Physical
Balanced
CTier
75Speed · Below Avg

Stats & Training

Doduo's spread isn't flashy. Attack leads, HP trails, 1 stats clear the bar. Common in the wild and worth 1 Attack EV, on a medium-fast 1M XP curve.

Base Stats
Avg
HP35
F
Attack85
C
Defense45
D
Sp. Atk35
F
Sp. Def35
F
Speed75
C
Total310
Details
Catch Rate
Easy190 / 255
Growth Rate
Medium Fast1M XP
Height1.4 m
4'07"Average
Weight39.2 kg
86.4 lbsLight
Base XP62
Low Yield
Abilities
Run Away
Ensures success fleeing from wild battles.
Early BirdPopular
Makes sleep pass twice as quickly.
Tangled FeetHAPopular
Doubles evasion when confused.
EV Yield
HPAtk+1DefSpASpDSpe
Attack training source
Pokedex Entries
No Scarlet Violet entries available

The brains in its two heads appear to communicate emotions to each other with a telepathic power.

Doduo Weakness

Doduo is weak to Electric, Ice, and Rock. On the flip side, it's immune to Ground and Ghost-type moves entirely.

Doduo Weakness and Resistance Chart
DamageTypes
2x (Weak)Electric, Ice, Rock
0.5x (Resist)Grass, Bug
0x (Immune)Ground, Ghost
Type ChartGood
3Weak
2Resist
2Immune
Score+2
4xCritical
None
2xWeak
ElectricIceRock
½xResist
GrassBug
¼xResist
None
0xImmune
GroundGhost
STAB (3)
GrassFightingBug
How to Beat Doduo in Scarlet & Violet (Best Counters)
Jolteon
Jolteon
Electric
A
Electric is super effective against DoduoView Jolteon →

Scarlet & Violet Evolution

Doduo evolves into Dodrio. It's a two-stage chain with the method shown below. A decent partner pool for breeding via one egg group. Eggs are average hatch time. Evolving adds up to 160 stat points total. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.

How to Evolve

2 Forms
Doduo
#084Doduo
31
Level 31
Dodrio
#085Dodrio
Stat Comparison 2 Stages
Doduo
NormalFlying
Dodrio
NormalFlying
HP
35
60+25
ATK
85
110+25
DEF
45
70+25
SP.ATK
35
60+25
SP.DEF
35
60+25
SPE
75
110+35
BST
310C-Tier
470B-Tier+160
ROLE
Balanced
Sweeper
TYPE
Physical
Physical

Breeding

Very Easy

Breed Doduo easily with 47 breeding partners from the Flying egg group. Pass egg moves like Assurance, Flail, Sky Attack and 1 more to offspring.

Egg Groups
Flying
Gender
♂50.0%♀50.0%
Hatch Time
20 cycles·5,140 steps
Quick~5 min with Flame Body
Egg Moves
4moves
Breed With (best first)
hawluchanoivernquaquavalaltariakilowattrelswannacramorantpelipperquaxwellswabluducklettquaxly
12 of 47·

Scarlet & Violet Doduo Best Moveset

For a physical attacker, Doduo wants spread EVs and Life Orb. The Jolly nature tilts toward fast physical duty, and Earlybird contributes without taking a move slot.

Best Build

Experimental
Ability
Early Bird
Item
Life OrbPOWER
Best Nature for Doduo
Jolly+SPE

Doduo best EVs are Attack and Speed

EVs

Physical Sweeper Moveset

  • Brave BirdSTAB
  • Quick AttackSTAB
  • Knock Off
  • ThrashSTAB

Recommended Teammates

Mienfoo
MienfooDecent
Elekid
ElekidDecent
Foongus
FoongusDecent

Moves

Egg moves make a real difference. Doduo gets Assurance and Flail exclusively through breeding, filling gaps that TMs and level-up can't touch. Dark and Fighting coverage and more rounds out the picture alongside Sky Attack and Thrash.

Level-Up Moves

Lv 1
Growl
D—10040Normal
Lv 1
Peck
—3510035Flying
Lv 5
Quick Attack+1
S4010030Normal
Lv 9
Fury Attack
D158520Normal
Lv 14
Pluck
—6010020Flying
Lv 19
Double Hit
D359010Normal
Lv 23
Agility
C——30Psychic
Lv 27
Uproar
D9010010Normal
Lv 30
Acupressure
D——30Normal
Lv 33
Swords Dance
C——20Normal
Lv 36
Drill Peck
C8010020Flying
Lv 39
Endeavor
S—1005Normal
Lv 43
Thrash
A12010010Normal

TM Moves

TM
TM14
Acrobatics
C5510015Flying
TM27
Aerial Ace
C60—20Flying
TM04
Agility
C——30Psychic
TM132
Baton Pass
C——40Normal
TM66
Body Slam
C8510015Normal
TM164
Brave Bird
S12010015Flying
TM204
Double-Edge
B12010015Normal
TM205
Endeavor
S—1005Normal
TM47
Endure+4
C——10Normal
TM25
Facade
C7010020Normal
TM216
Feather Dance
C—10015Flying
TM130
Helping Hand+5
C——20Normal
TM181
Knock Off
S6510020Dark
TM12
Low Kick
D—10020Fighting
TM185
Lunge
C8010015Bug
TM05
Mud-Slap
D2010010Ground
TM07
Protect+4
S——10Normal
TM50
Rain Dance
C——5Water
TM85
Rest
C——5Psychic
TM70
Sleep Talk
C——10Normal
TM103
Substitute
C——10Normal
TM49
Sunny Day
C——5Fire
TM32
Swift
D60—20Normal
TM88
Swords Dance
C——20Normal
TM113
Tailwind
S——15Flying
TM01
Take Down
C908520Normal
TM171
Tera Blast
B8010010Normal
TM18
Thief
D6010025Dark
TM221
Throat Chop
C8010015Dark
TM191
Uproar
D9010010Normal

Egg Moves

Egg
Egg
Assurance
D6010010Dark
Egg
Flail
D—10015Normal
Egg
Sky Attack
B140905Flying
Egg
Whirlwind-6
C——20Normal

Tutor Moves

Doduo can't learn any Tutor moves

How to Get Doduo in Scarlet & Violet

Doduo can't be caught in Scarlet & Violet. Bring it over from Red, Yellow, or Platinum instead. The encounter info below covers the source games.

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

Also found in:

RedYellowGoldCrystalRubyEmerald

Doduo Guide

  • Doduo evolves into Dodrio at level 31. One evolution, no branching. Solid jump from 310 BST.

  • Doduo evolves into Dodrio at level 31. Takes some grinding. Plan your team around the mid-game wait.

  • In Scarlet & Violet, Doduo does the job early-game if you need a Normal/Flying type on your team. Evolve it into Dodrio before the later gyms and it holds up fine through the story.

  • Doduo is catchable in Scarlet & Violet. Check the Locations section above for specific routes, encounter rates, and methods. It also appears in 18 other games across the series.

Game Availability

Doduo has been part of the series since Red & Blue, appearing in 19 titles across all 10 generations. As a Gen 1 original, it's one of the most consistently available Pokemon in the franchise.

Click a game to view version-specific details

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