Bidoof
Plump Mouse Pokémon
Bidoof has an unsophisticated face and is rarely flustered by anything. There have been incidents involving Bidoof sauntering into villages and gnawing on the houses without a single care.
Details
Abilities
Base stats
Competitive movesets
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Where to find Bidoof
Wild encounter locations across the games. Availability may also include trades, evolution, gifts, and events not listed here.
Evolution
Notable moves
The strongest damaging moves Bidoof can learn — same-type (STAB) moves get a 1.5× power bonus in battle.
Moves
| 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
16 sprites & renders for Bidoof.






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