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Gengar’s Pokédex · Kanto · Generation I
#085 Dodrio
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- SpeciesTriplebird Pokémon
- Japanese nameDodrio
- PronunciationDOE-DREE-OH
- Height5′ 11″ 1.80 m
- Weight188.0 lb 84.60 kg
- Gender♂ 50% · ♀ 50%

PokédexWhere to findType matchupsMovesBreedingStats
Name meaning
Combination of DODO, an extinct bird, and TRIO meaning “group of three”. “Bird with three heads”
Evolution
DoduoLevel 31
Dodrio

Pokédex entries
| RedBlue | Using its three brains to execute complex plans. While two heads sleep, one head stays awake. |
|---|---|
| Yellow | One of DODUO’s 2 heads splits to form a unique species. It runs close to 40 MPH in prairies. |
| Stadium | The three heads express joy, sorrow and anger as they plan strategy together. When it sleeps, one head stays awake. |
| GoldStadium 2 | It collects data and plans three times as wisely, but it may think too much and become immobilized. |
| Silver | If one of its heads gets to eat, the others will be satisfied, too, and will stop squabbling. |
| Crystal | An enemy that takes its eyes off any of the three heads–even for a second–will get pecked severely. |
Where to find Dodrio
| Game | Where to find it | Time | Rarity |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blue | Unknown Dungeon | NA | Few/Evolve |
| Red | NA | Few/Evolve | |
| Yellow | Route 17 | NA | Few/Evolve |
| Gold | Mt. Silver, Routes 26, 28 | Morn. or Day | Few/Evolve |
| Silver | Mt. Silver, Routes 27, 28 | Morn. or Day | Few/Evolve |
| Crystal | Blackthorn City (In-Game Trade), Mt. Silver, Routes 27, 28 | Morn. or Day; Any (In-Game Trade) | Few/Evolve |
How to catch
| Ground | Surf | Fishing | Forest Tree | Mountain Tree | Rock Smash | Breed | Evolve | Event | BugCatch | Game Corner | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R/B | ✓ | ✓ | |||||||||
| Yellow | ✓ | ✓ | |||||||||
| 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×1
- Water×1
- Electric×2
- Grass×0.5
- Ice×2
- Fighting×1
- Poison×1
- Ground×0
- ×1
- Psychic×1
- Bug×0.5
- Rock×2
- Ghost×0
- Dragon×1
- Dark×1
- Steel×1
- Gold, Silver & Crystal: 3 weaknesses and 4 resistances out of 17 types. Defence ratio 3 : 4 (75%).
- Red, Blue & Yellow: 3 weaknesses and 4 resistances out of 15 types. Defence ratio 3 : 4 (75%).
- This Pokémon has the same number of weaknesses in GSC as RBY. So the defense ratios are the same.
Offence: same-type attacks against each type
- Normal1st: Normal 2nd: Normal
- Fire1st: Normal 2nd: Normal
- Water1st: Normal 2nd: Normal
- Electric1st: Normal 2nd: Bad
- Grass1st: Normal 2nd: Good
- Ice1st: Normal 2nd: Normal
- Fighting1st: Normal 2nd: Good
- Poison1st: Normal 2nd: Normal
- Ground1st: Normal 2nd: Normal
- 1st: Normal 2nd: Normal
- Psychic1st: Normal 2nd: Normal
- Bug1st: Normal 2nd: Good
- Rock1st: Bad 2nd: Bad
- Ghost1st: No Effect 2nd: Normal
- Dragon1st: Normal 2nd: Normal
- Dark1st: Normal 2nd: Normal
- Steel1st: Bad 2nd: Bad
- Gold, Silver & Crystal: 3 advantages and 6 disadvantages out of 34 types. Offensive ratio 1:2 (50%).
- Red, Blue & Yellow: 3 advantages and 4 disadvantages out of 30 types. Offensive ratio 3:4 (75%).
Moves learned by levelling up
| Yellow | R/B | G/S/C | Move | Type | Kind |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Start | Start | Start | Peck | Physical | |
| Start | Start | Start | Growl | Normal | Status |
| — | — | Start | Pursuit | Dark | Special |
| Start | Start | Start | Fury Attack | Normal | Physical |
| 45 | 45 | Start | Tri Attack | Normal | Physical |
| 39 | 39 | Start | Rage | Normal | Physical |
| 30 | Start | 38 | Drill Peck | Physical | |
| 51 | 51 | 47 | Agility | Psychic | Status |
“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
None.
TMs & HMs Gold, Silver & Crystal
- TM03Curse
- TM06Toxic
- TM10Hidden Power
- TM11Sunny Day
- TM13Snore
- TM15Hyper Beam
- TM17Protect
- TM20Endure
- TM21Frustration
- TM27Return
- TM31Mud-Slap
- TM32Double Team
- TM34Swagger
- TM35Sleep Talk
- TM39Swift
- TM44Rest
- TM45Attract
- TM46Thief
- TM47Steel Wing
TMs & HMs Red, Blue & Yellow
- TM04Whirlwind
- TM06Toxic
- TM08Body Slam
- TM09Take Down
- TM10Double-Edge
- TM15Hyper Beam
- TM20Rage
- TM31Mimic
- TM32Double Team
- TM33Reflect
- TM34Bide
- TM40Skull Bash
- TM44Rest
- TM49Tri Attack
- TM50Substitute
Breeding Gold, Silver & Crystal
| Egg groups | Flying Pokémon group 3 |
|---|
Compatible Pokémon
- Aerodactyl
- Doduo Family
- Farfetch’d
- Hoothoot Family
- Murkrow
- Natu Family
- Pidgey Family
- Skarmory
- Spearow Family
- Togetic
- Zubat Family
Egg moves
| Move | How to pass it down |
|---|---|
| Feint Attack | Mate with a male Murkrow. |
| Flail | Mate a male Donphan with a female Farfetch’d, then breed the male offspring with the move to a female from Doduo Family. |
| Haze | Mate with a male from Murkrow or Zubat Family. |
| Quick Attack | Mate with a male from Pidgey Family. |
| Supersonic | Mate with a male from Aerodactyl or Zubat Family. |
Stats
| Stat | Base | Range at Lv. 100 | G/S/C rank | R/B/Y rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HP | 60 | 293-323 | 27/4540.14% | 24/4244.05% |
| Attack | 110 | 288-318 | 6/4992.62% | 6/4591.92% |
| Defense | 70 | 208-238 | 24/5550.00% | 21/4451.99% |
| Speed | 100 | 268-298 | 7/4789.41% | 7/4287.46% |
| Special Attack G/S/C | 60 | 188-218 | 26/4640.14% | — |
| Special Defense G/S/C | 60 | 188-218 | 27/4136.34% | — |
| Special R/B/Y | 60 | 188-218 | — | 18/2936.34% |
| Total | 460 G/S/C 400 R/B/Y |
1433-1613 1245-1395 |
25/8769.15% | 18/6574.19% |
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