Special
Balanced
440Average
65Moderate
BTier

Pelipper punches above its weight class thanks to Drizzle. It sets rain on switch-in, which is enough to make up for stats that don't impress on their own. Ground moves can't touch it, and only 2 types hit it super-effectively. Known as the Water Bird Pokemon.

Pelipper's spread isn't flashy. Defense leads, Attack trails, 2 stats clear the bar. Tough to catch and worth 2 Defense EVs, on a medium-fast 1M XP curve.

Base Stats
440Above
HP60
C
Attack50
D
Defense100
B
Sp. Atk95
B
Sp. Def70
C
Speed65
C
Total440
Low <60
Avg 60-89
High 90-149
Top 150+
EV YieldDefeating Pelipper yields +2 Def
HPAtkDef+2SpASpDSpe
Details
Catch45Challenging•Medium Fast1M XP•1.2m / 3'11"•28kg / 61.7 lbs•154Base XP
Pokedex Entries

It is a flying transporter that carries small Pokémon in its beak. It bobs on the waves to rest its wings.

Scarlet

It protects its young in its beak. It bobs on waves, resting on them on days when the waters are calm.

Violet

Pelipper Weakness

Excellent

Pelipper's Water/Flying typing leaves it vulnerable to Electric and Rock moves. Electric hits land at 4x, so they're the biggest threat. It shrugs off Ground-type attacks completely. It resists 5 types, giving it decent defensive coverage. Pelipper's physical bulk (base 100 Def) helps cushion physical weakness hits, but special attackers are the bigger threat.

4xCriticali
Electric
2xWeaki
Rock
½xResisti
FireWaterFightingBugSteel
¼xResisti
None
0xImmunei
Ground
STAB (6)i
FireGroundRockGrassFightingBug
2Weak
5Resist
1Immune
Scorei+2
Stealth Rock25% on switch
4x Electric — Thunderbolt, Volt Switch, Thunder
Abilities
Keen EyePrevents accuracy from being lowered.
DrizzleSummons rain that lasts indefinitely upon entering battle.
Rain DishHAHeals for 1/16 max HP after each turn during rain.

Pelipper is the evolved form of Wingull. Breeding produces Wingull eggs, and they're average hatch time. Evolving from Wingull gave Pelipper the biggest boost in Defense (+70), bringing the total to 440 stats.

How to Evolve

2 Forms
Wingull
#278Wingull
25
Level 25
Pelipper
#279Pelipper
Stat Comparison 2 Stages
Wingull
WaterFlying
Pelipper
WaterFlying
HP
40
60+20
ATK
30
50+20
DEF
30
100+70
SP.ATK
55
95+40
SP.DEF
30
70+40
SPE
85
65-20
BST
270C-Tier
440B-Tier+170
ROLE
Balanced
Balanced
TYPE
Special
Special
Breeding
Very Easy

Breed with Pelipper to get Wingull eggs easily using 73 partners from the Flying and Water1 egg groups.

Egg Groups
FlyingWater1
Gender
♂50.0%♀50.0%
Hatch Time
20 cycles·5,140 steps
Quick~5 min with Flame Body
Breed With (best first)
togekissazumarilltogetichawluchablastoisegolduckferaligatrkingdraswampertaltariaslowbroslowking
12 of 73·

One guaranteed turn is all Pelipper needs. Focus Sash buys it, max Sp. Atk and Speed EVs make it count, and Drizzle adds something extra. The goal: deal early damage and deal damage with Hurricane. Utility options gives it play beyond just the lead turn.

Best Build

Special Sweeper
Ability
Drizzle
Item
Focus SashSURVIVAL
Nature
Timid+SPE
EVs

Best Pelipper Moveset

  • HurricaneSTAB
  • Weather Ball
  • TailwindUtility
  • ProtectFAST +4

Recommended Teammates

Archaludon
ArchaludonGood
Basculegion
BasculegionDecent
Incineroar
IncineroarDecent
All 15 games

Without TMs, Pelipper's movepool is bare bones. With them, you get Normal and Dark coverage and more on top of Brave Bird and Hurricane for STAB. The natural kit handles basics, but TMs are doing the real work.

Level-Up Moves

Lv 1
Agility
——30Psychic
Lv 1
Air Slash
759515Flying
Lv 1
Growl
—10040Normal
Lv 1
Protect+4
——10Normal
Lv 1
Quick Attack+1
4010030Normal
Lv 1
Soak
—10020Water
Lv 1
Supersonic
—5520Normal
Lv 1
Tailwind
——15Flying
Lv 1
Water Gun
4010025Water
Lv 15
Wing Attack
6010035Flying
Lv 20
Water Pulse
6010020Water
Lv 28
Spit Up
—10010Normal
Lv 28
Stockpile
——20Normal
Lv 28
Swallow
——10Normal
Lv 34
Fling
—10010Dark
Lv 41
Mist
——30Ice
Lv 48
Roost
——5Flying
Lv 55
Hurricane
1107010Flying
Lv 62
Hydro Pump
110805Water

TM Moves

Src
TM14
Acrobatics
5510015Flying
TM27
Aerial Ace
60—20Flying
TM04
Agility
——30Psychic
TM40
Air Cutter
609525Flying
TM65
Air Slash
759515Flying
TM143
Blizzard
110705Ice
TM66
Body Slam
8510015Normal
TM164
Brave Bird
12010015Flying
TM22
Chilling Water
5010020Water
TM197
Dual Wingbeat
409010Flying
TM47
Endure+4
——10Normal
TM25
Facade
7010020Normal
TM216
Feather Dance
—10015Flying
TM43
Fling
—10010Dark
TM97
Fly
909515Flying
TM152
Giga Impact
150905Normal
TM102
Gunk Shot
120805Poison
TM130
Helping Hand+5
——20Normal
TM160
Hurricane
1107010Flying
TM142
Hydro Pump
110805Water
TM163
Hyper Beam
150905Normal
TM135
Ice Beam
9010010Ice
TM34
Icy Wind
559515Ice
TM181
Knock Off
6510020Dark
TM110
Liquidation
8510010Water
TM209
Muddy Water
908510Water
TM07
Protect+4
——10Normal
TM50
Rain Dance
——5Water
TM85
Rest
——5Psychic
TM71
Seed Bomb
8010015Grass
TM70
Sleep Talk
——10Normal
TM52
Snowscape
——10Ice
TM103
Substitute
——10Normal
TM123
Surf
9010015Water
TM32
Swift
60—20Normal
TM113
Tailwind
——15Flying
TM01
Take Down
908520Normal
TM171
Tera Blast
8010010Normal
TM18
Thief
6010025Dark
TM60
U-turn
7010020Bug
TM11
Water Pulse
6010020Water
TM77
Waterfall
8010015Water
TM193
Weather Ball
5010010Normal
TM208
Whirlpool
358515Water

Egg Moves

Pelipper doesn't have any Egg moves

Tutor Moves

Pelipper can't learn any Tutor moves
All 15 games

Pelipper starts showing up in late-game routes at decent spawn rates across 22 encounter spots. The list below is sorted so you can pick what fits your current progress without scrolling through everything.

Where To Catch Pelipper in Scarlet & Violet

Wingull is your first catch on the way to Pelipper. You'll find walking encounters from Lv. 2-44 across 38 total spots in the chain.

  1. Wingull
    Step 1Catch Wingull
    South Paldean Sea - Ocean
    ScarletOverworldLv.2-2948%EarlyWater
    EFFORTLESS
    South Paldean Sea - Ocean
    VioletOverworldLv.2-2948%EarlyWater
    EFFORTLESS
    South Province (Area One) - Ocean
    VioletOverworldLv.2-2948%EarlyRoute
    EFFORTLESS
    South Province (Area One) - Ocean
    ScarletOverworldLv.2-2948%EarlyRoute
    EFFORTLESS
    West Paldean Sea - Ocean
    VioletOverworldLv.2-2948%EarlyWater
    EFFORTLESS
    West Paldean Sea - Ocean
    ScarletOverworldLv.2-2948%EarlyWater
    EFFORTLESS
    West Province (Area One) - Ocean
    ScarletOverworldLv.2-2948%EarlyRoute
    EFFORTLESS
    West Province (Area One) - Ocean
    VioletOverworldLv.2-2948%EarlyRoute
    EFFORTLESS
    West Province (Area Two) - Ocean
    ScarletOverworldLv.2-2948%EarlyRoute
    EFFORTLESS
    West Province (Area Two) - Ocean
    VioletOverworldLv.2-2948%EarlyRoute
    EFFORTLESS
    South Province (Area One) - Beach
    ScarletOverworldLv.2-2936%EarlyRoute
    EFFORTLESS
    South Province (Area One) - Beach
    VioletOverworldLv.2-2936%EarlyRoute
    EFFORTLESS
    West Province (Area One) - Beach
    ScarletOverworldLv.2-2936%EarlyRoute
    EFFORTLESS
    West Province (Area One) - Beach
    VioletOverworldLv.2-2936%EarlyRoute
    EFFORTLESS
    West Province (Area Two) - Beach
    ScarletOverworldLv.2-2936%EarlyRoute
    EFFORTLESS
    West Province (Area Two) - Beach
    VioletOverworldLv.2-2936%EarlyRoute
    EFFORTLESS
  2. Pelipper
    Step 2Pelipper ✓
    Casseroya Lake - Ocean
    ScarletOverworldLv.32-4416%LateWater
    EASY
    Casseroya Lake - Ocean
    VioletOverworldLv.32-4416%LateWater
    EASY
    North Paldean Sea - Ocean
    VioletOverworldLv.32-4416%LateWater
    EASY
    North Paldean Sea - Ocean
    ScarletOverworldLv.32-4416%LateWater
    EASY
    South Paldean Sea - Ocean
    VioletOverworldLv.32-4416%LateWater
    EASY
    South Paldean Sea - Ocean
    ScarletOverworldLv.32-4416%LateWater
    EASY
    South Province (Area One) - Ocean
    VioletOverworldLv.32-4416%LateRoute
    EASY
    South Province (Area One) - Ocean
    ScarletOverworldLv.32-4416%LateRoute
    EASY
    West Paldean Sea - Ocean
    VioletOverworldLv.32-4416%LateWater
    EASY
    West Paldean Sea - Ocean
    ScarletOverworldLv.32-4416%LateWater
    EASY
    West Province (Area One) - Ocean
    VioletOverworldLv.32-4416%LateRoute
    EASY
    West Province (Area One) - Ocean
    ScarletOverworldLv.32-4416%LateRoute
    EASY
    West Province (Area Two) - Ocean
    VioletOverworldLv.32-4416%LateRoute
    EASY
    West Province (Area Two) - Ocean
    ScarletOverworldLv.32-4416%LateRoute
    EASY
    Casseroya Lake - Beach
    VioletOverworldLv.32-4412%LateWater
    MODERATE
    Casseroya Lake - Beach
    ScarletOverworldLv.32-4412%LateWater
    MODERATE
    South Province (Area One) - Beach
    VioletOverworldLv.32-4412%LateRoute
    MODERATE
    South Province (Area One) - Beach
    ScarletOverworldLv.32-4412%LateRoute
    MODERATE
    West Province (Area One) - Beach
    VioletOverworldLv.32-4412%LateRoute
    MODERATE
    West Province (Area One) - Beach
    ScarletOverworldLv.32-4412%LateRoute
    MODERATE
    West Province (Area Two) - Beach
    VioletOverworldLv.32-4412%LateRoute
    MODERATE
    West Province (Area Two) - Beach
    ScarletOverworldLv.32-4412%LateRoute
    MODERATE
    or evolve from Wingull (Step 1)

  • Don't let Pelipper's 440 base stat total fool you. Drizzle is what makes it tick — it punches way above its weight class. We rate it B-Tier.

  • Watch for Jolteon (Electric) and Golem (Rock) when using Pelipper. They all hit it super-effectively with STAB. Jolteon is the most dangerous since Electric moves deal 4x damage. Only 2 weaknesses means fewer dedicated counters to worry about.

  • Wingull evolves into Pelipper at level 25. Pelipper is the fully evolved form. It sits at 440 BST in its evolved form.

  • Run Drizzle on Pelipper. It's the ability that defines how you build around it and the main reason it holds a competitive niche. Pelipper also gets Keen Eye and Rain Dish, but they don't compare.

  • Pelipper fills the balanced role. It's a special attacker with base 95 Sp. Atk. At base 65 Speed, it won't be moving first often. And it's enough bulk to take a hit or two.

  • Pelipper appears in 15 games, including Ruby & Sapphire, FireRed & LeafGreen, and Emerald.

Pelipper first appeared in Ruby & Sapphire and has been available in 15 games across 7 generations. Obtainable through wild encounters in most titles where it appears.