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 X & Y, 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 X & Y. 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

These friendly Pokémon send signals to one another with beautiful chirps and tail-feather movements.

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 X & Y (Best Counters)

Pikachu Electric	C
Available Move Moves Thunder ShockLv. 1 Damage vs Fletchling Thunder Shock 2x 56-67% View Pikachu builds →

X & Y Evolution

Three stages ahead. Fletchling grows into Fletchinder, then pushes on to Talonflame. Check the evolution methods below. For breeding, quick to hatch with plenty of partners 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 51 breeding partners from the Flying egg group. Pass egg moves like Quick Guard, Snatch, Tailwind 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)

X & Y Fletchling Best Moveset

Best Build

No build content available for this Pokemon in Gen 6.

Try selecting a different game/generation filter, or check back later.

Moves

Without breeding, Fletchling misses out on Quick Guard and Snatch. That's 3 egg moves adding depth that the base kit lacks. STAB comes from Fly and Razor Wind, with Fire and Steel coverage and more rounding things out.

Level-Up Moves

Lv 1

Growl

——10040Normal

Lv 1

Tackle

D5010035Normal

Lv 6

Quick Attack+1

D4010030Normal

Lv 10

Peck

—3510035Flying

Lv 13

Agility

C——30Psychic

Lv 16

Flail

——10015Normal

Lv 21

Roost

C——10Flying

Lv 25

Razor Wind

D8010010Normal

Lv 29

Natural Gift

D—10015Normal

Lv 34

Flame Charge

D5010020Fire

Lv 39

Acrobatics

D5510015Flying

Lv 41

Me First

———20Normal

Lv 45

Tailwind

C——15Flying

Lv 48

Steel Wing

D709025Steel

TM Moves

TM62

Acrobatics

D5510015Flying

TM40

Aerial Ace

D60—20Flying

TM45

Attract

D—10015Normal

TM100

Confide

———20Normal

TM32

Double Team

———15Normal

TM42

Facade

D7010020Normal

TM43

Flame Charge

D5010020Fire

HM02

Fly

C909515Flying

TM21

Frustration

D—10020Normal

TM10

Hidden Power

—6010015Normal

TM50

Overheat

D130905Fire

TM17

Protect+4

C——10Normal

TM44

Rest

C——10Psychic

TM27

Return

D—10020Normal

TM19

Roost

C——10Flying

TM48

Round

D6010015Normal

TM88

Sleep Talk

C——10Normal

TM51

Steel Wing

D709025Steel

TM90

Substitute

C——10Normal

TM11

Sunny Day

C——5Fire

TM87

Swagger

——9015Normal

TM75

Swords Dance

C——20Normal

TM12

Taunt

C—10020Dark

TM46

Thief

D6010025Dark

TM06

Toxic

C—9010Poison

TM89

U-turn

D7010020Bug

Egg Moves

Egg

Quick Guard+3

D——15Fighting

Egg

Snatch+4

———10Dark

Egg

Tailwind

C——15Flying

Tutor Moves

Fletchling can't learn any Tutor moves

X & Y Fletchling Locations

Easy grab on Fletchling with high spawn rates across 6 locations in early-game routes. The sorted list below shows the full spread so you can pick the most convenient spot.

Best Locations to Catch Fletchling in X & Y

Before you go hunting for Fletchling, check which of the 6 spots belong to your version. X and Y each have different walking encounters at Lv. 2-5.

Route 2

XGrass Lv.2-3 Route

CommonEarly

Route 2

YGrass Lv.2-3 Route

CommonEarly

Route 3

XGrass Lv.3-5 Route

CommonEarly

Route 3

YGrass Lv.3-5 Route

CommonEarly

Santalune Forest

YGrass Lv.4 Forest

UncommonEarly

Santalune Forest

XGrass Lv.4 Forest

UncommonEarly

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 X & Y, 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 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

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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Lunatone RockPsychic	C
Available Moves Moves Rock TombTM39 Rock ThrowLv. 5 Charge BeamTM57 Damage vs Fletchling Rock Tomb 2x 74-89% Rock Throw 2x 61-72% Charge Beam 2x 63-74% View Lunatone builds →
Solrock RockPsychic	C
Available Moves Moves Rock TombTM39 Rock ThrowLv. 5 Charge BeamTM57 Damage vs Fletchling Rock Tomb 2x 107-128%KO Rock Throw 2x 89-106%KO Charge Beam 2x 43-52% View Solrock builds →
Archen RockFlying	C
Obtain MethodAmbrette Town Gift Available Moves Moves Ancient PowerLv. 18 Rock TombTM39 Rock ThrowLv. 5 Damage vs Fletchling Ancient Power 2x 94-111%KO Rock Tomb 2x 122-144%KO Rock Throw 2x 104-122%KO View Archen builds →
Onix RockGround	C
Available Moves Moves Rock TombTM39 Rock ThrowLv. 7 Damage vs Fletchling Rock Tomb 2x 65-78% Rock Throw 2x 56-67% View Onix builds →
Tyrunt RockDragon	D
Obtain MethodAmbrette Town Gift TM Move Moves Rock TombTM39 Damage vs Fletchling Rock Tomb 2x 98-117%KO View Tyrunt builds →

Carbink RockFairy	C
Available Moves Moves Ancient PowerLv. 31 Rock TombTM39 Rock ThrowLv. 5 Smack DownLv. 12 Damage vs Fletchling Ancient Power 2x 66-79% Rock Tomb 2x 64-75% Rock Throw 2x 54-64% Smack Down 2x 54-64% View Carbink builds →
Lunatone RockPsychic	C
Available Moves Moves Rock SlideLv. 25 Rock TombTM39 Rock ThrowLv. 5 Charge BeamTM57 Damage vs Fletchling Rock Slide 2x 85-101%KO Rock Tomb 2x 70-83% Rock Throw 2x 56-68% Charge Beam 2x 59-70% View Lunatone builds →
Solrock RockPsychic	C
Available Moves Moves Rock SlideLv. 25 Rock TombTM39 Rock ThrowLv. 5 Charge BeamTM57 Damage vs Fletchling Rock Slide 2x 124-146%KO Rock Tomb 2x 101-120%KO Rock Throw 2x 85-101%KO Charge Beam 2x 40-48% View Solrock builds →
Archen RockFlying	C
Obtain MethodAmbrette Town Gift Available Moves Moves Ancient PowerLv. 18 Rock TombTM39 Rock ThrowLv. 5 Damage vs Fletchling Ancient Power 2x 89-105%KO Rock Tomb 2x 114-135%KO Rock Throw 2x 95-113%KO View Archen builds →
Onix RockGround	C
Available Moves Moves Rock TombTM39 Rock ThrowLv. 7 Smack DownLv. 22 Damage vs Fletchling Rock Tomb 2x 60-71% Rock Throw 2x 50-60% Smack Down 2x 50-60% View Onix builds →

Carbink RockFairy	C
Available Moves Moves Ancient PowerLv. 31 Rock TombTM39 Rock ThrowLv. 5 Smack DownLv. 12 Damage vs Fletchling Ancient Power 2x 66-79% Rock Tomb 2x 64-75% Rock Throw 2x 54-64% Smack Down 2x 54-64% View Carbink builds →
Lunatone RockPsychic	C
Available Moves Moves Rock SlideLv. 25 Rock TombTM39 Rock ThrowLv. 5 Charge BeamTM57 Damage vs Fletchling Rock Slide 2x 85-101%KO Rock Tomb 2x 70-83% Rock Throw 2x 56-68% Charge Beam 2x 59-70% View Lunatone builds →
Solrock RockPsychic	C
Available Moves Moves Rock SlideLv. 25 Rock TombTM39 Rock ThrowLv. 5 Charge BeamTM57 Damage vs Fletchling Rock Slide 2x 124-146%KO Rock Tomb 2x 101-120%KO Rock Throw 2x 85-101%KO Charge Beam 2x 40-48% View Solrock builds →
Archen RockFlying	C
Obtain MethodAmbrette Town Gift Available Moves Moves Ancient PowerLv. 18 Rock TombTM39 Rock ThrowLv. 5 Damage vs Fletchling Ancient Power 2x 89-105%KO Rock Tomb 2x 114-135%KO Rock Throw 2x 95-113%KO View Archen builds →
Onix RockGround	C
Available Moves Moves Rock TombTM39 Rock ThrowLv. 7 Smack DownLv. 22 Damage vs Fletchling Rock Tomb 2x 60-71% Rock Throw 2x 50-60% Smack Down 2x 50-60% View Onix builds →

Carbink RockFairy	C
Available Moves Moves Ancient PowerLv. 31 Rock TombTM39 Rock ThrowLv. 5 Smack DownLv. 12 Damage vs Fletchling Ancient Power 2x 66-79% Rock Tomb 2x 64-75% Rock Throw 2x 54-64% Smack Down 2x 54-64% View Carbink builds →
Lunatone RockPsychic	C
Available Moves Moves Rock SlideLv. 25 Rock TombTM39 Rock ThrowLv. 5 Charge BeamTM57 Damage vs Fletchling Rock Slide 2x 85-101%KO Rock Tomb 2x 70-83% Rock Throw 2x 56-68% Charge Beam 2x 59-70% View Lunatone builds →
Solrock RockPsychic	C
Available Moves Moves Rock SlideLv. 25 Rock TombTM39 Rock ThrowLv. 5 Charge BeamTM57 Damage vs Fletchling Rock Slide 2x 124-146%KO Rock Tomb 2x 101-120%KO Rock Throw 2x 85-101%KO Charge Beam 2x 40-48% View Solrock builds →
Archen RockFlying	C
Obtain MethodAmbrette Town Gift Available Moves Moves Ancient PowerLv. 18 Rock TombTM39 Rock ThrowLv. 5 Damage vs Fletchling Ancient Power 2x 89-105%KO Rock Tomb 2x 114-135%KO Rock Throw 2x 95-113%KO View Archen builds →
Onix RockGround	C
Available Moves Moves Rock TombTM39 Rock ThrowLv. 7 Smack DownLv. 22 Damage vs Fletchling Rock Tomb 2x 60-71% Rock Throw 2x 50-60% Smack Down 2x 50-60% View Onix builds →

Rotom ElectricGhost	C
Available Moves Moves ThunderboltTM24 Shock WaveLv. 22 Charge BeamTM57 Thunder ShockLv. 1 Damage vs Fletchling Thunderbolt 2x 167-197%KO Shock Wave 2x 112-132%KO Charge Beam 2x 96-113%KO Thunder Shock 2x 76-90% View Rotom builds →
Carbink RockFairy	C
Available Moves Moves Ancient PowerLv. 31 Rock TombTM39 Rock ThrowLv. 5 Smack DownLv. 12 Damage vs Fletchling Ancient Power 2x 71-84% Rock Tomb 2x 66-77% Rock Throw 2x 55-65% Smack Down 2x 55-65% View Carbink builds →
Magneton ElectricSteel	C
Available Moves Moves Zap CannonLv. 1 ThunderboltTM24 SparkLv. 21 Charge BeamTM57 Damage vs Fletchling Zap Cannon 2x 271-319%KO Thunderbolt 2x 202-239%KO Spark 2x 78-94% Charge Beam 2x 115-135%KO View Magneton builds →
Lunatone RockPsychic	C
Available Moves Moves Rock SlideLv. 25 Rock TombTM39 Rock ThrowLv. 5 Charge BeamTM57 Damage vs Fletchling Rock Slide 2x 87-103%KO Rock Tomb 2x 71-84% Rock Throw 2x 60-71% Charge Beam 2x 63-75% View Lunatone builds →
Solrock RockPsychic	C
Available Moves Moves Rock SlideLv. 25 Rock TombTM39 Rock ThrowLv. 5 Charge BeamTM57 Damage vs Fletchling Rock Slide 2x 128-152%KO Rock Tomb 2x 103-123%KO Rock Throw 2x 87-103%KO Charge Beam 2x 42-49% View Solrock builds →

Tyranitar RockDark	A
Recommended Build AbilitySand Stream ItemChoice Band NatureRelaxed Moves Stone Edge PursuitSTAB CrunchSTAB Superpower Damage vs Fletchling Stone Edge 2x 348-409%KO Pursuit 70-82% Crunch 139-164%KO Superpower 139-164%KO View Tyranitar builds →
Weavile DarkIce	A
Recommended Build AbilityPressure ItemChoice Band NatureJolly Moves Knock Off Icicle Crash Ice Shard PursuitSTAB Damage vs Fletchling Knock Off 126-148%KO Ice Shard 2x 155-183%KO Pursuit 77-91% View Weavile builds →
Magnezone ElectricSteel	B
Recommended Build AbilityMagnetpull ItemChoice Scarf NatureTimid Moves Flash Cannon Volt Switch ThunderboltSTAB Hidden Power Fire Damage vs Fletchling Flash Cannon 119-141%KO Volt Switch 2x 210-247%KO Thunderbolt 2x 269-317%KO View Magnezone builds →
Mamoswine IceGround	B
Recommended Build AbilityThickfat ItemChoice Scarf NatureAdamant Moves EarthquakeSTAB Ice Shard Icicle Crash Rock Slide Damage vs Fletchling Ice Shard 2x 121-143%KO Rock Slide 2x 151-177%KO View Mamoswine builds →
Raikou Electric	B
Recommended Build AbilityPressure ItemLeftovers NatureTimid Moves Hidden Power Ice Volt Switch ThunderboltSTAB Shadow Ball Damage vs Fletchling Volt Switch 2x 192-226%KO Thunderbolt 2x 247-291%KO View Raikou builds →