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pelipper
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Pelipper

Water Bird Pokémon

WaterFlying

It dips its large bill in the sea, then scoops up numerous prey along with water.

Base Stats

HP 60
Attack 50
Defense 100
Sp. Atk 95
Sp. Def 70
Speed 65
Total 440

Type Effectiveness

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Details

Category Water Bird Pokémon
Height 1.2 m
Weight 28.0 kg
Base Exp 154
Growth Rate Medium
Capture Rate 45
Base Happiness 70
Gender 50% ♂ / 50% ♀
Habitat Sea
Egg Groups Water1 ,Flying

Sprites

pelipper Front Front
pelipper Back Back
pelipper Front Shiny Front Shiny
pelipper Back Shiny Back Shiny
pelipper Official Art Official Art
pelipper Official Art (Shiny) Official Art (Shiny)

Competitive

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Life Orb
Item
Life Orb
Nature
Modest
EVs
HP 40
Def 4
SpA 252
Spe 212
Physical Wall
Moves
Air Slash / Hidden Power Grass
Item
Leftovers
Nature
Bold
EVs
HP 248
Def 204
Spe 56

Strategy Overview

As you might expect of such a ubiquitous Pokemon in-game, Pelipper is not particularly amazing. However, while many of such common Pokemon are usually extremely lackluster, Pelipper is surprisingly decent. His rare typing gives him access to a fantastic STAB combination that's only resisted by Lanturn in UU and a slew of interesting resistances that allow him to check a few common Pokemon in the UU metagame. Additionally, his stats, while not top-notch, are not really poor; a great Defense stat and passable Special Attack give him the ability to be a decent tank. He also has access to all the right moves that allow him to perform his role well. All in all, while Pelipper may seem like another mediocre Water-type that's outclassed by bulkier alternatives such as Milotic, Pelipper has more than enough unique traits to distinguish himself from them and is still somewhat competitively viable.

Competitive data from Smogon University via data.pkmn.cc