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 Sword & Shield, 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 Sword & Shield. 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 PecksTop Pick

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

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
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 Pidove in Sword & Shield (Best Counters)

Shuckle BugRock	B
Available Moves Moves Rock ThrowLv. 15 RolloutLv. 5 Rock BlastTM54 Damage vs Pidove Rock Throw 2x 27-32% Rollout 2x 18-21% Rock Blast 2x 18-21% View Shuckle builds →
Onix RockGround	C
Available Moves Moves Rock SlideLv. 20 Rock ThrowLv. 1 Smack DownLv. 4 Rock BlastTM54 Damage vs Pidove Rock Slide 2x 71-86% Rock Throw 2x 50-59% Smack Down 2x 50-59% Rock Blast 2x 27-32% View Onix builds →
Roggenrola Rock	C
Available Moves Moves Smack DownLv. 16 Rock BlastTM54 Damage vs Pidove Smack Down 2x 68-80% Rock Blast 2x 36-43% View Roggenrola builds →
Dwebble BugRock	D
Available Moves Moves Smack DownLv. 8 Rock BlastTM54 Damage vs Pidove Smack Down 2x 59-70% Rock Blast 2x 30-38% View Dwebble builds →
Rolycoly Rock	D
Available Moves Moves Ancient PowerLv. 20 Smack DownLv. 10 Rock BlastTM54 Damage vs Pidove Ancient Power 2x 71-86% Smack Down 2x 45-54% Rock Blast 2x 27-32% View Rolycoly builds →

Sword & Shield 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 42 breeding partners from the Flying egg group. Pass egg moves like Defog, Hypnosis, Morning Sun and 2 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

5moves

Breed With (best first)

Sword & Shield Pidove Best Moveset

Bigpecks isn't flashy, but it matters. Combined with Nothing for extra utility and Defense and Sp. Def investment EVs, Pidove fills the defensive wall slot reliably. Impish nature finishes the spread.

Best Build

Experimental

Bulky Support

Ability

Big Pecks

Item

Nothing

Best Nature for Pidove

Impish+DEF

Pidove best EVs are Defense and Sp. Def

EVs

Def

SpD

Bulky Support Moveset

UnknownSTAB
DetectFAST +4
ProtectFAST +4

Recommended Teammates

TurtonatorExcellent

GarbodorExcellent

Moves

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

Level-Up Moves

Lv 1

Growl

——10040Normal

Lv 1

Gust

D4010035Flying

Lv 4

Leer

D—10030Normal

Lv 8

Quick Attack+1

D4010030Normal

Lv 12

Taunt

C—10020Dark

Lv 16

Air Cutter

D609525Flying

Lv 20

Swagger

D—8515Normal

Lv 24

Feather Dance

D—10015Flying

Lv 28

Detect+4

S——5Fighting

Lv 32

Air Slash

D759515Flying

Lv 36

Roost

C——10Flying

Lv 40

Tailwind

C——15Flying

Lv 44

Sky Attack

C140905Flying

TM Moves

TR12

Agility

C——30Psychic

TM95

Air Slash

D759515Flying

TM31

Attract

C—10015Normal

TR26

Endure+4

C——10Normal

TM39

Facade

D7010020Normal

TM06

Fly

C909515Flying

TR13

Focus Energy

C——30Normal

TR36

Heat Wave

D959010Fire

TM25

Protect+4

S——10Normal

TM33

Rain Dance

C——5Water

TM21

Rest

C——10Psychic

TM76

Round

D6010015Normal

TR27

Sleep Talk

C——10Normal

TM24

Snore

—5010015Normal

TM30

Steel Wing

D709025Steel

TR20

Substitute

C——10Normal

TM34

Sunny Day

C——5Fire

TM40

Swift

D60—20Normal

TR37

Taunt

C—10020Dark

TM56

U-turn

D7010020Bug

TR35

Uproar

D9010010Normal

TR85

Work Up

D——30Normal

Egg Moves

Egg

Defog

C——15Flying

Egg

Hypnosis

C—6020Psychic

Egg

Morning Sun

C——5Normal

Egg

Night Slash

D7010015Dark

Egg

Wish

C——10Normal

Tutor Moves

Tut

Tutor

Dual Wingbeat

D409010Flying

Sword & Shield Pidove Locations

Pidove is available from early-game routes onward at high spawn rates. 52 encounter spots give you plenty of options. Grab one early and it'll be ready to evolve or train by mid-game.

Best Locations to Catch Pidove in Sword & Shield

52 walking encounters at Lv. 7-16 for Pidove across Sword and Shield. A few locations are version-exclusive, so your copy of the game affects what's available.

Rolling Fields - Flying

SwordOverworld Lv.7-10

75%Early

Sandstorm

Rolling Fields - Flying

SwordOverworld Lv.7-10

75%Early

Raining

Rolling Fields - Flying

ShieldOverworld Lv.7-10

75%Early

Thunderstorm

Rolling Fields - Flying

ShieldOverworld Lv.7-10

75%Early

Intense Sun

Rolling Fields - Flying

ShieldOverworld Lv.7-10

75%Early

Snowing

Rolling Fields - Flying

ShieldOverworld Lv.7-10

75%Early

Sandstorm

Rolling Fields - Flying

SwordOverworld Lv.7-10

75%Early

Snowstorm

Rolling Fields - Flying

ShieldOverworld Lv.7-10

75%Early

Raining

Rolling Fields - Flying

SwordOverworld Lv.7-10

75%Early

Thunderstorm

Rolling Fields - Flying

SwordOverworld Lv.7-10

75%Early

Intense Sun

Rolling Fields - Flying

SwordOverworld Lv.7-10

75%Early

Snowing

Rolling Fields - Flying

ShieldOverworld Lv.7-10

75%Early

Snowstorm

East Lake Axewell - Flying

SwordOverworld Lv.8-11 Cave

75%Early

Heavy Fog

East Lake Axewell - Flying

SwordOverworld Lv.8-11 Cave

75%Early

Overcast

East Lake Axewell - Flying

ShieldOverworld Lv.8-11 Cave

75%Early

Heavy Fog

East Lake Axewell - Flying

ShieldOverworld Lv.8-11 Cave

75%Early

Overcast

East Lake Axewell - Flying

ShieldOverworld Lv.12-15 Cave

70%Early

All Weather

East Lake Axewell - Flying

SwordOverworld Lv.12-15 Cave

70%Early

All Weather

Rolling Fields - Flying

SwordOverworld Lv.7-10

25%Early

Heavy Fog

Rolling Fields - Flying

SwordOverworld Lv.7-10

25%Early

Overcast

Rolling Fields - Flying

SwordOverworld Lv.7-10

25%Early

Normal Weather

Rolling Fields - Flying

ShieldOverworld Lv.7-10

25%Early

Heavy Fog

Rolling Fields - Flying

ShieldOverworld Lv.7-10

25%Early

Overcast

Rolling Fields - Flying

ShieldOverworld Lv.7-10

25%Early

Normal Weather

East Lake Axewell - Flying

SwordOverworld Lv.8-11 Cave

25%Early

Sandstorm

East Lake Axewell - Flying

SwordOverworld Lv.8-11 Cave

25%Early

Raining

East Lake Axewell - Flying

ShieldOverworld Lv.8-11 Cave

25%Early

Thunderstorm

East Lake Axewell - Flying

ShieldOverworld Lv.8-11 Cave

25%Early

Intense Sun

East Lake Axewell - Flying

ShieldOverworld Lv.8-11 Cave

25%Early

Snowing

East Lake Axewell - Flying

SwordOverworld Lv.8-11 Cave

25%Early

Normal Weather

East Lake Axewell - Flying

ShieldOverworld Lv.8-11 Cave

25%Early

Sandstorm

East Lake Axewell - Flying

SwordOverworld Lv.8-11 Cave

25%Early

Snowstorm

East Lake Axewell - Flying

ShieldOverworld Lv.8-11 Cave

25%Early

Raining

East Lake Axewell - Flying

SwordOverworld Lv.8-11 Cave

25%Early

Thunderstorm

East Lake Axewell - Flying

SwordOverworld Lv.8-11 Cave

25%Early

Intense Sun

East Lake Axewell - Flying

ShieldOverworld Lv.8-11 Cave

25%Early

Normal Weather

East Lake Axewell - Flying

SwordOverworld Lv.8-11 Cave

25%Early

Snowing

East Lake Axewell - Flying

ShieldOverworld Lv.8-11 Cave

25%Early

Snowstorm

East Lake Axewell

ShieldGrass Lv.8-12 Cave

20%Early

Normal Weather

East Lake Axewell

SwordGrass Lv.8-12 Cave

20%Early

Normal Weather

North Lake Miloch

ShieldGrass Lv.14-16 Water

20%Early

Normal Weather

North Lake Miloch

SwordGrass Lv.14-16 Water

20%Early

Normal Weather

Watchtower Ruins

ShieldGrass Lv.11-14 Building

10%Early

Heavy Fog

Watchtower Ruins

ShieldGrass Lv.11-14 Building

10%Early

Normal Weather

Watchtower Ruins

SwordGrass Lv.11-14 Building

10%Early

Thunderstorm

Watchtower Ruins

SwordGrass Lv.11-14 Building

10%Early

Sandstorm

Watchtower Ruins

SwordGrass Lv.11-14 Building

10%Early

Raining

Watchtower Ruins

SwordGrass Lv.11-14 Building

10%Early

Heavy Fog

Watchtower Ruins

SwordGrass Lv.11-14 Building

10%Early

Normal Weather

Watchtower Ruins

ShieldGrass Lv.11-14 Building

10%Early

Thunderstorm

Watchtower Ruins

ShieldGrass Lv.11-14 Building

10%Early

Sandstorm

Watchtower Ruins

ShieldGrass Lv.11-14 Building

10%Early

Raining

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 Sword & Shield, 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 Sword & Shield. 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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Shuckle BugRock	B
Available Moves Moves Rock ThrowLv. 15 RolloutLv. 5 Rock BlastTM54 Damage vs Pidove Rock Throw 2x 26-32% Rollout 2x 18-23% Rock Blast 2x 15-18% View Shuckle builds →
Onix RockGround	C
Available Moves Moves Rock SlideLv. 20 Rock ThrowLv. 1 Smack DownLv. 4 Rock BlastTM54 Damage vs Pidove Rock Slide 2x 66-78% Rock Throw 2x 46-55% Smack Down 2x 46-55% Rock Blast 2x 26-32% View Onix builds →
Roggenrola Rock	C
Available Moves Moves Smack DownLv. 16 Rock BlastTM54 Damage vs Pidove Smack Down 2x 62-74% Rock Blast 2x 34-42% View Roggenrola builds →
Dwebble BugRock	D
Available Moves Moves Rock SlideLv. 24 Smack DownLv. 8 Rock BlastTM54 Damage vs Pidove Rock Slide 2x 82-97% Smack Down 2x 58-69% Rock Blast 2x 31-37% View Dwebble builds →
Binacle RockWater	D
Available Moves Moves Ancient PowerLv. 20 Rock BlastTM54 Damage vs Pidove Ancient Power 2x 66-78% Rock Blast 2x 26-32% View Binacle builds →

Shuckle BugRock	B
Available Moves Moves Rock ThrowLv. 15 RolloutLv. 5 Rock BlastTM54 Damage vs Pidove Rock Throw 2x 24-29% Rollout 2x 17-21% Rock Blast 2x 14-17% View Shuckle builds →
Sudowoodo Rock	C
Available Moves Moves Stone EdgeLv. 1 Rock TombLv. 20 Rock ThrowLv. 1 Rock BlastTM54 Damage vs Pidove Stone Edge 2x 149-175%KO Rock Tomb 2x 92-108%KO Rock Throw 2x 78-92% Rock Blast 2x 42-50% View Sudowoodo builds →
Onix RockGround	C
Available Moves Moves Rock SlideLv. 20 Rock ThrowLv. 1 Smack DownLv. 4 Rock BlastTM54 Damage vs Pidove Rock Slide 2x 63-75% Rock Throw 2x 46-54% Smack Down 2x 46-54% Rock Blast 2x 24-29% View Onix builds →
Dwebble BugRock	D
Available Moves Moves Rock SlideLv. 24 Smack DownLv. 8 Rock BlastTM54 Damage vs Pidove Rock Slide 2x 81-96% Smack Down 2x 56-67% Rock Blast 2x 31-38% View Dwebble builds →
Binacle RockWater	D
Available Moves Moves Ancient PowerLv. 20 Rock BlastTM54 Damage vs Pidove Ancient Power 2x 63-75% Rock Blast 2x 28-33% View Binacle builds →

Lunatone RockPsychic	A
Available Moves Moves Stone EdgeLv. 35 Rock SlideLv. 15 Rock ThrowLv. 1 Rock BlastTM54 Damage vs Pidove Stone Edge 2x 96-113%KO Rock Slide 2x 73-87% Rock Throw 2x 48-58% Rock Blast 2x 27-32% View Lunatone builds →
Shuckle BugRock	B
Available Moves Moves Rock ThrowLv. 15 RolloutLv. 5 Rock BlastTM54 Damage vs Pidove Rock Throw 2x 24-29% Rollout 2x 16-19% Rock Blast 2x 13-16% View Shuckle builds →
Drednaw WaterRock	C
Available Moves Moves Rock TombLv. 1 Rock BlastTM54 Damage vs Pidove Rock Tomb 2x 103-123%KO Rock Blast 2x 46-55% View Drednaw builds →
Solrock RockPsychic	C
Available Moves Moves Stone EdgeLv. 35 Rock SlideLv. 15 Rock ThrowLv. 1 Rock BlastTM54 Damage vs Pidove Stone Edge 2x 145-171%KO Rock Slide 2x 110-129%KO Rock Throw 2x 73-87% Rock Blast 2x 38-45% View Solrock builds →
Sudowoodo Rock	C
Available Moves Moves Stone EdgeLv. 1 Rock SlideLv. 32 Rock TombLv. 20 Rock ThrowLv. 1 Damage vs Pidove Stone Edge 2x 153-181%KO Rock Slide 2x 115-135%KO Rock Tomb 2x 92-110%KO Rock Throw 2x 78-94% View Sudowoodo builds →

Lunatone RockPsychic	A
Available Moves Moves Stone EdgeLv. 35 Rock SlideLv. 15 Rock ThrowLv. 1 Rock BlastTM54 Damage vs Pidove Stone Edge 2x 99-118%KO Rock Slide 2x 75-90% Rock Throw 2x 53-62% Rock Blast 2x 29-34% View Lunatone builds →
Shuckle BugRock	B
Available Moves Moves Rock ThrowLv. 15 RolloutLv. 5 Rock BlastTM54 Damage vs Pidove Rock Throw 2x 23-28% Rollout 2x 15-19% Rock Blast 2x 12-15% View Shuckle builds →
Drednaw WaterRock	C
Available Moves Moves Rock TombLv. 1 Rock BlastTM54 Damage vs Pidove Rock Tomb 2x 107-127%KO Rock Blast 2x 46-56% View Drednaw builds →
Solrock RockPsychic	C
Available Moves Moves Stone EdgeLv. 35 Rock SlideLv. 15 Rock ThrowLv. 1 Rock BlastTM54 Damage vs Pidove Stone Edge 2x 149-176%KO Rock Slide 2x 112-133%KO Rock Throw 2x 75-90% Rock Blast 2x 39-46% View Solrock builds →
Sudowoodo Rock	C
Available Moves Moves Stone EdgeLv. 1 Rock SlideLv. 32 Rock TombLv. 20 Rock ThrowLv. 1 Damage vs Pidove Stone Edge 2x 155-182%KO Rock Slide 2x 118-139%KO Rock Tomb 2x 94-111%KO Rock Throw 2x 78-93% View Sudowoodo builds →

Lunatone RockPsychic	A
Available Moves Moves Stone EdgeLv. 35 Rock SlideLv. 15 Rock ThrowLv. 1 Rock BlastTM54 Damage vs Pidove Stone Edge 2x 95-112%KO Rock Slide 2x 71-84% Rock Throw 2x 50-59% Rock Blast 2x 26-31% View Lunatone builds →
Shuckle BugRock	B
Available Moves Moves Rock SlideLv. 40 Rock ThrowLv. 15 RolloutLv. 5 Rock BlastTM54 Damage vs Pidove Rock Slide 2x 31-36% Rock Throw 2x 21-25% Rollout 2x 14-17% Rock Blast 2x 11-14% View Shuckle builds →
Crustle BugRock	C
Available Moves Moves Rock SlideLv. 24 Smack DownLv. 1 Rock BlastTM54 Damage vs Pidove Rock Slide 2x 116-137%KO Smack Down 2x 79-93% Rock Blast 2x 40-48% View Crustle builds →
Drednaw WaterRock	C
Available Moves Moves Rock TombLv. 1 Rock BlastTM54 Damage vs Pidove Rock Tomb 2x 102-121%KO Rock Blast 2x 45-53% View Drednaw builds →
Solrock RockPsychic	C
Available Moves Moves Stone EdgeLv. 35 Rock SlideLv. 15 Rock ThrowLv. 1 Rock BlastTM54 Damage vs Pidove Stone Edge 2x 143-168%KO Rock Slide 2x 107-126%KO Rock Throw 2x 74-87% Rock Blast 2x 37-45% View Solrock builds →

Tyranitar RockDark	A
Recommended Build AbilitySand Stream ItemChoice Band NatureAdamant Moves CrunchSTAB Stone Edge Earthquake Stealth Rock Damage vs Pidove Crunch 99-117%KO Stone Edge 2x 247-291%KO View Tyranitar builds →
Regieleki Electric	A
Recommended Build AbilityTransistor ItemMagnet NatureTimid Moves Volt Switch ProtectPriority ElectrowebSTAB ThunderboltSTAB Damage vs Pidove Volt Switch 2x 118-139%KO Electroweb 2x 93-110%KO Thunderbolt 2x 152-179%KO View Regieleki builds →
Mamoswine IceGround	B
Recommended Build AbilityThickfat ItemLife Orb NatureJolly Moves EarthquakeSTAB Icicle Crash Ice Shard Knock Off Damage vs Pidove Ice Shard 2x 78-92% Knock Off 41-49% View Mamoswine builds →