Is Fletchling Good in Sword & Shield Playthrough?
Fletchling shows up on Route 1. Normal/Flying heading toward Talonflame at level 35. The Talonflame payoff is a fast Fire/Flying attacker. AbilityGale Wings was nerfed in Gen 7 (priority Flying only at full HP), but the base form's speed still makes it useful. Early catch with good returns.
Fletchling has the type edge here and should clean up Milo's team.
Nessa's typing presses Fletchling's defenses.
Fletchling trades roughly evenly with Kabu's team.
Fletchling trades roughly evenly with Bea's team.
Opal's team hits Fletchling's weaknesses hard.
Gordie's team hits Fletchling's weaknesses hard.
Piers's typing presses Fletchling's defenses.
Raihan's team hits Fletchling's weaknesses hard.
Bede's typing presses Fletchling's defenses.
Talonflame trades roughly evenly with Leon's team.
Catch Fletchling on Challenge Road (walking, Lv 19-24). Intense Sun.
Your Fletchling should hit Level 35 before you reach Leon, at typical leveling pace.
How to Get Fletchling in Sword & Shield
A solid number of locations for Fletchling with decent spawn 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 Fletchling in SwSh
To get Fletchling, start by catching Fletchling through surfing and walking encounters at Lv. 10-45. The chain covers 2 catchable stages before reaching the final form.
Step 1Fletchling ✓Challenge RoadLv.10-15OverworldShieldRate 20%Intense SunPotbottom DesertLv.10-15OverworldShieldRate 20%Intense SunChallenge RoadLv.16-21OverworldSwordRate 20%Intense SunLoop LagoonLv.16-21OverworldRate 20%Intense SunPotbottom DesertLv.19-24OverworldSwordRate 20%Intense SunChallenge RoadLv.19-24GrassRate 15%Intense SunLoop LagoonLv.19-24GrassRate 15%Intense Sun
Step 2Catch or Evolve into FletchinderHoneycalm IslandLv.40-45Surfing on waterRate 15%Intense SunHoneycalm SeaLv.40-45Surfing on waterRate 15%Intense SunInsular SeaLv.40-45Surfing on waterRate 15%Intense SunLoop LagoonLv.40-45Surfing on waterRate 15%Intense SunStepping-Stone SeaLv.40-45Surfing on waterRate 15%Intense SunWorkout SeaLv.40-45Surfing on waterRate 15%Intense Sunor evolve from Fletchling (Step 1)
Step 3Evolve into TalonflameBREEDINGAvailableLeave a compatible parent at the Pokemon Day Care to receive a Talonflame egg.
Fletchling Weakness
Electric, Ice, and Rock moves hit Fletchling for super-effective damage. The upside? Ground and Ghost-type moves can't touch it at all.
| Damage | Types |
|---|---|
| 2x (Weak) | Electric, Ice, Rock |
| 0.5x (Resist) | Grass, Bug |
| 0x (Immune) | Ground, Ghost |
What is Fletchling Weak Against
GoodBest Pokemon Against Fletchling
 Raichu Electric | C | |
 Jolteon Electric | B | |
 Onix RockGround | C | |
 Roggenrola Rock | C | |
 Electrike Electric | C | |
 Vikavolt BugElectric | B | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Fletchling View Vikavolt builds →Thunderbolt 2x225-267%KO | ||
Raichu Electric | C | |
 Drednaw WaterRock | C | |
Jolteon Electric | B | |
 Carkol RockFire | C | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Fletchling View Carkol builds →Ancient Power 2x81-95% | ||
Vikavolt BugElectric | B | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Fletchling View Vikavolt builds →Thunderbolt 2x225-265%KO | ||
Raichu Electric | C | |
 Sudowoodo Rock | C | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Fletchling View Sudowoodo builds →Stone Edge 2x170-200%KO | ||
Drednaw WaterRock | C | |
Jolteon Electric | B | |
Vikavolt BugElectric | B | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Fletchling View Vikavolt builds →Thunderbolt 2x235-276%KO | ||
 Pikachu Electric | C | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Fletchling View Pikachu builds →Thunderbolt 2x102-121%KO | ||
 Coalossal RockFire | C | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Fletchling View Coalossal builds →Ancient Power 2x97-115%KO | ||
 Toxtricity ElectricPoison | C | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Fletchling View Toxtricity builds →Discharge 2x172-202%KO | ||
Sudowoodo Rock | C | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Fletchling View Sudowoodo builds →Stone Edge 2x174-206%KO | ||
Vikavolt BugElectric | B | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Fletchling View Vikavolt builds →Thunderbolt 2x238-281%KO | ||
Pikachu Electric | C | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Fletchling View Pikachu builds →Thunderbolt 2x103-123%KO | ||
 Beartic Ice | C | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Fletchling View Beartic builds →Icicle Crash 2x188-223%KO | ||
Coalossal RockFire | C | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Fletchling View Coalossal builds →Ancient Power 2x98-116%KO | ||
Toxtricity ElectricPoison | C | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Fletchling View Toxtricity builds →Discharge 2x175-206%KO | ||
Vikavolt BugElectric | B | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Fletchling View Vikavolt builds →Thunderbolt 2x232-274%KO | ||
Pikachu Electric | C | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Fletchling View Pikachu builds →Thunderbolt 2x102-121%KO | ||
 Solrock RockPsychic | C | |
 Rhydon GroundRock | C | |
Beartic Ice | C | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Fletchling View Beartic builds →Icicle Crash 2x182-215%KO | ||
Vikavolt BugElectric | B | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Fletchling View Vikavolt builds →Thunderbolt 2x233-275%KO | ||
Pikachu Electric | C | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Fletchling View Pikachu builds →Thunderbolt 2x100-118%KO | ||
Rhydon GroundRock | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Fletchling View Rhydon builds →Rock Slide 2x164-193%KO Avalanche 2x89-105%KO | ||
 Barbaracle RockWater | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Fletchling View Barbaracle builds →Rock Slide 2x137-163%KO Icy Wind 2x44-52% | ||
 Weavile DarkIce | A | |
Vikavolt BugElectric | B | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Fletchling View Vikavolt builds →Thunderbolt 2x239-282%KO | ||
Sudowoodo Rock | C | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Fletchling View Sudowoodo builds →Head Smash 2x264-310%KO | ||
 Stonjourner Rock | C | |
Pikachu Electric | C | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Fletchling View Pikachu builds →Thunderbolt 2x103-122%KO | ||
Rhydon GroundRock | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Fletchling View Rhydon builds →Rock Slide 2x166-197%KO Avalanche 2x89-105%KO | ||
 Crustle BugRock | C | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Fletchling View Crustle builds →Rock Wrecker 2x284-335%KO | ||
Sudowoodo Rock | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Fletchling View Sudowoodo builds →Head Smash 2x272-320%KO Thunder Punch 2x91-107%KO Ice Punch 2x91-107%KO | ||
 Tyranitar RockDark | A | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Fletchling View Tyranitar builds →Stone Edge 2x235-276%KO Ice Punch 2x117-138%KO Thunder Punch 2x117-138%KO | ||
Drednaw WaterRock | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Fletchling View Drednaw builds →Head Smash 2x306-360%KO Ice Fang 2x89-105%KO | ||
Stonjourner Rock | C | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Fletchling View Stonjourner builds →Stone Edge 2x221-260%KO | ||
Crustle BugRock | C | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Fletchling View Crustle builds →Rock Wrecker 2x284-335%KO | ||
Sudowoodo Rock | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Fletchling View Sudowoodo builds →Head Smash 2x272-320%KO Thunder Punch 2x91-107%KO Ice Punch 2x91-107%KO | ||
 Tyrantrum RockDragon | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Fletchling View Tyrantrum builds →Head Smash 2x321-379%KO Thunder Fang 2x93-110%KO Ice Fang 2x93-110%KO | ||
 Aggron SteelRock | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Fletchling View Aggron builds →Rock Slide 2x149-176%KO Thunder Punch 2x99-117%KO Ice Punch 2x99-117%KO | ||
Drednaw WaterRock | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Fletchling View Drednaw builds →Head Smash 2x306-360%KO Ice Fang 2x89-105%KO | ||
Crustle BugRock | C | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Fletchling View Crustle builds →Rock Wrecker 2x284-335%KO | ||
Sudowoodo Rock | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Fletchling View Sudowoodo builds →Head Smash 2x272-320%KO Thunder Punch 2x91-107%KO Ice Punch 2x91-107%KO | ||
Tyrantrum RockDragon | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Fletchling View Tyrantrum builds →Head Smash 2x321-379%KO Thunder Fang 2x93-110%KO Ice Fang 2x93-110%KO | ||
Aggron SteelRock | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Fletchling View Aggron builds →Rock Slide 2x149-176%KO Thunder Punch 2x99-117%KO Ice Punch 2x99-117%KO | ||
Drednaw WaterRock | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Fletchling View Drednaw builds →Head Smash 2x306-360%KO Ice Fang 2x89-105%KO | ||
In Sword & Shield, Weavile can KO Fletchling with Ice Shard (88-104%). Raikou threatens a KO with Thunderbolt (247-291%). Rhyperior deals 81-96% with Avalanche.
Weavile DarkIce | A | |
Recommended Build AbilityPressure ItemHeavy-Duty Boots NatureJolly Moves
Damage vs Fletchling View Weavile builds →Knock Off71-84% Ice Shard 2x88-104%KO | ||
 Raikou Electric | B | |
Recommended Build AbilityPressure ItemLeftovers NatureTimid Moves
Damage vs Fletchling View Raikou builds →Thunderbolt 2x247-291%KO Scald73-86% Aura Sphere73-86% | ||
 Rhyperior GroundRock | B | |
Recommended Build AbilitySolidrock ItemWeakness Policy NatureCareful Moves
Damage vs Fletchling View Rhyperior builds →Avalanche 2x81-96% | ||
Fletchling Evolutions
Three stages ahead. Fletchling grows into Fletchinder, then pushes on to Talonflame. Check the evolution methods below. For breeding, quick to hatch with a decent partner pool via one egg group. The evolved forms gain up to 221 total stats over Fletchling. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.
How to Evolve
SwSh Fletchling Best Moveset
Normal/Flying pre-evo with AbilityGale Wings giving priority to Flying moves at full HP. But 50 Attack on base stats this low makes the priority meaningless in competitive play. The moveset is non-functional. Two evolutions from Talonflame, where real stats back up the same priority.
Best Build
Fletchling best EVs are Attack and Speed
Utility Moveset
- Acrobatics
- U Turn
- Protect
- Swords Dance
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
Without breeding, Fletchling misses out on Defog and Flame Charge. That's 3 egg moves adding depth that the base kit lacks. STAB comes from Fly and Facade, with Fire and Steel coverage and more 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
Its melodious cries are actually warnings. Fletchling will mercilessly peck at anything that enters its territory.
When this Pokémon gets excited, its body temperature increases sharply. If you touch a Fletchling with bare hands, you might get burned.
Fletchling Sword & Shield Guide
For Sword & Shield, you can run Fletchling through the first few routes without issues. 278 BST won't carry you far though. Get it to Fletchinder as fast as you can.
Game Availability
Fletchling joined the series in X & Y and has been available in 7 titles so far. With 5 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 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