Is Bidoof Good in Diamond & Pearl Playthrough?
Route 201 Normal-type. AbilitySimple doubles all stat changes, new in Gen 4. Bibarel at 15 adds Water and becomes the HM user every Sinnoh team needs. Bidoof's combat contribution ends after the first gym. The HM utility is the value.
Roark's typing presses Bidoof's defenses.
Bibarel trades roughly evenly with Gardenia's team.
Bibarel has the type edge here and should clean up Maylene's team.
Bibarel has the type edge here and should clean up Crasher Wake's team.
Bibarel trades roughly evenly with Fantina's team.
Bibarel has the type edge here and should clean up Byron's team.
Bibarel has the type edge here and should clean up Candice's team.
Bibarel has the type edge here and should clean up Volkner's team.
Bibarel has the type edge here and should clean up Aaron's team.
Bibarel has the type edge here and should clean up Bertha's team.
Bibarel has the type edge here and should clean up Flint's team.
Bibarel trades roughly evenly with Lucian's team.
Bibarel has the type edge here and should clean up Mars's team.
Bibarel resists most of Jupiter's coverage and hits back hard.
Bibarel has the type edge here and should clean up Saturn's team.
Bibarel trades roughly evenly with Cynthia's team.
Catchable
Catch Bidoof on Route 201 (walking, Lv 2-3, common).
Recommended Moves
- LV 17NormalHeadbuttPower 105Accuracy 100%PP 15
- LV 21NormalHyper FangPower 120Accuracy 90%PP 15
- After Gardenia
- TM43NormalSecret PowerPower 105Accuracy 100%PP 20Amity Square
- TM13IceIce BeamPower 95Accuracy 100%PP 10Route 216
- TM24ElectricThunderboltPower 95Accuracy 100%PP 15Veilstone Game Corner
- LV 33NormalTake DownPower 135Accuracy 85%PP 20
- LV 41FightingSuperpowerPower 120Accuracy 100%PP 5
- Post-Game
- TM42NormalFacadePower 105Accuracy 100%PP 20Survival Area
Evolve Bidoof to Bibarel
Bidoof evolves into Bibarel at Level 15. Your Bidoof should hit Level 15 before you reach Gardenia, at typical leveling pace.
Recommended Moves
- After Gardenia
- TM68NormalGiga ImpactPower 225Accuracy 90%PP 5Veilstone Game Corner
- TM15NormalHyper BeamPower 225Accuracy 90%PP 5Veilstone Department Store
- HM04NormalStrengthPower 120Accuracy 100%PP 15Lost Tower
- After Crasher Wake
- HM03WaterSurfPower 143Accuracy 100%PP 15Celestic Town
- After Byron
- HM08NormalRock ClimbPower 135Accuracy 85%PP 20Route 217
- TM01FightingFocus PunchPower 150Accuracy 100%PP 20Oreburgh Gate
- LV 48FightingSuperpowerPower 120Accuracy 100%PP 5
- After Volkner
- HM07WaterWaterfallPower 120Accuracy 100%PP 15Sunyshore City
- Post-Game
- TM42NormalFacadePower 105Accuracy 100%PP 20Survival Area
How to Get Bidoof in Diamond & Pearl
Bidoof is everywhere early, common across ten spots from level 2 up. The plump beaver is the classic first-route catch and your go-to source of field moves like Cut and Surf later on.
10 locations to catch Bidoof
Encountered via tall grass encounters
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Bidoof is the chain's first catch. You'll find walking encounters from Lv. 2-54 across 84 total spots in the chain.
- Step 1Bidoof ✓Lake VerityLv.2-4GrassRate 60%NightRoute 201Lv.2-3GrassRate 60%NightLake VerityLv.2-4GrassRate 50%Morning/dayRoute 201Lv.2-3GrassRate 50%Morning/dayRoute 205 - NorthLv.10-12GrassRate 45%Route 211 - WestLv.12-14GrassRate 35%Morning/dayRoute 202Lv.2-4GrassRate 30%Route 204 - SouthLv.4-6GrassRate 25%Route 204 - NorthLv.6-8GrassRate 25%Route 211 - WestLv.12-13GrassRate 25%NightRoute 203Lv.4-6GrassRate 15%Valley WindworksLv.8FloorRate 10%Route 205 - SouthLv.9GrassRate 10%Route 208Lv.16GrassRate 20%Great Marsh - Daily PokemonLv.22-26FloorRate 10%Before post-gameGreat Marsh - Area 5Lv.22FloorRate 5%Great Marsh - Area 6Lv.22FloorRate 1%Great Marsh - Area 3Lv.24FloorRate 1%Great Marsh - Area 4Lv.24FloorRate 1%Great Marsh - Area 1Lv.26FloorRate 1%Great Marsh - Area 2Lv.26FloorRate 1%
- Step 2Catch or Evolve into BibarelLake VerityLv.4GrassRate 4%Dual-slot: EmeraldLake VerityLv.4GrassRate 4%Dual-slot: FireRedLake VerityLv.4GrassRate 4%Dual-slot: LeafGreenRoute 209Lv.16-18GrassRate 45%DayRoute 209Lv.16-18GrassRate 35%Morning/nightRoute 212 - SouthLv.18-20GrassRate 35%Morning/dayRoute 212 - SouthLv.18-20GrassRate 25%NightGreat Marsh - Area 5Lv.21FloorRate 20%Great Marsh - Area 6Lv.21FloorRate 20%Great Marsh - Area 3Lv.23FloorRate 20%Great Marsh - Area 4Lv.23FloorRate 20%Route 210 - NorthLv.24GrassRate 20%Great Marsh - Area 1Lv.25FloorRate 20%Great Marsh - Area 2Lv.25FloorRate 20%Valor LakefrontLv.21-22GrassRate 15%Route 208Lv.17-18GrassRate 10%Great Marsh - Daily PokemonLv.22-26FloorRate 10%Before post-gameLake ValorLv.34-36GrassRate 45%Lake Acuity - CaveLv.34-35GrassRate 35%Morning/dayLake Acuity - CaveLv.34-35GrassRate 25%NightSendoff SpringLv.52-54GrassRate 45%or evolve from Bidoof (Step 1)
To plan your throws, open the Diamond & Pearl catch rate calculator with Bidoof preloaded.
How to Get Shiny Bidoof in Diamond & Pearl
Bidoof waddles across Route 201 and Route 202 and the Great Marsh, where a PokeRadar chain sets its shiny at 1 in 200. Compare Shiny Bidoof odds across every game
Diamond & Pearl Shiny Bidoof Calculator
3 MethodsThe best route is PokeRadar Chain at full boosts, about 1 in 200 on each try. Tune it below.
PokeRadar Chain: Chain shaking-grass patches without breaking the combo. The rate peaks at a chain of 40.
Masuda Method: Breed with a parent from a different-language game. Works on any breedable line.
Full Odds: Walk through grass, surf, or fish. Every encounter is its own independent shiny roll.
How many you have done, or plan to do.
| Chance | Encounters | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 10%lucky few | 22-- | -- |
| 25%one in four | 58-- | -- |
| 50%coin flip | 139-- | -- |
| 90%very likely | 460-- | -- |
Time assumes -- at your pace and does not change your shiny odds.
How is this calculated?
Every encounter has the same shiny chance, the Shiny Odds Per Try shown above. Each one is a separate roll that does not care how many you have already done, so the more you hunt, the higher your overall chance of at least one shiny. The formula below turns your odds and your number of tries into that combined chance.
chance after N tries = 1 − (1 − p)^N, where p = 1 / odds per try
Example at 1 in 8,192 (classic full odds): about 864 encounters for a 10 percent chance, 5,678 for 50 percent, and 18,862 for 90 percent.
The table above flips that around: it shows how many encounters it takes to reach a 10, 25, 50, and 90 percent chance at your current odds. Turning on boosts like the Shiny Charm, sandwiches, or chains improves your odds, so the encounter numbers drop.
These are estimates, not promises. Most games have no pity counter, meaning no guaranteed shiny no matter how many you hunt, so even Very Likely is not guaranteed: some hunters find one early, others go well past that point.
For time estimates and charm math, open the Diamond & Pearl shiny odds calculator with Bidoof already selected.
Bidoof Weakness
Bidoof's Normal typing leaves it vulnerable to Fighting. It shrugs off Ghost-type attacks completely. Only 1 weakness makes it relatively easy to build around defensively.
| Damage | Types |
|---|---|
| 2x (Weak) | Fighting |
| 0x (Immune) | Ghost |
Bidoof Evolutions
Bidoof evolves into Bibarel. It's a two-stage chain with the method shown below. A massive partner pool for breeding via two egg groups. Eggs are quick to hatch. The evolved forms gain up to 160 total stats over Bidoof. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.
How to Evolve
Breeding
Breed Bidoof easily with 131 breeding partners from the Field and Water 1 egg groups. Pass egg moves like Aqua Tail, Defense Curl, Double-Edge and 5 more to offspring.
DP Bidoof Best Moveset
All stat changes are doubled through AbilitySimple, making setup moves twice as effective. But stats in the 31-59 range can't use it. The moveset is a gimmick waiting for Bibarel's Water typing. Bibarel's Water typing is where it starts working.
Best Build
Bidoof best EVs are HP
Bulky Support Moveset
- Facade
- Protect
- Frustration
- Double Edge
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
Breadth over depth defines this movepool. Bidoof won't stack one type's damage ceiling, but coverage across 11 types means it always has an effective option. Double-Edge and Take Down anchor the STAB core.
How to Read the Moves Table
Tabs
- Level-Up
- Learned by leveling up.
- TM
- Taught by a Technical Machine.
- Egg
- Inherited via breeding.
- Tutor
- NPC tutor (cost: items, BP, money).
- Reminder
- An NPC reteaches any move this Pokemon could have learned by leveling up.
- Transfer
- Carried over from an older game using Pokemon HOME.
- Event
- Given out through Mystery Gift events.
Visual Signals
CAT (Category)
How the move deals damage and which stats it uses.
A small dot on the icon's corner marks the move as contact. That triggers abilities like Static, Flame Body, Rough Skin, or Iron Barbs, plus items like Rocky Helmet and Sticky Barb.
Tier (S to D)
Each move's competitive rank in RankedBoost's system. TM, Egg, and Tutor sort by tier by default (best first). On Level-Up, click the Tier header to do the same.
PWR (Power)
Base damage. Numbers shown in a type color include STAB (base × 1.5). Hover any colored number to see the math.
— means no power (status moves) or variable power.
Sorting & Filter
Click any column header to sort. Level-Up opens with Lv 1 at the top. TM, Egg, and Tutor open with the highest-tier moves at the top.
Search filters by move name or type. The Filter button limits the list to STAB, Physical, Special, or Status moves.
Level-Up Moves
TM Moves
33 of 35 TMs are obtainable before the Elite Four
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
Base Stats
With nerves of steel, nothing can perturb it. It is more agile and active than it appears.
It constantly gnaws on logs and rocks to whittle down its front teeth. It nests alongside water.
Bidoof Diamond & Pearl Guide
In Diamond & Pearl, Bidoof does the job early-game if you need a Normal type on your team. Evolve it into Bibarel before the later gyms and it holds up fine through the story.
Game Availability
Bidoof first appeared in Diamond & Pearl and has been available in 11 games across 6 generations. Obtainable through catching or hatching as a base form in most titles where it appears.
Click a game to view version-specific details
- Gen 1RB
Red & Blue - Gen 1Y
Yellow - Gen 2GS
Gold & Silver - Gen 2C
Crystal - Gen 3RS
Ruby & Sapphire - Gen 3E
Emerald - Gen 3FRLG
FireRed & LeafGreen - Gen 4DPDebut
Diamond & Pearl - Gen 4Pt
Platinum - Gen 4HGSS
HeartGold & SoulSilver - Gen 5BW
Black & White - Gen 5B2W2
Black 2 & White 2 - Gen 6XY
X & Y - Gen 6ORAS
Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire - Gen 7SM
Sun & Moon - Gen 7USUM
Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon - Gen 7Let's Go
Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee - Gen 8SwSh
Sword & Shield - Gen 8BDSP
Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl - Gen 8PLA
Legends: Arceus - Gen 9SV
Scarlet & Violet - Gen 9LZA
Legends: Z-A - Gen 10WW
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