POKEMON OF THE DAY 70; DELIBIRD! DELIBIRD (JAPANESE: デリバード DELIBIRD) IS A DUAL-TYPE ICE/FLYING POKÉMON INTRODUCED IN GENERATION II.
IT IS NOT KNOWN TO EVOLVE INTO OR FROM ANY OTHER POKÉMON. THE DELIVERY POKEMON; ABILITIES
VITAL SPIRIT OR HUSTLE INSOMNIA
HIDDEN ABILITY
GENDER RATIO
50% MALE, 50% FEMALE
CATCH RATE
45 (11.9%)
BREEDING
EGG GROUPS
WATER 1 AND FIELD
HATCH TIME
5140 - 5396 STEPS
HEIGHT
2'11″ 0.9 M
WEIGHT
35.3 LBS. 16.0 KG
BASE EXPERIENCE YIELD
183
GEN. II-IV 116
V+
LEVELING RATE
FAST
EV YIELD
TOTAL: 1
HP 0
ATK 0
DEF 0
SP.ATK 0
SP.DEF 0
SPEED 1
POKÉDEX COLOR
RED
BASE FRIENDSHIP
70; DELIBIRD IS A RED, PENGUIN-LIKE POKÉMON WITH A WHITE, HOLLOW TAIL. ITS FACE AND CHEST ARE COVERED IN WHITE FEATHERS WITH TWO, THREE-POINTED CRESTS ABOVE ITS EYES. BLACK MARKINGS SURROUND ITS CIRCULAR EYES, AND IT HAS A LIGHT YELLOW BEAK AND FEET. THERE IS A SINGLE WHITE SPOT ON ITS STOMACH. ITS FEET HAVE TWO DIGITS EACH. IT CARRIES FOOD ALL DAY LONG. THERE ARE TALES ABOUT LOST PEOPLE WHO WERE SAVED BY THE FOOD IT HAD.
IT NESTS AT THE EDGE OF SHARP CLIFFS. IT SPENDS ALL DAY CARRYING FOOD TO ITS AWAITING CHICKS.
IT ALWAYS CARRIES ITS FOOD WITH IT, WHEREVER IT GOES. IF ATTACKED, IT THROWS ITS FOOD AT THE OPPONENT.
IT CARRIES FOOD ALL DAY LONG. THERE ARE TALES ABOUT LOST PEOPLE WHO WERE SAVED BY THE FOOD IT HAD. STAT RANGE
AT LV. 50 AT LV. 100
HP:45
105 - 152 200 - 294
ATTACK:55
54 - 117 103 - 229
DEFENSE:45
45 - 106 85 - 207
SP. ATK:65
63 - 128 121 - 251
SP. DEF:45
45 - 106 85 - 207
SPEED:75
72 - 139 139 - 273
TOTAL:330 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. DELIBIRD IS ONE OF THE FEW POKÉMON WHO CAN LEARN TM MOVES WHEN IT LEARNS FEWER THAN FOUR MOVES BY LEVELING UP.
THE POKÉMON ULTIMATE HANDBOOK INCORRECTLY STATES THAT DELIBIRD IS A LEGENDARY POKÉMON.
DELIBIRD HAS INSOMNIA AS ITS HIDDEN ABILITY ALTHOUGH IT ALREADY HAS ACCESS TO VITAL SPIRIT, ANOTHER ABILITY WITH EXACTLY THE SAME IN-BATTLE EFFECT.
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 IS LIKELY TO HAVE BEEN DERIVED FROM SANTA CLAUS AND POSSIBLY THE WHITE STORK. DELIBIRD MAY HAVE ALSO BEEN INSPIRED BY PUFFINS, WHICH ARE PENGUIN-LIKE BIRDS THAT STILL HAVE THE ABILITY TO FLY.
NAME ORIGIN
DELIBIRD IS A COMBINATION OF DELIVERY AND BIRD. DELI MAY HAVE DERIVED FROM THE ADÉLIE PENGUIN. PRONOUNCING DELIBIRD WITH THE SAME INFLECTION AS DELIVERED YIELDS A VERY SIMILAR SOUND, WITH THE "B" AND "V" BEING THE ONLY VARIATION BETWEEN THE TWO WORDS.