Ducklett
Ducklett is a Water/Flying-type Pokémon, the Water Bird Pokémon, number 580 (#0580) in the National Pokédex. It was introduced in Generation 5 and comes from the Unova region. It is 0.5 m tall and weighs 5.5 kg.
Ducklett is the Water Bird Pokémon, a duckling that watches its Swanna parents dance to learn how to use its wings. It is much better at swimming than flying.
How to pronounce Ducklett
Ducklett is pronounced DUK-lit. The capital letters show the stressed syllable.
Listen to Ducklett said out loud:
In Japanese it is コアルヒー (Koaruhie).
Hear every other name on the Pokémon pronunciation guide.
Lore
Biology
Ducklett is a light blue duckling, 0.5 m tall and 5.5 kg. Two feathery tufts on its head meet at the bottom to form a V, and its darker blue underside looks as if it is halfway through moulting. Its feet are yellow and webbed, and it has a small tail.
Behaviour
Ducklett is a talented diver, and the Pokédex says it strengthens its body by diving to the depths of ponds. When it is attacked, it splashes water from its feathers and escapes under cover of the spray.
Habitat
Bulbapedia says it lives around ponds and rivers. In Scarlet and Violet it is found in Kitakami, in Fellhorn Gorge, Kitakami Wilds, Mossfell Confluence and Oni Mountain, as part of The Teal Mask, and in 1 star Tera Raid Battles.
Diet
The Pokédex says its favourite food is peat moss, and a Violet entry says it hunts bog moss on its dives.
Powers
Ducklett has the Abilities Keen Eye and Big Pecks, with Hydration hidden. It mixes Water moves (Water Gun, Water Pulse, Bubble Beam) with Flying moves (Wing Attack, Aerial Ace, Air Slash), and later learns Tailwind, Brave Bird and Hurricane. Its base stats are modest, with 62 HP and 55 Speed, so it is mostly a step on the way to Swanna.
Name origin
Ducklett may be a twisted form of 'ducklet', possibly mixed with 'wet' or the small-thing suffix '-ette'. The Japanese name is Koaruhie (コアルヒー), which may combine 子 ko (child) or 小 ko (small) with a corruption of 家鴨 ahiru (duck).
Design inspiration
Ducklett looks like a duckling or a cygnet, and its darker underside resembles a swim ring. Bulbapedia says the line may also follow the fairy tale of the Ugly Duckling, in which a plain duckling grows into a beautiful swan. These are fan readings.
Evolution notes
Ducklett evolves into Swanna at level 35.
In the games
Ducklett turned up on Route 7 in Kalos in X and Y, after debuting at Driftveil Drawbridge in Black and White. It is not available in Legends: Z-A.
In the anime
A trio of Ducklett debuted in 'Dancing With the Ducklett Trio!', stealing items from Ash and his friends, such as Ash's hat and the sunglasses Sandile was wearing. Dash's Ducklett in Horizons was shown to have evolved into a Swanna in 'The Strong Sphere'.
Fun facts
- Ducklett is absent from Sword and Shield, yet Honey calls Klara or Avery 'a bit of an odd Ducklett' in the Isle of Armor.
- At 0.5 m, Ducklett is joint shortest of the Water types introduced in Generation V, level with Oshawott and Tympole.
- It shares its Water Bird category with Pelipper.
Base stats
- HP: 62
- Attack: 44
- Defense: 50
- Sp. Atk: 44
- Sp. Def: 50
- Speed: 55
Ducklett’s base stat total is 305. Its highest stat is HP.
Type matchups
What is Ducklett weak to?
Ducklett takes extra damage from Electric (4×), Rock (2×) moves.
It resists Fire (½×), Water (½×), Fighting (½×), Bug (½×), Steel (½×).
It is immune to Ground moves.
Evolution
How does Ducklett evolve?
Ducklett evolves into Swanna at level 35.
The whole family: Ducklett, Swanna.
Abilities
- Keen Eye: Prevents accuracy from being lowered.
- Big Pecks: Protects against Defense drops.
- Hydration (hidden ability): Cures any major status ailment after each turn during rain.
Moves
Moves Ducklett learns by level up in Scarlet / Violet
| Level | Move | Type | Category | Power |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Water Gun | Water | Special | 40 |
| 6 | Defog | Flying | Status | — |
| 9 | Wing Attack | Flying | Physical | 60 |
| 13 | Water Pulse | Water | Special | 60 |
| 15 | Aerial Ace | Flying | Physical | 60 |
| 19 | Bubble Beam | Water | Special | 65 |
| 21 | Feather Dance | Flying | Status | — |
| 24 | Aqua Ring | Water | Status | — |
| 27 | Air Slash | Flying | Special | 75 |
| 30 | Roost | Flying | Status | — |
| 34 | Rain Dance | Water | Status | — |
| 37 | Tailwind | Flying | Status | — |
| 41 | Brave Bird | Flying | Physical | 120 |
| 46 | Hurricane | Flying | Special | 110 |
TM moves (29)
Ducklett can learn 29 moves from TMs in Scarlet / Violet: Protect, Water Pulse, Disarming Voice, Trailblaze, Chilling Water, Facade, Aerial Ace, Swift, Icy Wind, Air Cutter, Endure, Rain Dance, Air Slash, Sleep Talk, Rest, Fly, Substitute, Liquidation, Tailwind, Surf, Helping Hand, Ice Beam, Hurricane, Brave Bird, Tera Blast, Double-Edge, Endeavor, Whirlpool, Feather Dance.
Egg moves (6):Aqua Jet, Brine, Dive, Endeavor, Gust, Steel Wing.
Breeding & training
- Gender: 50% male, 50% female.
- Egg groups: Water 1, Flying.
- Egg cycles: 20 (steps to hatch, Scarlet/Violet: 2,560).
- Catch rate: 190 out of 255.
- Base friendship (Gen 8 onward): 50.
- Growth rate: Medium (1,000,000 experience points to reach level 100).
- Defeating it gives 1 HP effort value.
- Base experience yield: 61.
Pokédex entries
They are better at swimming than flying, and they happily eat their favorite food, peat moss, as they dive underwater. (Black 2, White 2, Y, Alpha Sapphire)
When attacked, it uses its feathers to splash water, escaping under cover of the spray. (White, X, Omega Ruby)
These bird Pokémon are excellent divers. They swim around in the water eating their favorite food--peat moss. (Black)
Names around the world
| Japanese | コアルヒー |
|---|---|
| Romaji | Koaruhie |
| French | Couaneton |
| German | Piccolente |
| Spanish | Ducklett |
| Italian | Ducklett |
| Korean | 꼬지보리 |
| Chinese (Simplified) | 鸭宝宝 |
| Chinese (Traditional) | 鴨寶寶 |
Trivia
- Shortest Water type in Gen 5: 0.5 m, shared with 2 others.
- Taller than 19% of all Pokémon (0.5 m).
- Heavier than 17% of all Pokémon (5.5 kg).
- Base stat total 305, ranked #833 of 1,025.
- One of 8 Pokémon that are both Water and Flying.
- One of 170 blue Pokémon.
- Number 87 of 156 Pokémon introduced in Generation 5 (Unova).
- Part of an evolution family of 2 Pokémon.
- Can learn 40 different moves in Scarlet / Violet.
- Catch rate 190: about 24.8% per Poké Ball at full health.
- Appears in 3 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: Ducklett (Pokémon), Serebii: Ducklett (Scarlet/Violet Pokédex).
- Pronunciation (DUK-lit): it follows how the English anime, games or official videos say it.
Last checked: . Every sentence of the lore was checked against Bulbapedia, Serebii and the game data.
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