Fennekin

#653 (Kalos)

#654 Braixen ›

Pokémon type

Fire

Fennekin weaknesses

Fennekin is weak to Ground, Rock and Water-type moves.

160%

Resistances

Fennekin is resistant to Bug, Steel, Fire, Grass, Ice and Fairy-type moves.

63%

Best moveset for Fennekin

The best moves for Fennekin are Scratch and Flamethrower when attacking Pokémon in Gyms. This move combination has the highest total DPS. In Trainer Battles, Ember and Flamethrower deal the most damage per turn.

Attacking

Scratch

12DPS

Flamethrower

39DPS

Defending

Ember

12DPS

Flame Charge

21DPS

Trainer Battles

Ember

4.5EPT

Flamethrower

1.96DPE

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Evolution calculator »

Evolution

There are 4 Pokémon in the Fennekin family, including 1 Mega Pokémon. Fennekin evolves into Braixen for 25 Candy, then into Delphox for 100 Candy.

Evolving Mega Delphox costs 300 Mega Energy the first time, and 60 Mega Energy every time after.

Game images

Fennekin, with the shiny version on the right. There is a very low chance of getting a shiny one.

Summary

Fennekin is a Fire Pokémon. It is weak to Ground, Rock and Water moves. Fennekin's best moveset is Scratch & Flamethrower and it has a Max CP of 1,162. Fennekin evolves into Braixen.

About

"Eating a twig fills it with energy, and its roomy ears give vent to air hotter than 390 degrees Fahrenheit."

Moves & Movesets

All moves

Raids

Trainer Battles

Quick move	Damage	EPS	DPS
Ember	10	10	12
Scratch	6	8	12

Main move	Damage	Energy	DPE
Flame Charge	70	3	2.55
Psyshock	60	3	1.82
Flamethrower	65	2	1.56
Return Purified	25	3	0.76
Frustration Shadow	10	3	0.3

Quick move	Damage	Turns	DPT	EPT
Ember	4	2	2.4	4.5
Scratch	3	1	3	4

Main move	Damage	Energy	DPE
Flamethrower	90	55	1.96
Return Purified	130	70	1.86
Psyshock	70	40	1.75
Flame Charge ▲ att	65	50	1.56
Frustration Shadow	10	70	0.14

The moves highlighted in green benefit from the Same Type Attack Bonus, and deal 20% more damage.

All movesets

Attacking

Defending

Trainer Battles

Quick move	Main move	DPS	Relative
Scratch 12 DPS	Flamethrower 39 DPS	6.2	100%
Ember 12 DPS	Flamethrower 39 DPS	6.1	99%
Scratch 12 DPS	Return Purified 50 DPS	5.6	92%
Scratch 12 DPS	Psyshock 24 DPS	5.5	89%
Ember 12 DPS	Return Purified 50 DPS	5.5	89%
Ember 12 DPS	Psyshock 24 DPS	5.3	86%
Scratch 12 DPS	Flame Charge 21 DPS	5.3	86%
Ember 12 DPS	Flame Charge 21 DPS	5.2	84%
Scratch 12 DPS	Frustration Shadow 5 DPS	4.5	72%
Ember 12 DPS	Frustration Shadow 5 DPS	4	64%

Quick move	Main move	DPS	Relative
Ember 12 DPS	Flame Charge 21 DPS	2.4	100%
Ember 12 DPS	Flamethrower 39 DPS	2.2	95%
Ember 12 DPS	Psyshock 24 DPS	2.1	90%
Ember 12 DPS	Return Purified 50 DPS	1.7	70%
Scratch 12 DPS	Flame Charge 21 DPS	1.6	68%
Scratch 12 DPS	Flamethrower 39 DPS	1.4	61%
Scratch 12 DPS	Psyshock 24 DPS	1.4	61%
Ember 12 DPS	Frustration Shadow 5 DPS	1.2	50%
Scratch 12 DPS	Return Purified 50 DPS	1.1	48%
Scratch 12 DPS	Frustration Shadow 5 DPS	0.9	37%

Quick move	Main move	Turns	DPT	Relative
Ember 4.5 EPT	Flamethrower 1.96 DPE	14	11.2	100%
Scratch 4 EPT	Flamethrower 1.96 DPE	14	10.9	97%
Ember 4.5 EPT	Return Purified 1.86 DPE	16	10.8	96%
Scratch 4 EPT	Return Purified 1.86 DPE	18	10.4	93%
Ember 4.5 EPT	Psyshock 1.75 DPE	10	10.3	91%
Scratch 4 EPT	Psyshock 1.75 DPE	10	10	89%
Ember 4.5 EPT	Flame Charge 1.56 DPE	12	9.4	84%
Scratch 4 EPT	Flame Charge 1.56 DPE	13	9.2	82%
Scratch 4 EPT	Frustration Shadow 0.14 DPE	18	3.6	32%
Ember 4.5 EPT	Frustration Shadow 0.14 DPE	16	3	27%

A rough guide only. Turns is how many turns of Fast Attacks it takes to reach the Charged Attack; DPT is the damage per turn over repeated Fast and Charged Attacks, from move power and STAB. It leaves out shields, stat changes and matchups.

Counters & Raids

What counters Fennekin?

Fennekin is weak to Ground, Rock and Water moves.

The best counter to Fennekin is Primal Kyogre with Waterfall and Origin Pulse, followed by Primal Groudon, Mega Greninja and Mega Diancie.

The top Fennekin counters, ranked by the damage each Pokémon and moveset does to it. Filter the list to see how your own Pokémon compare.

Pokémon	Moveset	Effective damage
Primal Kyogre	Waterfall Origin Pulse	100%
Primal Groudon	Mud Shot Precipice Blades	99%
Mega Greninja	Water Shuriken Hydro Cannon	97%
Mega Greninja	Water Shuriken Surf+	97%
Mega Greninja	Bubble Hydro Cannon	95%
Mega Greninja	Bubble Surf+	94%
Primal Kyogre	Waterfall Hydro Pump	93%
Primal Kyogre	Waterfall Surf	92%
Primal Groudon	Mud Shot Earthquake	91%
Mega Diancie	Rock Throw Rock Slide	90%

These moves are calculated using type advantages / disadvantages, and including STAB. Click here for more info »

Stats & IVs

Base stats

Attack		116
Defense		102
Stamina		120

Max HP

Level 40

106

Size

Height	0.4 m
Weight	9.4 kg

Other

Base capture rate	0%
Base flee rate	0%
Buddy walk distance	3 km

Max CP

Level 15 Research encounters	440
Level 20 Max hatched / raids	587
Level 30 Max wild	881
Level 40	1,028
Level 50	1,162

Max CP with weather boost

Level 25 (raids)	734
Level 35 (wild)	954