Is Floette Good in X & Y Playthrough?
Flabebe evolves at level 19. Fairy with AbilityFlower Veil. Shiny Stone for Florges.
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 Floette in X & Y
You're catching Flabébé first, not Floette. Flabébé appears at solid rates in the encounters below. The step cards map the full 3-stage chain with evolution methods between each stage.
How to Obtain Floette in XY
The path to Floette starts with Flabébé at Lv. 6-14 via walking encounters. 1 catchable stage total, with locations listed for each one below.
Step 1Catch FlabébéRoute 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 2Floette ✓BREEDINGAvailableLeave Florges with a compatible partner at the Pokemon Day Care to receive a Floette egg.
Step 3Evolve into Florges
Floette Weakness
Type-wise, Floette takes extra damage from Poison and Steel. Dragon moves do nothing thanks to a full immunity. Floette's special bulk (base 98 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 Floette Weak Against
GoodBest Pokemon Against Floette
 Weedle BugPoison | D | |
 Aegislash SteelGhost | A | |
 Seviper Poison | C | |
 Roserade GrassPoison | B | |
 Ferrothorn GrassSteel | A | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Floette View Ferrothorn builds →Iron Head 2x120-142%KO Poison Jab 2x80-95% | ||
 Venusaur GrassPoison | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Bulbasaur (Lumiose City Gift) | ||
In X & Y, Metagross's Bullet Punch hits Floette for 58-68%.
 Metagross SteelPsychic | B | |
Recommended Build AbilityClearbody ItemAssault Vest NatureAdamant Moves
Damage vs Floette View Metagross builds →Earthquake47-56% Bullet Punch 2x58-68% | ||
 Nidoking PoisonGround | C | |
Recommended Build AbilitySheerforce ItemLife Orb NatureTimid Moves
Damage vs Floette View Nidoking builds →Ice Beam15-18% Flamethrower15-18% | ||
Floette Evolutions
Sitting between Flabébé and Florges, Floette is part of a chain that requires an evolution item. Not your typical level-up setup. Sp.Def has grown the most so far (+19), but there's still another 181 stats to gain in the final evolution. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.
How to Evolve
XY Floette Best Moveset
Pure Fairy at 75 Sp. Atk and 98 Sp. Def with AbilityFlower Veil. Held ItemEviolite pushes defenses. The moveset fires Fairy TermStab at middle-stage power. Florges one evolution away adds elite Sp. Def.
Best Build
Floette best EVs are HP and Sp. Def
Wall Moveset
- Toxic
- Wish
- Protect
- Heal Bell
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
Breeding's the move. Camouflage and Captivate give Floette options it can't learn any other way, and Normal and Grass coverage already covers a decent range on top of Moonblast and Dazzling Gleam. The egg moves push it further.
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 flutters around fields of flowers and cares for flowers that are starting to wilt. It draws out the hidden power of flowers to battle.
When the flowers of a well-tended flower bed bloom, it appears and celebrates with an elegant dance.
Floette X & Y Guide
Floette is meant to evolve into Florges. At 371 BST, the stats aren't there for competitive play yet. Pre-evolution Pokemon rarely hold up against fully evolved threats.
Flower Veil is the go-to ability for Floette. It protects friendly grass Pokémon from having their stats lowered by other Pokémon. Its hidden ability Symbiosis can work in specific setups.
At base 52 Speed, it won't be moving first often. On offense, Floette is a special attacker with base 75 Sp. Atk. Best used as a support.
For X & Y, you can run Floette through the first few routes without issues. 371 BST won't carry you far though. Get it to Florges as fast as you can.
Game Availability
Floette joined the series in X & Y and has been available in 6 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