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delibird
#225

Delibird

Delivery Pokémon

IceFlying

It carries food rolled up in its tail. It has the habit of sharing food with people lost in mountains.

Base Stats

HP 45
Attack 55
Defense 45
Sp. Atk 65
Sp. Def 45
Speed 75
Total 330

Type Effectiveness

Abilities

Held Items

Evolution Chain

Moves

Locations

Details

Category Delivery Pokémon
Height 0.9 m
Weight 16.0 kg
Base Exp 116
Growth Rate Fast
Capture Rate 45
Base Happiness 70
Gender 50% ♂ / 50% ♀
Habitat Mountain
Egg Groups Water1 ,Ground

Sprites

delibird Front Front
delibird Back Back
delibird Front Shiny Front Shiny
delibird Back Shiny Back Shiny
delibird Official Art Official Art
delibird Official Art (Shiny) Official Art (Shiny)

Competitive

pu Usage: 0.1%
Spikes Lead
Item
Focus Sash
Nature
Timid
EVs
Def 4
SpA 252
Spe 252

Strategy Overview

Delibird is outclassed by all other leads in the PU metagame. While it can both set and remove entry hazards with Spikes and Rapid Spin, respectively, it has mediocre Speed and poor offenses and defenses, leaving most teams capable of outspeeding and 2HKOing it, limiting it to a single layer of Spikes. It also has a poor matchup versus other dedicated leads such as Crustle, Golem, and Glalie thanks to its terrible defensive typing; however, it is faster than most other leads and is sometimes capable of setting two layers of Spikes or nabbing a surprise KO with Destiny Bond, which is made easier thanks to its frailty. If you desparately need a lead capable of removing entry hazards, you're better off using Smeargle.

Most Used Moves

Spikes
60.8%
Ice Shard
18.6%
Icy Wind
15.6%

Most Used Items

Life Orb
10.3%

Competitive data from Smogon University via data.pkmn.cc