{"id":182,"date":"2023-10-06T15:01:07","date_gmt":"2023-10-06T05:01:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ortheore.com\/?p=182"},"modified":"2024-01-07T14:00:22","modified_gmt":"2024-01-07T04:00:22","slug":"farfetchd-an-oddball-of-a-pokemon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ortheore.com\/index.php\/2023\/10\/farfetchd-an-oddball-of-a-pokemon\/","title":{"rendered":"Farfetch’d – an Oddball of a Pokemon"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Update<\/em>: since I completed my testing of this Pokemon, many of Showdown’s replays were lost<\/a> (occurred Nov\/Dec 2023). Consequently, some of the replays I used as a showcase may no longer work- apologies!<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

RBY Farfetch’d I think has a clear air of goofiness about it, and that’s translated to its competitive potential. It has some potent tools in Swords Dance and STAB Slash, but they don’t synergise at all, given that critical hits ignore Attack boosts. Unfortunately, those are really its only two good traits. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

For some incomprehensible reason it lacks Hyper Beam, a critical tool for a Swords Dance Normal. Does it have coverage? Absolutely not. Good stats? Nope, they’re some of the worst in the game. How’s its typing? Well it’s weak to Ice and Electric, while the lack of coverage means it can’t leverage its Ground immunity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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I love the RG Farfetch’d sprite. It has such a goofy vibe to it that’s incredibly charming<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

It even faces competition. Scyther has access to many of the same moves as Farfetch’d, while its superior stats make it generally more useful and almost entirely offset its lack of STAB. All of this is to say that Farfetch’d faces an uphill battle in competitive RBY. So what does a team with Farfetch’d look like?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Teambuilding<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The first thing to decide upon is Farfetch’d’s set. Its movepool has some interesting tools, but Swords Dance, Body Slam and Slash are clearly the best options. For the 4th slot there are a couple options to consider:<\/p>\n\n\n\n