Pidgey

Pidgey (shiny)

#0016

Pidgey

Tiny Bird Pokémon

Very docile. If attacked, it will often kick up sand to protect itself rather than fight back.

In Pokémon GO · 680 max CP 7 TCG Pocket cards

Details

Height0.3 m

Weight1.8 kg

Gender50.0% ♂ · 50.0% ♀

Catch rate255(43.9%)Easy catch

Base friendship70Standard

Hatch time15 cycles · ~4,080 steps

Growth ratemedium slow

Base EXP50

Abilities

Prevents accuracy from being lowered.

Doubles evasion when confused.

Big PecksHidden

Protects against Defense drops.

Egg groups: Flying

Contents

Stats
Movesets
Locations
Evolution
Best moves
Moves
Breeding
Sprites

Base stats

HP

40

Attack

45

Defense

40

Sp. Atk

35

Sp. Def

35

Speed

56

Total

251

Base Stat Total

Type defenses

Damage taken from each attacking type.

Weak to

Ice2×

Resistant to

Bug½×

Immune to

Competitive movesets

Smogon University

Battle-ready sets by tier, straight from Smogon. Pick a generation and format — a “/” means either option works in that slot.

Generation

Pidgey

LC

Moves

Item

Choice Scarf

AbilityBig Pecks

Nature{"Jolly","Naive"}

EV spread

HP36

Atk236

Spe228

Source: Smogon (via pkmn) · Data snapshot: Jul 31, 2026 · 18,880 rows

Where to find Pidgey

Wild encounter locations across the games. Availability may also include trades, evolution, gifts, and events not listed here.

Red

Route 1 Route 12 Route 13 Route 14 Route 15 Route 2 Route 24 Route 25 Route 3 Route 5 Route 6 Route 7 Route 8 Sea Route 21

Blue

Route 1 Route 12 Route 13 Route 14 Route 15 Route 2 Route 24 Route 25 Route 3 Route 5 Route 6 Route 7 Route 8 Sea Route 21

Yellow

Route 1 Route 11 Route 12 Route 13 Route 2 Route 24 Route 25 Route 5 Route 6 Route 7 Route 8 Sea Route 21 Viridian Forest

Gold

National Park Route 1 Route 2 Route 25 Route 29 Route 30 Route 31 Route 35 Route 36 Route 37 Route 5 Route 6

Silver

National Park Route 1 Route 2 Route 25 Route 29 Route 30 Route 31 Route 35 Route 36 Route 37 Route 5 Route 6

Crystal

Ilex Forest National Park Route 1 Route 2 Route 25 Route 29 Route 30 Route 31 Route 32 Route 34 Route 35 Route 36 Route 37 Route 5

FireRed

Berry Forest Bond Bridge Five Isle Meadow Route 1 Route 12 Route 13 Route 14 Route 15 Route 2 Route 24 Route 25 Route 3 Route 5 Route 6 Route 7 Route 8

LeafGreen

Berry Forest Bond Bridge Five Isle Meadow Route 1 Route 12 Route 13 Route 14 Route 15 Route 2 Route 24 Route 25 Route 3 Route 5 Route 6 Route 7 Route 8

Diamond

Pearl

Platinum

HeartGold

Johto Safari Zone National Park Route 1 Route 2 Route 25 Route 29 Route 30 Route 31 Route 35 Route 36 Route 37 Route 5 Route 6 Viridian Forest

SoulSilver

Johto Safari Zone National Park Route 1 Route 2 Route 25 Route 29 Route 30 Route 31 Route 35 Route 36 Route 37 Route 5 Route 6 Viridian Forest

X

Friend Safari Route 2 Route 3

Y

Friend Safari Route 2 Route 3

Let's Go Pikachu

Route 1 Route 11 Route 12 Route 13 Route 14 Route 15 Route 16 Route 17 Route 18 Route 2 Route 24 Route 25 Route 5 Route 6 Route 7 Route 8 Sea Route 19 Sea Route 20 Sea Route 21 Viridian Forest

Let's Go Eevee

Route 1 Route 11 Route 12 Route 13 Route 14 Route 15 Route 16 Route 17 Route 18 Route 2 Route 24 Route 25 Route 5 Route 6 Route 7 Route 8 Sea Route 19 Sea Route 20 Sea Route 21 Viridian Forest

Green Japan

Route 1 Route 12 Route 13 Route 14 Route 15 Route 2 Route 24 Route 25 Route 3 Route 5 Route 6 Route 7 Route 8 Sea Route 21

Red Japan

Route 1 Route 12 Route 13 Route 14 Route 15 Route 2 Route 24 Route 25 Route 3 Route 5 Route 6 Route 7 Route 8 Sea Route 21

Evolution

Pidgey

Lv. 18

Pidgeotto

Lv. 36

Pidgeot

All Pokémon evolution families

Notable moves

The strongest damaging moves Pidgey can learn — same-type (STAB) moves get a 1.5× power bonus in battle.

Double-EdgeSTAB

Moves

Lv.	Move & effect	Type	Class	Power	Acc.	PP
1	Gust Inflicts regular damage and can hit Pokémon in the air.	Flying	Special	40	100	35
1	Tackle Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.	Normal	Physical	40	100	35
5	Sand Attack Lowers the target’s accuracy by one stage.	Ground	Status	—	100	15
12	Quick Attack Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.	Normal	Physical	40	100	30
19	Whirlwind Immediately ends wild battles. Forces trainers to switch Pokémon.	Normal	Status	—	—	20
21	Twister Has a chance to make the target flinch.	Dragon	Special	40	100	20
25	Feather Dance Lowers the target’s Attack by two stages.	Flying	Status	—	100	15
28	Wing Attack Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.	Flying	Physical	60	100	35
29	Razor Wind Requires a turn to charge before attacking.	Normal	Special	80	100	10
36	Agility Raises the user’s Speed by two stages.	Psychic	Status	—	—	30
37	Roost Heals the user by half its max HP.	Flying	Status	—	—	5
41	Tailwind For three turns, friendly Pokémon have doubled Speed.	Flying	Status	—	—	15
44	Mirror Move Uses the target’s last used move.	Flying	Status	—	—	20
45	Aerial Ace Never misses.	Flying	Physical	60	—	20
49	Air Slash Has a chance to make the target flinch.	Flying	Special	75	95	15
53	Hurricane Has a chance to confuse the target.	Flying	Special	110	70	10

Breeding & egg moves

Pidgey can inherit these egg moves by breeding with a compatible parent that knows the move and shares an egg group.

Air CutterFlying66 compatible parents

Pidgeotto

Pidgeot

Spearow

Fearow

Zubat

Golbat

Farfetch’d

Doduo

Dodrio

Aerodactyl

Hoothoot

Noctowl

Crobat

Togetic

Air SlashFlying61 compatible parents

Pidgeotto

Pidgeot

Zubat

Golbat

Farfetch’d

Hoothoot

Noctowl

Crobat

Togetic

Natu

Xatu

Murkrow

Skarmory

Taillow

Brave BirdFlying52 compatible parents

Pidgeot

Zubat

Golbat

Farfetch’d

Doduo

Dodrio

Hoothoot

Noctowl

Crobat

Murkrow

Skarmory

Taillow

Swellow

Wingull

DefogFlying58 compatible parents

Pidgeotto

Pidgeot

Spearow

Fearow

Zubat

Golbat

Farfetch’d

Aerodactyl

Hoothoot

Noctowl

Crobat

Togetic

Xatu

Murkrow

Feint AttackDark8 compatible parents

Spearow

Zubat

Doduo

Hoothoot

Natu

Murkrow

Vullaby

Mandibuzz

ForesightNormal8 compatible parents

Farfetch’d

Aerodactyl

Hoothoot

Noctowl

Starly

Rowlet

Dartrix

Decidueye

PursuitDark13 compatible parents

Spearow

Fearow

Zubat

Doduo

Dodrio

Aerodactyl

Murkrow

Skarmory

Taillow

Wingull

Swablu

Starly

Honchkrow

Steel WingSteel60 compatible parents

Pidgeotto

Pidgeot

Spearow

Fearow

Zubat

Golbat

Farfetch’d

Doduo

Dodrio

Aerodactyl

Hoothoot

Noctowl

Crobat

Togetic

UproarNormal47 compatible parents

Pidgeotto

Pidgeot

Spearow

Fearow

Zubat

Golbat

Farfetch’d

Doduo

Dodrio

Hoothoot

Noctowl

Crobat

Togetic

Murkrow

Sprites & renders

24 sprites & renders for Pidgey.

Official artwork

Pokémon HOME

Animated

Animated (back)

Front

Back

Across the games

Red · Blue

Yellow

Crystal

Gold

Silver

Emerald

FireRed · LeafGreen

Ruby · Sapphire

Diamond · Pearl

HeartGold · SoulSilver

Platinum

Black · White

ORAS

X · Y

Menu Icons

Ultra Sun · Moon

brilliant diamond shining pearl

Menu Icons

More Normal-type Pokémon

Others that share this Pokémon's primary type.

All Normal-type Pokémon

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Cite this page

“Pidgey”. Pokémonism. Retrieved [date] from pokemonism.com/pokedex/pidgey.

Species data from PokéAPI.