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Birds Only! Guide 

By Rae  

Introduction 
In Pokemon Sun, there are 22 different species of avian pokemon. You may decide on a 
different definition of what constitutes a borb, but I included the ones that were definitely birb 
shaped. This guide will tell you where to find all of your feathered friends, and it also includes a 
type matchup chart.  

Feathered Friends 
The pokemon that you can catch in Pokemon Sun 
that are based upon birds are Rowlet, Dartrix, 
Decidueye, Pikipek, Trumbrak, Toucannon, Wingull, 
Peliper, Spearow, Fearow, Rufflet, Braviary, Delibird, 
Oricoco, Psyduck, Golduck, Fletching, Fletchlinder, 
Talonflame, Skarmory, Murkrow, and Honchkrow. 
Vullaby, Mandibuzz, Archen, and Archeops are 
Pokemon Moon version exclusives. 

 
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Birbs By Island 
Melemele Island- Rowlet, Pikipek, Spearow, Rufflet, Oricoco, Psyduck, Wingull, Delibird 

Akala Island- Pikipek, Trumbeak, Wingull, Oricoco, Psyduck, Fletchling, Fletchlinder 

Ula’ula Island- Trumbeak, Pelipper, Fearow, Oricoco, Psyduck, Skarmory 

Poni Island-Trumbeak, Pelipper, Fearow, Braviary, Oricoco, Golduck, Skarmory, Murkrow 

Birbs By Name 
Place names are color coded: ​Melemele Island is yellow, A
​ kala Island is pink, ​Ula’ula Island is 
red, a
​ nd ​Poni Island is purple.  
Rowlet​- Starter pokemon 
Dartrix​-Evolves from Rowlet 
Decidueye​-Evolves from Dartrix 
Pikipek​- R ​ oute 1​,​ Route 4, Route 5, Route 6 
Trumbeak​- R ​ oute 5, Route 8,​ Route 11,​ L ​ ush Jungle,​ Poni Grove, Poni Plains,​ Evolve Pikipek 
Toucannon​- Evolves from Trumbeak 
Wingull​-​ Route 1​,​ Route 7, Route 8, Akala Outskirts​, ​Brooklet Hill, Hano Beach​, H ​ au’oi City,  
Kala’e Bay, Melemele Sea 
Pelipper​- ​Route 14, Route 15, Route 16​, ​Ancient Poni Path, Exeggutor Island, Poni Gauntlet,  
Poni Plains, Poni Wilds,​ Secluded Shore, Tapu Village,​ Evolve Wingull 
Spearow​- R ​ oute 2, Route 3 
Fearow​- R ​ oute 10, Route 17, Mount Hokulani,​ ​Poni Plains,​ Evolve Spearow 
Rufflet​- Sun only, R ​ oute 3 
Braviary​- Sun only, P ​ oni Plains​, Evolve Rufflet 
Delibird​-R
​ oute 3 
Oricoco​-​ Route 6​, M ​ elemele Meadow​, ​Poni Meadow,​ ​Ula’Ula meadow 
Psyduck​- ​Brooklet Hill,​ Maile Garden,​ S ​ eward Cave, Ten Carat Hill 
Golduck​- ​Poni Gauntlet, Vast Poni Canyon​, Evolve Psyduck 
Fletchling​- ​Wela Volcano Park 
Fletchlinder​-​ Route 8​, Evolve Fletchling 

 
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Talonflame​- Evolve Fletchlinder 
Skarmory​- ​Route 10, Route 17, Mount Hokulani​, ​Vast Poni Canyon 
Murkrow​- V
​ ast Poni Canyon 
Honchkrow​- Evolve Murkrow 

Type Matchups 
The type matchups are complicated and no one can remember all of them, if we’re being 
honest. You’ll want to watch out for Electric, Ice, and Rock types. 

 
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The Birds 
Rowlet 
Type:​ Grass and Flying 

Found: ​Kahuna Hala 

Description:​ Borb (bird orb) 

Weaknesses:​ 2x damage- Fire, Poison, 

Flying, Rock. 4x- Ice 

Ability:​ Overgrow​- When at ⅓ health, grass type moves are 50% more effective 

Evolves to:​ Dartrix at level 17, and to Decidueye at level 34 

Dartrix 
Type:​ Grass and Flying 

Description:​ Arin/ Miles Edgeworth gem fusion 

Weaknesses:​ 2x damage- Fire, Poison, Flying, Rock. 

4x- Ice 

Ability:​ Overgrow​- When at ⅓ health, grass type moves are 50% more effective 

Evolves to: D
​ ecidueye at level 34 

 
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Decidueye 
Type:​ Grass and Ghost 

Description: ​Robin Hoot 

Weaknesses​: 2x damage- Flying, Ice, Fire, Ghost, Dark 

Ability:​ O
​ vergrow​- When at ⅓ health, grass type moves are 
50% more effective 

Special Z move:​ Sinister Arrow Raid, 180 physical damage 

 
 

Pikipek 
Type:​ Normal and Flying  

Found:​ ​Route 1​,​ Route 4, Route 5, Route 6 

Description:​ Pearl from Steven Universe as a pokemon 

Weaknesses:​ 2x damage- Electric, Ice, Rock 

Ability:​ Keen Eye​- Accuracy cannot be lowered, ignores evasion 

boosts 

Skill Link​- Moves that hit 2-5 times always hit 5 times 

Evolves to:​ Trumbeak at level 14, Toucannon at level 28 

 
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Trumbeak 
Type:​ Normal and Flying  

Found: ​Route 5, Route 8,​ Route 11,​ ​Lush 

Jungle,​ Poni Grove, Poni Plains 

Description:​ doot doot 

Weaknesses:​ 2x damage- Electric, Ice, Rock 

Ability:​ Keen Eye​- Accuracy cannot be lowered, ignores evasion boosts 

Skill Link​- Moves that hit 2-5 times always hit 5 times 

Evolves to:​ Toucannon at level 28 

Toucannon 
Type:​ Normal and Flying  

Description:​ Follow your nose! 

Weaknesses:​ 2x damage- Electric, Ice, Rock 

Ability:​ Keen Eye​- Accuracy cannot be lowered, ignores evasion boosts 

Skill Link​- Moves that hit 2-5 times always hit 5 times 

 
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Wingull 
Type:​ Water and Flying 

Found:​ ​Route 1​,​ Route 7, Route 8, Akala Outskirts​, ​Brooklet 

Hill, Hano Beach​, ​Hau’oi City, Kala’e Bay, Melemele Sea 

Description:​ Gulliver 

Weaknesses: 2
​ x damage- Rock, 4x damage- Electric 

Ability:​ Keen Eye​- Accuracy cannot be lowered, ignores evasion boosts 

Hydration-​ Status conditions are healed when it’s raining 

Evolves to: P
​ elipper at level 25 

Pelipper 
Type:​ Water and Flying 

Found:​ ​Route 14, Route 15, Route 16​, ​Ancient Poni Path, Exeggutor Island, 
Poni Gauntlet, Poni Plains, Poni Wilds,​ Secluded Shore, Tapu Village 

Description:​ It’s a pelican, not a pelican’t 

Weaknesses: 2
​ x damage- Rock, 4x damage- Electric 

Ability:​ Keen Eye​- Accuracy cannot be lowered, ignores evasion boosts 

Drizzle-​ Weather changes to Heavy Rain when Pelipper enters battle 

 
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Spearow 
Type:​ Normal and Flying 

Found:​ ​Route 2, Route 3 

Description:​ Middle School Bullies 

Weaknesses:​ 2x damage- Electric, Ice, Rock 

Ability:​ Keen Eye​- Accuracy cannot be lowered, ignores evasion boosts 

Evolves to:​ Fearow at level 20 

Fearow 
Type: ​Normal and Flying 

Found:​ ​Route 10, Route 17, Mount Hokulani,​ ​Poni Plains 

Description:​ High School Jocks 

Weaknesses:​ 2x damage- Electric, Ice, Rock 

Ability:​ Keen Eye​- Accuracy cannot be lowered, ignores evasion 

boosts 

 
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Rufflet 
Type:​ Normal and Flying 

Found:​ ​Route 3 

Description:​ F
​ loofer 

Weaknesses:​ 2
​ x damage- Electric, Ice, Rock 

Ability:​ Keen Eye​- Accuracy cannot be lowered, ignores 

evasion boosts 

Sheer Force​- Moves with a secondary effect are 

more powerful, but lose the secondary  

Effect 

Braviary 
Type:​ Normal and Flying 

Found:​ ​Poni Plains 

Description:​ Floofer pt. 2: The Reckoning 

Weaknesses:​ 2
​ x damage- Electric, Ice, Rock 

Ability:​ Keen Eye​- Accuracy cannot be lowered, ignores 

evasion boosts 

Sheer Force​- Moves with a secondary effect are more powerful, but lose the secondary  

effect 

 
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Delibird 
Type:​ Ice and Flying 

Found:​ ​Route 3 

Description:​ The truth about Santa 

Weaknesses: 2
​ x Damage- Fire, Electric, Steel, 4x damage- 
Rock 

Ability:​ V
​ ital Spirit-​ Can’t be asleep 

Hustle-​ Damage is increased by 50%, accuracy is  

80% 

 
Oricoco- Pom Pom Style 
Type:​ Electric and Flying 

Found:​ ​Melemele Meadow 

Description: ​She’s cheer captain and 

I’m on the bleachers 

Weaknesses: 2
​ x damage- Ice, Rock 

Ability: ​Dancer​- Copies other 

pokemon’s dance moves 

 
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Oricorio- Pa’u Style 

Type:​ Psychic and Flying 

Found: ​Route 6 

Description:  

Weaknesses: 2
​ x damage-​ E
​ lectric, Ice, Rock, 
Ghost, Dark 

Ability:​ ​ ​Dancer​- Copies other pokemon’s dance 

moves 

 
 

Oricorio- Baile Style 

Type:​ Fire and Flying 

Found​: U
​ la’Ula meadow 

Description: ​Those hips don’t lie 

Weaknesses​: 2x damage- Water, Electric, 4x damage- 

Rock 

Ability:​ D
​ ancer​- Copies other pokemon’s dance moves 

 
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Oricorio- Sensu Style 

Type:​ Ghost and Flying 

Found:​ ​Poni Meadow 

Description: ​Shinigami Birb 

Weaknesses: 2
​ x damage- Electric, Ice, Rock, 
Ghost, Dark 

Ability: ​Dancer​- Copies other pokemon’s 

dance moves 

Psyduck 
Type:​ Water 

Found: ​Brooklet Hill,​ Maile Garden,​ ​Seaward Cave, Ten Carat Hill 

Description:​ H
​ ̙̜͈ͧͬ̓̀̉͒Ē ̉ ̦͙̭̈͡S͔̘̠̖͖͎̔̈̈́̚E͔͕̲̬͍̭̦ͮE̯̣͔ͯͨͯ̚S̷͍͇͔̯̤̯̊̂ ̶̻ẠL͖̤̙̱̪̒L͍̘͉͈͇̟͒̄ͯͭ͂ ̖

Weaknesses​: 2x damage- Electric, Grass 

Ability:​ D
​ amp​- Explosion and Self Destruct will not work 

Cloud Nine​- Weather loses effect  

Evolves to:​ Golduck, Level 33 

 
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Golduck 
Type​: Water 

Found​: ​Poni Gauntlet, Vast Poni Canyon 

Description:  

Weaknesses: 2
​ x damage- Electric, Grass 

Ability:​ D
​ amp​- Explosion and Self Destruct will 
not work 

Cloud Nine​- Weather loses effect  

Fletchling 
Type:​ Normal and Flying 

Found: ​Wela Volcano Park 

Description:​ Red Robin, Yum! 

Weaknesses: 2
​ x damage- Electric, Ice, Rock 

Ability:​ ​Big Pecks​- Defense can’t be lowered 

Evolves to:​ Fletchinder at level 17, Talonflame at level 35 

 
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Fletchinder 
Type:​ Fire and Flying 

Found: ​Route 8 

Description:​ Great Birbs of Fire! 

Weaknesses:​ 2x damage- Water, Electric, 4x damage- 

Rock 

Ability:​ Flame Body- ​Opponent has a chance of being 

burned after using a physical attack 

Evolves to:​ Talonflame at level 35 

Talonflame 
Type:​ Fire and Flying 

Description: ​Phoenix Flight: Ace Attorney 

Weaknesses:​ 2x damage- Water, Electric, 4x 

damage- Rock 

Ability: ​ Flame Body- ​Opponent has a chance 

of being burned after using a physical attack 

 
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Skarmory 
Type:​ Steel and Flying 

Found:​ ​Route 10, Route 17, Mount Hokulani​, ​Vast 

Poni Canyon 

Description:  

Weaknesses:​ 2x damage- Fire, Electric 

Ability:​ K
​ een Eye​- Accuracy can’t be lowered 

Sturdy- C
​ an’t be knocked out in 1 hit 

Murkrow 
Type:​ Dark and Flying 

Found:​ ​Vast Poni Canyon 

Description:​ A part of a murder 

Weaknesses:​ 2x damage- Electric, Ice, Rock 

Ability:​ I​ nsomnia​- Pokemon can’t sleep during battle 

Super Luck-​ Critical hits are more likely 

Evolves to:​ Honchkrow with dusk stone 

 
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Honchkrow 
Type:​ Dark and Flying 

Description: ​The Godfeather 

Weaknesses:​ 2x damage- Electric, Ice, Rock 

Ability: ​Insomnia​- Pokemon can’t sleep during battle 

Super Luck-​ Critical hits are more likely 

Special Birbs 
There are some pokemon that you can get, but you can’t catch them in the wild. Vullaby, 
Mandibuzz, Archen, and Archeops can be caught in Moon and traded to Sun. Vullaby can be 
caught in the shadows on Route 3, in the same way you guys caught Rufflet. Vullaby and 
Mandibuzz are both Dark and Flying types. 

Archen can be obtained in Olivia’s shop in Konikoni City. Talk to the older woman around the 
side of the counter, and buy the Plume fossil for 3,000 pokeyen. Go to Route 8, and take the 
small exit to the east that’s south of the Aether Foundation trailer thing and north of the 
pokemon center. There’s a guy in there that will turn the plume fossil into Archen. Archen and 
Archeops are both Rock and Flying types. 

Staravia, on the other hand, can be obtained in Sun. Once you have unlocked Ula’Ula island, go to 
Route 10 on a Thursday. Scan 10 QR codes, perform the Island Scan, and start looking. This 
Staravia, when bred, can pass down the move Roost to its offspring. Starly, Staravia, and 
Staraptor are Normal and Flying types. 

QR codes can be found here: ​http://imgur.com/a/EFOqs  

 
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Notes 
● Each pokemon can only have one of their possible abilities 
● The dusk stone needed to evolve Murkrow is found underwater in the Poni Wilds, or it 
can be obtained from a Rank 2 Isle Aphun in Poke Pelago 
● Rock, Ice, and Electric type pokemon will be your biggest problems. Combat Rock with 
Psyduck and Golduck, who do 2x damage to rock types and don’t take extra damage 
from them.