Pelipper#279

Its greatest asset is Defense — higher than 82% of species. Weak point: Attack — lower than 83% of species. This is the final form of its line — it does not evolve any further. Defensively it can rely on 2 weaknesses, 5 resistances and 1 full immunity. Watch out for the Electric type — damage from it is quadrupled.

✦ Shiny version

Water Flying

Height: 1.2 m (3′11″) Weight: 28.0 kg (61.7 lbs)

Base stats

HP

60

34%

Atk

50

17%

Def

100

82%

SpA

95

77%

SpD

70

51%

Spe

65

47%

TOTAL

440

48%

Last column: what percentage of 1084 species and regional forms have a lower value. Strong point: Defense; weak point: Attack.

A nature can improve this entry further: its boost hits hardest on Defense, the stat in which this species already leads. Which nature does that — see the list of natures.

Which nature to choose

It hits specially: its Sp. Atk (95) is 45 points higher than its Attack. So the drop hits a stat the set usually does not use at all.

• Modest +SpA · −Atk The default choice: the boost goes where this species is already strong.
• Timid +Spe · −Atk Mid-range Speed means the turn order is still worth fighting for — check exactly whom you will outspeed before you give up power.

A conclusion drawn from base stats alone — a specific moveset can reverse it. All 25 natures.

Regional numbers 10

The header shows the national number. Inside the game the Pokédex counts from the beginning — below is the number you will see in your version.

Hoenn	#028	Ruby / Sapphire , Emerald , Omega Ruby / Alpha Sapphire
Sinnoh	#120	Diamond / Pearl , Platinum , Brilliant Diamond / Shining Pearl
Unova	#213	Black 2 / White 2
Kalos	#018	X / Y
Alola	#041	Sun / Moon
Alola	#048	Ultra Sun / Ultra Moon
Galar	#063	Sword / Shield
Isle of Armor	#049	Sword / Shield , Sword/Shield: The Isle of Armor
Paldea	#133	Scarlet / Violet
Pokémon Champions	#279	Champions

Abilities

• Keen Eye Prevents accuracy from being lowered.
• Drizzle Summons rain that lasts indefinitely upon entering battle.
• Rain Dish Heals for 1/16 max HP after each turn during rain.

How players use it

Data from 574,541 ranked battles on Smogon (Gen 9 OU, 2026-09). These are not numbers from the game — they are player habits.

Rank 64 among 309 Pokémon in use — it is on 2.22% of teams.

Moves U Turn 97.5% Hurricane 96.3% Roost 64.2% Weather Ball 60.8% Knock Off 45.8% Surf 24.7% Ice Beam 4% Tailwind 2.7% Hydro Pump 2%

Items Damp Rock 93% Choice Specs 3.3% Heavy Duty Boots 2%

Abilities Drizzle 100%

Tera Type Ground 29.7% Steel 20.7% Ghost 15.1% Grass 11% Flying 6.1% Water 5.3%

EV spreads Relaxed · 252 Def / 248 HP / 8 SpD 23.4% Modest · 252 SpA / 252 Spe / 4 SpD 15.4% Relaxed · 252 HP / 252 Def / 4 SpA 11.6% Relaxed · 252 Def / 248 HP / 8 SpA 9.3% Bold · 252 Def / 248 HP / 8 SpA 8.2%

Teammates Iron Treads 61.6% Raging Bolt 48% Barraskewda 29.5% Kingambit 27.1% Overqwil 24% Zamazenta 23.6% Manaphy 23.4% Kingdra 23.2%

Each row is a separate distribution, not a single set: the most common item and the most common move do not have to appear on the same Pokémon.

Pokédex entry

It is a messenger of the skies, carrying small Pokémon and eggs to safety in its bill.

Habitat: Sea Egg Group: Water 1 Egg Group: Flying Gender: 50% ♂ / 50% ♀ Catch difficulty: hard (45/255) Base friendship: 70/255 Base EXP: 154

Evolution line Full line →

#278 Wingull #279 Pelipper Level 25

How much damage Pelipper takes when it is hit by a move of each type. The multipliers of both its types are already combined here.

The sprites come straight from the games in which Pelipper appeared — one from each release.

Gen 3 2002

Gen 4 2006

Gen 5 2010

Gen 6 2013

Gen 7 2016

Gen 8 2019

The gallery shows only the appearance variants that exist for this Pokémon. Every image shows the same character and differs in source — a Pokémon HOME render or a pixel sprite — and in coloring, regular or shiny.

Pelipper has 12 cards in 11 sets. The oldest of them are shown below.

Ruby & Sapphire Sandstorm Deoxys Crystal Guardians POP Series 5 Great Encounters

Offspring can come from 174 species from the same Egg Groups (with opposite genders) or from Ditto. Below are the first 12 by Pokédex number.

The Egg hatches after 20 cycles, which is roughly 5,400 steps. The exact cycle length depends on the game — newer titles shortened it noticeably — so treat this number as an order of magnitude, not a countdown. Having the Flame Body Ability in your party halves the wait.

#007

Squirtle

#008

Wartortle

#009

Blastoise

#016

Pidgey

#017

Pidgeotto

#018

Pidgeot

#021

Spearow

#022

Fearow

#041

Zubat

#042

Golbat

#054

Psyduck

#055

Golduck

The first 40 of 88 locations. The levels shown are the widest range across all game versions — in a specific release it may be narrower. The exact area, catch method and chance are on the page of each location.

Alola

Galar

Hoenn