Is Doduo Good in Emerald Playthrough?
Safari Zone catch. Doduo evolves into Dodrio at 31 for a fast Normal/Flying attacker. AbilityEarly Bird wakes from sleep fast. Handles Brawly through Flying and contributes against Sidney. Swellow still owns the native bird slot, but Dodrio competes on raw Attack.
Roxanne's team hits Doduo's weaknesses hard.
Doduo has the type edge here and should clean up Brawly's team.
Doduo trades roughly evenly with Wattson's team.
Doduo trades roughly evenly with Flannery's team.
Doduo trades roughly evenly with Norman's team.
Doduo trades roughly evenly with Winona's team.
Dodrio trades roughly evenly with Tate & Liza's team.
Dodrio has the type edge here and should clean up Juan'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.
Dodrio trades roughly evenly with Wallace's team.
Catchable
Catch Doduo in the Safari Zone (walking, Lv 25, uncommon). Safari Zone: 500 entry fee, 30 Safari Balls, 500-step limit.
Recommended Moves
- STARTING (Lv 25)
- LV 25NormalTri AttackPower 120Accuracy 100%PP 10
- After Wattson
- TM43NormalSecret PowerPower 105Accuracy 100%PP 20Route 111
- After Norman
- TM42NormalFacadePower 105Accuracy 100%PP 20Prize for defeating Norman
- HM02FlyingFlyPower 105Accuracy 95%PP 15Given by your rival after you defeat them on Route 119
- After Winona
- TM40FlyingAerial AcePower 90Accuracy 100%PP 20Prize for defeating Winona
- LV 37FlyingDrill PeckPower 120Accuracy 100%PP 20
- After Tate & Liza
- TUTORNormalDouble-EdgePower 180Accuracy 100%PP 15Sootopolis City
- Post-Game
- TUTORNormalBody SlamPower 128Accuracy 100%PP 15Battle Frontier
- TUTORNormalSwiftPower 90Accuracy 100%PP 20Battle Frontier
- TUTORNormalSnorePower 60Accuracy 100%PP 15Battle Frontier
Evolve Doduo to Dodrio
Doduo evolves into Dodrio at Level 31. Your Doduo should hit Level 31 before you reach Tate & Liza, at typical leveling pace.
Recommended Moves
- STARTING (Lv 31)
- LV 31NormalTri AttackPower 120Accuracy 100%PP 10
- After Wattson
- TM43NormalSecret PowerPower 105Accuracy 100%PP 20Route 111
- After Norman
- TM15NormalHyper BeamPower 225Accuracy 90%PP 5Lilycove Department Store
- TM42NormalFacadePower 105Accuracy 100%PP 20Prize for defeating Norman
- HM02FlyingFlyPower 105Accuracy 95%PP 15Given by your rival after you defeat them on Route 119
- After Tate & Liza
- TUTORNormalDouble-EdgePower 180Accuracy 100%PP 15Sootopolis City
- LV 47FlyingDrill PeckPower 120Accuracy 100%PP 20
- Post-Game
- TUTORNormalBody SlamPower 128Accuracy 100%PP 15Battle Frontier
- TUTORNormalSwiftPower 90Accuracy 100%PP 20Battle Frontier
- TUTORNormalSnorePower 60Accuracy 100%PP 15Battle Frontier
How to Get Doduo in Emerald
Doduo runs the Safari Zone grass, uncommon on foot around levels 25 to 29. That preserve is its only home in Emerald, so the step limit shapes every catch attempt.
Wild Doduo may be holding when caught:
Sharp Beak (5% chance) A hold item that raises the power of FLYING-type moves.1 location to catch Doduo
Encountered via tall grass encounters
Badge 6Where To Catch Doduo in E
The line opens with Doduo at Lv. 25-29 via walking encounters. 2 catchable stages total, with locations listed for each one below.
- Step 2Catch or Evolve into Dodrioor evolve from Doduo (Step 1)
Want the exact numbers? Work out your catch odds in Emerald for Doduo.
How to Get Shiny Doduo in Emerald
Doduo sprints through the tall grass of the Safari Zone, an uncommon flash among the Hoenn expansion's residents; track it down with your limited Safari Balls and keep looking until the twin heads shimmer a different hue. Compare Shiny Doduo odds across every game
Emerald Shiny Doduo 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.
Curious how fast a hunt could go? Work out your Emerald shiny odds for Doduo.
Doduo Weakness
Doduo is weak to Electric, Ice, and Rock. On the flip side, it's immune to Ground and Ghost-type moves entirely.
| 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 Doduo Weak Against
GoodBest Pokemon Against Doduo
 Magneton ElectricSteel | A | |
 Ampharos Electric | C | |
 Regirock Rock | B | |
Obtain MethodRoute 111 Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Doduo View Regirock builds →Ancient Power 2x116-137%KO Thunderbolt 2x84-100%KO | ||
 Manectric Electric | C | |
 Solrock RockPsychic | C | |
Obtain MethodMeteor Falls Surfing | ||
 Regice Ice | B | |
Obtain MethodRoute 105 Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Doduo View Regice builds →Ice Beam 2x212-250%KO Thunderbolt 2x141-167%KO Ancient Power 2x47-56% | ||
 Pikachu Electric | C | |
 Lairon SteelRock | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Doduo View Lairon builds →Rock Tomb 2x90-107%KO Shock Wave 2x54-64% | ||
 Electrode Electric | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Doduo View Electrode builds →Thunderbolt 2x178-210%KO Rollout 2x24-29% | ||
 Plusle Electric | C | |
 Armaldo RockBug | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Anorith (Rustboro City Gift) Available Move Moves
Damage vs Doduo View Armaldo builds →Ancient Power 2x138-163%KO | ||
 Minun Electric | C | |
 Graveler RockGround | C | |
 Rhyhorn GroundRock | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Doduo View Rhyhorn builds →Rock Tomb 2x84-100%KO Ice Beam 2x62-73% Thunderbolt 2x62-73% | ||
Doduo Evolutions
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 take an average time to hatch. Evolving adds up to 160 stat points total. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.
How to Evolve
Breeding
Breed Doduo easily with 25 breeding partners from the Flying egg group. Pass egg moves like Endeavor, Feint Attack, Flail and 3 more to offspring.
E Doduo Best Moveset
Normal/Flying pre-evolution previewing Dodrio's physical speed. AbilityEarly Bird gives minor sleep resistance. The moveset only matters after evolution.
Best Build
Doduo best EVs are Attack and Speed
Physical Sweeper Moveset
- Drill Peck
- Double Edge
- Quick Attack
- Hidden Power Fighting
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
Egg moves make a real difference. Doduo gets Endeavor and Feint Attack exclusively through breeding, filling gaps that TMs and level-up can't touch. Dark and Steel coverage rounds out the picture alongside Double-Edge and Uproar.
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 15 TMs are obtainable before the Elite Four
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
Base Stats
Even while eating or sleeping, one of the heads remains always vigilant for any sign of danger. When threatened, it flees at over 60 miles per hour.
Doduo Emerald Guide
- How do I catch Doduo in the Emerald Safari Zone?
See the Locations section above for where to find Doduo in Emerald.
Safari rules: You can only use Safari Balls. No battling. Two tactical items shift the catch/flee trade-off:
- Throw bait to keep Doduo from fleeing (flee rate cut to 1/4) but it becomes harder to catch (catch factor halved).
- Throw a rock to make Doduo 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 Doduo in Emerald 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.
In Emerald, 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.
Game Availability
Doduo has been part of the series since Red & Blue, appearing in 19 titles across all 9 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
- 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
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