| “ | Five of them are troopers, and one is the brass. The brass's orders are absolute | „ |
| ~ Pokédex Pokémon Sword |
| “ | The six of them work together as one Pokémon. Teamwork is also their battle strategy, and they constantly change their formation as they fight | „ |
| ~ Pokédex Pokémon Shield |
Summary
Falinks may appear to only be one caterpillar-like Pokémon, but in reality, it’s six small troopers lined up to create the image of one Pokémon. Five troopers follow their leader, the brass.
Powers and Stats
Tier: High 7-C
Name: Falinks
Origin: Pokémon
Gender: Genderless
Age: Varies
Classification: Formation Pokémon
Powers and Abilities: Superhuman Physical Characteristics, Small Size individually (Type 0), limited Duplication (The Pokémon is actually made up of six individuals all lined up), Mimicry (Falinks lines up closely to one another in order to appear as a bigger, more apposing creature), limited Martial Arts, Forcefield Creation, Statistics Reduction (Defense, Close Combat lowers user’s Defense and Special Defense stats), Statistics Amplification (Crit ratio, Attack, Defense, Can resist any attack with at least 1 HP via Endure, No Retreat raises all stats but prevents the user from fleeing, Defiant raises Attack by two stages when the opponent lowers one of their stats), Status Effect Inducement (Flinching), Can become stronger the weaker they are through Reversal, Attack Reflection (Can reflect physical blows with Counter, inflicting double damage taken), Dynamax, Resistance to crits, Resistance to Dark, Bug and Rock-type attacks
Attack Potency: Large Town level (Via scaling to Dawn's Piplup)
Speed: Massively Hypersonic+ (Comparable to other single-stage Pokémon like Dunsparce)
Lifting Strength: Class 25 (Scaling above Mantyke, who lifts a large boulder)
Striking Strength: Large Town level
Durability: Large Town level
Stamina: High (It can last for minutes and hours against many strong Pokémon)
Range: Below Average Human, Hundreds of Meters with most attacks
Standard Equipment: None Notable
Intelligence: Above Average (They form a military-esque unit, Constantly change up formation in battle)
Weaknesses: Weak to Fairy, Flying, and Psychic type attacks
Notable Attacks/Techniques:
Abilities
- Battle Armor: Opponent’s moves cannot critical hit
- Defiant: Attack stat is raised by two stages when a stat is lowered, Doesn’t apply to self-inflicted stat drops or drops from allies
For a list of Falinks’ moves, see here
Others
Notable Victories:
Notable Losses:
Inconclusive Matches: