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 X & Y, 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 X & Y. 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 X & Y (Best Counters)

In X & Y, Volcanion can KO Deerling with Flamethrower (196-231%). Hitmontop threatens a KO with Close Combat (230-271%). Gliscor deals 34-40% with Earthquake.

Volcanion FireWater	A
Recommended Build AbilityWaterabsorb ItemLeftovers NatureTimid Moves Steam Eruption FlamethrowerSTAB Sludge Bomb Hidden Power Grass Damage vs Deerling Flamethrower 2x 196-231%KO Sludge Bomb 2x 131-154%KO View Volcanion builds →
Hitmontop Fighting	B
Recommended Build AbilityIntimidate ItemEjectbutton NatureAdamant Moves Fake Out Wide Guard Close Combat FeintPriority Damage vs Deerling Close Combat 2x 230-271%KO Feint 20-23% View Hitmontop builds →
Gliscor GroundFlying	B
Recommended Build AbilityPoisonheal ItemToxic Orb NatureCareful Moves EarthquakeSTAB RoostRecovery Swords Dance Knock Off Damage vs Deerling Earthquake 34-40% Knock Off 30-35% View Gliscor builds →
Gengar GhostPoison	B
Recommended Build AbilityLevitate ItemChoice Specs NatureTimid Moves Shadow Ball Sludge Bomb Focus Blast Sludge Wave Damage vs Deerling Sludge Bomb 2x 294-346%KO Focus Blast 2x 261-307%KO View Gengar builds →
Volcarona BugFire	B
Recommended Build AbilityFlame Body ItemLum Berry NatureModest Moves Quiver Dance Giga Drain Bug Buzz FlamethrowerSTAB Damage vs Deerling Giga Drain 31-36% Flamethrower 2x 221-261%KO View Volcarona builds →

X & Y 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)

X & Y 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 Double-Edge and Solar Beam 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

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

Deerling can't learn any Tutor moves

Transfer Moves

Gen

Gen 5

Work Up

D——30Normal

How to Get Deerling in X & Y

No wild encounters for Deerling in X & Y. It's available in Black, Black 2, or Scarlet and can be transferred over. The details below show where to find it.

Deerling is not available as a wild encounter in this game.

Catch in the wild in:

Omega RubyWalking · Route 117 · DexNav chain

Then trade to X & Y.

Also found in:

Black Black 2 Scarlet

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 X & Y, 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 X & Y. 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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