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ArcheopsArcheops (shiny)
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Archeops

First Bird Pokémon

Though capable of flight, Archeops was apparently better at hunting on the ground.

Details

Height1.4 m
Weight32.0 kg
Gender87.5% ♂ · 12.5% ♀
Catch rate45(11.9%)Tricky
Base friendship70Standard
Hatch time30 cycles · ~7,905 steps
Growth ratemedium
Base EXP177
Contents

Base stats

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

Type defenses

Damage taken from each attacking type.

Weak to

Resistant to

Normal½×
Flying½×
Poison½×
Bug½×
Fire½×

Immune to

Competitive movesets

Smogon University

Battle-ready sets by tier, straight from Smogon. Pick a generation and format — a “/” means either option works in that slot.

Source: Smogon (via pkmn) · Data snapshot: Jul 31, 2026 · 18,880 rows

Evolution

Notable moves

The strongest damaging moves Archeops can learn — same-type (STAB) moves get a 1.5× power bonus in battle.

Moves

Lv.Move & effectTypeClassPowerAcc.PP
1Leer

Lowers the target’s Defense by one stage.

NormalStatus10030
1Quick Attack

Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.

NormalPhysical4010030
1Rock Throw

Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.

RockPhysical509015
1Wing Attack

Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.

FlyingPhysical6010035
8Double Team

Raises the user’s evasion by one stage.

NormalStatus15
9Dragon Breath

Has a chance to paralyze the target.

DragonSpecial6010020
12Ancient Power

Has a chance to raise all of the user’s stats by one stage.

RockSpecial601005
15Pluck

If target has a berry, inflicts double damage and uses the berry.

FlyingPhysical6010020
18Quick Guard

Prevents any priority moves from hitting friendly Pokémon this turn.

FightingStatus15
21U-turn

User must switch out after attacking.

BugPhysical7010020
24Rock Slide

Has a chance to make the target flinch.

RockPhysical759010
27Scary Face

Lowers the target’s Speed by two stages.

NormalStatus10010
28Acrobatics

Has double power if the user has no held item.

FlyingPhysical5510015
30Crunch

Has a chance to lower the target’s Defense by one stage.

DarkPhysical8010015
33Agility

Raises the user’s Speed by two stages.

PsychicStatus30
36Tailwind

For three turns, friendly Pokémon have doubled Speed.

FlyingStatus15
41Dragon Claw

Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.

DragonPhysical8010015
46Thrash

Hits every turn for 2-3 turns, then confuses the user.

NormalPhysical12010010
51Endeavor

Lowers the target’s HP to equal the user’s.

NormalPhysical1005

Sprites & renders

12 sprites & renders for Archeops.

Official artwork
Official artwork
Pokémon HOME
Pokémon HOME
Animated
Animated
Animated (back)
Animated (back)
Front
Front
Back
Back

Across the games

Black · White
Black · White
ORAS
ORAS
X · Y
X · Y
Menu Icons
Menu Icons
Ultra Sun · Moon
Ultra Sun · Moon
Menu Icons
Menu Icons

More Rock-type Pokémon

Others that share this Pokémon's primary type.

All Rock-type Pokémon

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Cite this page

Archeops”. Pokémonism. Retrieved [date] from pokemonism.com/pokedex/archeops.

Species data from PokéAPI.