Is Delibird Good in Diamond & Pearl Playthrough?
Transfer-only Ice/Flying. AbilityVital Spirit blocks sleep. AbilityHustle boosts Attack at the cost of accuracy. Delibird doesn't evolve and has some of the lowest stats of any fully available Pokemon. Don't import this.
Roark's team hits Delibird's weaknesses hard.
Delibird resists most of Gardenia's coverage and hits back hard.
Delibird has the type edge here and should clean up Maylene's team.
Delibird trades roughly evenly with Crasher Wake's team.
Delibird trades roughly evenly with Fantina's team.
Delibird trades roughly evenly with Byron's team.
Delibird has the type edge here and should clean up Candice's team.
Volkner's team hits Delibird's weaknesses hard.
Delibird has the type edge here and should clean up Aaron's team.
Delibird trades roughly evenly with Bertha's team.
Delibird trades roughly evenly with Flint's team.
Delibird trades roughly evenly with Lucian's team.
Delibird has the type edge here and should clean up Mars's team.
Delibird has the type edge here and should clean up Jupiter's team.
Delibird has the type edge here and should clean up Saturn's team.
Delibird trades roughly evenly with Cynthia's team.
Catchable
Catch Delibird on Route 216 (walking, Lv 32, common). Swarm.
Recommended Moves
- After Roark
- TM88FlyingPluckPower 90Accuracy 100%PP 20Floaroma Town
- After Gardenia
- TM14IceBlizzardPower 180Accuracy 70%PP 5Lake Acuity
- TM13IceIce BeamPower 143Accuracy 100%PP 10Route 216
- TM40FlyingAerial AcePower 90Accuracy 100%PP 20Route 213
- TM31FightingBrick BreakPower 75Accuracy 100%PP 15Oreburgh Gate (basement)
- After Maylene
- HM02FlyingFlyPower 135Accuracy 95%PP 15Inside the Galactic Warehouse in Veilstone City
- After Byron
- TM01FightingFocus PunchPower 150Accuracy 100%PP 20Oreburgh Gate
- After Candice
- TM72IceAvalanchePower 90Accuracy 100%PP 10Prize for defeating Candice
- Post-Game
- TM42NormalFacadePower 70Accuracy 100%PP 20Survival Area
Diamond & Pearl Delibird Locations
Delibird drops onto one route through a Swarm, common at level 32 when it triggers. The gift bird is a swarm-only catch, gone the moment the daily list cycles its route away.
1 location to catch Delibird
Encountered via tall grass encounters
Badge 6Best Locations to Catch Delibird in Diamond & Pearl
How to Get Shiny Delibird in Diamond & Pearl
Delibird only appears during its Route 216 swarm, so chain it with the PokeRadar there to reach the 1 in 200 shiny. Compare Shiny Delibird odds across every game
Shiny Delibird Evolution
Does Not EvolveDiamond & Pearl Shiny Delibird 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.
Want exact numbers for your session? Calculate your shiny odds in Diamond & Pearl 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 |
- Fairy type does not exist — Dragon has fewer checks
- Physical / Special split now per-move (introduced Gen IV)
What is Delibird Weak Against
VulnerableBest Pokemon Against Delibird
 Kabutops RockWater | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Kabuto (Oreburgh City Gift) | ||
 Armaldo RockBug | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Anorith (Oreburgh City Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Delibird View Armaldo builds →Rock Slide 4x310-365%KO Iron Tail 2x136-161%KO | ||
 Empoleon WaterSteel | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Delibird View Empoleon builds →Flash Cannon 2x150-176%KO Rock Slide 4x153-180%KO | ||
 Magnezone ElectricSteel | A | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Delibird View Magnezone builds →Thunderbolt 2x200-235%KO Flash Cannon 2x170-200%KO | ||
 Omastar RockWater | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Omanyte (Oreburgh City Gift) Available Move Moves
Damage vs Delibird View Omastar builds →Ancient Power 4x229-271%KO | ||
 Probopass RockSteel | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Delibird View Probopass builds →Rock Slide 4x165-194%KO Flash Cannon 2x110-129%KO Thunderbolt 2x86-102%KO | ||
 Aerodactyl Rock | B | |
Obtain MethodOreburgh City Gift Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Delibird View Aerodactyl builds →Rock Slide 4x270-318%KO Iron Tail 2x118-139%KO Thunder Fang 2x77-92% Fire Fang 2x77-92% | ||
 Cradily RockGrass | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Lileep (Oreburgh City Gift) | ||
 Infernape FireFighting | A | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Chimchar (Lake Verity Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Delibird View Infernape builds →Fire Blast 2x210-247%KO Rock Slide 4x176-208%KO Iron Tail 2x117-137%KO | ||
 Bronzong SteelPsychic | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Delibird View Bronzong builds →Rock Slide 4x156-184%KO Flash Cannon 2x112-132%KO | ||
 Ninetales Fire | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Delibird View Ninetales builds →Fire Blast 2x172-203%KO Iron Tail 2x91-108%KO | ||
 Solrock RockPsychic | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Delibird View Solrock builds →Rock Slide 4x244-288%KO Fire Blast 2x86-102%KO | ||
 Arcanine Fire | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Delibird View Arcanine builds →Fire Blast 2x205-241%KO Iron Tail 2x123-145%KO Thunder Fang 2x79-94% | ||
 Sudowoodo Rock | C | |
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 take an average time to hatch. It's got 8 egg moves worth looking into. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.
How to Evolve
Breeding
Breed Delibird easily with 131 breeding partners from the Field and Water 1 egg groups. Pass egg moves like Aurora Beam, Future Sight, Ice Ball and 5 more to offspring.
DP Delibird Best Moveset
Ice/Flying typing loses 50% HP to MoveStealth Rock every switch, and stats in the 45-75 range can't compete even without that crippling handicap. The moveset has no viable path. One of the weakest fully evolved Pokemon available.
Best Build
Delibird best EVs are Sp. Atk and Attack
Mixed Attacker Moveset
- Rapid Spin
- Brick Break
- Ice Beam
- Bounce
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 Fighting 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. 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
30 of 31 TMs are obtainable before the Elite Four
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
Transfer Moves
Base Stats
It carries food rolled up in its tail. It has the habit of sharing food with people lost in mountains.
Delibird Diamond & Pearl Guide
For Diamond & Pearl, it depends on your team. Delibird rates C-Tier. Not a powerhouse, but the Ice/Flying coverage might be exactly what you're missing.
In Diamond & Pearl, use Delibird as a balanced. Splits damage between physical and special. Speed is middling, Bounce is the primary attack.
For Diamond & Pearl, run Hardy on Delibird. Fits the balanced role.
For Diamond & Pearl, build your team around Ampharos, Feraligatr, and Alakazam. These have the highest co-usage rates with Delibird in competitive formats. They cover each other's weaknesses.
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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