For Crystal, we rate Dodrio C-Tier: a niche pick in Crystal's meta. At 460 BST, it fits the setup sweeper role. Drill Peck with Miracleberry is the standard set.

What is Dodrio weak to?

In Crystal, watch for Raikou (Electric), Lapras (Ice), and Aerodactyl (Rock) when using Dodrio. They all hit it super-effectively with STAB. Dodrio's base 100 Speed lets it outpace many threats and strike first, which matters more than trying to tank hits.

What role does Dodrio play in battle?

Base 100 Speed lets it outrun most of the field. On offense, Dodrio is a physical attacker with base 110 Attack. Best used as a setup sweeper.

What counters Dodrio?

For Crystal, Dodrio has answers, but so do you. Priority moves (Mach Punch, Aqua Jet, Ice Shard) bypass its speed. Bulky walls that resist its STAB also shut it down.

How do you use Dodrio in battle?

In Crystal, use Dodrio as a setup sweeper. Physical side carries the damage. It outspeeds most threats, Flail is the primary attack.

Dodrio - Weakness, Evolution, Moveset, EVs & Stats

Physical

Setup Sweeper

CTier

100Speed · Fast

Stats & Training

The stat budget goes to damage. Attack and Speed carry the offense, HP doesn't even come close. A Triple Bird Pokemon on a medium-fast 1M XP curve, worth 2 Attack stat exp per KO.

Base Stats

Above

HP60

Attack110

Defense70

Sp. Atk60

Sp. Def60

Speed100

Total460

Details

Catch Rate

Challenging45 / 255

Growth Rate

Medium Fast1M XP

Height1.8 m

Weight85.2 kg

Base XP165

Abilities

Abilities were introduced in Generation III. Shown below for reference.

Run Away

Ensures success fleeing from wild battles.

Early Bird

Makes sleep pass twice as quickly.

Tangled FeetHA

Doubles evasion when confused.

EV Yield

HPAtk+2DefSpASpDSpe

Attack training target

Pokedex Entries

An enemy that takes its eyes off any of the three heads--even for a second--will get pecked severely.

Crystal

Dodrio Weakness

Electric, Ice, and Rock moves hit Dodrio for super-effective damage. The upside? Ground and Ghost-type moves can't touch it at all. At base 100 Speed, Dodrio outspeeds most threats and doesn't need to tank what it can outrun.

Dodrio Weakness and Resistance Chart
Damage	Types
2x (Weak)	Electric, Ice, Rock
0.5x (Resist)	Grass, Bug
0x (Immune)	Ground, Ghost

Type ChartGood

3Weak

2Resist

2Immune

Score+2

Gen II Type Chart

Dark and Steel types added — Fairy does not exist yet
Moves are Physical or Special based on type, not per move
Special stat split into Sp.Atk and Sp.Def

4xCritical

None

2xWeak

Electric Ice Rock

½xResist

Grass Bug

¼xResist

None

0xImmune

Ground Ghost

STAB (3)

Grass Fighting Bug

How to Beat Dodrio in Crystal (Best Counters)

Shuckle BugRock	C
TM Move Moves RolloutTM04 Damage vs Dodrio Rollout 2x 11-13% View Shuckle builds →
Sudowoodo Rock	C
Obtain MethodRoute 36 Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves Rock SlideLv. 28 Ice PunchTM33 Thunder PunchTM41 Rock ThrowLv. 1 Damage vs Dodrio Rock Slide 2x 81-97% Ice Punch 2x 28-33% Thunder Punch 2x 28-33% Rock Throw 2x 57-67% View Sudowoodo builds →
Graveler RockGround	C
Available Moves Moves Rock ThrowLv. 11 RolloutTM04 Damage vs Dodrio Rock Throw 2x 53-63% Rollout 2x 33-40% View Graveler builds →
Onix RockGround	C
Available Move Moves Rock ThrowLv. 14 Damage vs Dodrio Rock Throw 2x 33-40% View Onix builds →
Magnemite ElectricSteel	D
Available Moves Moves ThunderTM25 Thunder ShockLv. 6 RolloutTM04 Damage vs Dodrio Thunder 2x 127-150%KO Thunder Shock 2x 48-57% Rollout 2x 12-16% View Magnemite builds →

Crystal Evolution

Evolved from Doduo. Dodrio is the final form in this two-stage line. A decent partner pool for breeding via one egg group. Eggs are average hatch time. HP grew the most through evolution (+25 over Doduo), and Dodrio peaks at 460 total stats. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.

How to Evolve

2 Forms

#084Doduo

Level 31

#085Dodrio

Stat Comparison 2 Stages

Doduo

NormalFlying

Dodrio

NormalFlying

60+25

ATK

110+25

DEF

70+25

SP.ATK

60+25

SP.DEF

60+25

SPE

110+35

BST

310C-Tier

470B-Tier+160

ROLE

Balanced

Sweeper

TYPE

Physical

Breeding

Very Easy

Breed with Dodrio to get Doduo eggs easily using 19 partners from the Flying egg group. Notable egg moves include Feint Attack, Flail, Haze and 2 more.

Egg Groups

Flying

Gender

♂50.0%♀50.0%

Hatch Time

20 cycles·5,140 steps

Quick~5 min with Flame Body

Egg Moves

5moves

Breed With (best first)

Crystal Dodrio Best Moveset

Best Build

Experimental

Utility

Ability

Not in Gen 2

Item

MiracleberryRECOVERY

Nature

Not in Gen 2

Utility Moveset

Drill PeckSTAB
Low Kick
Double EdgeSTAB
FlailSTAB

Recommended Teammates

SnorlaxDecent

DragoniteDecent

KangaskhanDecent

Moves

Without breeding, Dodrio misses out on Feint Attack and Flail. That's 5 egg moves adding depth that the base kit lacks. STAB comes from Hyper Beam and Fly, with Dark and Ground coverage rounding things out.

Level-Up Moves

Lv 1

Fury Attack

—158520Normal

Lv 1

Growl

D—10040Normal

Lv 1

Peck

—3510035Flying

Lv 1

Pursuit

D4010020Dark

Lv 9

Pursuit

D4010020Dark

Lv 13

Fury Attack

—158520Normal

Lv 21

Tri Attack

C8010010Normal

Lv 25

Rage

—2010020Normal

Lv 38

Drill Peck

S8010020Flying

Lv 47

Agility

B——30Psychic

TM Moves

TM45

Attract

D—10015Normal

TM03

Curse

C——10Ghost

TM32

Double Team

———15Normal

TM20

Endure+4

B——10Normal

HM02

Fly

B709515Flying

TM21

Frustration

D—10020Normal

TM10

Hidden Power

—6010015Normal

TM15

Hyper Beam

B150905Normal

TM31

Mud-Slap

D2010010Ground

TM17

Protect+4

C——10Normal

TM44

Rest

C——10Psychic

TM27

Return

D—10020Normal

TM35

Sleep Talk

C——10Normal

TM13

Snore

—4010015Normal

TM47

Steel Wing

C709025Steel

TM11

Sunny Day

C——5Fire

TM34

Swagger

C—8515Normal

TM39

Swift

D60—20Normal

TM46

Thief

C6010025Dark

TM06

Toxic

C—8510Poison

Egg Moves

Egg

Feint Attack

C60—20Dark

Egg

Flail

B—10015Normal

Egg

Haze

C——30Ice

Egg

Quick Attack+1

C4010030Normal

Egg

Supersonic

——5520Normal

Tutor Moves

Dodrio can't learn any Tutor moves

How to Get Dodrio in Crystal

Finding Dodrio at moderate rates takes patience. 4 spots are available in mid-game routes, but the rate difference between them matters. Lock in the top one from the sorted list below.

Where To Catch Dodrio in Crystal

Doduo is your first catch on the way to Dodrio. You'll find walking and trade encounters from Lv. 4-43 across 9 total spots in the chain.

Step 1Catch Doduo
Route 22
Grass Lv.4 Route
10%Early
Morning/day
Route 27
Grass Lv.28-30 Route
40%Mid
Morning/day
Route 26
Grass Lv.28-30 Route
35%Mid
Morning/day
Mt. Silver - Outside
Grass Lv.41 Cave
5%Late
Morning/day
Route 28
Grass Lv.41 Route
5%Late
Morning/day
Train until Level 31
Step 2Dodrio ✓
Route 27
Grass Lv.30 Route
5%Mid
Morning/day
Mt. Silver - Outside
Grass Lv.43 Cave
5%Late
Morning/day
Route 28
Grass Lv.43 Route
5%Late
Morning/day
Blackthorn City
In-game trade City
Limited
Trade for (give Dragonair)
or evolve from Doduo (Step 1)

Dodrio Guide

For Crystal, we rate Dodrio C-Tier: a niche pick in Crystal's meta. At 460 BST, it fits the setup sweeper role. Drill Peck with Miracleberry is the standard set.
In Crystal, watch for Raikou (Electric), Lapras (Ice), and Aerodactyl (Rock) when using Dodrio. They all hit it super-effectively with STAB. Dodrio's base 100 Speed lets it outpace many threats and strike first, which matters more than trying to tank hits.
Base 100 Speed lets it outrun most of the field. On offense, Dodrio is a physical attacker with base 110 Attack. Best used as a setup sweeper.
For Crystal, Dodrio has answers, but so do you. Priority moves (Mach Punch, Aqua Jet, Ice Shard) bypass its speed. Bulky walls that resist its STAB also shut it down.
In Crystal, use Dodrio as a setup sweeper. Physical side carries the damage. It outspeeds most threats, Flail is the primary attack.

Game Availability

One of the original 151, Dodrio has appeared in 19 games — most mainline games. From Red & Blue through the latest titles, it's rarely been left out of a regional Pokedex.

Click a game to view version-specific details

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Onix RockGround	C
Available Move Moves Rock ThrowLv. 14 Damage vs Dodrio Rock Throw 2x 40-48% View Onix builds →
Geodude RockGround	C
Available Move Moves Rock ThrowLv. 11 Damage vs Dodrio Rock Throw 2x 50-60% View Geodude builds →
Elekid Electric	D
Obtain MethodRoute 34 Gift Available Move Moves Thunder PunchLv. 9 Damage vs Dodrio Thunder Punch 2x 70-84% View Elekid builds →
Pichu Electric	D
Obtain MethodRoute 34 Gift Available Move Moves Thunder ShockLv. 1 Damage vs Dodrio Thunder Shock 2x 30-36% View Pichu builds →
Smoochum IcePsychic	D
Obtain MethodRoute 34 Gift Available Move Moves Powder SnowLv. 13 Damage vs Dodrio Powder Snow 2x 50-60% View Smoochum builds →

Onix RockGround	C
Available Move Moves Rock ThrowLv. 14 Damage vs Dodrio Rock Throw 2x 37-45% View Onix builds →
Geodude RockGround	C
Available Move Moves Rock ThrowLv. 11 Damage vs Dodrio Rock Throw 2x 55-65% View Geodude builds →
Lapras WaterIce	C
Obtain MethodUnion Cave Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves BlizzardTM14 ThunderTM25 Damage vs Dodrio Blizzard 2x 127-150%KO Thunder 2x 85-100%KO View Lapras builds →
Elekid Electric	D
Obtain MethodRoute 34 Gift Available Moves Moves ThunderTM25 Thunder PunchTM41 Ice PunchTM33 Damage vs Dodrio Thunder 2x 105-125%KO Thunder Punch 2x 72-85% Ice Punch 2x 47-57% View Elekid builds →
Pichu Electric	D
Obtain MethodRoute 34 Gift Available Moves Moves ThunderTM25 Thunder ShockLv. 1 Damage vs Dodrio Thunder 2x 72-85% Thunder Shock 2x 28-35% View Pichu builds →

Onix RockGround	C
Available Move Moves Rock ThrowLv. 14 Damage vs Dodrio Rock Throw 2x 35-42% View Onix builds →
Geodude RockGround	C
Available Moves Moves Rock ThrowLv. 11 RolloutTM04 Damage vs Dodrio Rock Throw 2x 53-63% Rollout 2x 31-38% View Geodude builds →
Sudowoodo Rock	C
Obtain MethodRoute 36 Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves Ice PunchTM33 Thunder PunchTM41 Rock ThrowLv. 1 RolloutTM04 Damage vs Dodrio Ice Punch 2x 31-36% Thunder Punch 2x 31-36% Rock Throw 2x 60-71% Rollout 2x 39-46% View Sudowoodo builds →
Magnemite ElectricSteel	D
Available Moves Moves ThunderTM25 Thunder ShockLv. 6 RolloutTM04 Damage vs Dodrio Thunder 2x 138-163%KO Thunder Shock 2x 53-63% Rollout 2x 14-17% View Magnemite builds →
Elekid Electric	D
Obtain MethodRoute 34 Gift Available Moves Moves ThunderTM25 Thunder PunchTM41 Ice PunchTM33 Damage vs Dodrio Thunder 2x 106-125%KO Thunder Punch 2x 74-88% Ice Punch 2x 49-58% View Elekid builds →

Raikou Electric	S
Recommended Build ItemLeftovers Moves RestRecovery Sleep Talk ThunderSTAB Hidden Power Ice Damage vs Dodrio Thunder 2x 155-183%KO View Raikou builds →
Golem RockGround	A
Recommended Build ItemLeftovers Moves EarthquakeSTAB Explosion Rapid Spin RoarUtility Damage vs Dodrio Explosion 108-127%KO Rapid Spin 21-26% View Golem builds →
Jolteon Electric	A
Recommended Build ItemLeftovers Moves ThunderboltSTAB Baton Pass Thunder Wave GrowthSetup Damage vs Dodrio Thunderbolt 2x 123-145%KO View Jolteon builds →
Jynx IcePsychic	B
Recommended Build ItemLeftovers Moves Ice Beam Lovely Kiss PsychicSTAB Thief Damage vs Dodrio Ice Beam 2x 127-149%KO Psychic 63-75% Thief 28-33% View Jynx builds →