At 352 BST, Farfetch'd is firmly in pre-evolution territory. Not competitive in its current form.

What is Farfetch'd weak to?

In Crystal, watch for Raikou (Electric), Lapras (Ice), and Aerodactyl (Rock) when using Farfetch'd. They all hit it super-effectively with STAB.

What role does Farfetch'd play in battle?

Farfetch'd is a physical attacker with base 65 Attack. Fragile, can't afford to take many hits, too. Speed tells the real story. At base 60 Speed, it won't be moving first often.

Should I use Farfetch'd?

In Crystal, Farfetch'd at 352 BST is a stepping stone. Evolve it when you can for a real stat jump.

What are the best moves for Farfetch'd?

In Crystal, run Agility, Baton Pass, Return, and Hiddenpowerrock on Farfetch'd. Agility is the most common pick at 20% usage. Return provides reliable STAB damage. Agility lets it set up before sweeping.

Farfetch'd - Weakness, Evolution, Moveset, EVs & Stats

Physical

Balanced

DTier

60Speed · Below Avg

Stats & Training

You won't find a real weakness in Farfetch'd's stat line. It's well-rounded for the Wild Duck Pokemon, and what it does with that depends on moveset and items. Yields 1 Attack stat exp, on a medium-fast 1M XP curve.

Base Stats

Avg

HP52

Attack65

Defense55

Sp. Atk58

Sp. Def62

Speed60

Total352

Details

Catch Rate

Challenging45 / 255

Growth Rate

Medium Fast1M XP

Height0.8 m

Weight15.0 kg

Base XP132

Abilities

Abilities were introduced in Generation III. Shown below for reference.

Keen Eye

Prevents accuracy from being lowered.

Inner Focus

Prevents flinching.

DefiantHA

Raises Attack two stages upon having any stat lowered.

EV Yield

HPAtk+1DefSpASpDSpe

Attack training source

Farfetch'd Weakness

Farfetch'd's Normal/Flying typing leaves it vulnerable to Electric, Ice, and Rock. It shrugs off Ground and Ghost-type attacks completely.

Farfetch'd Weakness and Resistance Chart
Damage	Types
2x (Weak)	Electric, Ice, Rock
0.5x (Resist)	Grass, Bug
0x (Immune)	Ground, Ghost

Type ChartGood

3Weak

2Resist

2Immune

Score+2

Gen II Type Chart

Dark and Steel types added — Fairy does not exist yet
Moves are Physical or Special based on type, not per move
Special stat split into Sp.Atk and Sp.Def

4xCritical

None

2xWeak

Electric Ice Rock

½xResist

Grass Bug

¼xResist

None

0xImmune

Ground Ghost

STAB (3)

Grass Fighting Bug

How to Beat Farfetch'd in Crystal (Best Counters)

Shuckle BugRock	C
TM Move Moves RolloutTM04 Damage vs Farfetch'd Rollout 2x 14-18% View Shuckle builds →
Sudowoodo Rock	C
Obtain MethodRoute 36 Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves Rock SlideLv. 28 Ice PunchTM33 Thunder PunchTM41 Rock ThrowLv. 1 Damage vs Farfetch'd Rock Slide 2x 101-120%KO Ice Punch 2x 29-35% Thunder Punch 2x 29-35% Rock Throw 2x 68-81% View Sudowoodo builds →
Graveler RockGround	C
Available Moves Moves Rock ThrowLv. 11 RolloutTM04 Damage vs Farfetch'd Rock Throw 2x 68-81% Rollout 2x 41-49% View Graveler builds →
Onix RockGround	C
Available Move Moves Rock ThrowLv. 14 Damage vs Farfetch'd Rock Throw 2x 41-49% View Onix builds →
Magnemite ElectricSteel	D
Available Moves Moves ThunderTM25 Thunder ShockLv. 6 RolloutTM04 Damage vs Farfetch'd Thunder 2x 132-155%KO Thunder Shock 2x 51-60% Rollout 2x 15-19% View Magnemite builds →

Crystal Evolution

Farfetch'd is what Farfetch'd becomes. Breed it for Farfetch'd eggs (average hatch time). Plenty of partners for breeding via two egg groups. Eggs are average hatch time. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.

How to Evolve

No Evolution

#083Farfetch'dDoes not evolve

Breeding

Very Easy

Breed with Farfetch'd to get Farfetchd eggs easily using 66 partners from the Ground and Flying egg groups. Notable egg moves include Flail, Foresight, Gust and 2 more.

Egg Groups

GroundFlying

Gender

♂50.0%♀50.0%

Hatch Time

20 cycles·5,140 steps

Quick~5 min with Flame Body

Egg Moves

5moves

Breed With (best first)

Crystal Farfetch'd Best Moveset

Best Build

Experimental

Utility

Ability

Not in Gen 2

Item

Stick

Nature

Not in Gen 2

Utility Moveset

AgilitySetup
Baton PassSTAB
ReturnSTAB
Hidden Power Rock

Recommended Teammates

VenomothGood

PoliwrathGood

PrimeapeGood

Moves

You'll want to breed for Flail and Foresight on Farfetch'd. These egg moves aren't just nice to have. Combined with STAB from Fly and Slash, they expand what Farfetch'd can actually threaten in practice.

Level-Up Moves

Lv 1

Peck

—3510035Flying

Lv 7

Sand Attack

D—10015Ground

Lv 13

Leer

——10030Normal

Lv 19

Fury Attack

—158520Normal

Lv 25

Swords Dance

B——30Normal

Lv 31

Agility

S——30Psychic

Lv 37

Slash

B7010020Normal

Lv 44

False Swipe

—4010040Normal

TM Moves

TM45

Attract

D—10015Normal

TM03

Curse

C——10Ghost

HM01

Cut

—509530Normal

TM43

Detect+4

D——5Fighting

TM32

Double Team

———15Normal

TM20

Endure+4

D——10Normal

HM02

Fly

C709515Flying

TM21

Frustration

D—10020Normal

TM02

Headbutt

C7010015Normal

TM10

Hidden Power

—6010015Normal

TM23

Iron Tail

D1007515Steel

TM31

Mud-Slap

D2010010Ground

TM17

Protect+4

C——10Normal

TM09

Psych Up

D——10Normal

TM44

Rest

C——10Psychic

TM27

Return

S—10020Normal

TM35

Sleep Talk

C——10Normal

TM13

Snore

—4010015Normal

TM47

Steel Wing

D709025Steel

TM11

Sunny Day

C——5Fire

TM34

Swagger

C—8515Normal

TM39

Swift

D60—20Normal

TM46

Thief

D6010025Dark

TM06

Toxic

C—8510Poison

Egg Moves

Egg

Flail

D—10015Normal

Egg

Foresight

——10040Normal

Egg

Gust

—4010035Flying

Egg

Mirror Move

D——20Flying

Egg

Quick Attack+1

D4010030Normal

Tutor Moves

Farfetch'd can't learn any Tutor moves

Crystal Farfetch'd Locations

Farfetch'd tops out at low spawn rates across 1 locations in mid-game routes. The encounters below are sorted by rate so you can see exactly what you're working with.

Best Locations to Catch Farfetch'd in Crystal

Route 43

Grass Lv.16 Route

1%Mid

Morning/day

Farfetch'd Guide

At 352 BST, Farfetch'd is firmly in pre-evolution territory. Not competitive in its current form.
In Crystal, watch for Raikou (Electric), Lapras (Ice), and Aerodactyl (Rock) when using Farfetch'd. They all hit it super-effectively with STAB.
Farfetch'd is a physical attacker with base 65 Attack. Fragile, can't afford to take many hits, too. Speed tells the real story. At base 60 Speed, it won't be moving first often.
In Crystal, Farfetch'd at 352 BST is a stepping stone. Evolve it when you can for a real stat jump.
In Crystal, run Agility, Baton Pass, Return, and Hiddenpowerrock on Farfetch'd. Agility is the most common pick at 20% usage. Return provides reliable STAB damage. Agility lets it set up before sweeping.

Game Availability

Available since Red & Blue, Farfetchd appears in 20 games spanning 10 generations. Beyond its original form, it gained a Galarian form in Generation 8.

Click a game to view version-specific details

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Onix RockGround	C
Available Move Moves Rock ThrowLv. 14 Damage vs Farfetch'd Rock Throw 2x 42-50% View Onix builds →
Sudowoodo Rock	C
Obtain MethodRoute 36 Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves Rock SlideLv. 28 Ice PunchTM33 Thunder PunchTM41 Rock ThrowLv. 1 Damage vs Farfetch'd Rock Slide 2x 108-128%KO Ice Punch 2x 29-35% Thunder Punch 2x 29-35% Rock Throw 2x 74-87% View Sudowoodo builds →
Shuckle BugRock	C
TM Move Moves RolloutTM04 Damage vs Farfetch'd Rollout 2x 13-17% View Shuckle builds →
Graveler RockGround	C
Available Moves Moves Rock ThrowLv. 11 RolloutTM04 Damage vs Farfetch'd Rock Throw 2x 70-83% Rollout 2x 44-52% View Graveler builds →
Magneton ElectricSteel	C
Available Moves Moves Zap CannonLv. 53 ThunderTM25 Thunder ShockLv. 6 RolloutTM04 Damage vs Farfetch'd Zap Cannon 2x 184-217%KO Thunder 2x 169-198%KO Thunder Shock 2x 64-76% Rollout 2x 21-25% View Magneton builds →

Onix RockGround	C
Available Move Moves Rock ThrowLv. 14 Damage vs Farfetch'd Rock Throw 2x 47-57% View Onix builds →
Geodude RockGround	C
Available Move Moves Rock ThrowLv. 11 Damage vs Farfetch'd Rock Throw 2x 64-77% View Geodude builds →
Elekid Electric	D
Obtain MethodRoute 34 Gift Available Move Moves Thunder PunchLv. 9 Damage vs Farfetch'd Thunder Punch 2x 74-89% View Elekid builds →
Pichu Electric	D
Obtain MethodRoute 34 Gift Available Move Moves Thunder ShockLv. 1 Damage vs Farfetch'd Thunder Shock 2x 32-38% View Pichu builds →
Smoochum IcePsychic	D
Obtain MethodRoute 34 Gift Available Move Moves Powder SnowLv. 13 Damage vs Farfetch'd Powder Snow 2x 53-64% View Smoochum builds →

Onix RockGround	C
Available Move Moves Rock ThrowLv. 14 Damage vs Farfetch'd Rock Throw 2x 44-53% View Onix builds →
Geodude RockGround	C
Available Move Moves Rock ThrowLv. 11 Damage vs Farfetch'd Rock Throw 2x 67-79% View Geodude builds →
Lapras WaterIce	C
Obtain MethodUnion Cave Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves BlizzardTM14 ThunderTM25 Damage vs Farfetch'd Blizzard 2x 128-153%KO Thunder 2x 86-102%KO View Lapras builds →
Elekid Electric	D
Obtain MethodRoute 34 Gift Available Moves Moves ThunderTM25 Thunder PunchTM41 Ice PunchTM33 Damage vs Farfetch'd Thunder 2x 107-126%KO Thunder Punch 2x 75-89% Ice Punch 2x 49-60% View Elekid builds →
Pichu Electric	D
Obtain MethodRoute 34 Gift Available Moves Moves ThunderTM25 Thunder ShockLv. 1 Damage vs Farfetch'd Thunder 2x 75-89% Thunder Shock 2x 30-37% View Pichu builds →

Onix RockGround	C
Available Move Moves Rock ThrowLv. 14 Damage vs Farfetch'd Rock Throw 2x 44-53% View Onix builds →
Geodude RockGround	C
Available Moves Moves Rock ThrowLv. 11 RolloutTM04 Damage vs Farfetch'd Rock Throw 2x 63-75% Rollout 2x 41-49% View Geodude builds →
Sudowoodo Rock	C
Obtain MethodRoute 36 Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves Ice PunchTM33 Thunder PunchTM41 Rock ThrowLv. 1 RolloutTM04 Damage vs Farfetch'd Ice Punch 2x 32-38% Thunder Punch 2x 32-38% Rock Throw 2x 75-88% Rollout 2x 49-57% View Sudowoodo builds →
Magnemite ElectricSteel	D
Available Moves Moves ThunderTM25 Thunder ShockLv. 6 RolloutTM04 Damage vs Farfetch'd Thunder 2x 141-168%KO Thunder Shock 2x 56-66% Rollout 2x 16-21% View Magnemite builds →
Elekid Electric	D
Obtain MethodRoute 34 Gift Available Moves Moves ThunderTM25 Thunder PunchTM41 Ice PunchTM33 Damage vs Farfetch'd Thunder 2x 107-128%KO Thunder Punch 2x 75-88% Ice Punch 2x 50-59% View Elekid builds →

Jynx IcePsychic	B
Recommended Build ItemLeftovers Moves Ice Beam Lovely Kiss PsychicSTAB Thief Damage vs Farfetch'd Ice Beam 2x 132-156%KO Psychic 66-78% Thief 29-35% View Jynx builds →
Rhydon GroundRock	B
Recommended Build ItemLeftovers Moves Rock Slide EarthquakeSTAB RoarUtility CurseSetup Damage vs Farfetch'd Rock Slide 2x 134-158%KO View Rhydon builds →
Electabuzz Electric	C
Recommended Build ItemScopelens Moves Ice Punch Cross Chop ThunderSTAB Hidden Power Grass Damage vs Farfetch'd Thunder 2x 137-162%KO View Electabuzz builds →