Fennekin
TL;DR. Fennekin is a pure fire-type Pokémon from Generation VI. Base Stat Total: 307. Eating a twig fills it with energy, and its roomy ears give vent to air hotter than 390 degrees Fahrenheit.
Eating a twig fills it with energy, and its roomy ears give vent to air hotter than 390 degrees Fahrenheit.
Stat spread.
Total of 307. Higher peaks mean specialized roles, flat spreads favor versatility.
Rankings computed across all 1025 base-species Pokémon (Mega and Gigantamax forms excluded). Source: National Pokédex base stats.
Fennekin in Pokémon GO.
Pokémon GO uses its own hand-tuned base stats, distinct from the main-series spread above. At a perfect 15/15/15, Fennekin reaches 1,028 CP at level 40 and 1,176 CP as a best buddy.
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Common questions about Fennekin.
Direct, sourced answers to the most-asked questions about Fennekin, each computed straight from its Pokédex data.
What type is Fennekin?
Fennekin is a pure Fire-type Pokémon. It has a single typing, which means a simpler matchup chart but also fewer resistances.
What is Fennekin weak to?
Fennekin takes 2× damage from Water, Ground, Rock. It has no 4× weaknesses.
What is Fennekin resistant to?
Fennekin resists Fire, Grass, Ice, Bug, Steel, Fairy. It has no full immunities.
How does Fennekin evolve?
Fennekin evolves into Braixen (Level 16).
What generation is Fennekin from?
Fennekin was introduced in Generation VI (the Kalos region). Its Pokédex number is #0653.
What are Fennekin's base stats?
Fennekin has HP 40, Attack 45, Defense 40, Special Attack 62, Special Defense 60, and Speed 60. Total base stat total: 307.
What are Fennekin's abilities?
Fennekin can have the ability Blaze, plus the Hidden Ability Magician.
Is Fennekin legendary or mythical?
No. Fennekin is a regular Pokémon, not classified as Legendary or Mythical.
What is Fennekin's best stat?
Fennekin's highest base stat is Special Attack at 62, which ranks 64th of 81 Fire-type Pokémon.
Is Fennekin good?
Fennekin has a base stat total of 307, the 831st-highest of all 1025 Pokémon species and 75th among Fire-types. That is a modest total, typical of an unevolved or utility Pokémon.
Through the generations.
Fennekin as drawn across two decades of Pokémon games, plus the modern Pokémon HOME render. Hit the cry button to hear it.
In battle.
Damage multipliers when Fennekin is hit by each attacking type. 4× is two stacked weaknesses, ¼× is two stacked resistances.
Fennekin vs. the average Fire-type.
Each base stat measured against the mean across all 81 Fire-type Pokémon.
| Stat | Fennekin | Fire avg | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| HP | 40 | 70 | -30 |
| Attack | 45 | 81 | -36 |
| Defense | 40 | 68 | -28 |
| Special Attack | 62 | 86 | -24 |
| Special Defense | 60 | 71 | -11 |
| Speed | 60 | 74 | -14 |
| Total | 307 | 450 | -143 |
Fennekin appears in 7 games.
Every mainline release where Fennekin is obtainable, has a dex entry, or is transferable. Grouped by generation.
- 2013 X
- 2013 Y
- 2014 Alpha Sapphire
- 2014 Omega Ruby
- 2023 Indigo Disk DLC
- 2025 Legends: Z-A
- 2016 Pokémon GO
Catch Fennekin in the wild.
Main-series wild-encounter locations, grouped by game. 2 games have a known habitat.
Fennekin appears in 45 episodes.
From XY003 (2013-10-24) through SM034 (2017-07-20).
- XY003 A Battle of Aerial Mobility! XY 2014-02-01
- XY004 A Shockingly Cheeky Friendship! XY 2014-02-08
- XY005 A Blustery Santalune Gym Battle! XY 2014-02-15
- XY007 Giving Chase at the Rhyhorn Race! XY 2014-03-01
- XY008 Grooming Furfrou! XY 2014-03-08
- XY009 Clemont's Got a Secret! XY 2014-03-15
- XY011 The Bamboozling Forest! XY 2014-03-29
- XY013 Kindergarten Chaos! XY 2014-04-12
- XY015 An Appetite for Battle! XY 2014-04-26
- XY016 A Jolting Switcheroo! XY 2014-05-03
- XY021 A PokéVision of Things to Come! XY 2014-06-14
- XY022 Going for the Gold! XY 2014-06-21
+ 33 more episodes
- XY023 Coming Back into the Cold! XY 2014-06-28
- XY024 Climbing the Walls! XY 2014-07-05
- XY026 To Find a Fairy Flower! XY 2014-07-19
- XY027 The Bonds of Evolution! XY 2014-07-26
- XY034 The Forest Champion! XY 2014-09-13
- XY036 The Cave of Mirrors! XY 2014-09-27
- XY037 Forging Forest Friendships! XY 2014-10-04
- XY038 Summer of Discovery! XY 2014-10-11
- XY039 Day Three Block Busters! XY 2014-10-18
- XY040 Foggy Pokémon Orienteering! XY 2014-10-25
- XY041 Battling Into the Hall of Fame! XY 2014-11-01
- XY042 Origins of Mega Evolution! XY 2014-11-08
- XY044 Splitting Heirs! XY 2014-11-22
- XY045 The Clumsy Crier Quiets the Chaos! XY 2014-11-29
- XY047 A Campus Reunion! XY 2014-12-13
- XY048 Bonnie for the Defense! XY 2014-12-20
- XY049 Pathways to Performance Partnering! XY 2015-02-07
- XY050 An Undersea Place to Call Home! XY 2015-02-07
- XY053 A Race for Home! XY 2015-03-07
- XY056 One for the Goomy! XY 2015-03-28
- XY057 Thawing an Icy Panic! XY 2015-04-04
- XY058 The Green, Green Grass Types of Home! XY 2015-04-11
- XY059 Under the Pledging Tree! XY 2015-04-18
- XY060 A Showcase Debut! XY 2015-04-25
- XY063 A Fork in the Road! A Parting of the Ways! XY 2015-05-16
- XY064 Battling with Elegance And a Big Smile! XY 2015-05-23
- XY080 Performing with Fiery Charm! XY 2015-09-12
- XY086 A Legendary Photo Op! XY 2015-10-24
- XY101 A Dancing Debut! XY 2016-04-09
- XY112 Master Class is in Session! XY 2016-06-25
- XY113 Performing a Pathway to the Future! XY 2016-07-02
- XY140 Till We Compete Again! XY 2017-01-21
- SM034 A Crowning Moment of Truth! Sun & Moon 2017-10-07
Pokémon Masters EX · Sync Pairs
Fennekin partners with 1 trainer in Masters EX.
Each card is a canon Trainer + Fennekin partnership. Tap any pair to open the Sync Pair catalog and explore the full roster.
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