Archen

Contents
Info
Base stats
Evolution chart
Pokédex entries
Moves learned
Sprites
Locations
Language

Archen is a Rock/Flying type Pokémon introduced in Generation 5.

Pokédex data

National №	0566
Type	Rock Flying
Species	First Bird Pokémon
Height	0.5 m (1′08″)
Weight	9.5 kg (20.9 lbs)
Abilities	1. Defeatist
Local №	0072 (Black/White) 0128 (Black 2/White 2) 0192 (Sun/Moon — Alola dex) 0239 (U.Sun/U.Moon — Alola dex) 0149 (The Crown Tundra)

Training

EV yield	1 Attack
Catch rate	45 (5.9% with PokéBall, full HP)
Base Friendship	50 (normal)
Base Exp.	71
Growth Rate	Medium Fast

Breeding

Egg Groups	Flying, Water 3
Gender	87.5% male, 12.5% female
Egg cycles	30 (7,454–7,710 steps)

Base stats

HP	55	220	314
Attack	112	206	355
Defense	45	85	207
Sp. Atk	74	137	271
Sp. Def	45	85	207
Speed	70	130	262
Total	401	Min	Max

The ranges shown on the right are for a level 100 Pokémon. Maximum values are based on a beneficial nature, 252 EVs, 31 IVs; minimum values are based on a hindering nature, 0 EVs, 0 IVs.

Type defenses

The effectiveness of each type on Archen.

Nor	Fir	Wat	Ele	Gra	Ice	Fig	Poi	Gro
½	½	2	2		2		½	0

Fly	Psy	Bug	Roc	Gho	Dra	Dar	Ste	Fai
½		½	2				2

Evolution chart

#0566
Archen
Rock · Flying

(Level 37)

#0567
Archeops
Rock · Flying

Archen changes

In Generations 5-7, Archen has a base Friendship value of 70.

Pokédex entries

Black	Said to be an ancestor of bird Pokémon, they were unable to fly and moved about by hopping from one branch to another.
White	Revived from a fossil, this Pokémon is thought to be the ancestor of all bird Pokémon.
Black 2 White 2	It was revived from an ancient fossil. Not able to fly, it lived in treetops and hopped from one branch to another.
X Omega Ruby	Revived from a fossil, this Pokémon is thought to be the ancestor of all bird Pokémon.
Y Alpha Sapphire	Said to be an ancestor of bird Pokémon, they were unable to fly and moved about by hopping from one branch to another.
Sun	It is the ancestor of all bird Pokémon. Archen itself could not actually fly but moved by hopping from treetop to treetop.
Moon	To all appearances flightless, it was able to glide down from tall treetops to snag its prey.
Ultra Sun	Once thought to be the ancestor of all bird Pokémon, some of the latest research suggests that may not be the case.
Ultra Moon	Restored from a fossil, this ancient bird Pokémon has wings but can’t yet fly.
Sword	This Pokémon was successfully restored from a fossil. As research suggested, Archen is unable to fly. But it’s very good at jumping.
Shield	Archen is said to be the ancestor of bird Pokémon. It lived in treetops, eating berries and bug Pokémon.

Moves learned by Archen

In other generations
5
6
7
8
9

Sword/Shield Ultra Sun/Ultra Moon

Moves learnt by level up

Archen learns the following moves in Pokémon Sword & Shield at the levels specified.

Lv.	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
1	Leer	Normal	—	100
1	Quick Attack	Normal	40	100
3	Rock Throw	Rock	50	90
6	Wing Attack	Flying	60	100
9	Dragon Breath	Dragon	60	100
12	Ancient Power	Rock	60	100
15	Pluck	Flying	60	100
18	Quick Guard	Fighting	—	—
21	U-turn	Bug	70	100
24	Rock Slide	Rock	75	90
27	Scary Face	Normal	—	100
30	Crunch	Dark	80	100
33	Agility	Psychic	—	—
36	Tailwind	Flying	—	—
39	Dragon Claw	Dragon	80	100
42	Thrash	Normal	120	100
45	Endeavor	Normal	—	100

Egg moves

Archen learns the following moves via breeding in Pokémon Sword & Shield. Details and compatible parents can be found on the Archen gen 8 learnset page.

Move	Type	Power	Acc.
Bite	Dark	60	100
Defog	Flying	—	—
Double Team	Normal	—	—
Head Smash	Rock	150	80
Knock Off	Dark	65	100
Switcheroo	Dark	—	100

Move Tutor moves

Archen can be taught these attacks in Pokémon Sword & Shield from move tutors (details):

Move	Type	Power	Acc.
Dual Wingbeat	Flying	40	90
Lash Out	Dark	75	100
Meteor Beam	Rock	120	90

Moves learnt by TM

Archen is compatible with these Technical Machines in Pokémon Sword & Shield:

TM	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
15	Dig	Ground	80	100
21	Rest	Psychic	—	—
22	Rock Slide	Rock	75	90
24	Snore	Normal	50	100
25	Protect	Normal	—	—
26	Scary Face	Normal	—	100
30	Steel Wing	Steel	70	90
31	Attract	Normal	—	100
32	Sandstorm	Rock	—	—
39	Facade	Normal	70	100
40	Swift	Normal	60	∞
48	Rock Tomb	Rock	60	95
52	Bounce	Flying	85	85
54	Rock Blast	Rock	25	90
56	U-turn	Bug	70	100
58	Assurance	Dark	60	100
65	Shadow Claw	Ghost	70	100
76	Round	Normal	60	100
78	Acrobatics	Flying	55	100
81	Bulldoze	Ground	60	100

Moves learnt by TR

Archen is compatible with these Technical Records in Pokémon Sword & Shield:

TR	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
10	Earthquake	Ground	100	100
12	Agility	Psychic	—	—
20	Substitute	Normal	—	—
26	Endure	Normal	—	—
27	Sleep Talk	Normal	—	—
31	Iron Tail	Steel	100	75
32	Crunch	Dark	80	100
35	Uproar	Normal	90	100
36	Heat Wave	Fire	95	90
37	Taunt	Dark	—	100
46	Iron Defense	Steel	—	—
47	Dragon Claw	Dragon	80	100
62	Dragon Pulse	Dragon	85	100
67	Earth Power	Ground	90	100
69	Zen Headbutt	Psychic	80	90
75	Stone Edge	Rock	100	80
76	Stealth Rock	Rock	—	—
83	Ally Switch	Psychic	—	—

Moves learnt by level up

Archen learns the following moves in Pokémon Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon at the levels specified.

Lv.	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
1	Leer	Normal	—	100
1	Quick Attack	Normal	40	100
1	Wing Attack	Flying	60	100
5	Rock Throw	Rock	50	90
8	Double Team	Normal	—	—
11	Scary Face	Normal	—	100
15	Pluck	Flying	60	100
18	Ancient Power	Rock	60	100
21	Agility	Psychic	—	—
25	Quick Guard	Fighting	—	—
28	Acrobatics	Flying	55	100
31	Dragon Breath	Dragon	60	100
35	Crunch	Dark	80	100
38	Endeavor	Normal	—	100
41	U-turn	Bug	70	100
45	Rock Slide	Rock	75	90
48	Dragon Claw	Dragon	80	100
50	Thrash	Normal	120	100

Egg moves

Archen learns the following moves via breeding in Pokémon Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon. Details and compatible parents can be found on the Archen gen 7 learnset page.

Move	Type	Power	Acc.
Ally Switch	Psychic	—	—
Bite	Dark	60	100
Defog	Flying	—	—
Dragon Pulse	Dragon	85	100
Earth Power	Ground	90	100
Head Smash	Rock	150	80
Knock Off	Dark	65	100
Steel Wing	Steel	70	90
Switcheroo	Dark	—	100

Move Tutor moves

Archen can be taught these attacks in Pokémon Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon from move tutors (details):

Move	Type	Power	Acc.
Ally Switch	Psychic	—	—
Aqua Tail	Water	90	90
Bounce	Flying	85	85
Defog	Flying	—	—
Dragon Pulse	Dragon	85	100
Earth Power	Ground	90	100
Endeavor	Normal	—	100
Heat Wave	Fire	95	90
Iron Defense	Steel	—	—
Iron Tail	Steel	100	75
Knock Off	Dark	65	100
Snore	Normal	50	100
Stealth Rock	Rock	—	—
Tailwind	Flying	—	—
Uproar	Normal	90	100
Zen Headbutt	Psychic	80	90

Moves learnt by TM

Archen is compatible with these Technical Machines in Pokémon Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon:

TM	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
02	Dragon Claw	Dragon	80	100
05	Roar	Normal	—	—
06	Toxic	Poison	—	90
10	Hidden Power	Normal	60	100
12	Taunt	Dark	—	100
17	Protect	Normal	—	—
19	Roost	Flying	—	—
21	Frustration	Normal	—	100
23	Smack Down	Rock	50	100
26	Earthquake	Ground	100	100
27	Return	Normal	—	100
32	Double Team	Normal	—	—
37	Sandstorm	Rock	—	—
39	Rock Tomb	Rock	60	95
40	Aerial Ace	Flying	60	∞
41	Torment	Dark	—	100
42	Facade	Normal	70	100
44	Rest	Psychic	—	—
45	Attract	Normal	—	100
48	Round	Normal	60	100
51	Steel Wing	Steel	70	90
62	Acrobatics	Flying	55	100
65	Shadow Claw	Ghost	70	100
69	Rock Polish	Rock	—	—
71	Stone Edge	Rock	100	80
78	Bulldoze	Ground	60	100
80	Rock Slide	Rock	75	90
87	Swagger	Normal	—	85
88	Sleep Talk	Normal	—	—
89	U-turn	Bug	70	100
90	Substitute	Normal	—	—
100	Confide	Normal	—	—

Transfer-only moves

Archen can only learn these moves in previous generations. It must be taught the moves in the appropriate game and then transferred to Pokémon Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon.

Move	Type	Power	Acc.	Method
Dig	Ground	80	100	Generation 6 — TM
Hone Claws	Dark	—	—	Generation 6 — TM
Rock Smash	Fighting	40	100	Generation 6 — TM
Secret Power	Normal	70	100	Generation 6 — TM
Cut	Normal	50	95	Generation 6 — HM

In other generations
5
6
7
8
9

Archen sprites

Type	Generation 5	Generation 6	Generation 7	Generation 8	Generation 9
Normal					—
Shiny				—	—

See all Archen sprites

Where to find Archen

Black White Black 2 White 2	Nacrene City
X Y	Ambrette Town
Omega Ruby Alpha Sapphire	Rustboro City
Sun Moon Ultra Sun Ultra Moon	Route 8
Let's Go Pikachu Let's Go Eevee	Not available in this game
Sword Shield	Giant's Foot
Brilliant Diamond Shining Pearl Legends: Arceus	Not available in this game
Scarlet Violet	Location data not yet available

Answers to Archen questions

Other languages

English	Archen
Japanese	アーケン (Archen)
German	Flapteryx
French	Arkéapti
Italian	Archen
Spanish	Archen
Korean	아켄 (aken)
Chinese (Simplified)	始祖小鸟
Chinese (Traditional)	始祖小鳥

English	First Bird Pokémon
Japanese	さいこどりポケモン
German	Urzeitvogel-Pokémon
French	Pokémon Oisancien
Italian	Pokémon Paleouccello
Spanish	Pokémon Protopájaro
Korean	최초새포켓몬
Chinese (Simplified)	远古鸟宝可梦
Chinese (Traditional)	遠古鳥寶可夢

Name origin

archaeopteryx: a reptile-like fossil bird