What does Fletchling evolve into?

Fletchinder at level 17 is the mid-stage. Push through to Talonflame at level 35 for the final form. 278 BST right now won't cut it long-term.

At what level does Fletchling evolve?

Level 17 gets you Fletchinder . Quick enough that Fletchling barely slows you down.

Should I use Fletchling?

For Sword & Shield, you can run Fletchling through the first few routes without issues. 278 BST won't carry you far though. Get it to Fletchinder as fast as you can.

Where can you catch Fletchling?

You can find Fletchling in Sword & Shield. The Locations section has the full breakdown of routes and encounter details. It also appears in 6 other games across the series.

Fletchling - Weakness, Evolution, Moveset, EVs & Stats

Utility

Balanced

DTier

62Speed · Below Avg

Stats & Training

An unusually even spread gives Fletchling flexibility. Speed barely edges ahead. But Sp. Def isn't far off. Easy to catch and follows a 1.06M XP medium-slow curve. Yields 1 Speed EV.

Base Stats

Below

HP45

Attack50

Defense43

Sp. Atk40

Sp. Def38

Speed62

Total278

Details

Catch Rate

Guaranteed255 / 255

Growth Rate

Medium Slow1.06M XP

Height0.3 m

Weight1.7 kg

Base XP56

Abilities

Big Pecks

Protects against Defense drops.

Gale WingsHA

Raises flying moves' priority by one stage.

EV Yield

HPAtkDefSpASpDSpe+1

Speed training source

Pokedex Entries

Its melodious cries are actually warnings. Fletchling will mercilessly peck at anything that enters its territory.

Fletchling Weakness

Electric, Ice, and Rock moves hit Fletchling for super-effective damage. The upside? Ground and Ghost-type moves can't touch it at all.

Fletchling 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

4xCritical

None

2xWeak

Electric Ice Rock

½xResist

Grass Bug

¼xResist

None

0xImmune

Ground Ghost

STAB (3)

Grass Fighting Bug

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

Rhydon GroundRock	S
Available Moves Moves Rock SlideTM22 Rock TombTM48 AvalancheTM64 Icy WindTM27 Damage vs Fletchling Rock Slide 2x 166-197%KO Rock Tomb 2x 134-158%KO Avalanche 2x 89-105%KO Icy Wind 2x 39-47% View Rhydon builds →
Shuckle BugRock	B
Available Moves Moves Rock SlideTM22 Rock TombTM48 Rock ThrowLv. 15 RolloutLv. 5 Damage vs Fletchling Rock Slide 2x 34-41% Rock Tomb 2x 28-34% Rock Throw 2x 24-28% Rollout 2x 15-18% View Shuckle builds →
Coalossal RockFire	C
Available Moves Moves Rock SlideTM22 Ancient PowerLv. 20 Rock TombTM48 Smack DownLv. 1 Damage vs Fletchling Rock Slide 2x 112-132%KO Ancient Power 2x 98-116%KO Rock Tomb 2x 90-106%KO Smack Down 2x 77-91% View Coalossal builds →
Barbaracle RockWater	C
Available Moves Moves Rock SlideTM22 Ancient PowerLv. 20 Rock TombTM48 Icy WindTM27 Damage vs Fletchling Rock Slide 2x 138-163%KO Ancient Power 2x 72-85% Rock Tomb 2x 112-132%KO Icy Wind 2x 45-53% View Barbaracle builds →
Crustle BugRock	C
Available Moves Moves Rock SlideTM22 Rock TombTM48 Smack DownLv. 1 Rock BlastTM54 Damage vs Fletchling Rock Slide 2x 138-163%KO Rock Tomb 2x 112-132%KO Smack Down 2x 94-111%KO Rock Blast 2x 48-57% View Crustle builds →

Sword & Shield Evolution

Three stages ahead. Fletchling grows into Fletchinder, then pushes on to Talonflame. Check the evolution methods below. For breeding, quick to hatch with a decent partner pool via one egg group. The evolved forms gain up to 221 total stats over Fletchling. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.

How to Evolve

3 Forms

#661Fletchling

Level 17

#662Fletchinder

Level 35

#663Talonflame

Stat Comparison 3 Stages

Fletchling

NormalFlying

Fletchinder

FireFlying

Talonflame

FireFlying

62+17

78+16

ATK

73+23

81+8

DEF

55+12

71+16

SP.ATK

56+16

74+18

SP.DEF

52+14

69+17

SPE

84+22

126+42

BST

278D-Tier

382D-Tier+104

499A-Tier+117

ROLE

Balanced

Pivot

TYPE

Utility

Physical

Mixed

Breeding

Very Easy

Breed Fletchling easily with 42 breeding partners from the Flying egg group. Pass egg moves like Defog, Flame Charge, Quick Guard to offspring.

Egg Groups

Flying

Gender

♂50.0%♀50.0%

Hatch Time

15 cycles·3,855 steps

Quick~4 min with Flame Body

Egg Moves

3moves

Breed With (best first)

Sword & Shield Fletchling Best Moveset

Best Build

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Moves

Without breeding, Fletchling misses out on Defog and Flame Charge. That's 3 egg moves adding depth that the base kit lacks. STAB comes from Fly and Facade, with Fire and Steel coverage and more rounding things out.

Level-Up Moves

Lv 1

Growl

——10040Normal

Lv 1

Peck

—3510035Flying

Lv 5

Quick Attack+1

D4010030Normal

Lv 10

Ember

D4010025Fire

Lv 15

Flail

D—10015Normal

Lv 20

Acrobatics

D5510015Flying

Lv 25

Agility

C——30Psychic

Lv 30

Aerial Ace

D60—20Flying

Lv 35

Tailwind

C——15Flying

Lv 40

Steel Wing

D709025Steel

Lv 45

Roost

C——10Flying

Lv 50

Fly

C909515Flying

TM Moves

TM78

Acrobatics

D5510015Flying

TR12

Agility

C——30Psychic

TM31

Attract

C—10015Normal

TR26

Endure+4

C——10Normal

TM39

Facade

D7010020Normal

TM06

Fly

C909515Flying

TR36

Heat Wave

D959010Fire

TR43

Overheat

D130905Fire

TM25

Protect+4

C——10Normal

TM21

Rest

C——10Psychic

TM76

Round

D6010015Normal

TR27

Sleep Talk

C——10Normal

TM24

Snore

—5010015Normal

TM30

Steel Wing

D709025Steel

TR20

Substitute

C——10Normal

TM34

Sunny Day

C——5Fire

TM40

Swift

D60—20Normal

Swords Dance

C——20Normal

TR37

Taunt

C—10020Dark

TM23

Thief

D6010025Dark

TM56

U-turn

D7010020Bug

TM38

Will-O-Wisp

C—8515Fire

TR85

Work Up

D——30Normal

Egg Moves

Egg

Defog

C——15Flying

Egg

Flame Charge

D5010020Fire

Egg

Quick Guard+3

———15Fighting

Tutor Moves

Tut

Tutor

Dual Wingbeat

D409010Flying

Sword & Shield Fletchling Locations

A solid number of locations for Fletchling with decent spawn rates across early-game routes. The sort toggle below swaps between best odds and earliest access, so you can approach it based on where you are in the game.

Best Locations to Catch Fletchling in Sword & Shield

walking encounters for Fletchling across 10 spots at Lv. 10-24. The catch is that Shield and Sword don't share every location, so compare what's available in your version.

Challenge Road

ShieldOverworld Lv.10-15 Route

20%Early

Intense Sun

Potbottom Desert

ShieldOverworld Lv.10-15 Desert

20%Early

Intense Sun

Challenge Road

SwordOverworld Lv.16-21 Route

20%Mid

Intense Sun

Loop Lagoon

SwordOverworld Lv.16-21

20%Mid

Intense Sun

Loop Lagoon

ShieldOverworld Lv.16-21

20%Mid

Intense Sun

Potbottom Desert

SwordOverworld Lv.19-24 Desert

20%Mid

Intense Sun

Challenge Road

ShieldGrass Lv.19-24 Route

15%Mid

Intense Sun

Challenge Road

SwordGrass Lv.19-24 Route

15%Mid

Intense Sun

Loop Lagoon

SwordGrass Lv.19-24

15%Mid

Intense Sun

Loop Lagoon

ShieldGrass Lv.19-24

15%Mid

Intense Sun

Fletchling Guide

Fletchinder at level 17 is the mid-stage. Push through to Talonflame at level 35 for the final form. 278 BST right now won't cut it long-term.
Level 17 gets you Fletchinder. Quick enough that Fletchling barely slows you down.
For Sword & Shield, you can run Fletchling through the first few routes without issues. 278 BST won't carry you far though. Get it to Fletchinder as fast as you can.
You can find Fletchling in Sword & Shield. The Locations section has the full breakdown of routes and encounter details. It also appears in 6 other games across the series.

Game Availability

Fletchling joined the series in X & Y and has been available in 7 titles so far. With 5 generations of appearances, it's established itself despite the later start.

Click a game to view version-specific details

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Shuckle BugRock	B
Available Moves Moves Rock ThrowLv. 15 RolloutLv. 5 Rock BlastTM54 Damage vs Fletchling Rock Throw 2x 31-39% Rollout 2x 22-28% Rock Blast 2x 19-22% View Shuckle builds →
Onix RockGround	C
Available Moves Moves Rock SlideLv. 20 Rock ThrowLv. 1 Smack DownLv. 4 Rock BlastTM54 Damage vs Fletchling Rock Slide 2x 80-94% Rock Throw 2x 56-67% Smack Down 2x 56-67% Rock Blast 2x 31-39% View Onix builds →
Roggenrola Rock	C
Available Moves Moves Smack DownLv. 16 Rock BlastTM54 Damage vs Fletchling Smack Down 2x 74-89% Rock Blast 2x 41-50% View Roggenrola builds →
Dwebble BugRock	D
Available Moves Moves Smack DownLv. 8 Rock BlastTM54 Damage vs Fletchling Smack Down 2x 70-83% Rock Blast 2x 37-44% View Dwebble builds →
Rolycoly Rock	D
Available Moves Moves Ancient PowerLv. 20 Smack DownLv. 10 Rock BlastTM54 Damage vs Fletchling Ancient Power 2x 65-78% Smack Down 2x 52-61% Rock Blast 2x 28-33% View Rolycoly builds →

Shuckle BugRock	B
Available Moves Moves Rock ThrowLv. 15 RolloutLv. 5 Rock BlastTM54 Damage vs Fletchling Rock Throw 2x 27-33% Rollout 2x 19-24% Rock Blast 2x 16-19% View Shuckle builds →
Onix RockGround	C
Available Moves Moves Rock SlideLv. 20 Rock ThrowLv. 1 Smack DownLv. 4 Rock BlastTM54 Damage vs Fletchling Rock Slide 2x 76-90% Rock Throw 2x 52-62% Smack Down 2x 52-62% Rock Blast 2x 27-33% View Onix builds →
Roggenrola Rock	C
Available Moves Moves Smack DownLv. 16 Rock BlastTM54 Damage vs Fletchling Smack Down 2x 71-86% Rock Blast 2x 40-48% View Roggenrola builds →
Dwebble BugRock	D
Available Moves Moves Rock SlideLv. 24 Smack DownLv. 8 Rock BlastTM54 Damage vs Fletchling Rock Slide 2x 92-110%KO Smack Down 2x 63-76% Rock Blast 2x 35-43% View Dwebble builds →
Binacle RockWater	D
Available Moves Moves Ancient PowerLv. 20 Rock BlastTM54 Damage vs Fletchling Ancient Power 2x 60-71% Rock Blast 2x 32-38% View Binacle builds →

Shuckle BugRock	B
Available Moves Moves Rock ThrowLv. 15 RolloutLv. 5 Rock BlastTM54 Damage vs Fletchling Rock Throw 2x 29-35% Rollout 2x 17-22% Rock Blast 2x 17-22% View Shuckle builds →
Sudowoodo Rock	C
Available Moves Moves Stone EdgeLv. 1 Rock TombLv. 20 Rock ThrowLv. 1 Rock BlastTM54 Damage vs Fletchling Stone Edge 2x 170-200%KO Rock Tomb 2x 103-122%KO Rock Throw 2x 88-104%KO Rock Blast 2x 48-57% View Sudowoodo builds →
Onix RockGround	C
Available Moves Moves Rock SlideLv. 20 Rock ThrowLv. 1 Smack DownLv. 4 Rock BlastTM54 Damage vs Fletchling Rock Slide 2x 74-87% Rock Throw 2x 51-61% Smack Down 2x 51-61% Rock Blast 2x 29-35% View Onix builds →
Dwebble BugRock	D
Available Moves Moves Rock SlideLv. 24 Smack DownLv. 8 Rock BlastTM54 Damage vs Fletchling Rock Slide 2x 96-113%KO Smack Down 2x 65-78% Rock Blast 2x 36-43% View Dwebble builds →
Binacle RockWater	D
Available Moves Moves Ancient PowerLv. 20 Rock BlastTM54 Damage vs Fletchling Ancient Power 2x 58-70% Rock Blast 2x 29-35% View Binacle builds →

Lunatone RockPsychic	A
Available Moves Moves Stone EdgeLv. 35 Rock SlideLv. 15 Rock ThrowLv. 1 Rock BlastTM54 Damage vs Fletchling Stone Edge 2x 111-131%KO Rock Slide 2x 85-101%KO Rock Throw 2x 57-67% Rock Blast 2x 31-37% View Lunatone builds →
Shuckle BugRock	B
Available Moves Moves Rock ThrowLv. 15 RolloutLv. 5 Rock BlastTM54 Damage vs Fletchling Rock Throw 2x 25-30% Rollout 2x 17-20% Rock Blast 2x 13-17% View Shuckle builds →
Drednaw WaterRock	C
Available Moves Moves Rock TombLv. 1 Rock BlastTM54 Damage vs Fletchling Rock Tomb 2x 120-142%KO Rock Blast 2x 51-61% View Drednaw builds →
Solrock RockPsychic	C
Available Moves Moves Stone EdgeLv. 35 Rock SlideLv. 15 Rock ThrowLv. 1 Rock BlastTM54 Damage vs Fletchling Stone Edge 2x 169-199%KO Rock Slide 2x 126-148%KO Rock Throw 2x 85-101%KO Rock Blast 2x 45-54% View Solrock builds →
Sudowoodo Rock	C
Available Moves Moves Stone EdgeLv. 1 Rock SlideLv. 32 Rock TombLv. 20 Rock ThrowLv. 1 Damage vs Fletchling Stone Edge 2x 174-206%KO Rock Slide 2x 131-155%KO Rock Tomb 2x 106-125%KO Rock Throw 2x 89-104%KO View Sudowoodo builds →

Lunatone RockPsychic	A
Available Moves Moves Stone EdgeLv. 35 Rock SlideLv. 15 Rock ThrowLv. 1 Rock BlastTM54 Damage vs Fletchling Stone Edge 2x 115-135%KO Rock Slide 2x 87-103%KO Rock Throw 2x 60-71% Rock Blast 2x 32-39% View Lunatone builds →
Shuckle BugRock	B
Available Moves Moves Rock ThrowLv. 15 RolloutLv. 5 Rock BlastTM54 Damage vs Fletchling Rock Throw 2x 27-32% Rollout 2x 16-19% Rock Blast 2x 16-19% View Shuckle builds →
Drednaw WaterRock	C
Available Moves Moves Rock TombLv. 1 Rock BlastTM54 Damage vs Fletchling Rock Tomb 2x 123-145%KO Rock Blast 2x 55-65% View Drednaw builds →
Solrock RockPsychic	C
Available Moves Moves Stone EdgeLv. 35 Rock SlideLv. 15 Rock ThrowLv. 1 Rock BlastTM54 Damage vs Fletchling Stone Edge 2x 172-203%KO Rock Slide 2x 128-152%KO Rock Throw 2x 87-103%KO Rock Blast 2x 46-55% View Solrock builds →
Sudowoodo Rock	C
Available Moves Moves Stone EdgeLv. 1 Rock SlideLv. 32 Rock TombLv. 20 Rock ThrowLv. 1 Damage vs Fletchling Stone Edge 2x 177-210%KO Rock Slide 2x 133-158%KO Rock Tomb 2x 110-129%KO Rock Throw 2x 90-106%KO View Sudowoodo builds →

Tyranitar RockDark	A
Recommended Build AbilitySand Stream ItemChoice Band NatureAdamant Moves CrunchSTAB Stone Edge Earthquake Stealth Rock Damage vs Fletchling Crunch 184-217%KO Stone Edge 2x 460-542%KO View Tyranitar builds →
Regieleki Electric	A
Recommended Build AbilityTransistor ItemMagnet NatureTimid Moves Volt Switch ProtectPriority ElectrowebSTAB ThunderboltSTAB Damage vs Fletchling Volt Switch 2x 174-205%KO Electroweb 2x 138-162%KO Thunderbolt 2x 224-264%KO View Regieleki builds →
Weavile DarkIce	A
Recommended Build AbilityPressure ItemHeavy-Duty Boots NatureJolly Moves Knock Off Ice Shard Triple Axel Swords Dance Damage vs Fletchling Knock Off 84-99% Ice Shard 2x 105-123%KO View Weavile builds →
Mamoswine IceGround	B
Recommended Build AbilityThickfat ItemLife Orb NatureJolly Moves EarthquakeSTAB Icicle Crash Ice Shard Knock Off Damage vs Fletchling Ice Shard 2x 143-169%KO Knock Off 77-91% View Mamoswine builds →
Raikou Electric	B
Recommended Build AbilityInnerfocus ItemHeavy-Duty Boots NatureTimid Moves ThunderboltSTAB Scald Volt Switch Calm Mind Damage vs Fletchling Thunderbolt 2x 247-291%KO Scald 73-86% Volt Switch 2x 192-226%KO View Raikou builds →