#279
Pelipper
Water Bird Pokémon
WaterFlying
Its spacious beak is large enough for a small child to fit right inside.
Base Stats
HP 60
Attack 50
Defense 100
Sp. Atk 95
Sp. Def 70
Speed 65
Total 440
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Official Art (Shiny)Competitive
Offensive Rain Setter
Strategy Overview
- Pelipper is a good rain setter either on a dedicated rain duo or by itself due to its typing and movepool, and it can also be used to eliminate opposing weather.
- It has good dual STAB moves in Scald and Hurricane, keeping it a threat instead of something your opponent can ignore and take advantage of, and the rain boosts its Scalds to be even stronger.
- It also has access to Tailwind, which provides the rest of the team with speed control.
- Pelipper is relatively frail and has a quadruple weakness to Electric-type moves, making it more frail than Politoed, another potential rain setter.
- The rain archetype in general is very offensive, relying on outspeeding and dealing heavy damage to the opposing team without taking much damage in return. It can sweep through unprepared teams, but well-prepared opponents will have an easier time dealing with it.
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Competitive data from Smogon University via data.pkmn.cc