Archeops

Archeops
Current
Information
Type	Rock /  Flying
Gender	87.5% ♂ / 12.5% ♀
Abilities	Regular Defeatist
Species	First Bird Pokémon
Height and Weight	Height 1.4 m / 4'07" Weight 32.0 kg / 70.5 lbs.
Introduced in	Generation V
Evolution	Evolves from Archen
Body, Footprint, Color, Egg group, and Cry	Body Footprint Color Yellow Egg group(s) Flying,  Water 3 Cry
Pokédex
National Pokédex	0567
Kanto	N/A / N/A (PE)
Johto	N/A / N/A (HGSS)
Hoenn	N/A / N/A (ORAS)
Sinnoh and Hisui	Sinnoh N/A / N/A (Pt) Hisui N/A
Unova	073 / 129 (B2W2)
Kalos	Central Kalos N/A Coastal Kalos N/A Mountain Kalos N/A
Alola	193 / 240 (USUM)
Galar	N/A / N/A (TIoA) / 150 (TCT)
Paldea, Kitakami and Blueberry	Paldea N/A Kitakami N/A Blueberry N/A
In other languages
Japanese	Name アーケオス Aakeosu
Japanese	Name アーケオス Aakeosu
English	Name Archeops
English	Name Archeops

Archeops (Japanese: アーケオス, Hepburn: Aakeosu) (AR-kee-ops) is a Rock/Flying-type Fossil Pokémon introduced in Generation V.

Biology

Physiology

Archeops is a large, ancient avian flying Pokémon. It possesses traits of both birds and reptiles. Its head is snake-like in appearance; it is featherless, scaly, and red with a green stripe running along the top. Its mouth is lined with sharp fangs. Its eyes are round white with black pupils. Its body is covered with frayed yellowish feathers with blue feathers on its winglike arms and legs. All of its winglike limbs bear razor-sharp claws. It has a ring of small, green feathers on its ankles. Its tail is red and featherless except for the fan of blue feathers at the tip.

Natural Abilities

After evolving Archeops can fly, though they aren't very good at it.

Behavior

Archeops are naturally erratic creatures, being almost untameable even by non-legendary Pokémon standards. However it can understand a Trainer's commands, when it has settled down that is.

Evolution

Archeops evolves from Archen, starting at level 37.

Game info

Game locations

Locations
Version(s)	Area(s)	Rarity
Black and White	Evolve Archen	None
Black 2 and White 2	Evolve Archen	None
X and Y	Evolve Archen	None
Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire	Evolve Archen	None
Sun and Moon	Evolve Archen	None
Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon	Evolve Archen	None
Sword and Shield	Trade	None
SWSH The Crown Tundra	Evolve Archen	None

Pokédex entries

• Black

  They are intelligent and will cooperate to catch prey. From the ground, they will use a running start to take flight.

• White

  It runs better than it flies. It catches prey by running at speeds comparable to those of an automobile.

• Black 2

  It runs better than it flies. It takes off into the sky by running at a speed of 25 mph.

• White 2

  It runs better than it flies. It takes off into the sky by running at a speed of 25 mph.

• X

  They are intelligent and will cooperate to catch prey. From the ground, they use a running start to take flight.

• Y

  It runs better than it flies. It takes off into the sky by running at a speed of 25 mph.

• Omega Ruby

  They are intelligent and will cooperate to catch prey. From the ground, they use a running start to take flight.

• Alpha Sapphire

  It runs better than it flies. It takes off into the sky by running at a speed of 25 mph.

• Sun

  Although apparently able to fly, they tended to run along the ground, averaging speeds of roughly 25 mph.

• Moon

  They hunted in flocks. When one Archeops had the prey cornered, another would swoop on it.

• Ultra Sun

  This ancient Pokémon's plumage is delicate, so if anyone other than an experienced professional tries to restore it, they will fail.

• Ultra Moon

  Said to be an ancestor of bird Pokémon, the muscles it uses to flap its wings are still weak, so it needs a long runway in order to take off.

• Sword

  It needs a running start to take off. If Archeops wants to fly, it first needs to run nearly 25 mph, building speed over a course of about 2.5 miles.

• Shield

  Though capable of flight, Archeops was apparently better at hunting on the ground.

Learnset

Leveling

• Generation VII
• Generation VI
• Generation V

LevelingGeneration VII
Level	Move	Power	Accuracy	PP	Type	Cat.
1	Quick Attack	40	100%	30	Normal	Physical
1	Leer	—	100%	30	Normal	Status
1	Wing Attack	60	100%	35	Flying	Physical
1	Rock Throw	50	90%	15	Rock	Physical
5	Rock Throw	50	90%	15	Rock	Physical
8	Double Team	—	—%	15	Normal	Status
11	Scary Face	—	100%	10	Normal	Status
15	Pluck	60	100%	20	Flying	Physical
18	Ancient Power	60	100%	5	Rock	Special
21	Agility	—	—%	30	Psychic	Status
25	Quick Guard	—	—%	15	Fighting	Status
28	Acrobatics	55	100%	15	Flying	Physical
31	Dragon Breath	60	100%	20	Dragon	Special
35	Crunch	80	100%	15	Dark	Physical
40	Endeavor	—	100%	5	Normal	Physical
45	U-turn	70	100%	20	Bug	Physical
51	Rock Slide	75	90%	10	Rock	Physical
56	Dragon Claw	80	100%	15	Dragon	Physical
61	Thrash	120	100%	10	Normal	Physical
Bold indicates this Pokémon receives STAB from this move. Italic indicates an evolved or alternate form of this Pokémon receives STAB from this move.

LevelingGeneration VI
Level	Move	Power	Accuracy	PP	Type	Cat.	Contest Cat.	Appeal	Jam
1	Quick Attack	40	100%	30	Normal	Physical		3 ♥	0 ♥
1	Leer	—	100%	30	Normal	Status		2 ♥	1 ♥
1	Wing Attack	60	100%	35	Flying	Physical		4 ♥	0 ♥
1	Rock Throw	50	90%	15	Rock	Physical		4 ♥	0 ♥
5	Rock Throw	50	90%	15	Rock	Physical		4 ♥	0 ♥
8	Double Team	—	—%	15	Normal	Status		1 ♥	0 ♥
11	Scary Face	—	100%	10	Normal	Status		3 ♥	0 ♥
15	Pluck	60	100%	20	Flying	Physical		3 ♥	0 ♥
18	Ancient Power	60	100%	5	Rock	Special		1 ♥	0 ♥
21	Agility	—	—%	30	Psychic	Status		3 ♥	0 ♥
25	Quick Guard	—	—%	15	Fighting	Status		2 ♥	0 ♥
28	Acrobatics	55	100%	15	Flying	Physical		1 ♥	0 ♥
31	Dragon Breath	60	100%	20	Dragon	Special		2 ♥	3 ♥
35	Crunch	80	100%	15	Dark	Physical		1 ♥	4 ♥
40	Endeavor	—	100%	5	Normal	Physical		2 ♥	0 ♥
45	U-turn	70	100%	20	Bug	Physical		4 ♥	0 ♥
51	Rock Slide	75	90%	10	Rock	Physical		2 ♥	2 ♥
56	Dragon Claw	80	100%	15	Dragon	Physical		4 ♥	0 ♥
61	Thrash	120	100%	10	Normal	Physical		6 ♥	0 ♥
Bold indicates this Pokémon receives STAB from this move. Italic indicates an evolved or alternate form of this Pokémon receives STAB from this move.

LevelingGeneration V
Level	Move	Power	Accuracy	PP	Type	Cat.
1	Quick Attack	40	100%	30	Normal	Physical
1	Leer	—	100%	30	Normal	Status
1	Wing Attack	60	100%	35	Flying	Physical
1	Rock Throw	50	90%	15	Rock	Physical
5	Rock Throw	50	90%	15	Rock	Physical
8	Double Team	—	—%	15	Normal	Status
11	Scary Face	—	100%	10	Normal	Status
15	Pluck	60	100%	20	Flying	Physical
18	AncientPower	60	100%	5	Rock	Special
21	Agility	—	—%	30	Psychic	Status
25	Quick Guard	—	—%	15	Fighting	Status
28	Acrobatics	55	100%	15	Flying	Physical
31	DragonBreath	60	100%	20	Dragon	Special
35	Crunch	80	100%	15	Dark	Physical
40	Endeavor	—	100%	5	Normal	Physical
45	U-turn	70	100%	20	Bug	Physical
51	Rock Slide	75	90%	10	Rock	Physical
56	Dragon Claw	80	100%	15	Dragon	Physical
61	Thrash	120	100%	10	Normal	Physical
Bold indicates this Pokémon receives STAB from this move. Italic indicates an evolved or alternate form of this Pokémon receives STAB from this move.

TM/HM

• Generation VII
• Generation VI
• Generation V

TMs, TRs, and HMs Generation VII
TM/HM/TR	Move	Power	Accuracy	PP	Type	Cat.
TM02	Dragon Claw	80	100%	15	Dragon	Physical
TM05	Roar	—	—%	20	Normal	Status
TM06	Toxic	—	90%	10	Poison	Status
TM10	Hidden Power	60	100%	15	Normal	Special
TM12	Taunt	—	100%	20	Dark	Status
TM15	Hyper Beam	150	90%	5	Normal	Special
TM17	Protect	—	—%	10	Normal	Status
TM19	Roost	—	—%	10	Flying	Status
TM21	Frustration	—	100%	20	Normal	Physical
TM23	Smack Down	50	100%	15	Rock	Physical
TM26	Earthquake	100	100%	10	Ground	Physical
TM27	Return	—	100%	20	Normal	Physical
TM32	Double Team	—	—%	15	Normal	Status
TM37	Sandstorm	—	—%	10	Rock	Status
TM39	Rock Tomb	60	95%	15	Rock	Physical
TM40	Aerial Ace	60	—%	20	Flying	Physical
TM41	Torment	—	100%	15	Dark	Status
TM42	Facade	70	100%	20	Normal	Physical
TM44	Rest	—	—%	10	Psychic	Status
TM45	Attract	—	100%	15	Normal	Status
TM48	Round	60	100%	15	Normal	Special
TM51	Steel Wing	70	90%	25	Steel	Physical
TM52	Focus Blast	120	70%	5	Fighting	Special
TM62	Acrobatics	55	100%	15	Flying	Physical
TM65	Shadow Claw	70	100%	15	Ghost	Physical
TM68	Giga Impact	150	90%	5	Normal	Physical
TM69	Rock Polish	—	—%	20	Rock	Status
TM71	Stone Edge	100	80%	5	Rock	Physical
TM76	Fly	90	95%	15	Flying	Physical
TM78	Bulldoze	60	100%	20	Ground	Physical
TM80	Rock Slide	75	90%	10	Rock	Physical
TM82	Dragon Tail	60	90%	10	Dragon	Physical
TM87	Swagger	—	85%	15	Normal	Status
TM88	Sleep Talk	—	—%	10	Normal	Status
TM89	U-turn	70	100%	20	Bug	Physical
TM90	Substitute	—	—%	10	Normal	Status
TM100	Confide	—	—%	20	Normal	Status
Bold indicates this Pokémon receives STAB from this move. Italic indicates an evolved or alternate form of this Pokémon receives STAB from this move.

TMs, TRs, and HMs Generation VI
TM/HM/TR	Move	Power	Accuracy	PP	Type	Cat.	Contest Cat.	Appeal	Jam
TM01	Hone Claws	—	—%	15	Dark	Status		1 ♥	0 ♥
TM02	Dragon Claw	80	100%	15	Dragon	Physical		4 ♥	0 ♥
TM05	Roar	—	—%	20	Normal	Status		3 ♥	0 ♥
TM06	Toxic	—	90%	10	Poison	Status		3 ♥	0 ♥
TM10	Hidden Power	60	100%	15	Normal	Special		3 ♥	0 ♥
TM12	Taunt	—	100%	20	Dark	Status		2 ♥	1 ♥
TM15	Hyper Beam	150	90%	5	Normal	Special		4 ♥	4 ♥
TM17	Protect	—	—%	10	Normal	Status		2 ♥	0 ♥
TM19	Roost	—	—%	10	Flying	Status		4 ♥	0 ♥
TM21	Frustration	—	100%	20	Normal	Physical		2 ♥	3 ♥
TM23	Smack Down	50	100%	15	Rock	Physical		2 ♥	1 ♥
TM26	Earthquake	100	100%	10	Ground	Physical		2 ♥	1 ♥
TM27	Return	—	100%	20	Normal	Physical		4 ♥	0 ♥
TM28	Dig	80	100%	10	Ground	Physical		2 ♥	0 ♥
TM32	Double Team	—	—%	15	Normal	Status		1 ♥	0 ♥
TM37	Sandstorm	—	—%	10	Rock	Status		2 ♥	1 ♥
TM39	Rock Tomb	60	95%	15	Rock	Physical		3 ♥	0 ♥
TM40	Aerial Ace	60	—%	20	Flying	Physical		2 ♥	0 ♥
TM41	Torment	—	100%	15	Dark	Status		2 ♥	0 ♥
TM42	Facade	70	100%	20	Normal	Physical		2 ♥	0 ♥
TM44	Rest	—	—%	10	Psychic	Status		1 ♥	0 ♥
TM45	Attract	—	100%	15	Normal	Status		2 ♥	0 ♥
TM48	Round	60	100%	15	Normal	Special		2 ♥	0 ♥
TM51	Steel Wing	70	90%	25	Steel	Physical		3 ♥	0 ♥
TM52	Focus Blast	120	70%	5	Fighting	Special		4 ♥	0 ♥
TM62	Acrobatics	55	100%	15	Flying	Physical		1 ♥	0 ♥
TM65	Shadow Claw	70	100%	15	Ghost	Physical		4 ♥	0 ♥
TM68	Giga Impact	150	90%	5	Normal	Physical		4 ♥	4 ♥
TM69	Rock Polish	—	—%	20	Rock	Status		3 ♥	0 ♥
TM71	Stone Edge	100	80%	5	Rock	Physical		3 ♥	0 ♥
TM78	Bulldoze	60	100%	20	Ground	Physical		2 ♥	2 ♥
TM80	Rock Slide	75	90%	10	Rock	Physical		2 ♥	2 ♥
TM82	Dragon Tail	60	90%	10	Dragon	Physical		3 ♥	0 ♥
TM87	Swagger	—	90%	15	Normal	Status		3 ♥	0 ♥
TM88	Sleep Talk	—	—%	10	Normal	Status		1 ♥	0 ♥
TM89	U-turn	70	100%	20	Bug	Physical		4 ♥	0 ♥
TM90	Substitute	—	—%	10	Normal	Status		2 ♥	0 ♥
TM94	Rock SmashXY	40	100%	15	Fighting	Physical		4 ♥	0 ♥
TM94	Secret PowerORAS	70	100%	20	Normal	Physical		1 ♥	0 ♥
TM100	Confide	—	—%	20	Normal	Status		3 ♥	0 ♥
HM01	Cut	50	95%	30	Normal	Physical		4 ♥	0 ♥
HM02	Fly	90	95%	15	Flying	Physical		2 ♥	0 ♥
HM06	Rock SmashORAS	40	100%	15	Fighting	Physical		4 ♥	0 ♥
Bold indicates this Pokémon receives STAB from this move. Italic indicates an evolved or alternate form of this Pokémon receives STAB from this move.

TMs, TRs, and HMs Generation V
TM/HM/TR	Move	Power	Accuracy	PP	Type	Cat.
TM01	Hone Claws	—	—%	15	Dark	Status
TM02	Dragon Claw	80	100%	15	Dragon	Physical
TM05	Roar	—	100%	20	Normal	Status
TM06	Toxic	—	90%	10	Poison	Status
TM10	Hidden Power	—	100%	15	Normal	Special
TM12	Taunt	—	100%	20	Dark	Status
TM15	Hyper Beam	150	90%	5	Normal	Special
TM17	Protect	—	—%	10	Normal	Status
TM21	Frustration	—	100%	20	Normal	Physical
TM23	Smack Down	50	100%	15	Rock	Physical
TM26	Earthquake	100	100%	10	Ground	Physical
TM27	Return	—	100%	20	Normal	Physical
TM28	Dig	80	100%	10	Ground	Physical
TM32	Double Team	—	—%	15	Normal	Status
TM37	Sandstorm	—	—%	10	Rock	Status
TM39	Rock Tomb	50	80%	10	Rock	Physical
TM40	Aerial Ace	60	—%	20	Flying	Physical
TM41	Torment	—	100%	15	Dark	Status
TM42	Facade	70	100%	20	Normal	Physical
TM44	Rest	—	—%	10	Psychic	Status
TM45	Attract	—	100%	15	Normal	Status
TM48	Round	60	100%	15	Normal	Special
TM52	Focus Blast	120	70%	5	Fighting	Special
TM62	Acrobatics	55	100%	15	Flying	Physical
TM65	Shadow Claw	70	100%	15	Ghost	Physical
TM68	Giga Impact	150	90%	5	Normal	Physical
TM69	Rock Polish	—	—%	20	Rock	Status
TM71	Stone Edge	100	80%	5	Rock	Physical
TM78	Bulldoze	60	100%	20	Ground	Physical
TM80	Rock Slide	75	90%	10	Rock	Physical
TM82	Dragon Tail	60	90%	10	Dragon	Physical
TM87	Swagger	—	90%	15	Normal	Status
TM88	Pluck	60	100%	20	Flying	Physical
TM89	U-turn	70	100%	20	Bug	Physical
TM90	Substitute	—	—%	10	Normal	Status
TM94	Rock Smash	40	100%	15	Fighting	Physical
HM01	Cut	50	95%	30	Normal	Physical
HM02	Fly	90	95%	15	Flying	Physical
Bold indicates this Pokémon receives STAB from this move. Italic indicates an evolved or alternate form of this Pokémon receives STAB from this move.

Breeding

To see the Egg Moves that Archeops can learn, refer to Archen.

Tutoring

• Generation VII
• Generation VI
• Generation V

Tutoring Generation VII
Move	Power	Accuracy	PP	Type	Cat.
Ally Switch USUM	—	—%	15	Psychic	Status
Aqua Tail USUM	90	90%	10	Water	Physical
Bounce USUM	85	85%	5	Flying	Physical
Defog USUM	—	—%	15	Flying	Status
Dragon Pulse USUM	85	100%	10	Dragon	Special
Earth Power USUM	90	100%	10	Ground	Special
Endeavor USUM	—	100%	5	Normal	Physical
Heat Wave USUM	95	90%	10	Fire	Special
Iron Defense USUM	—	—%	15	Steel	Status
Iron Tail USUM	100	75%	15	Steel	Physical
Knock Off USUM	65	100%	20	Dark	Physical
Outrage USUM	120	100%	10	Dragon	Physical
Sky Attack USUM	140	90%	5	Flying	Physical
Snore USUM	50	100%	15	Normal	Special
Stealth Rock USUM	—	—%	20	Rock	Status
Tailwind USUM	—	—%	15	Flying	Status
Uproar USUM	90	100%	10	Normal	Special
Zen Headbutt USUM	80	90%	15	Psychic	Physical
Bold indicates this Pokémon receives STAB from this move. Italic indicates an evolved or alternate form of this Pokémon receives STAB from this move.

Tutoring Generation VI
Move	Power	Accuracy	PP	Type	Cat.	Contest Cat.	Appeal	Jam
Aqua Tail ORAS	90	90%	10	Water	Physical		4 ♥	0 ♥
Bounce ORAS	85	85%	5	Flying	Physical		1 ♥	0 ♥
Dragon Pulse ORAS	85	100%	10	Dragon	Special		4 ♥	0 ♥
Earth Power ORAS	90	100%	10	Ground	Special		4 ♥	0 ♥
Endeavor ORAS	—	100%	5	Normal	Physical		2 ♥	0 ♥
Heat Wave ORAS	95	90%	10	Fire	Special		2 ♥	2 ♥
Iron Defense ORAS	—	—%	15	Steel	Status		1 ♥	0 ♥
Iron Tail ORAS	100	75%	15	Steel	Physical		4 ♥	0 ♥
Knock Off ORAS	65	100%	25	Dark	Physical		2 ♥	3 ♥
Outrage ORAS	120	100%	10	Dragon	Physical		6 ♥	0 ♥
Sky Attack ORAS	140	90%	5	Flying	Physical		3 ♥	0 ♥
Snore ORAS	50	100%	15	Normal	Special		4 ♥	0 ♥
Stealth Rock ORAS	—	—%	20	Rock	Status		2 ♥	0 ♥
Tailwind ORAS	—	—%	15	Flying	Status		3 ♥	0 ♥
Uproar ORAS	90	100%	10	Normal	Special		2 ♥	1 ♥
Zen Headbutt ORAS	80	90%	15	Psychic	Physical		4 ♥	0 ♥
Bold indicates this Pokémon receives STAB from this move. Italic indicates an evolved or alternate form of this Pokémon receives STAB from this move.

Tutoring Generation V
Move	Power	Accuracy	PP	Type	Cat.
Aqua Tail	90	90%	10	Water	Physical
Bounce	85	85%	5	Flying	Physical
Dragon Pulse	90	100%	10	Dragon	Special
Earth Power	90	100%	10	Ground	Special
Endeavor	—	100%	5	Normal	Physical
Heat Wave	100	90%	10	Fire	Special
Iron Defense	—	—%	15	Steel	Status
Iron Tail	100	75%	15	Steel	Physical
Outrage	120	100%	10	Dragon	Physical
Roost	—	—%	10	Flying	Status
Sky Attack	140	90%	5	Flying	Physical
Sleep Talk	—	—%	10	Normal	Status
Snore	40	100%	15	Normal	Special
Stealth Rock	—	—%	20	Rock	Status
Tailwind	—	—%	30	Flying	Status
Uproar	90	100%	10	Normal	Special
Bold indicates this Pokémon receives STAB from this move. Italic indicates an evolved or alternate form of this Pokémon receives STAB from this move.

Stats

Stats
HP	75
Attack	140
Defense	65
Sp. Atk	112
Sp. Def	65
Speed	110
Total	567

Sprites

Battle Animation Sprites

Appearances

Anime

• Fennel's Archeops

Trivia

• A few weeks after it was revealed on September 17, its name was Americanized to "Archeops".
• Archeops has a unique base stat total of 567.
  • Archeops' base total also matches its National Pokédex number. It is the only Pokémon with this trait.
  • Interestingly, Archeops' BST and Dex No. share the same number as the Dewey Decimal number for feathered dinosaurs, specifically 567.9.
• Archeops and Crobat are the only non-starter and non-legendary Pokémon in The Crown Tundra that can only be obtained by evolution.

Origin

Archeops may be based on the Archaeopteryx. It also shares some similarities with feathers raptors. The wings on its legs are likely inspired from tetrapteryx dinosaurs such as Microraptor. Its title as the "First Bird Pokémon" may be because scientists previously thought Archaeopteryx was the earliest form of bird.

Etymology

Archeops may come from "Archaeopteryx" and "Archean" (one of the four geological eons).

Gallery

See also

• Pokémon.com Pokédex
• Legendary Pokémon data
• The Pokémon Database
• Pokémon Dream Pokédex data
• Psypokes Psydex data