Physical
Balanced
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
Weight39.2 kg
Base XP62
Abilities
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+1DefSpASpDSpe
Attack training source
Pokedex Entries

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
Gen V Type Chart
  • Fairy type does not exist — Dragon has fewer checks
  • Physical / Special split now per-move (introduced Gen IV)
4xCritical
None
½xResist
¼xResist
None
0xImmune
How to Beat Doduo in Black & White (Best Counters)
Aerodactyl
Aerodactyl
RockFlying
C
Obtain MethodNacrene City Gift
Available Moves
Moves
  • Rock SlideTM80
  • Thunder FangLv. 1
  • Ice FangLv. 1
  • Ancient PowerLv. 25
Damage vs Doduo
Rock Slide 2x
148-175%KO
Thunder Fang 2x
84-100%KO
Ice Fang 2x
84-100%KO
Ancient Power 2x
90-106%KO
View Aerodactyl builds →

Black & White 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
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 45 breeding partners from the Flying egg group. Pass egg moves like Assurance, Brave Bird, Endeavor and 7 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
10moves
Breed With (best first)
togekisstogeticaltariaswannapelipperswoobatfarfetchdwoobatswabluarcheopsducklettwingull

Black & White Doduo Best Moveset

Best Build

No build content available for this Pokemon in Gen 5.

Try selecting a different game/generation filter, or check back later.

Moves

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

Level-Up Moves

Lv 1
Growl
10040Normal
Lv 1
Peck
3510035Flying
Lv 5
Quick Attack+1
D4010030Normal
Lv 10
Rage
2010020Normal
Lv 14
Fury Attack
D158520Normal
Lv 19
Pursuit
D4010020Dark
Lv 23
Uproar
9010010Normal
Lv 28
Acupressure
30Normal
Lv 32
Double Hit
359010Normal
Lv 37
Agility
C30Psychic
Lv 41
Drill Peck
C8010020Flying
Lv 46
Endeavor
D1005Normal
Lv 50
Thrash
B12010010Normal

TM Moves

TM
TM40
Aerial Ace
C6020Flying
TM45
Attract
C10015Normal
TM32
Double Team
15Normal
TM49
Echoed Voice
4010015Normal
TM42
Facade
C7010020Normal
HM02
Fly
C909515Flying
TM21
Frustration
10020Normal
TM10
Hidden Power
6010015Normal
TM88
Pluck
6010020Flying
TM17
Protect+4
C10Normal
TM44
Rest
C10Psychic
TM27
Return
D10020Normal
TM48
Round
6010015Normal
TM90
Substitute
C10Normal
TM11
Sunny Day
C5Fire
TM87
Swagger
9015Normal
TM46
Thief
6010010Dark
TM06
Toxic
C9010Poison
TM83
Work Up
D30Normal

Egg Moves

Egg
Egg
Assurance
5010010Dark
Egg
Brave Bird
B12010015Flying
Egg
Endeavor
D1005Normal
Egg
Feint Attack
6020Dark
Egg
Flail
10015Normal
Egg
Haze
C30Ice
Egg
Mirror Move
20Flying
Egg
Natural Gift
10015Normal
Egg
Quick Attack+1
D4010030Normal
Egg
Supersonic
D5520Normal

Tutor Moves

Doduo can't learn any Tutor moves

Transfer Moves

Gen
Gen 4
Air Cutter
D559525Flying
Gen 3
Body Slam
C8510015Normal
Gen 4
Captivate
10020Normal
Gen 3
Double-Edge
B12010015Normal
Gen 4
Endure+4
D10Normal
Gen 3
Mimic
10Normal
Gen 4
Mud-Slap
D2010010Ground
Gen 4
Secret Power
7010020Normal
Gen 4
Steel Wing
709025Steel
Gen 4
Swift
6020Normal
Gen 3
Tri Attack
D8010010Normal

Black & White Doduo Locations

A few locations for Doduo with high spawn rates across endgame routes. The sort toggle below swaps between best odds and earliest access, so you can approach it based on where you are in the game.

Best Locations to Catch Doduo in Black & White

Route 12
WhiteGrass Lv.47 Route
CommonPost
AnySwarm active
Route 12
BlackGrass Lv.47 Route
CommonPost
AnySwarm active

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 Black & White, 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 Black & White. 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.

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