#225 Delibird

ice flying

Height0.9 m(2'11")

Weight16 kg(35.3 lbs)

Gender♂ 50%♀ 50%

Gen 2

Delibird Evolution

DelibirdLevel 1

Delibird's Detailed Stats

Stat	Base	EVs	Total
HP	45		231
Attack	55		146
Defense	45		126
Sp. Atk	65		166
Sp. Def	45		126
Speed	75		186
		0/508	981

Type Effectiveness

4xdamage

rock

2xdamage

fire electric steel

1xdamage

normal water ice fighting poison flying psychic ghost dragon dark fairy

0.5xdamage

grass bug

0xdamage

ground

Delibird Abilities

Vital Spirit

Prevents sleep.

Hustle

Strengthens physical moves to inflict 1.5× damage, but decreases their accuracy to 0.8×.

InsomniaHidden

Prevents sleep.

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Delibird Moves

Move▲	Type▲	Cat.▲	Pow▲	Acc▲	Method▲	Description
Present	normal	physical	–	90	Level 1	The user attacks by giving the target a gift with a hidden trap. The gift restores HP sometimes, however.
Drill Peck	flying	physical	80	100	Level 25	A corkscrewing attack that strikes the target with a sharp beak acting as a drill.
Acrobatics	flying	physical	55	100	TM	The user nimbly strikes the target. This attack does massive damage if the user isn't holding an item.
Aerial Ace	flying	physical	60	–	TM	The user confounds the target with speed, then slashes. This attack never misses.
Agility	psychic	status	–	–	TM	The user relaxes and lightens its body to move faster. This sharply boosts its Speed stat.
Air Cutter	flying	special	60	95	TM	The user launches razor-like wind to slash opposing Pokémon. This move has a heightened chance of landing a critical hit.
Air Slash	flying	special	75	95	TM	The user attacks with a blade of air that slices even the sky. This may also make the target flinch.
Avalanche	ice	physical	60	100	TM	This move's power is doubled if the target has inflicted damage on the user in the same turn.
Baton Pass	normal	status	–	–	TM	The user switches places with a party Pokémon in waiting and passes along any stat changes.
Blizzard	ice	special	110	70	TM	A howling blizzard is summoned to strike opposing Pokémon. This may also leave the opposing Pokémon frozen.
Body Slam	normal	physical	85	100	TM	The user attacks by dropping onto the target with its full body weight. This may also leave the target with paralysis.
Brave Bird	flying	physical	120	100	TM	The user tucks in its wings and charges at a low altitude. This also damages the user quite a lot.
Brick Break	fighting	physical	75	100	TM	The user attacks with a swift chop. This move can also break barriers, such as Light Screen and Reflect.
Chilling Water	water	special	50	100	TM	The user attacks the target by showering it with water that's so cold it saps the target's power. This also lowers the target's Attack stat.
Drill Run	ground	physical	80	95	TM	The user crashes into the target while rotating its body like a drill. This move has a heightened chance of landing a critical hit.
Dual Wingbeat	flying	physical	40	90	TM	The user slams the target with its wings to inflict damage. The target is hit twice in a row.
Endeavor	normal	physical	–	100	TM	The user inflicts damage by cutting down the target's HP to roughly equal the user's HP.
Endure	normal	status	–	–	TM	The user endures any attack with at least 1 HP. This move's chance of failing rises if used in succession.
Facade	normal	physical	70	100	TM	This move's power is doubled if the user is poisoned, burned, or paralyzed.
Feather Dance	flying	status	–	100	TM	The user covers the target's body with a mass of down that harshly lowers its Attack stat.
Fling	dark	physical	–	100	TM	The user flings its held item at the target to attack. This move's power and effects depend on the item.
Fly	flying	physical	90	95	TM	The user flies up into the sky on the first turn, then attacks on the next turn.
Focus Punch	fighting	physical	150	100	TM	The user focuses its mind before launching a punch. This move fails if the user is hit before using the move.
Foul Play	dark	physical	95	100	TM	The user turns the target's strength against it. The higher the target's Attack stat, the greater the damage this move inflicts.
Giga Impact	normal	physical	150	90	TM	The user charges at the target using every bit of its power. The user can't move on the next turn.
Gunk Shot	poison	physical	120	80	TM	The user shoots filthy garbage at the target to attack. This may also poison the target.
Haze	ice	status	–	–	TM	The user creates a haze that eliminates every stat change among all the Pokémon engaged in battle.
Helping Hand	normal	status	–	–	TM	The user assists an ally by boosting the power of that ally's attack.
Hyper Beam	normal	special	150	90	TM	The target is attacked with a powerful beam. The user can't move on the next turn.
Ice Beam	ice	special	90	100	TM	The target is struck with an icy-cold beam of energy. This may also leave the target frozen.
Ice Punch	ice	physical	75	100	TM	The target is attacked with an icy punch. This may also leave the target frozen.
Ice Spinner	ice	physical	80	100	TM	The user covers its feet in thin ice and twirls around, slamming into the target. This move's spinning motion also destroys the terrain.
Icicle Spear	ice	physical	25	100	TM	The user attacks by launching sharp icicles at the target. This move hits two to five times in a row.
Icy Wind	ice	special	55	95	TM	The user attacks with a gust of chilled air. This also lowers opposing Pokémon's Speed stats.
Protect	normal	status	–	–	TM	This move enables the user to protect itself from all attacks. Its chance of failing rises if it is used in succession.
Rain Dance	water	status	–	–	TM	The user summons a heavy rain that falls for five turns, powering up Water-type attacks. The rain also lowers the power of Fire-type attacks.
Rest	psychic	status	–	–	TM	The user goes to sleep for two turns. This fully restores the user's HP and cures any status conditions.
Reversal	fighting	physical	–	100	TM	An all-out attack that becomes more powerful the less HP the user has.
Seed Bomb	grass	physical	80	100	TM	The user attacks by slamming a barrage of hard-shelled seeds down on the target from above.
Sleep Talk	normal	status	–	–	TM	The user randomly uses one of the moves it knows. This move can only be used while the user is asleep.
Snowscape	ice	status	0	–	TM	The user summons a snowstorm lasting five turns. This boosts the Defense stats of Ice types.
Spikes	ground	status	–	–	TM	The user lays a trap of spikes at the feet of the opposing team. The spikes will damage opposing Pokémon that switch into battle.
Substitute	normal	status	–	–	TM	The user creates a substitute for itself using some of its own HP. The substitute serves as the user's decoy.
Swift	normal	special	60	–	TM	Star-shaped rays are shot at opposing Pokémon. This attack never misses.
Tailwind	flying	status	–	–	TM	The user whips up a turbulent whirlwind that boosts the Speed stats of itself and its allies for four turns.
Take Down	normal	physical	90	85	TM	A reckless full-body charge attack for slamming into the target. This also damages the user a little.
Tera Blast	normal	special	80	100	TM	If the user has Terastallized, it unleashes energy of its Tera Type. This move inflicts damage using the Attack or Sp. Atk stat—whichever is higher for the user.
Thief	dark	physical	60	100	TM	The user attacks and steals the target's held item simultaneously. The user can't steal anything if it already holds an item.
Trailblaze	grass	physical	50	100	TM	The user attacks suddenly as if leaping out from tall grass. The user's nimble footwork boosts its Speed stat.
Triple Axel	ice	physical	20	90	TM	A consecutive three-kick attack that becomes more powerful with each successful hit.
Water Pulse	water	special	60	100	TM	The user attacks the target with a pulsing blast of water. This may also confuse the target.
Weather Ball	normal	special	50	100	TM	This move's type and power change depending on the weather at the time the move is used.
Aurora Beam	ice	special	65	100	Egg	The target is hit with a rainbow-colored beam. This may also lower the target's Attack stat.
Aurora Veil	ice	status	–	–	Egg	This move reduces damage from physical and special moves for five turns. This can be used only when it is snowing.
Counter	fighting	physical	–	100	Egg	A retaliatory attack that counters any physical move, inflicting double the damage taken.
Destiny Bond	ghost	status	–	–	Egg	If the user is knocked out after using this move, the Pokémon that knocked it out will also faint. This move's chance of failing rises if it is used in succession.
Fake Out	normal	physical	40	100	Egg	This attack hits first and makes the target flinch. It works only on the first turn each time the user enters battle.
Freeze Dry	ice	special	70	100	Egg	The user rapidly cools the target. This may also leave the target frozen. This move is super effective on Water types.
Ice Shard	ice	physical	40	100	Egg	The user flash-freezes chunks of ice and hurls them at the target. This move always goes first.
Memento	dark	status	–	100	Egg	The user faints. In return, the target's Attack and Sp. Atk stats are harshly lowered.
Quick Attack	normal	physical	40	100	Egg	The user lunges at the target to inflict damage, moving at blinding speed. This move always goes first.
Rapid Spin	normal	physical	50	100	Egg	The user performs a spin attack that can also eliminate the effects of such moves as Bind, Wrap, and Leech Seed. This also boosts the user's Speed stat.
Splash	normal	status	–	–	Egg	The user just flops and splashes around to no effect at all...

Delibird Sprites

Normal

Shiny

Back

Back Shiny

Pokedex Entries

Gold

It carries food all day long. There are tales about lost people who were saved by the food it had.

Silver

It nests at the edge of sharp cliffs. It spends all day carrying food to its await ing chicks.

Crystal

It always carries its food with it, wherever it goes. If attacked, it throws its food at the opponent.

Ruby

DELIBIRD carries its food bundled up in its tail. There once was a famous explorer who managed to reach the peak of Mt. Everest thanks to one of these POKéMON sharing its food.

Emerald

It carries food bundled up in its tail. There was a famous explorer who managed to scale Mt. Everest thanks to a DELIBIRD sharing its food.

In Other Languages

Delibird's Japanese name is Delibird (デリバード). Here are all the official names for Delibird across different languages:

JapaneseデリバードDelibird

Korean딜리버드

Chinese (Traditional)信使鳥

FrenchCadoizo

GermanBotogel

SpanishDelibird

ItalianDelibird

Chinese (Simplified)信使鸟