The Essentials on Archen
- Weaknesses
- ×2 Water, Electric, Ice, Rock, Steel Table
- Resistances
- ×½ Normal, Fire, Poison, Flying, Bug · immune: Ground
- Evolution
- Archen → Archeops (Lv. 37)
- Shiny
Alternate, rare colors: in the main games since X and Y, an encounter has a 1 in 4,096 chance of being Shiny, excluding hunting bonuses. Available as a Shiny in Pokémon GO. View- Stats
- Total 401 · top stat: Attack (112) Detail
- In Current Games
- Pokémon GO: available, Shiny, Shadow
- Other Names
- Arkéapti in French · アーケン, Archen in Japanese · Flapteryx in German All Languages
Overview
Archen is a Rock and Flying-type Pokémon, No. 566 in the National Pokédex. Original generation: Generation 5. Category: First Bird Pokémon. Height: 0.6 m, weight: 9.5 kg.
Archen evolves into Archeops (Lv. 37).
Ability: Defeatist. Archen is weak to Water, Electric, Ice, Rock and Steel-type moves (×2 damage). Archen takes no damage from Ground-type moves.
Generation
Generation 5
Black / White
National No.
#566
National Pokédex
Category
First Bird Pokémon
Status
Standard
Base Stats
The total determines a Pokémon's overall power.
HP
55
255
Attack
112
255
Defense
45
255
Special Attack
74
255
Special Defense
45
255
Speed
70
255
Total
401
Min HP (Lv. 100)
220
0 IV, 0 EV, neutral nature
Max HP (Lv. 100)
314
31 IV, 252 EV, beneficial nature
Gen Changes
Stable
Unchanged recently
Type Effectiveness
Multipliers received depending on the type of the opposing move (Rock / Flying). See the type chart
Weak (×2) — 5 types
Water
×2
Electric
×2
Ice
×2
Rock
×2
Steel
×2
Normal (×1) — 7 types
Grass
×1
Fighting
×1
Psychic
×1
Ghost
×1
Dragon
×1
Dark
×1
Fairy
×1
Resistant (×0.5) — 5 types
Normal
×½
Fire
×½
Poison
×½
Flying
×½
Bug
×½
Immune (×0) — 1 type
Ground
×0
Abilities
Ability 1
Halves the Pokémon’s Attack and Sp. Atk stats when its HP becomes half or less.
Archen Evolution
Archen Forms and Shiny
Standard Form
Rock · Flying
Shiny Availability
Shiny form available
Base rate (Gen VI+): 1/4096.
With Shiny Charm: 1/1365.
Masuda Method: 1/683.
Archen Moves
Moves this Pokémon can learn, by method.
Lv.
Move
Type · Cat.
Accuracy
Pow.
PP
1
Leer
Normal
Stat
100%
—
30
1
Quick Attack
Normal
Phys.
100%
40
30
3
Rock Throw
Rock
Phys.
90%
50
15
6
Wing Attack
Flying
Phys.
100%
60
35
8
Double Team
Normal
Stat
—
—
15
9
Dragon Breath
Dragon
Spec.
100%
60
20
12
Ancient Power
Rock
Spec.
100%
60
5
15
Pluck
Flying
Phys.
100%
60
20
18
Quick Guard
Fighting
Stat
—
—
15
21
U-turn
Bug
Phys.
100%
70
20
24
Rock Slide
Rock
Phys.
90%
75
10
27
Scary Face
Normal
Stat
100%
—
10
28
Acrobatics
Flying
Phys.
100%
55
15
30
Crunch
Dark
Phys.
100%
80
15
33
Agility
Psychic
Stat
—
—
30
36
Tailwind
Flying
Stat
—
—
15
39
Dragon Claw
Dragon
Phys.
100%
80
15
42
Thrash
Normal
Phys.
100%
120
10
45
Endeavor
Normal
Phys.
100%
—
5
Advanced Breeding
Egg Groups
Flying · Water 3
Gender
♂ 87.5 / ♀ 12.5%
Ditto Compatibility
✓ Yes
Pokérus
Susceptible
EV ×2 if infected
Max Characteristic
Attack
Highest base stat
Hyper Training & Mints
Available from level 50. Cost: 1 Gold Bottle Cap per IV set to 31 or 3 Silver Bottle Caps per IV. Mints let you change the effect of a Nature without changing the base Nature.
Where to Find Archen
Available in 6 games, 6 recorded encounters. Click a game to see the details.
Natively obtainable:
Moon
Sun
Ultra Moon
Ultra Sun
Shield
Sword
Generation VII
Moon 1 encounter
Available
▼
Gift Pokémon
(1)
Route 8
Lv. 15 100%
Sun 1 encounter
Available
▼
Gift Pokémon
(1)
Route 8
Lv. 15 100%
Ultra Moon 1 encounter
Available
▼
Gift Pokémon
(1)
Route 8
Lv. 15 100%
Ultra Sun 1 encounter
Available
▼
Gift Pokémon
(1)
Route 8
Lv. 15 100%
Generation VIII
Shield 1 encounter
Available
▼
Wild Area
(1)
Crown Tundra
Sword 1 encounter
Available
▼
Wild Area
(1)
Crown Tundra
Transfer to Pokémon HOME
How to bring this Pokémon to HOME depending on the game of origin.
Sun
→
Pokémon Bank
Pokémon Bank
→
Pokémon HOME
Bank → HOME
Moon
→
Pokémon Bank
Pokémon Bank
→
Pokémon HOME
Bank → HOME
Ultra Sun
→
Pokémon Bank
Pokémon Bank
→
Pokémon HOME
Bank → HOME
Ultra Moon
→
Pokémon Bank
Pokémon Bank
→
Pokémon HOME
Bank → HOME
Sword
→
Pokémon HOME
HOME (direct)
Shield
→
Pokémon HOME
HOME (direct)
Note:
Some transfers are irreversible (Bank → HOME). Check the legality of moves in the target game — HOME may replace an illegal move with a basic move.
Competitive & Meta
Archen in Pokémon GO
- 1,842Max CP (Lv. 40)
- 1,052Perfect CP in Raids
- 5 kmper Candy as Buddy
- 50 🍬to evolve into Archeops
Pokédex Entries
Description by game, with language selection.
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
“It was revived from an ancient fossil. Not able to fly, it lived in treetops and hopped from one branch to another.”
White 2
“It was revived from an ancient fossil. Not able to fly, it lived in treetops and hopped from one branch to another.”
X
“Revived from a fossil, this Pokémon is thought to be the ancestor of all bird Pokémon.”
Y
“Said to be an ancestor of bird Pokémon, they were unable to fly and moved about by hopping from one branch to another.”
Omega Ruby
“Revived from a fossil, this Pokémon is thought to be the ancestor of all bird Pokémon.”
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.”
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.”
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.”
Multilingual Names
🇫🇷 Français
Arkéapti
🇬🇧 English
Archen
🇯🇵 漢字
アーケン
🇯🇵 Kana
アーケン
🇯🇵 Romaji
Archen
🇩🇪 Deutsch
Flapteryx
🇪🇸 Español
Archen
🇮🇹 Italiano
Archen
🇰🇷 한국어
아켄
🇨🇳 ZH-Hans
始祖小鸟
🇹🇼 ZH-Hant
始祖小鳥
Category (Genus)
🇫🇷 FR
Pokémon Oisancien
🇬🇧 EN
First Bird Pokémon
🇯🇵 JP
さいこどりポケモン
🇩🇪 DE
Urzeitvogel-Pokémon
Media & Gallery
Audio Cries
Frequently asked questions about Archen
What type is Archen?
Archen is a Rock and Flying-type Pokémon.
How do you evolve Archen?
Archen evolves into Archeops (Lv. 37).
What are Archen's weaknesses?
Archen is weak to Water, Electric, Ice, Rock and Steel-type moves (×2 damage). Archen takes no damage from Ground-type moves.
Can you get a Shiny Archen in Pokémon GO?
Yes, Shiny Archen is available in Pokémon GO. Its Pokémon GO entry
