What does Pidgey evolve into?

Pidgey becomes Pidgeotto at level 18, then Pidgeot at level 36. Straight three-stage line with no branching.

At what level does Pidgey evolve?

Pidgey evolves into Pidgeotto at level 18. Early evolution, you'll hit it before the third gym in most games.

For Platinum, you can run Pidgey through the first few routes without issues. 251 BST won't carry you far though. Get it to Pidgeotto as fast as you can.

Where can you catch Pidgey?

Pidgey is catchable in Platinum. Check the Locations section above for specific routes, encounter rates, and methods. It also appears in 18 other games across the series.

Pidgey - Weakness, Evolution, Moveset, EVs & Stats

Utility

Balanced

DTier

56Speed · Slow

Stats & Training

An unusually even spread gives Pidgey flexibility. Speed barely edges ahead. But Sp. Atk isn't far off. Easy to catch and follows a 1.06M XP medium-slow curve. Yields 1 Speed EV.

Base Stats

Below

HP40

Attack45

Defense40

Sp. Atk35

Sp. Def35

Speed56

Total251

Details

Catch Rate

Guaranteed255 / 255

Growth Rate

Medium Slow1.06M XP

Height0.3 m

Weight1.8 kg

Base XP50

Abilities

Keen Eye

Prevents accuracy from being lowered.

Tangled Feet

Doubles evasion when confused.

Big PecksHANot in game

Protects against Defense drops.

EV Yield

HPAtkDefSpASpDSpe+1

Speed training source

Pokedex Entries

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

Platinum

Pidgey Weakness

Pidgey is weak to Electric, Ice, and Rock. On the flip side, it's immune to Ground and Ghost-type moves entirely.

Pidgey Weakness and Resistance Chart
Damage	Types
2x (Weak)	Electric, Ice, Rock
0.5x (Resist)	Grass, Bug
0x (Immune)	Ground, Ghost

Type ChartGood

3Weak

2Resist

2Immune

Score+2

Gen IV Type Chart

Fairy type does not exist — Dragon has fewer checks
Physical / Special split now per-move (introduced Gen IV)

4xCritical

None

2xWeak

Electric Ice Rock

½xResist

Grass Bug

¼xResist

None

0xImmune

Ground Ghost

STAB (3)

Grass Fighting Bug

How to Beat Pidgey in Platinum (Best Counters)

Aerodactyl RockFlying	B
Obtain MethodOreburgh City Gift Available Moves Moves Rock SlideTM80 Thunder FangLv. 1 Ice FangLv. 1 Ancient PowerLv. 25 Damage vs Pidgey Rock Slide 2x 155-183%KO Thunder Fang 2x 90-106%KO Ice Fang 2x 90-106%KO Ancient Power 2x 89-104%KO View Aerodactyl builds →
Rotom ElectricGhost	C
Obtain MethodOld Chateau Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves ThunderTM25 ThunderboltTM24 DischargeLv. 50 Shock WaveTM34 Damage vs Pidgey Thunder 2x 228-269%KO Thunderbolt 2x 186-219%KO Discharge 2x 166-196%KO Shock Wave 2x 126-149%KO View Rotom builds →
Magneton ElectricSteel	C
Available Moves Moves ThunderTM25 ThunderboltTM24 DischargeLv. 40 SparkLv. 22 Damage vs Pidgey Thunder 2x 277-326%KO Thunderbolt 2x 226-266%KO Discharge 2x 202-237%KO Spark 2x 89-104%KO View Magneton builds →
Solrock RockPsychic	C
Available Moves Moves Rock SlideTM80 Rock TombTM39 Rock ThrowLv. 9 Charge BeamTM57 Damage vs Pidgey Rock Slide 2x 143-170%KO Rock Tomb 2x 115-136%KO Rock Throw 2x 97-115%KO Charge Beam 2x 47-56% View Solrock builds →
Sudowoodo Rock	C
Available Moves Moves Rock SlideTM80 Rock TombTM39 Rock ThrowLv. 14 Damage vs Pidgey Rock Slide 2x 150-177%KO Rock Tomb 2x 119-141%KO Rock Throw 2x 102-120%KO View Sudowoodo builds →

Platinum Evolution

Three stages ahead. Pidgey grows into Pidgeotto, then pushes on to Pidgeot. Check the evolution methods below. For breeding, quick to hatch with a decent partner pool via one egg group. Evolving adds up to 228 stat points total. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.

How to Evolve

3 Forms

#016Pidgey

Level 18

#017Pidgeotto

Level 36

#018Pidgeot

Stat Comparison 3 Stages

Pidgey

NormalFlying

Pidgeotto

NormalFlying

Pidgeot

NormalFlying

63+23

83+20

ATK

60+15

80+20

DEF

55+15

75+20

SP.ATK

50+15

70+20

SP.DEF

50+15

70+20

SPE

71+15

101+30

BST

251D-Tier

349D-Tier+98

479C-Tier+130

ROLE

Balanced

Pivot

TYPE

Utility

Mixed

Breeding

Very Easy

Breed Pidgey easily with 31 breeding partners from the Flying egg group. Pass egg moves like Air Cutter, Air Slash, Brave Bird and 5 more to offspring.

Egg Groups

Flying

Gender

♂50.0%♀50.0%

Hatch Time

15 cycles·3,855 steps

Quick~4 min with Flame Body

Egg Moves

8moves

Breed With (best first)

Platinum Pidgey Best Moveset

Best Build

No build content available for this Pokemon in Gen 4.

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Moves

Breeding opens up real options for Pidgey. Air Cutter and Air Slash come exclusively from egg moves, and they're worth the effort. The rest of the kit covers basics through Brave Bird and Double-Edge and coverage across 7 types.

Level-Up Moves

Lv 1

Tackle

—3510035Normal

Lv 5

Sand Attack

D—10015Ground

Lv 9

Gust

D4010035Flying

Lv 13

Quick Attack+1

D4010030Normal

Lv 17

Whirlwind-6

D——20Normal

Lv 21

Twister

—4010020Dragon

Lv 25

Feather Dance

——10015Flying

Lv 29

Agility

C——30Psychic

Lv 33

Wing Attack

D6010035Flying

Lv 37

Roost

C——10Flying

Lv 41

Tailwind

D——15Flying

Lv 45

Mirror Move

———20Flying

Lv 49

Air Slash

D759520Flying

TM Moves

TM40

Aerial Ace

D60—20Flying

TM45

Attract

——10015Normal

TM78

Captivate

——10020Normal

HM05

Defog

———15Flying

TM32

Double Team

———15Normal

TM58

Endure+4

———10Normal

TM42

Facade

D7010020Normal

HM02

Fly

D909515Flying

TM21

Frustration

D—10020Normal

TM10

Hidden Power

—6010015Normal

TM83

Natural Gift

D—10015Normal

TM88

Pluck

—6010020Flying

TM17

Protect+4

C——10Normal

TM18

Rain Dance

C——5Water

TM44

Rest

C——10Psychic

TM27

Return

D—10020Normal

TM51

Roost

C——10Flying

TM43

Secret Power

—7010020Normal

TM82

Sleep Talk

C——10Normal

TM47

Steel Wing

D709025Steel

TM90

Substitute

C——10Normal

TM11

Sunny Day

C——5Fire

TM87

Swagger

——9015Normal

TM46

Thief

—6010025Dark

TM06

Toxic

C—8510Poison

TM89

U-turn

D7010020Bug

Egg Moves

Egg

Air Cutter

D559525Flying

Egg

Air Slash

D759520Flying

Egg

Brave Bird

C12010015Flying

Egg

Feint Attack

—60—20Dark

Egg

Foresight

D——40Normal

Egg

Pursuit

D4010020Dark

Egg

Steel Wing

D709025Steel

Egg

Uproar

—9010010Normal

Tutor Moves

Tut

Tutor

Air Cutter

D559525Flying

Tutor

Heat Wave

D1009010Fire

Tutor

Mud-Slap

D2010010Ground

Tutor

Ominous Wind

D601005Ghost

Tutor

Snore

D4010015Normal

Tutor

Swift

—60—20Normal

Tutor

Twister

—4010020Dragon

Tutor

Uproar

—9010010Normal

Transfer Moves

Gen

Gen 3

Double-Edge

C12010015Normal

Gen 3

Mimic

———10Normal

Platinum Pidgey Locations

high spawn rates across 2 locations for Pidgey in endgame routes. Scroll the sorted list below and pick whichever spot sits closest to your current route. The rate differences between locations are worth comparing.

Best Locations to Catch Pidgey in Platinum

Route 229

Grass Lv.47-50 Route

CommonPost

Day

Route 229

Grass Lv.47 Route

RarePost

Morning/night

Pidgey Guide

Pidgey becomes Pidgeotto at level 18, then Pidgeot at level 36. Straight three-stage line with no branching.
Pidgey evolves into Pidgeotto at level 18. Early evolution, you'll hit it before the third gym in most games.
For Platinum, you can run Pidgey through the first few routes without issues. 251 BST won't carry you far though. Get it to Pidgeotto as fast as you can.
Pidgey is catchable in Platinum. Check the Locations section above for specific routes, encounter rates, and methods. It also appears in 18 other games across the series.

Game Availability

One of the original 151, Pidgey has appeared in 19 games — most mainline games. From Red & Blue through the latest titles, it's rarely been left out of a regional Pokedex.

Click a game to view version-specific details

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Aerodactyl RockFlying	B
Obtain MethodOreburgh City Gift Available Moves Moves Thunder FangLv. 1 Ice FangLv. 1 Damage vs Pidgey Thunder Fang 2x 82-97% Ice Fang 2x 82-97% View Aerodactyl builds →
Lunatone RockPsychic	C
Available Move Moves Rock ThrowLv. 9 Damage vs Pidgey Rock Throw 2x 64-77% View Lunatone builds →
Solrock RockPsychic	C
Available Move Moves Rock ThrowLv. 9 Damage vs Pidgey Rock Throw 2x 90-108%KO View Solrock builds →
Onix RockGround	C
Available Move Moves Rock ThrowLv. 9 Damage vs Pidgey Rock Throw 2x 56-69% View Onix builds →
Geodude RockGround	C
Available Move Moves Rock ThrowLv. 11 Damage vs Pidgey Rock Throw 2x 77-92% View Geodude builds →

Lunatone RockPsychic	C
Available Moves Moves Rock TombTM39 Rock ThrowLv. 9 Damage vs Pidgey Rock Tomb 2x 77-92% Rock Throw 2x 67-81% View Lunatone builds →
Solrock RockPsychic	C
Available Moves Moves Rock TombTM39 Rock ThrowLv. 9 Damage vs Pidgey Rock Tomb 2x 112-133%KO Rock Throw 2x 98-115%KO View Solrock builds →
Onix RockGround	C
Available Moves Moves Rock TombTM39 Rock ThrowLv. 9 Damage vs Pidgey Rock Tomb 2x 67-81% Rock Throw 2x 58-69% View Onix builds →
Omanyte RockWater	D
Obtain MethodOreburgh City Gift Available Moves Moves Rock TombTM39 RolloutLv. 16 Damage vs Pidgey Rock Tomb 2x 67-81% Rollout 2x 38-46% View Omanyte builds →
Kabuto RockWater	D
Obtain MethodOreburgh City Gift TM Move Moves Rock TombTM39 Damage vs Pidgey Rock Tomb 2x 102-121%KO View Kabuto builds →

Aerodactyl RockFlying	B
Obtain MethodOreburgh City Gift Available Moves Moves Rock SlideTM80 Thunder FangLv. 1 Ice FangLv. 1 Ancient PowerLv. 25 Damage vs Pidgey Rock Slide 2x 150-178%KO Thunder Fang 2x 88-103%KO Ice Fang 2x 88-103%KO Ancient Power 2x 88-103%KO View Aerodactyl builds →
Rotom ElectricGhost	C
Obtain MethodOld Chateau Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves ThunderboltTM24 Shock WaveLv. 22 Thunder ShockLv. 1 Damage vs Pidgey Thunderbolt 2x 178-211%KO Shock Wave 2x 119-141%KO Thunder Shock 2x 83-98% View Rotom builds →
Lunatone RockPsychic	C
Available Moves Moves Rock SlideTM80 Rock TombTM39 Rock ThrowLv. 9 Damage vs Pidgey Rock Slide 2x 95-113%KO Rock Tomb 2x 75-89% Rock Throw 2x 63-75% View Lunatone builds →
Solrock RockPsychic	C
Available Moves Moves Rock SlideTM80 Rock TombTM39 Rock ThrowLv. 9 Damage vs Pidgey Rock Slide 2x 139-164%KO Rock Tomb 2x 114-136%KO Rock Throw 2x 95-113%KO View Solrock builds →
Graveler RockGround	C
Available Moves Moves Rock SlideTM80 Rock TombTM39 Rock ThrowLv. 11 RolloutLv. 22 Damage vs Pidgey Rock Slide 2x 139-164%KO Rock Tomb 2x 114-136%KO Rock Throw 2x 95-113%KO Rollout 2x 59-70% View Graveler builds →

Aerodactyl RockFlying	B
Obtain MethodOreburgh City Gift Available Moves Moves Rock SlideTM80 Thunder FangLv. 1 Ice FangLv. 1 Ancient PowerLv. 25 Damage vs Pidgey Rock Slide 2x 153-181%KO Thunder Fang 2x 88-104%KO Ice Fang 2x 88-104%KO Ancient Power 2x 90-107%KO View Aerodactyl builds →
Rotom ElectricGhost	C
Obtain MethodOld Chateau Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves ThunderTM25 ThunderboltTM24 Shock WaveTM34 Thunder ShockLv. 1 Damage vs Pidgey Thunder 2x 223-263%KO Thunderbolt 2x 185-218%KO Shock Wave 2x 125-148%KO Thunder Shock 2x 84-99% View Rotom builds →
Solrock RockPsychic	C
Available Moves Moves Rock SlideTM80 Rock TombTM39 Rock ThrowLv. 9 Damage vs Pidgey Rock Slide 2x 142-168%KO Rock Tomb 2x 115-136%KO Rock Throw 2x 97-115%KO View Solrock builds →
Graveler RockGround	C
Available Moves Moves Rock SlideTM80 Rock TombTM39 Rock ThrowLv. 11 RolloutLv. 22 Damage vs Pidgey Rock Slide 2x 142-168%KO Rock Tomb 2x 115-136%KO Rock Throw 2x 97-115%KO Rollout 2x 59-70% View Graveler builds →
Onix RockGround	C
Available Moves Moves Rock SlideTM80 Rock TombTM39 Rock ThrowLv. 9 Damage vs Pidgey Rock Slide 2x 84-99% Rock Tomb 2x 70-82% Rock Throw 2x 59-70% View Onix builds →

Aerodactyl RockFlying	B
Obtain MethodOreburgh City Gift Available Moves Moves Rock SlideTM80 Thunder FangLv. 1 Ice FangLv. 1 Ancient PowerLv. 25 Damage vs Pidgey Rock Slide 2x 153-181%KO Thunder Fang 2x 88-104%KO Ice Fang 2x 88-104%KO Ancient Power 2x 90-107%KO View Aerodactyl builds →
Rotom ElectricGhost	C
Obtain MethodOld Chateau Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves ThunderTM25 ThunderboltTM24 Shock WaveTM34 Thunder ShockLv. 1 Damage vs Pidgey Thunder 2x 223-263%KO Thunderbolt 2x 185-218%KO Shock Wave 2x 125-148%KO Thunder Shock 2x 84-99% View Rotom builds →
Solrock RockPsychic	C
Available Moves Moves Rock SlideTM80 Rock TombTM39 Rock ThrowLv. 9 Damage vs Pidgey Rock Slide 2x 142-168%KO Rock Tomb 2x 115-136%KO Rock Throw 2x 97-115%KO View Solrock builds →
Graveler RockGround	C
Available Moves Moves Rock SlideTM80 Rock TombTM39 Rock ThrowLv. 11 RolloutLv. 22 Damage vs Pidgey Rock Slide 2x 142-168%KO Rock Tomb 2x 115-136%KO Rock Throw 2x 97-115%KO Rollout 2x 59-70% View Graveler builds →
Onix RockGround	C
Available Moves Moves Rock SlideTM80 Rock TombTM39 Rock ThrowLv. 9 Damage vs Pidgey Rock Slide 2x 84-99% Rock Tomb 2x 70-82% Rock Throw 2x 59-70% View Onix builds →

Magnezone ElectricSteel	B
Recommended Build AbilityMagnetpull ItemLeftovers NatureTimid Moves ThunderboltSTAB Hidden Power Fire Thunder Wave Explosion Damage vs Pidgey Thunderbolt 2x 297-350%KO Explosion 110-130%KO View Magnezone builds →
Aerodactyl RockFlying	B
Recommended Build AbilityPressure ItemFocus Sash NatureJolly Moves Earthquake Stealth Rock TauntUtility Stone Edge Damage vs Pidgey Stone Edge 2x 259-305%KO View Aerodactyl builds →
Weavile DarkIce	B
Recommended Build AbilityPressure ItemExpert Belt NatureJolly Moves Ice Shard Night Slash Low Kick PursuitSTAB Damage vs Pidgey Ice Shard 2x 115-136%KO Pursuit 57-68% View Weavile builds →
Jolteon Electric	B
Recommended Build AbilityVoltabsorb ItemChoice Specs NatureTimid Moves ThunderboltSTAB Shadow Ball Hidden Power Ice Signal Beam Damage vs Pidgey Thunderbolt 2x 395-464%KO View Jolteon builds →
Lapras WaterIce	C
Recommended Build AbilityWaterabsorb ItemLeftovers NatureQuiet Moves Ice Beam Ice Shard Hydro Pump Thunderbolt Damage vs Pidgey Ice Beam 2x 244-288%KO Ice Shard 2x 70-83% Hydro Pump 149-176%KO Thunderbolt 2x 163-192%KO View Lapras builds →