Doduo Evolution
Doduo Abilities
Ensures success fleeing from wild battles.
Makes sleep pass twice as quickly.
Doubles evasion when confused.
Doduo Moves
| Move▲ | Type▲ | Cat.▲ | Pow▲ | Acc▲ | Method▲ | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Growl | normal | status | – | 100 | Level 1 | The user growls in an endearing way, making opposing Pokémon less wary. This lowers their Attack stats. |
| Peck | flying | physical | 35 | 100 | Level 1 | The target is jabbed with a sharply pointed beak or horn to inflict damage. |
| Quick Attack | normal | physical | 40 | 100 | Level 5 | The user lunges at the target to inflict damage, moving at blinding speed. This move always goes first. |
| Fury Attack | normal | physical | 15 | 85 | Level 9 | The user attacks by jabbing the target with a horn, a beak, or the like. This move hits two to five times in a row. |
| Pluck | flying | physical | 60 | 100 | Level 14 | The user attacks by pecking the target. If the target is holding a Berry, the user eats it and gains its effect. |
| Double Hit | normal | physical | 35 | 90 | Level 19 | The user slams the target with a tail or the like. The target is hit twice in a row. |
| Agility | psychic | status | – | – | Level 23 | The user relaxes and lightens its body to move faster. This sharply boosts its Speed stat. |
| Uproar | normal | special | 90 | 100 | Level 27 | The user attacks in an uproar for three turns. During that time, no Pokémon can fall asleep. |
| Acupressure | normal | status | – | – | Level 30 | The user applies pressure to stress points, sharply boosting one of its or its allies' stats. |
| Swords Dance | normal | status | – | – | Level 33 | A frenetic dance to uplift the fighting spirit. This sharply boosts the user's Attack stat. |
| Drill Peck | flying | physical | 80 | 100 | Level 36 | A corkscrewing attack that strikes the target with a sharp beak acting as a drill. |
| Endeavor | normal | physical | – | 100 | Level 39 | The user inflicts damage by cutting down the target's HP to roughly equal the user's HP. |
| Thrash | normal | physical | 120 | 100 | Level 43 | The user rampages and attacks for two to three turns. The user then becomes confused. |
| 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. |
| Baton Pass | normal | status | – | – | TM | The user switches places with a party Pokémon in waiting and passes along any stat changes. |
| 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. |
| Double Edge | normal | physical | 120 | 100 | TM | A reckless life-risking tackle in which the user rushes the target. This also damages the user quite a lot. |
| 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. |
| Helping Hand | normal | status | – | – | TM | The user assists an ally by boosting the power of that ally's attack. |
| Knock Off | dark | physical | 65 | 100 | TM | The user slaps down the target's held item, making it unusable for that battle. This move does more damage if the target has a held item. |
| Low Kick | fighting | physical | – | 100 | TM | A powerful low kick that makes the target fall over. The heavier the target, the greater the move's power. |
| Lunge | bug | physical | 80 | 100 | TM | The user makes a lunge at the target, attacking with full force. This also lowers the target's Attack stat. |
| Mud Slap | ground | special | 20 | 100 | TM | The user hurls mud in the target's face to inflict damage and lower its accuracy. |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| Sunny Day | fire | status | – | – | TM | The user intensifies the sun for five turns, powering up Fire-type attacks. The sunlight also lowers the power of Water-type attacks. |
| 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. |
| Throat Chop | dark | physical | 80 | 100 | TM | The user attacks the target's throat, and the resultant suffering prevents the target from using sound-based moves for two turns. |
| Assurance | dark | physical | 60 | 100 | Egg | This move's power is doubled if the target has already taken some damage in the same turn. |
| Flail | normal | physical | – | 100 | Egg | The user flails about aimlessly to attack. The less HP the user has, the greater the move's power. |
| Sky Attack | flying | physical | 140 | 90 | Egg | The user attacks the turn after using this move. This move has a heightened chance of landing a critical hit and may also make the target flinch. |
| Whirlwind | normal | status | – | – | Egg | The target is blown away, and a different Pokémon is dragged out. In the wild, this ends a battle against a single Pokémon. |
Doduo Sprites
A bird that makes up for its poor flying with its fast foot speed. Leaves giant footprints.
Its short wings make flying dif ficult. Instead, this POKéMON runs at high speed on developed legs.
By alternately raising and lower ing its two heads, it balances itself to be more stable while running.
It races through grassy plains with powerful strides, leaving footprints up to four inches deep.
It lives on a grassy plain where it can see a long way. If it sees an enemy, it runs away at 60 mph.
Doduo's Japanese name is Dodo (ドードー). Here are all the official names for Doduo across different languages:
Doduo Breeding
How to Get Doduo
Doduo can be encountered in the wild across multiple Pokemon games. Here is how to obtain Doduo in every game where it is available:
About Doduo
Doduo is a Normal/Flying-type Pokemon introduced in Generation 1. With a Base Stat Total (BST) of 310, Doduo is classified as a Twin Bird Pokémon and is part of the Doduo → Dodrio evolution line.
In competitive play, Doduo is placed in the Untiered tier where it holds a 0% usage rate. Its key abilities are Run Away and Early Bird and Tangled Feet, which allow it to function as a versatile team member. Doduo is weak to Electric, Ice, Rock-type moves, so trainers should plan around these vulnerabilities.
Doduo can learn 78 moves across Level-up, TM, Tutor, and Egg methods. Its most popular competitive moves include . Standing at 1.4m tall and weighing 39.2kg, Doduo has been a fan favorite since its debut in the Kanto region games.