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Archen, a Rock and Flying type Pokémon, official artwork

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Archen: Weakness, Best Moveset & Builds

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Archen is a straightforward attacker, led by its Attack (112) and Sp. Atk (74), with a base stat total of 401.

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What is Archen weak to?

How much damage Archen takes from each attacking type.

2×Weak toElectricIceRockSteelWater
0.5×ResistsBugFireFlyingNormalPoison
0×Immune toGround

Archen takes super-effective damage from Electric, Ice, Rock, Steel, Water. It resists Bug, Fire, Flying, Normal, Poison and is immune to Ground.

Best moveset for Archen

Archen has no significant ranked usage this month, so here are its strongest attacking options by type coverage:

  • Head SmashRock150
  • ThrashNormal120
  • EarthquakeGround100
  • Iron TailSteel100

Best nature for Archen

Adamant. Archen is a physical attacker (112 Attack vs 74 Special Attack) that won't outspeed much anyway, so Adamant (+Attack, −Sp. Atk) gets the most damage.

Abilities

  • DefeatistWhile this Pokemon has 1/2 or less of its max HP, its Attack and Sp. Atk are halved.

Evolution line

Archen
Archeops
Full learnset (75 moves; tap to expand)

Archen is not obtainable in Scarlet/Violet, so this is its National Dex movepool.

MoveTypePowerAcc.Category
Head SmashRock15080%Physical
Meteor BeamRock12090%Special
ThrashNormal120100%Physical
EarthquakeGround100100%Physical
Iron TailSteel10075%Physical
Stone EdgeRock10080%Physical
Heat WaveFire9590%Special
Aqua TailWater9090%Physical
Earth PowerGround90100%Special
UproarNormal90100%Special
BounceFlying8585%Physical
Dragon PulseDragon85100%Special
CrunchDark80100%Physical
DigGround80100%Physical
Dragon ClawDragon80100%Physical
Zen HeadbuttPsychic8090%Physical
Lash OutDark75100%Physical
Rock SlideRock7590%Physical
FacadeNormal70100%Physical
Secret PowerNormal70100%Physical
Shadow ClawGhost70100%Physical
Steel WingSteel7090%Physical
U-turnBug70100%Physical
Knock OffDark65100%Physical
Aerial AceFlying60-Physical
Ancient PowerRock60100%Special
AssuranceDark60100%Physical
BiteDark60100%Physical
BulldozeGround60100%Physical
Dragon BreathDragon60100%Special
Hidden Power WaterWater60100%Special
PluckFlying60100%Physical
Rock TombRock6095%Physical
RoundNormal60100%Special
SwiftNormal60-Special
Wing AttackFlying60100%Physical
AcrobaticsFlying55100%Physical
CutNormal5095%Physical
Rock ThrowRock5090%Physical
Smack DownRock50100%Physical
SnoreNormal50100%Special
Dual WingbeatFlying4090%Physical
Quick AttackNormal40100%Physical
Rock SmashFighting40100%Physical
Rock BlastRock2590%Physical
EndeavorNormal?100%Physical
FrustrationNormal?100%Physical
ReturnNormal?100%Physical
AgilityPsychic--Status
Ally SwitchPsychic--Status
AttractNormal-100%Status
ConfideNormal--Status
DefogFlying--Status
Double TeamNormal--Status
EndureNormal--Status
Hone ClawsDark--Status
Iron DefenseSteel--Status
LeerNormal-100%Status
ProtectNormal--Status
Quick GuardFighting--Status
RestPsychic--Status
RoarNormal--Status
Rock PolishRock--Status
RoostFlying--Status
SandstormRock--Status
Scary FaceNormal-100%Status
Sleep TalkNormal--Status
Stealth RockRock--Status
SubstituteNormal--Status
SwaggerNormal-85%Status
SwitcherooDark-100%Status
TailwindFlying--Status
TauntDark-100%Status
TormentDark-100%Status
ToxicPoison-90%Status