Delibird (Pokémon)

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Delibird (Japanese: デリバード Delibird) is a dual-type introduced in Generation II.
It is not known to evolve into or from any other Pokémon.
The Paradox Pokémon is said to be a future relative of Delibird.
==Biology==
Delibird is a red, with a white, hollow tail. Its face and chest are covered in white feathers with two, three-pointed crests above its eyes. Black markings surround its circular eyes, and it has a light yellow beak and feet. There is a single white spot on its stomach. Its feet have two digits each.
Delibird is omnivorous. It carries food bundled up in its tail. It normally gives stored food to its chicks, but has been known to share its food with humans stranded on icy mountains. As mentioned in , Delibird is known to sleep while occasionally reaching inside its tail to pull something out.Sleep Style Dex Prior to Generation IX, Delibird was the only known Pokémon capable of learning the move by leveling up. Present allows it to carry special items in its tail that may cause damage or heal its opponent. In a flock, the Delibird with the largest tail is its leader. Delibird tends to live in , making its nests over sharp cliffs; notably around Mt. Everest. shares a resemblance to Delibird and is believed to be a Delibird-based machine built by an ancient civilization.
Delibird and its Paradox Pokémon counterpart, are the only Pokémon capable of learning the move Present.
==Game data==
===NPC appearances===
* Pokémon Stadium 2: Delibird stars in its own mini-game called "Delibird's Delivery." In this game, players collect presents from one side of the field to the other. The player must avoid that scurry around or they will trip the Delibird and cause the player to lose the present they were carrying.
* Pokémon Channel: Delibird is the delivery boy for the "Shop 'n ."
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===Sprites===
==In animation==
===Major appearances===
====Delibird (Team Rocket)====
Delibird made its animated series debut in Dues and Don'ts, where one was affiliated with an elderly talent scout from Team Rocket. Since that episode, the kept following Jessie, James, and to collect money that the three of them owe. Eventually, Delibird was unable to tail the Team Rocket trio ever since they moved to the Hoenn region.
====Other====
Delibird debuted in Delibird's Dilemma, under the ownership of Santa Claus. Ash's Totodile shot it clear out of the sky with a -propelled snowball while it was delivering presents. As a result, and his friends had to help the Delivery Pokémon find the five presents before midnight.
===Minor appearances===
In Battling The Generation Gap!, a 's Delibird competed in the .
Multiple Delibird appeared in Diancie and the Cocoon of Destruction.
Three s' Delibird appeared in The Power of Us.
In Battling on the Wing!, a Trainer's Delibird watched the s during the Manalo Conference.
A Delibird appeared in Roy and Fuecoco's First Snow!.
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==In the manga==
===Pokémon Adventures===
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In You Ain't Nothin' but a Houndour, a Delibird attacked under the command of the Masked Man. It is one of his most commonly used Pokémon. It appears to be the same Pokémon used by him in his alias, and was strong enough that it allowed him to capture . However, Gold was able to knock it out with Polibo's .
Pryce owns a Delibird that first appeared with him in his Gym in Irked Igglybuff and Curmudgeonly Cleffa. It is likely to be the same Delibird used by his alias.
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In Striking Out Snover, a wild Delibird was near Snowpoint City, being cared for by Candice.
===Pokémon: Yeah! I Got Pokémon!===
A Delibird appeared in GDZ67, under the ownership of a .
==In the TCG==
==Trivia==
* Delibird is one of the few Pokémon who can learn TM moves when it learns fewer than four moves by leveling up.
* Delibird has as its Hidden Ability although it already has access to , another Ability with exactly the same in-battle effect.
* Starting in , both of Delibird's regular Abilities have the same field effect, which is also shared by .
===Origin===
Aspects of Delibird's appearance appear to come from the . However, its red-and-white color scheme, its ability to give presents, and the appearance of carrying its sack-like tail may have been derived from (which is further supported by it being associated with the month of December in various events and it being one of Santa Claus’ Pokémon in the anime) and possibly the .
====Name origin====
Delibird may be a combination of delivery and bird. Deli may have derived from the . Pronouncing Delibird with the same inflection as delivered yields a very similar pronunciation, with the "b" and "v" being the only variation between the two words. As the "v" sound does not exist in the Japanese language, it is commonly pronounced as a "b" sound by Japanese speakers.
==In other languages==
==Related articles==
* Delibird (Team Rocket)
==References==
==External links==
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