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No.0279

Pelipper

Water Bird Pokémon

WaterFlying
Height: 1.2mWeight: 28kg(Power of Low Kick against it: 60)Egg Groups: Water 1 / FlyingSmogon Singles: UUBLSmogon Doubles: DUURegional Dex: Paldea #133

Description

Skimming the water’s surface, it dips its large bill in the sea, scoops up food and water, and carries it.

Raising data

Catch rate
45 / 255
Base friendship
70
Egg steps
2,688 steps
Gender ratio
♂ 50% / ♀ 50%
Growth rate
Medium Fast (1,000,000)

Base StatsTotal 440

HP60
Atk50
Def100
SpA95
SpD70
Spe65

Actual stats

Max252 EV0 EVMin
HP167167135135
Atk1121027063
Def167152120108
SpA161147115103
SpD1341229081
Spe1281178576

Calculated at 31 IVs. Max = 252 EVs with a boosting nature, 252 EV = neutral nature, 0 EV = neutral nature, Min = 0 EVs with a hindering nature. HP is not affected by nature.

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Abilities

  • Keen Eye

    The Pokémon's keen eyes prevent its accuracy from being lowered.

  • Drizzle

    The Pokémon makes it rain when it enters a battle.

  • Rain DishHidden

    The Pokémon gradually regains HP in rain.

Competitive usage

How often this Pokémon is used in ranked battles, and within that, the share of its moves, items, abilities, Tera types, EV spreads and teammates. Listed per format.

Champions Doubles14.8%#12 · 2026-09Usage over time

Moves

  • Hurricane97.8%
  • Weather Ball87.1%
  • Tailwind74.4%
  • Wide Guard62.1%
  • Protect35.3%
  • Muddy Water11.5%
  • Helping Hand7.4%
  • Icy Wind6.7%
  • Rain Dance6.6%
  • Ice Beam5.3%

Items

  • Focus Sash40.9%
  • Sitrus Berry35.8%
  • Choice Scarf7.7%
  • Damp Rock7%
  • Life Orb4.2%
  • Rocky Helmet1.1%

Abilities

  • Drizzle99.8%
  • Keen Eye0.1%
  • Rain Dish0%

EV spreads

Teammates

ArchaludonArchaludon68.7%Mega GolisopodMega Golisopod44%Mega SwampertMega Swampert27.8%RillaboomRillaboom23.8%BasculegionBasculegion21.9%Indeedee (Female)Indeedee (Female)21.5%SneaslerSneasler20.1%GrimmsnarlGrimmsnarl18.9%
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Source: Smogon (Champions VGC reg.MC)

VGC 20268.7%#22 · 2026-09Usage over time

Moves

  • Hurricane100%
  • Wide Guard100%
  • Weather Ball93%
  • Protect67.3%
  • Helping Hand19.5%
  • Tailwind13.1%
  • Muddy Water7%
  • Hydro Pump0%
  • Whirlpool0%
  • Aqua Ring0%

Items

  • Focus Sash33.6%
  • Rocky Helmet25.4%
  • Safety Goggles13.6%
  • Life Orb13%
  • Covert Cloak11.3%
  • Room Service3%

Abilities

  • Drizzle100%
  • Rain Dish0%

Tera types

  • grass52.1%
  • ghost36.7%
  • ground3.7%
  • stellar3.3%
  • fairy1.6%
  • water1.4%

EV spreads

  • Modest HP4 / SpA252 / Spe25225.1%→ Calc
  • Bold HP244 / Def44 / SpA36 / SpD180 / Spe424.5%→ Calc
  • Modest HP172 / Def4 / SpA116 / SpD52 / Spe1647%→ Calc
  • Bold HP252 / Def76 / SpA4 / SpD140 / Spe365%→ Calc

Teammates

Urshifu (Rapid Strike Style)Urshifu (Rapid Strike Style)92.1%RillaboomRillaboom68.7%LandorusLandorus46.2%AmoongussAmoonguss46.1%Calyrex (Ice Rider)Calyrex (Ice Rider)45.9%IncineroarIncineroar42%Calyrex (Shadow Rider)Calyrex (Shadow Rider)40.7%ClefairyClefairy32.5%
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Source: Smogon (VGC 2024 reg.G)

Champions Singles4.6%#35 · 2026-09Usage over time

Moves

  • Hurricane98.5%
  • U-turn88.2%
  • Surf56.1%
  • Ice Beam55.8%
  • Weather Ball35.6%
  • Tailwind33.7%
  • Roost18%
  • Hydro Pump6.7%
  • Icy Wind1.3%
  • Chilling Water1.2%

Items

  • Damp Rock74.1%
  • Sitrus Berry7.7%
  • Focus Sash7.5%
  • Choice Scarf3.6%
  • Rocky Helmet3.3%
  • Eject Button1.6%

Abilities

  • Drizzle98.8%
  • Rain Dish1.2%
  • Keen Eye0%

EV spreads

Teammates

ArchaludonArchaludon72.5%Mega SwampertMega Swampert55.1%Mega GolisopodMega Golisopod46.6%Mega SalamenceMega Salamence33%CinderaceCinderace22.3%MimikyuMimikyu22.1%BasculegionBasculegion19%SneaslerSneasler17.3%
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Source: Smogon (Champions BSS reg.MC)

Doubles OU2.6%#49 · 2026-09Usage over time

Moves

  • Hurricane98.8%
  • Wide Guard83.6%
  • Weather Ball68%
  • Tailwind57.6%
  • Protect33.2%
  • Surf22.2%
  • U-turn14.5%
  • Muddy Water10.9%
  • Helping Hand6.7%
  • Hydro Pump1.3%

Items

  • Damp Rock36%
  • Focus Sash34.9%
  • Covert Cloak10%
  • Sitrus Berry6.4%
  • Eject Button5%
  • Leftovers2.9%

Abilities

  • Drizzle99.7%
  • Keen Eye0.3%
  • Rain Dish0%

Tera types

  • ghost28.9%
  • grass26.9%
  • electric22.1%
  • ground7.3%
  • water6.8%
  • steel4.2%

EV spreads

  • Modest HP4 / SpA252 / Spe25222.7%→ Calc
  • Bold HP248 / Def252 / SpA822.1%→ Calc
  • Modest HP252 / SpA16 / SpD92 / Spe1488.8%→ Calc
  • Timid HP4 / SpA252 / Spe2525.6%→ Calc

Teammates

KingdraKingdra42.8%IncineroarIncineroar41.2%LandorusLandorus27.2%Chien-PaoChien-Pao24.3%MewMew21.8%GastrodonGastrodon21.7%RillaboomRillaboom21.6%GholdengoGholdengo18.4%
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Source: Smogon (Doubles OU)

OU (Singles)2.4%#54 · 2026-09Usage over time

Moves

  • U-turn98.8%
  • Hurricane97.7%
  • Weather Ball82.2%
  • Knock Off73.8%
  • Roost26.4%
  • Surf14%
  • Tailwind4%
  • Ice Beam1.3%
  • Icy Wind0.9%
  • Chilling Water0.5%

Items

  • Damp Rock98.2%
  • Choice Specs0.7%
  • Eject Button0.5%
  • Heavy-Duty Boots0.4%
  • Focus Sash0.1%
  • Choice Scarf0.1%

Abilities

  • Drizzle100%
  • Keen Eye0%
  • Rain Dish0%

Tera types

  • steel76.6%
  • ground10.6%
  • ghost3.9%
  • grass3.4%
  • poison3.1%
  • water0.7%

EV spreads

  • Modest SpA252 / SpD4 / Spe25269.2%→ Calc
  • Relaxed HP248 / Def252 / SpD815.6%→ Calc
  • Bold HP248 / Def252 / SpA82.7%→ Calc
  • Relaxed HP248 / Def252 / SpA82.2%→ Calc

Teammates

Iron TreadsIron Treads85%KingambitKingambit67.5%ManaphyManaphy57.9%ZamazentaZamazenta40.1%Raging BoltRaging Bolt39.6%Deoxys (Speed Forme)Deoxys (Speed Forme)32.9%DragapultDragapult25.3%OverqwilOverqwil23.1%
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Source: Smogon (OU)

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Moves whose power depends on weight

Low Kick scales with the target's weight; Heavy Slam scales with the attacker-to-target weight ratio. Opponents listed are taken from the usage data, limited to Pokémon that actually run the move.

Power taken from Heavy Slam

Evolution

Wingull#0278WingullWaterFlying
Level 25→
Pelipper#0279PelipperWaterFlying

Type Matchups

Weak to×2 / ×4
Electric×4Rock
Resists×½ / ×¼
FireWaterFightingBugSteel
Immune to×0
Ground
Super-effective STAB coverage×2+
FireGrassFightingGroundBugRock

Moves

Level up

Lv1PsychicAgilityStatus
Lv1FlyingAir SlashSpecial 75
Lv1NormalGrowlStatus
Lv1NormalProtectStatus
Lv1NormalQuick AttackPhysical 40
Lv1WaterSoakStatus
Lv1NormalSupersonicStatus
Lv1FlyingTailwindStatus
Lv1WaterWater GunSpecial 40
Lv15FlyingWing AttackPhysical 60
Lv20WaterWater PulseSpecial 60
Lv28NormalSpit UpSpecial
Lv28NormalStockpileStatus
Lv28NormalSwallowStatus
Lv34DarkFlingPhysical
Lv41IceMistStatus
Lv48FlyingRoostStatus
Lv55FlyingHurricaneSpecial 110
Lv62WaterHydro PumpSpecial 110
TM (36)
AcrobaticsAerial AceAir CutterBlizzardBody SlamBrave BirdChilling WaterDual WingbeatEndureFacadeFeather DanceFlyGiga ImpactGunk ShotHelping HandHyper BeamIce BeamIcy WindKnock OffLiquidationMuddy WaterRain DanceRestSeed BombSleep TalkSnowscapeSubstituteSurfSwiftTake DownTera BlastThiefU-turnWaterfallWeather BallWhirlpool
Moves carried over from pre-evolutions (2)
Aqua RingGust

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FAQ

What kind of Pokémon is Pelipper?

Water Bird Pokémon Skimming the water’s surface, it dips its large bill in the sea, scoops up food and water, and carries it.

What type is Pelipper?

Pelipper is a Water / Flying-type Pokémon.

What is Pelipper weak to?

It takes heavy damage from Electric / Rock-type moves.

What are Pelipper's base stats?

HP60 / Atk50 / Def100 / SpA95 / SpD70 / Spe65 (total 440)

What are Pelipper's abilities?

Keen Eye, Drizzle, Rain Dish

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