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 Diamond & Pearl, 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 Diamond & Pearl. 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.

MoodyHANot in game

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

EV Yield

HP+1AtkDefSpASpDSpe

HP training source

Pokedex Entries

With nerves of steel, nothing can perturb it. It is more agile and active than it appears.

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 IV 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 Diamond & Pearl (Best Counters)

Heracross BugFighting	B
Available Moves Moves Focus PunchTM01 Brick BreakTM31 Rock SmashHM06 Damage vs Bidoof Focus Punch 2x 278-328%KO Brick Break 2x 142-169%KO Rock Smash 2x 80-94% View Heracross builds →

Diamond & Pearl 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 131 breeding partners from the Ground and Water1 egg groups. Pass egg moves like Aqua Tail, Defense Curl, Double-Edge and 5 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

8moves

Breed With (best first)

Diamond & Pearl Bidoof Best Moveset

Best Build

No build content available for this Pokemon in Gen 4.

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. Double-Edge and Take Down anchor the STAB core.

Level-Up Moves

Lv 1

Tackle

—3510035Normal

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

D——10Normal

Lv 29

Amnesia

———20Psychic

Lv 33

Take Down

—908520Normal

Lv 37

Super Fang

D—9010Normal

Lv 41

Superpower

D1201005Fighting

TM Moves

TM45

Attract

——10015Normal

TM14

Blizzard

D120705Ice

TM78

Captivate

——10020Normal

TM57

Charge Beam

D509010Electric

HM01

Cut

—509530Normal

TM28

Dig

D8010010Ground

TM32

Double Team

———15Normal

TM58

Endure+4

———10Normal

TM42

Facade

D7010020Normal

TM21

Frustration

D—10020Normal

TM86

Grass Knot

D—10020Grass

TM10

Hidden Power

—6010015Normal

TM13

Ice Beam

D9510010Ice

TM23

Iron Tail

D1007515Steel

TM83

Natural Gift

D—10015Normal

TM88

Pluck

—6010020Flying

TM17

Protect+4

C——10Normal

TM18

Rain Dance

C——5Water

TM44

Rest

C——10Psychic

TM27

Return

D—10020Normal

HM06

Rock Smash

D4010015Fighting

TM43

Secret Power

—7010020Normal

TM30

Shadow Ball

D8010015Ghost

TM34

Shock Wave

D60—20Electric

TM82

Sleep Talk

C——10Normal

TM76

Stealth Rock

C——20Rock

TM90

Substitute

C——10Normal

TM11

Sunny Day

C——5Fire

TM87

Swagger

——9015Normal

TM12

Taunt

C—10020Dark

TM46

Thief

—6010025Dark

TM25

Thunder

D1207010Electric

TM73

Thunder Wave

C—10020Electric

TM24

Thunderbolt

D9510015Electric

TM06

Toxic

C—8510Poison

Egg Moves

Egg

Aqua Tail

D909010Water

Egg

Defense Curl

———40Normal

Egg

Double-Edge

C12010015Normal

Egg

Fury Swipes

—188015Normal

Egg

Odor Sleuth

———40Normal

Egg

Quick Attack+1

D4010030Normal

Egg

Rollout

—309020Rock

Egg

Water Sport

———15Water

Tutor Moves

Bidoof can't learn any Tutor moves

Diamond & Pearl Bidoof Locations

Easy grab on Bidoof with high spawn rates across 34 locations in early-game routes. The sorted list below shows the full spread so you can pick the most convenient spot.

Best Locations to Catch Bidoof in Diamond & Pearl

Which version you're playing matters for Bidoof. 34 walking spots at Lv. 2-26 spread across Diamond and Pearl, and some routes only appear in one cartridge. Check the version badges below.

Lake Verity

DiamondGrass Lv.2-4 Water

CommonEarly

Lake Verity

PearlGrass Lv.2-4 Water

CommonEarly

Route 201

DiamondGrass Lv.2-3 Route

CommonEarly

Route 201

PearlGrass Lv.2-3 Route

CommonEarly

Route 202

DiamondGrass Lv.2-4 Route

CommonEarly

Route 202

PearlGrass Lv.2-4 Route

CommonEarly

Route 204 - South

DiamondGrass Lv.4-6 Route

CommonEarly

Route 204 - South

PearlGrass Lv.4-6 Route

CommonEarly

Route 204 - North

DiamondGrass Lv.6-8 Route

CommonEarly

Route 204 - North

PearlGrass Lv.6-8 Route

CommonEarly

Route 205 - North

PearlGrass Lv.10-12 Route

CommonEarly

Route 205 - North

DiamondGrass Lv.10-12 Route

CommonEarly

Route 211 - West

PearlGrass Lv.12-14 Route

CommonEarly

Route 211 - West

DiamondGrass Lv.12-14 Route

CommonEarly

Route 203

DiamondGrass Lv.4-6 Route

UncommonEarly

Route 203

PearlGrass Lv.4-6 Route

UncommonEarly

Route 205 - South

PearlGrass Lv.8-9 Route

UncommonEarly

Route 205 - South

DiamondGrass Lv.8-9 Route

UncommonEarly

Valley Windworks

PearlGrass Lv.8 Power-plant

UncommonEarly

Valley Windworks

DiamondGrass Lv.8 Power-plant

UncommonEarly

Route 208

PearlGrass Lv.16 Route

UncommonMid

Route 208

DiamondGrass Lv.16 Route

UncommonMid

Great Marsh - Area 5

PearlGrass Lv.22 Facility

RareMid

Great Marsh - Area 5

DiamondGrass Lv.22 Facility

RareMid

Great Marsh - Area 6

PearlGrass Lv.22 Facility

RareMid

Great Marsh - Area 6

DiamondGrass Lv.22 Facility

RareMid

Great Marsh - Area 3

PearlGrass Lv.24 Facility

RareMid

Great Marsh - Area 3

DiamondGrass Lv.24 Facility

RareMid

Great Marsh - Area 4

PearlGrass Lv.24 Facility

RareMid

Great Marsh - Area 4

DiamondGrass Lv.24 Facility

RareMid

Great Marsh - Area 1

DiamondGrass Lv.26 Facility

RareMid

Great Marsh - Area 1

PearlGrass Lv.26 Facility

RareMid

Great Marsh - Area 2

DiamondGrass Lv.26 Facility

RareMid

Great Marsh - Area 2

PearlGrass Lv.26 Facility

RareMid

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 Diamond & Pearl, 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 Diamond & Pearl. 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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Heracross BugFighting	B
Available Moves Moves Focus PunchTM01 Focus BlastTM52 Brick BreakTM31 Rock SmashHM06 Damage vs Bidoof Focus Punch 2x 304-357%KO Focus Blast 2x 106-125%KO Brick Break 2x 155-182%KO Rock Smash 2x 85-100%KO View Heracross builds →
Machoke Fighting	C
Available Moves Moves Focus PunchTM01 Focus BlastTM52 Brick BreakTM31 Vital ThrowLv. 25 Damage vs Bidoof Focus Punch 2x 251-296%KO Focus Blast 2x 121-143%KO Brick Break 2x 127-150%KO Vital Throw 2x 121-143%KO View Machoke builds →
Medicham FightingPsychic	D
Available Moves Moves Focus PunchTM01 Focus BlastTM52 Drain PunchTM60 Brick BreakTM31 Damage vs Bidoof Focus Punch 2x 173-204%KO Focus Blast 2x 139-164%KO Drain Punch 2x 87-104%KO Brick Break 2x 87-104%KO View Medicham builds →

Heracross BugFighting	B
Available Moves Moves Focus PunchTM01 Focus BlastTM52 Brick BreakTM31 Rock SmashHM06 Damage vs Bidoof Focus Punch 2x 304-357%KO Focus Blast 2x 106-125%KO Brick Break 2x 155-182%KO Rock Smash 2x 85-100%KO View Heracross builds →
Toxicroak PoisonFighting	C
Available Moves Moves Focus PunchTM01 Focus BlastTM52 Brick BreakTM31 RevengeLv. 22 Damage vs Bidoof Focus Punch 2x 263-311%KO Focus Blast 2x 179-211%KO Brick Break 2x 133-157%KO Revenge 2x 108-129%KO View Toxicroak builds →
Machoke Fighting	C
Available Moves Moves Focus PunchTM01 Focus BlastTM52 Brick BreakTM31 Vital ThrowLv. 25 Damage vs Bidoof Focus Punch 2x 251-296%KO Focus Blast 2x 121-143%KO Brick Break 2x 127-150%KO Vital Throw 2x 121-143%KO View Machoke builds →
Medicham FightingPsychic	D
Available Moves Moves Focus PunchTM01 Focus BlastTM52 Drain PunchTM60 Brick BreakTM31 Damage vs Bidoof Focus Punch 2x 173-204%KO Focus Blast 2x 139-164%KO Drain Punch 2x 87-104%KO Brick Break 2x 87-104%KO View Medicham builds →

Heracross BugFighting	B
Available Moves Moves Focus PunchTM01 Focus BlastTM52 Brick BreakTM31 Rock SmashHM06 Damage vs Bidoof Focus Punch 2x 301-355%KO Focus Blast 2x 103-121%KO Brick Break 2x 152-179%KO Rock Smash 2x 82-97% View Heracross builds →
Toxicroak PoisonFighting	C
Available Moves Moves Focus PunchTM01 Focus BlastTM52 Brick BreakTM31 RevengeLv. 22 Damage vs Bidoof Focus Punch 2x 263-309%KO Focus Blast 2x 180-212%KO Brick Break 2x 133-158%KO Revenge 2x 108-127%KO View Toxicroak builds →
Machoke Fighting	C
Available Moves Moves Focus PunchTM01 Focus BlastTM52 SubmissionLv. 32 Brick BreakTM31 Damage vs Bidoof Focus Punch 2x 252-297%KO Focus Blast 2x 120-142%KO Submission 2x 136-161%KO Brick Break 2x 128-152%KO View Machoke builds →
Medicham FightingPsychic	D
Available Moves Moves Focus PunchTM01 High Jump KickLv. 32 Focus BlastTM52 Drain PunchTM60 Damage vs Bidoof Focus Punch 2x 170-200%KO High Jump Kick 2x 146-173%KO Focus Blast 2x 136-161%KO Drain Punch 2x 87-103%KO View Medicham builds →

Heracross BugFighting	B
Available Moves Moves Focus PunchTM01 Close CombatLv. 37 Focus BlastTM52 Brick BreakTM31 Damage vs Bidoof Focus Punch 2x 293-345%KO Close Combat 2x 233-275%KO Focus Blast 2x 100-118%KO Brick Break 2x 148-174%KO View Heracross builds →
Toxicroak PoisonFighting	C
Available Moves Moves Focus PunchTM01 Focus BlastTM52 Brick BreakTM31 RevengeLv. 22 Damage vs Bidoof Focus Punch 2x 254-300%KO Focus Blast 2x 174-205%KO Brick Break 2x 128-151%KO Revenge 2x 105-123%KO View Toxicroak builds →
Machoke Fighting	C
Available Moves Moves Focus PunchTM01 Focus BlastTM52 SubmissionLv. 32 Brick BreakTM31 Damage vs Bidoof Focus Punch 2x 243-286%KO Focus Blast 2x 116-137%KO Submission 2x 131-154%KO Brick Break 2x 123-146%KO View Machoke builds →
Medicham FightingPsychic	D
Available Moves Moves Focus PunchTM01 High Jump KickLv. 32 Focus BlastTM52 Drain PunchTM60 Damage vs Bidoof Focus Punch 2x 162-191%KO High Jump Kick 2x 143-168%KO Focus Blast 2x 131-154%KO Drain Punch 2x 83-98% View Medicham builds →
Riolu Fighting	D
Obtain MethodIron Island Gift Available Moves Moves Focus PunchTM01 Focus BlastTM52 Brick BreakTM31 Drain PunchTM60 Damage vs Bidoof Focus Punch 2x 183-216%KO Focus Blast 2x 93-109%KO Brick Break 2x 93-109%KO Drain Punch 2x 93-109%KO View Riolu builds →

Heracross BugFighting	B
Available Moves Moves Focus PunchTM01 Close CombatLv. 37 Focus BlastTM52 Brick BreakTM31 Damage vs Bidoof Focus Punch 2x 295-347%KO Close Combat 2x 237-279%KO Focus Blast 2x 100-118%KO Brick Break 2x 149-176%KO View Heracross builds →
Toxicroak PoisonFighting	C
Available Moves Moves Focus PunchTM01 Focus BlastTM52 Brick BreakTM31 RevengeLv. 22 Damage vs Bidoof Focus Punch 2x 257-303%KO Focus Blast 2x 174-205%KO Brick Break 2x 129-153%KO Revenge 2x 104-124%KO View Toxicroak builds →
Machoke Fighting	C
Available Moves Moves Focus PunchTM01 Focus BlastTM52 Cross ChopLv. 40 SubmissionLv. 32 Damage vs Bidoof Focus Punch 2x 246-289%KO Focus Blast 2x 116-137%KO Cross Chop 2x 165-195%KO Submission 2x 132-155%KO View Machoke builds →
Medicham FightingPsychic	D
Available Moves Moves Focus PunchTM01 High Jump KickLv. 32 Focus BlastTM52 Drain PunchTM60 Damage vs Bidoof Focus Punch 2x 165-195%KO High Jump Kick 2x 143-168%KO Focus Blast 2x 132-155%KO Drain Punch 2x 84-100%KO View Medicham builds →
Riolu Fighting	D
Obtain MethodIron Island Gift Available Moves Moves Focus PunchTM01 Focus BlastTM52 Brick BreakTM31 Drain PunchTM60 Damage vs Bidoof Focus Punch 2x 183-216%KO Focus Blast 2x 91-108%KO Brick Break 2x 94-111%KO Drain Punch 2x 94-111%KO View Riolu builds →