Competitive Information for Doduo [Diamond/Pearl]
Normal / Flying
Abilities:
Movesets for Singles
What is a good competitive moveset for Doduo? These builds have been optimized for Pokemon competing in Diamond/Pearl Single Battles. The movesets and EVs have been specifically calibrated to deal the most amount of damage to the largest group of potentially common opponents and typing threats for the Diamond/Pearl generation metagame.
Doduo is a sensational Normal and Flying-typed Pokemon. Doduo is not a Pokemon anyone usually expects sees on the battlefield. Doduo can be quite a contender in the LC tier (Little Cup). Doduo is weak to Electric, Ice, and Rock-typed attacks.
Item: Shell Bell / Life Orb
Ability: Early Bird
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Double-Edge / Return
- Brave Bird / Sky Attack
- Steel Wing
- Pursuit / Thief
Physical Sweeper Doduo
Doduo is a stupendous Physical Sweeper. It's designed to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Life Orb boosts the power of Doduo's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Early Bird, Doduo's sleep counter drops by 2 instead of 1.
♦ Return is a physical STAB-boosted 0-base power Normal-type move (max 102 power at maximum happiness).
♦ Brave Bird is a physical STAB-boosted 120-base power Flying-type move (has 1/3 recoil).
♦ Sky Attack is a physical STAB-boosted 140-base power Flying-type move (charges, then hits turn 2. 30% flinch. high crit).
♦ Steel Wing is a physical 70-base power Steel-type move (10% chance to raise your Doduo's defense by 1 stage).
♦ Pursuit is a physical 40-base power Dark-type move (power doubles if a foe is switching out).
♦ Thief is a physical 40-base power Dark-type move (if your Doduo has no item, it steals the target's).
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Movesets for Doubles
What is a good doubles moveset for Doduo? These builds have been optimized for Diamond/Pearl Double Battles. They have movesets and EVs specifically calibrated to generally work best versus multiple Pokemon at once as well as helping to support other team members and allys in the Diamond/Pearl generation metagame.
Item: Shell Bell / Life Orb
Ability: Early Bird
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Double-Edge / Return
- Brave Bird / Sky Attack
- Steel Wing
- Pursuit / Thief
Doubles Physical Sweeper Doduo
Doduo is popular Physical Sweeper. It's meant to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Life Orb boosts the power of Doduo's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Early Bird, Doduo's sleep counter drops by 2 instead of 1.
♦ Return is a physical STAB-boosted 0-base power Normal-type move (max 102 power at maximum happiness).
♦ Brave Bird is a physical STAB-boosted 120-base power Flying-type move (has 1/3 recoil).
♦ Sky Attack is a physical STAB-boosted 140-base power Flying-type move (charges, then hits turn 2. 30% flinch. high crit).
♦ Steel Wing is a physical 70-base power Steel-type move (10% chance to raise your Doduo's defense by 1 stage).
♦ Pursuit is a physical 40-base power Dark-type move (power doubles if a foe is switching out).
♦ Thief is a physical 40-base power Dark-type move (if your Doduo has no item, it steals the target's).
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Movepool
Wondering what moves can Doduo learn? Here is the list of moves this Pokemon can learn in this selected generation.
Sort and organize the learnset by move type, category, accuracy, and power. Bolded moves will gain the same-type attack bonus (STAB) if this Pokemon uses them.
Damage Modifiers:
Combo List
These are a list of several common move combinations Doduo can perform in Diamond/Pearl. Not every combo going to be game-changing, but some can be pretty fun to play with. Sometimes these can be easily overlooked or forgotten, hence why we find and list them here. Discover what items, abilities, and moves this Pokemon can use in combination with each other to gain a strategic advantage in competitive battles.
Competitive DP Move and Ability Combos for Doduo
- Moves: Endure + Flail
- Moves: Endure + Endeavor
- Moves: Rest + Sleep talk
- Moves: Rest + Snore
- Move: Swagger + Item: Mirror Herb
- Move: Facade + Item: Flame Orb
- Move: Facade + Item: Toxic Orb
- Move: Endeavor + Item: Focus Sash
- Move: Double Hit + Item: King's Rock
- Moves with Priority: Endure, Protect, Quick Attack
- Moves that inflict status: Toxic
Moves that boost Doduo's stats
- Acupressure
- Agility
- Rage
- Steel Wing
Most notable and possible best moves for Doduo
- Knock Off
- Protect
- Rest
- Roost
- Toxic
Common Effort Values for Doduo in Diamond and Pearl
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