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Pelipper, a Water and Flying type Pokémon, official artwork

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Pelipper: Weakness, Best Moveset & Builds

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Pelipper is a balanced Pokémon, led by its Defense (100) and Sp. Atk (95), with a base stat total of 440. Competitively it is too strong for UnderUsed but outclassed in OU, a classic borderline case. It currently appears on 3.9% of OU teams. In the VGC ladder it sits at 12.9% usage.

Build a team with Pelipper

What is Pelipper weak to?

How much damage Pelipper takes from each attacking type.

4×Weak toElectric
2×Weak toRock
0.5×ResistsBugFightingFireSteelWater
0×Immune toGround

Pelipper takes super-effective damage from Electric, Rock (Electric hit it for 4x damage). It resists Bug, Fighting, Fire, Steel, Water and is immune to Ground.

Best moveset for Pelipper

The most-used moves on Pelipper in OU (Smogon singles) this month (2026-07 usage statistics):

  • HurricaneFlying11024.6%
  • U-turnBug7024.1%
  • RoostFlying-16.8%
  • Weather BallNormal5015.2%
  • Knock OffDark6510.1%
  • SurfWater906.4%

Best nature for Pelipper

Relaxed. It is the most common choice on ranked sets right now; the top spread is Relaxed with 248/0/252/0/8/0 EVs (38.4% of sets).

Abilities

  • Keen EyeThis Pokemon's accuracy can't be lowered by others; ignores their evasiveness stat.
  • DrizzleOn switch-in, this Pokemon summons Rain Dance.
  • Rain DishIf Rain Dance is active, this Pokemon heals 1/16 of its max HP each turn.

Evolution line

Wingull
Pelipper

Best counters for Pelipper

Based on OU (Smogon singles) battle statistics, these Pokémon most reliably beat or force out Pelipper:

Best teammates for Pelipper

Pokémon most often paired with Pelipper on successful OU (Smogon singles) teams. Start from one of these cores, then check your coverage in the team builder:

Full learnset (56 moves; tap to expand)
MoveTypePowerAcc.Category
Giga ImpactNormal15090%Physical
Hyper BeamNormal15090%Special
Brave BirdFlying120100%Physical
Gunk ShotPoison12080%Physical
BlizzardIce11070%Special
HurricaneFlying11070%Special
Hydro PumpWater11080%Special
FlyFlying9095%Physical
Ice BeamIce90100%Special
Muddy WaterWater9085%Special
SurfWater90100%Special
Take DownNormal9085%Physical
Body SlamNormal85100%Physical
LiquidationWater85100%Physical
Seed BombGrass80100%Physical
Tera BlastNormal80100%Special
WaterfallWater80100%Physical
Air SlashFlying7595%Special
FacadeNormal70100%Physical
U-turnBug70100%Physical
Knock OffDark65100%Physical
Aerial AceFlying60-Physical
Air CutterFlying6095%Special
SwiftNormal60-Special
ThiefDark60100%Physical
Water PulseWater60100%Special
Wing AttackFlying60100%Physical
AcrobaticsFlying55100%Physical
Icy WindIce5595%Special
Chilling WaterWater50100%Special
Weather BallNormal50100%Special
Dual WingbeatFlying4090%Physical
Quick AttackNormal40100%Physical
Water GunWater40100%Special
WhirlpoolWater3585%Special
FlingDark?100%Physical
Spit UpNormal?100%Special
AgilityPsychic--Status
EndureNormal--Status
Feather DanceFlying-100%Status
GrowlNormal-100%Status
Helping HandNormal--Status
MistIce--Status
ProtectNormal--Status
Rain DanceWater--Status
RestPsychic--Status
RoostFlying--Status
Sleep TalkNormal--Status
SnowscapeIce--Status
SoakWater-100%Status
StockpileNormal--Status
SubstituteNormal--Status
SupersonicNormal-55%Status
SwallowNormal--Status
TailwindFlying--Status
Wide GuardRock--Status