What is Delibird weak to?

In Sword & Shield, 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 Sword & Shield, 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 Sword & Shield, Delibird has a 330 base stat total and ranks as C-Tier: a niche pick in Sword & Shield's meta. It works best as a balanced. Ice Shard with Wiseglasses 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 Sword & Shield, 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

Utility

Balanced

CTier

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×.

InsomniaHA

Prevents sleep.

EV Yield

HPAtkDefSpASpDSpe+1

Speed training source

Pokedex Entries

It carries food all day long. There are tales about lost people who were saved by the food it had.

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

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 Sword & Shield (Best Counters)

Shuckle BugRock	B
Available Moves Moves Rock SlideTM22 Rock TombTM48 Rock ThrowLv. 15 RolloutLv. 5 Damage vs Delibird Rock Slide 4x 70-83% Rock Tomb 4x 57-67% Rock Throw 4x 48-57% Rollout 4x 30-36% View Shuckle builds →
Coalossal RockFire	C
Available Moves Moves Rock SlideTM22 Ancient PowerLv. 20 IncinerateLv. 27 Rock TombTM48 Damage vs Delibird Rock Slide 4x 220-259%KO Ancient Power 4x 176-207%KO Incinerate 2x 88-103%KO Rock Tomb 4x 176-207%KO View Coalossal builds →
Barbaracle RockWater	C
Available Moves Moves Rock SlideTM22 Ancient PowerLv. 20 Rock TombTM48 Rock BlastTM54 Damage vs Delibird Rock Slide 4x 272-321%KO Ancient Power 4x 132-155%KO Rock Tomb 4x 220-259%KO Rock Blast 4x 97-114%KO View Barbaracle builds →
Drednaw WaterRock	C
Available Moves Moves Rock SlideTM22 Smart StrikeTM96 Rock TombTM48 Rock BlastTM54 Damage vs Delibird Rock Slide 4x 294-347%KO Smart Strike 2x 91-107%KO Rock Tomb 4x 237-279%KO Rock Blast 4x 101-119%KO View Drednaw builds →
Corsola WaterRock	C
Available Moves Moves Power GemLv. 40 Rock SlideTM22 Ancient PowerLv. 20 Rock TombTM48 Damage vs Delibird Power Gem 4x 197-233%KO Rock Slide 4x 166-197%KO Ancient Power 4x 149-176%KO Rock Tomb 4x 132-155%KO View Corsola builds →

Sword & Shield 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 11 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 152 breeding partners from the Ground and Water1 egg groups. Pass egg moves like Aurora Beam, Aurora Veil, Counter and 8 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

11moves

Breed With (best first)

Sword & Shield Delibird Best Moveset

The recommended build leans into Delibird's strengths as a special attacker. Wiseglasses provides extra utility, and max Sp. Atk and Speed EVs back that up. Vitalspirit rounds out the package.

Best Build

Experimental

Special Sweeper

Ability

Vital Spirit

Item

Wise Glasses

Best Nature for Delibird

Timid+SPE

Delibird best EVs are Sp. Atk and Speed

EVs

Def

SpA

Spe

Special Sweeper Moveset

Ice ShardSTAB
Helping Hand
Freeze DrySTAB
Mud Slap

Recommended Teammates

HawluchaExcellent

WhimsicottExcellent

Moves

Don't skip the egg moves. Delibird picks up Aurora Beam and Aurora Veil only through breeding, and both fill gaps the natural movepool can't. STAB runs through Brave Bird and Blizzard while coverage across 8 types adds range.

Level-Up Moves

Lv 1

Present

——9015Normal

Lv 25

Drill Peck

C8010020Flying

TM Moves

TR12

Agility

C——30Psychic

TM58

Assurance

—6010010Dark

TM31

Attract

C—10015Normal

TM64

Avalanche-4

D6010010Ice

TR29

Baton Pass

C——40Normal

TR06

Blizzard

C110705Ice

TR01

Body Slam

D8510015Normal

TM52

Bounce

D85855Flying

TR66

Brave Bird

C12010015Flying

TM43

Brick Break

D7510015Fighting

TM97

Brutal Swing

D6010020Dark

TR87

Drill Run

D809510Ground

TR26

Endure+4

C——10Normal

TM39

Facade

D7010020Normal

TM59

Fling

——10010Dark

TM06

Fly

C909515Flying

TR34

Future Sight

C12010010Psychic

TR73

Gunk Shot

D120805Poison

TM35

Hail

C——10Ice

TM41

Helping Hand+5

S——20Normal

TR05

Ice Beam

C9010010Ice

TM04

Ice Punch

C7510015Ice

TM51

Icicle Spear

D2510030Ice

TM27

Icy Wind

D559515Ice

TM01

Mega Kick

D120755Normal

Mega Punch

D808520Normal

TM25

Protect+4

C——10Normal

TM33

Rain Dance

C——5Water

TM21

Rest

C——10Psychic

TM76

Round

D6010015Normal

TR59

Seed Bomb

D8010015Grass

TR27

Sleep Talk

C——10Normal

TM24

Snore

—5010015Normal

TR23

Spikes

C——20Ground

TM30

Steel Wing

D709025Steel

TR20

Substitute

C——10Normal

TM40

Swift

D60—20Normal

TM23

Thief

D6010025Dark

TM46

Weather Ball

D5010010Normal

Egg Moves

Egg

Aurora Beam

C6510020Ice

Egg

Aurora Veil

C——20Ice

Egg

Counter-5

D—10020Fighting

Egg

Destiny Bond

C——5Ghost

Egg

Fake Out+3

D4010010Normal

Egg

Freeze-Dry

S7010020Ice

Egg

Ice Shard+1

S4010030Ice

Egg

Memento

C—10010Dark

Egg

Quick Attack+1

D4010030Normal

Egg

Rapid Spin

D5010040Normal

Egg

Splash

D——40Normal

Tutor Moves

Tut

Tutor

Dual Wingbeat

D409010Flying

Tutor

Triple Axel

D209010Ice

Sword & Shield Delibird Locations

Easy grab on Delibird with high spawn rates across 46 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 Delibird in Sword & Shield

Before you go hunting for Delibird, check which of the 46 spots belong to your version. Sword and Shield each have different walking encounters at Lv. 7-65.

Rolling Fields

SwordOverworld Lv.7-10

60%Early

Snowstorm

Rolling Fields

ShieldOverworld Lv.7-10

60%Early

Snowstorm

Dappled Grove

SwordOverworld Lv.13-15 Forest

60%Early

Snowing

Dappled Grove

SwordOverworld Lv.13-15 Forest

60%Early

Snowstorm

Dappled Grove

ShieldOverworld Lv.13-15 Forest

60%Early

Snowing

Dappled Grove

ShieldOverworld Lv.13-15 Forest

60%Early

Snowstorm

North Lake Miloch

ShieldGrass Lv.14-16 Water

40%Early

Snowstorm

North Lake Miloch

SwordGrass Lv.14-15 Water

40%Early

Snowstorm

Rolling Fields

SwordGrass Lv.7-9

35%Early

Snowstorm

Rolling Fields

ShieldGrass Lv.7-10

35%Early

Snowstorm

West Lake Axewell

SwordGrass Lv.7-11 Cave

30%Early

Snowstorm

West Lake Axewell

ShieldGrass Lv.7-11 Cave

30%Early

Snowstorm

West Lake Axewell

ShieldGrass Lv.7-11 Cave

10%Early

Snowing

West Lake Axewell

SwordGrass Lv.7-11 Cave

10%Early

Snowing

South Lake Miloch

SwordOverworld Lv.14-16 Water

5%Early

Snowstorm

South Lake Miloch

ShieldOverworld Lv.14-16 Water

5%Early

Snowstorm

Watchtower Ruins

SwordOverworld Lv.26-29 Building

60%Mid

Snowstorm

Watchtower Ruins

ShieldOverworld Lv.26-29 Building

60%Mid

Snowstorm

Giant's Seat

SwordGrass Lv.30-35 Water

50%Mid

Snowing

Giant's Seat

SwordGrass Lv.30-35 Water

50%Mid

Snowstorm

Giant's Seat

ShieldGrass Lv.30-35 Water

50%Mid

Snowing

Giant's Seat

ShieldGrass Lv.30-35 Water

50%Mid

Snowstorm

Watchtower Ruins

SwordOverworld Lv.26-29 Building

25%Mid

Snowing

Watchtower Ruins

ShieldOverworld Lv.26-29 Building

25%Mid

Snowing

Giant's Cap

SwordGrass Lv.26-28

20%Mid

Snowing

Giant's Cap

SwordGrass Lv.26-28

20%Mid

Snowstorm

Giant's Cap

ShieldGrass Lv.26-28

20%Mid

Snowing

Giant's Cap

ShieldGrass Lv.26-28

20%Mid

Snowstorm

Hammerlocke Hills

SwordGrass Lv.28-30

15%Mid

Snowing

Hammerlocke Hills

ShieldGrass Lv.28-30

15%Mid

Snowing

North Lake Miloch

SwordOverworld Lv.26-28 Water

5%Mid

Snowing

North Lake Miloch

ShieldOverworld Lv.26-28 Water

5%Mid

Snowing

Giant's Mirror

ShieldOverworld Lv.28-30

5%Mid

Snowing

Giant's Mirror

SwordOverworld Lv.28-30

5%Mid

Snowing

Axew's Eye

ShieldGrass Lv.35-40

20%Late

Snowstorm

Axew's Eye

SwordGrass Lv.35-40

20%Late

Snowstorm

Route 8 - on Steamdrift Way

ShieldGrass Lv.38-41 Route

15%Late

All Weather

Route 8 - on Steamdrift Way

SwordGrass Lv.38-41 Route

10%Late

All Weather

Giant's Seat

SwordOverworld Lv.33-38 Water

5%Late

Snowstorm

Giant's Seat

ShieldOverworld Lv.33-38 Water

5%Late

Snowstorm

Axew's Eye

ShieldOverworld Lv.36-40

5%Late

Snowing

Axew's Eye

SwordOverworld Lv.36-40

5%Late

Snowing

Dusty Bowl

SwordOverworld Lv.42-47

5%Late

Snowing

Dusty Bowl

ShieldOverworld Lv.42-47

5%Late

Snowing

Snowslide Slope

SwordOverworld Lv.60-65 Ice

5%Post

Snowing

Snowslide Slope

ShieldOverworld Lv.60-65 Ice

5%Post

Snowing

Delibird Guide

In Sword & Shield, 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 Sword & Shield, 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 Sword & Shield, Delibird has a 330 base stat total and ranks as C-Tier: a niche pick in Sword & Shield's meta. It works best as a balanced. Ice Shard with Wiseglasses 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 Sword & Shield, 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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Shuckle BugRock	B
Available Moves Moves Rock ThrowLv. 15 RolloutLv. 5 Rock BlastTM54 Damage vs Delibird Rock Throw 4x 65-78% Rollout 4x 46-56% Rock Blast 4x 37-44% View Shuckle builds →
Onix RockGround	C
Available Moves Moves Rock SlideLv. 20 Rock ThrowLv. 1 Smack DownLv. 4 Rock BlastTM54 Damage vs Delibird Rock Slide 4x 159-189%KO Rock Throw 4x 113-133%KO Smack Down 4x 113-133%KO Rock Blast 4x 65-78% View Onix builds →
Roggenrola Rock	C
Available Moves Moves Smack DownLv. 16 Rock BlastTM54 Damage vs Delibird Smack Down 4x 150-178%KO Rock Blast 4x 83-100%KO View Roggenrola builds →
Dwebble BugRock	D
Available Moves Moves Smack DownLv. 8 Rock BlastTM54 Damage vs Delibird Smack Down 4x 131-156%KO Rock Blast 4x 74-89% View Dwebble builds →
Rolycoly Rock	D
Available Moves Moves Ancient PowerLv. 20 Smack DownLv. 10 Rock BlastTM54 Damage vs Delibird Ancient Power 4x 122-144%KO Smack Down 4x 104-122%KO Rock Blast 4x 56-67% View Rolycoly builds →

Shuckle BugRock	B
Available Moves Moves Rock ThrowLv. 15 RolloutLv. 5 Rock BlastTM54 Damage vs Delibird Rock Throw 4x 56-67% Rollout 4x 40-48% Rock Blast 4x 32-38% View Shuckle builds →
Onix RockGround	C
Available Moves Moves Rock SlideLv. 20 Rock ThrowLv. 1 Smack DownLv. 4 Rock BlastTM54 Damage vs Delibird Rock Slide 4x 144-171%KO Rock Throw 4x 105-124%KO Smack Down 4x 105-124%KO Rock Blast 4x 56-67% View Onix builds →
Roggenrola Rock	C
Available Moves Moves Smack DownLv. 16 Rock BlastTM54 Damage vs Delibird Smack Down 4x 137-162%KO Rock Blast 4x 71-86% View Roggenrola builds →
Binacle RockWater	D
Available Moves Moves Ancient PowerLv. 20 Rock BlastTM54 Damage vs Delibird Ancient Power 4x 113-133%KO Rock Blast 4x 56-67% View Binacle builds →
Dwebble BugRock	D
Available Moves Moves Rock SlideLv. 24 Smack DownLv. 8 Rock BlastTM54 Damage vs Delibird Rock Slide 4x 178-210%KO Smack Down 4x 121-143%KO Rock Blast 4x 63-76% View Dwebble builds →

Shuckle BugRock	B
Available Moves Moves Rock ThrowLv. 15 RolloutLv. 5 Rock BlastTM54 Damage vs Delibird Rock Throw 4x 51-61% Rollout 4x 36-43% Rock Blast 4x 29-35% View Shuckle builds →
Sudowoodo Rock	C
Available Moves Moves Stone EdgeLv. 1 Rock TombLv. 20 Rock ThrowLv. 1 Rock BlastTM54 Damage vs Delibird Stone Edge 4x 332-391%KO Rock Tomb 4x 206-243%KO Rock Throw 4x 170-200%KO Rock Blast 4x 88-104%KO View Sudowoodo builds →
Onix RockGround	C
Available Moves Moves Rock SlideLv. 20 Rock ThrowLv. 1 Smack DownLv. 4 Rock BlastTM54 Damage vs Delibird Rock Slide 4x 148-174%KO Rock Throw 4x 103-122%KO Smack Down 4x 103-122%KO Rock Blast 4x 58-70% View Onix builds →
Binacle RockWater	D
Available Moves Moves Ancient PowerLv. 20 Rock BlastTM54 Damage vs Delibird Ancient Power 4x 110-130%KO Rock Blast 4x 58-70% View Binacle builds →
Dwebble BugRock	D
Available Moves Moves Rock SlideLv. 24 Smack DownLv. 8 Rock BlastTM54 Damage vs Delibird Rock Slide 4x 184-217%KO Smack Down 4x 125-148%KO Rock Blast 4x 65-78% View Dwebble builds →

Shuckle BugRock	B
Available Moves Moves Rock ThrowLv. 15 RolloutLv. 5 Rock BlastTM54 Damage vs Delibird Rock Throw 4x 51-61% Rollout 4x 34-40% Rock Blast 4x 28-34% View Shuckle builds →
Drednaw WaterRock	C
Available Moves Moves Rock TombLv. 1 Rock BlastTM54 Damage vs Delibird Rock Tomb 4x 235-276%KO Rock Blast 4x 102-121%KO View Drednaw builds →
Corsola WaterRock	C
Available Moves Moves Ancient PowerLv. 20 Rock BlastTM54 Damage vs Delibird Ancient Power 4x 148-175%KO Rock Blast 4x 63-74% View Corsola builds →
Carkol RockFire	D
Available Moves Moves Ancient PowerLv. 20 IncinerateLv. 27 Flame ChargeLv. 1 Smack DownLv. 1 Damage vs Delibird Ancient Power 4x 143-169%KO Incinerate 2x 71-84% Flame Charge 2x 60-71% Smack Down 4x 120-142%KO View Carkol builds →
Binacle RockWater	D
Available Moves Moves Ancient PowerLv. 20 Rock BlastTM54 Damage vs Delibird Ancient Power 4x 108-128%KO Rock Blast 4x 57-67% View Binacle builds →

Shuckle BugRock	B
Available Moves Moves Rock ThrowLv. 15 RolloutLv. 5 Rock BlastTM54 Damage vs Delibird Rock Throw 4x 55-65% Rollout 4x 32-39% Rock Blast 4x 32-39% View Shuckle builds →
Drednaw WaterRock	C
Available Moves Moves Rock TombLv. 1 Rock BlastTM54 Damage vs Delibird Rock Tomb 4x 241-284%KO Rock Blast 4x 103-123%KO View Drednaw builds →
Corsola WaterRock	C
Available Moves Moves Ancient PowerLv. 20 Rock BlastTM54 Damage vs Delibird Ancient Power 4x 153-181%KO Rock Blast 4x 60-71% View Corsola builds →
Carkol RockFire	D
Available Moves Moves Ancient PowerLv. 20 IncinerateLv. 27 Flame ChargeLv. 1 Smack DownLv. 1 Damage vs Delibird Ancient Power 4x 147-174%KO Incinerate 2x 73-87% Flame Charge 2x 62-74% Smack Down 4x 126-148%KO View Carkol builds →
Binacle RockWater	D
Available Moves Moves Ancient PowerLv. 20 Rock BlastTM54 Damage vs Delibird Ancient Power 4x 110-129%KO Rock Blast 4x 60-71% View Binacle builds →