Is Dodrio Good in Ruby & Sapphire Playthrough?
AbilityEarly Bird wakes up from sleep faster, which helps against Grass-type trainers. Dodrio hits harder than Swellow physically but arrives later from the Safari Zone. Both cover the Normal/Flying slot well. Dodrio's edge is the raw Attack.
Dodrio trades roughly evenly with Roxanne's team.
Dodrio resists most of Brawly's coverage and hits back hard.
Dodrio trades roughly evenly with Wattson's team.
Dodrio trades roughly evenly with Flannery's team.
Dodrio trades roughly evenly with Norman's team.
Dodrio trades roughly evenly with Winona's team.
Tate & Liza's typing presses Dodrio's defenses.
Dodrio has the type edge here and should clean up Wallace's team.
Dodrio has the type edge here and should clean up Sidney's team.
Dodrio trades roughly evenly with Phoebe's team.
Dodrio trades roughly evenly with Glacia's team.
Dodrio trades roughly evenly with Drake's team.
Steven's team hits Dodrio's weaknesses hard.
Catchable
Catch Dodrio in the Safari Zone (walking, Lv 29-31, rare).
Recommended Moves
- STARTING (Lv 29)
- LV 29NormalTri AttackPower 120Accuracy 100%PP 10
- After Wattson
- TM43NormalSecret PowerPower 105Accuracy 100%PP 20Route 111
- TM10NormalHidden PowerPower 90Accuracy 100%PP 15Fortree City
- After Norman
- TM15NormalHyper BeamPower 225Accuracy 90%PP 5Lilycove Department Store
- TM42NormalFacadePower 105Accuracy 100%PP 20Prize for defeating Norman
- HM02FlyingFlyPower 105Accuracy 95%PP 15Route 119
- After Winona
- TM40FlyingAerial AcePower 90Accuracy 100%PP 20Prize for defeating Winona
- LV 47FlyingDrill PeckPower 120Accuracy 100%PP 20
Catch Doduo
Catch Doduo in the Safari Zone (walking, Lv 27-29, uncommon).
Recommended Moves
- STARTING (Lv 27)
- LV 27NormalTri AttackPower 120Accuracy 100%PP 10
- After Wattson
- TM43NormalSecret PowerPower 105Accuracy 100%PP 20Route 111
- TM10NormalHidden PowerPower 90Accuracy 100%PP 15Fortree City
- After Norman
- TM42NormalFacadePower 105Accuracy 100%PP 20Prize for defeating Norman
- HM02FlyingFlyPower 105Accuracy 95%PP 15Route 119
- LV 33NormalUproarPower 75Accuracy 100%PP 10
- After Winona
- TM40FlyingAerial AcePower 90Accuracy 100%PP 20Prize for defeating Winona
- LV 37FlyingDrill PeckPower 120Accuracy 100%PP 20
How to Get Dodrio in Ruby & Sapphire
Dodrio appears rarely in the deeper Safari Zone grass, around level 30. If the rare sighting drags, evolve a caught Doduo at level 31 instead.
Wild Dodrio may be holding when caught:
Sharp Beak (5% chance) A hold item that raises the power of FLYING-type moves.1 location to catch Dodrio1 location to catch Doduo
Encountered via tall grass encounters
Encountered via tall grass encounters
Badge 6Catch Doduo at any of the 1 location below, then level it up to 31 — it evolves into Dodrio.
Badge 6Where To Catch Dodrio in RS
To get Dodrio, start by catching Doduo through walking encounters at Lv. 25-29. The chain covers 2 catchable stages before reaching the final form.
To plan your throws, open the Ruby & Sapphire catch rate calculator with Dodrio preloaded.
How to Get Shiny Dodrio in Ruby & Sapphire
Walk the Safari Zone grass on foot long enough and an occasional Dodrio appears, so watch each one for shiny feathers. Compare Shiny Dodrio odds across every game
Ruby & Sapphire Shiny Dodrio Calculator
2 MethodsBoth methods here share the same odds, about 1 in 8,192 on each try. Pick whichever fits how you play.
Full Odds: Walk through grass, surf, or fish. Every encounter is its own independent shiny roll.
Breeding: Hatch eggs of this line; each egg rolls at the base shiny rate (no Masuda before Gen IV).
How many you have done, or plan to do.
| Chance | Encounters | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 10%lucky few | 864-- | -- |
| 25%one in four | 2,357-- | -- |
| 50%coin flip | 5,678-- | -- |
| 90%very likely | 18,862-- | -- |
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 Ruby & Sapphire 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 |
- Dark and Steel types added — Fairy does not exist yet
- Moves are Physical or Special based on type, not per move
What is Dodrio Weak Against
GoodBest Pokemon Against Dodrio
 Magneton ElectricSteel | A | |
 Regirock Rock | B | |
Obtain MethodRoute 111 Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Dodrio View Regirock builds →Ancient Power 2x69-82% Thunderbolt 2x47-56% | ||
 Manectric Electric | C | |
 Regice Ice | B | |
Obtain MethodRoute 105 Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Dodrio View Regice builds →Ice Beam 2x123-145%KO Thunderbolt 2x82-96% Ancient Power 2x27-33% | ||
 Pikachu Electric | C | |
 Lairon SteelRock | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Dodrio View Lairon builds →Rock Tomb 2x53-63% Shock Wave 2x31-36% | ||
 Electrode Electric | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Dodrio View Electrode builds →Thunderbolt 2x102-120%KO Rollout 2x15-18% | ||
 Plusle Electric | C | |
 Armaldo RockBug | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Anorith (Rustboro City Gift) | ||
 Sealeo IceWater | A | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Spheal (Shoal Cave Surfing) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Dodrio View Sealeo builds →Ice Beam 2x97-115%KO Rock Tomb 2x27-33% | ||
 Minun Electric | C | |
 Graveler RockGround | C | |
 Rhyhorn GroundRock | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Dodrio View Rhyhorn builds →Rock Tomb 2x51-60% Ice Beam 2x35-42% Thunderbolt 2x35-42% | ||
 Cradily RockGrass | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Lileep (Rustboro City Gift) | ||
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 25 partners from the Flying egg group. Notable egg moves include Endeavor, Feint Attack, Flail and 3 more.
RS Dodrio Best Moveset
110 Attack with MoveReturn and MoveDrill Peck for dual Normal/Flying TermStab, and AbilityEarly Bird halves sleep duration for faster Rest recovery. Held ItemChoice Band boosts the already-high Attack. Fast, powerful physical attacker with a sleep-resistant ability.
Best Build
Dodrio best EVs are Attack and Speed
Physical Sweeper Moveset
- Drill Peck
- Hidden Power Fighting
- Return
- Hidden Power Ground
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
Without breeding, Dodrio misses out on Endeavor and Feint Attack. That's 6 egg moves adding depth that the base kit lacks. STAB comes from Hyper Beam and Uproar, 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
All 18 TMs are obtainable before the Elite Four
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
Base Stats
Watch out if DODRIO’s three heads are looking in three separate directions. It’s a sure sign that it is on its guard. Don’t go near this POKéMON if it’s being wary - it may decide to peck you.
Apparently, the heads aren’t the only parts of the body that DODRIO has three of. It has three sets of hearts and lungs as well, so it is capable of running long distances without rest.
Dodrio Ruby & Sapphire Guide
- Where in the Ruby & Sapphire Safari Zone can I find Dodrio?
See the Locations section above for where to find Dodrio in Ruby & Sapphire.
Safari rules: You can only use Safari Balls. No battling. Two tactical items shift the catch/flee trade-off:
- Throw bait to keep Dodrio from fleeing (flee rate cut to 1/4) but it becomes harder to catch (catch factor halved).
- Throw a rock to make Dodrio easier to catch (catch factor doubled) but it flees twice as often.
- Each effect lasts 2-6 random turns; throwing one cancels the other.
Yes. Wild Dodrio in Ruby & Sapphire can hold Sharp Beak (5%). Use Thief (TM46) or Covet to swipe the held item without affecting your catch chance. Quickest way to farm rare items like Sharp Beak.
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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