Is Delibird Good in Ruby & Sapphire Playthrough?
Not native to Hoenn. Trade from Colosseum. AbilityVital Spirit prevents sleep and AbilityHustle boosts Attack. MovePresent is still unreliable. Delibird was one of the worst Pokemon in Gen 2 and abilities don't fix bad base stats. Don't import this.
Roxanne's Pokemon outpace and outclass Delibird here.
Delibird trades roughly evenly with Brawly's team.
Wattson's team hits Delibird's weaknesses hard.
Flannery's team hits Delibird's weaknesses hard.
Delibird trades roughly evenly with Norman's team.
Delibird trades roughly evenly with Winona's team.
Tate & Liza's team hits Delibird's weaknesses hard.
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.
Trade
Delibird cannot be caught in this game. It must be traded in from a compatible game where it appears in the wild. Cross-region trading typically becomes available after defeating the Elite Four.
Recommended Moves
- After Brawly
- TM13IceIce BeamPower 143Accuracy 100%PP 10Abandoned Ship
- After Wattson
- TM43NormalSecret PowerPower 70Accuracy 100%PP 20Route 111
- TM10NormalHidden PowerPower 60Accuracy 100%PP 15Fortree City
- After Norman
- TM14IceBlizzardPower 180Accuracy 70%PP 5Lilycove Department Store
- HM02FlyingFlyPower 105Accuracy 95%PP 15Route 119
- TM01FightingFocus PunchPower 150Accuracy 100%PP 20Route 115
- TM42NormalFacadePower 70Accuracy 100%PP 20Prize for defeating Norman
- After Winona
- TM40FlyingAerial AcePower 90Accuracy 100%PP 20Prize for defeating Winona
How to Get Delibird in Ruby & Sapphire
There is no snowy mountain home for Delibird in Hoenn, so it has no encounter here. The only way to get one is a trade from Johto.
Delibird cannot be caught in the wild in Ruby & Sapphire, but you can still get it via these paths:
Catch in the wild and trade from these games:
Then trade to Ruby & Sapphire.
Also Obtainable In:
Pokemon transfers only go forward through generations, never backward. Direct cross-gen trades aren't supported.
How to Get Shiny Delibird in Ruby & Sapphire
Delibird finds no home on Hoenn's roster, so catch a shiny inside Icefall Cave's B1F in FireRed and trade it back. See every game where Shiny Delibird can be hunted
Shiny Delibird Evolution
Does Not EvolveDelibird 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
What is Delibird Weak Against
VulnerableBest Pokemon Against Delibird
 Blaziken FireFighting | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Torchic (Route 101 Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Delibird View Blaziken builds →Overheat 2x266-313%KO Rock Tomb 4x138-163%KO | ||
 Camerupt FireGround | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Delibird View Camerupt builds →Eruption 2x273-322%KO Rock Slide 4x176-207%KO | ||
 Armaldo RockBug | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Anorith (Rustboro City Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Delibird View Armaldo builds →Ancient Power 4x258-304%KO Iron Tail 2x141-167%KO | ||
 Metagross SteelPsychic | S | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Beldum (Mossdeep City Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Delibird View Metagross builds →Meteor Mash 2x205-241%KO Rock Tomb 4x153-180%KO | ||
 Registeel Steel | B | |
Obtain MethodRoute 120 Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Delibird View Registeel builds →Ancient Power 4x112-132%KO Thunderbolt 2x88-104%KO Metal Claw 2x71-84% | ||
 Regirock Rock | B | |
Obtain MethodRoute 111 Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Delibird View Regirock builds →Ancient Power 4x214-252%KO Thunderbolt 2x65-77% | ||
 Magneton ElectricSteel | A | |
 Torkoal Fire | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Delibird View Torkoal builds →Overheat 2x214-252%KO Iron Tail 2x102-121%KO | ||
 Ninetales Fire | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Delibird View Ninetales builds →Overheat 2x208-245%KO Iron Tail 2x94-111%KO | ||
 Aggron SteelRock | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Delibird View Aggron builds →Rock Tomb 4x193-227%KO Iron Tail 2x191-225%KO Fire Blast 2x93-110%KO Thunderbolt 2x74-88% | ||
 Rhydon GroundRock | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Delibird View Rhydon builds →Rock Tomb 4x224-263%KO Iron Tail 2x147-173%KO Fire Blast 2x76-90% Thunderbolt 2x61-72% | ||
 Magcargo FireRock | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Delibird View Magcargo builds →Overheat 2x225-265%KO Rock Slide 4x155-183%KO | ||
 Manectric Electric | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Delibird View Manectric builds →Thunderbolt 2x174-205%KO Iron Tail 2x93-110%KO | ||
 Raichu Electric | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Delibird View Raichu builds →Thunderbolt 2x154-181%KO Iron Tail 2x107-127%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 take an average time to hatch. It's got 6 egg moves worth looking into. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.
How to Evolve
Breeding
Breed Delibird easily with 102 breeding partners from the Field and Water 1 egg groups. Pass egg moves like Aurora Beam, Future Sight, Ice Ball and 3 more to offspring.
RS Delibird Best Moveset
No competitive stat or move justifies a slot. AbilityVital Spirit blocks sleep moves and AbilityHustle boosts Attack at accuracy cost, but MovePresent randomly damages or heals the opponent. Neither ability rescues the kit.
Best Build
Delibird best EVs are Speed and Attack
Physical Sweeper Moveset
- Aerial Ace
- Hidden Power Fighting
- Present
- Ice Beam
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
All 19 TMs are obtainable before the Elite Four
Egg Moves
Tutor 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 Mt. Everest thanks to one of these POKéMON sharing its food.
Delibird Ruby & Sapphire Guide
Delibird isn't catchable in Ruby & Sapphire. Catch one in FireRed, then trade it to Ruby & Sapphire.
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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