Is Pelipper Good in Sun & Moon Playthrough?
Gen 7 gives Pelipper AbilityDrizzle as a standard ability for the first time, setting rain automatically on switch-in. That boosts all Water moves and turns Pelipper from a forgettable bird into a legitimate team anchor. Available wild throughout Alola.
Wingull trades roughly evenly with the Totem Gumshoos.
Wingull has the type edge here and should clean up Hala's team.
Wingull trades roughly evenly with the Totem Wishiwashi.
Wingull has the type edge here and should bring the Totem Salazzle down.
Wingull trades roughly evenly with the Totem Lurantis.
Wingull trades roughly evenly with Olivia's team.
Pelipper trades roughly evenly with the Totem Vikavolt.
Pelipper trades roughly evenly with the Totem Mimikyu.
Pelipper trades roughly evenly with Nanu's team.
Pelipper has the type edge here and should clean up Hapu's team.
Pelipper has the type edge here and should bring the Totem Kommo-o down.
Pelipper has the type edge here and should clean up Hala's team.
Pelipper trades roughly evenly with Olivia's team.
Pelipper has the type edge here and should clean up Acerola's team.
Pelipper trades roughly evenly with Kahili's team.
Pelipper trades roughly evenly with Kukui's team.
Catch Wingull
Catch Wingull on Route 1 (walking, Lv 5-7).
Evolve Wingull to Pelipper
Wingull evolves into Pelipper at Level 25. Your Wingull should hit Level 25 before you reach Sophocles, at typical leveling pace.
How to Get Pelipper in Sun & Moon
A common sight over Alola's seas, Pelipper glides in when you surf and also patrols coastal grass all around the islands, with wild birds from level 27 up to level 59.
Where To Catch Pelipper in SM
Wingull is your first catch on the way to Pelipper. You'll find walking, surfing, and more encounters from Lv. 5-59 across 56 total spots in the chain.
- Step 1Catch WingullRoute 1 - Hau'oli OutskirtsLv.5-7GrassRate 50%Kala'e BayLv.15-18GrassRate 40%Brooklet Hill - SouthLv.14-17GrassRate 30%Hau'oli City - Shopping DistrictLv.5-8GrassRate 20%Brooklet Hill - Totem's DenLv.14-17Surfing on waterRate 20%Kala'e BayLv.15-18Surfing on waterRate 20%Melemele SeaLv.15-18Surfing on waterRate 20%Route 1 - Hau'oli OutskirtsLv.15-18Surfing on waterRate 20%Brooklet Hill - NorthLv.14-17GrassRate 10%Akala OutskirtsLv.20-23GrassRate 50%Route 7Lv.16-19Surfing on waterRate 20%Hano BeachLv.21-24Surfing on waterRate 20%Poké Pelago - Ula'ula Island reachedLv.21-27Gift from NPCRate 6%Poké Pelago - Poni Island reachedLv.37-43Gift from NPCRate 5%Poké Pelago - Elite Four defeatedLv.49-55Gift from NPCRate 4%
- Step 2Pelipper ✓Route 15Lv.30-33GrassRate 50%Route 16Lv.30-33GrassRate 50%Secluded ShoreLv.27-30Surfing on waterRate 20%Route 14Lv.28-31Surfing on waterRate 20%Tapu VillageLv.28-31GrassRate 20%Route 15Lv.30-33Surfing on waterRate 20%Ula'ula BeachLv.27-30Surfing on waterAncient Poni PathLv.40-43GrassRate 30%Exeggutor IslandLv.40-43GrassRate 30%Poni WildsLv.40-43GrassRate 30%Poni WildsLv.40-43Surfing on waterRate 20%Poni GauntletLv.56-59GrassRate 30%Poni Plains - EastLv.54-57GrassRate 20%or evolve from Wingull (Step 1)
Bring the right balls: check Pelipper catch odds in the Sun & Moon Catch Rate Calculator before you throw.
How to Get Shiny Pelipper in Sun & Moon
Pelipper circles the Poni Plains, so start a fight and keep its SOS reinforcements coming to slowly raise your shiny odds. Compare Shiny Pelipper odds across every game
Sun & Moon Shiny Pelipper Calculator
3 MethodsThe best route is SOS Chaining at full boosts, about 1 in 274 on each try. Tune it below.
SOS Chaining: Leave one ally fainted and force endless calls. Bonus rolls step up at 11, 21, and 31 calls.
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 |
|---|---|
| 10%lucky few | 29 |
| 25%one in four | 79 |
| 50%coin flip | 190 |
| 90%very likely | 630 |
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 Sun & Moon 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 |
What is Pelipper Weak Against
ExcellentBest Pokemon Against Pelipper
 Jolteon Electric | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Eevee (Paniola Ranch Gift) | ||
 Vikavolt BugElectric | B | |
 Togedemaru ElectricSteel | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Pelipper View Togedemaru builds →Wild Charge 4x152-180%KO Rollout 2x18-22% | ||
 Luxray Electric | C | |
 Magnezone ElectricSteel | B | |
 Electabuzz Electric | C | |
 Raichu Electric | C | |
 Rampardos Rock | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Cranidos (Route 8 Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Pelipper View Rampardos builds →Stone Edge 2x131-155%KO Thunder 4x118-138%KO | ||
 Carracosta WaterRock | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Tirtouga (Route 8 Gift) | ||
 Lycanroc Rock | C | |
 Archeops Rock | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Archen (Route 8 Gift) | ||
 Probopass RockSteel | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Pelipper View Probopass builds →Discharge 4x96-114%KO Power Gem 2x72-85% | ||
 Minior Rock | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Pelipper View Minior builds →Power Gem 2x90-106%KO Charge Beam 4x75-89% | ||
 Aerodactyl Rock | B | |
Obtain MethodSeafolk Village Gift Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Pelipper View Aerodactyl builds →Thunder Fang 4x78-92% Stone Edge 2x88-104%KO | ||
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 440 stats. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.
How to Evolve
Breeding
Breed with Pelipper to get Wingull eggs easily using 58 partners from the Flying and Water 1 egg groups. Notable egg moves include Agility, Aqua Ring, Brine and 8 more.
SM Pelipper Best Moveset
This generation gave Pelipper AbilityDrizzle, setting rain automatically on entry and transforming it from an irrelevant Water/Flying into the format's primary rain enabler. 95 Sp. Atk fires rain-boosted Water TermStab. MoveU-turn pivots to rain attackers after setting weather. The moveset earns S-tier through the Drizzle ability that changed competitive rain teams entirely.
Best Build
Pelipper best EVs are Defense and HP
Wall Moveset
- Roost
- U Turn
- Hurricane
- Scald
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 Hurricane and Hydro Pump for STAB and coverage across 8 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
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
Reminder Moves
Transfer Moves
Base Stats
Its spacious beak is large enough for a small child to fit right inside.
Gathering food is the work of young males. They store food in their capacious beaks and carry it back to others waiting in the nest.
Pelipper Sun & Moon Guide
Yes. Wild Pelipper in Sun & Moon can hold Pretty Wing (50%). Use Thief (TM46) or Covet to swipe the held item without affecting your catch chance. Quickest way to farm rare items like Pretty Wing.
For Sun & Moon, go for it. Pelipper rates S-Tier, and its Water/Flying typing handles most of what the story throws at you.
Rain Dish is the hidden ability. Heals for 1/16 max HP after each turn during rain. Not always the best choice. Compare it to Pelipper's regular abilities before committing.
In Sun & Moon, use Pelipper as a balanced. Splits damage between physical and special. Not the fastest, Hurricane is the primary attack.
For Sun & Moon, run Relaxed on Pelipper. +Defense is what matters, and the -Speed 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.
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- 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
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