#0567 · Unova · Generation 5 · fossil

Archeops

First Bird Pokémon · Rock/Flying-type

Archeops is a Rock/Flying-type Pokémon, the First Bird Pokémon, number 567 (#0567) in the National Pokédex. It was introduced in Generation 5 and comes from the Unova region. It is 1.4 m tall and weighs 32 kg.

Archeops is the First Bird Pokémon that runs better than it flies. The Pokédex says it needs a long run-up to take off, but on the ground it can match the speed of a car.

How to pronounce Archeops

Archeops is pronounced AR-kee-ops. The capital letters show the stressed syllable.

Listen to Archeops said out loud:

In Japanese it is アーケオス (Archeos).

Hear every other name on the Pokémon pronunciation guide.

Lore

Biology

Archeops is a large reptile-bird with a scaly, snake-like red head that has a green stripe and a mouth full of sharp teeth. Frayed yellow and blue feathers cover all four limbs, so each acts as a wing, and each bears sharp claws. Its red tail ends in a fan of blue feathers. It is 1.4 m tall and weighs 32 kg.

Behaviour

Archeops is intelligent and hunts in packs: the Pokédex says one corners the prey and another swoops in. Its wing muscles are weak, so the Sword entry says it must run at nearly 40 km/h (25 mph) over about 4 km (2.5 miles) to take off, which is why it hunts better on the ground.

Habitat

The Pokédex names no habitat, and it exists today only through fossil revival. In Sword and Shield's Crown Tundra you can only evolve an Archen. It is not available in Scarlet and Violet or Legends: Z-A.

Diet

Bulbapedia calls it omnivorous: it hunts prey and was shown eating fruit in 'Archeops In The Modern World!'.

Powers

Archeops has the Ability Defeatist, which halves its Attack and Special Attack once its HP falls to half or less. It learns Dragon Claw, Rock Slide, U-turn and Crunch. With 140 Attack, 112 Special Attack and 110 Speed it hits hard and fast, but its Defense and Special Defense are only 65.

Name origin

Archeops may combine Archaeopteryx with -ops, a suffix in prehistoric animal names that comes from the Ancient Greek for 'face', and it may also nod to Cheops, the Greek name of the pharaoh Khufu. The Japanese name is アーケオス, romanised Archeos.

Design inspiration

Bulbapedia, citing Pokémon Fossil Museum material, says Archeops is based on Archaeopteryx. Its shape also resembles Microraptor, which had feathers on its legs too, but that link is a fan reading.

Evolution notes

Archeops evolves from Archen at level 37 and is the end of the line.

In the games

Archeops comes only from fossils: in Black and White, where it debuted, the only way to get one is to evolve a revived Archen.

In the anime

Archeops flocks appear in flashbacks in 'A Restoration Confrontation! Part 1' and in person in Part 2. The female Archeops from its debut episode returns in a flashback in 'Explorers of the Hero's Ruin!'.

Fun facts

• Its base stat total is 567, the same as its National Dex number, and no other Pokémon has a total matching its number.
• Bulbapedia notes that its Japanese name, Archeos, comes first among Pokémon names in gojūon order, the Japanese equivalent of alphabetical order.
• Archeops has the highest base Attack of any Flying type that is neither Legendary nor a Mega Evolution.

Sources: Bulbapedia: Archeops (Pokémon) · Serebii: Archeops (Sword/Shield Pokédex)

Base stats

• HP: 75
• Attack: 140
• Defense: 65
• Sp. Atk: 112
• Sp. Def: 65
• Speed: 110

Archeops’s base stat total is 567. Its highest stat is Attack.

Type matchups

What is Archeops weak to?

Archeops takes extra damage from Water (2×), Electric (2×), Ice (2×), Rock (2×), Steel (2×) moves.

It resists Normal (½×), Fire (½×), Poison (½×), Flying (½×), Bug (½×).

It is immune to Ground moves.

Evolution

What does Archeops evolve from?

Archeops evolves from Archen at level 37.

Archeops is the final stage of its evolution family.

The whole family: Archen, Archeops.

Abilities

• Defeatist: Halves Attack and Special Attack at 50% max HP or less.

Moves

Moves Archeops learns by level up in Sword / Shield

TM moves (44)

Archeops can learn 44 moves from TMs in Sword / Shield: Fly, Hyper Beam, Giga Impact, Dig, Rest, Rock Slide, Snore, Protect, Scary Face, Steel Wing, Attract, Sandstorm, Facade, Swift, Rock Tomb, Bounce, Rock Blast, U-turn, Assurance, Shadow Claw, Round, Acrobatics, Bulldoze, Air Slash, Earthquake, Agility, Substitute, Outrage, Endure, Sleep Talk, Iron Tail, Crunch, Uproar, Heat Wave, Taunt, Iron Defense, Dragon Claw, Dragon Pulse, Focus Blast, Earth Power, Zen Headbutt, Stone Edge, Stealth Rock, Ally Switch.

Egg moves (6), which Archen can hatch knowing:Bite, Defog, Double Team, Head Smash, Knock Off, Switcheroo.

Move tutor moves (3): Dual Wingbeat, Lash Out, Meteor Beam.

Breeding & training

• Gender: 87.5% male, 12.5% female.
• Egg groups: Flying, Water 3.
• Egg cycles: 30 (steps to hatch, Scarlet/Violet: 3,840).
• Catch rate: 45 out of 255.
• Base friendship (Gen 8 onward): 50.
• Growth rate: Medium (1,000,000 experience points to reach level 100).
• Defeating it gives 2 Attack effort values.
• Base experience yield: 177.

Pokédex entries

Though capable of flight, Archeops was apparently better at hunting on the ground. (Shield)

It needs a running start to take off. If Archeops wants to fly, it first needs to run nearly 25 mph, building speed over a course of about 2.5 miles. (Sword)

Said to be an ancestor of bird Pokémon, the muscles it uses to flap its wings are still weak, so it needs a long runway in order to take off. (Ultra Moon)

This ancient Pokémon's plumage is delicate, so if anyone other than an experienced professional tries to restore it, they will fail. (Ultra Sun)

They hunted in flocks. When one Archeops had the prey cornered, another would swoop on it. (Moon)

Although apparently able to fly, they tended to run along the ground, averaging speeds of roughly 25 mph. (Sun)

Names around the world

Trivia

• Highest Attack among Flying types in Gen 5: 140.
• Fastest Rock type in Gen 5: 110 Speed.
• Highest Attack among Rock types in Gen 5: 140.
• Highest Sp. Atk among Rock types in Gen 5: 112.
• Taller than 68% of all Pokémon (1.4 m).
• Heavier than 54% of all Pokémon (32 kg).
• Base stat total 567, ranked #123 of 1,025.
• Its best stat is Attack, ranked #13 of 1,025.
• One of 4 Pokémon that are both Rock and Flying.
• One of 88 yellow Pokémon.
• Number 74 of 156 Pokémon introduced in Generation 5 (Unova).
• Part of an evolution family of 2 Pokémon.
• Can learn 64 different moves in Sword / Shield.
• Catch rate 45: about 5.9% per Poké Ball at full health.
• Appears in 9 distinct Pokédex entries.

Sources and fact-checking

• Stats, types, abilities, moves, evolutions, forms and Pokédex entries: PokéAPI open game data.
• Lore: written by pokee.si in our own words, researched from Bulbapedia: Archeops (Pokémon), Serebii: Archeops (Sword/Shield Pokédex).
• Pronunciation (AR-kee-ops): it follows how the English anime, games or official videos say it.

Last checked: 20 October 2026. Every sentence of the lore was checked against Bulbapedia, Serebii and the game data.

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