Bidoof (Pokémon)

Bidoof ビッパ Bippa

Artwork from D/P

Type Species  Normal  Plump Mouse Pokémon Abilities Exp. at 100 Simple or Unaware 1,000,000 Pokédex National #399 Johto #— Hoenn #— Sinnoh #013 Browser Fiore R— Almia R-004 Height Weight 1'08" 44.1 lbs. Pokédex color Body style Footprint Catch rate Brown 255 Gender ratio   50% male   50% female Egg groups Egg cycles Water 1, Ground 16 (4080 steps) EV yield HP 1 Atk 0 Def 0 Sp.Atk 0 Sp.Def 0 Speed 0 Exp. 58 External links On Legendary Pokémon Pokédex On Smogon Pokédex On Eevee's Pokédex On Psypoke Pokédex On Pokecharms Pokédex On Marriland Pokédex On Serebii's Pokédex: Generation IV (Spin-Off games) On Ultimate Pokémon Center Pokédex Artwork on Bulbagarden Archives

Bidoof (Japanese: ビッパ Bippa) is a Normal-type Pokémon.

It evolves into Bibarel starting at level 15.

Biology

Physiology

Bidoof are small brown rodent-like creatures with large front teeth which they use for gnawing on wood. They have tufts of fur on their tails and a ring of them on their faces. They also have slightly webbed paws.

Gender differences

The tail of a male Bidoof consists of five tufts of fur, while the tail of a female only has three.

Special abilities

Behavior

Bidoof need to constantly gnaw on hard substances to keep their teeth ground down, since they grow constantly. Without something to gnaw on, they become violent because of the pain and inconvenience the unwieldy growing teeth cause.

Habitat

Bidoof build their nests along the side of bodies of water.

Diet

Main article: Pokémon food

Bidoof feed mainly on seeds, roots, and plants. Occasionally they eat tree bark. They also eat berries.

In the anime

A group of Bidoof

Bidoof made its anime debut in brief cameos in Following a Maiden's Voyage, appearing in the wild.

Many Bidoof then appeared in Faced with Steelix Determination.

Bidoof is also one of the members of the Wigglytuff Guild in the Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Time & Darkness.

Bidoof was also seen under Reggie's care in Lost Leader Strategy!. It made another appearence in Saving the World From Ruins!.

A Bidoof appeared in Camping It Up!.

Pokédex entries

In the manga

Platinum was attacked by a group of Bidoof in her own house.

In the TCG

Main article: Bidoof (TCG)

Game data

NPC appearances

• Pokémon Mystery Dungeon 2: Bidoof is a member of Wigglytuff Guild, the second newest recruit next to the player's team. He updates his "Yup Yup" journal over the course of the game.
• Pokémon Ranger: Shadows of Almia: Bidoof is the only Pokémon used by Team Dim Sun's Wheeler.

Pokédex entries

Game locations

In side games

Base stats

Type effectiveness

Learnset

Bidoof is capable of learning the following moves in Generation IV.

• Moves in bold are damaging moves to which STAB applies.

Moves in Italics aren't STAB for Bidoof, but are for some/all evolutions.

By leveling up

By TM/HM

By breeding

By tutoring

Side game data

Pokémon Mystery Dungeon Explorers of Time and Explorers of Darkness
Body size: 1	Recruit Rate: 8.2%	IQ Group: F
Pokémon Ranger: Shadows of Almia
Group:  Normal	Poké Assist: ( Normal )	Field Move: (Crush ×1)
"It occasionally pretends to attack."

Evolution

	Unevolved	→ Level 15	First evolution
	Bidoof  Normal		Bibarel  Normal  Water

Sprites

Gen	Game
I	Red	Blue	Yellow	Red (Ja)	Green	Back
	This Pokémon did not appear during Generation I.
II	Gold	Silver	Crystal			Back
	This Pokémon did not appear during Generation II.
III	Ruby	Sapphire	Emerald	FireRed	LeafGreen	Back
	This Pokémon did not appear during Generation III.
IV	Diamond	Pearl	Platinum	HeartGold	SoulSilver	Back
				NO SPRITES AVAILABLE

For other sprites and images, please see Bidoof images on Bulbagarden Archives.

Trivia

• A guest comic to the webcomic VGCats parodied Bidoof by giving it the nickname the "Vendor Trash" Pokémon.
• In each region, there is a two-stage Normal-type Pokémon encountered early in the region. Bidoof is the Sinnoh variation on this theme, while Rattata, Sentret, and Zigzagoon are those of other regions. Out of all of them however, Bidoof is the only one whose evolution is not pure Normal-type.

Origin

Bidoof appears to be based on a beaver, or a gopher. It is particularly similar to the mountain beaver, a primitive relative of beavers lacking tails.

Name origin

Its name is derived from beaver and doofus or tooth. Bidoof's Japanese name Bippa is derived from the English word beaver and 出っ歯 deppa, protruding tooth.

In other languages

• German: Bidiza - From Biber (beaver).
• French: Keunottor - From quenotte (milk tooth) and castor (beaver).
• Korean: 비버니 Beaverni
• Chinese: 乳齒瀨

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