What is Delibird weak to?

In Platinum, watch for Golem (Rock), Arcanine (Fire), and Jolteon (Electric) when using Delibird. They all hit it super-effectively with STAB. Golem is the most dangerous since Rock moves deal 4x damage. Steel-type attackers are also a problem.

Should I use Delibird?

In Platinum, Delibird has niche appeal at best. 330 base stats means you're fighting uphill by mid-game. There are better Ice/Flying Pokemon available.

In Platinum, Delibird has a 330 base stat total and ranks as D-Tier: outclassed by other options available in Platinum. It works best as a balanced. Rapid Spin with Focus Sash is the standard set.

What is the best ability for Delibird?

Vital Spirit prevents sleep. That's the one you want on Delibird. Insomnia is the hidden ability. Niche, but it has its uses. Hustle works too if your team needs something different.

What are Delibird's strengths?

In Platinum, Ice/Flying typing gives Delibird 3 resistances plus Ground immunity. Speed at base 75 is the top stat. Dual typing means STAB coverage on both Ice and Flying moves.

Delibird - Weakness, Evolution, Moveset, EVs & Stats

Physical

Balanced

DTier

75Speed · Below Avg

Stats & Training

Delibird's spread isn't flashy. Speed leads, HP trails, 0 stats clear the bar. Tough to catch and worth 1 Speed EV, on a fast 800K XP curve.

Base Stats

Avg

HP45

Attack55

Defense45

Sp. Atk65

Sp. Def45

Speed75

Total330

Details

Catch Rate

Challenging45 / 255

Growth Rate

Fast800,000 XP

Height0.9 m

Weight16.0 kg

Base XP116

Abilities

Vital SpiritTop Pick

Prevents sleep.

Hustle

Strengthens physical moves to inflict 1.5× damage, but decreases their accuracy to 0.8×.

InsomniaHANot in game

Prevents sleep.

EV Yield

HPAtkDefSpASpDSpe+1

Speed training source

Pokedex Entries

It carries food rolled up in its tail. It has the habit of sharing food with people lost in mountains.

Platinum

Delibird Weakness

Rock, Fire, Electric, and Steel moves hit Delibird for super-effective damage. Rock hits land at 4x, so they're the biggest threat. The upside? Ground-type moves can't touch it at all.

Delibird Weakness and Resistance Chart
Damage	Types
4x (Critical)	Rock
2x (Weak)	Fire, Electric, Steel
0.5x (Resist)	Grass, Bug
0x (Immune)	Ground

Type ChartVulnerable

4Weak

2Resist

1Immune

Score-5

Gen IV Type Chart

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

4xCritical

Rock

2xWeak

Fire Electric Steel

½xResist

Grass Bug

¼xResist

None

0xImmune

Ground

STAB (6)

Grass Ground Flying Dragon Fighting Bug

How to Beat Delibird in Platinum (Best Counters)

Lunatone RockPsychic	C
Available Moves Moves Rock SlideTM80 Rock TombTM39 Rock ThrowLv. 9 Damage vs Delibird Rock Slide 4x 165-194%KO Rock Tomb 4x 134-159%KO Rock Throw 4x 110-129%KO View Lunatone builds →
Sudowoodo Rock	C
Available Moves Moves Rock SlideTM80 Rock TombTM39 Rock ThrowLv. 14 Damage vs Delibird Rock Slide 4x 260-306%KO Rock Tomb 4x 210-247%KO Rock Throw 4x 175-206%KO View Sudowoodo builds →
Omanyte RockWater	D
Obtain MethodOreburgh City Gift Available Moves Moves Rock SlideTM80 Ancient PowerLv. 37 Rock TombTM39 RolloutLv. 16 Damage vs Delibird Rock Slide 4x 134-159%KO Ancient Power 4x 189-224%KO Rock Tomb 4x 110-129%KO Rollout 4x 60-71% View Omanyte builds →
Kabuto RockWater	D
Obtain MethodOreburgh City Gift Available Moves Moves Rock SlideTM80 Rock TombTM39 Damage vs Delibird Rock Slide 4x 215-253%KO Rock Tomb 4x 175-206%KO View Kabuto builds →
Lileep RockGrass	D
Obtain MethodOreburgh City Gift Available Moves Moves Rock SlideTM80 Rock TombTM39 Damage vs Delibird Rock Slide 4x 134-159%KO Rock Tomb 4x 110-129%KO View Lileep builds →

Platinum Evolution

Delibird doesn't evolve, so breeding's where the action is. You'll find a massive partner pool across two egg groups, and eggs are average hatch time. It's got 8 egg moves worth looking into. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.

How to Evolve

No Evolution

#225DelibirdDoes not evolve

Breeding

Very Easy

Breed Delibird easily with 131 breeding partners from the Ground and Water1 egg groups. Pass egg moves like Aurora Beam, Future Sight, Ice Ball and 5 more to offspring.

Egg Groups

GroundWater1

Gender

♂50.0%♀50.0%

Hatch Time

20 cycles·5,140 steps

Quick~5 min with Flame Body

Egg Moves

8moves

Breed With (best first)

Platinum Delibird Best Moveset

Delibird leads with Focus Sash insurance. Even if it can't take a hit naturally, it'll survive long enough to deal early damage. Spread EVs go all-in on offense since bulk doesn't matter here.

Best Build

Experimental

Mixed Attacker

Ability

Vital Spirit

Item

Focus SashSURVIVAL

Best Nature for Delibird

HardyNEUTRAL

Delibird best EVs are Sp. Atk and Attack

EVs

Atk

SpA

Mixed Attacker Moveset

Rapid Spin
Brick Break
Ice BeamSTAB
BounceSTAB

Recommended Teammates

AmpharosGood

FeraligatrGood

AlakazamGood

Moves

Coverage runs deep. Delibird can hit 10 types beyond STAB, including Normal and Fighting. The offense anchors on Blizzard and Fly while TMs handle everything else.

Level-Up Moves

Lv 1

Present

——9015Normal

TM Moves

TM40

Aerial Ace

D60—20Flying

TM45

Attract

——10015Normal

TM72

Avalanche-4

D6010010Ice

TM14

Blizzard

C120705Ice

TM31

Brick Break

S7510015Fighting

TM78

Captivate

——10020Normal

HM05

Defog

———15Flying

TM32

Double Team

———15Normal

TM58

Endure+4

———10Normal

TM42

Facade

D7010020Normal

TM56

Fling

——10010Dark

HM02

Fly

C909515Flying

TM01

Focus Punch-3

C15010020Fighting

TM21

Frustration

D—10020Normal

TM07

Hail

D——10Ice

TM10

Hidden Power

—6010015Normal

TM13

Ice Beam

S9510010Ice

TM83

Natural Gift

D—10015Normal

TM88

Pluck

—6010020Flying

TM17

Protect+4

C——10Normal

TM18

Rain Dance

C——5Water

TM67

Recycle

———10Normal

TM44

Rest

C——10Psychic

TM27

Return

D—10020Normal

TM43

Secret Power

—7010020Normal

TM82

Sleep Talk

C——10Normal

TM90

Substitute

C——10Normal

TM87

Swagger

——9015Normal

TM46

Thief

—6010025Dark

TM06

Toxic

C—8510Poison

TM03

Water Pulse

D6010020Water

Egg Moves

Egg

Aurora Beam

—6510020Ice

Egg

Future Sight

C12010010Psychic

Egg

Ice Ball

—309020Ice

Egg

Ice Punch

C7510015Ice

Egg

Ice Shard+1

D4010030Ice

Egg

Quick Attack+1

D4010030Normal

Egg

Rapid Spin

S5010040Normal

Egg

Splash

———40Normal

Tutor Moves

Tut

Tutor

Bounce

S85855Flying

Tutor

Gunk Shot

D120705Poison

Tutor

Icy Wind

D559515Ice

Tutor

Mud-Slap

D2010010Ground

Tutor

Rollout

—309020Rock

Tutor

Seed Bomb

D8010015Grass

Tutor

Signal Beam

D7510015Bug

Tutor

Swift

—60—20Normal

Transfer Moves

Gen

Gen 3

Body Slam

D8510015Normal

Gen 3

Counter-5

D—10020Fighting

Gen 3

Double-Edge

C12010015Normal

Gen 3

Mega Kick

—120755Normal

Gen 3

Mega Punch

—808520Normal

Gen 3

Mimic

———10Normal

Gen 3

Seismic Toss

D—10020Fighting

Gen 3

Snore

D4010015Normal

Platinum Delibird Locations

Delibird starts showing up in late-game routes at high spawn rates across 1 encounter spots. The list below is sorted so you can pick what fits your current progress without scrolling through everything.

Best Locations to Catch Delibird in Platinum

Route 217

Grass Lv.32-33 Route

CommonLate

Swarm active

Delibird Guide

In Platinum, watch for Golem (Rock), Arcanine (Fire), and Jolteon (Electric) when using Delibird. They all hit it super-effectively with STAB. Golem is the most dangerous since Rock moves deal 4x damage. Steel-type attackers are also a problem.
In Platinum, Delibird has niche appeal at best. 330 base stats means you're fighting uphill by mid-game. There are better Ice/Flying Pokemon available.
In Platinum, Delibird has a 330 base stat total and ranks as D-Tier: outclassed by other options available in Platinum. It works best as a balanced. Rapid Spin with Focus Sash is the standard set.
Vital Spirit prevents sleep. That's the one you want on Delibird. Insomnia is the hidden ability. Niche, but it has its uses. Hustle works too if your team needs something different.
In Platinum, Ice/Flying typing gives Delibird 3 resistances plus Ground immunity. Speed at base 75 is the top stat. Dual typing means STAB coverage on both Ice and Flying moves.

Game Availability

Delibird first appeared in Gold & Silver and has been available in 18 games across 9 generations. Obtainable through wild encounters in most titles where it appears.

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Aerodactyl RockFlying	B
Obtain MethodOreburgh City Gift Available Moves Moves Fire BlastTM38 Thunder FangLv. 1 Fire FangLv. 1 Damage vs Delibird Fire Blast 2x 88-105%KO Thunder Fang 2x 75-90% Fire Fang 2x 75-90% View Aerodactyl builds →
Lunatone RockPsychic	C
Available Move Moves Rock ThrowLv. 9 Damage vs Delibird Rock Throw 4x 128-150%KO View Lunatone builds →
Onix RockGround	C
Available Move Moves Rock ThrowLv. 9 Damage vs Delibird Rock Throw 4x 113-135%KO View Onix builds →
Solrock RockPsychic	C
Available Moves Moves Fire BlastTM38 Rock ThrowLv. 9 Fire SpinLv. 12 Damage vs Delibird Fire Blast 2x 80-95% Rock Throw 4x 165-195%KO Fire Spin 2x 28-35% View Solrock builds →
Shieldon RockSteel	D
Obtain MethodOreburgh City Gift TM Move Moves Fire BlastTM38 Damage vs Delibird Fire Blast 2x 70-85% View Shieldon builds →

Lunatone RockPsychic	C
Available Moves Moves Rock TombTM39 Rock ThrowLv. 9 Damage vs Delibird Rock Tomb 4x 141-167%KO Rock Throw 4x 122-144%KO View Lunatone builds →
Onix RockGround	C
Available Moves Moves Rock TombTM39 Rock ThrowLv. 9 Damage vs Delibird Rock Tomb 4x 131-156%KO Rock Throw 4x 113-133%KO View Onix builds →
Omanyte RockWater	D
Obtain MethodOreburgh City Gift Available Moves Moves Rock TombTM39 RolloutLv. 16 Damage vs Delibird Rock Tomb 4x 122-144%KO Rollout 4x 65-78% View Omanyte builds →
Kabuto RockWater	D
Obtain MethodOreburgh City Gift TM Move Moves Rock TombTM39 Damage vs Delibird Rock Tomb 4x 178-211%KO View Kabuto builds →
Lileep RockGrass	D
Obtain MethodOreburgh City Gift TM Move Moves Rock TombTM39 Damage vs Delibird Rock Tomb 4x 122-144%KO View Lileep builds →

Lunatone RockPsychic	C
Available Moves Moves Rock SlideTM80 Rock TombTM39 Rock ThrowLv. 9 Damage vs Delibird Rock Slide 4x 167-197%KO Rock Tomb 4x 136-161%KO Rock Throw 4x 113-134%KO View Lunatone builds →
Onix RockGround	C
Available Moves Moves Rock SlideTM80 Rock TombTM39 Rock ThrowLv. 9 Damage vs Delibird Rock Slide 4x 152-179%KO Rock Tomb 4x 121-143%KO Rock Throw 4x 106-125%KO View Onix builds →
Omanyte RockWater	D
Obtain MethodOreburgh City Gift Available Moves Moves Rock SlideTM80 Rock TombTM39 RolloutLv. 16 Damage vs Delibird Rock Slide 4x 136-161%KO Rock Tomb 4x 113-134%KO Rollout 4x 60-72% View Omanyte builds →
Kabuto RockWater	D
Obtain MethodOreburgh City Gift Available Moves Moves Rock SlideTM80 Rock TombTM39 Damage vs Delibird Rock Slide 4x 219-260%KO Rock Tomb 4x 175-206%KO View Kabuto builds →
Lileep RockGrass	D
Obtain MethodOreburgh City Gift Available Moves Moves Rock SlideTM80 Rock TombTM39 Damage vs Delibird Rock Slide 4x 143-170%KO Rock Tomb 4x 113-134%KO View Lileep builds →

Lunatone RockPsychic	C
Available Moves Moves Rock SlideTM80 Rock TombTM39 Rock ThrowLv. 9 Damage vs Delibird Rock Slide 4x 174-205%KO Rock Tomb 4x 141-166%KO Rock Throw 4x 120-142%KO View Lunatone builds →
Onix RockGround	C
Available Moves Moves Rock SlideTM80 Rock TombTM39 Rock ThrowLv. 9 Damage vs Delibird Rock Slide 4x 154-182%KO Rock Tomb 4x 120-142%KO Rock Throw 4x 107-126%KO View Onix builds →
Omanyte RockWater	D
Obtain MethodOreburgh City Gift Available Moves Moves Rock SlideTM80 Rock TombTM39 RolloutLv. 16 Damage vs Delibird Rock Slide 4x 141-166%KO Rock Tomb 4x 113-134%KO Rollout 4x 59-71% View Omanyte builds →
Kabuto RockWater	D
Obtain MethodOreburgh City Gift Available Moves Moves Rock SlideTM80 Rock TombTM39 Damage vs Delibird Rock Slide 4x 221-261%KO Rock Tomb 4x 180-213%KO View Kabuto builds →
Lileep RockGrass	D
Obtain MethodOreburgh City Gift Available Moves Moves Rock SlideTM80 Rock TombTM39 Damage vs Delibird Rock Slide 4x 141-166%KO Rock Tomb 4x 113-134%KO View Lileep builds →

Lunatone RockPsychic	C
Available Moves Moves Rock SlideTM80 Rock TombTM39 Rock ThrowLv. 9 Damage vs Delibird Rock Slide 4x 174-205%KO Rock Tomb 4x 141-166%KO Rock Throw 4x 120-142%KO View Lunatone builds →
Onix RockGround	C
Available Moves Moves Rock SlideTM80 Rock TombTM39 Rock ThrowLv. 9 Damage vs Delibird Rock Slide 4x 154-182%KO Rock Tomb 4x 120-142%KO Rock Throw 4x 107-126%KO View Onix builds →
Omanyte RockWater	D
Obtain MethodOreburgh City Gift Available Moves Moves Rock SlideTM80 Rock TombTM39 RolloutLv. 16 Damage vs Delibird Rock Slide 4x 141-166%KO Rock Tomb 4x 113-134%KO Rollout 4x 59-71% View Omanyte builds →
Kabuto RockWater	D
Obtain MethodOreburgh City Gift Available Moves Moves Rock SlideTM80 Rock TombTM39 Damage vs Delibird Rock Slide 4x 221-261%KO Rock Tomb 4x 180-213%KO View Kabuto builds →
Lileep RockGrass	D
Obtain MethodOreburgh City Gift Available Moves Moves Rock SlideTM80 Rock TombTM39 Damage vs Delibird Rock Slide 4x 141-166%KO Rock Tomb 4x 113-134%KO View Lileep builds →

Tyranitar RockDark	S
Recommended Build AbilitySand Stream ItemLum Berry NatureJolly Moves CrunchSTAB PursuitSTAB Stone Edge Earthquake Damage vs Delibird Crunch 96-113%KO Pursuit 48-57% Stone Edge 4x 480-566%KO View Tyranitar builds →
Empoleon WaterSteel	B
Recommended Build AbilityTorrent ItemFocus Sash NatureModest Moves Ice Beam Hydro Pump Grass Knot Aqua Jet Damage vs Delibird Ice Beam 69-82% Hydro Pump 127-149%KO Aqua Jet 25-29% View Empoleon builds →
Magnezone ElectricSteel	B
Recommended Build AbilityMagnetpull ItemLeftovers NatureTimid Moves ThunderboltSTAB Hidden Power Fire Thunder Wave Explosion Damage vs Delibird Thunderbolt 2x 212-249%KO Explosion 86-102%KO View Magnezone builds →
Aerodactyl RockFlying	B
Recommended Build AbilityPressure ItemFocus Sash NatureJolly Moves Earthquake Stealth Rock TauntUtility Stone Edge Damage vs Delibird Stone Edge 4x 406-478%KO View Aerodactyl builds →
Charizard FireFlying	C
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