Special
Balanced
DTier
60Speed · Below Avg

Stats & Training

You won't find a real weakness in Fennekin's stat line. It's well-rounded for the Fox Pokemon, and what it does with that depends on moveset and items. Yields 1 Sp. Atk EV, on a 1.06M XP medium-slow curve.

Base Stats
Avg
HP40
D
Attack45
D
Defense40
D
Sp. Atk62
C
Sp. Def60
C
Speed60
C
Total307
Details
Catch Rate
Challenging45 / 255
Growth Rate
Medium Slow1.06M XP
Height0.4 m
1'04"Tiny
Weight9.4 kg
20.7 lbsFeather
Base XP61
Low Yield
Abilities
BlazePopular
Strengthens fire moves to inflict 1.5× damage at 1/3 max HP or less.
MagicianHAPopular
Steals the target's held item when the bearer uses a damaging move.
EV Yield
HPAtkDefSpA+1SpDSpe
Special Attack training source
Pokedex Entries
No Scarlet Violet entries available

Eating a twig fills it with energy, and its roomy ears give vent to air hotter than 390 degrees Fahrenheit.

Fennekin Weakness

Water, Ground, and Rock moves hit Fennekin for super-effective damage. It resists 6 types, so it can switch into a lot of moves safely.

Fennekin Weakness and Resistance Chart
DamageTypes
2x (Weak)Water, Ground, Rock
0.5x (Resist)Fire, Grass, Ice, Bug, Steel, Fairy
Type ChartAvg
3Weak
6Resist
0Immune
Score0
4xCritical
None
2xWeak
WaterGroundRock
½xResist
FireGrassIceBugSteelFairy
¼xResist
None
0xImmune
None
STAB (4)
GrassIceBugSteel
How to Beat Fennekin in Scarlet & Violet (Best Counters)
Greninja
Greninja
WaterDark
S
Water is super effective against FennekinView Greninja →

Scarlet & Violet Evolution

Fennekin kicks off a three-stage evolution line through Braixen all the way to Delphox. For breeding, average hatch time with a massive partner pool via one egg group. The evolved forms gain up to 227 total stats over Fennekin. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.

How to Evolve

3 Forms
Fennekin
#653Fennekin
16
Level 16
Braixen
#654Braixen
36
Level 36
Delphox
#655Delphox
Stat Comparison 3 Stages
Fennekin
Fire
Braixen
Fire
Delphox
FirePsychic
HP
40
59+19
75+16
ATK
45
59+14
69+10
DEF
40
58+18
72+14
SP.ATK
62
90+28
114+24
SP.DEF
60
70+10
100+30
SPE
60
73+13
104+31
BST
307D-Tier
409D-Tier+102
534B-Tier+125
ROLE
Balanced
Balanced
Sweeper
TYPE
Utility
Special
Special

Breeding

Moderate

Breed Fennekin with 206 breeding partners from the Ground egg group. Pass egg moves like Copycat, Heat Wave, Hypnosis and 2 more to offspring.

Egg Groups
Ground
Gender
♂87.5%♀12.5%
Hatch Time
20 cycles·5,140 steps
Quick~5 min with Flame Body
Egg Moves
5moves
Breed With (best first)
raichupikachugolduckampharosrhydondewgongarbokgranbullquagsireflaaffyrhyhornpsyduck
12 of 206·

Scarlet & Violet Fennekin Best Moveset

The game plan is straightforward: click Calm Mind, then sweep. Eviolite and Magician support the setup turn. EVs go into spread so Fennekin hits hard once it's boosted.

Best Build

Experimental
Utility
Ability
Magician
Item
EvioliteBULK
Best Nature for Fennekin
Modest+SPA

Fennekin best EVs are Sp. Def and Sp. Atk

EVs

Utility Moveset

  • FlamethrowerSTAB
  • PsychicCoverage
  • Will O WispSTAB
  • Calm Mind

Recommended Teammates

Geodude
GeodudeGood
Skrelp
SkrelpGood

Moves

Without breeding, Fennekin misses out on Copycat and Heat Wave. That's 5 egg moves adding depth that the base kit lacks. STAB comes from Overheat and Flare Blitz, with Normal and Psychic coverage and more rounding things out.

Level-Up Moves

Lv 1
Scratch
—4010035Normal
Lv 1
Tail Whip
D—10030Normal
Lv 5
Ember
—4010025Fire
Lv 11
Howl
C——40Normal
Lv 14
Flame Charge
D5010020Fire
Lv 17
Psybeam
—6510020Psychic
Lv 20
Fire Spin
D358515Fire
Lv 25
Light Screen
C——30Psychic
Lv 31
Psyshock
B8010010Psychic
Lv 35
Flamethrower
S9010015Fire
Lv 38
Will-O-Wisp
A—8515Fire
Lv 41
Psychic
A9010010Psychic
Lv 43
Sunny Day
C——5Fire
Lv 48
Fire Blast
C110855Fire

TM Moves

TM
TM04
Agility
C——30Psychic
TM195
Burning Jealousy
C701005Fire
TM129
Calm Mind
A——20Psychic
TM02
Charm
C—10020Fairy
TM122
Encore
C—1005Normal
TM47
Endure+4
C——10Normal
TM25
Facade
D7010020Normal
TM141
Fire Blast
C110855Fire
TM144
Fire Pledge
C8010010Fire
TM24
Fire Spin
D358515Fire
TM38
Flame Charge
D5010020Fire
TM125
Flamethrower
S9010015Fire
TM165
Flare Blitz
C12010015Fire
TM62
Foul Play
D9510015Dark
TM81
Grass Knot
A—10020Grass
TM118
Heat Wave
C959010Fire
TM130
Helping Hand+5
C——20Normal
TM92
Imprison
C——10Psychic
TM75
Light Screen
C——30Psychic
TM35
Mud Shot
D559515Ground
TM05
Mud-Slap
D2010010Ground
TM157
Overheat
C130905Fire
TM07
Protect+4
C——10Normal
TM16
Psybeam
—6510020Psychic
TM120
Psychic
A9010010Psychic
TM138
Psychic Terrain
C——10Psychic
TM54
Psyshock
B8010010Psychic
TM50
Rain Dance
C——5Water
TM85
Rest
C——5Psychic
TM98
Skill Swap
C——10Psychic
TM70
Sleep Talk
C——10Normal
TM168
Solar Beam
C12010010Grass
TM41
Stored Power
D2010010Psychic
TM103
Substitute
C——10Normal
TM49
Sunny Day
C——5Fire
TM32
Swift
D60—20Normal
TM01
Take Down
D908520Normal
TM171
Tera Blast
D8010010Normal
TM18
Thief
D6010025Dark
TM109
Trick
C—10010Psychic
TM161
Trick Room-7
C——5Psychic
TM107
Will-O-Wisp
A—8515Fire

Egg Moves

Egg
Egg
Copycat
C——20Normal
Egg
Heat Wave
C959010Fire
Egg
Hypnosis
C—6020Psychic
Egg
Magic Room
D——10Psychic
Egg
Wish
C——10Normal

Tutor Moves

Fennekin can't learn any Tutor moves

How to Get Fennekin in Scarlet & Violet

No wild encounters for Fennekin in Scarlet & Violet. It's available in X and can be transferred over. The details below show where to find it.

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

Also found in:

X

Fennekin Guide

  • Braixen at level 16 is the mid-stage. Push through to Delphox at level 36 for the final form. 307 BST right now won't cut it long-term.

  • Level 16 gets you Braixen. Quick enough that Fennekin barely slows you down.

  • In Scarlet & Violet, For a casual playthrough, Fennekin works as a placeholder. Fire coverage is useful early. The real payoff is Braixen. That's where the stats start mattering.

  • You can find Fennekin in Scarlet & Violet. The Locations section has the full breakdown of routes and encounter details. It also appears in 5 other games across the series.

Game Availability

Since X & Y, Fennekin has been obtainable in 6 games. A Generation 6 debut means a shorter history, but Fennekin has appeared steadily across every generation since.

Click a game to view version-specific details

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