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archeops
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Archeops

First Bird Pokémon

RockFlying

It needs a running start to take off. If Archeops wants to fly, it first needs to run nearly 25 mph, building speed over a course of about 2.5 miles.

Base Stats

HP 75
Attack 140
Defense 65
Sp. Atk 112
Sp. Def 65
Speed 110
Total 567

Type Effectiveness

Abilities

Evolution Chain

archeops Archeops Lv. 37

Moves

Details

Category First Bird Pokémon
Height 1.4 m
Weight 32.0 kg
Base Exp 177
Growth Rate Medium
Capture Rate 45
Base Happiness 70
Gender 87.5% ♂ / 12.5% ♀
Habitat
Egg Groups Flying ,Water3

Sprites

archeops Front Front
archeops Back Back
archeops Front Shiny Front Shiny
archeops Back Shiny Back Shiny
archeops Official Art Official Art
archeops Official Art (Shiny) Official Art (Shiny)

Competitive

pu Usage: 10.1%
Meteor Beam
Moves
Stealth Rock / Heat Wave / Roost
Item
Power Herb
Nature
Timid
EVs
Def 4
SpA 252
Spe 252
Heavy-Duty Boots
Moves
U-turn / Dual Wingbeat
Item
Heavy-Duty Boots
Nature
Jolly
EVs
Atk 252
SpD 4
Spe 252
Suicide Lead
Item
Focus Sash
Nature
Jolly
EVs
Atk 252
SpD 4
Spe 252

Strategy Overview

Archeops is a very threatening Pokemon in the PU tier thanks to its fantastic offensive stats, vivid movepool, and great Speed tier. Earthquake and Stone Edge give Archeops near-perfect coverage that leaves its switch-ins restricted to a marginal few, such as Claydol, Palossand, and Regirock. Archeops also has a decent defensive typing, allowing it to check foes like Charizard in a pinch; however, it is held back by its poor defensive stats. It doesn't want to be the sole defensive switch-in to any foe, preferring to pivot in on resisted attacks such as Centiskorch's Fire Lash. Defeatist is a dreadful ability that basically makes Archeops useless if it drops below 50%, further hindering its ability to hard switch into foes like Galarian Articuno well and making it very dependent on both Heavy-Duty Boots and Roost.

Most Used Moves

Air Slash
43.7%
U-turn
39.4%

Most Used Items

Competitive data from Smogon University via data.pkmn.cc