Is Pelipper Good in Diamond & Pearl Playthrough?
Water/Flying with AbilityKeen Eye in Gen 4. Pelipper doesn't have Drizzle yet. That comes much later. Without the rain ability, Pelipper is just a weaker Gyarados. Transfer-only and outclassed natively.
Wingull resists most of Roark's coverage and hits back hard.
Wingull trades roughly evenly with Gardenia's team.
Pelipper has the type edge here and should clean up Maylene's team.
Pelipper has the type edge here and should clean up Crasher Wake's team.
Pelipper trades roughly evenly with Fantina's team.
Pelipper has the type edge here and should clean up Byron's team.
Pelipper has the type edge here and should clean up Candice's team.
Volkner's team hits Pelipper's weaknesses hard.
Pelipper has the type edge here and should clean up Aaron's team.
Pelipper has the type edge here and should clean up Bertha's team.
Pelipper has the type edge here and should clean up Flint's team.
Pelipper trades roughly evenly with Lucian's team.
Pelipper has the type edge here and should clean up Mars's team.
Pelipper has the type edge here and should clean up Jupiter's team.
Pelipper has the type edge here and should clean up Saturn's team.
Pelipper trades roughly evenly with Cynthia's team.
Catch Wingull
Catch Wingull on Route 205 (Surf, Lv 20-30, common).
Recommended Moves
- STARTING (Lv 20)
- LV 20WaterWater PulsePower 90Accuracy 100%PP 20
- LV 20FlyingWing AttackPower 90Accuracy 100%PP 35
- After Roark
- TM88FlyingPluckPower 90Accuracy 100%PP 20Floaroma Town
- After Gardenia
- TM13IceIce BeamPower 95Accuracy 100%PP 10Route 216
- After Maylene
- HM02FlyingFlyPower 135Accuracy 95%PP 15Inside the Galactic Warehouse in Veilstone City
- After Crasher Wake
- TM55WaterBrinePower 98Accuracy 100%PP 10Prize for defeating Crasher Wake
- LV 42FlyingAerial AcePower 90Accuracy 100%PP 20
- LV 47FlyingAir SlashPower 113Accuracy 95%PP 20
- Post-Game
- TM42NormalFacadePower 70Accuracy 100%PP 20Survival Area
Evolve Wingull to Pelipper
Wingull evolves into Pelipper at Level 25. Your Wingull should hit Level 25 before you reach Maylene, at typical leveling pace.
Recommended Moves
- After Crasher Wake
- HM03WaterSurfPower 143Accuracy 100%PP 15Celestic Town
- After Maylene
- HM02FlyingFlyPower 135Accuracy 95%PP 15Inside the Galactic Warehouse in Veilstone City
- After Crasher Wake
- TM55WaterBrinePower 98Accuracy 100%PP 10Prize for defeating Crasher Wake
- LV 57WaterHydro PumpPower 180Accuracy 80%PP 5
- Post-Game
- TM42NormalFacadePower 70Accuracy 100%PP 20Survival Area
How to Get Pelipper in Diamond & Pearl
Pelipper surfs an even wider 19 coastal spots than Wingull, common from level 20 well into the 50s. Take Surf to almost any open water and the pelican turns up without much hunting.
19 locations to catch Pelipper13 locations to catch Wingull
Encountered via Surfing
Encountered via Surfing, tall grass encounters
Badge 1
Badge 2
Badge 3
Badge 4
Badge 5
Badge 6
Badge 7
Badge 8Catch Wingull at any of the 13 locations below, then level it up to 25 — it evolves into Pelipper.
Badge 1 Badge 2 Badge 3 Badge 4 Badge 5 Badge 6 Badge 7 Badge 8Where To Catch Pelipper in DP
Available earlier: catch Wingull (before Badge 4) and evolve it at Lv 25. Wild Pelipper needs Surf (after Badge 4).
- Step 1Catch WingullCanalave CityLv.20-30Surfing on waterRate 30%Fuego IronworksLv.20-30Surfing on waterRate 30%Iron Island - OutsideLv.20-30Surfing on waterRate 30%Pastoria CityLv.20-30Surfing on waterRate 30%Route 205 - SouthLv.20-30Surfing on waterRate 30%Route 213Lv.20-30Surfing on waterRate 30%Route 218Lv.20-30Surfing on waterRate 30%Route 219Lv.20-30Surfing on waterRate 30%Route 220Lv.20-30Surfing on waterRate 30%Route 221Lv.20-30Surfing on waterRate 30%Route 222Lv.20-30Surfing on waterRate 30%Valley WindworksLv.20-30Surfing on waterRate 30%Route 213Lv.20GrassRate 20%Morning/dayRoute 213Lv.20GrassRate 10%NightFuego IronworksLv.29FloorRate 10%Route 218Lv.29GrassRate 10%Route 221Lv.29GrassRate 10%Route 229Lv.40-55Surfing on waterRate 70%Route 222Lv.41GrassRate 10%
- Step 2Pelipper ✓Canalave CityLv.20-40Surfing on waterRate 5%Fuego IronworksLv.20-40Surfing on waterRate 5%Iron Island - OutsideLv.20-40Surfing on waterRate 5%Pastoria CityLv.20-40Surfing on waterRate 5%Route 205 - SouthLv.20-40Surfing on waterRate 5%Route 213Lv.20-40Surfing on waterRate 5%Route 218Lv.20-40Surfing on waterRate 5%Route 219Lv.20-40Surfing on waterRate 5%Route 220Lv.20-40Surfing on waterRate 5%Route 221Lv.20-40Surfing on waterRate 5%Route 222Lv.20-40Surfing on waterRate 5%Valley WindworksLv.20-40Surfing on waterRate 5%Pokémon LeagueLv.35-45Surfing on waterRate 65%Route 224Lv.40-55Surfing on waterRate 65%Route 226Lv.40-55Surfing on waterRate 60%Route 230Lv.40-55Surfing on waterRate 60%Route 223Lv.35-45Surfing on waterRate 30%Sunyshore CityLv.35-45Surfing on waterRate 30%Route 229Lv.45-55Surfing on waterRate 30%or evolve from Wingull (Step 1)
Bring the right balls: check Pelipper catch odds in the Diamond & Pearl Catch Rate Calculator before you throw.
How to Get Shiny Pelipper in Diamond & Pearl
Pelipper skims the water off Canalave and Pastoria, but the Fuego Ironworks grass is where a PokeRadar chain earns its shiny. Compare Shiny Pelipper odds across every game
Diamond & Pearl Shiny Pelipper 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.
Planning a longer hunt? Set up Pelipper in the Diamond & Pearl Shiny Odds Calculator to compare every method side by side.
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.
| Damage | Types |
|---|---|
| 4x (Critical) | Electric |
| 2x (Weak) | Rock |
| 0.5x (Resist) | Fire, Water, Fighting, Bug, Steel |
| 0x (Immune) | Ground |
- Fairy type does not exist — Dragon has fewer checks
- Physical / Special split now per-move (introduced Gen IV)
What is Pelipper Weak Against
ExcellentBest Pokemon Against Pelipper
 Magnezone ElectricSteel | A | |
 Jolteon Electric | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Eevee (Hearthome City Gift) | ||
 Manectric Electric | C | |
 Electabuzz Electric | C | |
 Luxray Electric | C | |
 Raichu Electric | C | |
 Rotom ElectricGhost | C | |
Obtain MethodOld Chateau Interact Encounter | ||
 Plusle Electric | B | |
 Electrode Electric | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Pelipper View Electrode builds →Thunderbolt 4x177-209%KO Rollout 2x11-14% | ||
 Minun Electric | C | |
 Cradily RockGrass | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Lileep (Oreburgh City Gift) | ||
 Kabutops RockWater | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Kabuto (Oreburgh City Gift) | ||
 Pachirisu Electric | C | |
 Armaldo RockBug | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Anorith (Oreburgh City Gift) | ||
Pelipper Evolutions
Pelipper is the evolved form of Wingull. Breeding produces Wingull eggs, and they take an average time to hatch. Evolving from Wingull gave Pelipper the biggest boost in Defense (+70), bringing the total to 430 stats. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.
How to Evolve
Breeding
Breed with Pelipper to get Wingull eggs easily using 31 partners from the Flying and Water 1 egg groups. Notable egg moves include Agility, Aqua Ring, Gust and 4 more.
DP Pelipper Best Moveset
100 Defense and Water/Flying typing give physical bulk, but 65 Speed and 50 Attack leave the moveset without offensive pressure. 95 Sp. Atk handles the special side, but 25% from MoveStealth Rock per switch limits how often Pelipper can come in.
Best Build
Pelipper best EVs are Sp. Def and Speed
Bulky Support Moveset
- Surf
- Roost
- Ice Beam
- Air Slash
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
The natural movepool does the job, but Agility and Aqua Ring from the egg pool give Pelipper something extra. Pair those with Hydro Pump and Fly for STAB and coverage across 7 types for reach, and the kit fills out nicely.
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
35 of 36 TMs are obtainable before the Elite Four
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
Reminder Moves
Transfer Moves
Base Stats
It dips its large bill in the sea, then scoops up numerous prey along with water.
It acts as a delivery service by carrying small Pokémon in its bill. It bobs on the waves to rest.
Pelipper Diamond & Pearl Guide
For Diamond & Pearl, it depends on your team. Pelipper rates C-Tier. Not a powerhouse, but the Water/Flying coverage might be exactly what you're missing.
In Diamond & Pearl, use Pelipper as a support. Special attacks are the main output. Not the fastest, Surf is the primary attack.
For Diamond & Pearl, run Modest on Pelipper. +Sp. Atk is what matters, and the -Attack cut doesn't hurt this set. Fits the support role.
Game Availability
Pelipper first appeared in Ruby & Sapphire and has been available in 15 games across 7 generations. Obtainable through wild encounters in most titles where it appears.
Click a game to view version-specific details
- Gen 1RB
Red & Blue - Gen 1Y
Yellow - Gen 2GS
Gold & Silver - Gen 2C
Crystal - Gen 3RSDebut
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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