Flittle
Flittle is a Psychic-type Pokémon, the Frill Pokémon, number 955 (#0955) in the National Pokédex. It was introduced in Generation 9 and comes from the Paldea region. It is 0.2 m tall and weighs 1.5 kg.
Flittle is the Frill Pokémon, a chick whose toes never quite touch the ground: psychic power from the frills on its belly lifts them about 1.3 cm (half an inch) into the air. It grows into Espathra, which stands nearly ten times taller.
How to pronounce Flittle
Flittle is pronounced FLIT-ul. The capital letters show the stressed syllable.
Listen to Flittle said out loud:
In Japanese it is ヒラヒナ (Hirahina).
Hear every other name on the Pokémon pronunciation guide.
Lore
Biology
Flittle is a small yellow chick-like Pokémon, 0.2 m tall and 1.5 kg, with large blue eyes, a tiny lavender mouth and white frills on its head. Yellow and pink frills on its belly give off psychic energy. Its pointed feet are so small they seem useless for moving and simply dangle as it hovers.
Behaviour
Flittle is vengeful. The Pokédex says anyone who steals its beloved berries gets chased down until it has had its revenge.
Habitat
The Pokédex says it runs around wastelands, Bulbapedia adds mountainous regions, and Serebii lists Mountain and Desert biomes. In Scarlet and Violet it is common in all four provinces, including the Asado Desert and Dalizapa Passage, and it appears in 1-star Tera Raids.
Powers
Anticipation warns of dangerous moves and Frisk reveals a foe's held item, while Speed Boost is hidden. It learns Confusion early and adds Psybeam, Disarming Voice and Uproar, with Quick Attack and Agility to strike first. Its 75 base Speed is its best stat; the rest are tiny until it evolves.
Name origin
Flittle may combine 'flitter' (a fluttering movement) and 'little'. The Japanese name is Hirahina (ヒラヒナ), perhaps hirahira (fluttering) plus hina (chick).
Design inspiration
Bulbapedia credits Atsuko Nishida with Flittle's design, citing her Instagram post. It seems modelled on the chicks of several birds, and its frills and rounded shape may also borrow from other animals, among them the dumbo octopus. These are fan readings.
Evolution notes
Flittle evolves into Espathra at level 35.
In the games
Flittle is common across all four of Paldea's provinces in Scarlet and Violet, where it debuted. Bulbapedia lists it as unobtainable in Legends: Z-A.
In the anime
Flittle has only minor Horizons cameos, such as in 'Terastallization vs. Mega Evolution!' and 'Stellar Finale'.
Fun facts
- Bulbapedia notes it was featured in the digital play and card listing of McDonald's 2023 Pokémon toys.
- It is the lightest, the shortest and the lowest-stat-total Psychic type of Generation IX, with a total of just 255.
- Breeding can give it Ally Switch, Hypnosis and Roost.
Base stats
- HP: 30
- Attack: 35
- Defense: 30
- Sp. Atk: 55
- Sp. Def: 30
- Speed: 75
Flittle’s base stat total is 255. Its highest stat is Speed.
Type matchups
What is Flittle weak to?
Flittle takes extra damage from Bug (2×), Ghost (2×), Dark (2×) moves.
It resists Fighting (½×), Psychic (½×).
Evolution
How does Flittle evolve?
Flittle evolves into Espathra at level 35.
The whole family: Flittle, Espathra.
Abilities
- Anticipation: Notifies all trainers upon entering battle if an opponent has a super-effective move, Self-Destruct, Explosion, or a one-hit KO move.
- Frisk: Reveals an opponent's held item upon entering battle.
- Speed Boost (hidden ability): Raises Speed one stage after each turn.
Moves
Moves Flittle learns by level up in Scarlet / Violet
| Level | Move | Type | Category | Power |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Growl | Normal | Status | — |
| 1 | Peck | Flying | Physical | 35 |
| 5 | Confusion | Psychic | Special | 50 |
| 8 | Baby-Doll Eyes | Fairy | Status | — |
| 11 | Disarming Voice | Fairy | Special | 40 |
| 15 | Quick Attack | Normal | Physical | 40 |
| 19 | Psybeam | Psychic | Special | 65 |
| 24 | Pluck | Flying | Physical | 60 |
| 29 | Agility | Psychic | Status | — |
| 34 | Uproar | Normal | Special | 90 |
TM moves (36)
Flittle can learn 36 moves from TMs in Scarlet / Violet: Take Down, Agility, Mud-Slap, Protect, Psybeam, Confuse Ray, Thief, Disarming Voice, Pounce, Facade, Swift, Stored Power, Endure, Sunny Day, Rain Dance, Sandstorm, Psyshock, Zen Headbutt, U-turn, Foul Play, Sleep Talk, Seed Bomb, Reflect, Light Screen, Rest, Skill Swap, Substitute, Trick, Psychic, Calm Mind, Helping Hand, Baton Pass, Psychic Terrain, Trick Room, Tera Blast, Uproar.
Egg moves (3):Ally Switch, Hypnosis, Roost.
Breeding & training
- Gender: 50% male, 50% female.
- Egg groups: Flying.
- Egg cycles: 20 (steps to hatch, Scarlet/Violet: 2,560).
- Catch rate: 120 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: 51.
Pokédex entries
It spends its time running around wastelands. If anyone steals its beloved berries, it will chase them down and exact its revenge. (Violet)
Flittle's toes levitate about half an inch above the ground because of the psychic power emitted from the frills on the Pokémon's belly. (Scarlet)
Names around the world
| Japanese | ヒラヒナ |
|---|---|
| Romaji | Hirahina |
| French | Flotillon |
| German | Flattutu |
| Spanish | Flittle |
| Italian | Flittle |
| Korean | 하느라기 |
| Chinese (Simplified) | 飘飘雏 |
| Chinese (Traditional) | 飄飄雛 |
Trivia
- Lightest Psychic type in Gen 9: 1.5 kg.
- Shortest Psychic type in Gen 9: 0.2 m.
- Lowest base stat total among Psychic types in Gen 9: 255.
- Taller than 1% of all Pokémon (0.2 m).
- Heavier than 5% of all Pokémon (1.5 kg).
- Base stat total 255, ranked #960 of 1,025.
- One of 102 Psychic-type Pokémon (counting dual types).
- One of 88 yellow Pokémon.
- Number 50 of 120 Pokémon introduced in Generation 9 (Paldea).
- Part of an evolution family of 2 Pokémon.
- Can learn 45 different moves in Scarlet / Violet.
- Catch rate 120: about 15.7% per Poké Ball at full health.
- Appears in 2 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: Flittle (Pokémon), Serebii: Flittle (Scarlet/Violet Pokédex).
- Pronunciation (FLIT-ul): no English source says it out loud, so it is our best guess from the parts of the name.
Last checked: . Every sentence of the lore was checked against Bulbapedia, Serebii and the game data.
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