Welcome back, Trainers! In this installment of Generation Preparation, we'll be taking a look at the Rattata- and Raticate-equivalents of this generation: Bidoof and Bibarel.

BIDOOF

• CATEGORY: Plump Mouse Pokémon
• PRONOUNCED: BEE-doof
• TYPE: Normal
• HEIGHT: 1' 08"
• WEIGHT: 44.1 lbs.

ATTACK:  80

DEFENSE:  73

STAMINA:  118

MAX  CP:  641

In the unlikely event it is found in Eggs, we expect Bidoof to be found in 2KM Eggs. Most likely it will require 1KM to find a Candy as a Buddy.

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BIBAREL

• CATEGORY: Beaver Pokémon
• PRONOUNCED: bee-BER-rel
• TYPE: Normal / Water
• HEIGHT: 3' 03"
• WEIGHT: 69.4 lbs.

ATTACK:  162

DEFENSE:  119

STAMINA:  158

MAX  CP:  1683

PLACE IN THE META: Bibarel is the Raticate-equivalent of this generation. It may have been useful in the old training system, but that system is gone. This leaves Bibarel with no potential in Pokémon GO.

Bibarel is a Normal- and Water-type. This makes it weak to Grass-, Fighting-, and Electric-type attacks; "immune" to Ghost-types; as well as resistant to Ice-, Steel-, Water-, and Fire-type attacks.

​LIKELY MOVEPOOL: Out of the Fast Moves we currently have in Pokémon GO, the following are the ones that seem most likely to be given to Bibarel:

• Take Down
• Water Gun

Out of the Charged Moves we currently have in Pokémon GO, the following are the ones that seem most likely to be given to Bibarel:

• Hyper Beam
• Ice Beam
• ​Scald
• Thunderbolt

Should Niantic add any new moves, the following are good candidates for Bibarel's movepool:

• Superpower

LOOKING AHEAD: Looking beyond Generation 4, Bibarel gains no evolution, exclusive Z-Move, or Mega Evolution.

Thanks for reading, Trainers!

SOURCE: Pokémon Deluxe Essential Handbook, The Official National Pokédex: Pokémon Ultra Sun & Pokémon Ultra Moon Edition, Stats Calculated by Serebii | IMAGE CREDIT: The Pokémon Company