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fennekin
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Fennekin

Fox Pokémon

Fire

Eating a twig fills it with energy, and its roomy ears give vent to air hotter than 390 degrees Fahrenheit.

Base Stats

HP 40
Attack 45
Defense 40
Sp. Atk 62
Sp. Def 60
Speed 60
Total 307

Type Effectiveness

Abilities

Blaze Magician (Hidden)

Evolution Chain

braixen Braixen Lv. 16
delphox Delphox Lv. 36

Moves

Locations

Details

Category Fox Pokémon
Height 0.4 m
Weight 9.4 kg
Base Exp 61
Growth Rate Medium Slow
Capture Rate 45
Base Happiness 70
Gender 87.5% ♂ / 12.5% ♀
Habitat
Egg Groups Ground

Sprites

fennekin Front Front
fennekin Back Back
fennekin Front Shiny Front Shiny
fennekin Back Shiny Back Shiny
fennekin Official Art Official Art
fennekin Official Art (Shiny) Official Art (Shiny)

Competitive

lc Usage: 0.3%
Magician
Item
Power Herb
Ability
Magician
Nature
Timid
EVs
Def 116
SpA 184
Spe 196

Strategy Overview

Fennekin has an interesting niche with its ability Magician, which allows it to steal items from foes when it attacks. It can take advantage of this ability by utilizing Power Herb in conjunction with Solar Beam, which essentially gives it a 120 Base Power Grass-type move that steals the foe's item and doesn't need a charge turn. Typical answers to Fire-types hate switching into Fennekin, as not only is Solar Beam super effective on all three types that have an offensive advantage against Fire, but they also have their item taken in the process. However, outside of Magician, Fennekin doesn't have much to differentiate itself from other Fire-types. For instance, it's quite outclassed by SunnyBeam Ponyta, even if Ponyta can't steal items, and other Fire-types such as Vulpix and Larvesta, which have more raw power, reliable recovery, and can provide better team support than Fennekin can.

Most Used Moves

Psychic
54.2%
Wish
29.4%

Most Used Items

Eviolite
24.9%
Nothing
4.6%

Competitive data from Smogon University via data.pkmn.cc