Default game sprite of Archen
Game sprite

Default game sprite of Archen

Pokémon / Nintendo / Creatures Inc. / GAME FREAK; sprite distributed through PokéAPI · Copyright — reference image; not freely licensed · Image source

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Overview

Archen is a fictional Pokémon species introduced in Generation V. Its default game form has Rock and Flying typing and is recorded by PokéAPI at 0.5 metres tall and 9.5 kilograms.

The listed abilities for this default form are Defeatist. These are structured game attributes; they do not describe a real biological species.

Types: Rock / FlyingHeight: 0.5 mWeight: 9.5 kgAbilities: Defeatist

Species and game attributes

Properties of the species and its default game form. Versions and alternate forms can differ.

Types
Rock / Flying
Height
0.5 m
Weight
9.5 kg
Abilities
Defeatist
Egg groups
Flying, Water3
Habitat
Not recorded
Body shape
Wings
Colour
Yellow
Experience growth
Medium
Gender distribution
12.5% female · 87.5% male
Hatch duration
30 cycles
Base friendship
70 / 255
Capture parameter
45 / 255
Form references
Archen
Species varieties
Archen

Base stats

HP
55
Attack
112
Defense
45
Special Attack
74
Special Defense
45
Speed
70

Base stats are starting parameters, rather than an individual’s calculated battle stats. Capture rate is a game parameter, not a percentage chance; steps per hatch cycle depend on the game.

Species source · Default-form source

Source values and definitions
Egg groups (API names)
Flying, Water3 Game classificationA fictional game-data category; not a real biological classification.Source record
Experience growth category (API name)
Medium Game classificationA fictional game-data category; not a real biological classification.Source record
API habitat category
Not specified by API Game classificationA fictional game-data category; not a real biological classification.Source record
API body-shape category
Wings Game classificationA fictional game-data category; not a real biological classification.Source record
API colour category
Yellow Game classificationA fictional game-data category; not a real biological classification.Source record
Gender rate (raw API value)
1 Eighths; -1 = genderlessRaw API rate in eighths for female probability; -1 means genderless in game data.Source record
Hatch counter
30 Game hatch cyclesRaw API cycle count. Steps per cycle depend on game/version; no universal step conversion is supplied.Source record
Base happiness
70 Game friendship parameter (0–255)Initial game value; not a measure of real animal behaviour.Source record
Capture rate
45 Game capture parameter (0–255)A parameter used by game capture mechanics, not a direct percentage probability.Source record
Default-form height (raw)
5 DecimetresFictional default game form; the existing heightM field provides the metres conversion.Source record
Default-form weight (raw)
95 HectogramsFictional default game form; the existing weightKg field provides the kilograms conversion.Source record
Base stat: Hp
55 Game stat pointsDefault-form base stat, not a calculated individual battle stat or biological measurement.Source record
Base stat: Attack
112 Game stat pointsDefault-form base stat, not a calculated individual battle stat or biological measurement.Source record
Base stat: Defense
45 Game stat pointsDefault-form base stat, not a calculated individual battle stat or biological measurement.Source record
Base stat: Special Attack
74 Game stat pointsDefault-form base stat, not a calculated individual battle stat or biological measurement.Source record
Base stat: Special Defense
45 Game stat pointsDefault-form base stat, not a calculated individual battle stat or biological measurement.Source record
Base stat: Speed
70 Game stat pointsDefault-form base stat, not a calculated individual battle stat or biological measurement.Source record
Default Pokémon record: form references
Archen Referenced game formsReferences listed by the cached default Pokémon endpoint; detailed form endpoints were not fetched.Source record
Species varieties
Archen Referenced Pokémon varietiesNamed references only; alternate-variety statistics remain outside this record.Source record
01

First appearances & development

Pokémon game franchise; Generation V

02

Canon & continuity

Structured species, default-form and evolution records retrieved from PokéAPI. Game statistics are fictional attributes.

Selected bibliography

Documented works and useful reading. This is not a list of every appearance.

  1. 01

    Pokémon Black

    Game Freak / The Pokémon Company

    Earliest version attested in the structured source; full appearance bibliography remains incomplete.

  2. 02

    Pokémon White

    Game Freak / The Pokémon Company

    Earliest version attested in the structured source; full appearance bibliography remains incomplete.

Family, evolution & connections

Canonical evolution family

Pokémon “evolution” is a game transformation mechanic, distinct from biological evolution. Selected default conditions are shown; games and forms can differ.

Source: PokéAPI evolution-chain record

Comparison · motif comparison

Archaeopteryx

Archen's recorded fossil-bird identity and illustrated form can be compared with Archaeopteryx, whose fossils combine bird-like and other dinosaur features. The Pokémon is a designed game species, while the fossil animal is investigated through preserved specimens. The resemblance and early-bird theme are useful comparisons; these sources do not document a creator-confirmed one-to-one design origin.

PokéAPI species and default-form record: archen · Natural History Museum: Archaeopteryx

References

Sources supporting this profile. Linked pages have their own scope and editorial standards.

  1. Structured game-data APIPokéAPI species: ArchenResearch access: 2026-10-05
  2. Structured game-data APIPokéAPI default game form: archenResearch access: 2026-10-05
  3. Structured game-data APIPokéAPI evolution chainResearch access: 2026-10-05
  4. Structured game-data APIPokéAPI introduction generationResearch access: 2026-10-05
  5. Structured game-data APIPokéAPI earliest attested version group within introduction generationResearch access: 2026-10-05

Image credits

Game sprite

Default game sprite of Archen

Pokémon / Nintendo / Creatures Inc. / GAME FREAK; sprite distributed through PokéAPI · Copyright — reference image; not freely licensed · Image source

Copyright reference image, not a Creative Commons asset. API availability does not grant a free image licence.

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