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doduo
#084

Doduo

Twin Bird Pokémon

NormalFlying

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

Base Stats

HP 35
Attack 85
Defense 45
Sp. Atk 35
Sp. Def 35
Speed 75
Total 310

Type Effectiveness

Abilities

Held Items

Evolution Chain

dodrio Dodrio Lv. 31

Moves

Locations

Details

Category Twin Bird Pokémon
Height 1.4 m
Weight 39.2 kg
Base Exp 62
Growth Rate Medium
Capture Rate 190
Base Happiness 70
Gender 50% ♂ / 50% ♀
Habitat Grassland
Egg Groups Flying

Sprites

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

Competitive

lc Usage: 0.6%
Mixed Life Orb
Moves
Brave Bird / Pluck
Return / Double-Edge
Hidden Power Fighting / Hidden Power Grass
Item
Life Orb
Ability
Early Bird
Nature
Naughty / Naive
EVs
Atk 240
Spe 240
3 Attacks + Roost
Moves
Brave Bird / Pluck
Return / Double-Edge
Item
Life Orb
Ability
Early Bird
Nature
Adamant / Jolly
EVs
Atk 236
Spe 236

Strategy Overview

Doduo can perform very well at what it does, being the proud owner of the standard combination of moves granted by both of its types, a useful priority move, and the ability to simply stomp its way through weakened teams with whatever it happens to be running. Sadly for Doduo, its usage is hampered slightly by the presence of Taillow, who can run almost identical movesets but has greater Speed (which in Little Cup can make or break a sweeper), as well as Guts and Facade to compensate for Doduo's slightly higher Attack. Despite the competition, Doduo is undeniably an excellent Pokemon in Little Cup, and is not overshadowed by any means; Doduo's higher Attack and slightly better overall defenses, the ability to use Liechi Berry, Flail, and Roost, as well as freedom from self-inflicted status damage, gives it advantages over Taillow in many situations. Underestimate it at your own peril.

Most Used Moves

Return
93.0%
Thief
27.0%
Pluck
23.5%

Most Used Items

Life Orb
33.0%

Competitive data from Smogon University via data.pkmn.cc