Archen in Pokemon Survivor

Archen at a glance

Stats and Stat Score

Archen has 95 HP, 107 speed and a 1.32x attack multiplier. The multiplier scales every move it uses, so it is the number to watch.

Compared with the whole roster, its HP is below average, its speed is about average and its attack is well above average. Weighting attack at half and HP and speed at a quarter each gives the Stat Score of 57.1, which puts it at rank 370 overall, rank 60 of 141 among Unova Pokemon and rank 26 of 66 Rock-types and 43 of 102 Flying-types. The score comes from the game's stat table, not from playtests, so read it together with the best Pokemon guide.

On the full Pokedex ranking Archen sits next to Purugly one place above it and Malamar one place below it.

Archen moves

Pokemon that are not starters begin with the signature move of their first type, so Archen starts every run with Rock Throw: a heavy boulder that pushes the enemy back.

The level-up cards can then offer 13 different moves: the 8 Normal moves that every Pokemon shares plus 5 moves of its own types. Moves level up to level 5 and can evolve once you also take the stat card they need, which is covered in the move evolution guide. The permanent Repertoire upgrade adds a second, random starting move; see the upgrades guide.

• Normal moves: Tackle, Quick Attack, Swords Dance, Agility, Harden, Body Slam, Hyper Voice, Substitute
• Rock moves: Rock Throw, Rock Slide
• Flying moves: Gust, Wing Attack, Aerial Ace

Weaknesses and resistances

Archen takes extra damage from Water (1.6x), Electric (1.6x), Ice (1.6x), Rock (1.6x), and Steel (1.6x). It resists Ground (0.48x), Normal (0.6x), Fire (0.6x), Poison (0.6x), Flying (0.6x), and Bug (0.6x). The remaining 7 of 18 types deal normal damage. The chart is softer than the main games: a super-effective hit is x1.6, a resisted hit x0.6 and an immunity x0.3, and two types multiply with each other inside the range 0.3 to 2.4. See the type chart guide for every matchup.

The multipliers apply to the damage you take, and enemies attack with the first type listed for them, so the dangerous enemies for Archen are the ones whose first type is Water, Electric, Ice, Rock, or Steel. Boss shots carry their first type too. Weather does not change these numbers, but it changes your own damage; see the weather guide. There is no same-type bonus, so Rock or Flying moves do not hit harder just because Archen shares the type.

How to get Archen

Archen is part of the Unova banner. A single pull first picks a rarity (30% for Uncommon) and then picks one of the 27 Uncommon Pokemon on that banner at random, so one pull gives Archen a 1.11% chance. Without pity helping at this rarity, expect to need around 90 pulls for this one in particular, although the pulls you spend on the banner also fill the rest of your collection.

A pull costs one ticket and ten pulls cost ten tickets or one x10 ticket. Tickets are earned in runs, from missions and from chests and are never sold for money. A duplicate turns into 30 coins, or 90 if it is the shiny version. The full odds and the pity rule are in the gacha guide.

A rarity-2 Pokemon like Archen can also turn up as the Lost Pokemon event in a run. Lead it to the marker and, one time in five, it joins your collection; you always get coins, a ticket and a heal.

Shiny Archen exists in this game. One pull in a hundred is a shiny, and wild enemies are shiny one time in 4096. Read the shiny guide for the details.

Archen as an enemy

Archen can show up as a regular enemy from 1:10 into the run (enemy tier 2 and 3). Each run draws only seven Pokemon per tier, so it is in some runs and absent from others.

Its enemy role is charger: it stops to aim for about half a second and then dashes in a straight line at more than three times its walking speed.

Archen in Pokemon Survivor FAQ

Is Archen good in Pokemon Survivor?

Archen is a B-tier pick with a Stat Score of 57.1, rank 370 of 966. Archen is a damage dealer: its attack multiplier is its strongest stat against the roster, so every move it carries hits harder than most.

How do I get Archen in Pokemon Survivor?

Pull the Unova banner. Archen is an Uncommon Pokemon, so each pull has a 1.11% chance of giving it.

What is Archen's starting move?

Archen starts with Rock Throw, a Rock-type projectile move.

What is Archen weak to in Pokemon Survivor?

Archen is weak to Water (1.6x), Electric (1.6x), Ice (1.6x), Rock (1.6x), and Steel (1.6x).

Can Archen be shiny in Pokemon Survivor?

Yes. One pull in a hundred is a shiny, and wild enemies are shiny one time in 4096.

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