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bidoof
#399

Bidoof

Plump Mouse Pokémon

Normal

With nerves of steel, nothing can perturb it. It is more agile and active than it appears.

Base Stats

HP 59
Attack 45
Defense 40
Sp. Atk 35
Sp. Def 40
Speed 31
Total 250

Type Effectiveness

Weak to
Immune to

Abilities

Evolution Chain

bibarel Bibarel Lv. 15

Moves

Locations

Details

Category Plump Mouse Pokémon
Height 0.5 m
Weight 20.0 kg
Base Exp 50
Growth Rate Medium
Capture Rate 255
Base Happiness 70
Gender 50% ♂ / 50% ♀
Habitat
Egg Groups Water1 ,Ground

Sprites

bidoof Front Front
bidoof Back Back
bidoof Front Shiny Front Shiny
bidoof Back Shiny Back Shiny
bidoof Front ♀ Front ♀
bidoof Back ♀ Back ♀
bidoof Front Shiny ♀ Front Shiny ♀
bidoof Back Shiny ♀ Back Shiny ♀
bidoof Official Art Official Art
bidoof Official Art (Shiny) Official Art (Shiny)

Competitive

lc Usage: 0.5%
Curse
Item
Berry Juice / Eviolite
Nature
Careful
EVs
HP 124
Atk 76
Def 36
SpD 196
Spe 28

Strategy Overview

Despite having access to two great abilities in Simple and Unaware, Bidoof struggles to find a niche in LC over better setup sweepers such as Timburr. The reasons for this lie in Bidoof's low stats, which require it to invest heavily in bulk, thus leaving it weak even after setting up, and its uninspired typing that leaves it weak to LC's myriad of Fighting-types. Its primary boosting move, Curse, has the side effect of lowering Bidoof's Speed, meaning that it will often have to take two attacks before dealing any damage. Despite its many flaws, Simple is still an amazing ability that allows Bidoof to double its Attack and Defense in a single turn with Curse. Bidoof's Normal typing, while mediocre defensively, provides it with a powerful, reliable STAB with good neutral coverage in Return. Bidoof also has access to STAB Quick Attack to circumvent Curse's Speed drop, as well as decent coverage moves to hit Pokemon that resist Normal.

Most Used Moves

Curse
82.6%
Return
50.2%
Aqua Tail
49.1%
Amnesia
29.9%
Rest
25.5%

Most Used Items

Eviolite
37.5%
Leftovers
16.9%

Competitive data from Smogon University via data.pkmn.cc