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Pidgey

Tiny Bird Pokémon

NormalFlying

It is docile and prefers to avoid conflict. If disturbed, however, it can ferociously strike back.

Base Stats

HP 40
Attack 45
Defense 40
Sp. Atk 35
Sp. Def 35
Speed 56
Total 251

Type Effectiveness

Weak to
rock 2xelectric 2xice 2x
Resistant to
bug ½xgrass ½x
Immune to
ground 0xghost 0x

Abilities

Keen Eye Tangled Feet Big Pecks (Hidden)

Evolution Chain

pidgey Pidgey
→
pidgeotto Pidgeotto Lv. 18
→
pidgeot Pidgeot Lv. 36

Moves

Details

Category Tiny Bird Pokémon
Height 0.3 m
Weight 1.8 kg
Base Exp 50
Growth Rate Medium Slow
Capture Rate 255
Base Happiness 70
Gender 50% ♂ / 50% ♀
Habitat Forest
Egg Groups Flying

Sprites

pidgey Front Front
pidgey Back Back
pidgey Front Shiny Front Shiny
pidgey Back Shiny Back Shiny
pidgey Official Art Official Art
pidgey Official Art (Shiny) Official Art (Shiny)

Competitive

lc
Choice
Moves
Brave Bird
U-turn
Feint Attack / Pursuit
Return / Steel Wing
Item
Choice Scarf / Choice Band
Nature
Jolly / Adamant
EVs
HP 36
Atk 236
Spe 228

Strategy Overview

Pidgey is the beloved Normal / Flying Pokemon introduced in RBY. Since then, lots of competition has been introduced, but our little bird friend still packs quite a punch, allowing it to fill a solid niche on almost any team. While Doduo, Starly, and Taillow are all superior to Pidgey, Pidgey can still be an effective Choice user. Pidgey reaches a Speed stat of 16 in Little Cup, which allows it to outspeed most of the Little Cup metagame. With a great STAB move in the form of Brave Bird, and a decent Attack stat of 14, Pidgey has enough speed and power to be a respectable member of any team.

Competitive data from Smogon University via data.pkmn.cc