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rufflet
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Rufflet

Eaglet Pokémon

NormalFlying

They pick fights indiscriminately. They grow stronger and more powerful each time they faint or are injured.

Base Stats

HP 70
Attack 83
Defense 50
Sp. Atk 37
Sp. Def 50
Speed 60
Total 350

Type Effectiveness

Abilities

Evolution Chain

Moves

Locations

Details

Category Eaglet Pokémon
Height 0.5 m
Weight 10.5 kg
Base Exp 70
Growth Rate Slow
Capture Rate 190
Base Happiness 70
Gender 100% ♂ / 0% ♀
Habitat
Egg Groups Flying

Sprites

rufflet Front Front
rufflet Back Back
rufflet Front Shiny Front Shiny
rufflet Back Shiny Back Shiny
rufflet Official Art Official Art
rufflet Official Art (Shiny) Official Art (Shiny)

Competitive

lc Usage: 0.9%
Choice Scarf
Moves
Return / Aerial Ace
Item
Choice Scarf
Ability
Hustle
Nature
Jolly
EVs
Atk 252
Def 36
Spe 196
Bulk Up
Moves
Brave Bird / Aerial Ace
Superpower / Facade
Item
Eviolite
Ability
Hustle
Nature
Impish
EVs
HP 116
Atk 12
Def 116
SpD 196
Spe 36

Strategy Overview

Rufflet was a mediocre Pokemon in XY, but SM gave it access to Brave Bird, cementing its place as a fearsome threat. Rufflet is able to hit incredibly hard because of its ability Hustle, which raises its Attack stat by 1.5. However, the downside to this ability is that all of Rufflet's physical moves except for Aerial Ace have only an 80% hit rate. Rufflet's good bulk and ways to get around traditional Flying-type counters with Superpower allow it to run good Choice Scarf and Bulk Up sets, although its mediocre Speed tier makes it unable to outspeed faster threats like Mienfoo, Chinchou, and Onix.

Most Used Moves

Roost
54.3%
Bulk Up
53.0%
U-turn
45.3%

Most Used Items

Eviolite
54.2%

Competitive data from Smogon University via data.pkmn.cc