Delibird

The Delivery Pokémon
#225 - Delibird
Debut	Pokémon: Gold Version Pokémon: Silver Version
Species Info
Type	+ +
Height	0.9 m (2'11")
Weight	16.0 kg (35.3 lbs.)
Color	Red
Gender Ratio	1♂ : 1♀
Ability	Hustle / Vital Spirit
Hidden Ability	Insomnia
Egg Group	Ground / Water 1
Icon		Sprite
		File:225sprite.png
Footprint
30px
Base Statistics
Hit Points	45	Speed	75
Attack	55	Sp. Attack	65
Defense	45	Sp. Defense	45
Training Info
Catch Rate	045	Hatch Steps	5,120
Base Exp.	183	Effort Points	Spe
Happiness	70
To Lv.100	Fast

Kanto #	Johto #	Hoenn #	Sinnoh #
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Unova #	Johto (IV) #
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Delibird is a gift-bearing bird-like Pokémon that was introduced in the second generation games.

Information

Delibird make their nests at the edge sharp cliffs and always carry food bundled up in their tails. It usually spends all day carrying this food to its waiting chicks. Delibird will still freely share their food with travelers lost in the mountains, and it is said that it is thanks to a Delibird's food that one explorer was able to climb Mount Everest. Delibird will also throw food at its opponents if attacked.

Appearances

Mainstream Games

In Pokémon: Silver, Crystal and SoulSilver, Delibird was uncommonly found at the Ice Path. In Crystal, it was more common but only appeared at night. In FireRed, it rarely appeared at Icefall Cave. In Black and White, they uncommonly appeared at Giant Chasm.

Other Games

In Pokémon Stadium 2, it was featured in the "Delibird's Delivery" minigame where the player controlled one of four Delibird competing in carrying presents from one side of the room to another while avoiding obstacles such as Swinub. A Shadow Delibird could be snagged from Cipher Peon Arton at Realgam Tower in Pokémon Colosseum, and after being purified it could be traded to any of the third generation color versions. In Pokémon Channel, a Delibird acted as the delivery boy for the "Shop 'n Squirtle". In Pokémon Trozei!, it as found at Secret Storage 19, Endless Level 30, Forever Level 5 and Mr. Who's Den. In Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Red and Blue Rescue Teams, it could be recruited at the seventeenth through twenty-fifth floors of Northwind Field, while in Explorers of Time and Darkness it was found at Blizzard Island, Crevice Cave, Lower Crevice Cave and Mt. Avalanche.

In Pokémon Ranger: Shadows of Almia, it appeared at Hia Valley. In Pokémon Ranger: Guardian Signs, it could be found at Mt. Sorbet, Fire Temple, Ice Temple, Thunder Temple, Dark Temple and Light Temple. Delibird also appeared in PokéPark Wii: Pikachu's Adventure at the Iceberg Zone.

Other Appearances

Other Media

• In the Pokémon anime, a Delibird was first featured in one of the specials as a Pokémon of Santa Claus that delivered presents for him. A Delbird that did deliveries for Team Rocket also started appearing in the Johto series, where it initially followed Jessie and James around until they could pay off a debt, although they shook it off when they left Hoenn. That Delibird has since made a few other smaller appearances.
• In the Pokémon Adventures manga, Delibird was featured as one of Pryce's main Pokémon during the Gold/Silver/Crystal arc, and it was even able to stand up against Ho-Oh. It eventually lost to Gold's Politoed once it used Perish Song.

Trivia

• Its name is simply a shortened version of "delivery bird".
• Delibird is modeled to evoke the image of Santa Claus.