Is Falinks Good in Sword & Shield Playthrough?
Falinks appears on Route 8. Pure Fighting with AbilityBattle Armor preventing crits. 100 Attack and 100 Defense are balanced. No Guard hidden ability makes all moves hit but also makes all incoming attacks hit. Handles Gordie and Piers. A six-man squad in one Pokemon slot. Unique design, solid stats.
Falinks resists most of Milo's coverage and hits back hard.
Falinks resists most of Nessa's coverage and hits back hard.
Falinks has the type edge here and should clean up Kabu's team.
Falinks has the type edge here and should clean up Bea's team.
Falinks trades roughly evenly with Opal's team.
Falinks has the type edge here and should clean up Gordie's team.
Falinks has the type edge here and should clean up Piers's team.
Falinks has the type edge here and should clean up Raihan's team.
Falinks trades roughly evenly with Bede's team.
Falinks trades roughly evenly with Leon's team.
Catch Falinks on Route 8 (walking, Lv 38-40). All Weather.
Sword & Shield Falinks Locations
4 encounter spots for Falinks at moderate rates starting from late-game routes. Best and Earliest sort options below help narrow down your approach based on odds vs. Accessibility.
Best Locations to Catch Falinks in Sword & Shield
Falinks Weakness
Type-wise, Falinks takes extra damage from Flying, Psychic, and Fairy. Falinks's physical bulk (base 100 Def) helps cushion physical weakness hits, but special attackers are the bigger threat.
| Damage | Types |
|---|---|
| 2x (Weak) | Flying, Psychic, Fairy |
| 0.5x (Resist) | Bug, Rock, Dark |
What is Falinks Weak Against
AvgBest Pokemon Against Falinks
 Drifloon Ghost | C | |
 Munna Psychic | C | |
 Butterfree Bug | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Falinks View Butterfree builds →Psybeam 2x52-61% Gust 2x48-58% | ||
C | ||
 Woobat Psychic | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Falinks View Woobat builds →Psycho Cut 2x35-44% Air Cutter 2x53-63% | ||
Butterfree Bug | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Falinks View Butterfree builds →Air Slash 2x85-100%KO Psybeam 2x49-58% | ||
 Farfetch'd Normal | C | |
 Noctowl Normal | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Falinks View Noctowl builds →Sky Attack 2x71-83% Extrasensory 2x56-67% | ||
 Ninjask Bug | B | |
Drifloon Ghost | C | |
 Xatu Psychic | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Falinks View Xatu builds →Air Slash 2x85-101%KO Stored Power 2x25-30% | ||
 Pelipper Water | C | |
Butterfree Bug | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Falinks View Butterfree builds →Air Slash 2x83-98% Psybeam 2x49-58% | ||
Farfetch'd Normal | C | |
Noctowl Normal | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Falinks View Noctowl builds →Sky Attack 2x70-83% Extrasensory 2x56-68% | ||
 Gardevoir PsychicFairy | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Falinks View Gardevoir builds →Moonblast 2x138-162%KO Psybeam 2x95-113%KO | ||
 Drifblim Ghost | C | |
 Hawlucha Fighting | B | |
 Corviknight Steel | A | |
 Unfezant Normal | C | |
Gardevoir PsychicFairy | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Falinks View Gardevoir builds →Moonblast 2x134-159%KO Psychic 2x129-151%KO | ||
Drifblim Ghost | C | |
 Hatterene PsychicFairy | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Falinks View Hatterene builds →Dazzling Gleam 2x122-144%KO Psybeam 2x100-118%KO | ||
 Indeedee PsychicNormal | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Falinks View Indeedee builds →Psychic 2x111-131%KO Draining Kiss 2x43-50% | ||
 Grimmsnarl DarkFairy | B | |
Gardevoir PsychicFairy | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Falinks View Gardevoir builds →Moonblast 2x137-162%KO Psychic 2x129-152%KO | ||
Drifblim Ghost | C | |
Hatterene PsychicFairy | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Falinks View Hatterene builds →Dazzling Gleam 2x125-148%KO Psybeam 2x102-121%KO | ||
Indeedee PsychicNormal | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Falinks View Indeedee builds →Psychic 2x113-133%KO Draining Kiss 2x42-50% | ||
Grimmsnarl DarkFairy | B | |
 Musharna Psychic | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Falinks View Musharna builds →Future Sight 2x153-180%KO Moonblast 2x81-96% | ||
Gardevoir PsychicFairy | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Falinks View Gardevoir builds →Moonblast 2x139-164%KO Psychic 2x132-156%KO | ||
Hatterene PsychicFairy | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Falinks View Hatterene builds →Psychic 2x141-167%KO Dazzling Gleam 2x126-149%KO | ||
Drifblim Ghost | C | |
Grimmsnarl DarkFairy | B | |
Gardevoir PsychicFairy | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Falinks View Gardevoir builds →Future Sight 2x177-208%KO Moonblast 2x141-166%KO | ||
 Braviary Normal | C | |
 Kadabra Psychic | B | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Falinks View Kadabra builds →Future Sight 2x170-200%KO | ||
Drifblim Ghost | C | |
 Reuniclus Psychic | B | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Falinks View Reuniclus builds →Future Sight 2x177-208%KO | ||
Gardevoir PsychicFairy | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Falinks View Gardevoir builds →Future Sight 2x177-208%KO Moonblast 2x141-166%KO | ||
Braviary Normal | C | |
Kadabra Psychic | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Falinks View Kadabra builds →Future Sight 2x170-200%KO Dazzling Gleam 2x76-90% | ||
Drifblim Ghost | C | |
Reuniclus Psychic | B | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Falinks View Reuniclus builds →Future Sight 2x177-208%KO | ||
Gardevoir PsychicFairy | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Falinks View Gardevoir builds →Future Sight 2x177-208%KO Moonblast 2x141-166%KO | ||
Braviary Normal | C | |
Kadabra Psychic | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Falinks View Kadabra builds →Future Sight 2x170-200%KO Dazzling Gleam 2x76-90% | ||
Drifblim Ghost | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Falinks View Drifblim builds →Fly 2x61-72% Psychic 2x67-79% | ||
Reuniclus Psychic | B | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Falinks View Reuniclus builds →Future Sight 2x177-208%KO | ||
In Sword & Shield, Clefable can KO Falinks with Moonblast (88-104%). Salamence's Earthquake hits Falinks for 48-57%. Alakazam's Psychic also KOs at 178-209%.
 Clefable Fairy | A | |
Recommended Build AbilityMagic Guard ItemLeftovers NatureBold Moves
Damage vs Falinks View Clefable builds →Moonblast 2x88-104%KO Knock Off5-6% | ||
 Salamence Dragon | B | |
Recommended Build AbilityIntimidate ItemLife Orb NatureAdamant Moves
Damage vs Falinks View Salamence builds →Earthquake48-57% | ||
 Alakazam Psychic | B | |
Recommended Build AbilityMagic Guard ItemLife Orb NatureTimid Moves
Damage vs Falinks View Alakazam builds →Shadow Ball52-62% Psychic 2x178-209%KO Focus Blast78-93% Energy Ball59-69% | ||
Falinks Evolutions
Falinks doesn't evolve, so breeding's where the action is. You'll find no compatible partners across two egg groups, and eggs are average hatch time. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.
How to Evolve
Breeding
Falinks is genderless and can only breed with Ditto. Part of the Fairy and Mineral egg groups.
Ditto onlySwSh Falinks Best Moveset
AbilityDefiant from the hidden slot punishes AbilityIntimidate with +2 Attack, and MoveNo Retreat boosts all stats by +1 in one turn but prevents switching. 100 Attack and 100 Defense with Fighting TermStab after the boost are respectable. E-tier because 75 Speed is middling and the no-switching restriction can backfire.
Best Build
Falinks best EVs are HP and Attack
Physical Tank Moveset
- Close Combat
- No Retreat
- Megahorn
- Iron Head
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
TMs define Falinks's movepool. The natural moves cover basics with Close Combat and Focus Blast, but the real versatility comes from technical machines giving it coverage across 7 types. That's where the options open up.
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
Five of them are troopers, and one is the brass. The brass’s orders are absolute.
The six of them work together as one Pokémon. Teamwork is also their battle strategy, and they constantly change their formation as they fight.
Falinks Sword & Shield Guide
In Sword & Shield, Falinks has a 470 base stat total and ranks as C-Tier: a niche pick in Sword & Shield's meta. It works best as an attacker. Close Combat with Focus Sash is the standard set.
Battle Armor is the go-to ability for Falinks. It protects against critical hits. Its hidden ability Defiant can work in specific setups.
In Sword & Shield, Falinks fills the attacker role. It's a physical attacker with base 100 Attack. Base 75 Speed is workable. Faster than some, slower than many. And it's enough bulk to take a hit or two.
For Sword & Shield, the core moveset is Close Combat, Noretreat, Megahorn, and Ironhead. Close Combat leads at 0% usage. This set covers the attacker role with a mix of damage and utility.
Game Availability
Introduced in Sword & Shield, Falinks has appeared in 3 games across 3 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
- 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 5BW
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 8SwShDebut
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