Farfetch'd (Pokémon)

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Farfetch'd (Japanese: カモネギ Kamonegi) is a dual-type introduced in Generation I.
In Galar, Farfetch'd has a regional form. Galarian Farfetch'd evolves into after landing three critical hits in a single . Kantonian Farfetch'd is not known to evolve into or from any other Pokémon.
==Biology==
Farfetch'd is an avian 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 ), and a three-feather crest on top of its head. Its wings are as big as its body and appear to be 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 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 Pokémon the Series and the Pocket Monsters Encyclopedia, its population decline is caused by ; one popular recipe suggested cooking it with its own leek. There have been attempts at in order to increase the Farfetch'd population. In the Pikachu short Pikachu's Vacation, Farfetch'd are shown to be able to swim like real-life ducks.
Farfetch'd and are the only known Pokémon capable of using the Leek item.
===Forms===
Farfetch'd has a regional form: Farfetch'd.
In Galar, Farfetch'd is a deeper shade of brown, with a more prominent black mark on its head and a much more unfriendly look on its face. 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 .
===Evolution===
 Farfetch'd evolves into . Kantonian Farfetch'd is not known to evolve into or from any other Pokémon.
(For specifics on this Pokémon's Evolution in the games, refer to Game data→Evolution data.)
Galarian Farfetch'd
==Game data==
===NPC appearances===
* : 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 .
* 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 , but he is returned without being harmed.
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=====Wild Area News=====
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===Held items===
====Farfetch'd====
Pokémon caught in Generation I must be traded to a Generation II game in order for a held item to appear.
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===Stats===
====Base stats====
=====Farfetch'd=====
======Generations I-VI======
======Generation VII onwards======
=====Galarian Farfetch'd=====
====Pokéathlon stats====
===Type effectiveness===
====Farfetch'd====
====Galarian Farfetch'd====
===Learnset===
Farfetch'd is available in and .
====By leveling up====
=====Farfetch'd=====
=====Galarian Farfetch'd=====
====By TM/TR====
=====Farfetch'd=====
=====Galarian Farfetch'd=====
====By ====
=====Farfetch'd=====
=====Galarian Farfetch'd=====
====By tutoring====
=====Farfetch'd=====
=====Galarian Farfetch'd=====
====By s====
=====Galarian Farfetch'd=====
Galarian Farfetch'd transferred from Pokémon GO to Pokémon HOME from November 11 to November 16, 2020 erroneously use the level-up learnset of their Kantonian counterpart from Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee!. Galarian Farfetch'd or Sirfetch'd in Pokémon HOME, Sword, or Shield with illegal moves had their moves replaced with moves from their level-up movepool on November 16, 2020; opening Pokémon HOME at any point after that date will cause HOME to search all Sword and Shield savefiles on the console and correct the illegal movesets.
Players who transferred a Galarian Farfetch'd with any of these illegal moves cannot trade or battle online with it unless that move is deleted. These erroneous Galarian Farfetch'd otherwise function like other Galarian Farfetch'd, with Galarian Farfetch'd from GO being able to evolve into a Sirfetch'd with an illegal moveset. 
====By transfer from another generation====
===Side game data===
====Farfetch'd====
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===Evolution data===
====Farfetch'd====
====Galarian Farfetch'd====
===Sprites===
==In animation==
===Main series===
====Major appearances====
=====Goh's Farfetch'd=====
In Dreams Are Made of These!, a Farfetch'd proved hard for Goh to catch, hitting Goh's back at him twice before getting caught on the third attempt.
=====Ash's Farfetch'd=====
In Toughing It Out!, a Farfetch'd that he encountered while in Wyndon. In Beyond Chivalry… Aiming to be a Leek Master!, it evolved into during a battle against Rinto.
=====Other=====
Fafetch'd debuted in So Near, Yet So Farfetch'd, under the ownership of , who used it to help steal other s' Pokémon, including 's and 's. It was used in a battle against Ash and battled before losing to Misty and her .
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, was trying to learn to make Charcoal by using his Farfetch'd's attack.
In Putting the Air Back in Aerodactyl!, seven Farfetch'd would appear whenever whistles.
In Smells Like Team Spirit!, Holly used a Farfetch'd against and Paul during the Hearthome City Tag Battle Competition. Farfetch'd teamed up with and battled and , but it was knocked out by 's .
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 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 's Farfetch'd competed in the 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 .
In Trade, Borrow, and Steal!, a traded his Farfetch'd, nicknamed Dux, for a nicknamed Speary.
A Trainer's Farfetch'd appeared in Take My Thief! Please!.
A Farfetch'd appeared in Heroes Unite!.
====Pokédex entries====
===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 watching the Kimono Girls' performance in Ecruteak City.
==In the manga==
===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===
Farfetch'd debuted in Just a Spearow Carrier, under the ownership of a . They were seen together at the Indigo Plateau.
In Extricated from Exeggutor, a Farfetch'd was saved by after getting attacked by a group of 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 . 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, 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 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, used a Farfetch'd during his 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 , Lancelot, was caught as a 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: Yeah! I Got Pokémon!===
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===
's Farfetch'd first appeared in Solitary and Menacing!. It later evolved into .
===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==
==Other appearances==
===Super Smash Bros. Ultimate===
Farfetch'd appears as a .
==Trivia==
* In the 1997 Nintendo Space World demo of , Farfetch'd had an evolution, known as マダーム Madāmu, that was scrapped in the final release of the games.
** director Shigeru Ohmori has stated in an interview that '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 .Tapsell, Chris (October 24, 2019). "Game Freak's Junichi Masuda and Shigeru Ohmori talk inspiration, Sirfetch'd, and pressure from Pokémon fans." Eurogamer.
* Farfetch'd and Sirfetch'd 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 games. This is because the apostrophe is not available as a character for nicknames.
** Due to a bug in , an unnicknamed Farfetch'd or Sirfetch'd with an English, Spanish, or Italian language of origin that is transferred into HOME will be treated as a nicknamed Pokémon, due to HOME assigning a different character for the apostrophe in the species names ("Farfetch’d" and "Sirfetch’d").
* Farfetch'd is the only Pokémon with a base stat total of 377. Prior to the Attack increase it received in Pokémon X and Y, it was instead the only Pokémon with a base stat total of 352.
* 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 , Farfetch'd can learn via leveling up, but not via Move Tutor. This was fixed in .
* Galarian Farfetch'd can be seen as a parallel to Galarian . They are both regional forms with a single type and can evolve once, while their original forms do not evolve. 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, , in his team.
* Galarian Farfetch'd was released in Pokémon GO on June 17, 2020, shortly after Galarian and . Although the latter two could evolve into and 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.
* Galarian Farfetch'd will not evolve if they land three critical hits on the player's Pokémon and are then caught.https://www.smogon.com/forums/threads/sword-shield-battle-mechanics-research.3655528/page-64#post-9207497
===Origin===
Farfetch'd seems to be based on a . It may be inspired by the Japanese saying 「」, literally translating to "a duck comes bearing ". As a saying, it means "easy target" or "golden opportunity". The phrase can be shortened to 「」, which is transliterated the same as Farfetch'd's Japanese name (Kamonegi).
 Farfetch'd was inspired by leeks in the United Kingdom growing larger and thicker than leeks in Japan.Game Freak explains the 1,000 staff, missing creatures, and leek size of Pokémon Sword and Shield - Polygon The leek it carries resembles the Giant Musselburgh, a larger variant of the spring onion that was first bred in , and the , one of the of . Galarian Farfetch'd itself may be inspired by a athlete given the way it wields its leek, such as swinging it in a circular motion during its attacks. It may also be based on a er. Its serious disposition and how it holds its leek over its shoulder is typical of the lone archetype in modern Japanese fiction; the leek thus could be a stand-in for the , 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 () 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==
==See also==
* Ash's Farfetch'd
* Goh's Farfetch'd
* Lancelot
* Regional form
* Weaponry in the Pokémon world
==References==
==External links==
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