Farfetch’d is an avian Pokémon that resembles a light brown duck with a white underbelly. It has a flat, yellow beak, brown eyes, a V-shaped black marking on its forehead, and a three-feather crest on top of its head. Its wings are as big as its body and appear to be prehensile enough to substitute for hands. It has yellow legs with webbed feet and a stubby tail.
Farfetch'd is always seen carrying a leek stalk or spring onion. It carries this sprig in its wings, but sometimes chooses to hold it in its beak or feet instead. Unable to live without its stick, Farfetch'd will defend the stalk with its life. Known uses for the stick include use as a weapon, nesting material, and emergency food source. It is selective about which sticks it will use and has been known to fight over good ones. It is also the only Pokémon capable of using the Stick item. Farfetch'd is found in temperate grasslands.
Farfetch'd debuted in So Near, Yet So Farfetch'd, under the ownership of Keith. Keith used Farfetch'd to help steal other Trainers' Pokémon, including Misty's and Team Rocket's. It was used in a battle against Ash and battled Bulbasaur before losing to Misty and her Psyduck.
Multiple Farfetch'd appeared in A Way Off Day Off as residents of a deserted island, which is the home of many different fruit trees.
A Farfetch'd appeared in A Farfetch'd Tale, under the ownership of Sylvester. He was trying to learn to make Charcoal by using Farfetch'd's Cut attack.
A wild Farfetch'd appeared in Extricated from Exeggutor, where it was saved by Yellow after getting attacked by a group of Exeggutor while it was trying to find its nest. Afterwards, Yellow helped it try to find its nest and later helped Yellow escape the Exeggutor and Oddish. Later, it finally found its nest with the help of Yellow and later said its goodbye to Yellow and Pika.
Gold, Silver, and Crystal: The charcoal makers of Azalea Town own a Farfetch'd. However, it won't listen to the apprentice and runs off in the Ilex Forest. Herding it back to him earns the player an HM01 (Cut).
Pokémon Super Mystery Dungeon: Farfetch'd is one of the teachers at the school in Serene Village. He is serious about what he does, but his lessons are frequently interrupted. During summer vacation, he goes missing due to some mischievous ghosts, but he is returned without being harmed.
Farfetch'd is always seen with a stick from a plant of some sort. Apparently, there are good sticks and bad sticks. This Pokémon has been known to fight with others over sticks.
It is always seen with a stick from a plant. Apparently, there are good sticks and bad sticks. This Pokémon occasionally fights with others over choice sticks.
Farfetch'd is always seen with a stalk from a plant of some sort. Apparently, there are good stalks and bad stalks. This Pokémon has been known to fight with others over stalks.
Farfetch'd is the only Pokémon with an apostrophe in its name.
Due to this, it is impossible to return a nicknamed Farfetch'd to its species name in the English, Spanish, or Italian versions of the Generation I and II games. This is because the apostrophe is not available as a character for nicknames.
Farfetch'd is the only Pokémon with a base stat total of 377.
According to the anime, Farfetch'd are rare because they have been over-hunted for food. This means Farfetch'd is one of the few Pokémon confirmed to be used for food.
Due to changes to the critical-hit formula in Generation VI, if holding its signature item, the Stick, and using a move with an increased critical-hit ratio, the move will always land as a critical hit.
Farfetch'd is based on a duck. It may be inspired by the Japanese saying 「鴨が葱を背負って来る」, literally translating to "a duck comes bearing green onions". As a saying, it means "something surprising but convenient". The phrase can be shortened simply to 「鴨葱」.
Name origin
Farfetch'd is derived from far-fetched, meaning unbelievable, perhaps relating to Farfetch'd's rarity or the "far-fetched" theme of its Japanese name.
Kamonegi is a combination of 鴨 kamo (wild duck) and 葱 negi (spring onion). Additionally, 鴨葱 kamonegi is an abbreviation of the proverb 「鴨が葱をしょって来る」 ("a duck comes bearing green onions"), which means "something surprising but convenient".
In other languages
Language
Title
Meaning
Japanese
カモネギ Kamonegi
From 鴨 kamo and 葱 negi. Additionally, 鴨葱 kamonegi is an abbreviation of the proverb 鴨が葱をしょって来る.
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Stick (2%)
For other sprites and images, please see Farfetch'd images on the Bulbagarden Archives.
