--- title: "Unfezant (#0521): Stats, Weaknesses, Moves & Lore | pokee.si" url: "https://pokee.si/pokemon/unfezant" description: "Unfezant (#0521): Normal/Flying-type Proud Pokémon from Unova. Base stat total 488. Stats, matchups, evolutions, moves, every Pokédex entry and lore on pokee.si." last_updated: "2026-10-21" publisher: "pokee.si: a Pokédex for families (unofficial fan site)" last_checked: "2026-10-20" --- #0521 · Unova · Generation 5 # Unfezant Proud Pokémon · Normal/Flying-type ![Unfezant official artwork](https://pokee.si/img/art/521.webp) Unfezant is a [Normal](https://pokee.si/types/normal)/[Flying](https://pokee.si/types/flying)-type Pokémon, the Proud Pokémon, number 521 (#0521) in the National Pokédex. It was introduced in Generation 5 and comes from the [Unova](https://pokee.si/guide/regions/unova) region. It is 1.2 m tall and weighs 29 kg. Unfezant is the Proud Pokémon, a Normal and Flying pheasant whose males and females look different: males wear a swinging crest of ribbon-like plumes, while females have no wattle at all. It is intelligent, intensely proud and close to no one but its Trainer. ## How to pronounce Unfezant Unfezant is pronounced **un-FEZ-unt**. The capital letters show the stressed syllable. Listen to Unfezant said out loud: [Listen](https://pokee.si/audio/names/521.mp3) In Japanese it is ケンホロウ (Kenhallow). Hear every other name on the [Pokémon pronunciation guide](https://pokee.si/pronounce). ## Lore ### Biology Unfezant is a dark grey pheasant with a pale heart-shaped patch over its face and throat, lacy patterns on its wings and striped tail feathers. The male has a reddish-pink wattle around the eyes, long ribbons trailing past his shoulders and a mint-green underside; the female has no wattle and brown markings underneath. It is 1.2 m tall and weighs 29 kg. ### Behaviour The Pokédex says Unfezant is intelligent and intensely proud, and that it refuses to grow close to anyone but its Trainer. A male tosses his head plumes about to intimidate opponents. Bulbapedia adds that females take longer than males to get used to people. ### Habitat The Pokédex gives no habitat. In Galar, Axew's Eye and Hammerlocke Hills have wild Unfezant, and the expansion passes add raids and Dynamax Adventures. Bulbapedia lists it as unobtainable in Scarlet and Violet and Legends: Z-A. ### Powers Unfezant shares the line's Abilities. It learns Air Slash at level 42 and Sky Attack at level 66, with Roost and Tailwind in between. With 115 base Attack and 93 base Speed it is a fast, hard-hitting physical flier, the strongest of the three. ### Name origin Unfezant may mix corruptions of 'unpleasant' and 'pheasant', and perhaps 'unfazed'. The Japanese name is Kenhallow (ケンホロウ), possibly from kenhororo (a pheasant's cry) and kenmohororo (curt, brusque). ### Design inspiration Unfezant is based on a pheasant, possibly the green pheasant, Japan's national bird. Bulbapedia also sees turkeys and tragopans in it, and the King of Saxony bird-of-paradise in the male's head plumes, and notes that its sex differences echo real birds, where males are showier. These are fan readings. ### Evolution notes Unfezant is the final form of Pidove, evolving from Tranquill at level 32. ### In the games Skyla, the Flying-type Gym Leader of Mistralton Gym, has an Unfezant on her team in Black and White, where the species debuted, alongside Swoobat and her signature Swanna. Wild ones appear in rustling grass on Route 12 and in Lostlorn Forest. ### In the anime Skyla's male Unfezant debuted in 'Cilan Takes Flight!'. Ash's Tranquill evolved into a female Unfezant, the first of her kind on screen, in 'An Amazing Aerial Battle!'. In 'Finals Not for the Faint-Hearted!', Alain's Unfezant fought Ash's Talonflame to a tie. ### Fun facts - The Pokédex entries disagree about the sexes' flying: Sword says females have the stamina and males the speed, while Black, Black 2, White 2, X and Omega Ruby say the females are the better fliers. - Skyla has five sync pairs in Pokémon Masters EX, and one of them is with a female Unfezant. - In Pokémon Adventures, the childhood friends Black, Cheren and Bianca secretly practised battling with Bianca's father's male Unfezant. Sources: [Bulbapedia: Unfezant (Pokémon)](https://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/Unfezant_(Pok%C3%A9mon)) · [Bulbapedia: Skyla](https://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/Skyla) ## Base stats - HP: **80** - Attack: **115** - Defense: **80** - Sp. Atk: **65** - Sp. Def: **55** - Speed: **93** Unfezant’s base stat total is **488**. Its highest stat is Attack. ## Type matchups ### What is Unfezant weak to? Unfezant takes extra damage from [Electric](https://pokee.si/types/electric) (2×), [Ice](https://pokee.si/types/ice) (2×), [Rock](https://pokee.si/types/rock) (2×) moves. It resists [Grass](https://pokee.si/types/grass) (½×), [Bug](https://pokee.si/types/bug) (½×). It is immune to [Ground](https://pokee.si/types/ground), [Ghost](https://pokee.si/types/ghost) moves. ## Evolution ### What does Unfezant evolve from? Unfezant evolves from [Tranquill](https://pokee.si/pokemon/tranquill) at level 32. Unfezant is the final stage of its evolution family. The whole family: [Pidove](https://pokee.si/pokemon/pidove), [Tranquill](https://pokee.si/pokemon/tranquill), **Unfezant**. - [Pidove](https://pokee.si/pokemon/pidove) evolves into [Tranquill](https://pokee.si/pokemon/tranquill) at level 21. ## Abilities - [Big Pecks](https://pokee.si/abilities/big-pecks): Protects against Defense drops. - [Super Luck](https://pokee.si/abilities/super-luck): Raises moves' critical hit rates one stage. - [Rivalry](https://pokee.si/abilities/rivalry) (hidden ability): Increases damage inflicted to 1.25× against Pokémon of the same gender, but decreases damage to 0.75× against the opposite gender. ## Moves ### Moves Unfezant learns by level up in Sword / Shield | Level | Move | Type | Category | Power | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | [Gust](https://pokee.si/moves/gust) | Flying | Special | 40 | | 1 | [Growl](https://pokee.si/moves/growl) | Normal | Status | — | | 1 | [Leer](https://pokee.si/moves/leer) | Normal | Status | — | | 1 | [Quick Attack](https://pokee.si/moves/quick-attack) | Normal | Physical | 40 | | 12 | [Taunt](https://pokee.si/moves/taunt) | Dark | Status | — | | 16 | [Air Cutter](https://pokee.si/moves/air-cutter) | Flying | Special | 60 | | 20 | [Swagger](https://pokee.si/moves/swagger) | Normal | Status | — | | 26 | [Feather Dance](https://pokee.si/moves/feather-dance) | Flying | Status | — | | 36 | [Detect](https://pokee.si/moves/detect) | Fighting | Status | — | | 42 | [Air Slash](https://pokee.si/moves/air-slash) | Flying | Special | 75 | | 50 | [Roost](https://pokee.si/moves/roost) | Flying | Status | — | | 58 | [Tailwind](https://pokee.si/moves/tailwind) | Flying | Status | — | | 66 | [Sky Attack](https://pokee.si/moves/sky-attack) | Flying | Physical | 140 | ### TM moves (26) Unfezant can learn 26 moves from TMs in Sword / Shield: [Fly](https://pokee.si/moves/fly), [Hyper Beam](https://pokee.si/moves/hyper-beam), [Giga Impact](https://pokee.si/moves/giga-impact), [Rest](https://pokee.si/moves/rest), [Snore](https://pokee.si/moves/snore), [Protect](https://pokee.si/moves/protect), [Steel Wing](https://pokee.si/moves/steel-wing), [Attract](https://pokee.si/moves/attract), [Rain Dance](https://pokee.si/moves/rain-dance), [Sunny Day](https://pokee.si/moves/sunny-day), [Facade](https://pokee.si/moves/facade), [Swift](https://pokee.si/moves/swift), [U-turn](https://pokee.si/moves/u-turn), [Round](https://pokee.si/moves/round), [Air Slash](https://pokee.si/moves/air-slash), [Agility](https://pokee.si/moves/agility), [Focus Energy](https://pokee.si/moves/focus-energy), [Substitute](https://pokee.si/moves/substitute), [Endure](https://pokee.si/moves/endure), [Sleep Talk](https://pokee.si/moves/sleep-talk), [Uproar](https://pokee.si/moves/uproar), [Heat Wave](https://pokee.si/moves/heat-wave), [Taunt](https://pokee.si/moves/taunt), [Brave Bird](https://pokee.si/moves/brave-bird), [Work Up](https://pokee.si/moves/work-up), [Hurricane](https://pokee.si/moves/hurricane). Egg moves (5), which Pidove can hatch knowing:[Defog](https://pokee.si/moves/defog), [Hypnosis](https://pokee.si/moves/hypnosis), [Morning Sun](https://pokee.si/moves/morning-sun), [Night Slash](https://pokee.si/moves/night-slash), [Wish](https://pokee.si/moves/wish). Move tutor moves (1): [Dual Wingbeat](https://pokee.si/moves/dual-wingbeat). ## Breeding & training - Gender: 50% male, 50% female. - Egg groups: Flying. - Egg cycles: 15 (steps to hatch, Scarlet/Violet: 1,920). - Catch rate: 45 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 3 Attack effort values. - Base experience yield: 220. ## Pokédex entries This Pokémon is intelligent and intensely proud. People will sit up and take notice if you become the Trainer of one. *(Shield)* Unfezant are exceptional fliers. The females are known for their stamina, while the males outclass them in terms of speed. *(Sword)* Males have plumage on their heads. They will never let themselves feel close to anyone other than their Trainers. *(White, Y, Alpha Sapphire)* Males swing their head plumage to threaten opponents. The females' flying abilities surpass those of the males. *(Black, X, Omega Ruby)* Males swing the plumage on their heads to threaten others, but females are better at flying. *(Black 2, White 2)* ## Names around the world - **Japanese**: ケンホロウ - **Romaji**: Kenhallow - **French**: Déflaisan - **German**: Fasasnob - **Spanish**: Unfezant - **Italian**: Unfezant - **Korean**: 켄호로우 - **Chinese (Simplified)**: 高傲雉鸡 - **Chinese (Traditional)**: 高傲雉雞 ## Trivia - Taller than 58% of all Pokémon (1.2 m). - Heavier than 51% of all Pokémon (29 kg). - Base stat total 488, ranked #366 of 1,025. - One of 27 Pokémon that are both Normal and Flying. - One of 107 gray Pokémon. - Number 28 of 156 Pokémon introduced in Generation 5 (Unova). - Part of an evolution family of 3 Pokémon. - Can learn 43 different moves in Sword / Shield. - Catch rate 45: about 5.9% per Poké Ball at full health. - Appears in 5 distinct Pokédex entries. ## Sources and fact-checking - Stats, types, abilities, moves, evolutions, forms and Pokédex entries: [PokéAPI](https://pokeapi.co) open game data. - Lore: written by pokee.si in our own words, researched from [Bulbapedia: Unfezant (Pokémon)](https://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/Unfezant_(Pok%C3%A9mon)), [Bulbapedia: Skyla](https://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/Skyla). - Pronunciation (un-FEZ-unt): it follows how the English anime, games or official videos say it. **Last checked:** 20 October 2026. 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