Delibird
デリバード Delibird
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Artwork from GSC
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HP
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Delibird (Japanese: デリバード Delibird) is a dual-type Ice/Flying Pokémon.
It is not known to evolve into or from any other Pokémon.
Biology
Physiology
Delibird is a red penguin-like Pokémon with a sack-like tail. It has a patch of fluffy feathers on its chest that resembles a beard. Delibird has a white face with black rings around its eyes. Delibird's beak and feet are light-yellow.
Gender differences
None.
Special abilities
Delibird's most famous power is that it attacks by giving presents to its opponents. These presents, glowing orbs pulled from inside its tail, often explode, damaging the enemy. However, this move is unpredictable, even for the Delibird. The effect of the present could harm an opponent, or it could even help it!
Delibird is the only known Pokémon that learns Present by leveling up.
Behavior
Delibird are often delivering items to either Pokémon or people. The deliveries are often from humans, but may be from Pokémon.
Habitat
Delibird tend to live in mountainous regions, making their nests over sharp cliffs.
Diet
- Main article: Pokémon food
In the anime
Delibird first appeared in Delibird's Dilemma under the ownership of Santa Claus. Ash's Totodile shot a Delibird that was delivering presents clear out of the sky with Water Gun-propelled snowball. Pikachu and co. had to help the Delivery Pokémon find the five presents before midnight.
Delibird's first appearance in the main series was in
Dues and Don'ts. It was owned by an
elderly talent scout from
Team Rocket. Since that episode, the Delivery Pokémon kept following
Jessie,
James and
Meowth to collect money that the three of them owe. Fortunately for the Rocket Trio, Delibird was no longer able to tail them since the action moved to the
Hoenn Region. Delibird has also appeared in
Grating Spaces and
The Thief That Keeps On Thieving.
A Delibird also appeared in Battling the Generation Gap!.
Pokédex entries
| Episode
| Pokémon
| Pokédex
| Entry
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| EP231
| Delibird
| Ash's Pokédex
| Delibird, the Delivery Pokémon. Delibird’s most unique attack is giving presents, however, some of these presents have been known to explode. Sometimes, Delibird’s presents can actually restore energy to its opponents.
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| This concludes the entries from the Original series.
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In the manga
Pokémon Special
Delibird appears as one of the Pokémon used by Pryce.
In the TCG
- Main article: Delibird (TCG)
Game data
NPC appearances
- Pokémon Stadium 2: Delibird stars in its own mini-game called "Delibird's Delivery." In this game, you collect presents from one side of the field to the other. The player must avoid Swinub that scurry around or the Swinub will trip the Delibird and cause the player to lose the present they were carrying.
- Pokémon Channel: Delibird is the delivery boy for "Shopping with Squirtle".
Pokédex entries
| Gen
| Game
| Pokédex entry
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| I
| This Pokémon was not available in Generation I.
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| II
| Gold
| It carries food all day long. There are tales about lost people who were saved by the food it had.
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| Silver
| It nests at the edge of sharp cliffs. It spends all day carrying food to its awaiting chicks.
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| Crystal
| It always carries its food with it, wherever it goes. If attacked, it throws its food at the opponent.
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| Stadium 2
| It carries food all day long. There are tales about lost people who were saved by the food it had.
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| III
| Ruby
| Delibird carries its food bundled up in its tail. There once was a famous explorer who managed to reach the peak of Mt. Everest thanks to one of these Pokémon sharing its food.
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| Sapphire
| Delibird carries its food bundled up in its tail. There once was a famous explorer who managed to reach the peak of Mt. Everest thanks to one of these Pokémon sharing its food.
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| Emerald
| It carries food bundled up in its tail. There was a famous explorer who managed to scale Mt. Everest thanks to a Delibird sharing its food.
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| FireRed
| It nests at the edge of sharp cliffs. It spends all day carrying food to its awaiting chicks.
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| LeafGreen
| It carries food all day long. There are tales about lost people who were saved by the food it had.
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| IV
| Diamond
| It carries food rolled up in its tail. It has the habit of sharing food with people lost in mountains.
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| Pearl
| It carries food rolled up in its tail. It has the habit of sharing food with people lost in mountains.
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| Platinum
| It carries food rolled up in its tail. It has the habit of sharing food with people lost in mountains.
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Game locations
In side games
Base stats
Type effectiveness
| Weak to
| Resistant to
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| Normal effectiveness
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Learnset
Delibird is capable of learning the following moves in Generation IV.
- Moves in bold are damaging moves to which STAB applies.
Generation IV
Other generation learnsets: II - III
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| Father
| Move
| Type
| Cat.
| Pwr.
| Acc.
| PP
| Contest
| Appeal
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Seel, Dewgong
Vaporeon
Remoraid, Octillery
Spheal, Sealeo, Walrein
| Aurora Beam
| Ice
| Special
| 65
| 100%
| 20
| Beauty
| 2 ♥♥
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Espeon
Absol
| Future Sight
| Psychic
| Special
| 80
| 90%
| 15
| Smart
| 2 ♥♥
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| Spheal, Sealeo, Walrein
| Ice Ball
| Ice
| Physical
| 30
| 90%
| 20
| Beauty
| 2 ♥♥
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Seel, Dewgong
Lapras
Sneasel, Weavile
Swinub, Swinub
Mamoswine
Glaceon
| Ice Shard
| Ice
| Physical
| 40
| 100%
| 30
| Beauty
| 2 ♥♥
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Totodile, Croconaw, Feraligatr
Sneasel, Weavile
Buneary, Lopunny
| Ice Punch*
| Ice
| Physical
| 75
| 100%
| 15
| Beauty
| 2 ♥♥
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Rattata, Raticate
Pikachu, Raichu
Vulpix, Ninetales
Rapidash
Eevee, Vaporeon, Jolteon, Flareon
Espeon, Umbreon
Leafeon, Glaceon
Cyndaquil, Quilava, Typhlosion
Sentret, Furret
Sneasel, Weavile
Torchic, Combusken, Blaziken
Electrike, Manectric
Zangoose
Absol
Shinx, Luxio, Luxray
Pachirisu
Buizel, Floatzel
Glameow, Purugly
Buneary, Lopunny
Lucario
| Quick Attack
| Normal
| Physical
| 40
| 100%
| 30
| Cool
| 2 ♥♥
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Squirtle, Wartortle, Blastoise
Sandshrew, Sandslash
Donphan
Torkoal
| Rapid Spin
| Normal
| Physical
| 20
| 100%
| 40
| Cool
| 2 ♥♥
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Wailmer, Wailord
Spoink, Grumpig
Feebas
Buneary, Lopunny
| Splash
| Normal
| Status
| —
| —%
| 40
| Cute
| 0 |
Bold indicates a move that gets STAB
Italic indicates a move that gets STAB from an evolution of this Pokémon
*Indicates a move only available by chain breeding
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Special moves
Side game data
Evolution
Sprites
Trivia
- Although penguins are unable to Fly, Delibird, a penguin-like Pokémon, can learn the move.
- Delibird is one of the few Pokémon who cannot learn STAB attacks by level-up.
- Delibird, along with Articuno, is the only Ice type Pokémon whose other type is Flying.
- Delibird is unique for the fact that it's one of the few Pokémon who can learn TM moves when it learns less than 4 moves by leveling up.
- Even though penguins appear only in the southern hemisphere of the earth, Delibird is owned by the north-dwelling Santa Claus.
- Its sprites in Generation II had shorter head feathers, and it didn't have many feathers behind its head, making it look somewhat bald.
- It is the only non-Water-type Pokémon capable of learning Ice Ball, despite Ice Ball being an Ice-type move.
Origin
Aspects of Delibird's appearance appear to come from the Rockhopper Penguin. However, its red and white color scheme, its ability to give presents, and the appearance of carrying its sack-like tail may have been derived from Santa Claus. Delibird may have also been inspired by puffins, which are penguin-like birds that still have the ability to fly.
Name origin
Delibird's name is a combination of delivery and bird. The first two syllables of the name may have derived from the Adelie Penguin.
In other languages
- German: Botogel - From Bote (messenger) and Vogel (bird).
- French: Cadoizo - From cadeau (present) and oiseau (bird).
- Korean: 딜리버드 Dillibeodeu - Transliteration of English name.
- Chinese: 信使鳥
Related articles
External links
Body size: 1
( Ice )
(Crush ×1)
For other sprites and images, please see Delibird images on Bulbagarden Archives.
