Rookidee

#821 (Galar)

#822 Corvisquire ›

Pokémon type

Flying

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.

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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8th Sep

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25th Jun

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23rd Jun

December 2025 Community Day

6th Dec 2025

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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

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

What counters Rookidee?

Rookidee is weak to Rock, Electric and Ice moves.

The best counter to Rookidee is Mega Raichu Y with Thunder Shock and Zap Cannon+, followed by Regieleki and White Kyurem.

The top Rookidee counters, ranked by the damage each Pokémon and moveset does to it. Filter the list to see how your own Pokémon compare.

Pokémon	Moveset	Effective damage
Mega Raichu Y	Thunder Shock Zap Cannon+	100%
Regieleki	Lock-On Thunder Cage	98%
Mega Raichu Y	Thunder Shock Wild Charge	97%
Mega Raichu Y	Volt Switch Zap Cannon+	97%
Mega Raichu Y	Volt Switch Wild Charge	96%
Regieleki	Thunder Shock Thunder Cage	95%
Mega Raichu Y	Spark Zap Cannon+	94%
White Kyurem	Ice Fang Ice Burn	94%
Mega Raichu Y	Spark Wild Charge	92%
Mega Raichu Y	Thunder Shock Volt Tackle	92%

These moves are calculated using type advantages / disadvantages, and including STAB. Click here for more info »

Stats & IVs

Base stats

Attack		88
Defense		67
Stamina		116

Max HP

Level 40

103

Size

Height	0.2 m
Weight	1.8 kg

Other

Base capture rate	0%
Base flee rate	0%
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