Competitive Information for Dodrio [Red/Blue]
Movesets for Singles
What is a good competitive moveset for Dodrio? These builds have been optimized for Pokemon competing in Red/Blue 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 Red/Blue generation metagame.
Dodrio is a stupendous Normal and Flying-typed Pokemon. It's a pretty usual sight to see Dodrio out in the 1st generation battlefield. Dodrio is typically seen in the UU tier (Underused). There were no known abilities or equippable items back in the Red/Blue Pokemon games. Dodrio is weak to Electric, Normal, and Rock-typed attacks.
Moveset:
- Body Slam / Hyper Beam
- Drill Peck / Sky Attack
- Agility
- Reflect
Mixed Tank Dodrio (Popular/Trending)
Dodrio is an astounding Mixed Tank in single battles. The rules of gen-one were quite varied from today. In the old days prior to Generation IV, a move's damage category was determined by its type.
♦ Hyper Beam is a physical STAB-boosted 150-base power Normal-type move (can't move next turn if target or sub is not koed).
♦ Drill Peck is a physical STAB-boosted 80-base power Flying-type move that deals a substantial amount of damage.
♦ Sky Attack is a physical STAB-boosted 140-base power Flying-type move (charges turn 1. Hits turn 2).
♦ Agility is a status move (raises your Dodrio's speed by 2 stages).
♦ Reflect is a status move (while active, your Dodrio's defense is doubled).
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Moveset:
- Double-Edge / Body Slam
- Drill Peck / Sky Attack
- Toxic
- Reflect
Physical Sweeper Dodrio (Retro)
Dodrio is popular Physical Sweeper in single battles. It's meant to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. First generation Pokemon had alot of struggles to deal with. Don't forget back before Generation IV, a move's damage category was determined by its type.
♦ Body Slam is a physical STAB-boosted 85-base power Normal-type move (30% chance to paralyze the target).
♦ Drill Peck is a physical STAB-boosted 80-base power Flying-type move that deals a considerable amount of damage.
♦ Sky Attack is a physical STAB-boosted 140-base power Flying-type move (charges turn 1. Hits turn 2).
♦ Toxic is a status move (badly poisons the target).
♦ Reflect is a status move (while active, your Dodrio's defense is doubled).
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Movepool
Wondering what moves can Dodrio 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 Dodrio can perform in Red/Blue. 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 RB Move and Ability Combos for Dodrio
- Moves that inflict status: Toxic
Moves that boost Dodrio's stats
- Agility
- Rage
- Skull Bash
Most notable and possible best moves for Dodrio
- Agility
- Body Slam
- Drill Peck
- Hyper Beam
- Reflect
- Rest
- Sky Attack
- Substitute
- Toxic
Common Effort Values for Dodrio in Red and Blue
- Serious Nature ( 252/252/252/252/0/252/ )
- Nature ( )
- Optimize Dodrio's EV spread for Pokemon Red and Blue
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