What does Pikipek evolve into?

Trumbeak at level 14 is the mid-stage. Push through to Toucannon at level 28 for the final form. 265 BST right now won't cut it long-term.

At what level does Pikipek evolve?

Level 14 gets you Trumbeak . Quick enough that Pikipek barely slows you down.

Should I use Pikipek?

In Scarlet & Violet, For a casual playthrough, Pikipek works as a placeholder. Normal/Flying coverage is useful early. The real payoff is Trumbeak . That's where the stats start mattering.

Where can you catch Pikipek?

You can find Pikipek in Scarlet & Violet. The Locations section has the full breakdown of routes and encounter details. It also appears in 2 other games across the series.

Pikipek - Weakness, Evolution, Moveset, EVs & Stats

Physical

Balanced

DTier

65Speed · Below Avg

Stats & Training

Nothing fancy in Pikipek's spread. It leans physical with Attack out front. And you'll get 1 Attack EV per KO for it. Follows a medium-fast 1M XP curve.

Base Stats

Below

HP35

Attack75

Defense30

Sp. Atk30

Sp. Def30

Speed65

Total265

Details

Catch Rate

Guaranteed255 / 255

Growth Rate

Medium Fast1M XP

Height0.3 m

Weight1.2 kg

Base XP53

Abilities

Keen EyeRare

Prevents accuracy from being lowered.

Skill LinkTop Pick

Extends two-to-five-hit moves and triple kick to their full length every time.

PickupHA

Picks up other Pokémon's used and Flung held items. May also pick up an item after battle.

EV Yield

HPAtk+1DefSpASpDSpe

Attack training source

Pokedex Entries

No Scarlet Violet entries available

It pecks at trees with its hard beak. You can get some idea of its mood or condition from the rhythm of its pecking.

Pikipek Weakness

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

Pikipek 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 Pikipek in Scarlet & Violet (Best Counters)

Jolteon Electric	A
Electric is super effective against PikipekView Jolteon →
Glimmora RockPoison	A
Rock is super effective against PikipekView Glimmora →
Weavile DarkIce	A
Ice is super effective against PikipekView Weavile →
Regieleki Electric	A
Electric is super effective against PikipekView Regieleki →
Baxcalibur DragonIce	B
Ice is super effective against PikipekView Baxcalibur →

Scarlet & Violet Evolution

Pikipek kicks off a three-stage evolution line through Trumbeak all the way to Toucannon. For breeding, quick to hatch with a decent partner pool via one egg group. The evolved forms gain up to 220 total stats over Pikipek. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.

How to Evolve

3 Forms

#731Pikipek

Level 14

#732Trumbeak

Level 28

#733Toucannon

Stat Comparison 3 Stages

Pikipek

NormalFlying

Trumbeak

NormalFlying

Toucannon

NormalFlying

55+20

80+25

ATK

85+10

120+35

DEF

50+20

75+25

SP.ATK

40+10

75+35

SP.DEF

50+20

75+25

SPE

75+10

60-15

BST

265D-Tier

355D-Tier+90

485C-Tier+130

ROLE

Balanced

Wallbreaker

TYPE

Physical

Breeding

Very Easy

Breed Pikipek easily with 47 breeding partners from the Flying egg group. Pass egg moves like Boomburst, Gunk Shot, Sky Attack 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

3moves

Breed With (best first)

Scarlet & Violet Pikipek Best Moveset

You commit to a move every time Pikipek comes in. Choice Scarf gives speed patching through item lock, and Skilllink adds to that. Spread EVs make sure the locked move actually hurts. The remaining moves covers the rest.

Best Build

Experimental

Physical Revenge Killer

Ability

Skill Link

Item

Choice ScarfSPEED

Best Nature for Pikipek

Jolly+SPE

Pikipek best EVs are Attack and Speed

EVs

Atk

Def

Spe

Physical Revenge Killer Moveset

Bullet Seed
Brave BirdSTAB
Brick Break
Knock Off

Recommended Teammates

MudbrayDecent

CranidosDecent

BramblinDecent

Moves

You'll want to breed for Boomburst and Gunk Shot on Pikipek. These egg moves aren't just nice to have. Combined with STAB from Boomburst and Sky Attack, they expand what Pikipek can actually threaten in practice.

Level-Up Moves

Lv 1

Peck

—3510035Flying

Lv 3

Growl

D—10040Normal

Lv 7

Echoed Voice

D4010015Normal

Lv 9

Rock Smash

—4010015Fighting

Lv 13

Supersonic

——5520Normal

Lv 15

Pluck

—6010020Flying

Lv 19

Roost

C——5Flying

Lv 21

Fury Attack

D158520Normal

Lv 25

Screech

C—8540Normal

Lv 27

Drill Peck

C8010020Flying

Lv 31

Bullet Seed

S2510030Grass

Lv 33

Feather Dance

C—10015Flying

Lv 37

Hyper Voice

D9010010Normal

TM Moves

TM14

Acrobatics

C5510015Flying

TM27

Aerial Ace

C60—20Flying

TM40

Air Cutter

D609525Flying

TM65

Air Slash

D759515Flying

TM164

Brave Bird

S12010015Flying

TM58

Brick Break

A7510015Fighting

TM56

Bullet Seed

S2510030Grass

TM197

Dual Wingbeat

D409010Flying

TM205

Endeavor

D—1005Normal

TM47

Endure+4

C——10Normal

TM25

Facade

C7010020Normal

TM216

Feather Dance

C—10015Flying

TM38

Flame Charge

A5010020Fire

TM97

Fly

C909515Flying

TM102

Gunk Shot

C120805Poison

TM118

Heat Wave

D959010Fire

TM130

Helping Hand+5

C——20Normal

TM117

Hyper Voice

D9010010Normal

TM181

Knock Off

A6510020Dark

TM07

Protect+4

C——10Normal

TM85

Rest

C——5Psychic

TM70

Sleep Talk

C——10Normal

TM179

Smack Down

D5010015Rock

TM103

Substitute

C——10Normal

TM49

Sunny Day

C——5Fire

TM88

Swords Dance

B——20Normal

TM113

Tailwind

C——15Flying

TM01

Take Down

C908520Normal

TM171

Tera Blast

D8010010Normal

TM18

Thief

D6010025Dark

TM60

U-turn

B7010020Bug

TM191

Uproar

D9010010Normal

Egg Moves

Egg

Boomburst

C14010010Normal

Egg

Gunk Shot

C120805Poison

Egg

Sky Attack

B140905Flying

Tutor Moves

Pikipek can't learn any Tutor moves

How to Get Pikipek in Scarlet & Violet

No wild encounters for Pikipek in Scarlet & Violet. It's available in Sun or Ultra Sun and can be transferred over. The details below show where to find it.

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

Also found in:

Sun Ultra Sun

Pikipek Guide

Trumbeak at level 14 is the mid-stage. Push through to Toucannon at level 28 for the final form. 265 BST right now won't cut it long-term.
Level 14 gets you Trumbeak. Quick enough that Pikipek barely slows you down.
In Scarlet & Violet, For a casual playthrough, Pikipek works as a placeholder. Normal/Flying coverage is useful early. The real payoff is Trumbeak. That's where the stats start mattering.
You can find Pikipek in Scarlet & Violet. The Locations section has the full breakdown of routes and encounter details. It also appears in 2 other games across the series.

Game Availability

Since Sun & Moon, Pikipek has been obtainable in 3 games. A Generation 7 debut means a shorter history, but Pikipek has appeared steadily across every generation since.

Click a game to view version-specific details

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