Is Pelipper Good in Platinum Playthrough?
Surfing encounters alongside Wingull. Water/Flying with solid bulk and Water coverage. Handles Flint's Fire E4. Not flashy, but available and functional through the late game without any special requirements.
Wingull has the type edge here and should clean up Roark's team.
Wingull trades roughly evenly with Gardenia's team.
Wingull trades roughly evenly with Fantina's team.
Wingull trades roughly evenly with Maylene's team.
Pelipper trades roughly evenly with Crasher Wake'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 Jupiter'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 Saturn's team.
Pelipper trades roughly evenly with Cynthia's team.
Catch Wingull
Catch Wingull on Route 213 (walking, Lv 24-26, common).
Recommended Moves
- STARTING (Lv 24)
- LV 24WaterWater PulsePower 90Accuracy 100%PP 20
- LV 24FlyingWing AttackPower 90Accuracy 100%PP 35
- After Roark
- TM88FlyingPluckPower 90Accuracy 100%PP 20Floaroma Town
- After Fantina
- TM13IceIce BeamPower 95Accuracy 100%PP 10Route 216
- After Maylene
- HM02FlyingFlyPower 135Accuracy 95%PP 15Veilstone City (Galactic Warehouse)
- 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 Crasher Wake, at typical leveling pace.
Recommended Moves
- After Fantina
- TM40FlyingAerial AcePower 90Accuracy 100%PP 20Route 213
- TM68NormalGiga ImpactPower 150Accuracy 90%PP 5Veilstone Game Corner
- TM15NormalHyper BeamPower 150Accuracy 90%PP 5Veilstone Department Store
- TM13IceIce BeamPower 95Accuracy 100%PP 10Route 216
- After Maylene
- HM02FlyingFlyPower 135Accuracy 95%PP 15Veilstone City (Galactic Warehouse)
- After Crasher Wake
- HM03WaterSurfPower 143Accuracy 100%PP 15From Cynthia's grandmother inside the ruins
- TM55WaterBrinePower 98Accuracy 100%PP 10Prize for defeating Crasher Wake
- LV 57WaterHydro PumpPower 180Accuracy 80%PP 5
- Post-Game
- TUTORPoisonGunk ShotPower 120Accuracy 70%PP 5Survival Area
- TUTORGrassSeed BombPower 80Accuracy 100%PP 15Survival Area
- TM42NormalFacadePower 70Accuracy 100%PP 20Survival Area
How to Get Pelipper in Platinum
Pelipper works the same southern surf spots, common in open water and rarer near the bays. A few cartridge-gated grass spots exist too, but the surf catches are the reliable ones and need no second cartridge.
11 locations to catch Pelipper11 locations to catch Wingull
Encountered via Surfing, tall grass encounters
Encountered via Surfing, tall grass encounters
Badge 6
Badge 7
Badge 8Catch Wingull at any of the 11 locations below, then level it up to 25 — it evolves into Pelipper.
Badge 5 Badge 6 Badge 7 Badge 8Where To Catch Pelipper in Pt
Available earlier: catch Wingull (before Badge 5) and evolve it at Lv 25. Wild Pelipper first appears at Route 219 (after Badge 5).
- Step 1Catch WingullIron Island - OutsideLv.20-30Surfing on waterRate 60%Pokémon LeagueLv.30-40Surfing on waterRate 60%Route 213Lv.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.30-40Surfing on waterRate 30%Sunyshore CityLv.30-40Surfing on waterRate 30%Route 213Lv.24-26GrassRate 20%Pastoria CityLv.20-30Surfing on waterRate 4%Route 226Lv.35-45Surfing on waterRate 60%Route 222Lv.38GrassRate 10%Route 226Lv.47-49GrassRate 15%Route 230Lv.48GrassRate 5%
- Step 2Pelipper ✓Pokémon LeagueLv.30-50Surfing on waterRate 35%Route 223Lv.30-50Surfing on waterRate 30%Iron Island - OutsideLv.20-40Surfing on waterRate 9%Route 219Lv.20-40Surfing on waterRate 1%Route 220Lv.20-40Surfing on waterRate 1%Route 221Lv.20-40Surfing on waterRate 1%Route 222Lv.30-50Surfing on waterRate 1%Sunyshore CityLv.30-50Surfing on waterRate 1%Route 224Lv.35-55Surfing on waterRate 60%Route 226Lv.35-55Surfing on waterRate 30%Route 230Lv.35-55Surfing on waterRate 30%Route 222Lv.40GrassRate 5%Route 230Lv.48-50GrassRate 30%Route 224Lv.51GrassRate 10%Route 230Lv.48GrassRate 4%Dual-slot: RubyRoute 230Lv.48GrassRate 4%Dual-slot: SapphireRoute 230Lv.48GrassRate 4%Dual-slot: EmeraldRoute 230Lv.48GrassRate 4%Dual-slot: FireRedRoute 230Lv.48GrassRate 4%Dual-slot: LeafGreenor evolve from Wingull (Step 1)
Bring the right balls: check Pelipper catch odds in the Platinum Catch Rate Calculator before you throw.
How to Get Shiny Pelipper in Platinum
Pelipper turns up in the grass on Route 224, so chain it to 40 for a shiny, or evolve a chained Wingull. Compare Shiny Pelipper odds across every game
Platinum 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 Platinum 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 4x181-213%KO Rollout 2x11-13% | ||
 Cranidos Rock | C | |
Obtain MethodOreburgh City Gift Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Pelipper View Cranidos builds →Head Smash 2x153-180%KO Thunderbolt 4x63-74% | ||
 Minun Electric | C | |
 Cradily RockGrass | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Lileep (Oreburgh City Gift) | ||
 Kabutops RockWater | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Kabuto (Oreburgh City Gift) | ||
 Pachirisu Electric | C | |
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.
Pt Pelipper Best Moveset
95 Sp. Atk is the surprise stat, and Water/Flying typing gives useful coverage on the special side. The moveset fires special Water and Flying attacks while 100 Defense absorbs physical hits. 65 Speed is middling.
Best Build
Pelipper best EVs are Sp. Def and Speed
Bulky Support Moveset
- Surf
- Roost
- Ice Beam
- Air Slash
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
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. Hydro Pump and Fly anchor the STAB core.
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
Base Stats
It is a messenger of the skies, carrying small Pokémon and eggs to safety in its bill.
Pelipper Platinum Guide
For Platinum, 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 Platinum, use Pelipper as a support. Special attacks are the main output. Not the fastest, Surf is the primary attack.
For Platinum, 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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