What does Doduo evolve into?

Doduo evolves into Dodrio at level 31. One evolution, no branching. Solid jump from 310 BST.

At what level does Doduo evolve?

Doduo evolves into Dodrio at level 31. Takes some grinding. Plan your team around the mid-game wait.

In HeartGold & SoulSilver, Doduo does the job early-game if you need a Normal/Flying type on your team. Evolve it into Dodrio before the later gyms and it holds up fine through the story.

Where can you catch Doduo?

Doduo is catchable in HeartGold & SoulSilver. Check the Locations section above for specific routes, encounter rates, and methods. It also appears in 18 other games across the series.

Doduo - Weakness, Evolution, Moveset, EVs & Stats

Physical

Balanced

DTier

75Speed · Below Avg

Stats & Training

Doduo's spread isn't flashy. Attack leads, HP trails, 1 stats clear the bar. Common in the wild and worth 1 Attack EV, on a medium-fast 1M XP curve.

Base Stats

Avg

HP35

Attack85

Defense45

Sp. Atk35

Sp. Def35

Speed75

Total310

Details

Catch Rate

Easy190 / 255

Growth Rate

Medium Fast1M XP

Height1.4 m

Weight39.2 kg

Base XP62

Abilities

Run Away

Ensures success fleeing from wild battles.

Early Bird

Makes sleep pass twice as quickly.

Tangled FeetHANot in game

Doubles evasion when confused.

EV Yield

HPAtk+1DefSpASpDSpe

Attack training source

Pokedex Entries

By alternately raising and lowering its two heads, it balances itself to be more stable while running.

Doduo Weakness

Doduo is weak to Electric, Ice, and Rock. On the flip side, it's immune to Ground and Ghost-type moves entirely.

Doduo Weakness and Resistance Chart
Damage	Types
2x (Weak)	Electric, Ice, Rock
0.5x (Resist)	Grass, Bug
0x (Immune)	Ground, Ghost

Type ChartGood

3Weak

2Resist

2Immune

Score+2

Gen IV Type Chart

Fairy type does not exist — Dragon has fewer checks
Physical / Special split now per-move (introduced Gen IV)

4xCritical

None

2xWeak

Electric Ice Rock

½xResist

Grass Bug

¼xResist

None

0xImmune

Ground Ghost

STAB (3)

Grass Fighting Bug

How to Beat Doduo in HeartGold & SoulSilver (Best Counters)

Sudowoodo Rock	C
Obtain MethodRoute 36 Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves Rock SlideLv. 33 Rock TombTM39 Rock ThrowLv. 14 Damage vs Doduo Rock Slide 2x 144-170%KO Rock Tomb 2x 116-137%KO Rock Throw 2x 96-113%KO View Sudowoodo builds →
Graveler RockGround	C
Available Moves Moves Rock TombTM39 Rock ThrowLv. 11 RolloutLv. 22 Rock BlastLv. 27 Damage vs Doduo Rock Tomb 2x 110-130%KO Rock Throw 2x 93-110%KO Rollout 2x 57-67% Rock Blast 2x 48-57% View Graveler builds →
Onix RockGround	C
Available Moves Moves Rock TombTM39 Rock ThrowLv. 9 Damage vs Doduo Rock Tomb 2x 64-77% Rock Throw 2x 57-67% View Onix builds →
Electrode Electric	C
Obtain MethodTeam Rocket Hq Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves ThunderTM25 ThunderboltTM24 SparkLv. 12 Charge BeamTM57 Damage vs Doduo Thunder 2x 207-243%KO Thunderbolt 2x 170-200%KO Spark 2x 76-90% Charge Beam 2x 96-113%KO View Electrode builds →
Magnemite ElectricSteel	D
Available Moves Moves ThunderTM25 ThunderboltTM24 DischargeLv. 38 SparkLv. 22 Damage vs Doduo Thunder 2x 234-277%KO Thunderbolt 2x 192-227%KO Discharge 2x 172-203%KO Spark 2x 59-70% View Magnemite builds →

HeartGold & SoulSilver Evolution

Doduo evolves into Dodrio. It's a two-stage chain with the method shown below. A decent partner pool for breeding via one egg group. Eggs are average hatch time. Evolving adds up to 160 stat points total. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.

How to Evolve

2 Forms

#084Doduo

Level 31

#085Dodrio

Stat Comparison 2 Stages

Doduo

NormalFlying

Dodrio

NormalFlying

60+25

ATK

110+25

DEF

70+25

SP.ATK

60+25

SP.DEF

60+25

SPE

110+35

BST

310C-Tier

470B-Tier+160

ROLE

Balanced

Sweeper

TYPE

Physical

Breeding

Very Easy

Breed Doduo easily with 31 breeding partners from the Flying egg group. Pass egg moves like Brave Bird, Endeavor, Feint Attack and 5 more to offspring.

Egg Groups

Flying

Gender

♂50.0%♀50.0%

Hatch Time

20 cycles·5,140 steps

Quick~5 min with Flame Body

Egg Moves

8moves

Breed With (best first)

HeartGold & SoulSilver Doduo Best Moveset

Best Build

No build content available for this Pokemon in Gen 4.

Try selecting a different game/generation filter, or check back later.

Moves

Egg moves make a real difference. Doduo gets Brave Bird and Endeavor exclusively through breeding, filling gaps that TMs and level-up can't touch. Dark and Steel coverage rounds out the picture alongside Brave Bird and Double-Edge.

Level-Up Moves

Lv 1

Growl

——10040Normal

Lv 1

Peck

—3510035Flying

Lv 5

Quick Attack+1

D4010030Normal

Lv 10

Rage

D2010020Normal

Lv 14

Fury Attack

D158520Normal

Lv 19

Pursuit

D4010020Dark

Lv 23

Uproar

—9010010Normal

Lv 28

Acupressure

———30Normal

Lv 32

Double Hit

D359010Normal

Lv 37

Agility

C——30Psychic

Lv 41

Drill Peck

C8010020Flying

Lv 46

Endeavor

D—1005Normal

TM Moves

TM40

Aerial Ace

C60—20Flying

TM45

Attract

——10015Normal

TM78

Captivate

——10020Normal

TM32

Double Team

———15Normal

TM58

Endure+4

———10Normal

TM42

Facade

C7010020Normal

HM02

Fly

C909515Flying

TM21

Frustration

D—10020Normal

TM10

Hidden Power

—6010015Normal

TM83

Natural Gift

D—10015Normal

TM88

Pluck

—6010020Flying

TM17

Protect+4

C——10Normal

TM44

Rest

C——10Psychic

TM27

Return

D—10020Normal

TM51

Roost

C——10Flying

TM43

Secret Power

—7010020Normal

TM82

Sleep Talk

C——10Normal

TM47

Steel Wing

D709025Steel

TM90

Substitute

C——10Normal

TM11

Sunny Day

C——5Fire

TM87

Swagger

——9015Normal

TM46

Thief

—6010025Dark

TM06

Toxic

C—8510Poison

Egg Moves

Egg

Brave Bird

B12010015Flying

Egg

Endeavor

D—1005Normal

Egg

Feint Attack

—60—20Dark

Egg

Flail

——10015Normal

Egg

Haze

D——30Ice

Egg

Mirror Move

———20Flying

Egg

Quick Attack+1

D4010030Normal

Egg

Supersonic

——5520Normal

Tutor Moves

Tut

Tutor

Air Cutter

D559525Flying

Tutor

Endeavor

D—1005Normal

Tutor

Knock Off

D6510020Dark

Tutor

Mud-Slap

D2010010Ground

Tutor

Snore

D4010015Normal

Tutor

Swift

—60—20Normal

Tutor

Uproar

—9010010Normal

Transfer Moves

Gen

Gen 3

Body Slam

C8510015Normal

Gen 3

Double-Edge

B12010015Normal

Gen 3

Mimic

———10Normal

Gen 3

Tri Attack

D8010010Normal

HeartGold & SoulSilver Doduo Locations

Easy grab on Doduo with high spawn rates across 11 locations in early-game routes. The sorted list below shows the full spread so you can pick the most convenient spot.

Best Locations to Catch Doduo in HeartGold & SoulSilver

Before you go hunting for Doduo, check which of the 11 spots belong to your version. HeartGold and SoulSilver each have different walking encounters at Lv. 4-41.

Route 22

HeartGoldGrass Lv.4 Route

UncommonEarly

Morning/day

Route 22

SoulSilverGrass Lv.4 Route

UncommonEarly

Morning/day

Route 26

HeartGoldGrass Lv.28-30 Route

CommonMid

Morning/day

Route 26

SoulSilverGrass Lv.28-30 Route

CommonMid

Morning/day

Route 27

SoulSilverGrass Lv.28-30 Route

CommonMid

Morning/day

Route 27

HeartGoldGrass Lv.28-30 Route

CommonMid

Morning/day

Route 26

SoulSilverGrass Lv.30 Route

RareMid

Night

Mt. Silver - Base

SoulSilverGrass Lv.41 Cave

RareLate

Morning/day

Mt. Silver - Base

HeartGoldGrass Lv.41 Cave

RareLate

Morning/day

Route 28

SoulSilverGrass Lv.41 Route

RareLate

Morning/day

Route 28

HeartGoldGrass Lv.41 Route

RareLate

Morning/day

Doduo Guide

Doduo evolves into Dodrio at level 31. One evolution, no branching. Solid jump from 310 BST.
Doduo evolves into Dodrio at level 31. Takes some grinding. Plan your team around the mid-game wait.
In HeartGold & SoulSilver, Doduo does the job early-game if you need a Normal/Flying type on your team. Evolve it into Dodrio before the later gyms and it holds up fine through the story.
Doduo is catchable in HeartGold & SoulSilver. Check the Locations section above for specific routes, encounter rates, and methods. It also appears in 18 other games across the series.

Game Availability

Doduo has been part of the series since Red & Blue, appearing in 19 titles across all 10 generations. As a Gen 1 original, it's one of the most consistently available Pokemon in the franchise.

Click a game to view version-specific details

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Plusle Electric	D
Upcoming Move Moves SparkLv. 15 Learns Spark at Level 15 View Plusle builds →
Minun Electric	D
Upcoming Move Moves SparkLv. 15 Learns Spark at Level 15 View Minun builds →
Shinx Electric	D
Upcoming Move Moves SparkLv. 13 Learns Spark at Level 13 View Shinx builds →

Onix RockGround	C
Available Moves Moves Rock TombTM39 Rock ThrowLv. 9 Damage vs Doduo Rock Tomb 2x 67-79% Rock Throw 2x 60-71% View Onix builds →
Geodude RockGround	C
Available Moves Moves Rock TombTM39 Rock ThrowLv. 11 Damage vs Doduo Rock Tomb 2x 95-114%KO Rock Throw 2x 79-93% View Geodude builds →
Plusle Electric	D
Available Move Moves SparkLv. 15 Damage vs Doduo Spark 2x 71-86% View Plusle builds →
Minun Electric	D
Available Move Moves SparkLv. 15 Damage vs Doduo Spark 2x 67-79% View Minun builds →
Mareep Electric	D
Available Move Moves Thunder ShockLv. 10 Damage vs Doduo Thunder Shock 2x 67-79% View Mareep builds →

Onix RockGround	C
Available Moves Moves Rock TombTM39 Rock ThrowLv. 9 Damage vs Doduo Rock Tomb 2x 70-84% Rock Throw 2x 60-72% View Onix builds →
Geodude RockGround	C
Available Moves Moves Rock TombTM39 Rock ThrowLv. 11 Damage vs Doduo Rock Tomb 2x 96-114%KO Rock Throw 2x 80-96% View Geodude builds →
Plusle Electric	D
Available Moves Moves ThunderTM25 ThunderboltTM24 SparkLv. 15 Charge BeamTM57 Damage vs Doduo Thunder 2x 208-246%KO Thunderbolt 2x 172-204%KO Spark 2x 76-90% Charge Beam 2x 102-120%KO View Plusle builds →
Minun Electric	D
Available Moves Moves ThunderTM25 ThunderboltTM24 SparkLv. 15 Charge BeamTM57 Damage vs Doduo Thunder 2x 192-228%KO Thunderbolt 2x 158-186%KO Spark 2x 70-84% Charge Beam 2x 90-108%KO View Minun builds →
Mareep Electric	D
Available Moves Moves ThunderTM25 ThunderboltTM24 Charge BeamTM57 Thunder ShockLv. 10 Damage vs Doduo Thunder 2x 172-204%KO Thunderbolt 2x 142-168%KO Charge Beam 2x 80-96% Thunder Shock 2x 66-78% View Mareep builds →

Sudowoodo Rock	C
Obtain MethodRoute 36 Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves Rock TombTM39 Rock ThrowLv. 14 Damage vs Doduo Rock Tomb 2x 113-135%KO Rock Throw 2x 97-115%KO View Sudowoodo builds →
Onix RockGround	C
Available Moves Moves Rock TombTM39 Rock ThrowLv. 9 Damage vs Doduo Rock Tomb 2x 67-80% Rock Throw 2x 58-70% View Onix builds →
Geodude RockGround	C
Available Moves Moves Rock TombTM39 Rock ThrowLv. 11 RolloutLv. 22 Rock BlastLv. 25 Damage vs Doduo Rock Tomb 2x 97-115%KO Rock Throw 2x 80-95% Rollout 2x 50-60% Rock Blast 2x 42-50% View Geodude builds →
Magnemite ElectricSteel	D
Available Moves Moves ThunderTM25 ThunderboltTM24 SparkLv. 22 Charge BeamTM57 Damage vs Doduo Thunder 2x 228-270%KO Thunderbolt 2x 190-225%KO Spark 2x 63-75% Charge Beam 2x 110-130%KO View Magnemite builds →
Plusle Electric	D
Available Moves Moves ThunderTM25 ThunderboltTM24 SparkLv. 15 Charge BeamTM57 Damage vs Doduo Thunder 2x 212-250%KO Thunderbolt 2x 173-205%KO Spark 2x 75-90% Charge Beam 2x 102-120%KO View Plusle builds →

Sudowoodo Rock	C
Obtain MethodRoute 36 Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves Rock TombTM39 Rock ThrowLv. 14 Damage vs Doduo Rock Tomb 2x 113-133%KO Rock Throw 2x 94-113%KO View Sudowoodo builds →
Graveler RockGround	C
Available Moves Moves Rock TombTM39 Rock ThrowLv. 11 RolloutLv. 22 Rock BlastLv. 27 Damage vs Doduo Rock Tomb 2x 110-129%KO Rock Throw 2x 92-108%KO Rollout 2x 56-67% Rock Blast 2x 49-58% View Graveler builds →
Onix RockGround	C
Available Moves Moves Rock TombTM39 Rock ThrowLv. 9 Damage vs Doduo Rock Tomb 2x 63-75% Rock Throw 2x 56-67% View Onix builds →
Magnemite ElectricSteel	D
Available Moves Moves ThunderTM25 ThunderboltTM24 SparkLv. 22 Charge BeamTM57 Damage vs Doduo Thunder 2x 226-267%KO Thunderbolt 2x 188-221%KO Spark 2x 60-71% Charge Beam 2x 106-125%KO View Magnemite builds →
Plusle Electric	D
Available Moves Moves ThunderTM25 ThunderboltTM24 SparkLv. 15 Charge BeamTM57 Damage vs Doduo Thunder 2x 208-246%KO Thunderbolt 2x 169-200%KO Spark 2x 74-88% Charge Beam 2x 99-117%KO View Plusle builds →

Magnezone ElectricSteel	B
Recommended Build AbilityMagnetpull ItemLeftovers NatureTimid Moves ThunderboltSTAB Hidden Power Fire Thunder Wave Explosion Damage vs Doduo Thunderbolt 2x 311-367%KO Explosion 107-126%KO View Magnezone builds →
Aerodactyl RockFlying	B
Recommended Build AbilityPressure ItemFocus Sash NatureJolly Moves Earthquake Stealth Rock TauntUtility Stone Edge Damage vs Doduo Stone Edge 2x 251-296%KO View Aerodactyl builds →
Weavile DarkIce	B
Recommended Build AbilityPressure ItemExpert Belt NatureJolly Moves Ice Shard Night Slash Low Kick PursuitSTAB Damage vs Doduo Ice Shard 2x 111-131%KO Pursuit 55-65% View Weavile builds →
Jolteon Electric	B
Recommended Build AbilityVoltabsorb ItemChoice Specs NatureTimid Moves ThunderboltSTAB Shadow Ball Hidden Power Ice Signal Beam Damage vs Doduo Thunderbolt 2x 413-486%KO View Jolteon builds →
Lapras WaterIce	C
Recommended Build AbilityWaterabsorb ItemLeftovers NatureQuiet Moves Ice Beam Ice Shard Hydro Pump Thunderbolt Damage vs Doduo Ice Beam 2x 256-301%KO Ice Shard 2x 69-81% Hydro Pump 156-184%KO Thunderbolt 2x 171-201%KO View Lapras builds →