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UNOVA PREVIEW

ARCHEN, ARCHEOPS
Welcome back, Trainers! It's time to see how Archen and Archeops will likely perform in Pokémon GO.

ARCHEN

  • CATEGORY: First Bird Pokémon
  • PRONOUNCED: AR-ken
  • TYPE: Rock / Flying
  • HEIGHT: 1' 08"
  • WEIGHT: 20.9 lbs.
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ATTACK:  213

DEFENSE:  89

STAMINA:  146

MAX  CP:  1842


ARCHEOPS

  • CATEGORY: First Bird Pokémon
  • PRONOUNCED: AR-kee-ops
  • TYPE: Rock / Flying
  • HEIGHT: 4' 07"
  • WEIGHT: 70.5 lbs.
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ATTACK:  292

DEFENSE:  139

STAMINA:  181

MAX  CP:  3331

PLACE IN THE META: In Generation 4, we were introduced to Rampardos. This fossil Pokémon was weak defensively, but its sky-high Attack stat made it one of the top-tier Rock-type attackers. And in Generation 5, we will likely get an encore performance at Archeops flies awkwardly onto the stage.

Archeops, the brightly-colored ancestor to most bird Pokémon, will be a new powerhouse in the Rock- and Flying-type fields. With its Mewtwo-level Attack stat left to flourish without the hindering Defeatist Ability from the main-series games, Archeops will be a Raiding monster if its movepool is comprised of good attacks.


​LIKELY MOVEPOOL: Out of the Fast Moves we currently have in Pokémon GO, the following are the ones that seem most likely to be given to Archeops:
  • Dragon Breath
  • Smack Down
  • Wing Attack
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Out of the Charged Moves we currently have in Pokémon GO, the following are the ones that seem most likely to be given to Archeops:
  • Crunch
  • ​Dragon Claw
  • Rock Slide
  • Sky Attack

Should Niantic add any new moves, the following are good candidates for Archeops' movepool:
  • Acrobatics
  • ​Head Smash
  • ​U-turn

LOOKING AHEAD: Looking beyond Generation 5, Archeops gains no evolution, exclusive Z-Move, or Mega Evolution that is known of at this time.
Thanks for reading, Trainers! We're done with the fossil Pokémon, and will be moving onto Trubbish and Garbodor next time.
SOURCE: Pokémon Deluxe Essential Handbook, The Official National Pokédex: Pokémon Ultra Sun & Pokémon Ultra Moon Edition, Stats Calculated by Serebii | IMAGE CREDIT: The Pokémon Company
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