Is Delibird Good in Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire Playthrough?
Delibird shows up wild in Hoenn with Ice/Flying and AbilityVital Spirit. The stats are too low to contribute against any gym leader or E4 member. A novelty catch, not a team pick.
Delibird has the type edge here and should clean up Roxanne's team.
Delibird resists most of Brawly's coverage and hits back hard.
Delibird trades roughly evenly with Wattson's team.
Delibird has the type edge here and should clean up Flannery's team.
Delibird has the type edge here and should clean up Norman's team.
Delibird has the type edge here and should clean up Winona's team.
Delibird trades roughly evenly with Tate & Liza's team.
Delibird trades roughly evenly with Wallace's team.
Delibird has the type edge here and should clean up Sidney's team.
Delibird trades roughly evenly with Phoebe's team.
Delibird trades roughly evenly with Glacia's team.
Delibird has the type edge here and should clean up Drake's team.
Delibird trades roughly evenly with Steven's team.
Catch Delibird on Shoal Cave (walking, Lv 34, common). DexNav.
Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire Delibird Locations
12 encounter spots for Delibird at high spawn rates starting from late-game routes. Best and Earliest sort options below help narrow down your approach based on odds vs. Accessibility.
Best Locations to Catch Delibird in Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire
You can find Delibird through 6 walking encounters at Lv. 34+. The list is sorted by game progression, so the earliest accessible spots show up first.
Delibird Weakness
Rock, Fire, Electric, and Steel moves hit Delibird for super-effective damage. Rock hits land at 4x, so they're the biggest threat. The upside? Ground-type moves can't touch it at all.
| Damage | Types |
|---|---|
| 4x (Critical) | Rock |
| 2x (Weak) | Fire, Electric, Steel |
| 0.5x (Resist) | Grass, Bug |
| 0x (Immune) | Ground |
What is Delibird Weak Against
VulnerableBest Pokemon Against Delibird
 Tepig Fire | D | |
Obtain MethodRoute 101 Gift Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Delibird View Tepig builds →Rock Tomb 4x100-120%KO Ember 2x43-53% | ||
 Torchic Fire | D | |
Obtain MethodRoute 101 Gift Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Delibird View Torchic builds →Rock Tomb 4x100-120%KO Ember 2x55-68% | ||
 Joltik BugElectric | C | |
 Cyndaquil Fire | D | |
Obtain MethodRoute 101 Gift | ||
 Chimchar Fire | D | |
Obtain MethodRoute 101 Gift | ||
 Mawile SteelFairy | C | |
 Aron SteelRock | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Delibird View Aron builds →Rock Tomb 4x158-187%KO Metal Claw 2x67-80% | ||
 Geodude RockGround | C | |
Tepig Fire | D | |
Obtain MethodRoute 101 Gift Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Delibird View Tepig builds →Rock Tomb 4x104-124%KO Flame Charge 2x67-80% | ||
Torchic Fire | D | |
Obtain MethodRoute 101 Gift Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Delibird View Torchic builds →Rock Tomb 4x98-116%KO Ember 2x56-67% | ||
 Aerodactyl Rock | B | |
Obtain MethodRustboro City Gift Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Delibird View Aerodactyl builds →Rock Tomb 4x210-248%KO Steel Wing 2x81-95% Fire Fang 2x75-89% Thunder Fang 2x75-89% | ||
 Archen Rock | C | |
Obtain MethodRustboro City Gift Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Delibird View Archen builds →Rock Tomb 4x217-257%KO Steel Wing 2x83-98% | ||
 Anorith RockBug | C | |
Obtain MethodRustboro City Gift Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Delibird View Anorith builds →Rock Tomb 4x194-229%KO Metal Claw 2x54-63% | ||
 Amaura RockIce | C | |
Obtain MethodRustboro City Gift | ||
 Cranidos Rock | B | |
Obtain MethodRustboro City Gift | ||
Cranidos Rock | B | |
Obtain MethodRustboro City Gift Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Delibird View Cranidos builds →Rock Tomb 4x241-284%KO Flamethrower 2x46-54% Thunderbolt 2x46-54% | ||
Aerodactyl Rock | B | |
Obtain MethodRustboro City Gift Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Delibird View Aerodactyl builds →Rock Tomb 4x207-243%KO Steel Wing 2x80-95% Fire Fang 2x76-89% Thunder Fang 2x76-89% | ||
Archen Rock | C | |
Obtain MethodRustboro City Gift Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Delibird View Archen builds →Rock Tomb 4x220-259%KO Steel Wing 2x84-100%KO | ||
 Flareon Fire | C | |
Anorith RockBug | C | |
Obtain MethodRustboro City Gift Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Delibird View Anorith builds →Rock Tomb 4x192-227%KO Metal Claw 2x54-65% | ||
 Rampardos Rock | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Cranidos (Rustboro City Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Delibird View Rampardos builds →Rock Tomb 4x313-369%KO Flamethrower 2x73-87% Thunderbolt 2x73-87% | ||
Aerodactyl Rock | B | |
Obtain MethodRustboro City Gift Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Delibird View Aerodactyl builds →Rock Tomb 4x215-254%KO Steel Wing 2x82-97% Fire Fang 2x78-92% Thunder Fang 2x78-92% | ||
 Magnezone ElectricSteel | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Delibird View Magnezone builds →Thunderbolt 2x192-227%KO Mirror Shot 2x140-165%KO | ||
 Lanturn WaterElectric | C | |
 Relicanth WaterRock | C | |
Rampardos Rock | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Cranidos (Rustboro City Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Delibird View Rampardos builds →Rock Tomb 4x323-380%KO Flamethrower 2x76-90% Thunderbolt 2x76-90% | ||
Aerodactyl Rock | B | |
Obtain MethodRustboro City Gift Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Delibird View Aerodactyl builds →Rock Tomb 4x223-263%KO Steel Wing 2x87-102%KO Fire Fang 2x80-95% Thunder Fang 2x80-95% | ||
 Lairon SteelRock | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Delibird View Lairon builds →Rock Slide 4x241-285%KO Iron Head 2x130-154%KO | ||
Magnezone ElectricSteel | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Delibird View Magnezone builds →Thunderbolt 2x195-230%KO Flash Cannon 2x177-209%KO | ||
Lanturn WaterElectric | C | |
Rampardos Rock | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Cranidos (Rustboro City Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Delibird View Rampardos builds →Stone Edge 4x538-633%KO Fire Blast 2x92-108%KO Thunderbolt 2x74-88% | ||
 Archeops Rock | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Archen (Rustboro City Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Delibird View Archeops builds →Stone Edge 4x462-545%KO Steel Wing 2x109-128%KO | ||
 Aurorus RockIce | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Amaura (Rustboro City Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Delibird View Aurorus builds →Stone Edge 4x285-336%KO Thunderbolt 2x104-123%KO | ||
 Kabutops RockWater | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Kabuto (Rustboro City Gift) | ||
 Armaldo RockBug | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Anorith (Rustboro City Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Delibird View Armaldo builds →Stone Edge 4x421-495%KO Metal Claw 2x72-84% | ||
Cranidos Rock | B | |
Obtain MethodRustboro City Gift Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Delibird View Cranidos builds →Head Smash 4x624-735%KO Fire Blast 2x53-63% Thunderbolt 2x44-52% | ||
Aurorus RockIce | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Amaura (Rustboro City Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Delibird View Aurorus builds →Stone Edge 4x285-335%KO Thunderbolt 2x104-123%KO | ||
Archeops Rock | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Archen (Rustboro City Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Delibird View Archeops builds →Stone Edge 4x459-541%KO Steel Wing 2x108-128%KO | ||
Kabutops RockWater | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Kabuto (Rustboro City Gift) | ||
Armaldo RockBug | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Anorith (Rustboro City Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Delibird View Armaldo builds →Stone Edge 4x418-492%KO Metal Claw 2x70-83% | ||
Rampardos Rock | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Cranidos (Rustboro City Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Delibird View Rampardos builds →Head Smash 4x814-958%KO Fire Blast 2x91-108%KO Thunderbolt 2x75-88% | ||
Relicanth WaterRock | C | |
 Tyrantrum RockDragon | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Tyrunt (Rustboro City Gift) | ||
Aurorus RockIce | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Amaura (Rustboro City Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Delibird View Aurorus builds →Stone Edge 4x288-339%KO Thunderbolt 2x105-124%KO Flash Cannon 2x94-111%KO | ||
 Terrakion RockFighting | B | |
Obtain MethodMirage Spots Interact Encounter | ||
In Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire, Tyranitar can KO Delibird with Stone Edge (532-627%). Raikou threatens a KO with Thunderbolt (173-204%). Scizor's Bullet Punch also KOs at 138-163%.
 Tyranitar RockDark | A | |
Recommended Build AbilitySand Stream ItemChoice Band NatureRelaxed Moves
Damage vs Delibird View Tyranitar builds →Stone Edge 4x532-627%KO Pursuit53-63% Crunch106-125%KO Superpower106-125%KO | ||
 Raikou Electric | B | |
Recommended Build AbilityPressure ItemLeftovers NatureTimid Moves
Damage vs Delibird View Raikou builds →Volt Switch 2x135-159%KO Thunderbolt 2x173-204%KO Shadow Ball51-60% | ||
 Scizor BugSteel | B | |
Recommended Build AbilityTechnician ItemChoice Band NatureAdamant Moves
Damage vs Delibird View Scizor builds →Bullet Punch 2x138-163%KO U Turn60-71% Superpower137-162%KO Knock Off75-88% | ||
 Charizard Fire | C | |
Recommended Build AbilityBlaze ItemLife Orb NatureTimid Moves
Damage vs Delibird View Charizard builds →Flamethrower 2x217-255%KO Air Slash90-106%KO Dragon Pulse68-80% Fire Blast 2x265-311%KO | ||
Delibird Evolutions
Delibird doesn't evolve, so breeding's where the action is. You'll find a massive partner pool across two egg groups, and eggs are average hatch time. It's got 14 egg moves worth looking into. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.
How to Evolve
Breeding
Breed Delibird easily with 200 breeding partners from the Ground and Water1 egg groups. Pass egg moves like Aurora Beam, Bestow, Destiny Bond and 11 more to offspring.
ORAS Delibird Best Moveset
Ice/Flying at 65 Sp. Atk and 75 Speed. AbilityHustle boosts Attack at accuracy cost. AbilityVital Spirit blocks sleep. The moveset fires weak Ice/Flying TermStab from stats too low to threaten anything. MoveStealth Rock removes half HP on every switch-in.
Best Build
Delibird best EVs are Speed and HP
Bulky Support Moveset
- Destiny Bond
- Ice Shard
- Present
- Rapid Spin
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
Coverage runs deep. Delibird can hit 10 types beyond STAB, including Normal and Fighting. The offense anchors on Sky Attack and Blizzard while TMs handle everything else.
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
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
Transfer Moves
Base Stats
Delibird carries its food bundled up in its tail. There once was a famous explorer who managed to reach the peak of the world’s highest mountain, thanks to one of these Pokémon sharing its food.
Delibird Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire Guide
In Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire, Delibird has niche appeal at best. 330 base stats means you're fighting uphill by mid-game. There are better Ice/Flying Pokemon available.
In Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire, Delibird has a 330 base stat total and ranks as C-Tier: a niche pick in Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire's meta. It works best as a balanced. Destinybond with Focus Sash is the standard set.
Vital Spirit prevents sleep. That's the one you want on Delibird. Insomnia is the hidden ability. Niche, but it has its uses. Hustle works too if your team needs something different.
In Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire, Delibird fills the balanced role. It's a physical attacker with base 55 Attack. Base 75 Speed is workable. Faster than some, slower than many. And it's fragile, can't afford to take many hits.
Game Availability
Delibird first appeared in Gold & Silver and has been available in 18 games across 9 generations. Obtainable through wild encounters in most titles where it appears.
Click a game to view version-specific details
- Gen 1RB
Red & Blue - Gen 1Y
Yellow - Gen 2GSDebut
Gold & Silver - Gen 2C
Crystal - Gen 3RS
Ruby & Sapphire - Gen 3E
Emerald - Gen 3FRLG
FireRed & LeafGreen - Gen 4DP
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 7LGPE
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
Winds & Waves