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 X & Y, 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 X & Y. 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 PecksHA

Protects against Defense drops.

EV Yield

HPAtkDefSpASpDSpe+1

Speed training source

Pokedex Entries

A common sight in forests and woods. It flaps its wings at ground level to kick up blinding sand.

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

4xCritical

None

2xWeak

Electric Ice Rock

½xResist

Grass Bug

¼xResist

None

0xImmune

Ground Ghost

STAB (3)

Grass Fighting Bug

How to Beat Pidgey in X & Y (Best Counters)

Pikachu Electric	C
Available Move Moves Thunder ShockLv. 1 Damage vs Pidgey Thunder Shock 2x 58-69% View Pikachu builds →

X & Y Evolution

Three stages ahead. Pidgey grows into Pidgeotto, then pushes on to Pidgeot. Check the evolution methods below. For breeding, quick to hatch with plenty of partners 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 51 breeding partners from the Flying egg group. Pass egg moves like Air Cutter, Air Slash, Brave Bird and 6 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

9moves

Breed With (best first)

X & Y Pidgey Best Moveset

Best Build

No build content available for this Pokemon in Gen 6.

Try selecting a different game/generation filter, or check back later.

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 Dragon and Steel coverage and more.

Level-Up Moves

Lv 1

Tackle

D5010035Normal

Lv 5

Sand Attack

——10015Ground

Lv 9

Gust

—4010035Flying

Lv 13

Quick Attack+1

D4010030Normal

Lv 17

Whirlwind-6

C——20Normal

Lv 21

Twister

—4010020Dragon

Lv 25

Feather Dance

——10015Flying

Lv 29

Agility

C——30Psychic

Lv 33

Wing Attack

—6010035Flying

Lv 37

Roost

C——10Flying

Lv 41

Tailwind

C——15Flying

Lv 45

Mirror Move

———20Flying

Lv 49

Air Slash

D759515Flying

Lv 53

Hurricane

D1107010Flying

TM Moves

TM40

Aerial Ace

D60—20Flying

TM45

Attract

D—10015Normal

TM100

Confide

———20Normal

TM32

Double Team

———15Normal

TM42

Facade

D7010020Normal

HM02

Fly

D909515Flying

TM21

Frustration

D—10020Normal

TM10

Hidden Power

—6010015Normal

TM17

Protect+4

C——10Normal

TM18

Rain Dance

C——5Water

TM44

Rest

C——10Psychic

TM27

Return

D—10020Normal

TM19

Roost

C——10Flying

TM48

Round

D6010015Normal

TM88

Sleep Talk

C——10Normal

TM51

Steel Wing

D709025Steel

TM90

Substitute

C——10Normal

TM11

Sunny Day

C——5Fire

TM87

Swagger

——9015Normal

TM46

Thief

D6010025Dark

TM06

Toxic

C—9010Poison

TM89

U-turn

D7010020Bug

Egg Moves

Egg

Air Cutter

D609525Flying

Egg

Air Slash

D759515Flying

Egg

Brave Bird

C12010015Flying

Egg

Defog

C——15Flying

Egg

Feint Attack

—60—20Dark

Egg

Foresight

———40Normal

Egg

Pursuit

D4010020Dark

Egg

Steel Wing

D709025Steel

Egg

Uproar

D9010010Normal

Tutor Moves

Pidgey can't learn any Tutor moves

Transfer Moves

Gen

Gen 4

Captivate

——10020Normal

Gen 3

Double-Edge

C12010015Normal

Gen 4

Endure+4

D——10Normal

Gen 3

Mimic

———10Normal

Gen 4

Mud-Slap

D2010010Ground

Gen 4

Natural Gift

D—10015Normal

Gen 4

Ominous Wind

—601005Ghost

Gen 5

Pluck

—6010020Flying

Gen 4

Swift

—60—20Normal

Gen 5

Work Up

D——30Normal

X & Y Pidgey Locations

Pidgey appears at decent spawn rates across 4 spots in early-game routes. Sort by Best below if you want the highest rate, or Earliest if you want the quickest access point in your playthrough.

Best Locations to Catch Pidgey in X & Y

walking encounters for Pidgey across 4 spots at Lv. 3-4. The catch is that X and Y don't share every location, so compare what's available in your version.

Route 2

XGrass Lv.3-4 Route

UncommonEarly

Route 2

YGrass Lv.3-4 Route

UncommonEarly

Route 3

XGrass Lv.4 Route

RareEarly

Route 3

YGrass Lv.4 Route

RareEarly

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 X & Y, 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 X & Y. 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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Lunatone RockPsychic	C
Available Moves Moves Rock TombTM39 Rock ThrowLv. 5 Charge BeamTM57 Damage vs Pidgey Rock Tomb 2x 77-92% Rock Throw 2x 67-81% Charge Beam 2x 67-81% View Lunatone builds →
Solrock RockPsychic	C
Available Moves Moves Rock TombTM39 Rock ThrowLv. 5 Charge BeamTM57 Damage vs Pidgey Rock Tomb 2x 112-133%KO Rock Throw 2x 98-115%KO Charge Beam 2x 48-58% View Solrock builds →
Archen RockFlying	C
Obtain MethodAmbrette Town Gift Available Moves Moves Ancient PowerLv. 18 Rock TombTM39 Rock ThrowLv. 5 Damage vs Pidgey Ancient Power 2x 102-121%KO Rock Tomb 2x 127-150%KO Rock Throw 2x 108-127%KO View Archen builds →
Onix RockGround	C
Available Moves Moves Rock TombTM39 Rock ThrowLv. 7 Damage vs Pidgey Rock Tomb 2x 67-81% Rock Throw 2x 58-69% View Onix builds →
Tyrunt RockDragon	D
Obtain MethodAmbrette Town Gift TM Move Moves Rock TombTM39 Damage vs Pidgey Rock Tomb 2x 108-127%KO View Tyrunt builds →

Carbink RockFairy	C
Available Moves Moves Ancient PowerLv. 31 Rock TombTM39 Rock ThrowLv. 5 Smack DownLv. 12 Damage vs Pidgey Ancient Power 2x 73-86% Rock Tomb 2x 69-82% Rock Throw 2x 58-70% Smack Down 2x 58-70% View Carbink builds →
Lunatone RockPsychic	C
Available Moves Moves Rock SlideLv. 25 Rock TombTM39 Rock ThrowLv. 5 Charge BeamTM57 Damage vs Pidgey Rock Slide 2x 92-109%KO Rock Tomb 2x 75-90% Rock Throw 2x 62-74% Charge Beam 2x 66-78% View Lunatone builds →
Solrock RockPsychic	C
Available Moves Moves Rock SlideLv. 25 Rock TombTM39 Rock ThrowLv. 5 Charge BeamTM57 Damage vs Pidgey Rock Slide 2x 135-160%KO Rock Tomb 2x 109-129%KO Rock Throw 2x 92-109%KO Charge Beam 2x 44-52% View Solrock builds →
Archen RockFlying	C
Obtain MethodAmbrette Town Gift Available Moves Moves Ancient PowerLv. 18 Rock TombTM39 Rock ThrowLv. 5 Damage vs Pidgey Ancient Power 2x 99-117%KO Rock Tomb 2x 125-148%KO Rock Throw 2x 105-125%KO View Archen builds →
Onix RockGround	C
Available Moves Moves Rock TombTM39 Rock ThrowLv. 7 Smack DownLv. 22 Damage vs Pidgey Rock Tomb 2x 66-78% Rock Throw 2x 56-66% Smack Down 2x 56-66% View Onix builds →

Carbink RockFairy	C
Available Moves Moves Ancient PowerLv. 31 Rock TombTM39 Rock ThrowLv. 5 Smack DownLv. 12 Damage vs Pidgey Ancient Power 2x 73-86% Rock Tomb 2x 69-82% Rock Throw 2x 58-70% Smack Down 2x 58-70% View Carbink builds →
Lunatone RockPsychic	C
Available Moves Moves Rock SlideLv. 25 Rock TombTM39 Rock ThrowLv. 5 Charge BeamTM57 Damage vs Pidgey Rock Slide 2x 92-109%KO Rock Tomb 2x 75-90% Rock Throw 2x 62-74% Charge Beam 2x 66-78% View Lunatone builds →
Solrock RockPsychic	C
Available Moves Moves Rock SlideLv. 25 Rock TombTM39 Rock ThrowLv. 5 Charge BeamTM57 Damage vs Pidgey Rock Slide 2x 135-160%KO Rock Tomb 2x 109-129%KO Rock Throw 2x 92-109%KO Charge Beam 2x 44-52% View Solrock builds →
Archen RockFlying	C
Obtain MethodAmbrette Town Gift Available Moves Moves Ancient PowerLv. 18 Rock TombTM39 Rock ThrowLv. 5 Damage vs Pidgey Ancient Power 2x 99-117%KO Rock Tomb 2x 125-148%KO Rock Throw 2x 105-125%KO View Archen builds →
Onix RockGround	C
Available Moves Moves Rock TombTM39 Rock ThrowLv. 7 Smack DownLv. 22 Damage vs Pidgey Rock Tomb 2x 66-78% Rock Throw 2x 56-66% Smack Down 2x 56-66% View Onix builds →

Carbink RockFairy	C
Available Moves Moves Ancient PowerLv. 31 Rock TombTM39 Rock ThrowLv. 5 Smack DownLv. 12 Damage vs Pidgey Ancient Power 2x 73-86% Rock Tomb 2x 69-82% Rock Throw 2x 58-70% Smack Down 2x 58-70% View Carbink builds →
Lunatone RockPsychic	C
Available Moves Moves Rock SlideLv. 25 Rock TombTM39 Rock ThrowLv. 5 Charge BeamTM57 Damage vs Pidgey Rock Slide 2x 92-109%KO Rock Tomb 2x 75-90% Rock Throw 2x 62-74% Charge Beam 2x 66-78% View Lunatone builds →
Solrock RockPsychic	C
Available Moves Moves Rock SlideLv. 25 Rock TombTM39 Rock ThrowLv. 5 Charge BeamTM57 Damage vs Pidgey Rock Slide 2x 135-160%KO Rock Tomb 2x 109-129%KO Rock Throw 2x 92-109%KO Charge Beam 2x 44-52% View Solrock builds →
Archen RockFlying	C
Obtain MethodAmbrette Town Gift Available Moves Moves Ancient PowerLv. 18 Rock TombTM39 Rock ThrowLv. 5 Damage vs Pidgey Ancient Power 2x 99-117%KO Rock Tomb 2x 125-148%KO Rock Throw 2x 105-125%KO View Archen builds →
Onix RockGround	C
Available Moves Moves Rock TombTM39 Rock ThrowLv. 7 Smack DownLv. 22 Damage vs Pidgey Rock Tomb 2x 66-78% Rock Throw 2x 56-66% Smack Down 2x 56-66% View Onix builds →

Rotom ElectricGhost	C
Available Moves Moves ThunderboltTM24 Shock WaveLv. 22 Charge BeamTM57 Thunder ShockLv. 1 Damage vs Pidgey Thunderbolt 2x 181-213%KO Shock Wave 2x 121-143%KO Charge Beam 2x 101-120%KO Thunder Shock 2x 81-97% View Rotom builds →
Carbink RockFairy	C
Available Moves Moves Ancient PowerLv. 31 Rock TombTM39 Rock ThrowLv. 5 Smack DownLv. 12 Damage vs Pidgey Ancient Power 2x 76-90% Rock Tomb 2x 70-83% Rock Throw 2x 59-70% Smack Down 2x 59-70% View Carbink builds →
Magneton ElectricSteel	C
Available Moves Moves Zap CannonLv. 1 ThunderboltTM24 SparkLv. 21 Charge BeamTM57 Damage vs Pidgey Zap Cannon 2x 291-343%KO Thunderbolt 2x 220-260%KO Spark 2x 88-103%KO Charge Beam 2x 124-147%KO View Magneton builds →
Lunatone RockPsychic	C
Available Moves Moves Rock SlideLv. 25 Rock TombTM39 Rock ThrowLv. 5 Charge BeamTM57 Damage vs Pidgey Rock Slide 2x 93-110%KO Rock Tomb 2x 76-90% Rock Throw 2x 62-73% Charge Beam 2x 68-80% View Lunatone builds →
Solrock RockPsychic	C
Available Moves Moves Rock SlideLv. 25 Rock TombTM39 Rock ThrowLv. 5 Charge BeamTM57 Damage vs Pidgey Rock Slide 2x 138-163%KO Rock Tomb 2x 113-133%KO Rock Throw 2x 93-110%KO Charge Beam 2x 44-53% View Solrock builds →

Tyranitar RockDark	A
Recommended Build AbilitySand Stream ItemChoice Band NatureRelaxed Moves Stone Edge PursuitSTAB CrunchSTAB Superpower Damage vs Pidgey Stone Edge 2x 383-451%KO Pursuit 77-91% Crunch 153-181%KO Superpower 153-180%KO View Tyranitar builds →
Magnezone ElectricSteel	B
Recommended Build AbilityMagnetpull ItemChoice Scarf NatureTimid Moves Flash Cannon Volt Switch ThunderboltSTAB Hidden Power Fire Damage vs Pidgey Flash Cannon 132-155%KO Volt Switch 2x 232-273%KO Thunderbolt 2x 297-350%KO View Magnezone builds →
Mamoswine IceGround	B
Recommended Build AbilityThickfat ItemChoice Scarf NatureAdamant Moves EarthquakeSTAB Ice Shard Icicle Crash Rock Slide Damage vs Pidgey Ice Shard 2x 133-157%KO Rock Slide 2x 165-195%KO View Mamoswine builds →
Jolteon Electric	B
Recommended Build AbilityVoltabsorb ItemAir Balloon NatureTimid Moves Shadow Ball Hidden Power Ice ThunderboltSTAB Volt Switch Damage vs Pidgey Thunderbolt 2x 264-311%KO Volt Switch 2x 205-242%KO View Jolteon builds →
Lapras WaterIce	C
Recommended Build AbilityWaterabsorb ItemLeftovers NatureModest Moves Freeze Dry SurfSTAB RestRecovery Perish Song Damage vs Pidgey Surf 122-144%KO View Lapras builds →