rowlet ties with froakie as the smallest starter pokÃ©mon being 1 00 rowlet is the lightest starter pokÃ©mon to date rowlet is the only alola starter whose first learned move is a previously unseen move leafage among the three starter bird pokÃ©mon rowlet is the only one that can fly torchic is based on the chickens and piplup is based on the penguins so they can t fly