Is Ducklett Good in X & Y Playthrough?
Water/Flying with AbilityKeen Eye. Wild on surfing routes. Swanna at 35 provides Water and Fly. Decent but outclassed by Gyarados and Talonflame for their respective roles.
Ducklett has the type edge here and should clean up Viola's team.
Ducklett trades roughly evenly with Grant's team.
Ducklett has the type edge here and should clean up Korrina's team.
Ducklett trades roughly evenly with Ramos's team.
Clemont's team hits Swanna's weaknesses hard.
Swanna trades roughly evenly with Valerie's team.
Swanna trades roughly evenly with Olympia's team.
Swanna trades roughly evenly with Wulfric's team.
Swanna has the type edge here and should clean up Malva's team.
Swanna trades roughly evenly with Wikstrom's team.
Swanna trades roughly evenly with Drasna's team.
Swanna trades roughly evenly with Siebold's team.
Swanna trades roughly evenly with Diantha's team.
Catch Ducklett on Route 7 (walking, Lv 14, rare).
Your Ducklett should hit Level 35 before you reach Clemont, at typical leveling pace.
How to Get Ducklett in X & Y
A handful of locations for Ducklett with moderate 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.
Where To Catch Ducklett in XY
To get Ducklett, start by catching Ducklett through walking encounters at Lv. 14+. The chain covers 1 catchable stage before reaching the final form.
Step 1Ducklett ✓Route 7Lv.14GrassRate 10%Route 7Lv.14GrassRate 10%Yellow FlowerRoute 7Lv.14GrassRate 10%Purple flowers
Step 2Evolve into SwannaBREEDINGAvailableLeave a compatible parent at the Pokemon Day Care to receive a Swanna egg.
Ducklett Weakness
Ducklett is weak to Electric and Rock. Watch out for Electric attacks, those deal 4x damage. On the flip side, it's immune to Ground-type moves entirely. 5 resistances help offset the weaknesses.
| Damage | Types |
|---|---|
| 4x (Critical) | Electric |
| 2x (Weak) | Rock |
| 0.5x (Resist) | Fire, Water, Fighting, Bug, Steel |
| 0x (Immune) | Ground |
What is Ducklett Weak Against
ExcellentBest Pokemon Against Ducklett
 Pikachu Electric | C | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Ducklett View Pikachu builds →Thunder Shock 4x100-120%KO | ||
 Plusle Electric | C | |
 Minun Electric | C | |
Pikachu Electric | C | |
 Helioptile ElectricNormal | D | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Ducklett View Helioptile builds →Thunderbolt 4x184-216%KO Rock Tomb 2x33-39% | ||
 Aerodactyl Rock | B | |
Obtain MethodAmbrette Town Gift Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Ducklett View Aerodactyl builds →Thunder Fang 4x133-157%KO Rock Tomb 2x92-108%KO | ||
 Magnezone ElectricSteel | B | |
 Ampharos Electric | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Ducklett View Ampharos builds →Thunderbolt 4x289-340%KO Power Gem 2x86-102%KO | ||
 Heliolisk ElectricNormal | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Ducklett View Heliolisk builds →Thunderbolt 4x278-328%KO Rock Tomb 2x37-43% | ||
 Jolteon Electric | B | |
Plusle Electric | C | |
Magnezone ElectricSteel | B | |
Ampharos Electric | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Ducklett View Ampharos builds →Thunderbolt 4x287-338%KO Power Gem 2x86-102%KO | ||
Heliolisk ElectricNormal | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Ducklett View Heliolisk builds →Thunderbolt 4x278-327%KO Rock Tomb 2x38-45% | ||
Jolteon Electric | B | |
Plusle Electric | C | |
Magnezone ElectricSteel | B | |
Ampharos Electric | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Ducklett View Ampharos builds →Thunderbolt 4x290-342%KO Power Gem 2x85-101%KO | ||
Heliolisk ElectricNormal | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Ducklett View Heliolisk builds →Thunderbolt 4x275-324%KO Rock Slide 2x45-54% | ||
Jolteon Electric | B | |
Plusle Electric | C | |
Magnezone ElectricSteel | B | |
 Zapdos Electric | A | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Ducklett View Zapdos builds →Thunderbolt 4x312-367%KO Ancient Power 2x69-82% | ||
 Tyrantrum RockDragon | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Tyrunt (Ambrette Town Gift) | ||
 Rampardos Rock | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Cranidos (Ambrette Town Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Ducklett View Rampardos builds →Head Smash 2x328-386%KO Thunderbolt 4x121-143%KO | ||
Ampharos Electric | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Ducklett View Ampharos builds →Thunderbolt 4x290-341%KO Power Gem 2x86-101%KO | ||
In X & Y, Jolteon can KO Ducklett with Thunderbolt (231-272%). Rhyperior threatens a KO with Stone Edge (157-185%).
Jolteon Electric | B | |
Recommended Build AbilityVoltabsorb ItemAir Balloon NatureTimid Moves
Damage vs Ducklett View Jolteon builds →Shadow Ball34-40% Thunderbolt 4x231-272%KO Volt Switch 4x179-211%KO | ||
 Rhyperior GroundRock | B | |
Recommended Build AbilitySolidrock ItemLeftovers NatureAdamant Moves
Damage vs Ducklett View Rhyperior builds →Stone Edge 2x157-185%KO | ||
Ducklett Evolutions
One evolution ahead. Ducklett grows into Swanna through a straightforward two-stage chain. Plenty of partners for breeding via two egg groups. Eggs are average hatch time. Evolving adds up to 168 stat points total. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.
How to Evolve
Breeding
Breed Ducklett easily with 51 breeding partners from the Flying and Water1 egg groups. Pass egg moves like Air Cutter, Brine, Gust and 5 more to offspring.
XY Ducklett Best Moveset
Water/Flying at 44/44 offenses. AbilityHydration in 5-turn rain. Fairy doesn't threaten the typing. The moveset fires at pre-evolution levels. Swanna adds moderate stats.
Best Build
Ducklett best EVs are Sp. Atk and Speed
Special Sweeper Moveset
- Brave Bird
- Hurricane
- Hurricane
- Fly
Moves List
Egg moves make a real difference. Ducklett gets Air Cutter and Brine exclusively through breeding, filling gaps that TMs and level-up can't touch. Normal and Ice coverage rounds out the picture alongside Brave Bird and Hurricane.
How to Read the Moves Table
Tabs
- Level-Up
- Learned by leveling up.
- TM
- Taught by a Technical Machine.
- Egg
- Inherited via breeding.
- Tutor
- NPC tutor (cost: items, BP, money).
- Reminder
- An NPC reteaches any move this Pokemon could have learned by leveling up.
- Transfer
- Carried over from an older game using Pokemon HOME.
- Event
- Given out through Mystery Gift events.
Visual Signals
CAT (Category)
How the move deals damage and which stats it uses.
A small dot on the icon's corner marks the move as contact. That triggers abilities like Static, Flame Body, Rough Skin, or Iron Barbs, plus items like Rocky Helmet and Sticky Barb.
Tier (S to D)
Each move's competitive rank in RankedBoost's system. TM, Egg, and Tutor sort by tier by default (best first). On Level-Up, click the Tier header to do the same.
PWR (Power)
Base damage. Numbers shown in a type color include STAB (base × 1.5). Hover any colored number to see the math.
— means no power (status moves) or variable power.
Sorting & Filter
Click any column header to sort. Level-Up opens with Lv 1 at the top. TM, Egg, and Tutor open with the highest-tier moves at the top.
Search filters by move name or type. The Filter button limits the list to STAB, Physical, Special, or Status moves.
Level-Up Moves
TM Moves
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
Base Stats
When attacked, it uses its feathers to splash water, escaping under cover of the spray.
They are better at swimming than flying, and they happily eat their favorite food, peat moss, as they dive underwater.
Ducklett X & Y Guide
For X & Y, you can run Ducklett through the first few routes without issues. 305 BST won't carry you far though. Get it to Swanna as fast as you can.
Game Availability
Ducklett joined the series in Black & White and has been available in 7 titles so far. With 6 generations of appearances, it's established itself despite the later start.
Click a game to view version-specific details
- Gen 1RB
Red & Blue - Gen 1Y
Yellow - Gen 2GS
Gold & Silver - Gen 2C
Crystal - Gen 3RS
Ruby & Sapphire - Gen 3E
Emerald - Gen 3FRLG
FireRed & LeafGreen - Gen 4DP
Diamond & Pearl - Gen 4Pt
Platinum - Gen 4HGSS
HeartGold & SoulSilver - Gen 5BWDebut
Black & White - Gen 5B2W2
Black 2 & White 2 - Gen 6XY
X & Y - Gen 6ORAS
Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire - Gen 7SM
Sun & Moon - Gen 7USUM
Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon - Gen 7LGPE
Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee - Gen 8SwSh
Sword & Shield - Gen 8BDSP
Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl - Gen 8PLA
Legends: Arceus - Gen 9SV
Scarlet & Violet - Gen 9LZA
Legends: Z-A - Gen 10WW
Winds & Waves