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Farfetch'd Wild Duck Pokémon カモネギ Kamonegi #0083 Farfetch'd Galarian Farfetch'd Images on the Bulbagarden Archives
Types Normal Flying Farfetch'd Fighting Unknown Galarian Farfetch'd Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown
Abilities Keen Eye or Inner Focus Farfetch'd Steadfast Galarian Farfetch'd Cacophony Defiant Farfetch'd Hidden Ability Scrappy Galarian Farfetch'd Hidden Ability Cacophony Galarian Farfetch'd Cacophony
Gender ratio Unknown 50% male, 50% female	Catch rate 45 (11.9%)
Breeding Egg Groups Flying and Field Hatch time 20 cycles
Height 2'07" 0.8 m Farfetch'd 0'0" 0 m Galarian Farfetch'd 0'0" 0 m {{{form3}}} 0'0" 0 m {{{form4}}}	Weight 33.1 lbs. 15.0 kg Farfetch'd 92.6 lbs. 42.0 kg Galarian Farfetch'd 0 lbs. 0 kg {{{form3}}} 0 lbs. 0 kg {{{form4}}}
Mega Stone [[|]] [[|]]
Base experience yield 94 Gen. I-IV Unknown IV 132 V+	Leveling rate Medium Fast
EV yield Total: 1 Farfetch'd 0 HP 1 Atk 0 Def 0 Sp.Atk 0 Sp.Def 0 Speed Galarian Farfetch'd 0 HP 0 Atk 0 Def 0 Sp.Atk 0 Sp.Def 0 Speed 0 HP 0 Atk 0 Def 0 Sp.Atk 0 Sp.Def 0 Speed 0 HP 0 Atk 0 Def 0 Sp.Atk 0 Sp.Def 0 Speed
Shape	Footprint Galarian Farfetch'd
Pokédex color   Brown	Base friendship 70
External Links On Smogon Pokédex: Generation I Generation II Generation III Generation IV Generation V Generation VI Generation VII Generation VIII Generation IX Artwork on Bulbagarden Archives

Farfetch'd (Japanese: カモネギ Kamonegi) is a dual-type Normal/Flying Pokémon introduced in Generation I.

In Galar, Farfetch'd has a Fighting-type regional form. Galarian Farfetch'd evolves into Sirfetch'd after landing three critical hits in a single battle. Kantonian Farfetch'd is not known to evolve into or from any other Pokémon.

Biology

Farfetch'd is an avian Pokémon that resembles a light brown duck with a white underbelly. It has a flat, yellow beak, brown eyes, a V-shaped black marking on its forehead (similar to a unibrow), and a three-feather crest on top of its head. Its wings are as big as its body and appear to be prehensile enough to substitute for hands. It has yellow legs with webbed feet and a stubby tail.

Farfetch'd is always seen carrying a leek stalk or spring onion. It carries this sprig in its wings, but sometimes chooses to hold it in its beak or feet instead. Unable to live without its stick, Farfetch'd will defend it with its life. Losing the stalk can leave Farfetch'd defenseless, and it will seek out a new one to replace it. Known uses for the stick include use as a weapon, nesting material, and emergency food source. When using the stalk to attack, Farfetch'd wields and uses it like a sword to cut through things. There are several different fighting styles involving Farfetch'd's leek. It is selective about which sticks it will use and has been known to fight over good ones. Farfetch'd is found in temperate grasslands where reedy plants grow, guarding the plants from anyone trying to disturb them. However, Farfetch'd is rarely seen, and thus it is thought that its numbers are decreasing, and that it is at risk of extinction. According to sources such as the anime and the Pocket Monsters Encyclopedia, its population decline is caused by humans who hunted it down for food; one popular recipe suggested cooking it with its own leek. There have been attempts at breeding in order to increase the Farfetch'd population. In the anime, Farfetch’d are shown to be able to swim like real-life ducks.

Farfetch'd and Sirfetch'd are the only known Pokémon capable of using the Leek item.

Forms

Farfetch'd has a regional form: Galarian Farfetch'd.

In Galar, Farfetch'd is a deeper shade of brown, with a more prominent black mark on its head. The leek it carries with its wings is much larger in Galar than the leeks that Farfetch'd use in other regions, although whether it is related to the Large Leek used as a curry ingredient is unknown.

Galarian Farfetch'd's body has developed a much stronger frame that gives it the strength required to carry its leek. However, this sheer mass makes it hard for it to fly. It is renowned for its courage in battle and can use its leek like swords or javelins. As a result of surviving and experiencing many different battles, Galarian Farfetch'd develops the ability to evolve into Sirfetch'd.

Evolution

In Galar, Farfetch'd has a regional form that evolves into Sirfetch'd. Kantonian Farfetch'd is not known to evolve into or from any other Pokémon.

Galarian Farfetch'd

Unevolved Farfetch'd Galarian Form  Fighting

→

First evolution Sirfetch'd  Fighting

In the anime

Main series

Farfetch'd in the anime

Galarian Farfetch'd in the anime

Major appearances

Goh's Farfetch'd

In Dreams Are Made of These!, a Farfetch'd proved hard for Goh to catch, hitting Goh's Poké Ball back at him twice before getting caught on the third attempt.

Ash's Farfetch'd

In Toughing It Out!, Ash caught a Galarian Farfetch'd that he encountered while in Wyndon. In Beyond Chivalry… Aiming to be a Leek Master!, it evolved into Sirfetch'd during a battle against Rinto.

Other

Fafetch'd debuted in So Near, Yet So Farfetch'd, under the ownership of Keith, who used it to help steal other Trainers' Pokémon, including Misty's and Team Rocket's. It was used in a battle against Ash and battled Bulbasaur before losing to Misty and her Psyduck.

In A Way Off Day Off, multiple Farfetch'd lived on a deserted island, which is the home of many different fruit trees.

In A Farfetch'd Tale, Sylvester was trying to learn to make Charcoal by using his Farfetch'd's Cut attack.

In Putting the Air Back in Aerodactyl!, seven Farfetch'd would appear whenever Crystal whistles.

In Smells Like Team Spirit!, Holly used a Farfetch'd against Ash and Paul during the Hearthome City Tag Battle Competition. Farfetch'd teamed up with Croagunk and battled Staravia and Torterra, but it was knocked out by Torterra's Hyper Beam.

In To Thine Own Pokémon Be True!, Wilkinson entered the Pokémon Ping Pong Tournament with his Farfetch'd.

In Pathways to Performance Partnering!, Nini was revealed to own a Farfetch'd that she uses with her Smoochum in Pokémon Showcases.

Minor appearances

In Pikachu's Vacation, a Farfetch'd was at the Pokémon Theme Park.

A Farfetch'd appeared in the Japanese credits of Pikachu's Rescue Adventure.

In Tricks of the Trade, a Farfetch'd was at the Pokémon Swap Meet in Palmpona.

A Farfetch'd appeared in Lucario and the Mystery of Mew.

In Weekend Warrior, a Coordinator's Farfetch'd competed in the Silver Town Pokémon Contest.

In Three Jynx and a Baby!, five Farfetch'd lived in a lake.

Five Farfetch'd appeared in Second Time's the Charm!.

A Coordinator's Farfetch'd appeared in Thinning the Hoard!.

Multiple Farfetch'd made a brief cameo in Giratina and the Sky Warrior.

A Farfetch'd appeared in A Rivalry to Gible On!.

A Farfetch'd appeared in A Blustery Santalune Gym Battle!.

A Farfetch'd appeared in A Jolting Switcheroo!.

In A Battle by Any Other Name!, a Trainer's Farfetch'd competed in the Poké Puff Contest.

A Farfetch'd appeared in Heroes - Friends and Faux Alike!.

A Farfetch'd appeared in Diancie and the Cocoon of Destruction.

A Farfetch'd appeared in Dreaming a Performer's Dream!.

A Trainer's Farfetch'd appeared in Forming a More Perfect Union!.

A Farfetch'd appeared in I Choose You!.

Two Farfetch'd appeared in a flashback in Enter Pikachu!.

In Destination: Coronation!, six Farfetch'd jumped out of a bush near the Cerise Laboratory, followed by a Psyduck.

In Trade, Borrow, and Steal!, a Gentleman traded his Farfetch'd, nicknamed Dux, for a Spearow nicknamed Speary.

A Trainer's Farfetch'd appeared in Take My Thief! Please!.

A Farfetch'd appeared in Heroes Unite!.

Pokédex entries

POKÉTOON

Farfetch'd in POKÉTOON

A Farfetch'd appeared in Wait for Me, Magikarp!.

Pokémon Evolutions

In The Show, a Farfetch'd briefly appeared under the ownership of a Trainer watching the Kimono Girls' performance in Ecruteak City.

In the manga

Farfetch'd in Pokémon Adventures

Galarian Farfetch'd in Pokémon Adventures

Pocket Monsters DP

A Farfetch'd appeared in PMDP29.

Pocket Monsters HeartGold & SoulSilver Go! Go! Pokéathlon

A Farfetch'd appeared in Pocket Monsters HeartGold & SoulSilver Go! Go! Pokéathlon.

Pokémon Adventures

Main article: Lancelot

Farfetch'd debuted in Just a Spearow Carrier, under the ownership of a Trainer. They were seen together at the Indigo Plateau.

In Extricated from Exeggutor, a wild Farfetch'd was saved by Yellow after getting attacked by a group of Exeggutor while it was trying to find its nest. Afterward, Yellow helped it try to find its nest and it later helped Yellow escape from the Exeggutor and Oddish. Later, it finally found its nest with the help of Yellow and bade farewell to her and Pika.

A Farfetch'd appeared in You Ain't Nothin' but a Houndour, under the ownership of a boy living in Azalea Town. Both the boy and Farfetch'd fell victim to the onslaught of the Masked Man's Pokémon in the depths of Ilex Forest.

In A Flaaffy Kerfuffle, Bill was seen using a Farfetch'd as a mode of transport. It later helped Bill escape from Staryu, but it got trapped with him. They were later rescued by Crystal in Surrounded by Staryu.

In The Last Battle XIII, a Farfetch'd was sent to participate in the fight in Ilex Forest.

In Pinsir Me, I Must Be Dreaming, Emerald used a Farfetch'd during his Battle Factory challenge.

The Battle Factory rented a Farfetch'd, which was stolen by Guile Hideout in Skirting Around Surskit I.

A Farfetch'd appeared in Out-Odding Oddish, under the ownership of a Pokéathlon participant.

A Farfetch'd appeared in a fantasy in Ray of Light!! Through the Crack in the Sky!.

Henry's Sirfetch'd, Lancelot, was caught as a Galarian Farfetch'd, as revealed in a flashback in Ooh Shiny!! Legendary Equipment.

Pokédex entries

Pokémon Gold & Silver: The Golden Boys

A Farfetch'd appeared in For Pikachu's Sake!! The Search For The Missing Farfetch'd.

Pokémon Gotta Catch 'Em All

Shu's rival Ryoma owns a Farfetch'd, which first appeared in A Farfetch'd Fencing Match!.

A Farfetch'd appeared in a background collage in Catch the Poliwag!.

Pokémon Journeys: The Series

Main article: Ash's Sirfetch'd

Ash's Galarian Farfetch'd first appeared in Solitary and Menacing!. It later evolved into Sirfetch'd.

Pokémon Pocket Monsters

A Farfetch'd appeared in Fierce Competition at the Pokémon Baseball Tournament!, where it was one of the Pokémon that took part in a baseball match.

In the TCG

Main article: Farfetch'd (TCG)

Other appearances

Super Smash Bros. Ultimate

Farfetch'd appears as a Spirit.

Game data

NPC appearances

• Gold, Silver, and Crystal: The charcoal makers of Azalea Town own a Farfetch'd. However, it won't listen to the apprentice and runs off in the Ilex Forest. Herding it back to him earns the player an HM01 (Cut).
• Pokémon Super Mystery Dungeon: Farfetch'd is one of the teachers at the school in Serene Village. He is serious about what he does, but his lessons are frequently interrupted. During summer vacation, he goes missing due to some mischievous ghosts, but he is returned without being harmed.

Pokédex entries

Game locations

In side games

In events

In-game events

Wild Area News

Galarian Farfetch'd

Held items

Farfetch'd

Game		Held Item(s)
Red*	Blue*	Bitter Berry (100%)
Yellow*
Gold	Silver	Stick (2%)
Crystal
Pokémon XD		Stick (100%)
Diamond	Pearl	Stick (5%)
Platinum
HeartGold	SoulSilver	Stick (5%)
Black	White	Stick (5%)
Black 2	White 2	Stick (5%)
X	Y	Stick (5%)

Galarian Farfetch'd

Game		Held Item(s)
Sword	Shield	Leek (50%)

Stats

Base stats

Farfetch'd

Generations I-VI

Generation VII onwards

Galarian Farfetch'd

Pokéathlon stats

Type effectiveness

Farfetch'd

Galarian Farfetch'd

Learnset

Side game data

Farfetch'd

Pokémon Pinball   Acquisition: Catch			Pokémon Trozei! Rarity: Rare
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon Red Rescue Team and Blue Rescue Team Body size: 1 Recruit rate: 7.2% Friend Area: Wild Plains Phrases 51%-100% HP This stalk I bear... It's not just for looks. 26%-50% HP You should know... My health is half gone. 1%-25% HP Sorry, friend. This looks like it for me... Level up Leveled up, I did.
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon Explorers of Time, Explorers of Darkness, and Explorers of Sky Body size: 1 Recruit rate: 6.4% IQ group: G
Pokémon Super Mystery Dungeon Body size: Standard (1 tile) How to Recruit: Talk to in Serene Village Connected to: Simipour Connection Orb Set: 3 Phrases Normal I guess I should go on an adventure from time to time. Low HP (< 50%) I'm getting tired. Sorry…
Pokémon Rumble Attack ●● Defense ●● Speed ●●●			Pokémon Rumble Blast Attack ●● Defense ●● Speed ●●●
Pokémon Rumble Rush Walking Speed: 2.08 seconds Base HP: 49 Base Attack: 73 Base Defense: 50 Base Speed: 60
PokéPark Wii: Pikachu's Adventure PokéPark Pad entry: Farfetch'd works for Blaziken in the Lava Zone. He challenged you to a battle, remember? He's a first-class player when it comes to Blaziken's Boulder Bash.
Pokémon Battle Trozei Flying Attack Power: ★★★★★
Pokémon Shuffle Flying Attack Power: 50 - 100 5 #166 Quirky Sometimes erases one extra matching Pokémon elsewhere. Swappable Skill(s): Power of 4+
Pokémon GO Base HP: 141 Base Attack: 124 Base Defense: 115 Egg Distance: 5 km Buddy Distance: 3 km Evolution Requirement: N/A Fast Attacks: Air Slash, Fury Cutter, Cut† Charged Attacks: Aerial Ace, Air Cutter, Leaf Blade

Galarian Farfetch'd

Pokémon GO Base HP: 141 Base Attack: 174 Base Defense: 114 Egg Distance: 7 km Buddy Distance: 3 km Evolution Requirement: 50 + Make 10 Excellent Throws Fast Attacks: Rock Smash, Fury Cutter Charged Attacks: Brick Break, Brave Bird, Leaf Blade

Evolution data

Farfetch'd

Unevolved Farfetch'd  Normal  Flying

Galarian Farfetch'd

Unevolved Farfetch'd Galarian Form  Fighting

Land three critical hits in one battle →

First evolution Sirfetch'd  Fighting

Sprites

Generation I Red Green Red Blue Yellow Front Back Front Back Front Back
Generation II Gold Silver Crystal Front Back Front Back Front Back
Generation III Ruby Sapphire Emerald FireRed LeafGreen Front Back Front Back Front Back
Generation IV Diamond Pearl Platinum HeartGold SoulSilver Front Back Front Back Front Back
Generation V Black White Black 2 White 2 Front Back Front Back
Generation VI X Y Omega Ruby Alpha Sapphire Front Back Front Back
Generation VII Sun Moon Ultra Sun Ultra Moon Front Back Front Back Let's Go, Pikachu! Let's Go, Eevee!
Generation VIII Sword Shield
This Pokémon is unavailable in Generation IX.
Cross-Generation HOME

For other sprites and images, please see Farfetch'd images on the Bulbagarden Archives.

Trivia

Sprite of Madāmu from 1997 demo

• In the 1997 Nintendo Space World demo of Pokémon Gold and Silver, Farfetch'd had an evolution, known as マダーム Madāmu, that was scrapped in the final release of the games.
  • Pokémon Sword and Shield director Shigeru Ohmori has stated in an interview that Sirfetch'd's design is not inspired by this scrapped evolution, but is instead a new one fitting for the Galar region, which is based on the United Kingdom.^[1]
• Farfetch'd and its Galarian evolved form are the only Pokémon with an apostrophe in their names.
  • Due to this, it is impossible to return a nicknamed Farfetch'd to its species name in the English, Spanish, or Italian versions of the Generation I and II games. This is because the apostrophe is not available as a character for nicknames.
  • Due to a bug in Pokémon HOME, an unnicknamed Farfetch'd or Sirfetch'd from the above languages transferred into HOME will be treated as a nicknamed Pokémon, due to HOME assigning a different character for the apostrophe in the species names (i.e. "Farfetch’d" and "Sirfetch’d").
• Farfetch'd is the only Pokémon with a base stat total of 377.
• Due to changes to the critical-hit formula in Generation VI, if Farfetch'd holds its signature item, the Leek, and uses a move with an increased critical-hit ratio, the move will always land as a critical hit.
• In Pokémon Emerald, Farfetch'd can learn Fury Cutter via leveling up, but not via Move Tutor. This was fixed in Platinum.
• Farfetch'd can be seen as a parallel to Corsola in Pokémon Sword and Shield. Both of their original region's forms do not evolve, and they have mono-typed regional forms which can evolve once. At the Stow-on-Side Stadium and during the Champion Cup Finals, Bea in Pokémon Sword uses Galarian Farfetch'd's evolution, Sirfetch'd, in her team — while Allister in Pokémon Shield uses Galarian Corsola's evolution, Cursola, in his team.
• Galarian Farfetch'd was released in Pokémon GO on June 17, 2020, shortly after Galarian Meowth and Zigzagoon. Although the latter two could evolve into Perrserker and Obstagoon upon release, respectively, Galarian Farfetch'd couldn't evolve into Sirfetch'd at the time. Sirfetch'd was later added to coincide with the release of the Crown Tundra for the Pokémon Sword and Shield Expansion Pass on October 22, 2020.
• Wild Galarian Farfetch'd will not evolve if it lands three critical hits on the player's Pokémon and is then caught.^[2]
• Out of the Pokémon who have had their Base stats changed, Farfetch'd has had the highest change to a single base stat where its Attack increased from 65 to 90 between Generation VI to Generation VII, obtaining an increase by 25 points.

Origin

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On the Origin of Species: Farfetch'd

Farfetch'd seems to be based on a duck. It may be inspired by the Japanese saying 「鴨が葱を背負って来る」, literally translating to "a duck comes bearing spring onions". As a saying, it means "easy target" or "golden opportunity". The phrase can be shortened to 「鴨葱」, which is transliterated the same as Farfetch'd's Japanese name (Kamonegi).

Galarian Farfetch'd was inspired by leeks in the United Kingdom growing larger and thicker than leeks in Japan.^[3] The leek it carries resembles the Giant Musselburgh, a larger variant of the spring onion that was first bred in Scotland; and the wild leek, one of the national symbols of Wales. Galarian Farfetch'd itself is likely inspired by a hammer throw athlete due to the way it wields its leek, such as swinging it in a circular motion during its attacks. It may also be based on a javelin thrower. Its serious disposition and how it holds its leek over its shoulder is typical of the lone samurai archetype in modern Japanese fiction; the leek thus could be a stand-in for the ōdachi, which are large traditional Japanese swords such that samurai carrying them had to haul them over their backs.

Name origin

Farfetch'd may be derived from far-fetched, meaning unbelievable, perhaps relating to Farfetch'd's rarity or the "far-fetched" theme of its Japanese name.

Kamonegi may be a combination of 鴨 kamo (duck) and 葱 negi (spring onion) that forms the expression 鴨葱 kamo negi, an abbreviation of the proverb 「鴨が葱を背負って来る」 kamo ga negi o shottekuru (literally "a duck comes bearing spring onions") that means "easy target" or "golden opportunity".

In other languages

Language Title Meaning Japanese カモネギ Kamonegi From 鴨 kamo and 葱 negi, as well as the expression 鴨葱 kamo negi French Canarticho From canard and artichaut Spanish Farfetch'd Same as English name German Porenta From Porree and Ente Italian Farfetch'd Same as English name Korean 파오리 Paori From 파 pa and 오리 ori Mandarin Chinese 大蔥鴨 / 大葱鸭 Dàcōngyā From 大蔥 / 大葱 dàcōng and 鴨 / 鸭 yā Cantonese Chinese 大蔥鴨 Daaihchūng'aap* 火蔥鴨 Fóchūng'aap* From 大蔥 daaihchūng and 鴨 aap From 火蔥 fóchūng and 鴨 aap

More languages Hindi फारफेच्ड Farfetch'd Transcription of English name Russian Фарфетчд Farfetchd Transcription of English name Thai คาโมเนกิ Khamoneki Transcription of Japanese name

Related articles

• Ash's Farfetch'd
• Goh's Farfetch'd
• Lancelot
• Regional form

References

External links

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