- Height
- 0.5 m
- Weight
- 20.0 kg
Training & breeding details
Base stats
Abilities
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Competitive movesets
Smogon UniversityBattle-ready sets by tier, straight from Smogon. Pick a generation and format — a “/” means either option works in that slot.
Source: Smogon (via pkmn) · Updated: Oct 6, 2026
Where to find Bidoof
Recorded encounter locations across the games. Orre includes Snags, gifts and trades; evolution and other acquisition methods may not appear here.
Evolution
Notable moves
The strongest damaging moves Bidoof can learn — same-type (STAB) moves get a 1.5× power bonus in battle.
Moves
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| Lv. | Move & effect | Type | Class | Power | Acc. | PP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Growl Lowers the target’s Attack by one stage. | Normal | Status | — | 100 | 40 |
| 1 | Rollout Power doubles every turn this move is used in succession after the first, resetting after five turns. | Rock | Physical | 30 | 90 | 20 |
| 5 | Defense Curl Raises user’s Defense by one stage. | Normal | Status | — | — | 40 |
| 5 | Tackle Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect. | Normal | Physical | 40 | 100 | 35 |
| 10 | Bite Has a chance to make the target flinch. | Dark | Physical | 60 | 100 | 25 |
| 13 | Headbutt Has a chance to make the target flinch. | Normal | Physical | 70 | 100 | 15 |
| 16 | Rest User sleeps for two turns, completely healing itself. | Psychic | Status | — | — | 5 |
| 17 | Hyper Fang Has a chance to make the target flinch. | Normal | Physical | 80 | 90 | 15 |
| 17 | Taunt For the next few turns, the target can only use damaging moves. | Dark | Status | — | 100 | 20 |
| 21 | Yawn Target sleeps at the end of the next turn. | Normal | Status | — | — | 10 |
| 23 | Crunch Has a chance to lower the target’s Defense by one stage. | Dark | Physical | 80 | 100 | 15 |
| 29 | Take Down User receives 1/4 the damage it inflicts in recoil. | Normal | Physical | 90 | 85 | 20 |
| 31 | Swords Dance Raises the user’s Attack by two stages. | Normal | Status | — | — | 20 |
| 33 | Super Fang Inflicts damage equal to half the target’s HP. | Normal | Physical | — | 90 | 10 |
| 40 | Double-Edge User receives 1/3 the damage inflicted in recoil. | Normal | Physical | 120 | 100 | 15 |
| 41 | Amnesia Raises the user’s Special Defense by two stages. | Psychic | Status | — | — | 20 |
| 45 | Superpower Lowers the user’s Attack and Defense by one stage after inflicting damage. | Fighting | Physical | 120 | 100 | 5 |
| 49 | Curse Ghosts pay half their max HP to hurt the target every turn. Others decrease Speed but raise Attack and Defense. | Ghost | Status | — | — | 10 |
Breeding & egg moves
Bidoof can inherit these egg moves by breeding with a compatible parent that knows the move and shares an egg group.
Sprites & renders
18 sprites & renders for Bidoof.






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Cite this page
“Bidoof”. Pokémonism. Retrieved [date] from pokemonism.com/pokedex/bidoof.
Species data from PokéAPI.