Fletchling
Fletchling is a Normal/Flying-type Pokémon, the Tiny Robin Pokémon, number 661 (#0661) in the National Pokédex. It was introduced in Generation 6 and comes from the Kalos region. It is 0.3 m tall and weighs 1.7 kg.
Fletchling is the Tiny Robin Pokémon, a friendly little bird whose lovely singing is really a warning. The Pokédex says its body temperature can double when it is excited, so touching one with bare hands might burn you.
How to pronounce Fletchling
Fletchling is pronounced FLECH-ling. The capital letters show the stressed syllable.
Listen to Fletchling said out loud:
In Japanese it is ヤヤコマ (Yayakoma).
Hear every other name on the Pokémon pronunciation guide.
Lore
Biology
Fletchling is a robin-like bird, 0.3 m tall and 1.7 kg, with a reddish-orange head, a yellow triangle behind each eye, a grey body and white-tipped wings. Its long black tail ends in two points with a feather at each side of the base, like the feathers on the end of an arrow.
Behaviour
Fletchling is amiable and easy to train, and the X entry says it signals to others of its kind with chirps and tail-feather movements. In battle it is ferocious, and the Pokédex says it is merciless to anything that enters its territory. The Violet entry says it once fought huge territorial disputes with Squawkabilly in Paldea.
Habitat
The Violet Pokédex says Fletchling turn up in the countryside and in towns alike. In Scarlet and Violet it is found in Paldea's South Province and The Indigo Disk, and in Legends: Z-A across Lumiose's districts, with more in the Mega Dimension DLC.
Powers
Fletchling pecks with Peck, Quick Attack and Ember, then learns Acrobatics, Aerial Ace and Fly. Its Ability is Big Pecks, which stops its Defense from being lowered, and its hidden Ability is Gale Wings. At this stage it is a fragile scout.
Name origin
Fletchling may combine 'fletching', the feathers on an arrow, with 'fledgling' or 'hatchling'. The Japanese name is Yayakoma (ヤヤコマ), possibly from ya ('arrow'), yayako ('baby') and komadori ('Japanese robin').
Design inspiration
Saya Tsuruta designed Fletchling. It appears to be modelled on a Japanese robin, and its tail and name suggest an arrow as well, which is a fan reading.
Evolution notes
Fletchling evolves into Fletchinder at level 17, and Fletchinder evolves into Talonflame at level 35. Bulbapedia notes that, among regional bird Pokémon, only this line changes its primary type when it evolves, from Normal to Fire.
In the games
In Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS and Wii U and in Ultimate, Fletchling can be summoned from a Poké Ball to peck opponents. It first appeared in X and Y, where it is found on Routes 2 and 3 and in Santalune Forest.
In the anime
Grace's Fletchling wakes Serena up in the first episode, 'Kalos, Where Dreams and Adventures Begin!'. Ash's Fletchling debuted in 'A Battle of Aerial Mobility!' after stealing a Berry meant for a Dedenne, and Ash caught it after several battles using his Froakie.
Fun facts
- It is the lightest and shortest Normal type and Flying type introduced in Generation VI.
- In the short 'Flying in the Air' from Hoopa's Surprise Ring Adventures, three Fletchling summoned by Hoopa make so much wind with a combined Gust that it sends them blasting off.
- A Fletchling that has Terastallized into a Fire type appears in an image in the episode 'Welcome to Naranja Academy!'.
Base stats
- HP: 45
- Attack: 50
- Defense: 43
- Sp. Atk: 40
- Sp. Def: 38
- Speed: 62
Fletchling’s base stat total is 278. Its highest stat is Speed.
Type matchups
What is Fletchling weak to?
Fletchling takes extra damage from Electric (2×), Ice (2×), Rock (2×) moves.
It resists Grass (½×), Bug (½×).
It is immune to Ground, Ghost moves.
Evolution
How does Fletchling evolve?
Fletchling evolves into Fletchinder at level 17.
The whole family: Fletchling, Fletchinder, Talonflame.
- Fletchinder evolves into Talonflame at level 35.
Abilities
- Big Pecks: Protects against Defense drops.
- Gale Wings (hidden ability): Raises Flying moves' priority by one stage.
Moves
Moves Fletchling learns by level up in Scarlet / Violet
| Level | Move | Type | Category | Power |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Growl | Normal | Status | — |
| 1 | Peck | Flying | Physical | 35 |
| 5 | Quick Attack | Normal | Physical | 40 |
| 10 | Ember | Fire | Special | 40 |
| 15 | Flail | Normal | Physical | — |
| 20 | Acrobatics | Flying | Physical | 55 |
| 25 | Agility | Psychic | Status | — |
| 30 | Aerial Ace | Flying | Physical | 60 |
| 35 | Tailwind | Flying | Status | — |
| 40 | Steel Wing | Steel | Physical | 70 |
| 45 | Roost | Flying | Status | — |
| 50 | Fly | Flying | Physical | 90 |
TM moves (31)
Fletchling can learn 31 moves from TMs in Scarlet / Violet: Take Down, Agility, Protect, Acrobatics, Thief, Facade, Aerial Ace, Swift, Flame Charge, Air Cutter, Endure, Sunny Day, Rain Dance, U-turn, Air Slash, Sleep Talk, Rest, Taunt, Swords Dance, Fly, Substitute, Tailwind, Heat Wave, Overheat, Hurricane, Brave Bird, Flare Blitz, Tera Blast, Dual Wingbeat, Double-Edge, Feather Dance.
Egg moves (3):Defog, Flame Charge, Quick Guard.
Breeding & training
- Gender: 50% male, 50% female.
- Egg groups: Flying.
- Egg cycles: 15 (steps to hatch, Scarlet/Violet: 1,920).
- Catch rate: 255 out of 255.
- Base friendship (Gen 8 onward): 50.
- Growth rate: Medium Slow (1,059,860 experience points to reach level 100).
- Defeating it gives 1 Speed effort value.
- Base experience yield: 56.
Pokédex entries
When this Pokémon gets excited, its body temperature increases sharply. If you touch a Fletchling with bare hands, you might get burned. (Shield)
Its melodious cries are actually warnings. Fletchling will mercilessly peck at anything that enters its territory. (Sword)
Its body is always warm. Trainers who live in cold areas apparently sleep with it in their bed. (Ultra Moon)
While it's an amiable Pokémon, if you touch it unexpectedly, it will heat up its body in an instant, and you'll be burned. (Ultra Sun)
When it's excited, its temperature can double, spiking hormone production in its body. (Moon)
This amiable Pokémon is easy to train. But when battle is joined, it shows its ferocious side. (Sun)
Names around the world
| Japanese | ヤヤコマ |
|---|---|
| Romaji | Yayakoma |
| French | Passerouge |
| German | Dartiri |
| Spanish | Fletchling |
| Italian | Fletchling |
| Korean | 화살꼬빈 |
| Chinese (Simplified) | 小箭雀 |
| Chinese (Traditional) | 小箭雀 |
Trivia
- Lightest Normal type in Gen 6: 1.7 kg.
- Shortest Normal type in Gen 6: 0.3 m.
- Lightest Flying type in Gen 6: 1.7 kg.
- Shortest Flying type in Gen 6: 0.3 m.
- Taller than 4% of all Pokémon (0.3 m).
- Heavier than 6% of all Pokémon (1.7 kg).
- Base stat total 278, ranked #924 of 1,025.
- One of 27 Pokémon that are both Normal and Flying.
- One of 97 red Pokémon.
- Number 12 of 72 Pokémon introduced in Generation 6 (Kalos).
- Part of an evolution family of 3 Pokémon.
- Can learn 40 different moves in Scarlet / Violet.
- Catch rate 255: about 33.3% per Poké Ball at full health.
- Appears in 8 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: Fletchling (Pokémon), Serebii: Fletchling (Scarlet/Violet Pokédex).
- Pronunciation (FLECH-ling): 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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