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Competitive Pokemon Ruby/Sapphire Movesets and Strategies for Farfetchd

Base Stats for Farfetch'd

Normal / Flying

Abilities:
,

Evolutions / Family:
Farfetch'd

Weakness Chart for Normal/Flying-type:

Bug

Dark

Dragon

Electric

Fighting

Fire

Flying

Ghost

Grass

0.5x

2x

0x

0.5x

Ground

Ice

Normal

Poison

Psychic

Rock

Steel

Water

0x

2x

¼x

½x

2x

4x

Movesets for Singles

What is a good competitive moveset for Farfetch'd? These builds have been optimized for Pokemon competing in Ruby/Sapphire 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 Ruby/Sapphire generation metagame.

Farfetch'd is a decent Normal and Flying-typed Pokemon. It's a usual sight to see Farfetch'd out in the 3rd generation battlefield. Farfetch'd is weak to Electric, Ice, and Rock-typed attacks.

Species: Farfetch'd
Item: Choice Band / Silk Scarf
Ability: Inner Focus
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 Atk / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Slash / Double-Edge
- Steel Wing
- Gust / Peck
- Mud-Slap

Physical Sweeper Farfetch'd

Farfetch'd is a phenomenal Physical Sweeper. It's primary goal is to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Keep in mind back before Generation IV, a move's damage category was determined by its type. 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. With Inner Focus, Farfetch'd cannot be made to flinch.

♦ Slash is a physical STAB-boosted 70-base power Normal-type move (high critical hit ratio).
♦ Double-Edge is a physical STAB-boosted 120-base power Normal-type move (has 1/3 recoil).
♦ Steel Wing is a physical 70-base power Steel-type move (10% chance to raise your Farfetch'd's defense by 1 stage).
♦ Gust is a physical STAB-boosted 40-base power Flying-type move (power doubles during bounce and fly).
♦ Peck is a physical STAB-boosted 35-base power Flying-type move that deals damage.
♦ Mud-Slap is a physical 20-base power Ground-type move (100% chance to lower the target's accuracy by 1 stage).

Species: Farfetch'd
Item: Sitrus Berry
Ability: Inner Focus
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Thief / Knock Off
- Wish
- Toxic
- Protect

Special Sweeper Farfetch'd

Farfetch'd is a spectacular Special Sweeper. It is primarily designed to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. Remember prior to Generation IV, a move's damage category was determined by its type. With Inner Focus, Farfetch'd cannot be made to flinch.

♦ Thief is a special 40-base power Dark-type move (if your Farfetch'd has no item, it steals the target's).
♦ Knock Off is a special 20-base power Dark-type move (target's item is lost and it cannot obtain another).
♦ Wish is a status move (next turn, heals 50% of the recipient's max hp).
♦ Toxic is a status move (badly poisons the target).
♦ Protect is a status move (prevents moves from affecting your Farfetch'd this turn).

Movesets for Doubles

What is a good doubles moveset for Farfetch'd? These builds have been optimized for Ruby/Sapphire 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 Ruby/Sapphire generation metagame.

Species: Farfetch'd
Item: Choice Band / Silk Scarf
Ability: Inner Focus
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 Atk / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Slash / Double-Edge
- Steel Wing
- Gust / Peck
- Mud-Slap

Doubles Physical Sweeper Farfetch'd

Farfetch'd is an awesome Physical Sweeper. The purpose of this moveset is to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Remember before Generation IV, a move's damage category was determined by its type. 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. With Inner Focus, Farfetch'd cannot be made to flinch.

♦ Slash is a physical STAB-boosted 70-base power Normal-type move (high critical hit ratio).
♦ Double-Edge is a physical STAB-boosted 120-base power Normal-type move (has 1/3 recoil).
♦ Steel Wing is a physical 70-base power Steel-type move (10% chance to raise your Farfetch'd's defense by 1 stage).
♦ Gust is a physical STAB-boosted 40-base power Flying-type move (power doubles during bounce and fly).
♦ Peck is a physical STAB-boosted 35-base power Flying-type move that deals damage.
♦ Mud-Slap is a physical 20-base power Ground-type move (100% chance to lower the target's accuracy by 1 stage).

Species: Farfetch'd
Item: Sitrus Berry
Ability: Inner Focus
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Thief / Knock Off
- Wish
- Toxic
- Protect

Doubles Special Sweeper Farfetch'd

Farfetch'd is a stupendous Special Sweeper. It's meant to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. Don't forget before Generation IV, a move's damage category was determined by its type. With Inner Focus, Farfetch'd cannot be made to flinch.

♦ Thief is a special 40-base power Dark-type move (if your Farfetch'd has no item, it steals the target's).
♦ Knock Off is a special 20-base power Dark-type move (target's item is lost and it cannot obtain another).
♦ Wish is a status move (next turn, heals 50% of the recipient's max hp).
♦ Toxic is a status move (badly poisons the target).
♦ Protect is a status move (prevents moves from affecting your Farfetch'd this turn).

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.

Combo List

These are a list of several common move combinations Farfetch'd can perform in Ruby/Sapphire. 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 RS 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

Optimize Farfetch'd's EVs for Ruby/Sapphire

Competitive Information for Farfetch'd [Ruby/Sapphire]