Game version
AppearanceStandard
- Height
- 0.3 m
- Weight
- 2.1 kg
Training & breeding details
Gender50.0% ♂ · 50.0% ♀
Catch rate255(43.9%)Easy catch
Base friendship70Standard
Hatch time15 cycles · ~4,080 steps
Growth ratemedium slow
Base EXP53
Base stats
HP
50
Attack
55
Defense
50
Sp. Atk
36
Sp. Def
30
Speed
43
Total
264
Base Stat Total
Abilities
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Competitive movesets
Smogon UniversityBattle-ready sets by tier, straight from Smogon. Pick a generation and format — a “/” means either option works in that slot.
Source: Smogon (via pkmn) · Updated: Oct 6, 2026
Where to find Pidove
Recorded encounter locations across the games. Orre includes Snags, gifts and trades; evolution and other acquisition methods may not appear here.
Sword
Shield
Isle of Armor (Sword)
Isle of Armor (Shield)
Evolution
Notable moves
The strongest damaging moves Pidove can learn — same-type (STAB) moves get a 1.5× power bonus in battle.
Moves
15 of 15
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| Lv. | Move & effect | Type | Class | Power | Acc. | PP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Growl Lowers the target’s Attack by one stage. | Normal | Status | — | 100 | 40 |
| 1 | Gust Inflicts regular damage and can hit Pokémon in the air. | Flying | Special | 40 | 100 | 35 |
| 4 | Leer Lowers the target’s Defense by one stage. | Normal | Status | — | 100 | 30 |
| 8 | Quick Attack Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect. | Normal | Physical | 40 | 100 | 30 |
| 12 | Taunt For the next few turns, the target can only use damaging moves. | Dark | Status | — | 100 | 20 |
| 16 | Air Cutter Has an increased chance for a critical hit. | Flying | Special | 60 | 95 | 25 |
| 20 | Swagger Raises the target’s Attack by two stages and confuses the target. | Normal | Status | — | 85 | 15 |
| 24 | Feather Dance Lowers the target’s Attack by two stages. | Flying | Status | — | 100 | 15 |
| 28 | Detect Prevents any moves from hitting the user this turn. | Fighting | Status | — | — | 5 |
| 32 | Air Slash Has a chance to make the target flinch. | Flying | Special | 75 | 95 | 15 |
| 32 | Razor Wind Requires a turn to charge before attacking. | Normal | Special | 80 | 100 | 10 |
| 36 | Roost Heals the user by half its max HP. | Flying | Status | — | — | 5 |
| 40 | Tailwind For three turns, friendly Pokémon have doubled Speed. | Flying | Status | — | — | 15 |
| 43 | Facade Power doubles if user is burned, paralyzed, or poisoned. | Normal | Physical | 70 | 100 | 20 |
| 44 | Sky Attack User charges for one turn before attacking. Has a chance to make the target flinch. | Flying | Physical | 140 | 90 | 5 |
Breeding & egg moves
Pidove can inherit these egg moves by breeding with a compatible parent that knows the move and shares an egg group.
No other Pokémon can pass this move down — obtainable another way.
Sprites & renders
14 sprites & renders for Pidove.
Across the games
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Cite this page
“Pidove”. Pokémonism. Retrieved [date] from pokemonism.com/pokedex/pidove.
Species data from PokéAPI.