Game version
AppearanceStandard
- Height
- 1.4 m
- Weight
- 14.0 kg
Training & breeding details
Gender50.0% ♂ · 50.0% ♀
Catch rate45(11.9%)Tricky
Base friendship70Standard
Hatch time20 cycles · ~5,355 steps
Growth ratemedium
Base EXP172
Base stats
HP
72
Attack
58
Defense
80
Sp. Atk
103
Sp. Def
80
Speed
97
Total
490
Base Stat Total
Abilities
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Competitive movesets
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Where to find Sigilyph
Recorded encounter locations across the games. Orre includes Snags, gifts and trades; evolution and other acquisition methods may not appear here.
Black
White
Black 2
White 2
Ultra Sun
Ultra Moon
Sword
Shield
Crown Tundra (Sword)
Crown Tundra (Shield)
Evolution
This Pokémon does not evolve.
Notable moves
The strongest damaging moves Sigilyph can learn — same-type (STAB) moves get a 1.5× power bonus in battle.
Moves
19 of 19
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| Lv. | Move & effect | Type | Class | Power | Acc. | PP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Confusion Has a chance to confuse the target. | Psychic | Special | 50 | 100 | 25 |
| 1 | Gust Inflicts regular damage and can hit Pokémon in the air. | Flying | Special | 40 | 100 | 35 |
| 1 | Miracle Eye Forces the target to have no evasion, and allows it to be hit by Psychic moves even if it’s Dark. | Psychic | Status | — | — | 40 |
| 5 | Gravity Disables moves and immunities that involve flying or levitating for five turns. | Psychic | Status | — | — | 5 |
| 8 | Psywave Inflicts damage between 50% and 150% of the user’s level. | Psychic | Special | — | 100 | 15 |
| 10 | Hypnosis Puts the target to sleep. | Psychic | Status | — | 60 | 20 |
| 15 | Air Cutter Has an increased chance for a critical hit. | Flying | Special | 60 | 95 | 25 |
| 20 | Psybeam Has a chance to confuse the target. | Psychic | Special | 65 | 100 | 20 |
| 25 | Whirlwind Immediately ends wild battles. Forces trainers to switch Pokémon. | Normal | Status | — | — | 20 |
| 30 | Cosmic Power Raises the user’s Defense and Special Defense by one stage. | Psychic | Status | — | — | 20 |
| 31 | Synchronoise Hits any Pokémon that shares a type with the user. | Psychic | Special | 120 | 100 | 10 |
| 34 | Mirror Move Uses the target’s last used move. | Flying | Status | — | — | 20 |
| 35 | Air Slash Has a chance to make the target flinch. | Flying | Special | 75 | 95 | 15 |
| 40 | Psychic Has a chance to lower the target’s Special Defense by one stage. | Psychic | Special | 90 | 100 | 10 |
| 45 | Tailwind For three turns, friendly Pokémon have doubled Speed. | Flying | Status | — | — | 15 |
| 50 | Light Screen Reduces damage from special attacks by 50% for five turns. | Psychic | Status | — | — | 30 |
| 50 | Reflect Reduces damage from physical attacks by half. | Psychic | Status | — | — | 20 |
| 55 | Sky Attack User charges for one turn before attacking. Has a chance to make the target flinch. | Flying | Physical | 140 | 90 | 5 |
| 60 | Skill Swap User and target swap abilities. | Psychic | Status | — | — | 10 |
Breeding & egg moves
Sigilyph can inherit these egg moves by breeding with a compatible parent that knows the move and shares an egg group.
Sprites & renders
14 sprites & renders for Sigilyph.
Across the games
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Community notes
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Cite this page
“Sigilyph”. Pokémonism. Retrieved [date] from pokemonism.com/pokedex/sigilyph.
Species data from PokéAPI.