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 X & Y, 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 X & Y. 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

This very forgetful Pokémon will wait for a new order from its Trainer even though it already has one.

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 X & Y (Best Counters)

In X & Y, Tyranitar can KO Pidove with Stone Edge (299-352%). Magnezone threatens a KO with Thunderbolt (300-354%). Mamoswine's Rock Slide also KOs at 129-153%.

Tyranitar RockDark	A
Recommended Build AbilitySand Stream ItemChoice Band NatureRelaxed Moves Stone Edge PursuitSTAB CrunchSTAB Superpower Damage vs Pidove Stone Edge 2x 299-352%KO Pursuit 60-71% Crunch 120-141%KO Superpower 120-141%KO View Tyranitar builds →
Magnezone ElectricSteel	B
Recommended Build AbilityMagnetpull ItemChoice Scarf NatureTimid Moves Flash Cannon Volt Switch ThunderboltSTAB Hidden Power Fire Damage vs Pidove Flash Cannon 134-157%KO Volt Switch 2x 234-275%KO Thunderbolt 2x 300-354%KO View Magnezone builds →
Mamoswine IceGround	B
Recommended Build AbilityThickfat ItemChoice Scarf NatureAdamant Moves EarthquakeSTAB Ice Shard Icicle Crash Rock Slide Damage vs Pidove Ice Shard 2x 105-123%KO Rock Slide 2x 129-153%KO View Mamoswine builds →

X & Y 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

#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 51 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)

X & Y Pidove 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

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

—4010035Flying

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

D——5Fighting

Lv 25

Taunt

C—10020Dark

Lv 29

Air Slash

D759515Flying

Lv 32

Razor Wind

D8010010Normal

Lv 36

Feather Dance

——10015Flying

Lv 39

Swagger

——9015Normal

Lv 43

Facade

D7010020Normal

Lv 46

Tailwind

C——15Flying

Lv 50

Sky Attack

C140905Flying

TM Moves

TM40

Aerial Ace

D60—20Flying

TM45

Attract

D—10015Normal

TM100

Confide

———20Normal

TM32

Double Team

———15Normal

TM49

Echoed Voice

D4010015Normal

TM42

Facade

D7010020Normal

HM02

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

——9015Normal

TM12

Taunt

C—10020Dark

TM06

Toxic

C—9010Poison

TM89

U-turn

D7010020Bug

Egg Moves

Egg

Bestow

———15Normal

Egg

Hypnosis

D—6020Psychic

Egg

Lucky Chant

———30Normal

Egg

Morning Sun

D——5Normal

Egg

Night Slash

D7010015Dark

Egg

Steel Wing

D709025Steel

Egg

Uproar

D9010010Normal

Egg

Wish

C——10Normal

Tutor Moves

Pidove can't learn any Tutor moves

Transfer Moves

Gen

Gen 5

Pluck

—6010020Flying

Gen 5

Work Up

D——30Normal

How to Get Pidove in X & Y

Pidove can't be caught in X & Y. Bring it over from Black, Black 2, or Sword instead. The encounter info below covers the source games.

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

Catch in the wild in:

Omega RubyWalking · Route 104 · DexNav chain

Then trade to X & Y.

Also found in:

Black Black 2 Sword

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 X & Y, 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 X & Y. 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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