What is Pelipper weak to?

In HeartGold & SoulSilver, watch for Jolteon (Electric) and Golem (Rock) when using Pelipper. They all hit it super-effectively with STAB. Jolteon is the most dangerous since Electric moves deal 4x damage. Only 2 weaknesses means fewer dedicated counters to worry about.

How do you evolve Pelipper?

In HeartGold & SoulSilver, Wingull evolves into Pelipper at level 25. Pelipper is the fully evolved form. It sits at 440 BST in its evolved form.

Should I use Pelipper?

For HeartGold & SoulSilver, it depends on your team. Pelipper at 440 BST isn't a powerhouse, but the Water/Flying coverage might be exactly what you're missing.

In HeartGold & SoulSilver, Don't let Pelipper's 440 base stat total fool you. Drizzle is what makes it tick. It punches way above its weight class. We rate it C-Tier as a support. Surf with Life Orb is the standard set.

What is the best ability for Pelipper?

In HeartGold & SoulSilver, Run Drizzle on Pelipper. It's the ability that defines how you build around it and the main reason it holds a competitive niche. Pelipper also gets Keen Eye and Rain Dish, but they don't compare.

Pelipper - Weakness, Evolution, Moveset, EVs & Stats

Special

Support

CTier

65Speed · Below Avg

Stats & Training

Pelipper's spread isn't flashy. Defense leads, Attack trails, 2 stats clear the bar. Tough to catch and worth 2 Defense EVs, on a medium-fast 1M XP curve.

Base Stats

Above

HP60

Attack50

Defense100

Sp. Atk95

Sp. Def70

Speed65

Total440

Details

Catch Rate

Challenging45 / 255

Growth Rate

Medium Fast1M XP

Height1.2 m

Weight28.0 kg

Base XP154

Abilities

Keen EyeTop Pick

Prevents accuracy from being lowered.

Drizzle

Summons rain that lasts indefinitely upon entering battle.

Rain DishHANot in game

Heals for 1/16 max HP after each turn during rain.

EV Yield

HPAtkDef+2SpASpDSpe

Defense training target

Pokedex Entries

It protects its young in its beak. It bobs on waves, resting on them on days when the waters are calm.

Pelipper Weakness

Pelipper's Water/Flying typing leaves it vulnerable to Electric and Rock. Electric hits land at 4x, so they're the biggest threat. It shrugs off Ground-type attacks completely. It resists 5 types, giving it decent defensive coverage. Pelipper's physical bulk (base 100 Def) helps cushion physical weakness hits, but special attackers are the bigger threat.

Pelipper Weakness and Resistance Chart
Damage	Types
4x (Critical)	Electric
2x (Weak)	Rock
0.5x (Resist)	Fire, Water, Fighting, Bug, Steel
0x (Immune)	Ground

Type ChartExcellent

2Weak

5Resist

1Immune

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

Electric

2xWeak

Rock

½xResist

Fire Water Fighting Bug Steel

¼xResist

None

0xImmune

Ground

STAB (6)

Fire Ground Rock Grass Fighting Bug

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

In HeartGold & SoulSilver, Tyranitar can KO Pelipper with Stone Edge (127-149%). Zapdos threatens a KO with Thunderbolt (177-208%). Aerodactyl's Stone Edge also KOs at 107-126%.

Tyranitar RockDark	S
Recommended Build AbilitySand Stream ItemLum Berry NatureJolly Moves CrunchSTAB PursuitSTAB Stone Edge Earthquake Damage vs Pelipper Crunch 51-60% Pursuit 26-31% Stone Edge 2x 127-149%KO View Tyranitar builds →
Zapdos ElectricFlying	A
Recommended Build AbilityPressure ItemLeftovers NatureBold Moves ThunderboltSTAB RoostRecovery Hidden Power Ice Heat Wave Damage vs Pelipper Thunderbolt 4x 177-208%KO Heat Wave 15-18% View Zapdos builds →
Aerodactyl RockFlying	B
Recommended Build AbilityPressure ItemFocus Sash NatureJolly Moves Earthquake Stealth Rock TauntUtility Stone Edge Damage vs Pelipper Stone Edge 2x 107-126%KO View Aerodactyl builds →

HeartGold & SoulSilver Evolution

Pelipper is the evolved form of Wingull. Breeding produces Wingull eggs, and they're average hatch time. Evolving from Wingull gave Pelipper the biggest boost in Defense (+70), bringing the total to 440 stats. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.

How to Evolve

2 Forms

#278Wingull

Level 25

#279Pelipper

Stat Comparison 2 Stages

Wingull

WaterFlying

Pelipper

WaterFlying

60+20

ATK

50+20

DEF

100+70

SP.ATK

95+40

SP.DEF

70+40

SPE

65-20

BST

270C-Tier

440B-Tier+170

ROLE

Balanced

TYPE

Special

Breeding

Very Easy

Breed with Pelipper to get Wingull eggs easily using 31 partners from the Flying and Water1 egg groups. Notable egg moves include Agility, Aqua Ring, Gust and 4 more.

Egg Groups

FlyingWater1

Gender

♂50.0%♀50.0%

Hatch Time

20 cycles·5,140 steps

Quick~5 min with Flame Body

Egg Moves

7moves

Breed With (best first)

HeartGold & SoulSilver Pelipper Best Moveset

Keeneye isn't flashy, but it matters. Combined with Life Orb for extra damage on every hit for a health trade and flexible EVs, Pelipper fills the special attacker slot reliably. Modest nature finishes the spread.

Best Build

Experimental

Bulky Support

Ability

Keen Eye

Item

Life OrbPOWER

Best Nature for Pelipper

Modest+SPA

Pelipper best EVs are Sp. Def and Speed

EVs

SpA

SpD

Spe

Bulky Support Moveset

SurfSTAB
RoostRecovery
Ice Beam
Air SlashSTAB

Recommended Teammates

KingdraGood

BlisseyGood

EmpoleonDecent

Moves

Breadth over depth defines this movepool. Pelipper won't stack one type's damage ceiling, but coverage across 11 types means it always has an effective option. Sky Attack and Hydro Pump anchor the STAB core.

Level-Up Moves

Lv 1

Growl

——10040Normal

Lv 1

Water Gun

—4010025Water

Lv 1

Water Sport

———15Water

Lv 1

Wing Attack

D6010035Flying

Lv 6

Supersonic

——5520Normal

Lv 11

Wing Attack

D6010035Flying

Lv 16

Mist

———30Ice

Lv 19

Water Pulse

C6010020Water

Lv 24

Payback

D5010010Dark

Lv 25

Protect+4

C——10Normal

Lv 31

Roost

S——10Flying

Lv 38

Spit Up

——10010Normal

Lv 38

Stockpile

———20Normal

Lv 38

Swallow

———10Normal

Lv 43

Fling

——10010Dark

Lv 50

Tailwind

B——15Flying

Lv 57

Hydro Pump

B120805Water

TM Moves

TM40

Aerial Ace

D60—20Flying

TM45

Attract

——10015Normal

TM14

Blizzard

C120705Ice

TM55

Brine

C6510010Water

TM78

Captivate

——10020Normal

TM32

Double Team

———15Normal

TM58

Endure+4

———10Normal

TM42

Facade

D7010020Normal

TM56

Fling

——10010Dark

HM02

Fly

C909515Flying

TM21

Frustration

D—10020Normal

TM68

Giga Impact

C150905Normal

TM07

Hail

D——10Ice

TM10

Hidden Power

—6010015Normal

TM15

Hyper Beam

B150905Normal

TM13

Ice Beam

S9510010Ice

TM83

Natural Gift

D—10015Normal

TM66

Payback

D5010010Dark

TM88

Pluck

—6010020Flying

TM17

Protect+4

C——10Normal

TM18

Rain Dance

B——5Water

TM44

Rest

C——10Psychic

TM27

Return

D—10020Normal

TM51

Roost

S——10Flying

TM43

Secret Power

—7010020Normal

TM34

Shock Wave

D60—20Electric

TM82

Sleep Talk

C——10Normal

TM47

Steel Wing

D709025Steel

TM90

Substitute

C——10Normal

HM03

Surf

S9510015Water

TM87

Swagger

——9015Normal

TM46

Thief

—6010025Dark

TM06

Toxic

C—8510Poison

TM89

U-turn

D7010020Bug

TM03

Water Pulse

C6010020Water

HM05

Whirlpool

D358515Water

Egg Moves

Egg

Agility

C——30Psychic

Egg

Aqua Ring

———20Water

Egg

Gust

D4010035Flying

Egg

Knock Off

D6510020Dark

Egg

Mist

———30Ice

Egg

Twister

—4010020Dragon

Egg

Water Sport

———15Water

Tutor Moves

Tut

Tutor

Air Cutter

C559525Flying

Tutor

Gunk Shot

D120705Poison

Tutor

Icy Wind

D559515Ice

Tutor

Knock Off

D6510020Dark

Tutor

Mud-Slap

D2010010Ground

Tutor

Ominous Wind

D601005Ghost

Tutor

Seed Bomb

D8010015Grass

Tutor

Sky Attack

C140905Flying

Tutor

Snore

D4010015Normal

Tutor

Swift

—60—20Normal

Tutor

Tailwind

B——15Flying

Tutor

Twister

—4010020Dragon

Tutor

Uproar

—9010010Normal

Reminder Moves

Rem

Aerial Ace

D60—20Flying

Rem

Agility

C——30Psychic

Rem

Air Slash

S759520Flying

Rem

Pursuit

D4010020Dark

Rem

Quick Attack+1

D4010030Normal

Transfer Moves

Gen

Gen 3

Double-Edge

C12010015Normal

Gen 3

Mimic

———10Normal

How to Get Pelipper in HeartGold & SoulSilver

Can't catch Pelipper directly. Start with Wingull at solid rates from the locations below, then evolve at level 25. The 2-stage line from Wingull to Pelipper is where the leveling time goes.

How to Obtain Pelipper in HeartGold & SoulSilver

Step 1Catch Wingull
Vermilion City - City
SoulSilverSurfing on water Lv.35 City
CommonLate
Swarm active
Vermilion City - City
HeartGoldSurfing on water Lv.35 City
CommonLate
Swarm active
Train until Level 25
Step 2Pelipper ✓

Pelipper Guide

In HeartGold & SoulSilver, watch for Jolteon (Electric) and Golem (Rock) when using Pelipper. They all hit it super-effectively with STAB. Jolteon is the most dangerous since Electric moves deal 4x damage. Only 2 weaknesses means fewer dedicated counters to worry about.
In HeartGold & SoulSilver, Wingull evolves into Pelipper at level 25. Pelipper is the fully evolved form. It sits at 440 BST in its evolved form.
For HeartGold & SoulSilver, it depends on your team. Pelipper at 440 BST isn't a powerhouse, but the Water/Flying coverage might be exactly what you're missing.
In HeartGold & SoulSilver, Don't let Pelipper's 440 base stat total fool you. Drizzle is what makes it tick. It punches way above its weight class. We rate it C-Tier as a support. Surf with Life Orb is the standard set.
In HeartGold & SoulSilver, Run Drizzle on Pelipper. It's the ability that defines how you build around it and the main reason it holds a competitive niche. Pelipper also gets Keen Eye and Rain Dish, but they don't compare.

Game Availability

Pelipper first appeared in Ruby & Sapphire and has been available in 16 games across 8 generations. Obtainable through wild encounters in most titles where it appears.

Click a game to view version-specific details

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