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Pelipper

Water Bird Pokémon

Game version

AppearanceStandard

Pelipper

Pelipper (shiny)

Height: 1.2 m
Weight: 28.0 kg

Training & breeding details

Gender50.0% ♂ · 50.0% ♀

Catch rate45(11.9%)Tricky

Base friendship70Standard

Hatch time20 cycles · ~5,355 steps

Growth ratemedium

Base EXP154

Skimming the water’s surface, it dips its large bill in the sea, scoops up food and water, and carries it.

In Pokémon GO · 2127 max CP 1 TCG Pocket card

Base stats

HP

60

Attack

50

Defense

100

Sp. Atk

95

Sp. Def

70

Speed

65

Total

440

Base Stat Total

Abilities

Prevents accuracy from being lowered.

Summons rain that lasts indefinitely upon entering battle.

Rain DishHidden

Heals for 1/16 max HP after each turn during rain.

Egg groups: Water 1, Flying

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Type defenses

Damage taken from each attacking type.

Weak to

Resistant to

Bug½×

Fire½×

Immune to

Competitive movesets

Smogon University

Battle-ready sets by tier, straight from Smogon. Pick a generation and format — a “/” means either option works in that slot.

Generation

Rain Setter

OU

Moves

Item

Damp Rock

AbilityDrizzle

Nature["Relaxed","Sassy"]

TeraGroundGrass

EV spread

No EV investment.

Source: Smogon (via pkmn) · Updated: Oct 6, 2026

Where to find Pelipper

Wild encounter locations across the games. Availability may also include trades, evolution, gifts, and events not listed here.

Diamond

Canalave City Fuego Ironworks Iron Island Pastoria City Pokémon League Route 205 Route 213 Route 218 Route 219 Route 221 Route 222 Route 224 Route 229 Sea Route 220 Sea Route 223 Sea Route 226 Sea Route 230 Sunyshore City Valley Windworks

Pearl

Canalave City Fuego Ironworks Iron Island Pastoria City Pokémon League Route 205 Route 213 Route 218 Route 219 Route 221 Route 222 Route 224 Route 229 Sea Route 220 Sea Route 223 Sea Route 226 Sea Route 230 Sunyshore City Valley Windworks

Platinum

Iron Island Pokémon League Route 219 Route 221 Route 222 Route 224 Sea Route 220 Sea Route 223 Sea Route 226 Sea Route 230 Sunyshore City

Black

Route 13 Undella Bay Undella Town

White

Route 13 Undella Bay Undella Town

Black 2

Giant Chasm Route 13 Route 22

White 2

Giant Chasm Route 13 Route 22

Sun

Ancient Poni Path Exeggutor Island Poni Gauntlet Poni Plains Poni Wilds Route 14 Route 15 Route 16 Secluded Shore Tapu Village

Moon

Ancient Poni Path Exeggutor Island Poni Gauntlet Poni Plains Poni Wilds Route 14 Route 15 Route 16 Secluded Shore Tapu Village

Ultra Sun

Ancient Poni Path Exeggutor Island Poni Breaker Coast Poni Gauntlet Poni Plains Poni Wilds Route 14 Route 15 Route 16 Tapu Village

Ultra Moon

Ancient Poni Path Exeggutor Island Poni Breaker Coast Poni Gauntlet Poni Plains Poni Wilds Route 14 Route 15 Route 16 Tapu Village

Sword

Axew's Eye Bridge Field Dusty Bowl East Lake Axewell Giant's Cap Hammerlocke Hills Lake of Outrage North Lake Miloch Rolling Fields Route 9 South Lake Miloch West Lake Axewell

Shield

Axew's Eye Bridge Field Dusty Bowl East Lake Axewell Giant's Cap Hammerlocke Hills Lake of Outrage North Lake Miloch Rolling Fields Route 9 South Lake Miloch West Lake Axewell

Isle of Armor (Sword)

Challenge Beach Fields of Honor Honeycalm Island Honeycalm Sea Insular Sea Loop Lagoon Stepping-Stone Sea Training Lowlands Workout Sea

Isle of Armor (Shield)

Challenge Beach Fields of Honor Honeycalm Island Honeycalm Sea Insular Sea Loop Lagoon Stepping-Stone Sea Training Lowlands Workout Sea

Crown Tundra (Sword)

Crown Tundra (Shield)

Evolution

Wingull

Lv. 25

Pelipper

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Notable moves

The strongest damaging moves Pelipper can learn — same-type (STAB) moves get a 1.5× power bonus in battle.

Muddy WaterSTAB

Moves

Find a move22 of 22

Scroll across the table for type, power, accuracy and PP →

Lv.	Move & effect	Type	Class	Power	Acc.	PP
1	Agility Raises the user’s Speed by two stages.	Psychic	Status	—	—	30
1	Air Slash Has a chance to make the target flinch.	Flying	Special	75	95	15
1	Growl Lowers the target’s Attack by one stage.	Normal	Status	—	100	40
1	Protect Prevents any moves from hitting the user this turn.	Normal	Status	—	—	10
1	Quick Attack Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.	Normal	Physical	40	100	30
1	Soak Changes the target’s type to Water.	Water	Status	—	100	20
1	Supersonic Confuses the target.	Normal	Status	—	55	20
1	Tailwind For three turns, friendly Pokémon have doubled Speed.	Flying	Status	—	—	15
1	Water Gun Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.	Water	Special	40	100	25
1	Water Sport Halves all Fire-type damage.	Water	Status	—	—	15
15	Wing Attack Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.	Flying	Physical	60	100	35
19	Payback Power is doubled if the target has already moved this turn.	Dark	Physical	50	100	10
20	Water Pulse Has a chance to confuse the target.	Water	Special	60	100	20
22	Brine Has double power against Pokémon that have less than half their max HP remaining.	Water	Special	65	100	10
28	Spit Up Power is 100 times the amount of energy Stockpiled.	Normal	Special	—	100	10
28	Stockpile Stores energy up to three times for use with Spit Up and Swallow.	Normal	Status	—	—	20
28	Swallow Recovers 1/4 HP after one Stockpile, 1/2 HP after two Stockpiles, or full HP after three Stockpiles.	Normal	Status	—	—	10
34	Fling Throws held item at the target; power depends on the item.	Dark	Physical	—	100	10
41	Mist Protects the user’s stats from being changed by enemy moves.	Ice	Status	—	—	30
48	Roost Heals the user by half its max HP.	Flying	Status	—	—	5
55	Hurricane Has a chance to confuse the target.	Flying	Special	110	70	10
62	Hydro Pump Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.	Water	Special	110	80	5

Breeding & egg moves

Pelipper can inherit these egg moves by breeding with a compatible parent that knows the move and shares an egg group.

Wide GuardRock13 compatible parents

Aerodactyl

Mantine

Mudkip

Marshtomp

Swampert

Wingull

Tirtouga

Carracosta

Alomomola

Mareanie

Toxapex

Araquanid

Flamigo

Sprites & renders

24 sprites & renders for Pelipper.

Official artwork

Pokémon HOME

Animated

Animated (back)

Front

Back

Across the games

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Black · White

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Platinum

Diamond · Pearl

HeartGold · SoulSilver

champions

scarlet violet

X · Y

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ORAS

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Emerald

Ruby · Sapphire

FireRed · LeafGreen

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Ultra Sun · Moon

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Cite this page

“Pelipper”. Pokémonism. Retrieved [date] from pokemonism.com/pokedex/pelipper.

Species data from PokéAPI.