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Pelipper in Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire: locations, stats and moves

Find Pelipper’s Ruby/Sapphire encounters, original Water/Flying typing, Generation III stats, ability slots, evolutions, breeding and exact-version moves.

Edition covered

Original Pokémon Ruby Version and Pokémon Sapphire Version for Game Boy Advance. Version-specific encounters and story roles are labelled. Emerald and the Nintendo 3DS remakes have separate rules and progression.

01

Generation III identity and base stats

Pelipper is Hoenn #028 and National #279. Its original Ruby/Sapphire typing is Water / Flying. The picture and base stats describe its original Generation III form on Game Boy Advance. Later Fairy typing, stat increases and evolutions are excluded.

Base stats describe the species; level, IVs, EVs and nature determine an individual’s actual battle stats.

Pelipper
Pelipper: original Generation III form, Hoenn #028.
Pelipper original Ruby/Sapphire base stats
StatBase value
HP60
Attack50
Defense100
Sp. Atk85
Sp. Def70
Speed65
Total430
02

Where to obtain it in Ruby and Sapphire

Match the game version, area and method before traveling. Ordinary grass, fishing, gifts, fossil revival and trades are separate acquisition routes.

These records include only Ruby and Sapphire. Story flags, field moves, historical access and exceptional encounters retain their conditions; a listed location is not necessarily open on a new save.

Encounter methods · Legendaries and event access · Gifts, fossils and trades

Pelipper original Ruby/Sapphire encounters
Location / areaVersionMethodLevelCondition
Slateport CityRubySurfing25–30No extra condition recorded
Slateport CitySapphireSurfing25–30No extra condition recorded
Lilycove CityRubySurfing25–30No extra condition recorded
Lilycove CitySapphireSurfing25–30No extra condition recorded
Mossdeep CityRubySurfing25–30No extra condition recorded
Mossdeep CitySapphireSurfing25–30No extra condition recorded
Ever Grande CityRubySurfing25–30No extra condition recorded
Ever Grande CitySapphireSurfing25–30No extra condition recorded
Route 103RubySurfing25–30No extra condition recorded
Route 103SapphireSurfing25–30No extra condition recorded
Route 104RubySurfing25–30No extra condition recorded
Route 104SapphireSurfing25–30No extra condition recorded
Route 105RubySurfing25–30No extra condition recorded
Route 105SapphireSurfing25–30No extra condition recorded
Route 106RubySurfing25–30No extra condition recorded
Route 106SapphireSurfing25–30No extra condition recorded
Route 107RubySurfing25–30No extra condition recorded
Route 107SapphireSurfing25–30No extra condition recorded
Route 108RubySurfing25–30No extra condition recorded
Route 108SapphireSurfing25–30No extra condition recorded
Route 109RubySurfing25–30No extra condition recorded
Route 109SapphireSurfing25–30No extra condition recorded
Route 110RubySurfing25–30No extra condition recorded
Route 110SapphireSurfing25–30No extra condition recorded
Route 115RubySurfing25–30No extra condition recorded
Route 115SapphireSurfing25–30No extra condition recorded
Route 118RubySurfing25–30No extra condition recorded
Route 118SapphireSurfing25–30No extra condition recorded
Route 119RubySurfing25–30No extra condition recorded
Route 119SapphireSurfing25–30No extra condition recorded
Route 121RubySurfing25–30No extra condition recorded
Route 121SapphireSurfing25–30No extra condition recorded
Route 122RubySurfing25–30No extra condition recorded
Route 122SapphireSurfing25–30No extra condition recorded
Route 123RubySurfing25–30No extra condition recorded
Route 123SapphireSurfing25–30No extra condition recorded
Route 124RubySurfing25–30No extra condition recorded
Route 124SapphireSurfing25–30No extra condition recorded
Route 125RubySurfing25–30No extra condition recorded
Route 125SapphireSurfing25–30No extra condition recorded
Route 126RubySurfing25–30No extra condition recorded
Route 126SapphireSurfing25–30No extra condition recorded
Route 127RubySurfing25–30No extra condition recorded
Route 127SapphireSurfing25–30No extra condition recorded
Route 128RubySurfing25–30No extra condition recorded
Route 128SapphireSurfing25–30No extra condition recorded
Route 129RubySurfing25–30No extra condition recorded
Route 129SapphireSurfing25–30No extra condition recorded
Route 130RubySurfing25–30No extra condition recorded
Route 130SapphireSurfing25–30No extra condition recorded
Route 131RubySurfing25–30No extra condition recorded
Route 131SapphireSurfing25–30No extra condition recorded
Route 132RubySurfing25–30No extra condition recorded
Route 132SapphireSurfing25–30No extra condition recorded
Route 133RubySurfing25–30No extra condition recorded
Route 133SapphireSurfing25–30No extra condition recorded
Route 134RubySurfing25–30No extra condition recorded
Route 134SapphireSurfing25–30No extra condition recorded
Dewford TownRubySurfing25–30No extra condition recorded
Dewford TownSapphireSurfing25–30No extra condition recorded
Pacifidlog TownRubySurfing25–30No extra condition recorded
Pacifidlog TownSapphireSurfing25–30No extra condition recorded
03

Evolution family and original requirements

Pelipper original Hoenn evolution family
FromIntoRuby / Sapphire method
WingullPelipperLevel 25

Friendship evolution uses the original threshold of 220. Trade evolutions require a compatible second game and system. These are original cartridge methods: Feebas uses Beauty, Wurmple uses personality and Nincada can create an extra party member.

All original Hoenn evolution methods

04

Abilities, breeding and training reference

Pelipper original ability slots
AbilitySlot
Keen EyeRegular slot 1

Ruby/Sapphire have no Hidden Abilities. Many abilities gained additional battle or overworld effects in later games; use the original effect in the linked ability reference.

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

Use the Route 117 Day Care. Eggs hatch at Lv.5; Undiscovered-group Pokémon do not breed. Incense changes the baby result for the Marill and Wobbuffet families. Ruby/Sapphire do not have Emerald’s Everstone nature inheritance or Volt Tackle breeding, and no native Ditto catch is available.

Original breeding, EV, IV and nature rules

05

Ruby and Sapphire level-up moves

Pelipper exact Ruby/Sapphire level-up learnset
LevelMove
1 / starting moveGrowl
1 / starting moveWater Gun
1 / starting moveWater Sport
1 / starting moveWing Attack
3Water Gun
7Supersonic
13Wing Attack
21Mist
25Protect
33Stockpile
33Swallow
47Spit Up
61Hydro Pump

Every row uses the original Ruby/Sapphire version group. Lv.1 entries include starting or reminder moves; a caught specimen need not know all listed moves. The Fallarbor Move Reminder charges a Heart Scale for an eligible level-up move.

06

Compatible TMs and HMs

Pelipper compatible original machines
MachineMoveTypeOriginal category
TM06ToxicPoisonStatus
TM07HailIceStatus
TM14BlizzardIceSpecial
TM17ProtectNormalStatus
TM21FrustrationNormalPhysical
TM27ReturnNormalPhysical
TM42FacadeNormalPhysical
TM44RestPsychicStatus
TM45AttractNormalStatus
TM46ThiefDarkSpecial
HM02FlyFlyingPhysical
HM03SurfWaterSpecial

Original TMs are consumed after use; HMs are reusable and require the relevant badges for field use. The Lilycove Move Deleter can remove HM moves. Generation III assigns damaging moves by type: Normal, Fighting, Flying, Poison, Ground, Rock, Bug, Ghost and Steel use Attack; Fire, Water, Grass, Electric, Psychic, Ice, Dragon and Dark use Sp. Atk. Status moves remain status moves.

All 50 TM and 8 HM locations

07

Egg moves and original move services

No Ruby/Sapphire Egg moves are recorded for this form.

The father passes eligible Egg moves and compatible TM/HM moves; both parents knowing an eligible level-up move can also pass it. The Fallarbor reminder does not teach arbitrary Egg moves. Emerald’s additional move tutors and Battle Frontier are absent from Ruby/Sapphire.

For this Pokémon’s types, damaging Water moves are special; Flying moves are physical. A move’s individual modern damage class must not replace the original type rule.

Move Reminder, Deleter and original services

08

Related species and return to the Pokédex

Return to Pelipper in the illustrated Hoenn Pokédex.

FIELD NOTE

Use Pelipper’s exact Ruby or Sapphire location and condition. Original game rules determine evolution, breeding and move damage categories.

References