Fennekin
Fox Pokémon
As it walks, it munches on a twig in place of a snack. It intimidates opponents by puffing hot air out of its ears.
Details
Base stats
Competitive movesets
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Where to find Fennekin
Wild encounter locations across the games. Availability may also include trades, evolution, gifts, and events not listed here.
Evolution
Notable moves
The strongest damaging moves Fennekin can learn — same-type (STAB) moves get a 1.5× power bonus in battle.
Moves
| Lv. | Move & effect | Type | Class | Power | Acc. | PP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Scratch Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect. | Normal | Physical | 40 | 100 | 35 |
| 1 | Tail Whip Lowers the target’s Defense by one stage. | Normal | Status | — | 100 | 30 |
| 5 | Ember Has a chance to burn the target. | Fire | Special | 40 | 100 | 25 |
| 11 | Howl Raises the user’s Attack by one stage. | Normal | Status | — | — | 40 |
| 14 | Flame Charge Inflicts regular damage. Raises the user’s Speed by one stage. | Fire | Physical | 50 | 100 | 20 |
| 17 | Psybeam Has a chance to confuse the target. | Psychic | Special | 65 | 100 | 20 |
| 20 | Fire Spin Prevents the target from fleeing and inflicts damage for 2-5 turns. | Fire | Special | 35 | 85 | 15 |
| 25 | Light Screen Reduces damage from special attacks by 50% for five turns. | Psychic | Status | — | — | 30 |
| 25 | Lucky Chant Prevents the target from scoring critical hits for five turns. | Normal | Status | — | — | 30 |
| 31 | Psyshock Inflicts damage based on the target’s Defense, not Special Defense. | Psychic | Special | 80 | 100 | 10 |
| 35 | Flamethrower Has a chance to burn the target. | Fire | Special | 90 | 100 | 15 |
| 38 | Will-O-Wisp Burns the target. | Fire | Status | — | 85 | 15 |
| 41 | Psychic Has a chance to lower the target’s Special Defense by one stage. | Psychic | Special | 90 | 100 | 10 |
| 43 | Sunny Day Changes the weather to sunny for five turns. | Fire | Status | — | — | 5 |
| 46 | Magic Room Negates held items for five turns. | Psychic | Status | — | — | 10 |
| 48 | Fire Blast Has a chance to burn the target. | Fire | Special | 110 | 85 | 5 |
Breeding & egg moves
Fennekin can inherit these egg moves by breeding with a compatible parent that knows the move and shares an egg group.
Sprites & renders
13 sprites & renders for Fennekin.






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Others that share this Pokémon's primary type.
Community notes
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Cite this page
“Fennekin”. Pokémonism. Retrieved [date] from pokemonism.com/pokedex/fennekin.
Species data from PokéAPI.