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Pelipper in Pokémon Platinum: locations, stats and moves

Find Pelipper’s Platinum locations, Generation IV Water/Flying typing, base stats, original abilities, evolution requirements and exact Platinum moves.

Edition covered

Original Nintendo DS release; not Brilliant Diamond or Shining Pearl.

01

Generation IV identity and base stats

Pelipper is Sinnoh #120 and National #279. Its Platinum typing is Water / Flying. The stats below describe its standard Platinum form on the original Nintendo DS cartridge. Later Fairy typing, stat buffs and Hidden Abilities are excluded.

The existing Platinum sprite shows its standard Platinum form; gender, cloak or alternate forms can have different appearances.

Pelipper
Pelipper: standard Platinum form, Sinnoh #120.
Pelipper Generation IV base stats
StatBase value
HP60
Attack50
Defense100
Sp. Atk85
Sp. Def70
Speed65
Total430
02

Where to obtain it in Platinum

Check the location, method and conditions before travelling. A gift, trade, Honey Tree, daily replacement or stationary interaction is different from ordinary grass. Level ranges combine matching documented encounter slots.

These records are filtered to Platinum. Time, Poké Radar, swarm, GBA insertion, daily and story conditions remain separate. Postgame areas require their story access; no listed area is promised to be open on a fresh save.

Encounter methods · Legendaries, gifts and historical requirements · Sinnoh map and routes

Pelipper recorded Platinum encounters
Location / areaMethodLevelCondition
Sunyshore CitySurfing30–50No special condition recorded
Pokemon LeagueSurfing30–50No special condition recorded
Iron IslandSurfing20–40No special condition recorded
Route 219Surfing20–40No special condition recorded
Route 221Surfing20–40No special condition recorded
Route 222Grass / cave walking40No special condition recorded
Route 222Grass / cave walking40Ordinary encounter without Poké Radar
Route 222Surfing30–50No special condition recorded
Route 224Grass / cave walking51No special condition recorded
Route 224Surfing35–55No special condition recorded
Sea Route 220Surfing20–40No special condition recorded
Sea Route 223Surfing30–50No special condition recorded
Sea Route 226Surfing35–55No special condition recorded
Sea Route 230Grass / cave walking48No swarm required
Sea Route 230Grass / cave walking50Ordinary encounter without Poké Radar
Sea Route 230Grass / cave walking48Ruby inserted in the DS / DS Lite GBA slot
Sea Route 230Grass / cave walking48Sapphire inserted in the DS / DS Lite GBA slot
Sea Route 230Grass / cave walking48Emerald inserted in the DS / DS Lite GBA slot
Sea Route 230Grass / cave walking48Firered inserted in the DS / DS Lite GBA slot
Sea Route 230Grass / cave walking48Leafgreen inserted in the DS / DS Lite GBA slot
Sea Route 230Surfing35–55No special condition recorded
03

Evolution family and Generation IV requirements

Pelipper regional evolution family
FromIntoPlatinum method
WingullPelipperLevel 25

Friendship evolution uses the original threshold of 220. Held-item trades need a compatible second game and system. Platinum uses special rocks, Mt. Coronet magnetic evolutions, learned-move requirements and Beauty rather than later replacement methods.

Evolution, forms and Pokédex completion

04

Original abilities, breeding and training

Pelipper Generation IV ability slots
AbilityOriginal slot
Keen EyeRegular ability slot 1

Hidden Abilities did not exist in Generation IV. The table restores original ability slots where a species changed in later games; an ability’s modern behavior must not be assumed to match Platinum.

Pelipper breeding and training facts
PropertyValue
Gender ratio50% female / 50% male
Egg group(s)Water 1 / Flying
Base hatch cycles20
Experience growthMedium Fast
Base capture rate45 / 255 (not a percentage chance)
EV yield when defeatedDefense +2

The Solaceon Town Day Care supports breeding before the League. Undiscovered species cannot produce Eggs. Some baby forms require the matching incense on a parent, while trade evolutions still need the trade rather than only a Day Care level.

Platinum breeding, EV, IV and nature rules

05

Platinum level-up moves

Pelipper exact Platinum level-up learnset
LevelMove
1 / starting moveGrowl
1 / starting moveWater Gun
1 / starting moveWater Sport
1 / starting moveWing Attack
6Supersonic
11Wing Attack
16Mist
19Water Pulse
24Payback
25Protect
31Roost
38Spit Up
38Stockpile
38Swallow
43Fling
50Tailwind
57Hydro Pump

Every row uses the Platinum version group. Level 1 moves include starting and reminder moves; a later caught specimen need not already know every entry. Evolution timing affects which stage learns a move. Pastoria’s Move Reminder charges a Heart Scale.

06

Compatible Platinum TMs and HMs

Pelipper Platinum compatible machines
MachineMoveTypeCategory
TM03Water PulseWaterSpecial
TM06ToxicPoisonStatus
TM07HailIceStatus
TM10Hidden PowerNormalSpecial
TM13Ice BeamIceSpecial
TM14BlizzardIceSpecial
TM15Hyper BeamNormalSpecial
TM17ProtectNormalStatus
TM18Rain DanceWaterStatus
TM21FrustrationNormalPhysical
TM27ReturnNormalPhysical
TM32Double TeamNormalStatus
TM34Shock WaveElectricSpecial
TM40Aerial AceFlyingPhysical
TM42FacadeNormalPhysical
TM43Secret PowerNormalPhysical
TM44RestPsychicStatus
TM45AttractNormalStatus
TM46ThiefDarkPhysical
TM47Steel WingSteelPhysical
TM51RoostFlyingStatus
TM55BrineWaterSpecial
TM56FlingDarkPhysical
TM58EndureNormalStatus
TM66PaybackDarkPhysical
TM68Giga ImpactNormalPhysical
TM78CaptivateNormalStatus
TM82Sleep TalkNormalStatus
TM83Natural GiftNormalPhysical
TM87SwaggerNormalStatus
TM88PluckFlyingPhysical
TM89U-turnBugPhysical
TM90SubstituteNormalStatus
HM02FlyFlyingPhysical
HM03SurfWaterSpecial
HM05DefogFlyingStatus

Platinum TMs are single-use: teaching one consumes that copy. HMs are reusable and require the Move Deleter to be forgotten. Defog is HM05 and Rock Climb is HM08; these are the Generation IV field moves, with their own badge requirements.

All Platinum TM/HM locations and field badges

07

Egg moves and Platinum Move Tutors

No Platinum Egg moves are recorded for this form.

Recorded Platinum tutor compatibility: Air Cutter, Gunk Shot, Icy Wind, Knock Off, Mud Slap, Ominous Wind, Seed Bomb, Snore, Swift, Twister, Uproar.

Tutor compatibility does not mean every listed technique comes from the same shard tutor. Starter ultimate moves, Draco Meteor and other special services have their own requirements.

Tutor locations, shard costs, special tutors and the Move Reminder

08

Related species and return to the Pokédex

Return to Pelipper in the illustrated Sinnoh Pokédex.

FIELD NOTE

Use Pelipper’s exact Platinum method and condition. Daily encounters, counterpart-game species, original evolution rules and external Egg requirements need separate collection plans.

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