Farfetch'd
Normal
Best attacking moveset: Fury Cutter and Leaf Blade, worth 6.6 damage per second against a neutral target.
Best moveset
Farfetch'd can learn 9 combinations. Fury Cutter with Leaf Blade does the most damage per second of them, at level 40 with a perfect attack stat. Same-type moves get the 1.2× bonus, and the cycle assumes the charged attack fires the moment it has the energy.
Stats and moves come straight from the game's own data files. Every number on this page is a raid and gym number, not a PvP one.
Type matchups
| Fast attack | Type | Power | Duration | Energy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Air Slash | 12 | 1.0s | +8 | |
| Fury Cutter | Bug | 4 | 0.5s | +8 |
| Cut Legacy | Normal | 5 | 0.5s | +5 |
| Charged attack | Type | Power | Duration | Energy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aerial Ace | 55 | 2.5s | -33 | |
| Air Cutter | 55 | 2.5s | -50 | |
| Leaf Blade | Grass | 70 | 2.5s | -33 |
Shiny
Yes. Shiny Farfetch'd has been released. Players have found it from: wild, raid, research, photobomb.
Other forms
Evolution family
Numbers
| Max CP | 1,397 at level 50, 1,236 at level 40 |
|---|---|
| Raid catch | 706 CP at level 20, or 883 if weather boosted (perfect IVs) |
| Lowest possible raid catch | 657 CP. Raid encounters can't roll below 10/10/10 |
| Base stats | 124 attack · 115 defense · 141 stamina |
What it costs
| Second charged move | 50,000 Stardust and 50 Candy |
|---|---|
| Buddy distance | 3 km per Candy |
| Purify a Shadow one | 3,000 Stardust and 3 Candy |
| Size | 0.8 m and 15 kg |
Best moveset against each type
Farfetch'd does not have one best moveset, it has 5. Which one wins depends on what you are attacking, because a move only gets its bonus against something weak to it. Best against Fighting, Bug, Grass.
| Against | Best moveset | DPS |
|---|---|---|
| Fighting | Air Slash + Aerial Ace | 10.0 |
| Bug | Air Slash + Aerial Ace | 10.0 |
| Grass | Air Slash + Aerial Ace | 10.0 |
| Ground | Fury Cutter + Leaf Blade | 9.5 |
| Rock | Fury Cutter + Leaf Blade | 9.5 |
| Water | Fury Cutter + Leaf Blade | 9.5 |
| Normal | Fury Cutter + Leaf Blade | 6.6 |
| Electric | Fury Cutter + Leaf Blade | 6.6 |
| Psychic | Fury Cutter + Leaf Blade | 6.6 |
| Ice | Fury Cutter + Leaf Blade | 6.6 |
| Dark | Fury Cutter + Leaf Blade | 6.6 |
| Ghost | Air Slash + Leaf Blade | 6.4 |
| Fairy | Air Slash + Leaf Blade | 6.4 |
| Dragon | Fury Cutter + Aerial Ace | 6.4 |
| Air Slash + Aerial Ace | 6.3 | |
| Poison | Air Slash + Aerial Ace | 6.3 |
| Fire | Air Slash + Aerial Ace | 6.3 |
| Steel | Cut + Leaf Blade | 4.7 |
Same maths as the headline number, run once per defending type: level 40, perfect attack IV, and the target's own type taken into account. Sorted by damage, so the top of this table is what Farfetch'd is actually for.
Counters: what beats Farfetch'd
| Attacker | Type | Moveset | DPS |
|---|---|---|---|
 Regieleki | Electric | Lock On + Thunder Cage Legacy | 53.0 |
 Zeraora | Electric | Volt Switch + Plasma Fists | 45.5 |
 Zekrom | DragonElectric | Charge Beam + Fusion Bolt Legacy | 44.5 |
 Xurkitree | Electric | Thunder Shock + Discharge | 44.0 |
 Glimmora | RockPoison | Rock Throw + Meteor Beam | 40.2 |
 Rampardos | Rock | Smack Down + Rock Slide | 39.9 |
 Eternatus | PoisonDragon | Poison Jab + Dynamax Cannon Legacy | 38.5 |
 Deoxys | Psychic | Charge Beam + Thunderbolt | 38.3 |
 Gigalith | Rock | Lock On + Meteor Beam Legacy | 38.2 |
 Electivire | Electric | Thunder Shock + Wild Charge | 38.1 |
Ranked by damage per second against Farfetch'd's own defense, at level 40 with a 15 attack IV, one per evolution family.