Bombirdier (Pokémon)

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Bombirdier Item Drop Pokémon オトシドリ Otoshidori #0962 Images on the Bulbagarden Archives
Type Flying Dark Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown
Abilities Big Pecks or Keen Eye Cacophony Cacophony Rocky Payload Hidden Ability Cacophony Hidden Ability Cacophony Cacophony
Gender ratio Unknown 50% male, 50% female	Catch rate 25 (7.7%)
Breeding Egg Group Flying Hatch time 35 cycles
Height 4'11" 1.5 m Bombirdier 0'0" 0 m {{{form2}}} 0'0" 0 m {{{form3}}} 0'0" 0 m {{{form4}}}	Weight 94.6 lbs. 42.9 kg Bombirdier 0 lbs. 0 kg {{{form2}}} 0 lbs. 0 kg {{{form3}}} 0 lbs. 0 kg {{{form4}}}
Mega Stone [[|]] [[|]]
Base experience yield Unknown Gen. IV Unknown IV 243	Leveling rate Slow
EV yield Total: 2 Bombirdier 0 HP 2 Atk 0 Def 0 Sp.Atk 0 Sp.Def 0 Speed 0 HP 0 Atk 0 Def 0 Sp.Atk 0 Sp.Def 0 Speed 0 HP 0 Atk 0 Def 0 Sp.Atk 0 Sp.Def 0 Speed 0 HP 0 Atk 0 Def 0 Sp.Atk 0 Sp.Def 0 Speed
Shape	Footprint {{{form2}}}
Pokédex color   White	Base friendship 50
External Links On Smogon Pokédex Artwork on Bulbagarden Archives

Bombirdier (Japanese: オトシドリ Otoshidori) is a dual-type Flying/Dark Pokémon introduced in Generation IX.

It is not known to evolve into or from any other Pokémon.

Biology

Bombirdier is a white avian Pokémon resembling a stork. It has black slanted eyes with black eyeliner-like markings around them, a long reddish pink beak with a rounded bump on the tip, and a small fan-like crest on the back of its head. It has a long neck and tall, thin, reddish pink legs, with three toes facing forward and one toe facing backward on each foot. Its claws are black, as are the feathers on the tips of its wings, on its lower body, and on the inside of its tail, which has a squared end.

Hanging from Bombirdier's chest is a long white apron made of its own shed feathers, which droops down past its legs. When flying, Bombirdier holds the end of this apron in its beak. It uses the apron to gather food, such as Basculin, and bring them to its nest. Bombirdier also gathers various objects such as rocks in its apron, which it then drops from high places for fun. It particularly enjoys dropping objects that cause loud noises. In Generation IX, Parting Shot is its signature move.

Bombirdier is the only known Pokémon that can have Rocky Payload as an Ability.

A giant Bombirdier, known as the Open Sky Titan, is one of the Titan Pokémon found in the Paldea region.

In the TCG

Main article: Bombirdier (TCG)

Game data

Pokédex entries

This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation IX.
Generation IX Paldea #290 Kitakami #134 Blueberry #— Scarlet It gathers things up in an apron made from shed feathers added to the Pokémon’s chest feathers, then drops those things from high places for fun. Violet Bombirdier uses the apron on its chest to bundle up food, which it carries back to its nest. It enjoys dropping things that make loud noises.

Bombirdier in the Paldea Pokédex	Bombirdier in the Kitakami Pokédex

Game locations

This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation IX.
Generation IX Scarlet Violet South Province: Area Six West Province: Area One, Area Three, West Paldean Sea West Province: Area OneFormer Titan (Only one) Tera Raid Battles (5★, 6★) The Hidden Treasure of Area Zero Fellhorn Gorge, Oni Mountain, Wistful Fields, Paradise Barrens, Kitakami Wilds, Timeless Woods

Stats

Base stats

Stat		Range
		At Lv. 50	At Lv. 100
HP: 70		130 - 177	250 - 344
Attack: 103		97 - 170	189 - 335
Defense: 85		81 - 150	157 - 295
Sp. Atk: 60		58 - 123	112 - 240
Sp. Def: 85		81 - 150	157 - 295
Speed: 82		78 - 147	152 - 289
Total: 485	Other Pokémon with this total
Minimum stats are calculated with 0 EVs, IVs of 0, and (if applicable) a hindering nature. Maximum stats are calculated with 252 EVs, IVs of 31, and (if applicable) a helpful nature.

Type effectiveness

Under normal battle conditions in Generation IX, this Pokémon is:

Damaged normally by: Normal 1× Fighting 1× Flying 1× Poison 1× Ground 0× Rock 2× Bug 1× Ghost ½× Steel 1× Fire 1× Water 1× Grass ½× Electric 2× Psychic 0× Ice 2× Dragon 1× Dark ½× Fairy 2× None

Weak to: Normal 1× Fighting 1× Flying 1× Poison 1× Ground 0× Rock 2× Bug 1× Ghost ½× Steel 1× Fire 1× Water 1× Grass ½× Electric 2× Psychic 0× Ice 2× Dragon 1× Dark ½× Fairy 2× None

Immune to: Normal 1× Fighting 1× Flying 1× Poison 1× Ground 0× Rock 2× Bug 1× Ghost ½× Steel 1× Fire 1× Water 1× Grass ½× Electric 2× Psychic 0× Ice 2× Dragon 1× Dark ½× Fairy 2× None

Resistant to: Normal 1× Fighting 1× Flying 1× Poison 1× Ground 0× Rock 2× Bug 1× Ghost ½× Steel 1× Fire 1× Water 1× Grass ½× Electric 2× Psychic 0× Ice 2× Dragon 1× Dark ½× Fairy 2× None

Notes: If Miracle Eye is used by an opponent or this Pokémon is given a Ring Target, the effectiveness of  Psychic-type  moves is 1×. If Gravity is in effect, this Pokémon is given an Iron Ball or a Ring Target, or it is affected by Smack Down or Ingrain, the effectiveness of  Ground-type  moves is 1×.

Learnset

By leveling up

Generation IX Other generations: None

Level   Move   Type   Cat.   Pwr.   Acc.   PP 011 Wing Attack Flying Physical 06060 100100% 35 011 Leer Normal Status 0000— 100100% 30 011 Peck Flying Physical 03535 100100% 35 011 Memento Dark Status 0000— 100100% 10 011 Hone Claws Dark Status 0000— 00——% 15 077 Thief Dark Physical 06060 100100% 25 1111 Rock Throw Rock Physical 05050 09090% 15 1616 Whirlwind Normal Status 0000— 00——% 20 2020 Pluck Flying Physical 06060 100100% 20 2424 Torment Dark Status 0000— 100100% 15 2929 Rock Tomb Rock Physical 06060 09595% 15 3636 Payback Dark Physical 05050 100100% 10 4242 Dual Wingbeat Flying Physical 04040 09090% 10 4747 Rock Slide Rock Physical 07575 09090% 10 5353 Knock Off Dark Physical 06565 100100% 20 6060 Parting Shot Dark Status 0000— 100100% 20

Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Bombirdier Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an Evolution of Bombirdier

By TM

Generation IX Other generations: None

TM   Move   Type   Cat.   Pwr.   Acc.   PP  TM001 TM001 Take Down Normal Physical 09090 085}}85% 20 TM006 TM006 Scary Face Normal Status 0000— 100}}100% 10 TM007 TM007 Protect Normal Status 0000— 00—}}—% 10 TM014 TM014 Acrobatics Flying Physical 05555 100}}100% 15 TM018 TM018 Thief Dark Physical 06060 100}}100% 25 TM025 TM025 Facade Normal Physical 07070 100}}100% 20 TM027 TM027 Aerial Ace Flying Physical 06060 00—}}—% 20 TM030 TM030 Snarl Dark Special 05555 095}}95% 15 TM034 TM034 Icy Wind Ice Special 05555 095}}95% 15 TM036 TM036 Rock Tomb Rock Physical 06060 095}}95% 15 TM040 TM040 Air Cutter Flying Special 06060 095}}95% 25 TM047 TM047 Endure Normal Status 0000— 00—}}—% 10 TM049 TM049 Sunny Day Fire Status 0000— 00—}}—% 5 TM050 TM050 Rain Dance Water Status 0000— 00—}}—% 5 TM051 TM051 Sandstorm Rock Status 0000— 00—}}—% 10 TM060 TM060 U-turn Bug Physical 07070 100}}100% 20 TM062 TM062 Foul Play Dark Physical 09595 100}}100% 15 TM065 TM065 Air Slash Flying Special 07575 095}}95% 15 TM070 TM070 Sleep Talk Normal Status 0000— 00—}}—% 10 TM076 TM076 Rock Blast Rock Physical 02525 090}}90% 10 TM085 TM085* Rest Psychic Status 0000— 00—}}—% 5 TM086 TM086 Rock Slide Rock Physical 07575 090}}90% 10 TM087 TM087 Taunt Dark Status 0000— 100}}100% 20 TM094 TM094 Dark Pulse Dark Special 08080 100}}100% 15 TM097 TM097 Fly Flying Physical 09090 095}}95% 15 TM101 TM101 Power Gem Rock Special 08080 100}}100% 20 TM103 TM103 Substitute Normal Status 0000— 00—}}—% 10 TM106 TM106 Drill Run Ground Physical 08080 095}}95% 10 TM113 TM113 Tailwind Flying Status 0000— 00—}}—% 15 TM116 TM116 Stealth Rock Rock Status 0000— 00—}}—% 20 TM117 TM117 Hyper Voice Normal Special 09090 100}}100% 10 TM118 TM118 Heat Wave Fire Special 09595 090}}90% 10 TM140 TM140 Nasty Plot Dark Status 0000— 00—}}—% 20 TM150 TM150 Stone Edge Rock Physical 100100 080}}80% 5 TM152 TM152 Giga Impact Normal Physical 150150 090}}90% 5 TM160 TM160 Hurricane Flying Special 110110 070}}70% 10 TM163 TM163 Hyper Beam Normal Special 150150 090}}90% 5 TM164 TM164 Brave Bird Flying Physical 120120 100}}100% 15 TM171 TM171 Tera Blast Normal Special 08080 100}}100% 10 TM181 TM181 Knock Off Dark Physical 06565 100}}100% 20 TM197 TM197 Dual Wingbeat Flying Physical 04040 090}}90% 10 TM199 TM199 Lash Out Dark Physical 07575 100}}100% 5 TM203 TM203 Psych Up Normal Status 0000— 00—}}—% 10 TM205 TM205 Endeavor Normal Physical 0000— 100}}100% 5 TM216 TM216 Feather Dance Flying Status 0000— 100}}100% 15 TM224 TM224 Curse Ghost Status 0000— 00—}}—% 10

Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Bombirdier Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an Evolution or an alternate form of Bombirdier

By breeding

Generation IX Other generations: None

Parent   Move   Type   Cat.   Pwr.   Acc.   PP  Feather Dance Flying Status — 100% 15 Power Trip Dark Physical 20 100% 10 Roost Flying Status — —% 5 Sky Attack Flying Physical 140 90% 5 Sucker Punch Dark Physical 70 100% 5

Moves marked with an asterisk (*) must be chain bred onto Bombirdier Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Bombirdier Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an Evolution of Bombirdier

Side game data

Pokémon GO Base HP: 172 Base Attack: 198 Base Defense: 172 Egg Distance: N/A Buddy Distance: 5 km Evolution Requirement: N/A Fast Attacks: Wing Attack, Rock Throw Charged Attacks: Payback, Aerial Ace, Fly

Evolution data

Unevolved Bombirdier  Flying  Dark

Sprites

This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation IX.
Generation IX Scarlet Violet File:Spr 9s 0962.png File:Spr 9s 0962 s.png
Cross-Generation HOME

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

Trivia

• In Pokémon Scarlet and Violet, Bombirdier is capable of having a 50% boost in damage for four types at once: two via STABs (Flying and Dark), one via its signature Ability Rocky Payload (Rock), and one via Terastallizing into any of the remaining 15 types. Bombirdier is the only Pokémon with this distinction.
  • If the Ability Steely Spirit is at play, and the weather is either sunny or rainy, Bombirdier can have a 50% damage boost for six types at once (Flying, Dark, Rock, Steel, Fire/Water, and any of the remaining 13 types via Terastallizing).
• The concept of a baby-delivering stork Pokémon has been previously looked at by Game Freak, as an unnamed beta Pokémon labeled as Nº 378 was based on the same concept.
• In Generation IX, prior to the Version 2.0.1 update of Pokémon Scarlet and Violet, Bombirdier was unable to learn Rest via TM.

Origin

Bombirdier appears to be based on a stork, specifically the white stork. In European folklore, white storks are believed to be responsible for delivering babies to new parents by dropping them down chimneys. Bombirdier's design plays with this trope: while its apron and black-and-white plumage bring to mind the image of a nanny, it drops various objects to attack instead.

Bombirdier's Shiny coloration resembles the Oriental stork, with its grey beak and red eye markings. In Japanese folklore, the Oriental stork is often mistaken for the crane, and depicted atop pine trees in traditional Japanese art. In fact, this behaviour is only observed in storks, while no crane species except crowned cranes nests or roosts on trees. The crest on Bombirdier could be based on that of crowned cranes.

Bombirdier's tool usage also bears semblance to the habit of some Old World vultures that drop rocks and other objects in order to crack them open. Its black facial markings may specifically pull from the bearded vulture, and its crest may reference the Egyptian vulture, both species that use this technique.

Bombirdier could also take inspiration from the Fiat BR.20 Cicogna, an Italian medium bomber plane nicknamed after the stork, which was first and mainly used for the Spanish Civil War.

Name origin

Bombirdier may be a combination of bombardier and bird.

Otoshidori may be a combination of 落とし otoshi (drop) and 鳥 tori (bird).

In other languages

Language Title Meaning Japanese オトシドリ Otoshidori From 落とし otoshi and 鳥 tori French Lestombaile From lest, laisse tomber and aile Spanish Bombirdier Same as English name German Adebom From Meister Adebar and Bombe Italian Bombirdier Same as English name Korean 떨구새 Tteolgusae From 떨구다 tteolguda and 새 sae Mandarin Chinese 下石鳥 / 下石鸟 Xiàshíniǎo From the idiom 落井下石 lùojǐng-xiàshí and 鳥 / 鸟 niǎo Cantonese Chinese 下石鳥 Hahsehkníuh From the idiom 落井下石 lohkjéng-hahsehk and 鳥 níuh

More languages Thai โอโตชิโดริ Otochidori Transcription of Japanese name

Related articles

• Titan Pokémon

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