Competitive Information for Fletchling [Sword/Shield]
Normal / Flying
Abilities:
Movesets for Singles
What is a good competitive moveset for Fletchling? These builds have been optimized for Pokemon competing in Sword/Shield 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 Sword/Shield generation metagame.
TogekissOrbeetleVanilluxeKrookodileConkeldurr
Fletchling is a marvelous Normal and Flying-typed Pokemon. Fletchling is not a Pokemon anyone usually expects sees on the battlefield. Fletchling is weak to Electric, Ice, and Rock-typed attacks.
Item: Iron Ball
Ability: Gale Wings
Nature: Sassy (+SpD, -Spe)
EVs: 196 Hp / 60 SpA / 252 SpD
Moveset:
- Protect
- Tailwind
- Taunt
- Will-O-Wisp
Special Wall Fletchling (Popular/Trending)
Fletchling is a phenomenal Special Wall. It is primarily designed to take a considerable amount of hits from special attacks while dealing some decent damage. Iron Ball will halve the user's speed and are generally not recommended unless being used with Trick Room. With Gale Wings, if Fletchling is at full hp its flying-type moves have their priority increased by 1.
♦ Tailwind is a status move (for 4 turns, allies' speed is doubled).
♦ Taunt is a status move (target can't use status moves its next 3 turns).
♦ Will-O-Wisp is a status move (burns the target).
Note: This moveset is considered Taunt bait! It is highly recommended you typically have atleast one move that does actual damage!
Item: Focus Sash / Choice Band
Ability: Gale Wings
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Dual Wingbeat / Acrobatics
- Facade / Tackle
- U-turn
- Steel Wing
Physical Sweeper Fletchling (Gale Wings)
Fletchling is a wonderful Physical Sweeper. It is designed to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Focus Sash helps protect Fletchling from being one-shotted and allowing it to atleast use a crucial move when brought out. Choice Band will increase the damage of Fletchling's physical moves by 1.5x at the cost of locking you into the first move you pick. With Gale Wings, if Fletchling is at full hp its flying-type moves have their priority increased by 1. Facade's damage doubles when the user has a status affliction.
♦ Acrobatics is a physical STAB-boosted 55-base power Flying-type move (power doubles if your Fletchling has no held item).
♦ Facade is a physical STAB-boosted 70-base power Normal-type move (power doubles if Fletchling is burn/poison/paralyzed).
♦ Tackle is a physical STAB-boosted 40-base power Normal-type move that deals damage.
♦ U-turn is a physical 70-base power Bug-type move (Fletchling switches out after damaging the target).
♦ Steel Wing is a physical 70-base power Steel-type move (10% chance to raise your Fletchling's defense by 1 stage).
Item: Throat Spray / Eject Pack
Ability: Gale Wings
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Overheat / Heat Wave
- Round / Snore
- Roost
- Toxic
Special Sweeper Fletchling (Gale Wings)
Fletchling is pretty popular Special Sweeper. This moveset is designed to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. Throat Spray activates when a Pokemon uses a sound-based move (in this case Round or Snore) and increases Fletchling's special attack stat by 2 stages. With Gale Wings, if Fletchling is at full hp its flying-type moves have their priority increased by 1.
♦ Heat Wave is a special 95-base power Fire-type move (10% chance to burn the foes).
♦ Round is a special STAB-boosted 60-base power Normal-type move (power doubles if others used round this turn).
♦ Snore is a special STAB-boosted 50-base power Normal-type move (Fletchling must be asleep. 30% chance to flinch target).
♦ Roost is a status move (heals 50% hp. flying-type removed until turn ends).
♦ Toxic is a status move (badly poisons the target; Note: Poison types can't miss with Toxic).
Movesets for Doubles
What is a good doubles moveset for Fletchling? These builds have been optimized for Sword/Shield 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 Sword/Shield generation metagame.
TogekissOrbeetleVanilluxeKrookodileConkeldurr
Item: Focus Sash / Choice Band
Ability: Gale Wings
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Dual Wingbeat / Acrobatics
- Facade / Tackle
- U-turn
- Steel Wing
Doubles Physical Sweeper Fletchling (Gale Wings)
Fletchling is a pretty decent Physical Sweeper. It attempts to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Focus Sash helps protect Fletchling from being one-shotted and allowing it to atleast use a crucial move when brought out. Choice Band will increase the damage of Fletchling's physical moves by 1.5x at the cost of locking you into the first move you pick. With Gale Wings, if Fletchling is at full hp its flying-type moves have their priority increased by 1. Facade's damage doubles when the user has a status affliction.
♦ Acrobatics is a physical STAB-boosted 55-base power Flying-type move (power doubles if your Fletchling has no held item).
♦ Facade is a physical STAB-boosted 70-base power Normal-type move (power doubles if Fletchling is burn/poison/paralyzed).
♦ Tackle is a physical STAB-boosted 40-base power Normal-type move that deals damage.
♦ U-turn is a physical 70-base power Bug-type move (Fletchling switches out after damaging the target).
♦ Steel Wing is a physical 70-base power Steel-type move (10% chance to raise your Fletchling's defense by 1 stage).
Item: Throat Spray / Life Orb
Ability: Gale Wings
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Heat Wave / Overheat
- Round / Snore
- Roost
- Toxic
Doubles Special Sweeper Fletchling (Gale Wings)
Fletchling is a spectacular Special Sweeper. It tries to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. Throat Spray activates when a Pokemon uses a sound-based move (in this case Round or Snore) and increases Fletchling's special attack stat by 2 stages. Life Orb boosts the power of Fletchling's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Gale Wings, if Fletchling is at full hp its flying-type moves have their priority increased by 1.
♦ Overheat is a special 130-base power Fire-type move (lowers your Fletchling's special attack by 2 stages).
♦ Round is a special STAB-boosted 60-base power Normal-type move (power doubles if others used round this turn).
♦ Snore is a special STAB-boosted 50-base power Normal-type move (Fletchling must be asleep. 30% chance to flinch target).
♦ Roost is a status move (heals 50% hp. flying-type removed until turn ends).
♦ Toxic is a status move (badly poisons the target; Note: Poison types can't miss with Toxic).
Movepool
Wondering what moves can Fletchling 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 Fletchling can perform in Sword/Shield. 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 SS Move and Ability Combos for Fletchling
- Moves: Endure + Flail
- Moves: Rest + Sleep talk
- Ability: Gale Wings + Move: Roost
- Move: Facade + Item: Flame Orb
- Move: Facade + Item: Toxic Orb
- Move: Acrobatics + Item: Red Card
- Move: Acrobatics + Item: Flying Gem
- Moves with Priority: Quick Attack, Endure, Protect, Quick Guard
Optimize Fletchling's EVs for Sword/Shield
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