#083 Farfetch’dAll 251 Pokémon#085 Dodrio

Gengar’s Pokédex · Kanto · Generation I

#084 Doduo

NormalFlying

  • SpeciesTwin Bird Pokémon
  • Japanese nameDodo
  • PronunciationDOE-DOO-OH
  • Height4′ 7″ 1.40 m
  • Weight86.0 lb 38.70 kg
  • Gender♂ 50% · ♀ 50%
Doduo official artwork

PokédexWhere to findType matchupsMovesBreedingStats

Name meaning

Combination of DODO, an extinct bird, and DUO meaning “group of two”. “Bird with two heads”

Evolution

  1. DoduoLevel 31Dodrio
Doduo in the original Gengar’s Pokédex
Doduo as it appeared in the original Gengar’s Pokédex

Pokédex entries

RedBlue A bird that makes up for its poor flying with its fast foot speed. Leaves giant footprints.
Yellow Its short wings make flying difficult. Instead, this POKéMON runs at high speeds on developed legs.
Stadium A Pokémon with two heads. More skilled at running than flying, it is capable of racing at speeds over 60 mph.
GoldStadium 2 By alternately raising and lowering its two heads, it balances itself to be more stable while running.
Silver It races through grassy plains with powerful strides, leaving footprints up to four inches deep.
Crystal It lives on a grassy plain where it can see a long way. If it sees an enemy, it runs away at 60 mph.

Where to find Doduo

Game Where to find it Time Rarity
Blue Safari Zone, Routes 16, 17, 18 NA Many
Red NA Many
Yellow Routes 16, 17, 18 NA Many
Gold Mt. Silver, Routes 22, 26, 27, 28 Morn. or Day Many
Silver Mostly Morn. or Day; Any (Route 26) Many
Crystal Morn. or Day Many

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
  • Flying×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
  • Flying1st: 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 Flying Physical
Start 20 Start Growl Normal Status
— — 9 Pursuit Dark Special
24 24 13 Fury Attack Normal Physical
40 40 21 Tri Attack Normal Physical
36 36 25 Rage Normal Physical
30 30 33 Drill Peck Flying Physical
44 44 37 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
  • TM17Protect
  • TM20Endure
  • TM21Frustration
  • TM27Return
  • TM31Mud-Slap
  • TM32Double Team
  • TM34Swagger
  • TM35Sleep Talk
  • TM39Swift
  • TM44Rest
  • TM45Attract
  • TM46Thief
  • TM47Steel Wing
  • HM02Fly

TMs & HMs Red, Blue & Yellow

  • TM04Whirlwind
  • TM06Toxic
  • TM08Body Slam
  • TM09Take Down
  • TM10Double-Edge
  • TM20Rage
  • TM31Mimic
  • TM32Double Team
  • TM33Reflect
  • TM34Bide
  • TM40Skull Bash
  • TM43Sky Attack
  • TM44Rest
  • TM49Tri Attack
  • TM50Substitute
  • HM02Fly

Breeding Gold, Silver & Crystal

Egg groups Flying Pokémon group 3

Compatible Pokémon

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 35 243-273 41/4513.57% 38/4214.72%
Attack 85 238-268 12/4969.15% 12/4567.35%
Defense 45 158-188 40/5521.19% 35/4418.41%
Speed 75 218-248 20/4761.79% 19/4257.93%
Special Attack G/S/C 35 138-168 39/4612.54% —
Special Defense G/S/C 35 138-168 37/4110.60% —
Special R/B/Y 35 138-168 — 25/2910.60%
Total 310 G/S/C
275 R/B/Y
1133-1313
995-1145
62/8715.87% 45/6519.80%

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