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Falinks's Type

FIGHTING

Falinks's Pokédex #s

National #: 870

Galar #: 345

Armor #: --

Crown #: --

Falinks's Base Stats

HP:: 65

Attack:: 100

Defense:: 100

Sp. Atk:: 70

Sp. Def:: 60

Speed:: 75

Total:: 470

Misc. Info

Height:: 9'10" (3m)

Weight:: 136.7 lbs. (62 kg)

Gender Ratio:

Egg Groups:: Fairy / Mineral

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

EV Yield:: 2 Attack, 1 Sp. Def

Base EXP:: 165

Catch Rate:: 45

Falinks's Abilities

Here are what abilities Falinks can possibly have, along with their effects.

Battle Armor: Damaging moves targeting Falinks cannot inflict critical hits.

Defiant: Raises Falinks's Attack by two stages whenever any of its stats are lowered in battle.

Weaknesses & Resistances

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

2×: FLYING

PSYCHIC

FAIRY

½: BUG

ROCK

DARK

Falinks's Evolution Line

Falinks does not evolve into any other known or available Pokémon.

Falinks's Moves in Sword & Shield

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Below is a list of all of the moves that Falinks 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 Falinks 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	Tackle Damages the target.	NORMAL	40	100%	35	One Target
1	Protect Protects Falinks from attacks for a turn. Low chance of working on consecutive turns.	NORMAL	--	--	10	User
5	Rock Smash 50% chance of lowering the target's Defense by one stage.	FIGHTING	40	100%	15	One Target
10	Focus Energy Raises critical hit rate by two stages.	NORMAL	--	--	30	User
15	Headbutt Has a 30% chance of causing the target to flinch.	NORMAL	70	100%	15	One Target
20	Bulk Up Raises Falinks's Attack and Defense by one stage.	FIGHTING	--	--	20	User
25	Endure Will survive any hit with at least 1 HP left this turn. 50% chance of working on consecutive turns.	NORMAL	--	--	10	User
30	Reversal Does more damage when Falinks's HP is low.	FIGHTING	varies	100%	15	One Target
35	First Impression +2 priority. Fails unless used on the first turn Falinks is sent out.	BUG	90	100%	10	One Target
40	No Retreat Raises all of Falinks's stats by one stage, but prevents it from switching out.	FIGHTING	--	--	5	User
45	Iron Defense Raises Falinks's Defense by two stages.	STEEL	--	--	15	User
50	Close Combat Lowers Falinks's Defense and Special Defense by one stage.	FIGHTING	120	100%	5	One Target
55	Megahorn Damages the target.	BUG	120	85%	10	One Target
60	Counter Counters Physical-based damage received this turn.	FIGHTING	varies	100%	20	Counter

TM Moves

Here are all of the moves that Falinks 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
TM08	Hyper Beam Requires a turn to recharge (unless it misses).	NORMAL	150	90%	5	One Target
TM09	Giga Impact Requires a turn to recharge (unless it misses).	NORMAL	150	90%	5	One Target
TM16	Screech Lowers the target's Defense by two stages.	NORMAL	--	85%	40	One Target
TM21	Rest Falinks 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 Falinks from attacks for a turn. Low chance of working on consecutive turns.	NORMAL	--	--	10	User
TM37	Beat Up Hits once for each conscious Pokémon in the party, doing damage based on its Attack.	DARK	varies	100%	10	One Target
TM39	Facade Does double damage if Falinks is poisoned, burned, or paralyzed.	NORMAL	70	100%	20	One Target
TM41	Helping Hand Increases the power of ally Pokémon's moves for the rest of the turn.	NORMAL	--	--	20	Ally
TM42	Revenge Attacks last; if damaged this turn, hits for double damage.	FIGHTING	60	100%	10	One Target
TM43	Brick Break Breaks the opponent's Light Screen or Reflect.	FIGHTING	75	100%	15	One Target
TM48	Rock Tomb 100% chance of lowering the target's Speed by one stage.	ROCK	60	95%	15	One Target
TM57	Payback Does double damage if Falinks attacks after the target.	DARK	50	100%	10	One Target
TM58	Assurance Does double damage if the target was already damaged this turn.	DARK	60	100%	10	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
TM79	Retaliate Damage is doubled if one of your Pokémon fainted during the previous turn.	NORMAL	70	100%	5	One Target
TM94	False Swipe Cannot knock out a Pokémon.	NORMAL	40	100%	40	One Target
TM96	Smart Strike Doesn't miss the target.	STEEL	70	--	10	One Target

TR Moves

Here are all of the moves that Falinks 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
TR00	Swords Dance Raises Falinks's Attack by two stages.	NORMAL	--	--	20	User
TR12	Agility Raises Falinks's Speed by two stages.	PSYCHIC	--	--	30	User
TR13	Focus Energy Raises critical hit rate by two stages.	NORMAL	--	--	30	User
TR20	Substitute Costs 25% of Falinks's max HP. Sets up a Substitute to block effects and damage.	NORMAL	--	--	10	User
TR21	Reversal Does more damage when Falinks's HP is low.	FIGHTING	varies	100%	15	One Target
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 Falinks's moves at random.	NORMAL	--	--	10	User
TR28	Megahorn Damages the target.	BUG	120	85%	10	One Target
TR39	Superpower Lowers Falinks's Attack and Defense by one stage.	FIGHTING	120	100%	5	One Target
TR46	Iron Defense Raises Falinks's Defense by two stages.	STEEL	--	--	15	User
TR48	Bulk Up Raises Falinks's Attack and Defense by one stage.	FIGHTING	--	--	20	User
TR53	Close Combat Lowers Falinks's Defense and Special Defense by one stage.	FIGHTING	120	100%	5	One Target
TR57	Poison Jab Has a 30% chance to poison the target.	POISON	80	100%	20	One Target
TR64	Focus Blast 10% chance of lowering the target's Sp. Def by one stage.	FIGHTING	120	70%	5	One Target
TR69	Zen Headbutt Has a 20% chance of causing the target to flinch.	PSYCHIC	80	90%	15	One Target
TR74	Iron Head Has a 30% chance of causing the target to flinch.	STEEL	80	100%	15	One Target
TR95	Throat Chop Prevents the target from using any sound-based moves for the next two turns.	DARK	80	100%	15	One Target

Move Tutor Moves

Here are all of the moves that Falinks 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	Category	Power	Acc.%	PP	Target	Info
TUTOR	Coaching Raises the Attack and Defense of Falinks's allies by one stage each.	FIGHTING		--	--	10	User

Falinks's Detailed Stats

Below you'll find a more detailed table containing Falinks'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 Falinks's Nature.

By default, the stats you see in the table below show four different possibilities, all assuming Falinks 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	240	271	303	334	65
Attack	205	236	268	299	100
Defense	205	236	268	299	100
Sp. Atk	145	176	208	239	70
Sp. Def	125	156	188	219	60
Speed	155	186	218	249	75
Total					470

Where to Find Falinks in Sword & Shield

If you're looking for where to find Falinks, 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 Falinks in Pokémon Sword & Shield. (Currently this does not show most "strong" static encounters or Max Raid Battles.)

Special Ways to Get Falinks

Catchable during Dynamax Adventures in Crown Tundra (DLC), level 65.

Falinks in the Wild

Galar Route 8

Random Encounters

Any Weather
2%			Lv. 38-40

Lake of Outrage

Random Encounters

Norm.	Over.	Rain	Strm.	Sun	Snow	Bliz.	Sand.	Fog
--	6%	--	--	--	--	--	--	--
	Lv. 50-52

Pokédex Entries for Falinks

Generation 8 Pokédex Entries

Sword

Five of them are troopers, and one is the brass. The brass's orders are absolute.

Shield

The six of them work together as one Pokémon. Teamwork is also their battle strategy, and they constantly change their formation as they fight.