Is Delibird Good in Crystal Playthrough?
Available in Crystal without needing Silver version. Ice Path encounter. MovePresent randomly damages or heals the opponent. The stats are terrible, the signature move is unreliable, and Crystal's Ice Path has Swinub right there for anyone who wants an actual Ice-type.
Falkner's Pokemon outpace and outclass Delibird here.
Delibird trades roughly evenly with Bugsy's team.
Delibird trades roughly evenly with Whitney's team.
Delibird trades roughly evenly with Morty's team.
Chuck's typing presses Delibird's defenses.
Jasmine's team hits Delibird's weaknesses hard.
Delibird trades roughly evenly with Pryce's team.
Delibird has the type edge here and should clean up Clair's team.
Lt. Surge's team hits Delibird's weaknesses hard.
Delibird trades roughly evenly with Sabrina's team.
Delibird resists most of Erika's coverage and hits back hard.
Delibird has the type edge here and should clean up Janine's team.
Delibird trades roughly evenly with Misty's team.
Delibird trades roughly evenly with Brock's team.
Blaine's team hits Delibird's weaknesses hard.
Delibird trades roughly evenly with Blue's team.
Delibird has the type edge here and should clean up Will's team.
Delibird has the type edge here and should clean up Koga's team.
Delibird has the type edge here and should clean up Bruno's team.
Delibird has the type edge here and should clean up Karen's team.
Delibird has the type edge here and should clean up Lance's team.
Catchable
Catch Delibird in Ice Path (walking, Lv 21-23, common).
Recommended Moves
- After Falkner
- TM39NormalSwiftPower 60Accuracy 100%PP 20Union Cave
- After Bugsy
- TM14IceBlizzardPower 180Accuracy 70%PP 5Goldenrod Game Corner prize (5500 coins)
- TM02NormalHeadbuttPower 70Accuracy 100%PP 15Gift from a man in Ilex Forest
- After Chuck
- HM02FlyingFlyPower 105Accuracy 95%PP 15Cianwood City
- After Pryce
- TM16IceIcy WindPower 83Accuracy 95%PP 15Prize for defeating Pryce
- After Jasmine
- TM10NormalHidden PowerPower 60Accuracy 100%PP 15Gift from a fisherman in a house at Lake of Rage
- TM46DarkThiefPower 40Accuracy 100%PP 10Team Rocket HQ (Mahogany Town)
- After Lt. Surge
- TUTORIceIce BeamPower 143Accuracy 100%PP 10Goldenrod City
Crystal Delibird Locations
Delibird is a night-only catch in the Ice Path, common across its floors after dark. Daylight clears it out, so a midnight run through the cave is the one place to look.
1 location to catch Delibird
Encountered via tall grass encounters
Badge 7Best Locations to Catch Delibird in Crystal
4 walking spots from Lv. 21-26 for Delibird. Sorted by game progression with rates on each row, so you can compare without scrolling through everything.
How to Get Shiny Delibird in Crystal
Delibird delivers only at night in the Ice Path, a common visitor between levels 21 and 26, so the after-dark cave loop is the entire hunt. Compare Shiny Delibird odds across every game
Shiny Delibird Evolution
Does Not EvolveCrystal Shiny Delibird Calculator
2 MethodsThe best route is Breed w/ Shiny Parent, about 1 in 64 on each try.
Full Odds: Walk through grass, surf, or fish. Every encounter is its own independent shiny roll.
Breed w/ Shiny Parent: Eggs inherit stats from a shiny parent, so about 1 in 64 hatch shiny. A shiny Ditto helps every egg, and any other shiny parent (the red Gyarados works) helps only eggs of the opposite gender.
How many you have done, or plan to do.
| Chance | Encounters | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 10%lucky few | 7-- | -- |
| 25%one in four | 19-- | -- |
| 50%coin flip | 45-- | -- |
| 90%very likely | 147-- | -- |
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.
Want exact numbers for your session? Calculate your shiny odds in Crystal with Delibird preloaded.
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 |
- Dark and Steel types added — Fairy does not exist yet
- Moves are Physical or Special based on type, not per move
- Special stat split into Sp.Atk and Sp.Def
What is Delibird Weak Against
VulnerableBest Pokemon Against Delibird
 Entei Fire | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Delibird View Entei builds →Fire Blast 2x192-227%KO Iron Tail 2x132-155%KO | ||
 Typhlosion Fire | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Cyndaquil (New Bark Town Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Delibird View Typhlosion builds →Fire Blast 2x223-263%KO Thunder Punch 2x93-110%KO Iron Tail 2x102-120%KO Rollout 4x65-78% | ||
 Raikou Electric | S | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Delibird View Raikou builds →Thunder 2x234-276%KO Iron Tail 2x102-120%KO | ||
 Arcanine Fire | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Delibird View Arcanine builds →Fire Blast 2x210-248%KO Iron Tail 2x127-149%KO | ||
 Sudowoodo Rock | C | |
Obtain MethodRoute 36 Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Delibird View Sudowoodo builds →Rock Slide 4x265-312%KO Fire Punch 2x38-45% Thunder Punch 2x38-45% | ||
 Magneton ElectricSteel | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Delibird View Magneton builds →Thunder 2x244-288%KO Rollout 4x52-61% | ||
 Jolteon Electric | A | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Eevee (Goldenrod City Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Delibird View Jolteon builds →Thunder 2x226-266%KO Iron Tail 2x83-98% | ||
 Magmar Fire | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Delibird View Magmar builds →Fire Blast 2x210-248%KO Thunder Punch 2x88-104%KO Iron Tail 2x112-133%KO | ||
 Electabuzz Electric | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Delibird View Electabuzz builds →Thunder 2x200-236%KO Fire Punch 2x85-100%KO Iron Tail 2x100-118%KO | ||
 Electrode Electric | B | |
Obtain MethodTeam Rocket Hq Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Delibird View Electrode builds →Thunder 2x177-208%KO Rollout 4x45-53% | ||
 Graveler RockGround | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Delibird View Graveler builds →Rock Throw 4x171-202%KO Fire Blast 2x78-92% | ||
 Onix RockGround | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Delibird View Onix builds →Rock Throw 4x104-122%KO Iron Tail 2x65-78% | ||
 Skarmory Steel | A | |
 Pichu Electric | D | |
Obtain MethodRoute 34 Gift Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Delibird View Pichu builds →Thunder 2x98-116%KO Iron Tail 2x60-71% Rollout 4x38-45% | ||
Delibird Evolutions
Delibird doesn't evolve, so breeding's where the action is. You'll find plenty of partners across two egg groups, and eggs take an average time to hatch. It's got 5 egg moves worth looking into. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.
How to Evolve
Breeding
Breed Delibird easily with 66 breeding partners from the Field and Water 1 egg groups. Pass egg moves like Aurora Beam, Future Sight, Quick Attack and 2 more to offspring.
C Delibird Best Moveset
MovePresent randomly deals damage or heals the opponent. No competitive stat justifies running this. One of the least viable Pokemon in the format.
Best Build
Utility Moveset
- Thief
- Spikes
- Ice Beam
- Present
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
Don't skip the egg moves. Delibird picks up Aurora Beam and Future Sight only through breeding, and both fill gaps the natural movepool can't. STAB runs through Blizzard and Fly while Normal and Ground coverage and more adds range.
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.
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
18 of 22 TMs are obtainable before the Elite Four
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
Base Stats
It always carries its food with it, wherever it goes. If attacked, it throws its food at the opponent.
Delibird Crystal Guide
In Crystal, Delibird has niche appeal at best. The E-Tier rating means you're fighting uphill by mid-game. There are better Ice/Flying Pokemon available.
In Crystal, use Delibird as a hazard setter. Splits damage between physical and special. Speed is middling,
Game Availability
Delibird first appeared in Gold & Silver and has been available in 18 games across 8 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 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
Winds & Waves
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