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Gengar’s Pokédex · Johto · Generation II

#225 Delibird

IceFlying

  • SpeciesDelivery Pokémon
  • Japanese nameDeribado
  • PronunciationDELI-BIRD
  • Height2′ 11″ 0.89 m
  • Weight35.0 lb 15.75 kg
  • Gender♂ 50% · ♀ 50%
Delibird official artwork

PokédexWhere to findType matchupsMovesBreedingStats

Name meaning

“delivery bird”

Evolution

  1. DelibirdThis Pokémon didn’t evolve from anything, nor does it evolve. No Evolution.
Delibird in the original Gengar’s Pokédex
Delibird as it appeared in the original Gengar’s Pokédex

Pokédex entries

GoldStadium 2 It carries food all day long. There are tales about lost people who were saved by the food it had.
Silver It nests at the edge of sharp cliffs. It spends all day carrying food to its awaiting chicks.
Crystal It always carries its food with it, wherever it goes. If attacked, it throws its food at the opponent.

Where to find Delibird

Game Where to find it Time Rarity
Gold Must trade from Silver or Crystal Never None
Silver Ice Path Any Many
Crystal Night Many

How to catch

Ground Surf Fishing Forest Tree Mountain Tree Rock Smash Breed Evolve Event BugCatch Game Corner
G/S ✓
Crystal ✓ ✓

✓ marks how you can get it in each game. Shaded boxes are methods that didn’t exist in that game.

Type matchups

Defence: damage taken from each attack type

  • Normal×1
  • Fire×2
  • Water×1
  • Electric×2
  • Grass×0.5
  • Ice×1
  • Fighting×1
  • Poison×1
  • Ground×0
  • Flying×1
  • Psychic×1
  • Bug×0.5
  • Rock×4
  • Ghost×1
  • Dragon×1
  • Dark×1
  • Steel×2
  • 4 weaknesses and 3 resistances out of 17 types. Defence ratio 4 : 3 (~133%).

Offence: same-type attacks against each type

  • Normal1st: Normal 2nd: Normal
  • Fire1st: Bad 2nd: Normal
  • Water1st: Bad 2nd: Normal
  • Electric1st: Normal 2nd: Bad
  • Grass1st: Good 2nd: Good
  • Ice1st: Bad 2nd: Normal
  • Fighting1st: Normal 2nd: Good
  • Poison1st: Normal 2nd: Normal
  • Ground1st: Good 2nd: Normal
  • Flying1st: Good 2nd: Normal
  • Psychic1st: Normal 2nd: Normal
  • Bug1st: Normal 2nd: Good
  • Rock1st: Normal 2nd: Bad
  • Ghost1st: Normal 2nd: Normal
  • Dragon1st: Good 2nd: Normal
  • Dark1st: Normal 2nd: Normal
  • Steel1st: Bad 2nd: Bad
  • 7 advantages and 7 disadvantages out of 34 types. Offensive ratio 1:1 (100%).

Moves learned by levelling up

G/S/C Move Type Kind
Start Present Normal Physical

“Start” means it knows the move from level 1; a dash means it doesn’t learn the move by levelling up in that game.

Move Tutor Crystal

  • Ice Beam

TMs & HMs Gold, Silver & Crystal

  • TM02Headbutt
  • TM03Curse
  • TM06Toxic
  • TM10Hidden Power
  • TM13Snore
  • TM14Blizzard
  • TM16Icy Wind
  • TM17Protect
  • TM18Rain Dance
  • TM20Endure
  • TM21Frustration
  • TM27Return
  • TM31Mud-Slap
  • TM32Double Team
  • TM34Swagger
  • TM35Sleep Talk
  • TM39Swift
  • TM43Detect
  • TM44Rest
  • TM45Attract
  • TM46Thief
  • HM02Fly

Breeding Gold, Silver & Crystal

Egg groups Ground Pokémon group 7 Water 1 Pokémon group 8

Compatible Pokémon

Egg moves

Move How to pass it down
Aurora Beam Mate with a male from Remoraid or Seel Family.
Future Sight Mate a male Natu/Xatu to a female Togetic. Then breed the male offspring to a female from Marill Family. Finally, mate male offspring (Marill) to a female Delibird.
Quick Attack Mate with a male from Cyndaquil, Eevee, Pikachu, Rattata, Sentret, Sneasel, or Vulpix Family.
Rapid Spin Mate with a male Donphan or Pokémon from Squirtle Family.
Splash (You considering it? ;-D) Breed a male Magikarp with a female from Horsea Family and then mate the male offspring with the move to a female Delibird.

Stats

Stat Base Range at Lv. 100 G/S/C rank
HP 45 263-293 35/4522.70%
Attack 55 178-208 32/4927.43%
Defense 45 158-188 40/5521.19%
Speed 75 218-248 20/4761.79%
Special Attack 65 198-228 23/4648.01%
Special Defense 45 158-188 34/4118.41%
Total 330 1173-1353 54/8722.70%

Ranges are the lowest and highest the stat can be at level 100. Ranks compare the base stat with every other Pokémon in those games (1 is the highest), with its percentile underneath.

Restored from Gengar’s Online Pokédex v4.2, one of the first Pokédexes on the web, created by Curtis Alumbaugh (Gengar) with Ian Alumbaugh (Haunter) and kept by Pokémon Dungeon. How to read this page · Red, Blue & Yellow moves · The Library