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