What does Bidoof evolve into?

Get Bidoof to Bibarel at level 15. At 250 BST, Bidoof is just the starting point.

At what level does Bidoof evolve?

Level 15 gets you Bibarel . Quick enough that Bidoof barely slows you down.

In Black & White, Bidoof does the job early-game if you need a Normal type on your team. Evolve it into Bibarel before the later gyms and it holds up fine through the story.

Where can you catch Bidoof?

You can find Bidoof in Black & White. The Locations section has the full breakdown of routes and encounter details. It also appears in 10 other games across the series.

Bidoof - Weakness, Evolution, Moveset, EVs & Stats

Utility

Balanced

DTier

31Speed · Very Slow

Stats & Training

Bidoof's spread isn't flashy. HP leads, Speed trails, 0 stats clear the bar. Easy to catch and worth 1 HP EV, on a medium-fast 1M XP curve.

Base Stats

Below

HP59

Attack45

Defense40

Sp. Atk35

Sp. Def40

Speed31

Total250

Details

Catch Rate

Guaranteed255 / 255

Growth Rate

Medium Fast1M XP

Height0.5 m

Weight20.0 kg

Base XP50

Abilities

Simple

Doubles the Pokémon's stat modifiers. These doubled modifiers are still capped at -6 or 6 stages.

Unaware

Ignores other Pokémon's stat modifiers for damage and accuracy calculation.

MoodyHA

Raises a random stat two stages and lowers another one stage after each turn.

EV Yield

HP+1AtkDefSpASpDSpe

HP training source

Pokedex Entries

A comparison revealed that Bidoof’s front teeth grow at the same rate as Rattata’s.

Bidoof Weakness

Bidoof's Normal typing leaves it vulnerable to Fighting. It shrugs off Ghost-type attacks completely. Only 1 weakness makes it relatively easy to build around defensively.

Bidoof Weakness and Resistance Chart
Damage	Types
2x (Weak)	Fighting
0x (Immune)	Ghost

Type ChartGood

1Weak

0Resist

1Immune

Score+1

Gen V Type Chart

Fairy type does not exist — Dragon has fewer checks
Physical / Special split now per-move (introduced Gen IV)

4xCritical

None

2xWeak

Fighting

½xResist

None

¼xResist

None

0xImmune

Ghost

STAB

No super-effective STAB

How to Beat Bidoof in Black & White (Best Counters)

In Black & White, Conkeldurr can KO Bidoof with Drain Punch (223-263%).

Conkeldurr Fighting	B
Recommended Build AbilityGuts ItemLeftovers NatureAdamant Moves Drain Punch Mach Punch Ice Punch Thunder Punch Damage vs Bidoof Drain Punch 2x 223-263%KO Mach Punch 2x 120-141%KO View Conkeldurr builds →

Black & White Evolution

Bidoof evolves into Bibarel. It's a two-stage chain with the method shown below. A massive partner pool for breeding via two egg groups. Eggs are quick to hatch. The evolved forms gain up to 160 total stats over Bidoof. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.

How to Evolve

2 Forms

#399Bidoof

Level 15

#400Bibarel

Stat Comparison 2 Stages

Bidoof

Normal

Bibarel

NormalWater

79+20

ATK

85+40

DEF

60+20

SP.ATK

55+20

SP.DEF

60+20

SPE

71+40

BST

250D-Tier

410C-Tier+160

ROLE

Balanced

TYPE

Utility

Physical

Breeding

Very Easy

Breed Bidoof easily with 181 breeding partners from the Ground and Water1 egg groups. Pass egg moves like Aqua Tail, Defense Curl, Double-Edge and 9 more to offspring.

Egg Groups

GroundWater1

Gender

♂50.0%♀50.0%

Hatch Time

15 cycles·3,855 steps

Quick~4 min with Flame Body

Egg Moves

12moves

Breed With (best first)

Black & White Bidoof Best Moveset

Best Build

No build content available for this Pokemon in Gen 5.

Try selecting a different game/generation filter, or check back later.

Moves

Breadth over depth defines this movepool. Bidoof won't stack one type's damage ceiling, but coverage across 11 types means it always has an effective option. Skull Bash and Double-Edge anchor the STAB core.

Level-Up Moves

Lv 1

Tackle

D5010035Normal

Lv 5

Growl

——10040Normal

Lv 9

Defense Curl

———40Normal

Lv 13

Rollout

—309020Rock

Lv 17

Headbutt

D7010015Normal

Lv 21

Hyper Fang

—809015Normal

Lv 25

Yawn

———10Normal

Lv 29

Amnesia

D——20Psychic

Lv 33

Take Down

—908520Normal

Lv 37

Super Fang

D—9010Normal

Lv 41

Superpower

D1201005Fighting

Lv 45

Curse

C——10Ghost

TM Moves

TM45

Attract

C—10015Normal

TM14

Blizzard

D120705Ice

TM57

Charge Beam

D509010Electric

HM01

Cut

—509530Normal

TM28

Dig

D8010010Ground

TM32

Double Team

———15Normal

TM49

Echoed Voice

—4010015Normal

TM42

Facade

D7010020Normal

TM21

Frustration

——10020Normal

TM86

Grass Knot

D—10020Grass

TM10

Hidden Power

—6010015Normal

TM13

Ice Beam

D9510010Ice

TM88

Pluck

—6010020Flying

TM17

Protect+4

C——10Normal

TM18

Rain Dance

C——5Water

TM44

Rest

C——10Psychic

TM67

Retaliate

D701005Normal

TM27

Return

D—10020Normal

TM94

Rock Smash

D4010015Fighting

TM48

Round

—6010015Normal

TM30

Shadow Ball

D8010015Ghost

TM90

Substitute

C——10Normal

TM11

Sunny Day

C——5Fire

TM87

Swagger

——9015Normal

TM12

Taunt

C—10020Dark

TM46

Thief

—6010010Dark

TM25

Thunder

D1207010Electric

TM73

Thunder Wave

C—10020Electric

TM24

Thunderbolt

D9510015Electric

TM06

Toxic

C—9010Poison

TM83

Work Up

D——30Normal

Egg Moves

Egg

Aqua Tail

D909010Water

Egg

Defense Curl

———40Normal

Egg

Double-Edge

C12010015Normal

Egg

Endure+4

D——10Normal

Egg

Fury Swipes

—188015Normal

Egg

Odor Sleuth

———40Normal

Egg

Quick Attack+1

D4010030Normal

Egg

Rock Climb

D908520Normal

Egg

Rollout

—309020Rock

Egg

Skull Bash

—10010010Normal

Egg

Sleep Talk

D——10Normal

Egg

Water Sport

———15Water

Tutor Moves

Bidoof can't learn any Tutor moves

Transfer Moves

Gen

Gen 4

Captivate

——10020Normal

Gen 4

Fury Cutter

—209520Bug

Gen 4

Mud-Slap

D2010010Ground

Gen 4

Natural Gift

——10015Normal

Gen 4

Secret Power

—7010020Normal

Gen 4

Shock Wave

—60—20Electric

Gen 4

Swift

—60—20Normal

How to Get Bidoof in Black & White

Bidoof doesn't appear in Black & White. Transfer it from Diamond, Platinum, or HeartGold to add it to your collection. Check the source games below for encounter details.

Bidoof is not available as a wild encounter in this game.

Also found in:

Diamond Platinum HeartGold

Bidoof Guide

Get Bidoof to Bibarel at level 15. At 250 BST, Bidoof is just the starting point.
Level 15 gets you Bibarel. Quick enough that Bidoof barely slows you down.
In Black & White, Bidoof does the job early-game if you need a Normal type on your team. Evolve it into Bibarel before the later gyms and it holds up fine through the story.
You can find Bidoof in Black & White. The Locations section has the full breakdown of routes and encounter details. It also appears in 10 other games across the series.

Game Availability

Bidoof first appeared in Diamond & Pearl and has been available in 11 games across 7 generations. Obtainable through catching or hatching as a base form in most titles where it appears.

Click a game to view version-specific details

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