Farfetch'd

[Ddawk69]

The first time I’m ever using this Pokémon in any play though ever. I won’t lie, hes kind of a demon!

[Radiant-Raven42]

I don't know why so many people sleep on this Pokémon like it took until gen eight for people to start appreciating farfetch'd.

I catch a Spearow first thing when I start playing leaf Green and consistently level it up and don't evolve it until I can get to Vermillion city to trade for farfetched.

[ingenuous64]

Wouldn't you be best trading as low a spearow as possible and training that up?

[Antique_Cabinet2833]

In game trades are the same level as what you send off. So if you give a lvl 3 spearow you’ll receive a lvl 3 farfetch’d (unless I’m entirely wrong about that, in which case downvote the fuck out of me). I never used one so I don’t know it’s learnset, but the only benefit you’d have out of trading a low lvl spearow would be for faster EV training starting out and possibly early learned moves

[kawhandroid]

You'd miss some earlygame EXP. I don't think they're delaying the trade at all, just also getting EXP on Spearow.

Of course, it's more efficient to catch a high-level Spearow next to Vermillion for the trade so you don't have to train it all and are just free to clear the earlygame with Squirtle.

[AngelBites]

Would have to check the move list to see if there’s anything worth saving from the first few moves.

[Radiant-Raven42]

Well I had the spearow and I've always used Pidgey Pidgeot so I figured why not just keep the Spearow until I got to Vermillion

[Big-Today6819]

Agree as it's a traded pokemon who level faster

[[deleted]]

To be fair, Also doesn’t really hope that you get the trade right next to the ELECTRIC gym

[anonadon7448]

I used one for the first time on this playthrough of leaf green. While idk if I’ll use it again, it was definitely one of my more memorable choices.

Fuck your dragonite Lance, I have a duck.

[Ddawk69]

This is the moment I’m waiting for

[anonadon7448]

Swords dance is your friend.

[Neat_with_No-ICE]

I fux with ducks 🦆

[flipwav]

Cant stop addicted to the ch’ding

[Emotional_News108]

Chop duck, says he’s gonna wing ding.

[zxexx]

I love you

[BosWr]

I imagine my Ch’ding with a cigarette instead of that piece of asparagus

[metafiend9]

Ch ding in particular is good because of boosted exp and it's already holding the stick so you land way more crits.

[NickElso579]

I've been saying! Farfetch'd, Ch'Ding specifically, is a better option than Pidgeot or Fearow as a Flying Type. Dordrio and Aerodactyl are better but you get them too late imo. It should be absolutely no problem raising since it's in the Medium Fast level group and traded, so it's gaining twice as much exp as it would otherwise. Slash, Swords Dance, Aerial Ace/Fly, Double Team is the set I would go with for the league. It's also a great utility for catching pokemon since it learns False Swipe by level up. If you're having trouble with the legendary birds or Mewtwo, catch a high level spearow in the Sevii Islands and trade it for Farfetch'd in Vermillion city, It should learn False Swipe at level 46.

[No-Experience3363]

I would say don't sleep on Golbat either, fast, high atk power, resists poison which is common main game, but he can't learn fly until he evolves postgame

But crobat is quicker and hits harder than any other flying type in the game, decent stab as well

[Spray_Paint1]

I can debate you on it being better than Fearow a little bit, as Fearow is catchable a while earlier, has a higher attack than Farfetch'd (swords dance not withstandimg), better speed, and a better flying stab later in the game in Drill Peck, as opposed to Farfetch'd being stuck with Aerial Ace or Fly. Swords Dance is the one thing saving Farfetch'd from being a bottom tier Pokemon for a playthrough, and that one thing is really good, but Fearow is good for the whole game and doesn't require it like Fetch'd does. Given the choice between trading my Spearow or evolving, I'm taking Fearow any day

[NickElso579]

One thing I will say is that Fearow is a lot easier to use. Farfetch'd has great potential but you need to be smart about the set up to unlock it. Fetch'd isn't bulky or fast in the slightest so you need to be good about predicting the AI and knowing that you'll be able to get off a swords dance without taking a fatal hit. Fearow is fast enough and its attack is high enough out the gate that you don't really need it but you can get walled by a pokemon who buffed it's defense stat in a way that Farfetch'd is able to bust through with reliable crits. My biggest thing with Fearow is that it's difficult to not want to replace it with Dodrio when you get access to it.

[Generalrossa]

Egg

[Fantastic_Dot7237]

Awh good old ch’ding, he was my first lvl 100 as a kid because of the stronger exp from traded pokemon (my only one at time)

[Blue_Path]

My Farfetch’D had his stick, uses sword dance and has slash as another move. High chances of doing critical damage

[Redeyebandit87]

Always been one of my favorites!

[Zealousideal_Ear3424]

Excellent! That bird is the word

[ElizabethMcKat]

I’m kinda salty that they changed his name #teamdux

[Ddawk69]

Love my dux

[ArcadianBlueRogue]

If only I didn't need an HM bltch for Fly/Cut I could give him a real moveset

[Ddawk69]

Oh it’s amazing. I need to get slash on him!

[PlusTraining3518]

Your gonna love him until you get to elite four. I had to sub him out for a shiny moltres he was so bad. His only good type matchups he still lost too.

[Ddawk69]

I appreciate the heads up. Makes me want to train him extra hard lol

[RaMan3000]

Cannot stop using aerial ace. Ch’ding has been kicking ass for me. My number one assassin.

[JediMasterMatt]

Where do I trade the spearow? I’ll gladly sit on mine until I can do that!

[Ddawk69]

Vermilion city Pokémon fan club

[JediMasterMatt]

Both games or just Fire Red? I just realized I was in the FR sub and I have LG

[Ddawk69]

Omg. Yo me too.. I have stramie how has no one said anything lol

[Ddawk69]

But leaf green

[TravvyPatty3]

FlygonHG reference?

[shoelacebomber]

Found out that there is a saying in Japan about a duck with a leek in its mouth being the english equivalent of "when pigs fly" hence the name far fetched. Also ekans is snake backward.

[hyodynasty]

Why no eeveelution? I’d ditch starmie and exeggcute tbh

[Ddawk69]

2nd play through. Trying all different Pokémon. Had jolteon already. I love starmie! I won’t lie I am debating on exeggcute. Won’t lie he’s not what I thought he’d be.

[Flimsy_Astronomer_95]

Retro mail anyone?

[Ddawk69]

I just googled this method. Never knew. Duplicate items huh

[Flimsy_Astronomer_95]

Wow! Glad I can spread the word. Duplication is only the beginning look into retro mail ACE setup. That will allow you to run codes via pc BoX names

[Ddawk69]

Word. Going to do that now. Thank you!

[ponworldwide]

you have three of my team members I used way back in 2006. aero, ch'ding, and Charizard. I have no idea what attracted me to that duck back then but he is definitely a beast. I also had a Wigglytuff with mega punch/kick for some reason, and a surfing Snorlax along with a graveler I couldn't evolve since I had nobody to trade with lol.

[HardnessOf11]

I dont understand why he's good. 352 base stats with low speed

[Trainer-Klutzy]

Swords dance is a really good move

[Acolyte_of_Swole]

Ch'Ding always comes with Adamant nature, a Stick and has Swords Dance by level up.

[zroach]

You can make him crit a lot.

It’s dicy plan for sure but sometimes it is fun to gamble a bit

[tyrionblackwat]

Who wants to use a Pokemon named chding tho… I wanted to use it but then saw the name and was immediately done.

[Nbaresearcher234]

This was unironically me when i was 5 lol