In Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire, Rufflet isn't fully evolved, so it's not built for competitive play. You'll want to evolve it into Braviary to unlock its full potential. At 350 BST, it's a stepping stone rather than a team anchor.

What is Rufflet weak to?

In Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire, watch for Rotom (Electric), Weavile (Ice), and Terrakion (Rock) when using Rufflet. They all hit it super-effectively with STAB.

What is the best ability for Rufflet?

In Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire, Run Sheer Force on Rufflet. It's the ability that defines how you build around it and the main reason it holds a competitive niche. Rufflet also gets Keen Eye and Hustle, but they don't compare.

What role does Rufflet play in battle?

In Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire, Rufflet fills the balanced role. It's a physical attacker with base 83 Attack. At base 60 Speed, it won't be moving first often.

Should I use Rufflet?

In Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire, Rufflet does the job early-game if you need a Normal/Flying type on your team. Evolve it into Braviary before the later gyms and it holds up fine through the story.

Rufflet - Weakness, Evolution, Moveset, EVs & Stats

Physical

Balanced

DTier

60Speed · Below Avg

Stats & Training

Rufflet's spread isn't flashy. Attack leads, Sp. Atk trails, 1 stats clear the bar. Common in the wild and worth 1 Attack EV, on a slow 1.25M XP grind.

Base Stats

Avg

HP70

Attack83

Defense50

Sp. Atk37

Sp. Def50

Speed60

Total350

Details

Catch Rate

Easy190 / 255

Growth Rate

Slow1.25M XP

Height0.5 m

Weight10.5 kg

Base XP70

Abilities

Keen Eye

Prevents accuracy from being lowered.

Sheer Force

Strengthens moves with extra effects to 1.3× their power, but prevents their extra effects.

HustleHA

Strengthens physical moves to inflict 1.5× damage, but decreases their accuracy to 0.8×.

EV Yield

HPAtk+1DefSpASpDSpe

Attack training source

Pokedex Entries

They crush berries with their talons. They bravely stand up to any opponent, no matter how strong it is.

Rufflet Weakness

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

Rufflet 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 Rufflet in Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire (Best Counters)

Aerodactyl RockFlying	C
Obtain MethodRustboro City Gift Available Moves Moves Stone EdgeTM71 Ice FangLv. 1 Thunder FangLv. 1 Ancient PowerLv. 25 Damage vs Rufflet Stone Edge 2x 137-161%KO Ice Fang 2x 60-72% Thunder Fang 2x 60-72% Ancient Power 2x 54-65% View Aerodactyl builds →
Solrock RockPsychic	C
Obtain MethodMeteor Falls Surfing Available Moves Moves Stone EdgeTM71 Rock SlideLv. 21 Rock TombTM39 Rock ThrowLv. 1 Damage vs Rufflet Stone Edge 2x 127-150%KO Rock Slide 2x 95-112%KO Rock Tomb 2x 78-92% Rock Throw 2x 64-76% View Solrock builds →
Archen RockFlying	C
Obtain MethodRustboro City Gift Available Moves Moves Stone EdgeTM71 Rock SlideLv. 45 Ancient PowerLv. 18 Rock TombTM39 Damage vs Rufflet Stone Edge 2x 146-172%KO Rock Slide 2x 110-130%KO Ancient Power 2x 64-76% Rock Tomb 2x 89-105%KO View Archen builds →
Onix RockGround	C
Available Moves Moves Stone EdgeTM71 Rock SlideLv. 34 Rock TombTM39 Rock ThrowLv. 7 Damage vs Rufflet Stone Edge 2x 72-85% Rock Slide 2x 54-65% Rock Tomb 2x 46-54% Rock Throw 2x 38-45% View Onix builds →
Tyrunt RockDragon	D
Obtain MethodRustboro City Gift Available Moves Moves Stone EdgeTM71 Ancient PowerLv. 26 Rock TombTM39 Damage vs Rufflet Stone Edge 2x 122-143%KO Ancient Power 2x 46-54% Rock Tomb 2x 74-87% View Tyrunt builds →

Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire Evolution

Rufflet evolves into Braviary. It's a two-stage chain with the method shown below. Plenty of partners for breeding via one egg group. Eggs are average hatch time. The evolved forms gain up to 160 total stats over Rufflet. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.

How to Evolve

2 Forms

#627Rufflet

Level 54

#628Braviary

Stat Comparison 2 Stages

Rufflet

NormalFlying

Braviary

NormalFlying

100+30

ATK

123+40

DEF

75+25

SP.ATK

57+20

SP.DEF

75+25

SPE

80+20

BST

350D-Tier

510B-Tier+160

ROLE

Balanced

Wallbreaker

TYPE

Physical

Breeding

Moderate

Breed Rufflet with 51 breeding partners from the Flying egg group.

Egg Groups

Flying

Gender

♂100.0%

Hatch Time

20 cycles·5,140 steps

Quick~5 min with Flame Body

Breed With (best first)

Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire Rufflet Best Moveset

Best Build

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Moves

Rufflet develops a solid moveset just through leveling. Brave Bird and Thrash show up naturally, and the progression handles both STAB and utility without leaning on TMs for the core attacks.

Level-Up Moves

Lv 1

Leer

——10030Normal

Lv 1

Peck

—3510035Flying

Lv 5

Fury Attack

—158520Normal

Lv 10

Wing Attack

—6010035Flying

Lv 14

Hone Claws

C——15Dark

Lv 19

Scary Face

——10010Normal

Lv 23

Aerial Ace

C60—20Flying

Lv 28

Slash

C7010020Normal

Lv 32

Defog

C——15Flying

Lv 37

Tailwind

C——15Flying

Lv 41

Air Slash

D759515Flying

Lv 46

Crush Claw

—759510Normal

Lv 50

Sky Drop

C6010010Flying

Lv 55

Whirlwind-6

C——20Normal

Lv 59

Brave Bird

B12010015Flying

Lv 64

Thrash

—12010010Normal

TM Moves

TM40

Aerial Ace

C60—20Flying

TM45

Attract

D—10015Normal

TM08

Bulk Up

C——20Fighting

TM100

Confide

———20Normal

HM01

Cut

D509530Normal

TM32

Double Team

———15Normal

TM42

Facade

C7010020Normal

HM02

Fly

C909515Flying

TM21

Frustration

D—10020Normal

TM10

Hidden Power

—6010015Normal

TM01

Hone Claws

C——15Dark

TM17

Protect+4

C——10Normal

TM18

Rain Dance

C——5Water

TM44

Rest

C——10Psychic

TM67

Retaliate

—701005Normal

TM27

Return

D—10020Normal

TM80

Rock Slide

D759010Rock

HM06

Rock Smash

—4010015Fighting

TM39

Rock Tomb

D609515Rock

TM19

Roost

C——10Flying

TM48

Round

D6010015Normal

TM94

Secret Power

—7010020Normal

TM65

Shadow Claw

D7010015Ghost

TM58

Sky Drop

C6010010Flying

TM88

Sleep Talk

C——10Normal

TM51

Steel Wing

D709025Steel

HM04

Strength

—8010015Normal

TM90

Substitute

C——10Normal

TM11

Sunny Day

C——5Fire

TM87

Swagger

——9015Normal

TM06

Toxic

C—9010Poison

TM89

U-turn

D7010020Bug

Egg Moves

Rufflet doesn't have any Egg moves

Tutor Moves

Tut

Tutor

Heat Wave

D959010Fire

Tutor

Snore

—5010015Normal

Tutor

Superpower

C1201005Fighting

Tutor

Tailwind

C——15Flying

Transfer Moves

Gen

Gen 5

Pluck

—6010020Flying

Gen 5

Work Up

D——30Normal

Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire Rufflet Locations

Rufflet starts showing up in late-game routes at moderate rates across 2 encounter spots. The list below is sorted so you can pick what fits your current progress without scrolling through everything.

Best Locations to Catch Rufflet in Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire

Mirage Spots - Area 18

Omega RubyGrass Lv.36-38

6%Late

Mirage Spots - Area 18

Alpha SapphireGrass Lv.36-38

6%Late

Rufflet Guide

In Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire, Rufflet isn't fully evolved, so it's not built for competitive play. You'll want to evolve it into Braviary to unlock its full potential. At 350 BST, it's a stepping stone rather than a team anchor.
In Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire, watch for Rotom (Electric), Weavile (Ice), and Terrakion (Rock) when using Rufflet. They all hit it super-effectively with STAB.
In Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire, Run Sheer Force on Rufflet. It's the ability that defines how you build around it and the main reason it holds a competitive niche. Rufflet also gets Keen Eye and Hustle, but they don't compare.
In Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire, Rufflet fills the balanced role. It's a physical attacker with base 83 Attack. At base 60 Speed, it won't be moving first often.
In Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire, Rufflet does the job early-game if you need a Normal/Flying type on your team. Evolve it into Braviary before the later gyms and it holds up fine through the story.

Game Availability

Introduced in Black & White, Rufflet has appeared in 9 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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Archen RockFlying	C
Obtain MethodRustboro City Gift Available Moves Moves Rock TombTM39 Rock ThrowLv. 5 Damage vs Rufflet Rock Tomb 2x 85-102%KO Rock Throw 2x 74-89% View Archen builds →
Tyrunt RockDragon	D
Obtain MethodRustboro City Gift TM Move Moves Rock TombTM39 Damage vs Rufflet Rock Tomb 2x 74-89% View Tyrunt builds →
Amaura RockIce	D
Obtain MethodRustboro City Gift Available Moves Moves Rock TombTM39 Icy WindLv. 13 Rock ThrowLv. 10 Powder SnowLv. 1 Damage vs Rufflet Rock Tomb 2x 60-70% Icy Wind 2x 60-70% Rock Throw 2x 47-57% Powder Snow 2x 43-51% View Amaura builds →
Omanyte RockWater	D
Obtain MethodRustboro City Gift TM Move Moves Rock TombTM39 Damage vs Rufflet Rock Tomb 2x 47-57% View Omanyte builds →
Kabuto RockWater	D
Obtain MethodRustboro City Gift TM Move Moves Rock TombTM39 Damage vs Rufflet Rock Tomb 2x 70-83% View Kabuto builds →

Relicanth WaterRock	C
TM Move Moves Rock TombTM39 Damage vs Rufflet Rock Tomb 2x 75-91% View Relicanth builds →
Archen RockFlying	C
Obtain MethodRustboro City Gift Available Moves Moves Rock TombTM39 Rock ThrowLv. 5 Damage vs Rufflet Rock Tomb 2x 91-108%KO Rock Throw 2x 75-91% View Archen builds →
Onix RockGround	C
Available Moves Moves Rock TombTM39 Rock ThrowLv. 7 Damage vs Rufflet Rock Tomb 2x 53-62% Rock Throw 2x 42-51% View Onix builds →
Tyrunt RockDragon	D
Obtain MethodRustboro City Gift TM Move Moves Rock TombTM39 Damage vs Rufflet Rock Tomb 2x 75-91% View Tyrunt builds →
Amaura RockIce	D
Obtain MethodRustboro City Gift Available Moves Moves Rock TombTM39 Icy WindLv. 13 Rock ThrowLv. 10 Powder SnowLv. 1 Damage vs Rufflet Rock Tomb 2x 57-68% Icy Wind 2x 57-68% Rock Throw 2x 47-57% Powder Snow 2x 42-51% View Amaura builds →

Relicanth WaterRock	C
Available Moves Moves Rock TombTM39 Ancient PowerLv. 21 Damage vs Rufflet Rock Tomb 2x 75-88% Ancient Power 2x 47-56% View Relicanth builds →
Archen RockFlying	C
Obtain MethodRustboro City Gift Available Moves Moves Ancient PowerLv. 18 Rock TombTM39 Rock ThrowLv. 5 Damage vs Rufflet Ancient Power 2x 64-76% Rock Tomb 2x 88-104%KO Rock Throw 2x 75-88% View Archen builds →
Onix RockGround	C
Available Moves Moves Rock TombTM39 Rock ThrowLv. 7 Smack DownLv. 22 Damage vs Rufflet Rock Tomb 2x 47-56% Rock Throw 2x 40-48% Smack Down 2x 40-48% View Onix builds →
Tyrunt RockDragon	D
Obtain MethodRustboro City Gift TM Move Moves Rock TombTM39 Damage vs Rufflet Rock Tomb 2x 75-88% View Tyrunt builds →
Amaura RockIce	D
Obtain MethodRustboro City Gift Available Moves Moves Aurora BeamLv. 20 Rock TombTM39 Icy WindLv. 13 Rock ThrowLv. 10 Damage vs Rufflet Aurora Beam 2x 64-76% Rock Tomb 2x 53-64% Icy Wind 2x 53-64% Rock Throw 2x 47-56% View Amaura builds →

Relicanth WaterRock	C
Available Moves Moves Rock TombTM39 Ancient PowerLv. 21 Smack DownTM23 Damage vs Rufflet Rock Tomb 2x 75-89% Ancient Power 2x 45-55% Smack Down 2x 64-75% View Relicanth builds →
Lunatone RockPsychic	C
Obtain MethodMeteor Falls Surfing Available Moves Moves Rock SlideLv. 21 Rock TombTM39 Rock ThrowLv. 1 Charge BeamTM57 Damage vs Rufflet Rock Slide 2x 64-75% Rock Tomb 2x 51-61% Rock Throw 2x 43-51% Charge Beam 2x 44-52% View Lunatone builds →
Solrock RockPsychic	C
Obtain MethodMeteor Falls Surfing Available Moves Moves Rock SlideLv. 21 Rock TombTM39 Rock ThrowLv. 1 Charge BeamTM57 Damage vs Rufflet Rock Slide 2x 98-116%KO Rock Tomb 2x 77-92% Rock Throw 2x 66-78% Charge Beam 2x 28-34% View Solrock builds →
Archen RockFlying	C
Obtain MethodRustboro City Gift Available Moves Moves Ancient PowerLv. 18 Rock TombTM39 Rock ThrowLv. 5 Smack DownTM23 Damage vs Rufflet Ancient Power 2x 64-75% Rock Tomb 2x 86-102%KO Rock Throw 2x 75-89% Smack Down 2x 75-89% View Archen builds →
Onix RockGround	C
Available Moves Moves Rock TombTM39 Rock ThrowLv. 7 Smack DownTM23 Damage vs Rufflet Rock Tomb 2x 45-55% Rock Throw 2x 40-48% Smack Down 2x 40-48% View Onix builds →

Relicanth WaterRock	C
Available Moves Moves Rock TombTM39 Ancient PowerLv. 21 Smack DownTM23 Damage vs Rufflet Rock Tomb 2x 76-89% Ancient Power 2x 46-54% Smack Down 2x 62-73% View Relicanth builds →
Lunatone RockPsychic	C
Obtain MethodMeteor Falls Surfing Available Moves Moves Rock SlideLv. 21 Rock TombTM39 Rock ThrowLv. 1 Charge BeamTM57 Damage vs Rufflet Rock Slide 2x 65-77% Rock Tomb 2x 51-61% Rock Throw 2x 43-51% Charge Beam 2x 43-51% View Lunatone builds →
Solrock RockPsychic	C
Obtain MethodMeteor Falls Surfing Available Moves Moves Rock SlideLv. 21 Rock TombTM39 Rock ThrowLv. 1 Charge BeamTM57 Damage vs Rufflet Rock Slide 2x 97-115%KO Rock Tomb 2x 78-93% Rock Throw 2x 65-77% Charge Beam 2x 29-34% View Solrock builds →
Archen RockFlying	C
Obtain MethodRustboro City Gift Available Moves Moves Ancient PowerLv. 18 Rock TombTM39 Rock ThrowLv. 5 Smack DownTM23 Damage vs Rufflet Ancient Power 2x 65-77% Rock Tomb 2x 89-105%KO Rock Throw 2x 76-89% Smack Down 2x 76-89% View Archen builds →
Onix RockGround	C
Available Moves Moves Rock TombTM39 Rock ThrowLv. 7 Smack DownTM23 Damage vs Rufflet Rock Tomb 2x 46-54% Rock Throw 2x 40-48% Smack Down 2x 40-48% View Onix builds →

Tyranitar RockDark	A
Recommended Build AbilitySand Stream ItemChoice Band NatureRelaxed Moves Stone Edge PursuitSTAB CrunchSTAB Superpower Damage vs Rufflet Stone Edge 2x 257-302%KO Pursuit 52-61% Crunch 103-121%KO Superpower 102-121%KO View Tyranitar builds →
Magnezone ElectricSteel	B
Recommended Build AbilityMagnetpull ItemChoice Scarf NatureTimid Moves Flash Cannon Volt Switch ThunderboltSTAB Hidden Power Fire Damage vs Rufflet Flash Cannon 81-95% Volt Switch 2x 142-168%KO Thunderbolt 2x 182-215%KO View Magnezone builds →
Mamoswine IceGround	B
Recommended Build AbilityThickfat ItemChoice Scarf NatureAdamant Moves EarthquakeSTAB Ice Shard Icicle Crash Rock Slide Damage vs Rufflet Ice Shard 2x 90-106%KO Rock Slide 2x 111-131%KO View Mamoswine builds →