Edition differences: original GBA and Nintendo Switch (2026)

Battle data describes Generation III rules. Availability notes distinguish native catches, evolution and breeding from original GBA imports. GBA games can trade with compatible Generation III games after the network quest; Switch supports local FireRed/LeafGreen trading and cannot import Pokémon from other games. Transfers to Pokémon HOME are one way.

GBA: AuroraTicket and MysticTicket required historical event distributions. Switch: both tickets are added after entering the Hall of Fame, providing access to Deoxys on Birth Island and Lugia/Ho-Oh on Navel Rock. Other event Pokémon and GBA imports are not made available by these tickets.

Original GBA: a roaming Entei or Raikou that successfully ends an encounter with Roar disappears permanently because of a game bug. The Switch editions fix this Roar disappearance bug.

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Delibird

#225 in the National Pokédex • Delivery Pokémon

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Shiny

Octillery Mantine

Pokédex entries

FireRed

It nests at the edge of sharp cliffs. It spends all day carrying food to its awaiting chicks.

LeafGreen

It carries food all day long. There are tales about lost people who were saved by the food it had.

Details

Types

Weak to

4×

2×

2×

2×

Resists

0.5×

0.5×

Immune to

0×

Growth

EV yield, catch rate, and experience details for this Pokémon.

EV yield	1 Spe
Catch rate	45
Base Exp.	183

Eggs

Egg groups, gender ratio, and hatching details for this Pokémon.

Egg groups	Water 1 Field
Gender	50% male 50% female
Egg cycles	20 (5,375 steps)

Evolution

Evolution requirements shown in a compact table or chain view.

Delibird

#225

No evolution stages listed for this game.

Icefall Cave

Moves

Moves this Pokémon learns naturally by reaching specific levels.

			Class				Description
Start	Present		Physical	-	90	15	The foe is given a booby-trapped gift. It restores HP sometimes, however.

Machine compatibility for Generation III. HM08 Dive cannot be obtained in FireRed or LeafGreen; a Pokémon must learn it in another Generation III game and be traded in on GBA. Switch has no incoming transfers from those games.

		Class				Description
TM01	Focus Punch	Physical	150	100	20	An attack that is executed last. The user flinches if hit beforehand.
TM03	Water Pulse	Special	60	100	20	An attack with a pulsing blast of water. It may also confuse the foe.
TM06	Toxic	Status	-	85	10	A move that badly poisons the foe. Its poison damage worsens every turn.
TM07	Hail	Status	-	-	10	A hailstorm lasting five turns damages all Pokémon except the ICE-type.
TM10	Hidden Power	Physical	-	100	15	An attack that varies in type and intensity depending on the user.
TM13	Ice Beam	Special	95	100	10	The foe is struck with an icy beam. It may freeze the foe solid.
TM14	Blizzard	Special	120	70	5	The foe is blasted with a blizzard. It may freeze the foe solid.
TM17	Protect	Status	-	-	10	Enables the user to evade all attacks. It may fail if used in succession.
TM18	Rain Dance	Status	-	-	5	A heavy rain falls for five turns, powering up WATER-type moves.
TM21	Frustration	Physical	-	100	20	This attack move grows more powerful the less the user likes its TRAINER.
TM27	Return	Physical	-	100	20	This attack move grows more powerful the more the user likes its TRAINER.
TM32	Double Team	Status	-	-	15	The user creates illusory copies of itself to raise its evasiveness.
TM40	Aerial Ace	Physical	60	-	20	An extremely fast attack against one target. It can’t be evaded.
TM42	Facade	Physical	70	100	20	An attack that is boosted if user is burned, poisoned, or paralyzed.
TM43	Secret Power	Physical	70	100	20	An attack that may have an additional effect that varies with the terrain.
TM44	Rest	Status	-	-	10	The user sleeps for two turns to fully restore HP and heal any status problem.
TM45	Attract	Status	-	100	15	If it is the other gender, the foe is made infatuated and unlikely to attack.
TM46	Thief	Special	40	100	10	An attack that may take the foe’s held item if the user isn’t holding one.
HM02	Fly	Physical	70	95	15	A 2-turn move that hits on the 2nd turn. Use it to fly to any known town.

Tutors

Moves this Pokémon can learn from move tutors in this game.

	Class				Description
Body Slam	Physical	85	100	15	The user drops its full body on the foe. It may leave the foe paralyzed.
Counter	Physical	-	100	20	A retaliation move that counters any physical hit with double the damage.
Double-Edge	Physical	120	100	15	A reckless, life-risking tackle that also hurts the user a little.
Mega Kick	Physical	120	75	5	The foe is attacked by a kick fired with muscle-packed power.
Mega Punch	Physical	80	85	20	The foe is slugged by a punch thrown with muscle-packed power.
Mimic	Status	-	-	10	The user copies the move last used by the foe for the rest of the battle.
Seismic Toss	Physical	-	100	20	A gravity-fed throw that causes damage matching the user’s level.
Substitute	Status	-	-	10	The user creates a decoy using one-quarter of its full HP.

Breeding

Moves this Pokémon can inherit through breeding or similar methods.

	Class				Description
Aurora Beam	Special	65	100	20	A rainbow-colored attack beam. It may lower the foe’s ATTACK stat.
Future Sight	Special	80	90	15	Two turns after this move is used, the foe is attacked psychically.
Ice Ball	Special	30	90	20	A 5-turn rolling attack that becomes stronger each time it rolls.
Quick Attack	Physical	40	100	30	An almost invisibly fast attack that is certain to strike first.
Rapid Spin	Physical	20	100	40	An attack that frees the user from BIND, WRAP, LEECH SEED, and SPIKES.
Splash	Status	-	-	40	The user just flops and splashes around without having any effect.

Traits

Ability options available to this Pokémon in this game.

Vital Spirit

Prevents sleep.

Hustle

Trades accuracy for power.

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