We have to admit, the Pokémon Dodrio isn't the first creature we think of in Kanto, never mind the entire franchise. Still, Arceus loves each and every Pokémon, and so do we (mostly); part of being a Pokémon master is knowing about all of them. So, let's look at everything you need to know about this speedster, from Dodrio's strengths and weaknesses to its moveset and basic information.
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Here's everything you need to know about the Pokémon Dodrio:
In the table below, you can see all of Dodrio's basic information:
| National Pokédex # | 0,085 |
| Type | Normal and Flying |
| Abilities | Run Away or Early Bird |
| Hidden Abilities | Tangled Feet |
| Gender ratio | Male - 50% Female - 50% |
| Egg group | Flying |
| EV yield | Two attack |
Dodrio's evolution
Dodrio evolves from Doduo at level 31, and it doesn't evolve into anything else.
Dodrio's locations
You can find Dodrio in the following locations:
Gen 1 locations
| Red and Blue | Cerulean Cave |
| Blue (Japan) | Cerulean Cave |
| Yellow | Route 17 |
Gen 2 locations
| Gold | Routes 26, 28, and Mt. Silver |
| Silver | Routes 27-28 and Mt. Silver |
| Crystal | Rotes 27-28, Mt. Silver, trade a female Dragonair in Blackthorn City |
Gen 3 locations
| Ruby and Sapphire | Safari Zone |
| Emerald | Safari Zone |
| FireRed and LeafGreen | Evolve Duduo |
| Colosseum | Trade |
| XD | Citadark Isle |
Gen 4 locations
| Diamond and Pearl | Evolve Doduo |
| Platinum | Evolve Doduo |
| HeartGold | Routes 26, 28, Mt. Silver, Safari Zone, trade female Dragonair in Blackthorn City |
| SoulSilver | Routes 27-28, Mt. Silver, Safari Zone, trade female Dragonair in Blackthorn City |
| Pal Park | Field |
Gen 5 locations
| Black and White | Evolve Doduo |
| Black 2 and White 2 | Evolve Doduo |
Gen 6 locations
| X and Y | Evolve Doduo |
| Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire | Evolve Doduo |
Gen 7 locations
| Sun and Moon | Pokémon Bank |
| Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon | Pokémon Bank |
| Let's Go Pikachu and Let's Go Eevee | Routes 16-18 |
Gen 8 locations
| Sword and Shield | Unobtainable |
| Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl | Evolve Doduo |
| Legends: Arceus | Unobtainable |
Gen 9 locations
| Scarlet and Violet | Trade |
| The Hidden Treasure of Area Zero | Savanna Biome and Tera Raid Battles |
| Legends: Z-A | Unobtainable |
Dodrio's base stats
Dodrio starts out with the following stats, but each one increases every time it levels up:
Generations 1-6
- HP - 60
- Attack - 110
- Defense - 70
- Sp. Atk - 60
- Sp. Def - 60
- Speed - 100
Generation 7 onwards
- HP - 60
- Attack - 110
- Defense - 70
- Sp. Atk - 60
- Sp. Def - 60
- Speed - 110
Dodrio's type strengths and weaknesses
As a normal- and flying-type, Dodrio has two immunities and just three weaknesses, putting it in pretty good standing defensively:
| Normal | Normal, Fighting, Poison, Fire, Steel, Flying, Water, Dark, Psychic, Fairy, Dragon |
| Weak to | Ice, Rock, Electric |
| Resistant | Grass, Bug |
| Immune | Ground, Ghost |
Dodrio's moves
In the most recent generation it appears in, you can teach Dodrio the following moves through leveling up, breeding, and learning TMs:
Level up
| Level | Move | Type |
| One | Peck | Flying |
| One | Growl | Normal |
| One | Quick Attack | Normal |
| Learns upon evolving | Tri Attack | Normal |
| 12 | Fury Attack | Normal |
| 15 | Pluck | Flying |
| 19 | Double Hit | Normal |
| 23 | Agility | Psychic |
| 26 | Uproar | Normal |
| 30 | Acupressure | Normal |
| 34 | Swords dance | Normal |
| 38 | Drill Peck | Flying |
| 43 | Endeavor | Normal |
| 50 | Thrash | Normal |
Learnable TMs
| Move | Type |
| Take Down | Normal |
| Agility | Psychic |
| Mud-Slap | Ground |
| Scary Face | Normal |
| Protect | Normal |
| Low Kick | Fighting |
| Acrobatics | Flying |
| Thief | Dark |
| Trailblaze | Grass |
| Pounce | Bug |
| Facade | Normal |
| Aerial Ace | Flying |
| Swift | Normal |
| Endure | Normal |
| Sunny Day | Fire |
| Rain Dance | Water |
| Body Slam | Normal |
| Sleep Talk | Normal |
| Stomping Tantrum | Ground |
| Rest | Psychic |
| Taunt | Dark |
| Swords Dance | Normal |
| Fly | Flying |
| Substitute | Normal |
| Drill Run | Ground |
| Tailwind | Flying |
| Helping Hand | Normal |
| Baton Pass | Normal |
| Giga Impact | Normal |
| Brave Bird | Flying |
| Tera Blast | Normal |
| Knock Off | Dark |
| Lunge | Bug |
| Uproar | Normal |
| Double-Edge | Normal |
| Endeavor | Normal |
| Feather Dance | Flying |
| Throat Chop | Dark |
Egg moves
| Move | Type | Breed with |
| Assurance | Dark | Murkrow |
| Flail | Normal | Fletchling, Fletchinder, or Talonflame |
| Sky Attack | Flying | Noctowl, Altaria, Braviary, Hisuian Braviary, or Hawlucha |
| Whirlwind | Normal | Starly, Staravia, Staraptor, Rufflet, Braviary, Hisuian Braviary, Noibat, Noivern, Bombirdier |
That concludes everything you need to know about the Pokémon Dodrio.