What does Deerling evolve into?

Get Deerling to Sawsbuck at level 34. At 335 BST, Deerling is just the starting point.

At what level does Deerling evolve?

Level 34 gets you Sawsbuck . Not the fastest evolution, so consider Exp. Share or route grinding to speed it up.

Should I use Deerling?

In Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire, Deerling does the job early-game if you need a Normal/Grass type on your team. Evolve it into Sawsbuck before the later gyms and it holds up fine through the story.

Where can you catch Deerling?

You can find Deerling in Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire. The Locations section has the full breakdown of routes and encounter details. It also appears in 6 other games across the series.

Deerling - Weakness, Evolution, Moveset, EVs & Stats

Physical

Balanced

DTier

75Speed · Below Avg

Stats & Training

Deerling's spread isn't flashy. Speed leads, Sp. Atk trails, 0 stats clear the bar. Common in the wild and worth 1 Speed EV, on a medium-fast 1M XP curve.

Base Stats

Avg

HP60

Attack60

Defense50

Sp. Atk40

Sp. Def50

Speed75

Total335

Details

Catch Rate

Easy190 / 255

Growth Rate

Medium Fast1M XP

Height0.6 m

Weight19.5 kg

Base XP67

Abilities

Chlorophyll

Doubles Speed during strong sunlight.

Sap Sipper

Absorbs grass moves, raising Attack one stage.

Serene GraceHA

Doubles the chance of moves' extra effects occurring.

Sap Sipper grants Grass immunity

EV Yield

HPAtkDefSpASpDSpe+1

Speed training source

Pokedex Entries

Their coloring changes according to the seasons and can be slightly affected by the temperature and humidity as well.

Deerling Weakness

Fire, Ice, Fighting, Poison, Flying, and Bug moves hit Deerling for super-effective damage. The upside? Ghost-type moves can't touch it at all. It resists 4 types, giving it decent defensive coverage. Sap Sipper grants an additional Grass immunity, reshaping the matchup chart.

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

Type ChartVulnerable

6Weak

4Resist

2Immune

Score-5

4xCritical

None

2xWeak

Fire Ice Fighting Poison Flying Bug

½xResist

Water Electric Grass Ground

¼xResist

None

0xImmune

Ghost Grass

STAB (3)

Water Ground Rock

How to Beat Deerling in Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire (Best Counters)

Skarmory SteelFlying	B
Available Moves Moves Air CutterLv. 12 Sky DropTM58 Aerial AceTM40 Rock SmashHM06 Damage vs Deerling Air Cutter 2x 46-55% Sky Drop 2x 74-88% Aerial Ace 2x 74-88% Rock Smash 2x 33-39% View Skarmory builds →
Aerodactyl RockFlying	C
Obtain MethodRustboro City Gift Available Moves Moves FlamethrowerTM35 Fire FangLv. 1 Ice FangLv. 1 Wing AttackLv. 1 Damage vs Deerling Flamethrower 2x 57-68% Fire Fang 2x 63-76% Ice Fang 2x 63-76% Wing Attack 2x 89-106%KO View Aerodactyl builds →
Torkoal Fire	C
Available Moves Moves OverheatTM50 FlamethrowerTM35 Sludge BombTM36 Lava PlumeLv. 25 Damage vs Deerling Overheat 2x 161-190%KO Flamethrower 2x 115-135%KO Sludge Bomb 2x 76-90% Lava Plume 2x 102-121%KO View Torkoal builds →
Anorith RockBug	D
Obtain MethodRustboro City Gift Available Moves Moves Bug BiteLv. 25 Aerial AceTM40 Struggle BugTM76 Fury CutterLv. 10 Damage vs Deerling Bug Bite 2x 83-99% Aerial Ace 2x 55-66% Struggle Bug 2x 40-48% Fury Cutter 2x 59-70% View Anorith builds →
Dwebble BugRock	D
Available Moves Moves Bug BiteLv. 23 Aerial AceTM40 Struggle BugTM76 Fury CutterLv. 1 Damage vs Deerling Bug Bite 2x 62-73% Aerial Ace 2x 41-49% Struggle Bug 2x 37-44% Fury Cutter 2x 43-51% View Dwebble builds →

Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire Evolution

Deerling evolves into Sawsbuck. It's a two-stage chain with the method shown below. A massive partner pool for breeding via one egg group. Eggs are average hatch time. The evolved forms gain up to 140 total stats over Deerling. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.

How to Evolve

2 Forms

#585Deerling

Level 34

#586Sawsbuck

Stat Comparison 2 Stages

Deerling

NormalGrass

Sawsbuck

NormalGrass

80+20

ATK

100+40

DEF

70+20

SP.ATK

60+20

SP.DEF

70+20

SPE

95+20

BST

335C-Tier

475C-Tier+140

ROLE

Balanced

Attacker

TYPE

Physical

Breeding

Very Easy

Breed Deerling easily with 200 breeding partners from the Ground egg group. Pass egg moves like Agility, Baton Pass, Fake Tears and 6 more to offspring.

Egg Groups

Ground

Gender

♂50.0%♀50.0%

Hatch Time

20 cycles·5,140 steps

Quick~5 min with Flame Body

Egg Moves

9moves

Breed With (best first)

Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire Deerling Best Moveset

Best Build

No build content available for this Pokemon in Gen 6.

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Moves

Don't skip the egg moves. Deerling picks up Agility and Baton Pass only through breeding, and both fill gaps the natural movepool can't. STAB runs through Last Resort and Double-Edge while Fighting and Dark coverage and more adds range.

Level-Up Moves

Lv 1

Camouflage

———20Normal

Lv 1

Tackle

D5010035Normal

Lv 4

Growl

——10040Normal

Lv 7

Sand Attack

——10015Ground

Lv 10

Double Kick

—3010030Fighting

Lv 13

Leech Seed

C—9010Grass

Lv 16

Feint Attack

—60—20Dark

Lv 20

Take Down

—908520Normal

Lv 24

Jump Kick

D1009510Fighting

Lv 28

Aromatherapy

C——5Grass

Lv 32

Energy Ball

D9010010Grass

Lv 36

Charm

D—10020Fairy

Lv 41

Nature Power

D——20Normal

Lv 46

Double-Edge

C12010015Normal

Lv 51

Solar Beam

C12010010Grass

TM Moves

TM45

Attract

D—10015Normal

TM100

Confide

———20Normal

TM32

Double Team

———15Normal

TM49

Echoed Voice

D4010015Normal

TM53

Energy Ball

D9010010Grass

TM42

Facade

C7010020Normal

TM70

Flash

D—10020Normal

TM21

Frustration

D—10020Normal

TM86

Grass Knot

D—10020Grass

TM10

Hidden Power

—6010015Normal

TM16

Light Screen

C——30Psychic

TM96

Nature Power

D——20Normal

TM17

Protect+4

C——10Normal

TM18

Rain Dance

C——5Water

TM44

Rest

C——10Psychic

TM67

Retaliate

—701005Normal

TM27

Return

D—10020Normal

TM48

Round

D6010015Normal

TM20

Safeguard

C——25Normal

TM94

Secret Power

—7010020Normal

TM30

Shadow Ball

D8010015Ghost

TM88

Sleep Talk

C——10Normal

TM22

Solar Beam

C12010010Grass

TM90

Substitute

C——10Normal

TM11

Sunny Day

C——5Fire

TM87

Swagger

——9015Normal

TM73

Thunder Wave

C—10020Electric

TM06

Toxic

C—9010Poison

TM93

Wild Charge

D9010015Electric

Egg Moves

Egg

Agility

C——30Psychic

Egg

Baton Pass

C——40Normal

Egg

Fake Tears

D—10020Dark

Egg

Grass Whistle

D—5515Grass

Egg

Natural Gift

D—10015Normal

Egg

Odor Sleuth

———40Normal

Egg

Sleep Talk

C——10Normal

Egg

Synthesis

C——5Grass

Egg

Worry Seed

——10010Grass

Tutor Moves

Tut

Tutor

Bounce

D85855Flying

Tutor

Giga Drain

D7510010Grass

Tutor

Last Resort

B1401005Normal

Tutor

Seed Bomb

C8010015Grass

Tutor

Snore

—5010015Normal

Tutor

Synthesis

C——5Grass

Tutor

Worry Seed

——10010Grass

Transfer Moves

Gen

Gen 5

Work Up

D——30Normal

Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire Deerling Locations

high spawn rates in early-game routes across 2 locations. Deerling's one of the easier catches on the list. Knock it out fast and save your time for harder targets.

Best Locations to Catch Deerling in Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire

Route 117

Omega RubyGrass Lv.14 Route

35%Early

DexNav chain

Route 117

Alpha SapphireGrass Lv.14 Route

35%Early

DexNav chain

Deerling Guide

Get Deerling to Sawsbuck at level 34. At 335 BST, Deerling is just the starting point.
Level 34 gets you Sawsbuck. Not the fastest evolution, so consider Exp. Share or route grinding to speed it up.
In Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire, Deerling does the job early-game if you need a Normal/Grass type on your team. Evolve it into Sawsbuck before the later gyms and it holds up fine through the story.
You can find Deerling in Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire. The Locations section has the full breakdown of routes and encounter details. It also appears in 6 other games across the series.

Game Availability

Introduced in Black & White, Deerling has appeared in 7 games across 6 generations. Later debuts mean fewer total appearances, but it's been a consistent presence since its introduction.

Click a game to view version-specific details

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Archen RockFlying	C
Obtain MethodRustboro City Gift Available Move Moves Wing AttackLv. 1 Damage vs Deerling Wing Attack 2x 89-107%KO View Archen builds →
Aerodactyl RockFlying	C
Obtain MethodRustboro City Gift Available Moves Moves Fire FangLv. 1 Ice FangLv. 1 Wing AttackLv. 1 Damage vs Deerling Fire Fang 2x 62-76% Ice Fang 2x 62-76% Wing Attack 2x 84-100%KO View Aerodactyl builds →
Chatot NormalFlying	C
Available Move Moves PeckLv. 1 Damage vs Deerling Peck 2x 38-47% View Chatot builds →
Anorith RockBug	D
Obtain MethodRustboro City Gift Available Move Moves Fury CutterLv. 10 Damage vs Deerling Fury Cutter 2x 56-67% View Anorith builds →
Amaura RockIce	D
Obtain MethodRustboro City Gift Available Moves Moves Icy WindLv. 13 Powder SnowLv. 1 Damage vs Deerling Icy Wind 2x 62-73% Powder Snow 2x 44-53% View Amaura builds →

Archen RockFlying	C
Obtain MethodRustboro City Gift Available Moves Moves Wing AttackLv. 1 PluckLv. 15 Damage vs Deerling Wing Attack 2x 96-114%KO Pluck 2x 96-114%KO View Archen builds →
Aerodactyl RockFlying	C
Obtain MethodRustboro City Gift Available Moves Moves Fire FangLv. 1 Ice FangLv. 1 Wing AttackLv. 1 Damage vs Deerling Fire Fang 2x 64-76% Ice Fang 2x 64-76% Wing Attack 2x 90-108%KO View Aerodactyl builds →
Chatot NormalFlying	C
Available Move Moves PeckLv. 1 Damage vs Deerling Peck 2x 40-48% View Chatot builds →
Anorith RockBug	D
Obtain MethodRustboro City Gift Available Move Moves Fury CutterLv. 10 Damage vs Deerling Fury Cutter 2x 60-72% View Anorith builds →
Amaura RockIce	D
Obtain MethodRustboro City Gift Available Moves Moves Icy WindLv. 13 Powder SnowLv. 1 Damage vs Deerling Icy Wind 2x 60-72% Powder Snow 2x 44-54% View Amaura builds →

Archen RockFlying	C
Obtain MethodRustboro City Gift Available Moves Moves Wing AttackLv. 1 PluckLv. 15 Damage vs Deerling Wing Attack 2x 94-111%KO Pluck 2x 94-111%KO View Archen builds →
Aerodactyl RockFlying	C
Obtain MethodRustboro City Gift Available Moves Moves Fire FangLv. 1 Ice FangLv. 1 Wing AttackLv. 1 Damage vs Deerling Fire Fang 2x 63-74% Ice Fang 2x 63-74% Wing Attack 2x 87-103%KO View Aerodactyl builds →
Chatot NormalFlying	C
Available Moves Moves ChatterLv. 21 PeckLv. 1 Damage vs Deerling Chatter 2x 87-103%KO Peck 2x 40-47% View Chatot builds →
Anorith RockBug	D
Obtain MethodRustboro City Gift Available Moves Moves Struggle BugTM76 Fury CutterLv. 10 Damage vs Deerling Struggle Bug 2x 40-47% Fury Cutter 2x 57-69% View Anorith builds →
Amaura RockIce	D
Obtain MethodRustboro City Gift Available Moves Moves Aurora BeamLv. 20 Icy WindLv. 13 Powder SnowLv. 1 Damage vs Deerling Aurora Beam 2x 69-81% Icy Wind 2x 57-69% Powder Snow 2x 43-51% View Amaura builds →

Skarmory SteelFlying	B
Available Moves Moves FlyHM02 Air SlashLv. 45 Air CutterLv. 12 Sky DropTM58 Damage vs Deerling Fly 2x 111-130%KO Air Slash 2x 56-66% Air Cutter 2x 46-54% Sky Drop 2x 75-89% View Skarmory builds →
Aerodactyl RockFlying	C
Obtain MethodRustboro City Gift Available Moves Moves Fire BlastTM38 FlamethrowerTM35 FlyHM02 Fire FangLv. 1 Damage vs Deerling Fire Blast 2x 72-85% Flamethrower 2x 60-70% Fly 2x 138-162%KO Fire Fang 2x 66-79% View Aerodactyl builds →
Heracross BugFighting	C
Available Moves Moves MegahornLv. 37 Close CombatLv. 43 Focus BlastTM52 Brick BreakLv. 28 Damage vs Deerling Megahorn 2x 211-248%KO Close Combat 2x 211-248%KO Focus Blast 2x 89-106%KO Brick Break 2x 134-157%KO View Heracross builds →
Anorith RockBug	D
Obtain MethodRustboro City Gift Available Moves Moves X-ScissorLv. 44 Bug BiteLv. 25 Aerial AceTM40 Struggle BugTM76 Damage vs Deerling X-Scissor 2x 112-133%KO Bug Bite 2x 85-101%KO Aerial Ace 2x 57-67% Struggle Bug 2x 39-47% View Anorith builds →
Dwebble BugRock	D
Available Moves Moves X-ScissorLv. 35 Bug BiteLv. 23 Aerial AceTM40 Struggle BugTM76 Damage vs Deerling X-Scissor 2x 85-101%KO Bug Bite 2x 65-76% Aerial Ace 2x 43-51% Struggle Bug 2x 35-42% View Dwebble builds →

Skarmory SteelFlying	B
Available Moves Moves FlyHM02 Air SlashLv. 45 Air CutterLv. 12 Sky DropTM58 Damage vs Deerling Fly 2x 106-125%KO Air Slash 2x 54-65% Air Cutter 2x 45-53% Sky Drop 2x 71-84% View Skarmory builds →
Aerodactyl RockFlying	C
Obtain MethodRustboro City Gift Available Moves Moves Fire BlastTM38 FlamethrowerTM35 FlyHM02 Fire FangLv. 1 Damage vs Deerling Fire Blast 2x 70-83% Flamethrower 2x 57-67% Fly 2x 132-156%KO Fire Fang 2x 65-77% View Aerodactyl builds →
Heracross BugFighting	C
Available Moves Moves MegahornLv. 37 Close CombatLv. 43 Focus BlastTM52 Brick BreakTM31 Damage vs Deerling Megahorn 2x 204-240%KO Close Combat 2x 204-240%KO Focus Blast 2x 87-103%KO Brick Break 2x 128-151%KO View Heracross builds →
Anorith RockBug	D
Obtain MethodRustboro City Gift Available Moves Moves X-ScissorLv. 44 Brick BreakTM31 Bug BiteLv. 25 Aerial AceTM40 Damage vs Deerling X-Scissor 2x 110-130%KO Brick Break 2x 68-80% Bug Bite 2x 83-98% Aerial Ace 2x 55-66% View Anorith builds →
Dwebble BugRock	D
Available Moves Moves X-ScissorLv. 35 Bug BiteLv. 23 Aerial AceTM40 Struggle BugTM76 Damage vs Deerling X-Scissor 2x 82-96% Bug Bite 2x 63-74% Aerial Ace 2x 42-50% Struggle Bug 2x 34-41% View Dwebble builds →