Is Doduo Good in Platinum Playthrough?
Breeding or Pal Park transfer only. Normal/Flying without the stats to compete against Staraptor. Dodrio at level 31 doesn't change the equation.
Roark's team hits Doduo's weaknesses hard.
Doduo has the type edge here and should clean up Gardenia's team.
Doduo trades roughly evenly with Fantina's team.
Doduo has the type edge here and should clean up Maylene's team.
Dodrio trades roughly evenly with Crasher Wake's team.
Byron's team hits Dodrio's weaknesses hard.
Dodrio has the type edge here and should clean up Candice's team.
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 has the type edge here and should clean up Flint's team.
Dodrio trades roughly evenly with Lucian'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 Mars's team.
Dodrio has the type edge here and should clean up Saturn's team.
Dodrio trades roughly evenly with Cynthia's team.
Catchable
Catch Doduo on Route 201 (walking, Lv 2, common). Swarm (daily, announced in Sandgem Town).
Recommended Moves
- After Roark
- TM88FlyingPluckPower 90Accuracy 100%PP 20Floaroma Town
- After Gardenia
- TM43NormalSecret PowerPower 105Accuracy 100%PP 20Amity Square
- After Fantina
- TM40FlyingAerial AcePower 90Accuracy 100%PP 20Route 213
- TM10NormalHidden PowerPower 90Accuracy 100%PP 15Veilstone Game Corner
- After Maylene
- HM02FlyingFlyPower 135Accuracy 95%PP 15Veilstone City (Galactic Warehouse)
- LV 41FlyingDrill PeckPower 120Accuracy 100%PP 20
- After Byron
- TUTORNormalSwiftPower 90Accuracy 100%PP 20Snowpoint City
- 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 Crasher Wake, at typical leveling pace.
Recommended Moves
- After Gardenia
- TM43NormalSecret PowerPower 105Accuracy 100%PP 20Amity Square
- After Fantina
- TM68NormalGiga ImpactPower 225Accuracy 90%PP 5Veilstone Game Corner
- TM15NormalHyper BeamPower 225Accuracy 90%PP 5Veilstone Department Store
- TM40FlyingAerial AcePower 90Accuracy 100%PP 20Route 213
- After Maylene
- HM02FlyingFlyPower 135Accuracy 95%PP 15Veilstone City (Galactic Warehouse)
- 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 Doduo in Platinum
Doduo is another Sandgem swarm bird, surfacing common at level 2 on its announced day. Catch it during that window, because once the swarm moves on it is gone from that early route.
Wild Doduo may be holding when caught:
Sharp Beak (5% chance) Held: Flying-Type moves from holder do 20% more damage.1 location to catch Doduo
Encountered via tall grass encounters
Where To Catch Doduo in Pt
- Step 2Evolve into DodrioBREEDINGAvailableLeave a compatible parent at the Pokemon Day Care to receive a Doduo egg.
Want the exact numbers? Work out your catch odds in Platinum for Doduo.
How to Get Shiny Doduo in Platinum
Doduo dashes through the Route 201 grass, so run a Poké Radar chain to 40 there for a shiny. Compare Shiny Doduo odds across every game
Platinum Shiny Doduo 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.
Curious how fast a hunt could go? Work out your Platinum 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 |
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 31 breeding partners from the Flying egg group. Pass egg moves like Brave Bird, Endeavor, Feint Attack and 5 more to offspring.
Pt Doduo Best Moveset
First-stage Normal/Flying with 85 Attack and 75 Speed. The moveset previews Dodrio's physical power, but defensive stats collapse under any pressure. Dodrio at 110 Attack is the payoff.
Best Build
Doduo best EVs are Attack and Speed
Physical Setup Sweeper Moveset
- Drill Peck
- Agility
- Knock Off
- Flail
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
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 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
22 of 23 TMs are obtainable before the Elite Four
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
Base Stats
The brains in its two heads appear to communicate emotions to each other with a telepathic power.
Doduo Platinum Guide
Yes. Wild Doduo in Platinum 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 Platinum, 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
Winds & Waves
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