#0566 · Generation 5

Archen

RockFlying

Archen has 401 total base stats, with its best attacking stat on the physical side (112) and a Speed of 70. Its HP, Defense and Special Defense add up to 145, which makes it a balanced physical attacker.

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What Archen is weak to

Weak to: Water, Electric, Ice, Rock, Steel. Resists: Normal, Fire, Poison, Flying, Bug. Immune to: Ground (×0).

Attacking typeDamage taken
Water×2
Electric×2
Ice×2
Rock×2
Steel×2
Normal×0.5
Fire×0.5
Poison×0.5
Flying×0.5
Bug×0.5
Ground×0

Base stats

HP55
Atk112
Def45
SpA74
SpD45
Spe70
Total401

Best teammates for Archen

Ranked by how much each Pokémon improves a two-Pokémon team with Archen: covering its weaknesses, adding attack types it lacks, and avoiding shared weaknesses.

  1. Tinkaton FairySteel

    Resists ice, rock, which your team is weak to. Hits rock, dragon, dark super effectively, a gap in your coverage.

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  2. Klefki SteelFairy

    Resists ice, rock, which your team is weak to. Hits rock, dragon, dark super effectively, a gap in your coverage.

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  3. Mawile SteelFairy

    Resists ice, rock, which your team is weak to. Hits rock, dragon, dark super effectively, a gap in your coverage.

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  4. Scizor BugSteel

    Resists ice, steel, which your team is weak to. Hits psychic, rock, dark super effectively, a gap in your coverage.

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  5. Escavalier BugSteel

    Resists ice, steel, which your team is weak to. Hits psychic, rock, dark super effectively, a gap in your coverage.

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  6. Durant BugSteel

    Resists ice, steel, which your team is weak to. Hits psychic, rock, dark super effectively, a gap in your coverage.

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Counters to Archen

  1. Magnezone

    Electric and Steel STAB hits Archen super effectively and it resists everything Archen can hit it with by type.

  2. Togedemaru

    Electric and Steel STAB hits Archen super effectively and it resists everything Archen can hit it with by type.

  3. Empoleon

    Water and Steel STAB hits Archen super effectively and it resists everything Archen can hit it with by type.

  4. Stakataka

    Rock and Steel STAB hits Archen super effectively and it resists everything Archen can hit it with by type.

  5. Aggron

    Steel and Rock STAB hits Archen super effectively and it resists everything Archen can hit it with by type.

  6. Probopass

    Rock and Steel STAB hits Archen super effectively and it resists everything Archen can hit it with by type.

Where you can use Archen

Archen is in the regional Pokédex of 2 games we cover:

Black and WhiteBlack 2 and White 2