Archen

Moves learnt by level up

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

Lv.	Move	Type	Cat.	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	Cat.	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	Cat.	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	Cat.	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	Cat.	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		—	—