Is Dodrio Good in Diamond & Pearl Playthrough?
Fast Normal/Flying with AbilityEarly Bird waking from sleep in one turn. Dodrio shows up postgame where Staraptor already owns the slot. The Speed edge over Staraptor only matters for Battle Tower, not the story.
Roark's team hits Doduo's weaknesses hard.
Doduo resists most of Gardenia's coverage and hits back hard.
Doduo has the type edge here and should clean up Maylene's team.
Doduo trades roughly evenly with Crasher Wake's team.
Dodrio has the type edge here and should clean up Fantina's team.
Byron's team hits Dodrio's weaknesses hard.
Dodrio resists most of Candice's coverage and hits back hard.
Dodrio trades roughly evenly with Volkner's team.
Dodrio has the type edge here and should clean up Aaron's team.
Dodrio trades roughly evenly with Bertha's team.
Dodrio trades roughly evenly with Flint's team.
Dodrio has the type edge here and should clean up Lucian's team.
Dodrio has the type edge here and should clean up Mars's team.
Dodrio has the type edge here and should clean up Jupiter's team.
Dodrio has the type edge here and should clean up Saturn's team.
Dodrio trades roughly evenly with Cynthia's team.
Catch Doduo
Catch Doduo on Route 201 (walking, Lv 2, common). Swarm.
Recommended Moves
- From Start
- TM10NormalHidden PowerPower 90Accuracy 100%PP 15Veilstone Game Corner
- After Roark
- TM88FlyingPluckPower 90Accuracy 100%PP 20Floaroma Town
- After Gardenia
- TM43NormalSecret PowerPower 105Accuracy 100%PP 20Amity Square
- TM40FlyingAerial AcePower 90Accuracy 100%PP 20Route 213
- LV 23NormalUproarPower 75Accuracy 100%PP 10
- After Maylene
- HM02FlyingFlyPower 135Accuracy 95%PP 15Inside the Galactic Warehouse in Veilstone City
- LV 41FlyingDrill PeckPower 120Accuracy 100%PP 20
- Post-Game
- TM42NormalFacadePower 105Accuracy 100%PP 20Survival Area
Evolve Doduo to Dodrio
Doduo evolves into Dodrio at Level 31. Your Doduo should hit Level 31 before you reach Fantina, at typical leveling pace.
Recommended Moves
- After Gardenia
- TM68NormalGiga ImpactPower 225Accuracy 90%PP 5Veilstone Game Corner
- TM15NormalHyper BeamPower 225Accuracy 90%PP 5Veilstone Department Store
- TM43NormalSecret PowerPower 105Accuracy 100%PP 20Amity Square
- TM40FlyingAerial AcePower 90Accuracy 100%PP 20Route 213
- After Maylene
- HM02FlyingFlyPower 135Accuracy 95%PP 15Inside the Galactic Warehouse in Veilstone City
- LV 34NormalTri AttackPower 120Accuracy 100%PP 10
- LV 47FlyingDrill PeckPower 120Accuracy 100%PP 20
- Post-Game
- TM42NormalFacadePower 105Accuracy 100%PP 20Survival Area
How to Get Dodrio in Diamond & Pearl
Dodrio has no wild spot in Diamond or Pearl. Catch a swarm Doduo on the first route and level it to 31, since the only Dodrio is the one you raise yourself.
Wild Dodrio may be holding when caught:
Sharp Beak (5% chance) Held: Flying-Type moves from holder do 20% more damage.Catch Doduo at any of these 1 spot to eventually evolve into Dodrio.
Encountered via tall grass encounters
- 1Catch Doduo
- 2Evolve Dodrioat Lv.31
How to Obtain Dodrio in DP
- Step 1Catch Doduo
- Step 2Dodrio ✓BREEDINGAvailableLeave a compatible parent at the Pokemon Day Care to receive a Doduo egg.
How to Get Shiny Dodrio in Diamond & Pearl
Dodrio never spawns on its own, so chain a shiny Doduo on Route 201 and let it grow a third head. Compare Shiny Dodrio odds across every game
Diamond & Pearl Shiny Dodrio 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.
For time estimates and charm math, open the Diamond & Pearl shiny odds calculator with Dodrio already selected.
Dodrio Weakness
Electric, Ice, and Rock moves hit Dodrio for super-effective damage. The upside? Ground and Ghost-type moves can't touch it at all. At base 100 Speed, Dodrio outspeeds most threats and doesn't need to tank what it can outrun.
| Damage | Types |
|---|---|
| 2x (Weak) | Electric, Ice, Rock |
| 0.5x (Resist) | Grass, Bug |
| 0x (Immune) | Ground, Ghost |
- Fairy type does not exist — Dragon has fewer checks
- Physical / Special split now per-move (introduced Gen IV)
What is Dodrio Weak Against
GoodBest Pokemon Against Dodrio
 Glaceon Ice | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Eevee (Hearthome City Gift) | ||
 Manectric Electric | C | |
 Rotom ElectricGhost | C | |
Obtain MethodOld Chateau Interact Encounter | ||
 Probopass RockSteel | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Dodrio View Probopass builds →Thunderbolt 2x66-78% Rock Slide 2x56-67% | ||
 Luxray Electric | C | |
 Electabuzz Electric | C | |
 Pikachu Electric | C | |
 Aerodactyl Rock | B | |
Obtain MethodOreburgh City Gift Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Dodrio View Aerodactyl builds →Rock Slide 2x89-106%KO Thunder Fang 2x53-64% Ice Fang 2x53-64% | ||
 Anorith RockBug | C | |
Obtain MethodOreburgh City Gift | ||
 Sudowoodo Rock | C | |
 Plusle Electric | B | |
 Solrock RockPsychic | C | |
 Graveler RockGround | C | |
 Minun Electric | C | |
Dodrio Evolutions
Evolved from Doduo. Dodrio is the final form in this two-stage line. A decent partner pool for breeding via one egg group. Eggs take an average time to hatch. HP grew the most through evolution (+25 over Doduo), and Dodrio peaks at 460 total stats. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.
How to Evolve
Breeding
Breed with Dodrio to get Doduo eggs easily using 31 partners from the Flying egg group. Notable egg moves include Brave Bird, Endeavor, Feint Attack and 5 more.
DP Dodrio Best Moveset
110 Attack and 110 Speed tied makes Dodrio one of the fastest physical threats available. MoveBrave Bird is new and hits at 120 power, and the moveset's hit-and-run style works well with Held ItemChoice Band. 25% from MoveStealth Rock per switch is the cost of doing business with Flying typing.
Best Build
Dodrio best EVs are Attack and Speed
Physical Sweeper Moveset
- Brave Bird
- Drill Peck
- Steel Wing
- Facade
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
Without breeding, Dodrio misses out on Brave Bird and Endeavor. That's 8 egg moves adding depth that the base kit lacks. STAB comes from Giga Impact and Hyper Beam, with Dark and Steel coverage rounding things out.
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
27 of 28 TMs are obtainable before the Elite Four
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
Reminder Moves
Transfer Moves
Base Stats
When DODUO evolves into this odd breed, one of its heads splits into two. It runs at nearly 40 mph.
Dodrio Diamond & Pearl Guide
In Diamond & Pearl, use Dodrio as a sweeper. Physical side carries the damage. It outspeeds most threats, Facade is the primary attack.
For Diamond & Pearl, run Jolly on Dodrio. +Speed is what matters, and the -Sp. Atk cut doesn't hurt this set. Fits the sweeper role.
Game Availability
One of the original 151, Dodrio has appeared in 19 games: most mainline games. From Red & Blue through the latest titles, it's rarely been left out of a regional Pokedex.
Click a game to view version-specific details
- Gen 1RBDebut
Red & Blue - Gen 1Y
Yellow - Gen 2GS
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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