Dodrio
Normal
Best attacking moveset: Peck and Brave Bird, worth 12.5 damage per second against a neutral target.
Best moveset
Dodrio can learn 15 combinations. Peck with Brave Bird does the most damage per second of them, at level 40 with a perfect attack stat. Same-type moves get the 1.2× bonus, and the cycle assumes the charged attack fires the moment it has the energy.
Stats and moves come straight from the game's own data files. Every number on this page is a raid and gym number, not a PvP one.
Type matchups
| Fast attack | Type | Power | Duration | Energy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feint Attack | Dark | 11 | 1.0s | +10 |
| Peck | 10 | 1.0s | +10 | |
| Steel Wing | Steel | 14 | 1.0s | +8 |
| Charged attack | Type | Power | Duration | Energy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aerial Ace | 55 | 2.5s | -33 | |
| Brave Bird | 130 | 2.0s | -100 | |
| Drill Peck | 70 | 2.5s | -33 | |
| Trailblaze | Grass | 65 | 2.0s | -50 |
| Air Cutter Legacy | 55 | 2.5s | -50 |
Shiny
Yes. Shiny Dodrio has been released. Players have found it from: wild, research, evolution, photobomb.
Evolution family
Numbers
| Max CP | 2,670 at level 50, 2,362 at level 40 |
|---|---|
| Raid catch | 1,349 CP at level 20, or 1,687 if weather boosted (perfect IVs) |
| Lowest possible raid catch | 1,280 CP. Raid encounters can't roll below 10/10/10 |
| Base stats | 218 attack · 140 defense · 155 stamina |
What it costs
| Second charged move | 50,000 Stardust and 50 Candy |
|---|---|
| Buddy distance | 3 km per Candy |
| Size | 1.8 m and 85.2 kg |
Best moveset against each type
Dodrio does not have one best moveset, it has 5. Which one wins depends on what you are attacking, because a move only gets its bonus against something weak to it. Best against Fighting, Bug, Grass.
| Against | Best moveset | DPS |
|---|---|---|
| Fighting | Peck + Brave Bird | 19.0 |
| Bug | Peck + Brave Bird | 19.0 |
| Grass | Peck + Brave Bird | 19.0 |
| Ice | Steel Wing + Brave Bird | 15.9 |
| Fairy | Steel Wing + Brave Bird | 15.9 |
| Rock | Steel Wing + Trailblaze | 15.6 |
| Ghost | Feint Attack + Brave Bird | 15.0 |
| Psychic | Feint Attack + Brave Bird | 15.0 |
| Ground | Peck + Trailblaze | 12.7 |
| Water | Peck + Trailblaze | 12.7 |
| Normal | Peck + Brave Bird | 12.5 |
| Peck + Brave Bird | 12.5 | |
| Poison | Peck + Brave Bird | 12.5 |
| Fire | Peck + Brave Bird | 12.5 |
| Dragon | Peck + Brave Bird | 12.5 |
| Dark | Peck + Brave Bird | 12.5 |
| Steel | Feint Attack + Brave Bird | 9.2 |
| Electric | Feint Attack + Brave Bird | 9.2 |
Same maths as the headline number, run once per defending type: level 40, perfect attack IV, and the target's own type taken into account. Sorted by damage, so the top of this table is what Dodrio is actually for.
Counters: what beats Dodrio
| Attacker | Type | Moveset | DPS |
|---|---|---|---|
 Regieleki | Electric | Lock On + Thunder Cage Legacy | 44.5 |
 Zeraora | Electric | Volt Switch + Plasma Fists | 38.2 |
 Zekrom | DragonElectric | Charge Beam + Fusion Bolt Legacy | 37.3 |
 Xurkitree | Electric | Thunder Shock + Discharge | 36.9 |
 Glimmora | RockPoison | Rock Throw + Meteor Beam | 33.7 |
 Rampardos | Rock | Smack Down + Rock Slide | 33.4 |
 Eternatus | PoisonDragon | Poison Jab + Dynamax Cannon Legacy | 32.3 |
 Deoxys | Psychic | Charge Beam + Thunderbolt | 32.1 |
 Gigalith | Rock | Lock On + Meteor Beam Legacy | 32.1 |
 Electivire | Electric | Thunder Shock + Wild Charge | 31.9 |
Ranked by damage per second against Dodrio's own defense, at level 40 with a 15 attack IV, one per evolution family.