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
D
Attack55
D
Defense50
D
Sp. Atk36
F
Sp. Def30
F
Speed43
D
Total264
Details
Catch Rate
Guaranteed255 / 255
Growth Rate
Medium Slow1.06M XP
Height0.3 m
1'00"Tiny
Weight2.1 kg
4.6 lbsFeather
Base XP53
Low Yield
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
No Sun Moon entries available

Where people go, these Pokémon follow. If you’re scattering food for them, be careful— several hundred of them can gather at once.

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
DamageTypes
2x (Weak)Electric, Ice, Rock
0.5x (Resist)Grass, Bug
0x (Immune)Ground, Ghost
Type ChartGood
3Weak
2Resist
2Immune
Score+2
4xCritical
None
2xWeak
ElectricIceRock
½xResist
GrassBug
¼xResist
None
0xImmune
GroundGhost
STAB (3)
GrassFightingBug
How to Beat Pidove in Sun & Moon (Best Counters)
Zapdos
Zapdos
ElectricFlying
A
Electric is super effective against PidoveView Zapdos →

Sun & Moon 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 plenty of partners 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
Pidove
#519Pidove
21
Level 21
Tranquill
#520Tranquill
32
Level 32
Unfezant
#521Unfezant
Stat Comparison 3 Stages
Pidove
NormalFlying
Tranquill
NormalFlying
Unfezant
NormalFlying
HP
50
62+12
80+18
ATK
55
77+22
115+38
DEF
50
62+12
80+18
SP.ATK
36
50+14
65+15
SP.DEF
30
42+12
55+13
SPE
43
65+22
93+28
BST
264D-Tier
358D-Tier+94
488C-Tier+130
ROLE
Balanced
Balanced
Wallbreaker
TYPE
Utility
Physical
Physical

Breeding

Very Easy

Breed Pidove easily with 58 breeding partners from the Flying egg group. Pass egg moves like Bestow, Hypnosis, Lucky Chant 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)
togekisstogetichawluchaaltariaswannapelipperswoobatfarfetchdwoobatswabluarcheopsducklett
12 of 58·

Sun & Moon Pidove Best Moveset

Best Build

No build content available for this Pokemon in Gen 7.

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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 Steel and Bug 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
D609525Flying
Lv 18
Roost
C——10Flying
Lv 22
Detect+4
C——5Fighting
Lv 25
Taunt
C—10020Dark
Lv 29
Air Slash
D759515Flying
Lv 32
Razor Wind
—8010010Normal
Lv 36
Feather Dance
——10015Flying
Lv 39
Swagger
D—8515Normal
Lv 43
Facade
D7010020Normal
Lv 46
Tailwind
C——15Flying
Lv 50
Sky Attack
C200905Flying

TM Moves

TM
TM40
Aerial Ace
D60—20Flying
TM45
Attract
C—10015Normal
TM100
Confide
D——20Normal
TM32
Double Team
———15Normal
TM49
Echoed Voice
D4010015Normal
TM42
Facade
D7010020Normal
TM76
Fly
C909515Flying
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
D—8515Normal
TM12
Taunt
C—10020Dark
TM06
Toxic
C—9010Poison
TM89
U-turn
D7010020Bug
TM01
Work Up
C——30Normal

Egg Moves

Egg
Egg
Bestow
———15Normal
Egg
Hypnosis
C—6020Psychic
Egg
Lucky Chant
———30Normal
Egg
Morning Sun
C——5Normal
Egg
Night Slash
D7010015Dark
Egg
Steel Wing
D709025Steel
Egg
Uproar
—9010010Normal
Egg
Wish
C——10Normal

Tutor Moves

Pidove can't learn any Tutor moves

Transfer Moves

Gen
Gen 5
Pluck
—6010020Flying
Gen 6
Secret Power
—7010020Normal

How to Get Pidove in Sun & Moon

Pidove doesn't appear in Sun & Moon. Transfer it from Black, Black 2, or Sword to add it to your collection. Check the source games below for encounter details.

Pidove is not available as a wild encounter in this game.

Also found in:

BlackBlack 2Omega RubySword

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 Sun & Moon, 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 Sun & Moon. 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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