Bombirdier
Bombirdier is a Flying/Dark-type Pokémon, the Item Drop Pokémon, number 962 (#0962) in the National Pokédex. It was introduced in Generation 9 and comes from the Paldea region. It is 1.5 m tall and weighs 42.9 kg.
Bombirdier is the Item Drop Pokémon, a stork that carries its finds in an apron of shed feathers and drops them from high places. A giant one, the Open Sky Titan, is a boss in Scarlet and Violet.
How to pronounce Bombirdier
Bombirdier is pronounced bom-bur-DEER. The capital letters show the stressed syllable.
Listen to Bombirdier said out loud:
In Japanese it is オトシドリ (Otoshidori).
Hear every other name on the Pokémon pronunciation guide.
Lore
Biology
Bombirdier is a white, stork-like bird, 1.5 m tall and 42.9 kg, with black slanted eyes ringed like eyeliner, a long reddish-pink beak that ends in a rounded bump, and a small crest shaped like a fan. Its long apron is made of shed feathers added to its chest feathers; it hangs past its legs and is held in its beak when it flies.
Behaviour
Bombirdier bundles up food, such as Basculin, in its apron and carries it back to its nest. The Pokédex says the dropping is done for fun, and that it particularly enjoys things that make a loud noise.
Habitat
Serebii lists town, mountain and ocean biomes in Paldea. In Scarlet and Violet it is found in the South and West Provinces, the West Paldean Sea, The Teal Mask's Kitakami and 5-star and 6-star Tera Raids.
Powers
Big Pecks protects against Defense drops and Keen Eye against accuracy drops, and its hidden Rocky Payload powers up Rock-type moves, an Ability Bulbapedia says no other Pokémon has. It attacks with Wing Attack, Dual Wingbeat, Knock Off and Rock Slide, and knows Memento and Parting Shot. With 103 base Attack and 85 in both defences it is a sturdy physical attacker.
Name origin
Bombirdier may combine 'bombardier' and 'bird'. The Japanese name is Otoshidori (オトシドリ), perhaps otoshi ('drop') plus tori ('bird').
Design inspiration
Bombirdier appears to be a white stork, which European folklore says delivers babies by dropping them down chimneys. The design plays with that idea: its apron and black-and-white feathers suggest a nanny, but it drops objects as attacks instead. Its crest and face markings may also recall vultures that drop rocks to crack things open. These are fan readings.
In the games
A giant Bombirdier, the Open Sky Titan, is a boss encounter guarding Herba Mystica in West Province Area One of Scarlet and Violet, where the species debuted. Afterwards it can be rematched and caught. Bulbapedia lists it as unobtainable in Legends: Z-A.
In the anime
Two wild Bombirdier debuted in the Horizons episode 'Tinkatink's Hammer Wasn't Made in a Day', and one Terastallized in a battle against Dot. In 'Dragonite and the Special Delivery' one snatches Hana's letter.
Fun facts
- Bulbapedia says it is the only dual-type Flying and Dark Pokémon with Flying as its primary type.
- Bulbapedia points out that Game Freak had a baby-delivering stork concept before: an unnamed beta Pokémon labelled No. 378 in Gold and Silver sprites.
- Bulbapedia says it can get a 50% damage boost for four types at once without using moves, the only Pokémon able to: Flying and Dark from same-type bonus, Rock from Rocky Payload, and any other type by Terastallizing.
Base stats
- HP: 70
- Attack: 103
- Defense: 85
- Sp. Atk: 60
- Sp. Def: 85
- Speed: 82
Bombirdier’s base stat total is 485. Its highest stat is Attack.
Type matchups
What is Bombirdier weak to?
Bombirdier takes extra damage from Electric (2×), Ice (2×), Rock (2×), Fairy (2×) moves.
It resists Grass (½×), Ghost (½×), Dark (½×).
It is immune to Ground, Psychic moves.
Evolution
Bombirdier does not evolve, and it does not evolve from any other Pokémon.
Abilities
- Big Pecks: Protects against Defense drops.
- Keen Eye: Prevents accuracy from being lowered.
- Rocky Payload (hidden ability): Powers up Rock-type moves.
Moves
Moves Bombirdier learns by level up in Scarlet / Violet
| Level | Move | Type | Category | Power |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wing Attack | Flying | Physical | 60 |
| 1 | Leer | Normal | Status | — |
| 1 | Peck | Flying | Physical | 35 |
| 1 | Memento | Dark | Status | — |
| 1 | Hone Claws | Dark | Status | — |
| 7 | Thief | Dark | Physical | 60 |
| 11 | Rock Throw | Rock | Physical | 50 |
| 16 | Whirlwind | Normal | Status | — |
| 20 | Pluck | Flying | Physical | 60 |
| 24 | Torment | Dark | Status | — |
| 29 | Rock Tomb | Rock | Physical | 60 |
| 36 | Payback | Dark | Physical | 50 |
| 42 | Dual Wingbeat | Flying | Physical | 40 |
| 47 | Rock Slide | Rock | Physical | 75 |
| 53 | Knock Off | Dark | Physical | 65 |
| 60 | Parting Shot | Dark | Status | — |
TM moves (45)
Bombirdier can learn 45 moves from TMs in Scarlet / Violet: Take Down, Scary Face, Protect, Acrobatics, Thief, Facade, Aerial Ace, Snarl, Icy Wind, Rock Tomb, Air Cutter, Endure, Sunny Day, Rain Dance, Sandstorm, U-turn, Foul Play, Air Slash, Sleep Talk, Rock Blast, Rock Slide, Taunt, Dark Pulse, Fly, Power Gem, Substitute, Drill Run, Tailwind, Stealth Rock, Hyper Voice, Heat Wave, Nasty Plot, Stone Edge, Giga Impact, Hurricane, Hyper Beam, Brave Bird, Tera Blast, Knock Off, Dual Wingbeat, Lash Out, Psych Up, Endeavor, Feather Dance, Curse.
Egg moves (5):Feather Dance, Power Trip, Roost, Sky Attack, Sucker Punch.
Breeding & training
- Gender: 50% male, 50% female.
- Egg groups: Flying.
- Egg cycles: 35 (steps to hatch, Scarlet/Violet: 4,480).
- Catch rate: 25 out of 255.
- Base friendship (Gen 8 onward): 50.
- Growth rate: Slow (1,250,000 experience points to reach level 100).
- Defeating it gives 2 Attack effort values.
- Base experience yield: 243.
Pokédex entries
Bombirdier uses the apron on its chest to bundle up food, which it carries back to its nest. It enjoys dropping things that make loud noises. (Violet)
It gathers things up in an apron made from shed feathers added to the Pokémon's chest feathers, then drops those things from high places for fun. (Scarlet)
Names around the world
| Japanese | オトシドリ |
|---|---|
| Romaji | Otoshidori |
| French | Lestombaile |
| German | Adebom |
| Spanish | Bombirdier |
| Italian | Bombirdier |
| Korean | 떨구새 |
| Chinese (Simplified) | 下石鸟 |
| Chinese (Traditional) | 下石鳥 |
Trivia
- Highest Sp. Def among Flying types in Gen 9: 85.
- Taller than 72% of all Pokémon (1.5 m).
- Heavier than 63% of all Pokémon (42.9 kg).
- Base stat total 485, ranked #372 of 1,025.
- One of 7 Pokémon that are both Flying and Dark.
- One of 88 white Pokémon.
- Number 57 of 120 Pokémon introduced in Generation 9 (Paldea).
- Can learn 60 different moves in Scarlet / Violet.
- Catch rate 25: about 3.3% per Poké Ball at full health.
- Appears in 2 distinct Pokédex entries.
Sources and fact-checking
- Stats, types, abilities, moves, evolutions, forms and Pokédex entries: PokéAPI open game data.
- Lore: written by pokee.si in our own words, researched from Bulbapedia: Bombirdier (Pokémon), Serebii: Bombirdier (Scarlet/Violet Pokédex).
- Pronunciation (bom-bur-DEER): no English source says it out loud, so it is our best guess from the parts of the name.
Last checked: . Every sentence of the lore was checked against Bulbapedia, Serebii and the game data.
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