Delibird
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| Delibird | |
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 National Octillery - Delibird (#225) - Mantine Johto Gligar - Delibird (#190) - Swinub |
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| Japanese name | デリバード Deribādo |
| Stage | Basic |
| Evolves from | None |
| Evolves to | None |
| Generation | Second |
| Species | Delivery Pokémon |
| Type | Ice / Flying |
| Height | 2 ft 11 in (0.90 m) |
| Weight | 35.3 lb (16.0 kg) |
| Ability | Vital Spirit / Hustle |
Delibird (デリバード Deribādo ?) is one of the 493 fictional species of Pokémon from the Pokémon Franchise – a series of video games, anime, manga, books, trading cards and other media created by Satoshi Tajiri.
The purpose of Delibird in the games, anime and manga, as with all other Pokémon, is to battle both wild Pokémon, untamed creatures encountered while the player passes through various environments, and tamed Pokémon owned by Pokémon trainers.[1]
Its name is a combination of the words delivery (or possibly delicatessen) and bird, in reference to its avian nature and tendency to deliver food to either its chicks or those in need.
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[edit] Appearance
Aspects of Delibird's appearance appear to come from the Rockhopper Penguin, or possibly a Snowy Owl. However the rest is classed with red and white plumage styled so as to give a Santa Claus-like impression. It is always pictured carrying a sack with it, further promoting the Santa Claus image, although one of its Pokédex entries suggests that the "sack" is actually its tail. In Pokémon Chronicles, the sack was shown attached to its backside.
[edit] Biology
Delibird is said to make its home at the edge of steep cliffs. It spends all day searching for food, which it stores in its sack/tail and brings back to its chicks. The food Delibirds gather is what makes them particularly noteworthy. Within the Pokémon universe, Delibirds are known to save the lives of many lost and starved mountaineers by sharing their food with them. The most famous example concerned a renowned explorer who went on to scale Mount Everest thanks to a Delibird's gift of food.
On the other hand, a Delibird under attack will fling its stored food at the opponent as a means of projectile weapon. This is perhaps the basis for its signature attack, Present, which is at once an attack only Delibird can learn and the only attack Delibird can learn naturally (through Levelling Up). When used, Present may either be a weak, rather strong, or very strong attack, or end up healing the opponent (possibly the opponent eats the thrown food instead of getting hit by it).
[edit] In the video games
Delibird is an uncommon Pokémon to find. It first appeared in Pokémon Gold, Pokémon Silver and Pokémon Crystal in the Ice Path. It is also attainable in Pokémon Colosseum as a Shadow Pokémon and in Pokémon Fire Red in the Icefall Cave.
In battle, Delibird is a rather weak Pokémon, with terrible defensive statistics, mediocre offensive capabilities, average speed and a moveset limited to Machines, Move Tutors, and the fickle Present attack. Its Hustle ability, which raises Attack in return of Accuracy, could work well with attacks that never miss, especially Aerial Ace which gets another bonus due to its Flying type. Trainers in the video games rarely include Delibird as a part of their teams.
[edit] In the animé
The Delibird species has made quite a few appearances in the animé. Its debut was in episode 233 (Dues and Don'ts), in which a Delibird belonging to Team Rocket the organization follows agents Jessie, James and Meowth, under orders to collect the emormous debt the three have amassed during the years with constant requests for Pokémon-shaped mechas and other devices. It appears in a few more episodes (#236-Xatu the Future!, #246-Enlighten Up! and #272-Can't Beat The Heat!), where it harasses the Rockets to pay their debts. It disappears when the action moves to the far-off Hoenn region.
Another Delibird has appeared in Delibird's Present, an episode of the Pikachu's Winter Vacation 3 holiday special (also shown as part of Pokémon Chronicles). This Delibird is a helper of Santa Claus and carries some of his presents, which it temporarily mislays during the course of the story after Meowth agitates a Skarmory. But actually, Ash Ketchum's Pokémon were playing Snowball Bowling and Totodile accidentally blasted his snowball too high, hitting Delibird and Skarmory, thus making Skarmory mad...
[edit] In the card game
Delibird has made three appearances as the following basic Pokémon cards:
- Neo Revelation (Colorless)
- Skyridge (Water)
- EX Team Rocket Returns (Water)
[edit] References
- The following games and their instruction manuals: Pokémon Red, Green, and Blue; Pokémon Yellow; Pokémon Stadium and Pokémon Stadium 2; Pokémon Gold, Silver, and Crystal; Pokémon Ruby, Sapphire, and Emerald; Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen; Pokémon Colosseum and Pokémon XD: Gale of Darkness
- Publications
- Barbo, Maria. The Official Pokémon Handbook. Scholastic Publishing, 1999. ISBN 0-439-15404-9.
- Loe, Casey, ed. Pokémon Special Pikachu Edition Official Perfect Guide. Sunnydale, CA: Empire 21 Publishing, 1999. ISBN 1-930206-15-1.
- Nintendo Power. Official Nintendo Pokémon FireRed & Pokémon LeafGreen Player’s Guide. Nintendo of America Inc., August 2004. ISBN 1-930206-50-X
- Mylonas, Eric. Pokémon Pokédex Collector’s Edition: Prima’s Official Pokémon Guide. Prima Games, September 21 2004. ISBN 0-7615-4761-4
- Nintendo Power. Official Nintendo Pokémon Emerald Version Player’s Guide. Nintendo of America Inc., April 2005. ISBN 1-930206-58-5
[edit] External links
- Official Pokémon website
- Bulbapedia (a Pokémon-centric Wiki)’s article about Delibird as a species
- Serebii.net’s 4th Gen Pokédex entry for Delibird
- Pokémon Dungeon Pokédex entry, full of statistics analysis
- PsyPoke - Delibird Pokédex entry and Usage Overview
- Smogon.com - Delibird Tactical Data
- WikiKnowledge.net’s entry for Delibird Previously hosted by Wikibooks
