Rookidee

#821 (Galar)

#822 Corvisquire ›

Pokémon type

Flying

Boosted in Windy weather

Rookidee weaknesses

Rookidee is weak to Rock, Electric and Ice-type moves.

160%

Resistances

Rookidee is resistant to Fighting, Bug and Grass-type moves, and doubly resistant to Ground-type moves.

63%

39%

Best moveset for Rookidee

The best moves for Rookidee are Sand Attack and Sky Attack when attacking Pokémon in Gyms. This move combination has the highest total DPS. In Trainer Battles, Peck and Return deal the most damage per turn.

Attacking

Sand Attack

8DPS

Sky Attack

48DPS

Defending

Peck

12DPS

Sky Attack

48DPS

Trainer Battles

Peck

4EPT

Return Purified

1.86DPE

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Evolution calculator »

Evolution

There are 3 Pokémon in the Rookidee family. Rookidee evolves into Corvisquire for 25 Candy, then into Corviknight for 100 Candy.

Purified Pokémon cost less to evolve: Rookidee for 22 Candy, Corvisquire for 90 Candy.

Game images

Rookidee, with the shiny version on the right. There is a very low chance of getting a shiny one.

Events

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10th Nov

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25th Jun

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23rd Jun

December 2025 Community Day

6th Dec 2025

GO Battle League: Tales of Transformation

2nd Sep 2025

Summary

Rookidee is a Flying Pokémon. It is weak to Rock, Electric and Ice moves. Rookidee's best moveset is Sand Attack & Sky Attack and it has a Max CP of 753. Rookidee evolves into Corvisquire.

About

"It will bravely challenge any opponent, no matter how powerful. This Pokémon benefits from every battle—even a defeat increases its strength a bit."

Moves & Movesets

All moves

Raids

Trainer Battles

Quick move	Damage	EPS	DPS
Air Slash	12	8	14.4
Peck	10	10	12
Sand Attack	4	14	8

Main move	Damage	Energy	DPE
Sky Attack	80	2	1.92
Payback	95	1	0.95
Return Purified	25	3	0.76
Frustration Shadow	10	3	0.3

Max Move	Lv 1	Lv 2	Lv 3
Max Airstream from Air Slash, Peck	250	300	350
Max Quake from Sand Attack	250	300	350
Max Guard shield HP	20	40	60
Max Spirit heal, % of max HP	8%	12%	16%

Quick move	Damage	Turns	DPT	EPT
Peck	6	2	3.6	4
Sand Attack	2	1	2	4
Air Slash	9	3	3.6	3

Main move	Damage	Energy	DPE
Return Purified	130	70	1.86
Payback	110	60	1.83
Sky Attack	75	50	1.8
Frustration Shadow	10	70	0.14

The moves highlighted in green benefit from the Same Type Attack Bonus, and deal 20% more damage.

All movesets

Attacking

Defending

Trainer Battles

Quick move	Main move	DPS	Relative
Sand Attack 8 DPS	Sky Attack 48 DPS	5.8	100%
Air Slash 14.4 DPS	Sky Attack 48 DPS	5.5	96%
Peck 12 DPS	Sky Attack 48 DPS	5.5	94%
Air Slash 14.4 DPS	Payback 47.5 DPS	4.7	82%
Air Slash 14.4 DPS	Return Purified 50 DPS	4.7	81%
Sand Attack 8 DPS	Payback 47.5 DPS	4.6	79%
Sand Attack 8 DPS	Return Purified 50 DPS	4.5	77%
Peck 12 DPS	Payback 47.5 DPS	4.5	77%
Peck 12 DPS	Return Purified 50 DPS	4.4	76%
Air Slash 14.4 DPS	Frustration Shadow 5 DPS	3.8	65%
Peck 12 DPS	Frustration Shadow 5 DPS	3.2	55%
Sand Attack 8 DPS	Frustration Shadow 5 DPS	2.8	49%

Quick move	Main move	DPS	Relative
Peck 12 DPS	Sky Attack 48 DPS	2	100%
Air Slash 14.4 DPS	Sky Attack 48 DPS	2	100%
Air Slash 14.4 DPS	Payback 47.5 DPS	1.6	81%
Peck 12 DPS	Payback 47.5 DPS	1.6	77%
Sand Attack 8 DPS	Sky Attack 48 DPS	1.5	73%
Air Slash 14.4 DPS	Return Purified 50 DPS	1.5	73%
Peck 12 DPS	Return Purified 50 DPS	1.4	67%
Air Slash 14.4 DPS	Frustration Shadow 5 DPS	1.1	55%
Sand Attack 8 DPS	Payback 47.5 DPS	1	50%
Peck 12 DPS	Frustration Shadow 5 DPS	1	48%
Sand Attack 8 DPS	Return Purified 50 DPS	0.9	44%
Sand Attack 8 DPS	Frustration Shadow 5 DPS	0.6	29%

Quick move	Main move	Turns	DPT	Relative
Peck 4 EPT	Return Purified 1.86 DPE	18	11	101%
Peck 4 EPT	Payback 1.83 DPE	16	10.9	100%
Peck 4 EPT	Sky Attack 1.8 DPE	14	10.8	99%
Sand Attack 4 EPT	Return Purified 1.86 DPE	18	9.4	86%
Sand Attack 4 EPT	Payback 1.83 DPE	15	9.3	85%
Sand Attack 4 EPT	Sky Attack 1.8 DPE	13	9.2	84%
Air Slash 3 EPT	Return Purified 1.86 DPE	24	9.2	84%
Air Slash 3 EPT	Payback 1.83 DPE	21	9.1	83%
Air Slash 3 EPT	Sky Attack 1.8 DPE	18	9	82%
Peck 4 EPT	Frustration Shadow 0.14 DPE	18	4.2	38%
Air Slash 3 EPT	Frustration Shadow 0.14 DPE	24	4	37%
Sand Attack 4 EPT	Frustration Shadow 0.14 DPE	18	2.6	24%

A rough guide only. Turns is how many turns of Fast Attacks it takes to reach the Charged Attack; DPT is the damage per turn over repeated Fast and Charged Attacks, from move power and STAB. It leaves out shields, stat changes and matchups.

Counters & Raids

Top Rookidee counters

For the full ranking, the boss's moves and a raid simulator, see best Rookidee Raid Counters »

Pokémon Moveset Trainers

1
Thundurus (Incarnate Forme) (Shadow)

Thunder Shock

Wildbolt Storm

0.03
2
White Kyurem

Ice Fang

Ice Burn

0.03
3
Zekrom (Shadow)

Charge Beam

Fusion Bolt

0.03
4
Regieleki

Lock-On

Thunder Cage

0.03
5
Rampardos (Shadow)

Smack Down

Rock Slide

0.03

The best Mega or Primal to bring is Mega Raichu Y with Thunder Shock and Zap Cannon+.

All Rookidee counters »

Best Rookidee Max Battle counters »

Stats & IVs

Base stats

Attack		88
Defense		67
Stamina		116

Max HP

Level 40	103
Level 50	110

Average size

Height	0.2 m
Weight	1.8 kg

Second charged move cost

Stardust	10,000
Candy	25

Purification cost

Stardust	1,000
Candy	1

Other

Buddy walk distance

1 km

Max CP

Level 15 Research encounters	285
Level 20 Max hatched / raids	380
Level 30 Max wild	571
Level 40	666
Level 50	753

Max CP with weather boost

Level 25 (raids)	476
Level 35 (wild)	619