What does Pidove evolve into?

Tranquill at level 21 is the mid-stage. Push through to Unfezant at level 32 for the final form. 264 BST right now won't cut it long-term.

At what level does Pidove evolve?

Level 21 gets you Tranquill . Not the fastest evolution, so consider Exp. Share or route grinding to speed it up.

In Black & White, Pidove does the job early-game if you need a Normal/Flying type on your team. Evolve it into Tranquill before the later gyms and it holds up fine through the story.

Where can you catch Pidove?

You can find Pidove in Black & White. The Locations section has the full breakdown of routes and encounter details. It also appears in 6 other games across the series.

Pidove - Weakness, Evolution, Moveset, EVs & Stats

Utility

Balanced

DTier

43Speed · Very Slow

Stats & Training

Pidove's stats barely vary. None sit in respectable range with no real gaps. It's a blank slate for EV investment. Worth 1 Attack EV, 1.06M XP medium-slow curve to max.

Base Stats

Below

HP50

Attack55

Defense50

Sp. Atk36

Sp. Def30

Speed43

Total264

Details

Catch Rate

Guaranteed255 / 255

Growth Rate

Medium Slow1.06M XP

Height0.3 m

Weight2.1 kg

Base XP53

Abilities

Big Pecks

Protects against Defense drops.

Super Luck

Raises moves' critical hit rates one stage.

RivalryHA

Increases damage inflicted to 1.25× against Pokémon of the same gender, but decreases damage to 0.75× against the opposite gender.

EV Yield

HPAtk+1DefSpASpDSpe

Attack training source

Pokedex Entries

Each follows its Trainer’s orders as best it can, but they sometimes fail to understand complicated commands.

Pidove Weakness

Pidove's Normal/Flying typing leaves it vulnerable to Electric, Ice, and Rock. It shrugs off Ground and Ghost-type attacks completely.

Pidove 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 V 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 Pidove in Black & White (Best Counters)

Archen RockFlying	C
Obtain MethodNacrene City Gift Available Moves Moves Ancient PowerLv. 18 Rock ThrowLv. 5 Damage vs Pidove Ancient Power 2x 100-118%KO Rock Throw 2x 91-107%KO View Archen builds →
Tirtouga WaterRock	C
Obtain MethodNacrene City Gift Available Moves Moves Ancient PowerLv. 18 RolloutLv. 5 Damage vs Pidove Ancient Power 2x 80-96% Rollout 2x 45-54% View Tirtouga builds →
Roggenrola Rock	C
Available Move Moves Rock BlastLv. 14 Damage vs Pidove Rock Blast 2x 36-43% View Roggenrola builds →
Aerodactyl RockFlying	C
Obtain MethodNacrene City Gift Available Moves Moves Thunder FangLv. 1 Ice FangLv. 1 Damage vs Pidove Thunder Fang 2x 71-86% Ice Fang 2x 71-86% View Aerodactyl builds →
Omanyte RockWater	D
Obtain MethodNacrene City Gift Available Move Moves RolloutLv. 16 Damage vs Pidove Rollout 2x 30-38% View Omanyte builds →

Black & White Evolution

Pidove is the start of a three-stage chain. It evolves into Tranquill first, then eventually reaches Unfezant. For breeding, quick to hatch with a decent partner pool via one egg group. The evolved forms gain up to 224 total stats over Pidove. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.

How to Evolve

3 Forms

#519Pidove

Level 21

#520Tranquill

Level 32

#521Unfezant

Stat Comparison 3 Stages

Pidove

NormalFlying

Tranquill

NormalFlying

Unfezant

NormalFlying

62+12

80+18

ATK

77+22

115+38

DEF

62+12

80+18

SP.ATK

50+14

65+15

SP.DEF

42+12

55+13

SPE

65+22

93+28

BST

264D-Tier

358D-Tier+94

488C-Tier+130

ROLE

Balanced

Wallbreaker

TYPE

Utility

Physical

Breeding

Very Easy

Breed Pidove easily with 45 breeding partners from the Flying egg group. Pass egg moves like Bestow, Hypnosis, Lucky Chant and 4 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

7moves

Breed With (best first)

Black & White Pidove Best Moveset

Best Build

No build content available for this Pokemon in Gen 5.

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

Moves

The natural movepool does the job, but Bestow and Hypnosis from the egg pool give Pidove something extra. Pair those with Sky Attack and Fly for STAB and Bug and Steel coverage for reach, and the kit fills out nicely.

Level-Up Moves

Lv 1

Gust

D4010035Flying

Lv 4

Growl

——10040Normal

Lv 8

Leer

——10030Normal

Lv 11

Quick Attack+1

D4010030Normal

Lv 15

Air Cutter

D559525Flying

Lv 18

Roost

C——10Flying

Lv 22

Detect+4

D——5Fighting

Lv 25

Taunt

C—10020Dark

Lv 29

Air Slash

D759520Flying

Lv 32

Razor Wind

—8010010Normal

Lv 36

Feather Dance

D—10015Flying

Lv 39

Swagger

——9015Normal

Lv 43

Facade

D7010020Normal

Lv 46

Tailwind

C——30Flying

Lv 50

Sky Attack

C140905Flying

TM Moves

TM40

Aerial Ace

D60—20Flying

TM45

Attract

C—10015Normal

TM32

Double Team

———15Normal

TM49

Echoed Voice

—4010015Normal

TM42

Facade

D7010020Normal

HM02

Fly

C909515Flying

TM21

Frustration

——10020Normal

TM10

Hidden Power

—6010015Normal

TM88

Pluck

—6010020Flying

TM17

Protect+4

C——10Normal

TM18

Rain Dance

C——5Water

TM44

Rest

C——10Psychic

TM27

Return

D—10020Normal

TM48

Round

—6010015Normal

TM90

Substitute

C——10Normal

TM11

Sunny Day

C——5Fire

TM87

Swagger

——9015Normal

TM12

Taunt

C—10020Dark

TM06

Toxic

C—9010Poison

TM89

U-turn

D7010020Bug

TM83

Work Up

D——30Normal

Egg Moves

Egg

Bestow

———15Normal

Egg

Hypnosis

——6020Psychic

Egg

Lucky Chant

———30Normal

Egg

Morning Sun

D——5Normal

Egg

Steel Wing

—709025Steel

Egg

Uproar

—9010010Normal

Egg

Wish

C——10Normal

Tutor Moves

Pidove can't learn any Tutor moves

Black & White Pidove Locations

high spawn rates in early-game routes across 8 locations. Pidove's one of the easier catches on the list. Knock it out fast and save your time for harder targets.

Best Locations to Catch Pidove in Black & White

8 spots to find Pidove at Lv. 8-16 via walking. Not all of them exist in both White and Black versions, so filter by your copy below.

Route 3

WhiteGrass Lv.8-11 Route

CommonEarly

Any

Route 3

BlackGrass Lv.8-11 Route

CommonEarly

Any

Route 3

WhiteGrass Lv.10-13 Route

CommonEarly

AnyDouble grass

Route 3

BlackGrass Lv.10-13 Route

CommonEarly

AnyDouble grass

Pinwheel Forest - Outside

BlackGrass Lv.12-15 Forest

CommonEarly

Any

Pinwheel Forest - Outside

WhiteGrass Lv.12-15 Forest

CommonEarly

Any

Pinwheel Forest - inside

BlackGrass Lv.15-16 Forest

UncommonEarly

Any

Pinwheel Forest - inside

WhiteGrass Lv.15-16 Forest

UncommonEarly

Any

Pidove Guide

Tranquill at level 21 is the mid-stage. Push through to Unfezant at level 32 for the final form. 264 BST right now won't cut it long-term.
Level 21 gets you Tranquill. Not the fastest evolution, so consider Exp. Share or route grinding to speed it up.
In Black & White, Pidove does the job early-game if you need a Normal/Flying type on your team. Evolve it into Tranquill before the later gyms and it holds up fine through the story.
You can find Pidove in Black & White. The Locations section has the full breakdown of routes and encounter details. It also appears in 6 other games across the series.

Game Availability

Introduced in Black & White, Pidove has appeared in 7 games across 6 generations. Later debuts mean fewer total appearances, but it's been a consistent presence since its introduction.

Click a game to view version-specific details

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Aerodactyl RockFlying	C
Obtain MethodNacrene City Gift Available Moves Moves Rock SlideTM80 Thunder FangLv. 1 Ice FangLv. 1 Ancient PowerLv. 25 Damage vs Pidove Rock Slide 2x 122-144%KO Thunder Fang 2x 72-85% Ice Fang 2x 72-85% Ancient Power 2x 90-106%KO View Aerodactyl builds →
Archeops RockFlying	C
Obtain MethodEvolve Archen (Nacrene City Gift) Available Moves Moves Rock SlideTM80 Ancient PowerLv. 18 Rock TombTM39 Rock ThrowLv. 5 Damage vs Pidove Rock Slide 2x 157-185%KO Ancient Power 2x 145-170%KO Rock Tomb 2x 126-149%KO Rock Throw 2x 106-125%KO View Archeops builds →
Cradily RockGrass	C
Obtain MethodEvolve Lileep (Nacrene City Gift) Available Moves Moves Rock SlideTM80 Ancient PowerLv. 36 Rock TombTM39 Damage vs Pidove Rock Slide 2x 99-118%KO Ancient Power 2x 112-132%KO Rock Tomb 2x 82-96% View Cradily builds →
Armaldo RockBug	C
Obtain MethodEvolve Anorith (Nacrene City Gift) Available Moves Moves Rock SlideTM80 Ancient PowerLv. 31 Rock TombTM39 Rock BlastLv. 55 Damage vs Pidove Rock Slide 2x 142-168%KO Ancient Power 2x 99-118%KO Rock Tomb 2x 114-134%KO Rock Blast 2x 49-58% View Armaldo builds →
Rampardos Rock	C
Obtain MethodEvolve Cranidos (Nacrene City Gift) Available Moves Moves Head SmashLv. 58 ThunderTM25 BlizzardTM14 ThunderboltTM24 Damage vs Pidove Head Smash 2x 358-422%KO Thunder 2x 114-134%KO Blizzard 2x 114-134%KO Thunderbolt 2x 94-110%KO View Rampardos builds →

Archen RockFlying	C
Obtain MethodNacrene City Gift Available Moves Moves Ancient PowerLv. 18 Rock TombTM39 Rock ThrowLv. 5 Damage vs Pidove Ancient Power 2x 99-117%KO Rock Tomb 2x 99-117%KO Rock Throw 2x 81-96% View Archen builds →
Omanyte RockWater	D
Obtain MethodNacrene City Gift Available Moves Moves Rock TombTM39 RolloutLv. 16 Damage vs Pidove Rock Tomb 2x 49-58% Rollout 2x 28-33% View Omanyte builds →
Kabuto RockWater	D
Obtain MethodNacrene City Gift TM Move Moves Rock TombTM39 Damage vs Pidove Rock Tomb 2x 78-92% View Kabuto builds →
Lileep RockGrass	D
Obtain MethodNacrene City Gift TM Move Moves Rock TombTM39 Damage vs Pidove Rock Tomb 2x 49-58% View Lileep builds →
Anorith RockBug	D
Obtain MethodNacrene City Gift TM Move Moves Rock TombTM39 Damage vs Pidove Rock Tomb 2x 88-104%KO View Anorith builds →

Archen RockFlying	C
Obtain MethodNacrene City Gift Available Moves Moves Ancient PowerLv. 18 Rock TombTM39 Rock ThrowLv. 5 Damage vs Pidove Ancient Power 2x 100-119%KO Rock Tomb 2x 104-122%KO Rock Throw 2x 88-104%KO View Archen builds →
Omanyte RockWater	D
Obtain MethodNacrene City Gift Available Moves Moves Rock TombTM39 RolloutLv. 16 Damage vs Pidove Rock Tomb 2x 49-59% Rollout 2x 27-33% View Omanyte builds →
Kabuto RockWater	D
Obtain MethodNacrene City Gift TM Move Moves Rock TombTM39 Damage vs Pidove Rock Tomb 2x 78-93% View Kabuto builds →
Lileep RockGrass	D
Obtain MethodNacrene City Gift TM Move Moves Rock TombTM39 Damage vs Pidove Rock Tomb 2x 49-59% View Lileep builds →
Anorith RockBug	D
Obtain MethodNacrene City Gift Available Moves Moves Ancient PowerLv. 31 Rock TombTM39 Damage vs Pidove Ancient Power 2x 65-78% Rock Tomb 2x 90-107%KO View Anorith builds →

Archen RockFlying	C
Obtain MethodNacrene City Gift Available Moves Moves Ancient PowerLv. 18 Rock TombTM39 Rock ThrowLv. 5 Damage vs Pidove Ancient Power 2x 104-123%KO Rock Tomb 2x 107-127%KO Rock Throw 2x 90-107%KO View Archen builds →
Boldore Rock	C
Available Moves Moves Power GemLv. 25 Rock SlideLv. 30 Rock TombTM39 Smack DownLv. 23 Damage vs Pidove Power Gem 2x 104-123%KO Rock Slide 2x 124-147%KO Rock Tomb 2x 101-120%KO Smack Down 2x 84-100%KO View Boldore builds →
Omanyte RockWater	D
Obtain MethodNacrene City Gift Available Moves Moves Rock TombTM39 RolloutLv. 16 Damage vs Pidove Rock Tomb 2x 50-60% Rollout 2x 28-33% View Omanyte builds →
Kabuto RockWater	D
Obtain MethodNacrene City Gift TM Move Moves Rock TombTM39 Damage vs Pidove Rock Tomb 2x 81-97% View Kabuto builds →
Lileep RockGrass	D
Obtain MethodNacrene City Gift TM Move Moves Rock TombTM39 Damage vs Pidove Rock Tomb 2x 50-60% View Lileep builds →

Aerodactyl RockFlying	C
Obtain MethodNacrene City Gift Available Moves Moves Rock SlideTM80 Thunder FangLv. 1 Ice FangLv. 1 Ancient PowerLv. 25 Damage vs Pidove Rock Slide 2x 117-138%KO Thunder Fang 2x 68-80% Ice Fang 2x 68-80% Ancient Power 2x 86-102%KO View Aerodactyl builds →
Crustle BugRock	C
Available Moves Moves Rock SlideTM80 Rock TombTM39 Smack DownLv. 17 Rock BlastLv. 5 Damage vs Pidove Rock Slide 2x 117-138%KO Rock Tomb 2x 94-111%KO Smack Down 2x 79-93% Rock Blast 2x 40-48% View Crustle builds →
Archen RockFlying	C
Obtain MethodNacrene City Gift Available Moves Moves Rock SlideTM80 Ancient PowerLv. 18 Rock TombTM39 Rock ThrowLv. 5 Damage vs Pidove Rock Slide 2x 124-147%KO Ancient Power 2x 99-117%KO Rock Tomb 2x 99-117%KO Rock Throw 2x 84-99% View Archen builds →
Boldore Rock	C
Available Moves Moves Power GemLv. 25 Rock SlideTM80 Rock TombTM39 Smack DownLv. 23 Damage vs Pidove Power Gem 2x 102-120%KO Rock Slide 2x 117-138%KO Rock Tomb 2x 94-111%KO Smack Down 2x 79-93% View Boldore builds →
Lileep RockGrass	D
Obtain MethodNacrene City Gift Available Moves Moves Rock SlideTM80 Rock TombTM39 Damage vs Pidove Rock Slide 2x 61-72% Rock Tomb 2x 48-57% View Lileep builds →

Terrakion RockFighting	A
Recommended Build AbilityJustified ItemFocus Sash NatureJolly Moves Close Combat Stone Edge Quick Attack X Scissor Damage vs Pidove Close Combat 141-166%KO Stone Edge 2x 235-276%KO View Terrakion builds →
Magnezone ElectricSteel	B
Recommended Build AbilityMagnetpull ItemAir Balloon NatureModest Moves Hidden Power Fire ThunderboltSTAB Flash Cannon Volt Switch Damage vs Pidove Thunderbolt 2x 330-388%KO Flash Cannon 146-172%KO Volt Switch 2x 257-302%KO View Magnezone builds →
Mamoswine IceGround	B
Recommended Build AbilityThickfat ItemChoice Band NatureAdamant Moves EarthquakeSTAB Ice Shard Icicle Crash Superpower Damage vs Pidove Ice Shard 2x 156-184%KO Superpower 155-183%KO View Mamoswine builds →