Is Rowlet Good in Legends: Arceus Playthrough?
The third starter from Professor Laventon. Rowlet is Grass/Flying and evolves into Hisuian Decidueye, which swaps Flying for Fighting. Grass is useful from the start against Rock and Water encounters in the first region.
How to Get Rowlet in Legends: Arceus
Rowlet appears at decent spawn rates across 2 spots in early-game routes. Sort by Best below if you want the highest rate, or Earliest if you want the quickest access point in your playthrough.
Rowlet Weakness
Type-wise, Rowlet takes extra damage from Ice, Fire, Poison, Flying, and Rock. Watch out for Ice attacks, those deal 4x damage. Ground moves do nothing thanks to a full immunity.
| Damage | Types |
|---|---|
| 4x (Critical) | Ice |
| 2x (Weak) | Fire, Poison, Flying, Rock |
| 0.5x (Resist) | Water, Fighting |
| 0.25x (Resist) | Grass |
| 0x (Immune) | Ground |
What is Rowlet Weak Against
VulnerableBest Pokemon Against Rowlet
 Glaceon Ice | B | |
 Togekiss Fairy | B | |
 Walrein IceWater | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Rowlet View Walrein builds →Ice Beam 4x230-272%KO Rollout 2x22-26% | ||
 Arcanine Fire | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Rowlet View Arcanine builds →Raging Fury 2x163-192%KO Rock Slide 2x69-81% | ||
 Drapion PoisonDark | C | |
Glaceon Ice | B | |
Togekiss Fairy | B | |
 Staraptor Normal | B | |
Walrein IceWater | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Rowlet View Walrein builds →Ice Beam 4x232-273%KO Rollout 2x23-27% | ||
Arcanine Fire | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Rowlet View Arcanine builds →Raging Fury 2x164-193%KO Rock Slide 2x69-82% | ||
Glaceon Ice | B | |
 Avalugg Ice | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Rowlet View Avalugg builds →Mountain Gale 4x289-340%KO Rock Slide 2x72-86% | ||
 Honchkrow Dark | B | |
 Mamoswine IceGround | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Rowlet View Mamoswine builds →Icicle Crash 4x269-317%KO Ancient Power 2x40-48% | ||
 Braviary Normal | C | |
Glaceon Ice | B | |
Avalugg Ice | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Rowlet View Avalugg builds →Mountain Gale 4x291-343%KO Rock Slide 2x73-86% | ||
 Heatran FireSteel | S | |
Obtain MethodFirespit Island Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Rowlet View Heatran builds →Magma Storm 2x170-200%KO Ancient Power 2x69-81% | ||
Honchkrow Dark | B | |
Mamoswine IceGround | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Rowlet View Mamoswine builds →Icicle Crash 4x272-320%KO Ancient Power 2x41-49% | ||
In Legends: Arceus, Kyurem can KO Rowlet with Ice Beam (548-645%). Blaziken threatens a KO with Flare Blitz (237-279%). Salazzle's Flamethrower also KOs at 165-194%.
 Kyurem DragonIce | B | |
Recommended Build AbilityPressure ItemChoice Specs NatureTimid Moves
Damage vs Rowlet View Kyurem builds →Ice Beam 4x548-645%KO Draco Meteor198-233%KO | ||
 Blaziken FireFighting | B | |
Recommended Build AbilitySpeed Boost ItemLeftovers NatureAdamant Moves
Damage vs Rowlet View Blaziken builds →Close Combat59-70% Flare Blitz 2x237-279%KO | ||
 Salazzle PoisonFire | B | |
Recommended Build AbilityCorrosion ItemFocus Sash NatureTimid Moves
Damage vs Rowlet View Salazzle builds →Flamethrower 2x165-194%KO Sludge Bomb 2x165-194%KO | ||
 Terrakion RockFighting | B | |
Recommended Build AbilityJustified ItemChoice Band NatureJolly Moves
Damage vs Rowlet View Terrakion builds →Stone Edge 2x284-335%KO Close Combat85-100%KO | ||
 Talonflame Fire | C | |
Recommended Build AbilityGalewings ItemHeavy-Duty Boots NatureJolly Moves
Damage vs Rowlet View Talonflame builds →Flare Blitz 2x168-197%KO U Turn32-39% | ||
Rowlet Evolutions
Rowlet kicks off a three-stage evolution line through Dartrix all the way to Decidueye. For breeding, quick to hatch with a decent partner pool via one egg group. Evolving adds up to 210 stat points total. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.
How to Evolve
PLA Rowlet Best Moveset
Grass/Flying at 55 Attack and 42 Speed. The moveset can't compete at starter pre-evo stats. Evolve through to Hisuian Decidueye for Grass/Fighting TermStab at 112 Attack and the defensive profile that absorbs physical hits.
Best Build
Legends: Arceus uses different battle mechanics.
Competitive build content is not applicable for this game. Select a main series game for builds.
Moves List
A compact toolkit overall. The offense runs through Leaf Storm and Leaf Blade for Rowlet, with Normal and Psychic coverage doing what it can. Don't expect versatility from this one.
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
Flies noiselessly on delicate wings. It has mastered the art of deftly launching dagger-sharp feathers from those same wings.
Rowlet Legends: Arceus Guide
In Legends: Arceus, For a casual playthrough, Rowlet works as a placeholder. Grass/Flying coverage is useful early. The real payoff is Dartrix. That's where the stats start mattering.
Game Availability
Since Sun & Moon, Rowlet has been obtainable in 5 games. A Generation 7 debut means a shorter history, but Rowlet has appeared steadily across every generation since.
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 7SMDebut
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