Competitive Information for Farfetch'd [Diamond/Pearl]
Normal / Flying
Abilities:
Movesets for Singles
What is a good competitive moveset for Farfetch'd? These builds have been optimized for Pokemon competing in Diamond/Pearl Single Battles. The movesets and EVs have been specifically calibrated to deal the most amount of damage to the largest group of potentially common opponents and typing threats for the Diamond/Pearl generation metagame.
Farfetch'd is an interesting Normal and Flying-typed Pokemon. It's frequent to see Farfetch'd show up as a Diamond/Pearl opponent. Farfetch'd is weak to Electric, Ice, and Rock-typed attacks.
Item: Life Orb / Choice Band
Ability: Inner Focus
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 Atk / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Slash / Double-Edge
- Leaf Blade
- Night Slash
- Pluck / Fly
Physical Sweeper Farfetch'd
Farfetch'd is an outstanding Physical Sweeper. The purpose of this moveset is to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Choice Band will increase the damage of Farfetch'd's physical moves by 1.5x at the cost of locking you into the first move you pick. Life Orb boosts the power of Farfetch'd's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Inner Focus, Farfetch'd cannot be made to flinch.
♦ Double-Edge is a physical STAB-boosted 120-base power Normal-type move (has 1/3 recoil).
♦ Leaf Blade is a physical 90-base power Grass-type move (high critical hit ratio).
♦ Night Slash is a physical 70-base power Dark-type move (high critical hit ratio).
♦ Pluck is a physical STAB-boosted 60-base power Flying-type move (Farfetch'd steals and eats the target's berry).
♦ Fly is a physical STAB-boosted 90-base power Flying-type move (flies up on first turn, then strikes the next turn).
Item: Life Orb / Choice Specs
Ability: Inner Focus
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Air Cutter / Air Slash
- Heat Wave
- Snore
- Ominous Wind
Special Sweeper Farfetch'd
Farfetch'd is a wonderful Special Sweeper. It's primary goal is to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. Choice Specs will increase the damage of Farfetch'd's special moves by 1.5x but will lock you into the first move you pick. Life Orb boosts the power of Farfetch'd's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Inner Focus, Farfetch'd cannot be made to flinch.
♦ Air Slash is a special STAB-boosted 75-base power Flying-type move (30% chance to flinch the target).
♦ Heat Wave is a special 100-base power Fire-type move (10% chance to burn the foes).
♦ Snore is a special STAB-boosted 40-base power Normal-type move (Farfetch'd must be asleep. 30% chance to flinch target).
♦ Ominous Wind is a special 60-base power Ghost-type move (10% chance to raise all stats by 1 stage (not acc/eva)).
Movesets for Doubles
What is a good doubles moveset for Farfetch'd? These builds have been optimized for Diamond/Pearl Double Battles. They have movesets and EVs specifically calibrated to generally work best versus multiple Pokemon at once as well as helping to support other team members and allys in the Diamond/Pearl generation metagame.
Item: Life Orb / Choice Band
Ability: Inner Focus
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 Atk / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Slash / Double-Edge
- Leaf Blade
- Night Slash
- Pluck / Fly
Doubles Physical Sweeper Farfetch'd
Farfetch'd is a spectacular Physical Sweeper. It is meant to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Choice Band will increase the damage of Farfetch'd's physical moves by 1.5x at the cost of locking you into the first move you pick. Life Orb boosts the power of Farfetch'd's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Inner Focus, Farfetch'd cannot be made to flinch.
♦ Double-Edge is a physical STAB-boosted 120-base power Normal-type move (has 1/3 recoil).
♦ Leaf Blade is a physical 90-base power Grass-type move (high critical hit ratio).
♦ Night Slash is a physical 70-base power Dark-type move (high critical hit ratio).
♦ Pluck is a physical STAB-boosted 60-base power Flying-type move (Farfetch'd steals and eats the target's berry).
♦ Fly is a physical STAB-boosted 90-base power Flying-type move (flies up on first turn, then strikes the next turn).
Item: Life Orb / Choice Specs
Ability: Inner Focus
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Air Cutter / Air Slash
- Heat Wave
- Twister
- Snore
Doubles Special Sweeper Farfetch'd
Farfetch'd is an awesome Special Sweeper. It tries to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. Choice Specs will increase the damage of Farfetch'd's special moves by 1.5x but will lock you into the first move you pick. Life Orb boosts the power of Farfetch'd's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Inner Focus, Farfetch'd cannot be made to flinch.
♦ Air Slash is a special STAB-boosted 75-base power Flying-type move (30% chance to flinch the target).
♦ Heat Wave is a special 100-base power Fire-type move (10% chance to burn the foes).
♦ Twister is a special 40-base power Dragon-type move (20% chance to flinch the foes).
♦ Snore is a special STAB-boosted 40-base power Normal-type move (Farfetch'd must be asleep. 30% chance to flinch target).
Movepool
Wondering what moves can Farfetch'd learn? Here is the list of moves this Pokemon can learn in this selected generation.
Sort and organize the learnset by move type, category, accuracy, and power. Bolded moves will gain the same-type attack bonus (STAB) if this Pokemon uses them.
Damage Modifiers:
Combo List
These are a list of several common move combinations Farfetch'd can perform in Diamond/Pearl. Not every combo going to be game-changing, but some can be pretty fun to play with. Sometimes these can be easily overlooked or forgotten, hence why we find and list them here. Discover what items, abilities, and moves this Pokemon can use in combination with each other to gain a strategic advantage in competitive battles.
Competitive DP Move and Ability Combos for Farfetch'd
- Moves: Endure + Flail
- Moves: Rest + Sleep talk
- Move: Facade + Item: Flame Orb
- Move: Facade + Item: Toxic Orb
- Moves with Priority: Quick Attack, Endure, Protect, Feint
Optimize Farfetch'd's EVs for Diamond/Pearl
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