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Archen's Type

ROCK

FLYING

Archen's Pokédex #s

National #: 566

Galar #: --

Armor #: --

Crown #: 149

Archen's Base Stats

HP:: 55

Attack:: 112

Defense:: 45

Sp. Atk:: 74

Sp. Def:: 45

Speed:: 70

Total:: 401

Misc. Info

Height:: 1'8" (0.5m)

Weight:: 20.9 lbs. (9.5 kg)

Gender Ratio:

Egg Groups:: Flying / Water 3

EXP At Lv. 100:: 1,000,000

EV Yield:: 1 Attack

Base EXP:: 71

Catch Rate:: 45

Base Happiness:: 70

Archen's Abilities

Here is what ability Archen has, along with its effect.

Defeatist: Halves Archen's Attack and Special Attack when its HP reaches 50% or less.

Weaknesses & Resistances

Below is a list of what Archen's weakness and resistance is to various types.

2×: WATER

ELECTRIC

ICE

ROCK

STEEL

½: NORMAL

FIRE

POISON

FLYING

BUG

immune: GROUND

Archen's Evolution Line

Below you'll find a list of all Pokémon Archen evolves from or into, along with its evolution method.

Archen: starting form

Archeops: at level 37

Archen's Moves in Sword & Shield

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Below is a list of all of the moves that Archen can learn, along with what level it learns the move, the TM or TR number, and what egg moves it can learn, if any. Hover over a move (desktop/laptop) or click the ? button next to the move (mobile/tablet) to find out more about the move.

Level Up Moves

Here are all of the moves Archen learns via level up. Anything marked "Evo." means it learns it upon evolving. If the level is 1, it can be relearned at a Pokémon Center.

Lv.	Move	Type	Power	Acc.%	PP	Target
1	Quick Attack Has higher priority.	NORMAL	40	100%	30	One Target
1	Leer Lowers all nearby enemies' Defense by one stage.	NORMAL	--	100%	30	Nearby Enemies
3	Rock Throw Damages the target.	ROCK	50	90%	15	One Target
6	Wing Attack Damages the target.	FLYING	60	100%	35	One Target
9	Dragon Breath Has a 30% chance to paralyze the target.	DRAGON	60	100%	20	One Target
12	Ancient Power Has a 10% chance of raising Archen's Attack, Defense, Sp. Atk, Sp. Def, and Speed by one stage.	ROCK	60	100%	5	One Target
15	Pluck Does double damage if the target has a Berry and then Archen consumes that Berry immediately.	FLYING	60	100%	20	One Target
18	Quick Guard Protects your team from moves that that have positive priority for the turn.	FIGHTING	--	--	15	User's Field
21	U-turn Forces Archen to switch out after dealing damage.	BUG	70	100%	20	One Target
24	Rock Slide Has a 30% chance of causing all nearby enemies to flinch.	ROCK	75	90%	10	Nearby Enemies
27	Scary Face Lowers the target's Speed by two stages.	NORMAL	--	100%	10	One Target
30	Crunch 20% chance of lowering the target's Defense by one stage.	DARK	80	100%	15	One Target
33	Agility Raises Archen's Speed by two stages.	PSYCHIC	--	--	30	User
36	Tailwind Doubles your whole team's Speed for the next 3 turns.	FLYING	--	--	15	User's Field
39	Dragon Claw Damages the target.	DRAGON	80	100%	15	One Target
42	Thrash Confuses Archen after 2–3 turns.	NORMAL	120	100%	10	Random Enemy
45	Endeavor Does damage to set the target's HP equal to Archen's. Fails if Archen has more HP.	NORMAL	varies	100%	5	One Target

TM Moves

Here are all of the moves that Archen can learn via TM (Technical Machine). These moves can be taught an unlimited number of times once the TM is obtained.

TM	Move	Type	Power	Acc.%	PP	Target
TM15	Dig Can't be hit on the first turn, attacks on the second turn.	GROUND	80	100%	10	One Target
TM21	Rest Archen restores its HP to full and falls asleep for two turns.	PSYCHIC	--	--	10	User
TM22	Rock Slide Has a 30% chance of causing all nearby enemies to flinch.	ROCK	75	90%	10	Nearby Enemies
TM24	Snore Can only be used while asleep. 30% chance of making the target flinch.	NORMAL	50	100%	15	One Target
TM25	Protect Protects Archen from attacks for a turn. Low chance of working on consecutive turns.	NORMAL	--	--	10	User
TM26	Scary Face Lowers the target's Speed by two stages.	NORMAL	--	100%	10	One Target
TM30	Steel Wing Has a 10% chance of raising Archen's Defense by one stage.	STEEL	70	90%	25	One Target
TM31	Attract Infatuates Pokémon of the opposite gender.	NORMAL	--	100%	15	One Target
TM32	Sandstorm Changes the weather to a sandstorm for 5 turns.	ROCK	--	--	10	Entire Field
TM39	Facade Does double damage if Archen is poisoned, burned, or paralyzed.	NORMAL	70	100%	20	One Target
TM40	Swift Doesn't miss all nearby enemies.	NORMAL	60	--	20	Nearby Enemies
TM48	Rock Tomb 100% chance of lowering the target's Speed by one stage.	ROCK	60	95%	15	One Target
TM52	Bounce Can't be hit on the first turn, attacks on the second turn. Has a 30% chance of paralyzing the target.	FLYING	85	85%	5	One Target
TM54	Rock Blast Hits the target two to five times in a row.	ROCK	25	90%	10	One Target
TM56	U-turn Forces Archen to switch out after dealing damage.	BUG	70	100%	20	One Target
TM58	Assurance Does double damage if the target was already damaged this turn.	DARK	60	100%	10	One Target
TM65	Shadow Claw Has a higher critical hit rate. (+1 stage.)	GHOST	70	100%	15	One Target
TM76	Round Deals double damage if Round has already been used and causes any other Pokémon using Round to use it immediately afterward.	NORMAL	60	100%	15	One Target
TM78	Acrobatics Damage is doubled if Archen has no held item when this attack hits.	FLYING	55	100%	15	One Target
TM81	Bulldoze 100% chance of lowering all nearby Pokémon's Speed by one stage.	GROUND	60	100%	20	All But Self

TR Moves

Here are all of the moves that Archen can learn via TR (Technical Record). These moves can be taught only once per TR, but TRs can be obtained in the Wild Area and other locations.

TR	Move	Type	Power	Acc.%	PP	Target
TR10	Earthquake Does double damage against targets using Dig.	GROUND	100	100%	10	All But Self
TR12	Agility Raises Archen's Speed by two stages.	PSYCHIC	--	--	30	User
TR20	Substitute Costs 25% of Archen's max HP. Sets up a Substitute to block effects and damage.	NORMAL	--	--	10	User
TR26	Endure Will survive any hit with at least 1 HP left this turn. 50% chance of working on consecutive turns.	NORMAL	--	--	10	User
TR27	Sleep Talk Can only be used while asleep. Uses one of Archen's moves at random.	NORMAL	--	--	10	User
TR31	Iron Tail 30% chance of lowering the target's Defense by one stage.	STEEL	100	75%	15	One Target
TR32	Crunch 20% chance of lowering the target's Defense by one stage.	DARK	80	100%	15	One Target
TR35	Uproar Lose control for up to 5 turns. While the Uproar is active, no Pokémon can be asleep.	NORMAL	90	100%	10	Random Enemy
TR36	Heat Wave Has a 10% chance to burn all nearby enemies.	FIRE	95	90%	10	Nearby Enemies
TR37	Taunt Prevents the target from using Status moves for the next few turns.	DARK	--	100%	20	One Target
TR46	Iron Defense Raises Archen's Defense by two stages.	STEEL	--	--	15	User
TR47	Dragon Claw Damages the target.	DRAGON	80	100%	15	One Target
TR62	Dragon Pulse Damages the target.	DRAGON	85	100%	10	One Target
TR67	Earth Power 10% chance of lowering the target's Sp. Def by one stage.	GROUND	90	100%	10	One Target
TR69	Zen Headbutt Has a 20% chance of causing the target to flinch.	PSYCHIC	80	90%	15	One Target
TR75	Stone Edge Has a higher critical hit rate. (+1 stage.)	ROCK	100	80%	5	One Target
TR76	Stealth Rock Sets floating rocks on the enemy's field. Does 1/8 max HP to enemies that switch in. Weakness/resistance to Rock affects this damage.	ROCK	--	--	20	Enemy Field
TR83	Ally Switch Switches places with Archen for the rest of the battle.	PSYCHIC	--	--	15	User

Egg Moves

Here are all of the moves that Archen can learn as Egg Moves. In the case of evolved Pokémon, it shows what Egg Moves it can learn in its lowest evolutionary stage. Click the word EGG to find compatible breeding Pokémon to get that Egg Move onto Archen.

	Move	Type	Power	Acc.%	PP	Target
EGG	Bite Has a 30% chance of causing the target to flinch.	DARK	60	100%	25	One Target
EGG	Defog Lowers the target's evasion by one stage. Removes effects on the enemy's field such as Light Screen, Reflect, etc.	FLYING	--	--	15	One Target
EGG	Knock Off Double damage if the target has a held item and knocks it off.	DARK	65	100%	20	One Target
EGG	Double Team Raises Archen's Evasion by one stage.	NORMAL	--	--	15	User
EGG	Head Smash Archen takes 50% of Head Smash's damage as recoil damage.	ROCK	150	80%	5	One Target
EGG	Switcheroo Switches Archen's held item with the target's.	DARK	--	100%	10	One Target

Move Tutor Moves

Here are all of the moves that Archen can learn from Move Tutors. Most of these require the Expansion Pass and can be found in the Isle of Armor's Dojo, costing some Armorite Ore to teach. However, there are a few moves that can be taught aside from this.

	Move	Type	Power	Acc.%	PP	Target
TUTOR	Dual Wingbeat Hits the target two times in a row.	FLYING	40	90%	10	One Target
TUTOR	Meteor Beam Raises Archen's Sp. Atk by one stage. Charges for a turn, attacks on second turn.	ROCK	120	90%	10	One Target
TUTOR	Lash Out If Archen's stats were lowered this turn, Lash Out's power is doubled.	DARK	75	100%	5	One Target

Archen's Detailed Stats

Below you'll find a more detailed table containing Archen's calculated stats, which are the stats that you actually see displayed in game. These are affected by a variety of things, such as level, Effort Values (EVs), Individual Values (IVs), and Archen's Nature.

By default, the stats you see in the table below show four different possibilities, all assuming Archen is level 100: its stats with 0 EVs, 252+ (max) EVs, 0 IVs, and 31 (max) IVs. Nature is not shown by default, so its maximum is 10% higher than shown here, and minium 10% lower.

Stats at level 100	0 EVs		252+ EVs		Base Stat
Stats at level 100	Min	Max	Min	Max	Base Stat
HP	220	251	283	314	55
Attack	229	260	292	323	112
Defense	95	126	158	189	45
Sp. Atk	153	184	216	247	74
Sp. Def	95	126	158	189	45
Speed	145	176	208	239	70
Total					401

Where to Find Archen in Sword & Shield

If you're looking for where to find Archen, you'll find the various methods listed down below, along with any notes or special locations. This should help you figure out how to get Archen in Pokémon Sword & Shield. (Currently this does not show most "strong" static encounters or Max Raid Battles.)

Archen in the Wild

Giant's Foot

Overworld Encounters

Norm.	Over.	Rain	Strm.	Sun	Snow	Bliz.	Sand.	Fog
10%	10%	10%	10%	10%	10%	10%	100%	10%
Lv. 60-65	Lv. 60-65	Lv. 60-65	Lv. 60-65	Lv. 60-65	Lv. 60-65	Lv. 60-65	Lv. 60-65	Lv. 60-65

Pokédex Entries for Archen

Generation 8 Pokédex Entries

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.

Generation 7 Pokédex Entries

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.

Generation 6 Pokédex Entries

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.

Generation 5 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.