In X & Y, Unfezant works as a wallbreaker with 488 BST behind it. C-Tier on our list: a niche pick in X & Y's meta. Steelwing with Choice Band is the standard set.

What is Unfezant weak to?

In X & Y, watch for Raikou (Electric), Walrein (Ice), and Rhyperior (Rock) when using Unfezant. They all hit it super-effectively with STAB.

What is the best ability for Unfezant?

Big Pecks protects against Defense drops. That's the one you want on Unfezant. Rivalry is the hidden ability. Niche, but it has its uses. Super Luck works too if your team needs something different.

What role does Unfezant play in battle?

Unfezant is a physical attacker with base 115 Attack. Enough bulk to take a hit or two, too. Speed tells the real story. Base 93 Speed is workable. Faster than some, slower than many. Fits the wallbreaker role.

What are the best moves for Unfezant?

In X & Y, run Steelwing, Skyattack, Quickattack, and U Turn on Unfezant. Steelwing is the most common pick at 22% usage. This set covers the wallbreaker role with a mix of damage and utility.

Unfezant - Weakness, Evolution, Moveset, EVs & Stats

Physical

Wallbreaker

CTier

93Speed · Above Avg

Stats & Training

Everything pushes toward physical damage here. Unfezant's Attack does the work, Sp. Def pays the price. But you're still getting 3 Attack EVs per KO. Tough to catch, on a 1.06M XP medium-slow curve.

Base Stats

Above

HP80

Attack115

Defense80

Sp. Atk65

Sp. Def55

Speed93

Total488

Details

Catch Rate

Challenging45 / 255

Growth Rate

Medium Slow1.06M XP

Height1.2 m

Weight29.0 kg

Base XP220

Abilities

Big PecksRare

Protects against Defense drops.

Super LuckTop Pick

Raises moves' critical hit rates one stage.

RivalryHA

Increases damage inflicted to 1.25× against Pokémon of the same gender, but decreases damage to 0.75× against the opposite gender.

EV Yield

HPAtk+3DefSpASpDSpe

Strong Attack training target

Pokedex Entries

Males swing their head plumage to threaten opponents. The females’ flying abilities surpass those of the males.

Unfezant Weakness

Electric, Ice, and Rock moves hit Unfezant for super-effective damage. The upside? Ground and Ghost-type moves can't touch it at all. Unfezant's physical bulk (base 80 Def) helps cushion physical weakness hits, but special attackers are the bigger threat.

Unfezant 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 Unfezant in X & Y (Best Counters)

In X & Y, Weavile's Ice Shard hits Unfezant for 62-74%. Zapdos threatens a KO with Thunderbolt (104-122%). Tyranitar's Stone Edge also KOs at 138-163%.

Weavile DarkIce	A
Recommended Build AbilityPressure ItemChoice Band NatureJolly Moves Knock Off Icicle Crash Ice Shard PursuitSTAB Damage vs Unfezant Knock Off 50-59% Ice Shard 2x 62-74% Pursuit 31-37% View Weavile builds →
Zapdos ElectricFlying	A
Recommended Build AbilityStatic ItemSitrus Berry NatureTimid Moves Heat Wave TailwindUtility ThunderboltSTAB RoostRecovery Damage vs Unfezant Heat Wave 36-43% Thunderbolt 2x 104-122%KO View Zapdos builds →
Tyranitar RockDark	A
Recommended Build AbilitySand Stream ItemChoice Band NatureRelaxed Moves Stone Edge PursuitSTAB CrunchSTAB Superpower Damage vs Unfezant Stone Edge 2x 138-163%KO Pursuit 28-33% Crunch 55-65% Superpower 55-65% View Tyranitar builds →
Raikou Electric	B
Recommended Build AbilityPressure ItemLeftovers NatureTimid Moves Hidden Power Ice Volt Switch ThunderboltSTAB Shadow Ball Damage vs Unfezant Volt Switch 2x 93-109%KO Thunderbolt 2x 119-140%KO View Raikou builds →
Terrakion RockFighting	B
Recommended Build AbilityJustified ItemFocus Sash NatureJolly Moves Close Combat Rock Slide Quick Guard ProtectPriority Damage vs Unfezant Close Combat 65-76% Rock Slide 2x 81-96% View Terrakion builds →

X & Y Evolution

The three-stage chain from Pidove through Tranquill ends here at Unfezant. Want more? Breed for Pidove eggs. Plenty of partners available via one egg group. The evolution from Pidove pushed Unfezant to 488 total stats. Attack saw the largest single gain at +60. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.

How to Evolve

3 Forms

#519Pidove

Level 21

#520Tranquill

Level 32

#521Unfezant

Stat Comparison 3 Stages

Pidove

NormalFlying

Tranquill

NormalFlying

Unfezant

NormalFlying

62+12

80+18

ATK

77+22

115+38

DEF

62+12

80+18

SP.ATK

50+14

65+15

SP.DEF

42+12

55+13

SPE

65+22

93+28

BST

264D-Tier

358D-Tier+94

488C-Tier+130

ROLE

Balanced

Wallbreaker

TYPE

Utility

Physical

Breeding

Very Easy

Breed with Unfezant to get Pidove eggs easily using 51 partners from the Flying egg group. Notable egg moves include Bestow, Hypnosis, Lucky Chant and 5 more.

Egg Groups

Flying

Gender

♂50.0%♀50.0%

Hatch Time

15 cycles·3,855 steps

Quick~4 min with Flame Body

Egg Moves

8moves

Breed With (best first)

X & Y Unfezant Best Moveset

You commit to a move every time Unfezant comes in. Choice Band gives raw power at the cost of move flexibility, and Superluck adds to that. Max HP and Attack EVs make sure the locked move actually hurts. The remaining moves covers the rest.

Best Build

Experimental

Physical Wallbreaker

Ability

Super Luck

Item

Choice BandPOWER

Best Nature for Unfezant

Adamant+ATK

Unfezant best EVs are Attack and HP

EVs

Atk

SpD

Physical Wallbreaker Moveset

Steel Wing
Sky AttackSTAB
Quick AttackSTAB
U Turn

Recommended Teammates

TyranitarGood

MetagrossGood

Moves

Don't skip the egg moves. Unfezant picks up Bestow and Hypnosis only through breeding, and both fill gaps the natural movepool can't. STAB runs through Giga Impact and Hyper Beam while Steel and Bug coverage adds range.

Level-Up Moves

Lv 1

Growl

——10040Normal

Lv 1

Gust

—4010035Flying

Lv 1

Leer

——10030Normal

Lv 1

Quick Attack+1

S4010030Normal

Lv 4

Growl

——10040Normal

Lv 8

Leer

——10030Normal

Lv 11

Quick Attack+1

S4010030Normal

Lv 15

Air Cutter

D609525Flying

Lv 18

Roost

C——10Flying

Lv 23

Detect+4

D——5Fighting

Lv 27

Taunt

C—10020Dark

Lv 33

Air Slash

C759515Flying

Lv 38

Razor Wind

C8010010Normal

Lv 44

Feather Dance

——10015Flying

Lv 49

Swagger

——9015Normal

Lv 55

Facade

B7010020Normal

Lv 60

Tailwind

C——15Flying

Lv 66

Sky Attack

S140905Flying

TM Moves

TM40

Aerial Ace

C60—20Flying

TM45

Attract

D—10015Normal

TM100

Confide

———20Normal

TM32

Double Team

———15Normal

TM49

Echoed Voice

D4010015Normal

TM42

Facade

B7010020Normal

HM02

Fly

B909515Flying

TM21

Frustration

D—10020Normal

TM68

Giga Impact

B150905Normal

TM10

Hidden Power

—6010015Normal

TM15

Hyper Beam

B150905Normal

TM17

Protect+4

C——10Normal

TM77

Psych Up

D——10Normal

TM18

Rain Dance

C——5Water

TM44

Rest

C——10Psychic

TM27

Return

D—10020Normal

TM19

Roost

C——10Flying

TM48

Round

D6010015Normal

TM88

Sleep Talk

C——10Normal

TM51

Steel Wing

S709025Steel

TM90

Substitute

C——10Normal

TM11

Sunny Day

C——5Fire

TM87

Swagger

——9015Normal

TM12

Taunt

C—10020Dark

TM06

Toxic

C—9010Poison

TM89

U-turn

S7010020Bug

Egg Moves

Egg

Bestow

———15Normal

Egg

Hypnosis

D—6020Psychic

Egg

Lucky Chant

———30Normal

Egg

Morning Sun

D——5Normal

Egg

Night Slash

C7010015Dark

Egg

Steel Wing

S709025Steel

Egg

Uproar

C9010010Normal

Egg

Wish

C——10Normal

Tutor Moves

Unfezant can't learn any Tutor moves

Transfer Moves

Gen

Gen 5

Pluck

—6010020Flying

Gen 5

Work Up

D——30Normal

How to Get Unfezant in X & Y

Unfezant isn't available in the wild in X & Y. Start by transferring Pidove from Black, Black 2, or Sword. The evolution path from Pidove to Unfezant is covered in the steps below.

How to Obtain Unfezant in X & Y

Step 1Obtain Pidove
Catch in the wild in:
Omega RubyWalking · Route 104 · DexNav chain
Then trade to X & Y to continue the evolution chain.
Also found in:
Black Black 2 Sword
Train until Level 21
Step 2Evolve into Tranquill
Catch in the wild in:
Omega RubyWalking · Route 104 · DexNav chain
Also found in:
Black Black 2 Sword
Train until Level 32
Step 3Unfezant ✓

Unfezant Guide

In X & Y, Unfezant works as a wallbreaker with 488 BST behind it. C-Tier on our list: a niche pick in X & Y's meta. Steelwing with Choice Band is the standard set.
In X & Y, watch for Raikou (Electric), Walrein (Ice), and Rhyperior (Rock) when using Unfezant. They all hit it super-effectively with STAB.
Big Pecks protects against Defense drops. That's the one you want on Unfezant. Rivalry is the hidden ability. Niche, but it has its uses. Super Luck works too if your team needs something different.
Unfezant is a physical attacker with base 115 Attack. Enough bulk to take a hit or two, too. Speed tells the real story. Base 93 Speed is workable. Faster than some, slower than many. Fits the wallbreaker role.
In X & Y, run Steelwing, Skyattack, Quickattack, and U Turn on Unfezant. Steelwing is the most common pick at 22% usage. This set covers the wallbreaker role with a mix of damage and utility.

Game Availability

Since Black & White, Unfezant has been obtainable in 7 games. A Generation 5 debut means a shorter history, but Unfezant has appeared steadily across every generation since.

Click a game to view version-specific details

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