Is Delibird Good in Platinum Playthrough?
Available through breeding or uncommon encounters. Ice/Flying with AbilityVital Spirit preventing sleep. Delibird doesn't evolve and has some of the worst combat stats in the game. A novelty Pokemon, not a team member.
Roark's Pokemon outpace and outclass Delibird here.
Delibird resists most of Gardenia's coverage and hits back hard.
Delibird has the type edge here and should clean up Fantina's team.
Delibird trades roughly evenly with Maylene's team.
Crasher Wake's team hits Delibird's weaknesses hard.
Byron's team hits Delibird's weaknesses hard.
Delibird trades roughly evenly with Candice's team.
Volkner's team hits Delibird's weaknesses hard.
Delibird trades roughly evenly with Aaron's team.
Delibird has the type edge here and should clean up Bertha's team.
Flint's team hits Delibird's weaknesses hard.
Delibird trades roughly evenly with Lucian'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 Mars'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 217 (walking, Lv 32-33, common). Swarm (daily, announced in Sandgem Town).
Recommended Moves
- After Roark
- TM88FlyingPluckPower 90Accuracy 100%PP 20Floaroma Town
- After Fantina
- TM14IceBlizzardPower 180Accuracy 70%PP 5Lake Acuity
- TM13IceIce BeamPower 143Accuracy 100%PP 10Route 216
- TM40FlyingAerial AcePower 90Accuracy 100%PP 20Route 213
- After Maylene
- HM02FlyingFlyPower 135Accuracy 95%PP 15Veilstone City (Galactic Warehouse)
- After Byron
- TM01FightingFocus PunchPower 150Accuracy 100%PP 20Oreburgh Gate
- After Candice
- TM72IceAvalanchePower 90Accuracy 100%PP 10Prize for defeating Candice
- Post-Game
- TUTORFlyingBouncePower 128Accuracy 85%PP 5Survival Area
- TUTORPoisonGunk ShotPower 120Accuracy 70%PP 5Survival Area
- TUTORGrassSeed BombPower 80Accuracy 100%PP 15Survival Area
- TUTORBugSignal BeamPower 75Accuracy 100%PP 15Survival Area
- TM42NormalFacadePower 70Accuracy 100%PP 20Survival Area
Platinum Delibird Locations
Delibird shows up only as a daily swarm, announced on the Sandgem TV. On its day it fills one route common at levels 32 to 33, then is gone once the swarm moves to a new spot.
1 location to catch Delibird
Encountered via tall grass encounters
Badge 6Best Locations to Catch Delibird in Platinum
How to Get Shiny Delibird in Platinum
Delibird flits through the snowy grass on Route 217, common enough to chain to 40 for a 1 in 200 shiny. Compare Shiny Delibird odds across every game
Shiny Delibird Evolution
Does Not EvolvePlatinum 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 Platinum 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
 Cranidos Rock | C | |
Obtain MethodOreburgh City Gift Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Delibird View Cranidos builds →Head Smash 4x605-712%KO Iron Tail 2x135-159%KO Fire Blast 2x58-69% Thunderbolt 2x48-56% | ||
 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 4x305-359%KO Iron Tail 2x135-159%KO | ||
 Registeel Steel | B | |
Obtain MethodIron Island Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Delibird View Registeel builds →Rock Slide 4x136-161%KO Flash Cannon 2x109-129%KO Thunderbolt 2x85-101%KO | ||
 Empoleon WaterSteel | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Delibird View Empoleon builds →Flash Cannon 2x148-174%KO Rock Slide 4x152-179%KO | ||
 Magnezone ElectricSteel | A | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Delibird View Magnezone builds →Thunderbolt 2x200-236%KO Flash Cannon 2x169-199%KO | ||
 Probopass RockSteel | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Delibird View Probopass builds →Rock Slide 4x162-191%KO Flash Cannon 2x109-129%KO Thunderbolt 2x85-101%KO | ||
 Omastar RockWater | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Omanyte (Oreburgh City Gift) Available Move Moves
Damage vs Delibird View Omastar builds →Ancient Power 4x228-269%KO | ||
 Bronzong SteelPsychic | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Delibird View Bronzong builds →Rock Slide 4x155-183%KO Flash Cannon 2x114-135%KO | ||
 Bastiodon RockSteel | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Shieldon (Oreburgh City Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Delibird View Bastiodon builds →Rock Slide 4x157-185%KO Iron Tail 2x102-121%KO Fire Blast 2x78-92% Thunderbolt 2x62-73% | ||
 Aerodactyl Rock | B | |
Obtain MethodOreburgh City Gift Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Delibird View Aerodactyl builds →Rock Slide 4x266-314%KO Iron Tail 2x117-138%KO Thunder Fang 2x78-92% Fire Fang 2x78-92% | ||
 Ninetales Fire | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Delibird View Ninetales builds →Fire Blast 2x169-199%KO Iron Tail 2x90-107%KO | ||
 Infernape FireFighting | A | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Chimchar (Route 201 Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Delibird View Infernape builds →Fire Blast 2x209-247%KO Rock Slide 4x178-209%KO Iron Tail 2x117-138%KO | ||
 Jolteon Electric | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Eevee (Hearthome City Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Delibird View Jolteon builds →Thunderbolt 2x174-205%KO Iron Tail 2x80-95% | ||
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.
Pt Delibird Best Moveset
Ice/Flying costs 50% HP from MoveStealth Rock on every switch, and stats averaging around 50 leave the moveset unable to compete. AbilityVital Spirit blocks sleep. No competitive role.
Best Build
Delibird best EVs are Sp. Atk and Attack
Mixed Attacker Moveset
- Rapid Spin
- Brick Break
- Ice Beam
- Bounce
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
Coverage runs deep. Delibird can hit 10 types beyond STAB, including Normal and Fighting. The offense anchors on Blizzard and Fly 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
30 of 31 TMs are obtainable before the Elite Four
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
Base Stats
It carries food rolled up in its tail. It has the habit of sharing food with people lost in mountains.
Delibird Platinum Guide
For Platinum, 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 Platinum, use Delibird as a balanced. Splits damage between physical and special. Speed is middling, Bounce is the primary attack.
For Platinum, run Hardy on Delibird. Fits the balanced role.
For Platinum, 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
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