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No. 870 · National Pokédex

Falinks

タイレーツ · Tairetsu · Hexadron
🥊 Fighting
Height
3.0 m
Weight
62.0 kg
Category
Formation Pokémon
Generation
Generation 8
Falinks
🔊 Cry

⚡The Essentials on Falinks

Type
Fighting
Weaknesses
×2 Flying, Psychic, Fairy Table
Resistances
×½ Bug, Rock, Dark
Evolution
Falinks does not evolve and has no pre-evolution.
Shiny
Shiny FalinksAlternate, 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
Special Forms
Mega Falinks (Falinksite) Details
Stats
Total 470 · top stat: Attack (100) Detail
In Current Games
Other Names
Hexadron in French · タイレーツ, Tairetsu in Japanese · Legios in German All Languages

📋Overview

Falinks is a Fighting-type Pokémon, No. 870 in the National Pokédex. Original generation: Generation 8. Category: Formation Pokémon. Height: 3 m, weight: 62 kg.

Ability: Battle Armor. Hidden Ability: Defiant. Falinks is weak to Flying, Psychic and Fairy-type moves (×2 damage).

Generation
Generation 8
Sword / Shield
National No.
#870
National Pokédex
Category
Formation Pokémon
Status
Standard

📊Base Stats

The total determines a Pokémon's overall power.

HP
65
255
Attack
100
255
Defense
100
255
Special Attack
70
255
Special Defense
60
255
Speed
75
255
Total
470
Min HP (Lv. 100)
240
0 IV, 0 EV, neutral nature
Max HP (Lv. 100)
334
31 IV, 252 EV, beneficial nature
Gen Changes
Stable
Unchanged recently

🛡️Type Effectiveness

Multipliers received depending on the type of the opposing move (Fighting). See the type chart

Weak (×2) — 3 types
Flying
×2
Psychic
×2
Fairy
×2
Normal (×1) — 12 types
Normal
×1
Fire
×1
Water
×1
Electric
×1
Grass
×1
Ice
×1
Fighting
×1
Poison
×1
Ground
×1
Ghost
×1
Dragon
×1
Steel
×1
Resistant (×0.5) — 3 types
Bug
×½
Rock
×½
Dark
×½

✨Abilities

Battle Armor
Ability 1
Hard armor protects the Pokémon from critical hits.
Defiant
If the Pokémon has any stat lowered by an opposing Pokémon, its Attack stat will be boosted sharply.

🌱Falinks Evolution

This Pokémon does not evolve and does not come from any evolution.

🔮Falinks Forms and Shiny

Falinks
Standard Form
Fighting
Falinks – Mega Falinks
Mega Falinks
Fighting
Mega Evolution
Shiny Availability
Shiny Falinks
Shiny form available
Base rate (Gen VI+): 1/4096. With Shiny Charm: 1/1365. Masuda Method: 1/683.

⚔️Falinks Moves

Moves this Pokémon can learn, by method.

Lv.
Move
Type · Cat.
Accuracy
Pow.
PP
1
Protect
Normal Stat
—
—
10
1
Tackle
Normal Phys.
100%
40
35
5
Rock Smash
Fighting Phys.
100%
40
15
10
Focus Energy
Normal Stat
—
—
30
15
Headbutt
Normal Phys.
100%
70
15
20
Bulk Up
Fighting Stat
—
—
20
25
Endure
Normal Stat
—
—
10
30
Reversal
Fighting Phys.
100%
—
15
35
First Impression
Bug Phys.
100%
90
10
40
No Retreat
Fighting Stat
—
—
5
45
Iron Defense
Steel Stat
—
—
15
50
Close Combat
Fighting Phys.
100%
120
5
55
Megahorn
Bug Phys.
85%
120
10
60
Counter
Fighting Phys.
100%
—
20

🥚Advanced Breeding

Egg Groups
Fairy · Mineral
Egg Cycles
25 cycles
≈ 6,425 steps
Gender
Genderless
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 Falinks

Available in 4 games, 4 recorded encounters. Click a game to see the details.

Natively obtainable: Shield Sword Scarlet Violet

Generation VIII

🛡️
Shield 1 encounter
Available ▼
Wild Area (1)
Wild Area / Galar
⚔️
Sword 1 encounter
Available ▼
Wild Area (1)
Wild Area / Galar

Generation IX

🔴
Scarlet 1 encounter
Available ▼
Picnic (1)
Paldea
🟣
Violet 1 encounter
Available ▼
Picnic (1)
Paldea

🔄Transfer to Pokémon HOME

How to bring this Pokémon to HOME depending on the game of origin.

Sword
→ Pokémon HOME HOME (direct)
Shield
→ Pokémon HOME HOME (direct)
Scarlet
→ Pokémon HOME HOME (direct)
Violet
→ 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

ZU
Smogon · Gen IX · 2026-09
ZeroUsed
Usage rate: 1.4% · Position #96

📱Falinks in Pokémon GO

Falinks in Pokémon GO
  • 2,357Max CP (Lv. 40)
  • 1,347Perfect CP in Raids
  • 5 kmper Candy as Buddy
  • ✨ Shiny available
  • 🧬 Mega Falinks
Pokémon GO entry: Falinks →

📖Pokédex Entries

Description by game, with language selection.

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.”

🌍Multilingual Names

🇫🇷 Français
Hexadron
🇬🇧 English
Falinks
🇯🇵 漢字
タイレーツ
🇯🇵 Kana
タイレーツ
🇯🇵 Romaji
Tairetsu
🇩🇪 Deutsch
Legios
🇪🇸 Español
Falinks
🇮🇹 Italiano
Falinks
🇰🇷 한국어
대여르
🇨🇳 ZH-Hans
列阵兵
🇹🇼 ZH-Hant
列陣兵
Category (Genus)
🇫🇷 FR
Pokémon Escadron
🇬🇧 EN
Formation Pokémon
🇯🇵 JP
じんけいポケモン
🇩🇪 DE
Formations-Pokémon

🎬Media & Gallery

Official artwork
Dream World
Pokémon HOME
Gen V (animated)
Back sprite
Shiny
Gen I
Gen II
Gen III
Gen IV
Audio Cries

❓Frequently asked questions about Falinks

What type is Falinks?

Falinks is a Fighting-type Pokémon.

What are Falinks's weaknesses?

Falinks is weak to Flying, Psychic and Fairy-type moves (×2 damage).

What is Falinks's Hidden Ability?

Falinks's Hidden Ability is Defiant. Its regular Ability is Battle Armor.

Where to find Falinks in Pokémon Legends: Z-A?

In Pokémon Legends: Z-A, Falinks appears in the wild in Wild Zones 16 (Lv. 41-42) and 20. Lumiose Pokédex number: 212. All Wild Zones

How to Mega Evolve Falinks?

Falinks can Mega Evolve in battle if it holds the matching Mega Stone. For Mega Falinks, the required Mega Stone is Falinksite. In Pokémon Champions: in the shop for 2,000 VP.

Is Falinks available in Pokémon Champions?

Yes, Falinks is playable in Pokémon Champions, as is Mega Falinks.

Can you get a Shiny Falinks in Pokémon GO?

Yes, Shiny Falinks is available in Pokémon GO. Its Pokémon GO entry