Dodrio
normal
An enemy that takes its eyes off any of the three heads--even for a second--will get pecked severely.
Front
Normal
Shiny
Animated
Shiny Animated
Back
Normal
Shiny
Type
Normal
Dex
#230
Abilities
Run Away(Primary)
Sure getaway from wild Pokémon.
Early Bird(Secondary)
Awakens quickly from sleep.
Tangled Feet(Hidden)
Boosts evasion if it is confused.
Growth Rate
Medium Fast
Gender Ratio
50% Male, 50% Female
Egg Groups
flying
Hatch Rate
Medium Fast (20 cycles)
Catch Rate
45
Base Exp
158
EV Yield
2 Attack
Wild Held Items
Weak To
electric ×2ice ×2rock ×2
Resists
grass ×0.5bug ×0.5
Immune To
groundghost
Evolution Chain
Note, you can always call Professor Elm with the Pokemon you are trying to evolve as first in your party. This was a feature that was added specifically to Polished Crystal. If the information on this page seems incorrect, please try calling Professor Elm.
How to Obtain
Look for Dodrio common in Route 23 in the morning and day-time, common in Safari Zone Hub, and in Route 18 East (rare) in the morning and day-time, among four other areas. Wild ones range from level 37 to 73.
Wild Encounters (13)
Evolution Moves (1)
Moves learned upon evolving into Dodrio.
| Move | Type | Cat. | Power | Acc. | PP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tri Attack | |||||
| normal |  | 80 | 100 | 10 | |
| Fires three kinds of beams at once. | |||||
Level Up Moves (16)
| Level | Move | Type | Cat. | Power | Acc. | PP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PeckLevel: 1 | ||||||
 | 35 | 100 | 35 | |||
| Jabs the foe with a beak, etc. | ||||||
| GrowlLevel: 1 | ||||||
| normal |  | 0 | 100 | 40 | ||
| A move that lowers the foe's Attack. | ||||||
| Quick AttackLevel: 5 | ||||||
| normal | | 40 | 100 | 30 | ||
| Lets the user get in the first hit. | ||||||
| RageLevel: 8 | ||||||
| normal | | 20 | 100 | 20 | ||
| Raises Attack if the user is hit. | ||||||
| Fury StrikesLevel: 12 | ||||||
| normal | | 20 | 85 | 15 | ||
| Scratches or jabs 2-5 times. | ||||||
| PursuitLevel: 15 | ||||||
| dark | | 40 | 100 | 20 | ||
| Heavily strikes switching Pokémon. | ||||||
| Baton PassLevel: 19 | ||||||
| normal | | 0 | 100 | 40 | ||
| Switches while keeping effects. | ||||||
| Double KickLevel: 22 | ||||||
| fighting | | 30 | 100 | 30 | ||
| A double kicking attack. | ||||||
| AgilityLevel: 26 | ||||||
| psychic | | 0 | 100 | 30 | ||
| Sharply raises the user's Speed. | ||||||
| Double TeamLevel: 29 | ||||||
| normal | | 0 | 100 | 15 | ||
| Raises the user's evasiveness. | ||||||
| BulldozeLevel: 34 | ||||||
| ground | | 60 | 100 | 20 | ||
| A Ground attack that lowers Speed. | ||||||
| Swords DanceLevel: 38 | ||||||
| normal | | 0 | 100 | 20 | ||
| Sharply raises the user's Attack. | ||||||
| Hi Jump KickLevel: 43 | ||||||
| fighting | | 130 | 90 | 10 | ||
| May miss and hurt the user. | ||||||
| Drill PeckLevel: 47 | ||||||
| 80 | 100 | 20 | |||
| A strong, spinning-peck attack. | ||||||
| ReversalLevel: 52 | ||||||
| fighting | | 1 | 100 | 15 | ||
| Stronger if the user's HP is low. | ||||||
| ThrashLevel: 56 | ||||||
| normal | | 120 | 100 | 10 | ||
| Works 2-3 turns and confuses user. | ||||||
Related Guides
Egg Moves (5)
| Move | Type | Cat. | Power | Acc. | PP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feint Attack | |||||
| dark | | 60 | 100 | 20 | |
| An attack that never misses. | |||||
| Haze | |||||
| ice | | 0 | 100 | 30 | |
| Eliminates all stat changes. | |||||
| Supersonic | |||||
| normal | | 0 | 65 | 20 | |
| A move that may confuse the foe. | |||||
| Quick Attack | |||||
| normal | | 40 | 100 | 30 | |
| Lets the user get in the first hit. | |||||
| Brave Bird | |||||
| 120 | 100 | 15 | ||
| A charge that also hurts the user. | |||||
TM/HM Moves (21)
| Move | Type | Cat. | Power | Acc. | PP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Curse | ||||||
| ghost | | 0 | 100 | 10 | TM03 | |
| Works differently for Ghost-types. | ||||||
| Toxic | ||||||
| poison | | 0 | 90 | 10 | TM06 | |
| A Poison move with increasing damage. | ||||||
| Hidden Power | ||||||
| The type varies with the Pokémon. | ||||||
| Sunny Day | ||||||
| fire | | 0 | 100 | 5 | TM11 | |
| Boosts Fire-type moves for 5 turns. | ||||||
| Hyper Beam | ||||||
| normal | | 150 | 90 | 5 | TM15 | |
| 1st turn: Attack 2nd turn: Rest | ||||||
| Protect | ||||||
| normal | | 0 | 100 | 10 | TM17 | |
| Foils attack that turn. It may fail. | ||||||
| Bulldoze | ||||||
| ground | | 60 | 100 | 20 | TM21 | |
| A Ground attack that lowers Speed. | ||||||
| Return | ||||||
| normal | | 1 | 100 | 20 | TM27 | |
| An attack that is based on loyalty. | ||||||
| Double Team | ||||||
| normal | | 0 | 100 | 15 | TM32 | |
| Raises the user's evasiveness. | ||||||
| Swift | ||||||
| normal | | 60 | 100 | 20 | TM39 | |
| An attack that never misses. | ||||||
| Aerial Ace | ||||||
| 60 | 100 | 20 | TM40 | ||
| An attack that never misses. | ||||||
| Substitute | ||||||
| normal | | 0 | 100 | 10 | TM41 | |
| Makes a decoy with 1/4 user's max HP. | ||||||
| Facade | ||||||
| normal | | 70 | 100 | 20 | TM42 | |
| Double damage with Psn, Brn, or Prz. | ||||||
| Rest | ||||||
| psychic | | 0 | 100 | 5 | TM44 | |
| Sleep for 2 turns to fully recover. | ||||||
| Attract | ||||||
| normal | | 0 | 100 | 15 | TM45 | |
| Makes the opposite gender infatuated. | ||||||
| Thief | ||||||
| dark | | 60 | 100 | 25 | TM46 | |
| An attack that may steal a held item. | ||||||
| Steel Wing | ||||||
| steel | | 70 | 90 | 25 | TM47 | |
| An attack that may up user's Defense. | ||||||
| Roost | ||||||
| 0 | 100 | 5 | TM51 | ||
| Lands to restore 1/2 the max HP. | ||||||
| Giga Impact | ||||||
| normal | | 150 | 90 | 5 | TM68 | |
| 1st turn: Attack 2nd turn: Rest | ||||||
| Swords Dance | ||||||
| normal | | 0 | 100 | 20 | TM75 | |
| Sharply raises the user's Attack. | ||||||
| Fly | ||||||
| 90 | 100 | 15 | HM02 | ||
| 1st turn: Fly 2nd turn: Attack | ||||||
Move Tutor Moves (8)
| Move | Type | Cat. | Power | Acc. | PP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Agility | ||||||
| psychic | | 0 | 100 | 30 | MT01 | |
| Sharply raises the user's Speed. | ||||||
| Baton Pass | ||||||
| normal | | 0 | 100 | 40 | MT03 | |
| Switches while keeping effects. | ||||||
| Body Slam | ||||||
| normal | | 85 | 100 | 15 | MT04 | |
| An attack that may cause paralysis. | ||||||
| Double Edge | ||||||
| normal | | 120 | 100 | 15 | MT08 | |
| A tackle that also hurts the user. | ||||||
| Endure | ||||||
| normal | | 0 | 100 | 10 | MT11 | |
| Endures any hit with at least 1HP. | ||||||
| Knock Off | ||||||
| dark | | 65 | 100 | 20 | MT18 | |
| Slaps down the foe's held item. | ||||||
| Sleep Talk | ||||||
| normal | | 0 | 100 | 10 | MT24 | |
| Randomly attacks while asleep. | ||||||
| Swagger | ||||||
| normal | | 0 | 85 | 15 | MT26 | |
| Causes confusion but raises Attack. | ||||||
Dodrio in Pokémon Polished Crystal
Dodrio is #230 in the PolishedDex for Pokémon Polished Crystal. This page covers its normal/flying typing, base stats, abilities, level-up and TM/HM moves, evolution chain, and where to find it across 15 encounter locations. Use the moves and counters links below to plan a team around this Dodrio form.
