Pidgeot | Pokémon guide

As the final form of one of the most recognizable Pokémon, Pidgeot is a powerful ally to have - but first, you’ll need to learn all about it.

Pidgeot Pokemon against a grey Pocket Tactics background

One thing's undeniably true when it comes to Pokémon's Pidgeot - it may belong to the Pidgey family, making it weaker than some other 'mon, but it's an underrated pick. Pidgeot is in nearly every Pokémon game and is pretty easy to pick up, meaning it's always there as a backup choice for your team. We'll tell you about where to find it, its moveset and stats, and its strengths and weaknesses.

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Here's everything in our Pidgeot guide:

Here's the key information you need to know about Pidgeot:

National Pokédex # 0018
Type Normal, Flying
Abilities Keen Eye (Gen I-III) or Tangled Feet (Gen IV+)
Hidden ability Big Pecks
Gender ratio Male - 50%
Female - 50%
Catch rate 5 (11.9%)
Egg groups Flying
EV yield Three speed

Pidgeot's evolutions

Pidgeot evolves from Pidgeotto and is the final form of Pidgey, so it cannot evolve any further.

Pidgey, Pigeotto, and Pidgeot evolution line

Pidgeot's locations

Here are all the locations you can find Pidgeot in each Pokémon game:

Gen 1 locations

Red / Blue Evolve Pidgeotto
Yellow Evolve Pidgeotto

Gen 2 locations

Gold / Silver Evolve Pidgeotto
Crystal Evolve Pidgeotto

Gen 3 locations

Ruby / Sapphire Trade
Emerald Trade
FireRed / LeafGreen Evolve Pidgeotto
Colosseum Trade
XD Evolve Pidgeotto

Gen 4 locations

Diamond / Pearl Evolve Pidgeotto
Platinum Evolve Pidgeotto
HeartGold / SoulSilver Evolve Pidgeotto

Gen 5 locations

Black / White Trade, Event, Evolve Pidgeotto
Black 2 / White 2 Trade, Event

Gen 6 locations

X / Y Evolve Pidgeotto
Omega Ruby / Alpha Sapphire Evolve Pidgeotto

Gen 7 locations

Sun / Moon Trade
Ultra Sun / Ultra Moon Route 10 (Island Scan)
Let's Go Pikachu / Let's Go Eevee Routes 1-2, 4-8, 11-21, and 24-25

Gen 8 locations

Sword / Shield Unobtainable
Brilliant Diamond / Shining Pearl Evolve Pidgeotto
Legends: Arceus Unobtainable

Gen 9 locations

Scarlet / Violet Unobtainable
The Hidden Treasure of Area Zero Unobtainable
Legends: Z-A Bleu Sector 5, Rouge Sector 4, Jaune Sector 4

Pidgeot's base stats

Pidgeot's base stats in Generations I-V are as follows. As you level it up, these stats grow.

  • HP - 83
  • Attack - 80
  • Defense - 75
  • Sp. Atk - 70
  • Sp. Def - 70
  • Speed - 91

Pidgeot's base stats in Generation VI onwards are as follows.

  • HP - 83
  • Attack - 80
  • Defense - 75
  • Sp. Atk - 70
  • Sp. Def - 70
  • Speed - 101

Pokemon Pidgeot belonging to Ash in the animated series

Pidgeot's strengths and weaknesses

As a Flying and Normal type, Pidgeot is weak to the very elements that can take down such a creature. Fortunately, it has several immunities and resistances due to being a beast that's often in flight.

Normal damage Dark, Dragon, Fairy, Fighting, Fire, Flying, Normal, Poison, Psychic, Steel, and Water
Weak Electric, Ice, and Rock
Resistant Bug and Grass
Immune Ghost and Ground

Pidgeot's moveset

In the latest generation of Pokémon games, Pidgeot can learn the following moves:

Level up moves

Level Move Type
One Tackle Normal
One Growl Normal
Nine Gust Flying
13 Quick Attack Normal
17 Twister Dragon
21 Wing Attack Flying
25 Whirlwind Normal
29 Agility Psychic
33 Air Slash Flying
40 Feather Dance Flying
45 Hurricane Flying
50 Brave Bird Flying

Learnable TMs

Move Type
Aerial Ace Flying
Agility Psychic
Double Team Normal
Dual Wingbeat Flying
Endure Normal
Facade Normal
Fly Flying
Giga Impact Normal
Headbutt Normal
Heat Wave Fire
Hurricane Flying
Hyper Beam Normal
Ominous Wind Ghost
Protect Normal
Razor Wind Normal
Reflect Psychic
Sky Attack Flying
Substitute Normal
U-turn Bug
Whirlwind Normal
Work Up Normal

You now know everything there is to know about Pidgeot - good luck catching and leveling up this little friend.