Rookidee • Sword & Shield Pokédex

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Sprite of Rookidee in Pokémon Sword/Shield

Rookidee's Type

FLYING

Rookidee's Pokédex #s

Galar #: 21

National #: 821

Rookidee's Base Stats

HP:: 38

Attack:: 47

Defense:: 35

Sp. Atk:: 33

Sp. Def:: 35

Speed:: 57

Total:: 245

Misc. Info

Egg Groups:: Flying

EXP At Lv. 100:: 1,059,860

EV Yield:: 1 Speed

Rookidee's Abilities

Here are what abilities Rookidee can possibly have, along with their effects.

Keen Eye: Protects Rookidee from having its accuracy lowered and ignores evasion on any Pokémon Rookidee targets.

Unnerve: No opposing Pokémon can consume any Berries while Rookidee is on the field.

Big Pecks: Protects Rookidee from having its Defense lowered by other Pokémon.

Weaknesses & Resistances

Below is a list of what Rookidee's weakness and resistance is to various types.

2×: ELECTRIC

ICE

ROCK

½: GRASS

FIGHTING

BUG

immune: GROUND

Rookidee's Evolution Line

Below you'll find a list of all Pokémon Rookidee evolves from or into, along with its evolution method.

Rookidee: starting form

Corvisquire: at level 18

Corviknight: at level 38

Rookidee's Moves

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Below is a list of all of the moves that Rookidee can learn, along with what level it learns the move, the TM or TR number, and what egg moves it can learn, if any. Hover over a move (desktop/laptop) or click the ? button next to the move (mobile/tablet) to find out more about the move.

Level Up Moves

Here are all of the moves Rookidee learns via level up. Anything marked "Evo." means it learns it upon evolving. If the level is 1, it can be relearned at a Pokémon Center.

Lv.	Move	Type	Power	Acc.%	PP	Target
1	Peck Damages the target.	FLYING	35	100%	35	One Target
1	Leer Lowers all nearby enemies' Defense by one stage.	NORMAL	--	100%	30	Nearby Enemies
4	Power Trip Increases power by 20 for each positive stat modifier Rookidee has, excluding accuracy or evasion.	DARK	20	100%	10	One Target
8	Hone Claws Raises Rookidee's Attack and accuracy by one stage.	DARK	--	--	15	User
12	Fury Attack Hits the target two to five times in a row.	NORMAL	15	85%	20	One Target
16	Pluck Does double damage if the target has a Berry and then Rookidee consumes that Berry immediately.	FLYING	60	100%	20	One Target
20	Taunt Prevents the target from using Status moves for the next few turns.	DARK	--	100%	20	One Target
24	Scary Face Lowers the target's Speed by two stages.	NORMAL	--	100%	10	One Target
28	Drill Peck Damages the target.	FLYING	80	100%	20	One Target
32	Swagger Raises the target's Attack by two stages and confuses it.	NORMAL	--	85%	15	One Target
36	Brave Bird Rookidee takes 33% of Brave Bird's damage as recoil damage.	FLYING	120	100%	15	One Target

TM Moves

Here are all of the moves that Rookidee can learn via TM (Technical Machine). These moves can be taught an unlimited number of times once the TM is obtained.

TM	Move	Type	Power	Acc.%	PP	Target
TM06	Fly Can't be hit on the first turn, attacks on the second turn.	FLYING	90	95%	15	One Target
TM21	Rest Rookidee restores its HP to full and falls asleep for two turns.	PSYCHIC	--	--	10	User
TM23	Thief Damages the target and steals its held item.	DARK	60	100%	25	One Target
TM24	Snore Can only be used while asleep. 30% chance of making the target flinch.	NORMAL	50	100%	15	One Target
TM25	Protect Protects Rookidee from attacks for a turn. Low chance of working on consecutive turns.	NORMAL	--	--	10	User
TM26	Scary Face Lowers the target's Speed by two stages.	NORMAL	--	100%	10	One Target
TM31	Attract Infatuates Pokémon of the opposite gender.	NORMAL	--	100%	15	One Target
TM39	Facade Does double damage if Rookidee is poisoned, burned, or paralyzed.	NORMAL	70	100%	20	One Target
TM40	Swift Doesn't miss all nearby enemies.	NORMAL	60	--	20	Nearby Enemies
TM42	Revenge Attacks last; if damaged this turn, hits for double damage.	FIGHTING	60	100%	10	One Target
TM47	Fake Tears Lowers the target's Special Defense by two stages.	DARK	--	100%	20	One Target
TM56	U-turn Forces Rookidee to switch out after dealing damage.	BUG	70	100%	20	One Target
TM57	Payback Does double damage if Rookidee attacks after the target.	DARK	50	100%	10	One Target
TM58	Assurance Does double damage if the target was already damaged this turn.	DARK	60	100%	10	One Target
TM76	Round Deals double damage if Round has already been used and causes any other Pokémon using Round to use it immediately afterward.	NORMAL	60	100%	15	One Target
TM79	Retaliate Damage is doubled if one of your Pokémon fainted during the previous turn.	NORMAL	70	100%	5	One Target
TM95	Air Slash Has a 30% chance of causing the target to flinch.	FLYING	75	95%	15	One Target

TR Moves

Here are all of the moves that Rookidee can learn via TR (Technical Record). These moves can be taught only once per TR, but TRs can be obtained in the Wild Area.

TR	Move	Type	Power	Acc.%	PP	Target
TR12	Agility Raises Rookidee's Speed by two stages.	PSYCHIC	--	--	30	User
TR13	Focus Energy Raises critical hit rate by two stages.	NORMAL	--	--	30	User
TR20	Substitute Costs 25% of Rookidee's max HP. Sets up a Substitute to block effects and damage.	NORMAL	--	--	10	User
TR21	Reversal Does more damage when Rookidee's HP is low.	FIGHTING	varies	100%	15	One Target
TR26	Endure Will survive any hit with at least 1 HP left this turn. 50% chance of working on consecutive turns.	NORMAL	--	--	10	User
TR27	Sleep Talk Can only be used while asleep. Uses one of Rookidee's moves at random.	NORMAL	--	--	10	User
TR37	Taunt Prevents the target from using Status moves for the next few turns.	DARK	--	100%	20	One Target
TR66	Brave Bird Rookidee takes 33% of Brave Bird's damage as recoil damage.	FLYING	120	100%	15	One Target
TR68	Nasty Plot Raises Rookidee's Special Attack by two stages.	DARK	--	--	20	User
TR85	Work Up Raises Rookidee's Attack and Special Attack by one stage.	NORMAL	--	--	30	User

Egg Moves

Here are all of the moves that Rookidee can learn as Egg Moves. In the case of evolved Pokémon, it shows what Egg Moves it can learn in its lowest evolutionary stage. Click the word EGG to find compatible breeding Pokémon to get that Egg Move onto Rookidee.

	Move	Type	Power	Acc.%	PP	Target
EGG	Sky Attack Charges on first turn, attacks on second. 30% chance of making the target flinch.	FLYING	140	90%	5	One Target
EGG	Sand Attack Lowers the target's Accuracy by one stage.	GROUND	--	100%	15	One Target
EGG	Tailwind Doubles your whole team's Speed for the next 3 turns.	FLYING	--	--	15	User's Field
EGG	Defog Lowers the target's evasion by one stage. Removes effects on the enemy's field such as Light Screen, Reflect, etc.	FLYING	--	--	15	One Target
EGG	Rock Smash 50% chance of lowering the target's Defense by one stage.	FIGHTING	40	100%	15	One Target
EGG	Spite Lowers the target's PP of its last used move.	GHOST	--	100%	10	One Target
EGG	Roost Heals Rookidee's HP by 50% and removes its Flying-type for the rest of the turn.	FLYING	--	--	10	User

Where to Find Rookidee

If you're looking for where to find Rookidee, you'll find the various methods listed down below, along with any notes or special locations. This should help you figure out how to get Rookidee in Pokémon Sword & Shield. (Currently this does not show most "strong" static encounters or Max Raid Battles.)

Rookidee in the Wild

Galar Route 1

Overworld Encounters

Any Weather
30%			Lv. 3-6

Galar Route 2

Overworld Encounters

Any Weather
30%			Lv. 5-7
Random Encounters
Any Weather
25%			Lv. 4-6

Galar Route 3

Random Encounters

Any Weather
35%			Lv. 8-13

Wild Area: Motostoke Riverbank

Overworld Encounters

Norm.	Over.	Rain	Strm.	Sun	Snow	Bliz.	Sand.	Fog
--	10%	--	--	--	--	--	--	--
	Lv. 26-28

Slumbering Weald (Early Areas)

Overworld Encounters

Any Weather
30%			Lv. 2-3