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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.
A giant Bombirdier, known as the Open Sky Titan, is one of the Titan Pokémon found in Paldea. It mainly resides near a mountain in West Province (Area One) where it feeds on Bitter Herba Mystica inside a hidden cave.
Bombirdier is the only known Pokémon that can have Rocky Payload as its Ability.
Game data
NPC appearances
Pokédex entries
This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation IX.
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Generation IX
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Paldea #290
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Kitakami #134
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Blueberry #—
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Scarlet
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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.
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Violet
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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.
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Game locations
This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation IX.
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In side games
Held items
Stats
Base stats
Stat
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Range
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At Lv. 50
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At Lv. 100
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70
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130 - 177
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250 - 344
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103
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97 - 170
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189 - 335
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85
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81 - 150
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157 - 295
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60
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58 - 123
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112 - 240
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85
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81 - 150
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157 - 295
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82
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78 - 147
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152 - 289
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Total: 485
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Other Pokémon with this total
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- 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.
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Type effectiveness
Under normal battle conditions in Generation IX, this Pokémon is:
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Learnset
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- 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
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- 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
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- 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
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Side game data
Evolution data
Sprites
This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation IX.
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In animation
Main series
Major appearances
Two wild Bombirdier made their debut in HZ070, with one of them Terastallizing in a battle against Dot and her Pokémon.
Minor appearances
Biri-Biri
A Bombirdier, namely the Open Sky Titan, briefly appeared as a silhouette in the music video for Biri-Biri.
Pokémon: Paldean Winds
A Bombirdier briefly appeared in Breathe Together.
POKÉTOON
A Bombirdier appeared in PT15, as one of the many Pokémon angered by Akira's Capsakid's spicy bite.
In the manga
In the TCG
- Main article: Bombirdier (TCG)
Trivia
- 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 capable of this without the use of any moves.
- 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).
- Bombirdier is the only dual-type Flying/Dark Pokémon to have Flying as its primary type instead of its secondary type.
- 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.
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
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Title
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Meaning
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Japanese
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オトシドリ Otoshidori
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From 落とし otoshi and 鳥 tori
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French
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Lestombaile
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From lest, laisse tomber and aile
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Spanish
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Bombirdier
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Same as English name
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German
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Adebom
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From Meister Adebar and Bombe
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Italian
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Bombirdier
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Same as English name
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Korean
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떨구새 Tteolgusae
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From 떨구다 tteolguda and 새 sae
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Mandarin Chinese
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下石鳥 / 下石鸟 Xiàshíniǎo
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From the idiom 落井下石 lùojǐng-xiàshí and 鳥 / 鸟 niǎo
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Cantonese Chinese
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下石鳥 Hahsehkníuh
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From the idiom 落井下石 lohkjéng-hahsehk and 鳥 níuh
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More languages
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Hindi
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ड्रॉपारिंदा Droparinda
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From drop and परिंदा parindā
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Thai
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โอโตชิโดริ Otochidori
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Transcription of Japanese name
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Related articles
External links
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