In Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon, 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 Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon, 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 Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon, 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 Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon, 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 Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon, 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

With its powerful legs and sturdy claws, it can crack even the hard shells of Shellder and pluck out their insides.

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 Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon (Best Counters)

Magnezone ElectricSteel	B
Available Moves Moves Zap CannonLv. 1 ThunderboltTM24 DischargeLv. 43 SparkLv. 19 Damage vs Rufflet Zap Cannon 2x 202-238%KO Thunderbolt 2x 151-178%KO Discharge 2x 135-159%KO Spark 2x 66-79% View Magnezone builds →
Lycanroc Rock	C
Available Moves Moves Stone EdgeLv. 48 Rock SlideLv. 34 Rock TombLv. 23 Rock ThrowLv. 15 Damage vs Rufflet Stone Edge 2x 151-178%KO Rock Slide 2x 114-134%KO Rock Tomb 2x 91-108%KO Rock Throw 2x 77-91% View Lycanroc builds →
Vikavolt BugElectric	C
Available Moves Moves Zap CannonLv. 41 ThunderboltTM24 SparkLv. 16 Damage vs Rufflet Zap Cannon 2x 221-261%KO Thunderbolt 2x 167-197%KO Spark 2x 66-79% View Vikavolt builds →
Pikachu Electric	C
Available Moves Moves ThunderLv. 58 ThunderboltTM24 Wild ChargeLv. 50 DischargeLv. 34 Damage vs Rufflet Thunder 2x 88-103%KO Thunderbolt 2x 72-85% Wild Charge 2x 77-91% Discharge 2x 65-77% View Pikachu builds →
Bonsly Rock	D
Available Moves Moves Rock SlideLv. 33 Rock TombLv. 26 Rock ThrowLv. 12 Damage vs Rufflet Rock Slide 2x 86-101%KO Rock Tomb 2x 68-81% Rock Throw 2x 58-68% View Bonsly builds →

Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon 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 58 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)

Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon 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

D3510035Flying

Lv 5

Fury Attack

D158520Normal

Lv 10

Wing Attack

C6010035Flying

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

C759510Normal

Lv 50

Sky Drop

—6010010Flying

Lv 55

Whirlwind-6

C——20Normal

Lv 59

Brave Bird

B12010015Flying

Lv 64

Thrash

B12010010Normal

TM Moves

TM40

Aerial Ace

C60—20Flying

TM45

Attract

C—10015Normal

TM08

Bulk Up

C——20Fighting

TM100

Confide

D——20Normal

TM32

Double Team

———15Normal

TM42

Facade

C7010020Normal

TM76

Fly

C909515Flying

TM21

Frustration

D—10020Normal

TM10

Hidden Power

—6010015Normal

TM17

Protect+4

C——10Normal

TM18

Rain Dance

C——5Water

TM44

Rest

C——10Psychic

TM27

Return

D—10020Normal

TM80

Rock Slide

D759010Rock

TM39

Rock Tomb

D609515Rock

TM19

Roost

C——10Flying

TM48

Round

D6010015Normal

TM65

Shadow Claw

D7010015Ghost

TM58

Sky Drop

—6010010Flying

TM88

Sleep Talk

C——10Normal

TM51

Steel Wing

D709025Steel

TM90

Substitute

C——10Normal

TM11

Sunny Day

C——5Fire

TM87

Swagger

D—8515Normal

TM06

Toxic

C—9010Poison

TM89

U-turn

D7010020Bug

TM01

Work Up

C——30Normal

Egg Moves

Rufflet doesn't have any Egg moves

Tutor Moves

Tut

Tutor

Defog

C——15Flying

Tutor

Heat Wave

D959010Fire

Tutor

Snore

—5010015Normal

Tutor

Superpower

C1201005Fighting

Tutor

Tailwind

C——15Flying

Transfer Moves

Gen

Gen 6

Cut

—509530Normal

Gen 5

Pluck

—6010020Flying

Gen 6

Retaliate

C701005Normal

Gen 6

Rock Smash

D4010015Fighting

Gen 6

Secret Power

—7010020Normal

Gen 6

Strength

—8010015Normal

Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon Rufflet Locations

high spawn rates in early-game routes across 1 locations. Rufflet's one of the easier catches on the list. Knock it out fast and save your time for harder targets.

Best Locations to Catch Rufflet in Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon

Route 3 - North

Grass Lv.10-13 Route

30%Early

Shaking spot

Rufflet Guide

In Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon, 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 Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon, watch for Rotom (Electric), Weavile (Ice), and Terrakion (Rock) when using Rufflet. They all hit it super-effectively with STAB.
In Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon, 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 Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon, 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 Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon, 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.

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