Rookidee - Generation 8 learnset

This page lists all the moves that Rookidee can learn in Generation 8, which consists of these games:

Pokémon Sword
Pokémon Shield
Pokémon Brilliant Diamond
Pokémon Shining Pearl
Pokémon Legends: Arceus

At the bottom we also list further details for egg moves: which compatible Pokémon can pass down the moves, and how those Pokémon learn said move.

Note: many moves have changed stats over the years. The power, accuracy and other information listed below is as it was in the respective games. Check a move's detail page for stats in the most recent games and when they changed.

Rookidee artwork by Ken Sugimori

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In other generations
8
9

Sword/Shield Brilliant Diamond/Shining Pearl Legends: Arceus

Moves learnt by level up

Rookidee learns the following moves in Pokémon Sword & Shield at the levels specified.

Lv.	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
1	Leer	Normal	—	100
1	Peck	Flying	35	100
4	Power Trip	Dark	20	100
8	Hone Claws	Dark	—	—
12	Fury Attack	Normal	15	85
16	Pluck	Flying	60	100
20	Taunt	Dark	—	100
24	Scary Face	Normal	—	100
28	Drill Peck	Flying	80	100
32	Swagger	Normal	—	85
36	Brave Bird	Flying	120	100

Egg moves

Rookidee learns the following moves via breeding in Pokémon Sword & Shield. Details and compatible parents can be found below.

Move	Type	Power	Acc.
Defog	Flying	—	—
Rock Smash	Fighting	40	100
Roost	Flying	—	—
Sand Attack	Ground	—	100
Sky Attack	Flying	140	90
Spite	Ghost	—	100
Tailwind	Flying	—	—

Move Tutor moves

Rookidee can be taught these attacks in Pokémon Sword & Shield from move tutors (details):

Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.
Dual Wingbeat	Flying		40	90

Moves learnt by TM

Rookidee is compatible with these Technical Machines in Pokémon Sword & Shield:

TM	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
06	Fly	Flying	90	95
21	Rest	Psychic	—	—
23	Thief	Dark	60	100
24	Snore	Normal	50	100
25	Protect	Normal	—	—
26	Scary Face	Normal	—	100
31	Attract	Normal	—	100
39	Facade	Normal	70	100
40	Swift	Normal	60	∞
42	Revenge	Fighting	60	100
47	Fake Tears	Dark	—	100
56	U-turn	Bug	70	100
57	Payback	Dark	50	100
58	Assurance	Dark	60	100
76	Round	Normal	60	100
79	Retaliate	Normal	70	100
95	Air Slash	Flying	75	95

Moves learnt by TR

Rookidee is compatible with these Technical Records in Pokémon Sword & Shield:

TR	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
12	Agility	Psychic	—	—
13	Focus Energy	Normal	—	—
20	Substitute	Normal	—	—
21	Reversal	Fighting	—	100
26	Endure	Normal	—	—
27	Sleep Talk	Normal	—	—
37	Taunt	Dark	—	100
66	Brave Bird	Flying	120	100
68	Nasty Plot	Dark	—	—
85	Work Up	Normal	—	—

Moves learnt by level up

Rookidee does not learn any level up moves in Pokémon Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl.

Egg moves

Rookidee does not learn any moves by breeding in Pokémon Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl.

Moves learnt by TM

Rookidee cannot be taught any TM moves in Pokémon Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl.

Moves learnt by level up

Rookidee does not learn any level up moves in Pokémon Legends: Arceus.

Rookidee egg move parents

In other generations
8
9

Rookidee

Rookidee's egg groups: Flying

The egg moves for Rookidee are listed below, alongside compatible parent Pokémon it can breed with.

You will need to breed a female Rookidee with a compatible male Pokémon, with either parent (from Gen 6+) knowing the egg move in question. Alternatively, if you already have a Rookidee with the egg move it can breed with Ditto.

Defog

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Galarian Farfetch'd Rufflet Braviary Sirfetch'd
Breeding	Zubat Hoothoot Noctowl Swablu Pidove Tranquill Unfezant Archen Fletchling Fletchinder Talonflame Hawlucha Noibat Noivern Rowlet Dartrix Decidueye Rookidee Corvisquire Corviknight Cramorant

Rock Smash

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Galarian Farfetch'd Sirfetch'd
Breeding	Rookidee Corvisquire Corviknight

Roost

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Hoothoot Noctowl Wingull Pelipper Pidove Tranquill Unfezant Fletchling Fletchinder Talonflame Hawlucha Noibat Noivern
Breeding	Farfetch'd Aerodactyl Natu Xatu Skarmory Swablu Woobat Swoobat Sigilyph Rookidee Corvisquire Corviknight Cramorant

Sand Attack

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Farfetch'd Galarian Farfetch'd Skarmory Sirfetch'd
Breeding	Rookidee Corvisquire Corviknight

Sky Attack

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Noctowl Altaria Togekiss Pidove Tranquill Unfezant Sigilyph Braviary Hawlucha
Breeding	Farfetch'd Galarian Farfetch'd Skarmory Rookidee Corvisquire Corviknight Sirfetch'd

Spite

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Decidueye
Breeding	Rookidee Corvisquire Corviknight

Tailwind

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Crobat Xatu Pelipper Pidove Tranquill Unfezant Sigilyph Archen Archeops Rufflet Braviary Fletchling Fletchinder Talonflame Noibat Noivern
Breeding	Aerodactyl Swablu Rookidee Corvisquire Corviknight