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Ruffletin Pokémon SoulGold

normalflying

Pokédex Entry

Eaglet Pokémon

With its sharp claws, this Pokémon pierces its prey, and then it pecks at them. Although it also consumes berries, it's a carnivore at heart.

Rufflet in Pokémon SoulGold

Rufflet is #627 in the Pokédex for Pokémon SoulGold. This page covers its normal/flying typing, base stats, abilities, level-up and TM/HM moves, evolution chain, and where to find it across 1 encounter location.

Type
NormalFlying
Dex
#627
Abilities
Keen Eye(Primary)

Prevents loss of accuracy.

Sheer Force(Secondary)

Trades effects for power.

Hustle(Hidden)

Trades accuracy for power.

Growth Rate
slow
Gender Ratio
100% Male
Egg Groups
flying
Hatch Rate
Medium Fast (20 cycles)
Catch Rate
190
pokeball
Poké Ball15.6%
greatball
Great Ball21.3%
ultraball
Ultra Ball26.1%
Base Exp
70
EV Yield
1 Attack
Wild Held Items
None
Weak To
electric ×2ice ×2rock ×2
Resists
grass ×0.5bug ×0.5
Immune To
groundghost

Evolution Chain

Base form
Level up Rufflet to Lv. 35 outside of the night
Level up Rufflet to Lv. 35 at night

How to Obtain

Rufflet appears in Route 48 (rare). Wild ones range from level 30 to 33.

Wild Encounters (1)

Level Up Moves (14)

LeerLevel: 1normal
PWR0ACC100PP30
Frightens the foes with a leer to lower Defense.
PeckLevel: 1flying
PWR35ACC100PP35
Attacks the foe with a jabbing beak, etc.
Hone ClawsLevel: 6dark
PWR0ACC0PP15
Sharpens its claws to raise Attack and Accuracy.
Wing AttackLevel: 12flying
PWR0ACC100PP35
Strikes the foe with wings spread wide.
TailwindLevel: 18flying
PWR0ACC0PP0
Whips up a breeze, doubling ally Speed for 4 turns.ally Speed for 3 turns.
Scary FaceLevel: 24normal
PWR0ACC0PP10
Frightens with a scary face to sharply reduce Speed.
Aerial AceLevel: 30flying
PWR60ACC0PP20
An extremely speedy and unavoidable attack.
SlashLevel: 36normal
PWR70ACC100PP20
Slashes with claws, etc. Has a high critical-hit ratio.
WhirlwindLevel: 42normal
PWR0ACC85PP20
Blows away the foe, switches it out or ends wild battle.
Crush ClawLevel: 48normal
PWR75ACC95PP10
Tears at the foe with sharp claws. May lower Defense.
Air SlashLevel: 55flying
PWR75ACC95PP0
Attacks with a blade of air. May cause flinching.
DefogLevel: 60flying
PWR0ACC0PP15
Removes obstacles and lowers evasion.
ThrashLevel: 66normal
PWR0ACC100PP0
A rampage of 2 to 3 turns that confuses the user.
Brave BirdLevel: 72flying
PWR120ACC100PP15
A low altitude charge that also hurts the user.

TM/HM Moves (29)

Acrobaticsflying
PWR55ACC100PP15TM62
Does double damage if the user has no item.
Aerial Aceflying
PWR60ACC0PP20TM40
An extremely speedy and unavoidable attack.
Attractnormal
PWR0ACC100PP15TM45
Makes the opposite gender less likely to attack.
Bulk Upfighting
PWR0ACC0PP20TM08
Bulks up the body to boost both Attack and Defense.
Cutsteel
PWR50ACC95PP30HM01
Cuts the foe with sharp scythes, claws, etc.
Double Teamnormal
PWR0ACC0PP15TM32
Creates illusory copies to raise evasiveness.
Facadenormal
PWR70ACC100PP20TM42
Boosts power when burned, paralyzed, or poisoned.
Flyflying
PWR0ACC95PP15HM02
Flies up on the first turn, then strikes the next turn.
Frustrationnormal
PWR1ACC100PP20TM21
An attack that is stronger if the Trainer is disliked.
Hidden Powernormal
PWR0ACC100PP15TM10
The type varies with the user.The type and effectiveness vary with the user.
Hone Clawsdark
PWR0ACC0PP15TM76
Sharpens its claws to raise Attack and Accuracy.
Protectnormal
PWR0ACC0PP10TM17
Evades attack, but may fail if used in succession.
Rain Dancewater
PWR0ACC0PP5TM18
Boosts the power of Water- type moves for 5 turns.
Restpsychic
PWR0ACC0PP0TM44
The user sleeps for 2 turns, restoring HP and status.
Returnnormal
PWR1ACC100PP20TM27
An attack that increases in power with friendship.
Rock Sliderock
PWR75ACC90PP10TM80
Hits the foe with an avalanche of rocks.
Rock Smashfighting
PWR0ACC100PP15HM06
A rock-crushing attack that may lower Defense.
Rock Tombrock
PWR0ACC0PP0TM39
Stops the foe from moving with rocks and cuts Speed.
Roostflying
PWR0ACC0PP0TM19
Restores the user's HP by half of its max HP.
Roundnormal
PWR60ACC100PP15TM48
A song that inflicts damage. Others can join in too.
Shadow Clawghost
PWR70ACC100PP15TM65
Strikes with a shadow claw. High critical-hit ratio.
Sky Dropflying
PWR60ACC100PP10TM58
Takes the foe into the sky then drops it the next turn.
Steel Wingsteel
PWR70ACC90PP25TM51
Strikes the foe with hard wings spread wide.
Strengthnormal
PWR80ACC100PP15HM04
Builds enormous power, then slams the foe.
Substitutenormal
PWR0ACC0PP10TM90
Creates a decoy using 1/4 of the user's maximum HP.
Sunny Dayfire
PWR0ACC0PP5TM11
Boosts the power of Fire- type moves for 5 turns.
Toxicpoison
PWR0ACC0PP10TM06
Poisons the foe with an intensifying toxin.
U Turnbug
PWR70ACC100PP20TM89
Does damage then switches out the user.
Work Upnormal
PWR0ACC0PP30TM01
The user is roused. Ups Attack and Sp. Atk.

Type Summary

3
Weaknesses
2
Resistances
2
Immunities
11
Neutral

Weaknesses

Types that deal increased damage to Rufflet. Use these types to counter it effectively.

Resistances & Immunities

Types that Rufflet resists or is immune to. Avoid using these types against it.

Immunities (0×)

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