Is Pelipper Good in Emerald Playthrough?
Water/Flying with AbilityKeen Eye. Pelipper handles Flannery and contributes through the E4 with Surf. Not the hardest hitter, but reliable Water and Fly in one slot. Emerald's Water-heavy endgame means Pelipper overlaps with the bosses rather than countering them.
Roxanne's team hits Pelipper's weaknesses hard.
Pelipper resists most of Brawly's coverage and hits back hard.
Wattson's team hits Pelipper's weaknesses hard.
Pelipper resists most of Flannery's coverage and hits back hard.
Pelipper trades roughly evenly with Norman's team.
Pelipper has the type edge here and should clean up Winona's team.
Pelipper has the type edge here and should clean up Tate & Liza's team.
Pelipper trades roughly evenly with Juan's team.
Pelipper trades roughly evenly with Sidney's team.
Pelipper trades roughly evenly with Phoebe's team.
Pelipper trades roughly evenly with Glacia's team.
Pelipper has the type edge here and should clean up Drake's team.
Pelipper trades roughly evenly with Wallace's team.
Catchable
Catch Pelipper on Route 103 (Surf, Lv 25-30, rare).
Recommended Moves
- After Brawly
- TM13IceIce BeamPower 95Accuracy 100%PP 10Mauville Game Corner
- After Flannery
- TM06PoisonToxicPower —Accuracy 85%PP 10Fiery Path
- After Norman
- HM03WaterSurfPower 143Accuracy 100%PP 15Given by Wally's father at Wally's house in Petalburg City after you defeat Norman
- HM02FlyingFlyPower 105Accuracy 95%PP 15Given by your rival after you defeat them on Route 119
- TM15NormalHyper BeamPower 150Accuracy 90%PP 5Lilycove Department Store
- After Winona
- TM40FlyingAerial AcePower 90Accuracy 100%PP 20Prize for defeating Winona
- After Tate & Liza
- TUTORNormalDouble-EdgePower 120Accuracy 100%PP 15Sootopolis City
- LV 61WaterHydro PumpPower 180Accuracy 80%PP 5
- Post-Game
- TUTORNormalSwiftPower 60Accuracy 100%PP 20Battle Frontier
Catch Wingull
Catch Wingull on Route 103 (walking, Lv 2-4, uncommon).
Recommended Moves
- LV 13FlyingWing AttackPower 90Accuracy 100%PP 35
- After Brawly
- TM13IceIce BeamPower 95Accuracy 100%PP 10Mauville Game Corner
- After Norman
- HM02FlyingFlyPower 105Accuracy 95%PP 15Given by your rival after you defeat them on Route 119
- TM14IceBlizzardPower 120Accuracy 70%PP 5Lilycove Department Store
- TM42NormalFacadePower 70Accuracy 100%PP 20Prize for defeating Norman
- After Winona
- TM40FlyingAerial AcePower 90Accuracy 100%PP 20Prize for defeating Winona
- After Tate & Liza
- TUTORNormalDouble-EdgePower 120Accuracy 100%PP 15Sootopolis City
- After Juan
- TM03WaterWater PulsePower 90Accuracy 100%PP 20Prize for defeating Juan
- Post-Game
- TUTORNormalSwiftPower 60Accuracy 100%PP 20Battle Frontier
How to Get Pelipper in Emerald
Pelipper surfs in rare across thirty-one ocean routes, always at levels 25 to 30 and never on foot. The evolved pelican is everywhere yet thin on each spot, so an early Wingull evolved at level 25 is usually faster.
31 locations to catch Pelipper32 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 32 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 E
Available earlier: catch Wingull at the very start and evolve it at Lv 25. Wild Pelipper needs Surf (after Badge 4).
- Step 1Catch WingullRoute 104Lv.10-30Surfing on waterRate 95%Dewford TownLv.10-30Surfing on waterRate 35%Ever Grande CityLv.10-30Surfing on waterRate 35%Lilycove CityLv.10-30Surfing on waterRate 35%Mossdeep CityLv.10-30Surfing on waterRate 35%Pacifidlog TownLv.10-30Surfing on waterRate 35%Route 103Lv.10-30Surfing on waterRate 35%Route 105 - OutsideLv.10-30Surfing on waterRate 35%Route 106Lv.10-30Surfing on waterRate 35%Route 107Lv.10-30Surfing on waterRate 35%Route 108Lv.10-30Surfing on waterRate 35%Route 109Lv.10-30Surfing on waterRate 35%Route 110Lv.10-30Surfing on waterRate 35%Route 115Lv.10-30Surfing on waterRate 35%Route 118Lv.10-30Surfing on waterRate 35%Route 119Lv.10-30Surfing on waterRate 35%Route 121Lv.10-30Surfing on waterRate 35%Route 122Lv.10-30Surfing on waterRate 35%Route 123Lv.10-30Surfing on waterRate 35%Route 124Lv.10-30Surfing on waterRate 35%Route 125Lv.10-30Surfing on waterRate 35%Route 126Lv.10-30Surfing on waterRate 35%Route 127Lv.10-30Surfing on waterRate 35%Route 128Lv.10-30Surfing on waterRate 35%Route 129Lv.10-30Surfing on waterRate 35%Route 130Lv.10-30Surfing on waterRate 35%Route 131Lv.10-30Surfing on waterRate 35%Route 132Lv.10-30Surfing on waterRate 35%Route 133Lv.10-30Surfing on waterRate 35%Route 134Lv.10-30Surfing on waterRate 35%Slateport CityLv.10-30Surfing on waterRate 35%Route 103Lv.2-4GrassRate 20%Route 104Lv.3-5GrassRate 10%Route 110Lv.12GrassRate 8%Route 118Lv.25-27GrassRate 19%Route 115Lv.24-26GrassRate 10%Mt. Pyre - OutsideLv.26-28CaveRate 10%Route 121Lv.26-28GrassRate 9%Route 123Lv.26-28GrassRate 9%
- Step 2Pelipper ✓Dewford TownLv.25-30Surfing on waterRate 5%Ever Grande CityLv.25-30Surfing on waterRate 5%Lilycove CityLv.25-30Surfing on waterRate 5%Mossdeep CityLv.25-30Surfing on waterRate 5%Pacifidlog TownLv.25-30Surfing on waterRate 5%Route 103Lv.25-30Surfing on waterRate 5%Route 104Lv.25-30Surfing on waterRate 5%Route 105 - OutsideLv.25-30Surfing on waterRate 5%Route 106Lv.25-30Surfing on waterRate 5%Route 107Lv.25-30Surfing on waterRate 5%Route 108Lv.25-30Surfing on waterRate 5%Route 109Lv.25-30Surfing on waterRate 5%Route 110Lv.25-30Surfing on waterRate 5%Route 115Lv.25-30Surfing on waterRate 5%Route 118Lv.25-30Surfing on waterRate 5%Route 119Lv.25-30Surfing on waterRate 5%Route 121Lv.25-30Surfing on waterRate 5%Route 122Lv.25-30Surfing on waterRate 5%Route 123Lv.25-30Surfing on waterRate 5%Route 124Lv.25-30Surfing on waterRate 5%Route 125Lv.25-30Surfing on waterRate 5%Route 126Lv.25-30Surfing on waterRate 5%Route 127Lv.25-30Surfing on waterRate 5%Route 128Lv.25-30Surfing on waterRate 5%Route 130Lv.25-30Surfing on waterRate 5%Route 131Lv.25-30Surfing on waterRate 5%Route 132Lv.25-30Surfing on waterRate 5%Route 133Lv.25-30Surfing on waterRate 5%Route 134Lv.25-30Surfing on waterRate 5%Slateport CityLv.25-30Surfing on waterRate 5%Route 129Lv.25-30Surfing on waterRate 4%or evolve from Wingull (Step 1)
Bring the right balls: check Pelipper catch odds in the Emerald Catch Rate Calculator before you throw.
How to Get Shiny Pelipper in Emerald
Pelipper rides the swells off Route 105 and Route 106, showing up only rarely among the Wingull you Surf into, so bring a strong lead to thin the flock and hold out for the shiny among them. Compare Shiny Pelipper odds across every game
Emerald Shiny Pelipper 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.
Planning a longer hunt? Set up Pelipper in the Emerald 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 |
- Dark and Steel types added — Fairy does not exist yet
- Moves are Physical or Special based on type, not per move
What is Pelipper Weak Against
ExcellentBest Pokemon Against Pelipper
 Manectric Electric | C | |
 Plusle Electric | C | |
 Minun Electric | C | |
 Lileep RockGrass | C | |
Obtain MethodRustboro City Gift | ||
 Solrock RockPsychic | C | |
Obtain MethodMeteor Falls Surfing | ||
 Anorith RockBug | C | |
Obtain MethodRustboro City Gift | ||
 Graveler RockGround | C | |
 Aron SteelRock | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Pelipper View Aron builds →Rock Tomb 2x34-40% Shock Wave 4x49-59% | ||
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 25 partners from the Flying and Water 1 egg groups. Notable egg moves include Agility, Gust, Mist and 2 more.
E Pelipper Best Moveset
Water/Flying typing and 100 base Defense let Pelipper tank physical hits for the team while the moveset provides reliable Water and Flying TermStab from the special side. AbilityKeen Eye prevents accuracy drops but rarely matters in practice.
Best Build
Pelipper best EVs are HP and Defense
Wall Moveset
- Surf
- Protect
- Toxic
- Mud Slap
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
The natural movepool does the job, but Agility and Gust 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
All 22 TMs are obtainable before the Elite Four
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
Reminder Moves
Base Stats
It skims the tops of waves as it flies. When it spots prey, it uses its large beak to scoop up the victim with water. It protects its eggs in its beak.
Pelipper Emerald Guide
For Emerald, 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 Emerald, use Pelipper as a balanced. Splits damage between physical and special. Not the fastest, Surf is the primary attack.
For Emerald, run Bold on Pelipper. +Defense is what matters, and the -Attack cut doesn't hurt this set. Fits the balanced 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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