatureJolly Moves Knock Off Ice Shard Triple Axel Swords Dance Damage vs Decidueye Knock Off 2x 72-84% Ice Shard 2x 45-53% View Weavile builds →
Cinderace Fire	B
Recommended Build AbilityLibero ItemLife Orb NatureJolly Moves Pyro Ball High Jump Kick U Turn Gunk Shot Damage vs Decidueye U Turn 33-38% View Cinderace builds →
Lapras WaterIce	C
Recommended Build AbilityHydration ItemLeftovers NatureModest Moves SurfSTAB Freeze Dry ProtectPriority Future Sight Damage vs Decidueye Surf 17-20% View Lapras builds →

Sword & Shield Evolution

End of the line. Decidueye caps a three-stage chain that started at Rowlet. Breeding produces the base form, and eggs are quick to hatch. Attack grew the most through evolution (+52 over Rowlet), and Decidueye peaks at 530 total stats. 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 with Decidueye to get Rowlet eggs using 42 partners from the Flying egg group. Notable egg moves include Confuse Ray, Defog, Double Team and 1 more.

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 Decidueye Best Moveset

For a physical attacker, Decidueye wants max HP and Attack EVs and Decidiumz. The Adamant nature tilts toward physical duty, and Overgrow contributes without taking a move slot.

Best Build

Experimental

Ability

Overgrow

Item

Nothing

Best Nature for Decidueye

Brave+ATK

Decidueye best EVs are Attack and HP

EVs

Atk

SpA

Physical Tank Moveset

Giga DrainSTAB
Knock Off
Shadow BallSTAB
AcrobaticsCoverage

Recommended Teammates

CelebiGood

SkarmoryGood

TyrantrumGood

Moves

Egg moves make a real difference. Decidueye gets Confuse Ray and Defog exclusively through breeding, filling gaps that TMs and level-up can't touch. Coverage across 7 types rounds out the picture alongside Leaf Storm and Solar Blade.

Level-Up Moves

Lv 1

Astonish

—3010015Ghost

Lv 1

Growl

——10040Normal

Lv 1

Leaf Storm

B130905Grass

Lv 1

Leafage

—4010040Grass

Lv 1

Phantom Force

B9010010Ghost

Lv 1

Spirit Shackle

S8010010Ghost

Lv 1

Spite

D—10010Ghost

Lv 1

Tackle

D4010035Normal

Lv 1

U-turn

A7010020Bug

Lv 9

Peck

—3510035Flying

Lv 12

Shadow Sneak+1

A4010030Ghost

Lv 15

Razor Leaf

—559525Grass

Lv 20

Synthesis

C——5Grass

Lv 25

Pluck

—6010020Flying

Lv 30

Nasty Plot

C——20Dark

Lv 37

Sucker Punch+1

A701005Dark

Lv 44

Leaf Blade

S9010015Grass

Lv 51

Feather Dance

D—10015Flying

Lv 58

Brave Bird

A12010015Flying

TM Moves

TM78

Acrobatics

A5510015Flying

TM95

Air Slash

C759515Flying

TM31

Attract

C—10015Normal

TR29

Baton Pass

C——40Normal

TR66

Brave Bird

A12010015Flying

TR26

Endure+4

C——10Normal

TR65

Energy Ball

B9010010Grass

TM39

Facade

C7010020Normal

TM94

False Swipe

D4010040Normal

TM28

Giga Drain

S7510010Grass

TM09

Giga Impact

B150905Normal

TR77

Grass Knot

D—10020Grass

TM77

Hex

C6510010Ghost

TR89

Hurricane

C1107010Flying

TM08

Hyper Beam

B150905Normal

TM44

Imprison

D——10Psychic

TR50

Leaf Blade

S9010015Grass

TR71

Leaf Storm

B130905Grass

TM17

Light Screen

C——30Psychic

TM75

Low Sweep

—6510020Fighting

TR68

Nasty Plot

C——20Dark

TM86

Phantom Force

B9010010Ghost

TM25

Protect+4

A——10Normal

TM69

Psycho Cut

C7010020Psychic

TM21

Rest

C——10Psychic

TM76

Round

C6010015Normal

TM19

Safeguard

C——25Normal

TR59

Seed Bomb

B8010015Grass

TR33

Shadow Ball

S8010015Ghost

TM65

Shadow Claw

C7010015Ghost

TR27

Sleep Talk

C——10Normal

TM24

Snore

—5010015Normal

TM11

Solar Beam

B12010010Grass

TM12

Solar Blade

B12510010Grass

TM30

Steel Wing

C709025Steel

TR20

Substitute

C——10Normal

TM34

Sunny Day

C——5Fire

TM40

Swift

C60—20Normal

Swords Dance

B——20Normal

TM56

U-turn

A7010020Bug

TR85

Work Up

D——30Normal

Egg Moves

Egg

Confuse Ray

D—10010Ghost

Egg

Defog

B——15Flying

Egg

Double Team

———15Normal

Egg

Knock Off

S6510020Dark

Tutor Moves

Tut

Tutor

Dual Wingbeat

D409010Flying

Tutor

Grassy Glide

C7010020Grass

Tutor

Poltergeist

B110905Ghost

Tutor

Skitter Smack

C709010Bug

How to Get Decidueye in Sword & Shield

Decidueye can't be caught in Sword & Shield. Transfer Rowlet from Sun, Ultra Sun, or Legends: Arceus and evolve through the 3-stage chain to get it. The step cards below map the full chain.

How to Obtain Decidueye in Sword & Shield

Step 1Obtain Rowlet
Catch in the wild in:
Legends: ArceusWalking · Space-Time Distortion · Post-game
Then trade to Sword & Shield to continue the evolution chain.
Also found in:
Sun Ultra Sun
Train until Level 17
Step 2Evolve into Dartrix
Catch in the wild in:
Legends: ArceusWalking · Space-Time Distortion · Post-game
Also found in:
Sun Ultra Sun
Train until Level 34
Step 3Decidueye ✓

Decidueye Guide

For Sword & Shield, we rate Decidueye C-Tier: a niche pick in Sword & Shield's meta. At 530 BST, it fits the attacker role. Spiritshackle with Decidiumz is the standard set.
In Sword & Shield, Decidueye's biggest threats include Volcarona (Fire), Lapras (Ice), and Dodrio (Flying), all carrying super-effective STAB moves. Ghost and Dark-type attackers are also a problem. With 5 weakness types, most competitive teams carry at least one counter.
Overgrow is the go-to ability for Decidueye. It strengthens grass moves to inflict 1.5× damage at 1/3 max HP or less. Its hidden ability Long Reach can work in specific setups.
Base 70 Speed is workable. Faster than some, slower than many. On offense, Decidueye is a mixed attacker with base 107 Attack and 100 Sp. Atk. Defensively? Enough bulk to take a hit or two. Best used as an attacker.
In Sword & Shield, the best way to handle Decidueye: Faster attackers outpace it. Anything with a super-effective STAB move and decent speed can revenge kill.

Game Availability

Since debuting in Sun & Moon, Decidueye has appeared in 5 titles over 4 generations. Along the way, it received a Hisuian form in Generation 8, keeping it relevant across different competitive metas.

Click a game to view version-specific details

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