Easy Sirfetch'd Evolution Method

Overview

Galarian Farfetch'd evolves into Sirfetch'd after landing three critical hits in one battle. The annoying part is finding a target that survives long enough without knocking itself out or threatening Farfetch'd too much.

This guide covers two methods: the Ditto setup (more setup, lower risk) and a wild Gloom method (less setup, more active management). Both use Route 47.

This player-submitted method uses Ditto on Route 47. Let Ditto transform into a bulky, low-damage Mantine, then switch to Galarian Farfetch'd and farm the critical hits safely.

What You Need

• A Galarian Farfetch'd ready to evolve
• Access to Route 47
• A high-level Mantine
• A critical-hit booster:
  • Leek is ideal
  • Dire Hit can also work

Recommended Mantine moves:

• Roost
• Agility
• Mirror Coat
• Any low-risk fourth move

Mantine works well because it is bulky and the listed moves give transformed Ditto very little direct pressure. That gives Farfetch'd more turns to fish for critical hits.

Step-by-Step Method

1. Put Mantine in front of your party.
2. Find a wild Ditto on Route 47.
3. Let Ditto use Transform on Mantine.
4. Switch to Galarian Farfetch'd.
5. Use a Dire Hit if you are not holding Leek.
6. Attack the transformed Ditto until Farfetch'd lands three critical hits.
7. Finish the battle normally.
8. Farfetch'd should evolve after the battle if all three crits happened in that same fight.

Getting a Leek

Kantonian Farfetch'd can hold Leek. A Pokémon with an item-finding ability such as Super Luck can make farming held items less painful.

If you do not want to farm Leek, use Dire Hit instead. Leek is more convenient once you have it, but Dire Hit is enough for many players.

Why Not Smeargle?

Smeargle setups can work, but they are fussy: the target may be too fast, too slow, or may Struggle itself to death while you are trying to set up the battle. The Route 47 Ditto method avoids most of that by giving Ditto a predictable, defensive moveset before Farfetch'd comes in.

Alternative: Wild Gloom Method

This method trades the Mantine setup for a simpler encounter: find a wild Gloom on Route 47 and use it as a self-sustaining target. Gloom's Mega Drain heals it for half the damage dealt, keeping the battle going without the risk of Ditto running out of Transform PP and KO'ing itself with Struggle.

What You Need

• A Galarian Farfetch'd that knows Feint Attack (learns at level 20)
• A Dire Hit (or Leek with an alternative damaging move)
• Healing items for Farfetch'd
• Access to Route 47 (after Surf, hours of the day or night)

How It Works

1. Find a wild Gloom on Route 47 (appears in grass at all times of day).
2. Send out Farfetch'd and use a Dire Hit (unless holding Leek).
3. Use Feint Attack repeatedly. Feint Attack never misses, which is useful here — Gloom's accuracy-lowering and evasion moves cannot waste your turns.
4. With Dire Hit active, Farfetch'd has a 50% critical-hit rate. With both Leek and Dire Hit, every hit is a guaranteed crit.
5. Gloom's Mega Drain keeps healing it. Use healing items on Farfetch'd when needed.
6. After three crits land, finish the battle. Farfetch'd evolves afterward.

Watch Out For

• Sleep Powder. Gloom knows it from level 15. A slept Farfetch'd can't attack. Awakenings or a Chesto Berry help, but the sleep turns pad the battle length.
• Poisonpowder and Stun Spore. Gloom also has these. An Antidote or Paralyz Heal can clear them quickly.
• Mega Drain hits back. Gloom will use it every turn. The damage adds up — bring enough Potions or Super Potions to keep Farfetch'd healthy.
• Feint Attack only has 20 PP. With Dire Hit's 50% crit rate you need roughly 6 hits for 3 crits, so PP is fine. If you somehow miss 3 crits in 20 hits, an Ether restores it.

When to Use This Over Ditto

The Gloom method shines when you do not have a leveled Mantine or want to skip the Transform setup. It needs more healing items and deals with status, but Gloom will not knock itself out mid-battle — Mega Drain keeps it alive indefinitely. That is the biggest edge over the Ditto method, where Transform PP eventually runs dry.