Is Flabébé Good in X & Y Playthrough?
Fairy with AbilityFlower Veil. Wild on the early routes. One of the first Fairy-types available. Florges at Shiny Stone is the goal. The path to one of the strongest new Fairy options starts here.
Flabébé trades roughly evenly with Viola's team.
Floette has the type edge here and should clean up Grant's team.
Florges resists most of Korrina's coverage and hits back hard.
Florges trades roughly evenly with Ramos's team.
Florges trades roughly evenly with Clemont's team.
Florges trades roughly evenly with Valerie's team.
Florges has the type edge here and should clean up Olympia's team.
Florges trades roughly evenly with Wulfric's team.
Malva's typing presses Florges's defenses.
Wikstrom's team hits Florges's weaknesses hard.
Florges has the type edge here and should clean up Drasna's team.
Florges has the type edge here and should clean up Siebold's team.
Florges has the type edge here and should clean up Diantha's team.
Catch Flabebe on Route 4 (walking, Lv 6-8, common). Red flower patch; Red Flower.
Your Flabébé should hit Level 19 before you reach Grant, at typical leveling pace.
You can pick up the Shiny Stone in Route 12. 1 other location is also available.
How to Get Flabébé in X & Y
Flabébé is available from early-game routes onward at high spawn rates. 28 encounter spots give you plenty of options. Grab one early and it'll be ready to evolve or train by mid-game.
Where To Catch Flabébé in XY
To get Flabébé, start by catching Flabébé through walking encounters at Lv. 6-14. The chain covers 1 catchable stage before reaching the final form.
Step 1Flabébé ✓Route 4Lv.6-8GrassRate 30%Red FlowerRoute 4Lv.6-8GrassRate 30%Yellow FlowerRoute 7Lv.7GrassRate 5%Orange FlowerRoute 7Lv.7GrassRate 5%Orange FlowerRoute 7Lv.7GrassRate 5%Yellow FlowerRoute 7Lv.8GrassRate 5%White FlowerRoute 7Lv.8GrassRate 5%White FlowerRoute 7Lv.8GrassRate 5%White FlowerRoute 7Lv.12-14GrassRate 5%Blue FlowerRoute 7Lv.12-14GrassRate 5%Yellow FlowerRoute 4Lv.7GrassRate 4%Red FlowerRoute 4Lv.7GrassRate 4%Yellow FlowerRoute 4Lv.8GrassRate 1%Red FlowerRoute 4Lv.8GrassRate 1%White Flower
Step 3Evolve into Florges
Flabébé Weakness
Poison and Steel moves hit Flabébé for super-effective damage. The upside? Dragon-type moves can't touch it at all. Flabébé's special bulk (base 79 Sp.Def) helps absorb special-type weaknesses, though physical moves exploit the lower Defense.
| Damage | Types |
|---|---|
| 2x (Weak) | Poison, Steel |
| 0.5x (Resist) | Fighting, Bug, Dark |
| 0x (Immune) | Dragon |
What is Flabébé Weak Against
GoodBest Pokemon Against Flabébé
 Weedle BugPoison | D | |
 Aegislash SteelGhost | A | |
 Seviper Poison | C | |
 Roserade GrassPoison | B | |
 Ferrothorn GrassSteel | A | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Flabébé View Ferrothorn builds →Iron Head 2x150-176%KO Poison Jab 2x100-118%KO | ||
 Venusaur GrassPoison | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Bulbasaur (Lumiose City Gift) | ||
In X & Y, Gengar can KO Flabébé with Sludge Bomb (233-274%). Scizor threatens a KO with Bullet Punch (193-227%).
 Gengar GhostPoison | B | |
Recommended Build AbilityLevitate ItemChoice Specs NatureTimid Moves
Damage vs Flabébé View Gengar builds →Shadow Ball103-122%KO Sludge Bomb 2x233-274%KO Focus Blast52-61% | ||
 Scizor BugSteel | B | |
Recommended Build AbilityTechnician ItemChoice Band NatureAdamant Moves
Damage vs Flabébé View Scizor builds →Bullet Punch 2x193-227%KO U Turn84-99% Superpower96-113%KO Knock Off52-61% | ||
Flabébé Evolutions
Flabébé is the final form in a three-stage chain from Flabébé through Floette. Breeding this form produces Flabébé eggs (average hatch time). View every chain in the Evolution Chart.
How to Evolve
XY Flabébé Best Moveset
Pure Fairy, the new type this generation, at 61 Sp. Atk. AbilityFlower Veil prevents stat drops on Grass allies. The moveset fires Fairy TermStab at pre-evolution levels. Florges two evolutions away adds 154 Sp. Def.
Best Build
Flabébé best EVs are HP and Attack
Utility Moveset
- Protect
- Fairy Wind
- Moonblast
- Dazzling Gleam
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
Without breeding, Flabébé misses out on Camouflage and Captivate. That's 3 egg moves adding depth that the base kit lacks. STAB comes from Moonblast and Dazzling Gleam, with Normal and Grass coverage rounding things out.
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
It draws out and controls the hidden power of flowers. The flower Flabébé holds is most likely part of its body.
When it finds a flower it likes, it dwells on that flower its whole life long. It floats in the wind’s embrace with an untroubled heart.
Flabébé X & Y Guide
In X & Y, Flabébé at 303 BST is a stepping stone. Evolve it when you can for a real stat jump.
Game Availability
Introduced in X & Y, Flabebe has appeared in 6 games across 5 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 6XYDebut
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