Is Pidove Good in Black & White Playthrough?
Normal/Flying with AbilitySuper Luck boosting crit rate. Route 3 bird. Unfezant at level 32 is the destination. Fine for Burgh's Bug gym through Flying. The regional bird you pick up early and never think about replacing.
Pidove has the type edge here and should clean up Cilan's team.
Pidove trades roughly evenly with Chili's team.
Pidove trades roughly evenly with Cress's team.
Pidove trades roughly evenly with Lenora's team.
Tranquill has the type edge here and should clean up Burgh's team.
Elesa's team hits Tranquill's weaknesses hard.
Clay's team hits Tranquill's weaknesses hard.
Unfezant trades roughly evenly with Skyla's team.
Unfezant has the type edge here and should clean up Brycen's team.
Unfezant trades roughly evenly with Drayden's team.
Unfezant trades roughly evenly with Shauntal's team.
Unfezant trades roughly evenly with Grimsley's team.
Unfezant trades roughly evenly with Caitlin's team.
Unfezant has the type edge here and should clean up Marshal's team.
Unfezant has the type edge here and should clean up Alder's team.
Catch Pidove on Route 3 (walking, Lv 8-11, common).
Your Pidove should hit Level 21 before you reach Burgh, at typical leveling pace.
Your Tranquill should hit Level 32 before you reach Skyla, at typical leveling pace.
How to Get Pidove in Black & White
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.
Where To Catch Pidove in BW
Pidove is your first catch on the way to Pidove. You'll find walking encounters from Lv. 8-60 across 40 total spots in the chain.
Step 1Pidove ✓Route 3Lv.8-11GrassRate 40%AnyRoute 3Lv.10-13Dark GrassRate 40%AnyDouble grassPinwheel Forest - OutsideLv.12-15GrassRate 30%AnyPinwheel Forest - insideLv.15-16GrassRate 30%Any
Step 2Catch or Evolve into TranquillLostlorn ForestLv.21-22GrassRate 15%AnyLostlorn ForestLv.21-22GrassRate 15%AnyDouble grassPinwheel Forest - insideLv.23-24Dark GrassRate 15%AnyDouble grassRoute 6Lv.23-25GrassRate 15%Spring/summer/autumnRoute 6Lv.27-29Dark GrassRate 15%Spring/summer/autumnDouble grassRoute 7Lv.26-28GrassRate 10%Spring/summer/autumnRoute 7Lv.30-32Dark GrassRate 10%Spring/summer/autumnDouble grassDragonspiral Tower - OutsideLv.31-32FloorRate 30%Spring/summer/autumnDragonspiral Tower - OutsideLv.35-36FloorRate 30%Spring/summer/autumnDouble grassRoute 12Lv.48-50GrassRate 15%AnyRoute 12Lv.58-60Dark GrassRate 15%AnyDouble grassor evolve from Pidove (Step 1)- Step 3Catch or Evolve into UnfezantLostlorn ForestLv.22Shaking grass spotsRate 5%AnyShaking spotRoute 6Lv.25Shaking grass spotsRate 5%AnyShaking spotRoute 7Lv.29Shaking grass spotsRate 5%Spring/summer/autumnShaking spotDragonspiral Tower - OutsideLv.33Shaking grass spotsRate 5%Spring/summer/autumnShaking spotRoute 12Lv.50Shaking grass spotsRate 5%AnyShaking spotor evolve from Tranquill (Step 2)
Pidove Weakness
Pidove's Normal/Flying typing leaves it vulnerable to Electric, Ice, and Rock. It shrugs off Ground and Ghost-type attacks completely.
| Damage | Types |
|---|---|
| 2x (Weak) | Electric, Ice, Rock |
| 0.5x (Resist) | Grass, Bug |
| 0x (Immune) | Ground, Ghost |
- Fairy type does not exist — Dragon has fewer checks
- Physical / Special split now per-move (introduced Gen IV)
What is Pidove Weak Against
GoodBest Pokemon Against Pidove
 Blitzle Electric | C | |
 Roggenrola Rock | C | |
Roggenrola Rock | C | |
Blitzle Electric | C | |
 Cranidos Rock | B | |
Obtain MethodNacrene City Gift | ||
 Boldore Rock | C | |
 Zebstrika Electric | C | |
 Aerodactyl Rock | B | |
Obtain MethodNacrene City Gift Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Pidove View Aerodactyl builds →Rock Tomb 2x81-96% Thunder Fang 2x68-81% Ice Fang 2x68-81% | ||
 Anorith RockBug | C | |
Obtain MethodNacrene City Gift | ||
 Rampardos Rock | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Cranidos (Nacrene City Gift) | ||
Aerodactyl Rock | B | |
Obtain MethodNacrene City Gift Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Pidove View Aerodactyl builds →Rock Tomb 2x81-96% Thunder Fang 2x69-81% Ice Fang 2x69-81% | ||
 Archen Rock | C | |
Obtain MethodNacrene City Gift | ||
Boldore Rock | C | |
Zebstrika Electric | C | |
Rampardos Rock | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Cranidos (Nacrene City Gift) | ||
 Crustle BugRock | C | |
Aerodactyl Rock | B | |
Obtain MethodNacrene City Gift Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Pidove View Aerodactyl builds →Rock Tomb 2x84-100%KO Thunder Fang 2x73-87% Ice Fang 2x73-87% | ||
Archen Rock | C | |
Obtain MethodNacrene City Gift | ||
Boldore Rock | C | |
Rampardos Rock | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Cranidos (Nacrene City Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Pidove View Rampardos builds →Rock Slide 2x173-204%KO Thunderbolt 2x95-112%KO Blizzard 2x119-140%KO | ||
 Archeops Rock | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Archen (Nacrene City Gift) | ||
 Eelektross Electric | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Pidove View Eelektross builds →Thunderbolt 2x206-243%KO Rock Slide 2x85-100%KO | ||
 Beartic Ice | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Pidove View Beartic builds →Icicle Crash 2x158-186%KO Rock Slide 2x93-110%KO | ||
Aerodactyl Rock | B | |
Obtain MethodNacrene City Gift Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Pidove View Aerodactyl builds →Rock Slide 2x117-138%KO Thunder Fang 2x68-80% Ice Fang 2x68-80% | ||
Rampardos Rock | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Cranidos (Nacrene City Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Pidove View Rampardos builds →Rock Slide 2x177-209%KO Thunderbolt 2x96-114%KO Blizzard 2x121-143%KO | ||
Archeops Rock | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Archen (Nacrene City Gift) | ||
Eelektross Electric | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Pidove View Eelektross builds →Thunderbolt 2x210-248%KO Rock Slide 2x87-103%KO | ||
 Kabutops RockWater | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Kabuto (Nacrene City Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Pidove View Kabutops builds →Rock Slide 2x130-154%KO Blizzard 2x121-143%KO | ||
 Carracosta WaterRock | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Tirtouga (Nacrene City Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Pidove View Carracosta builds →Rock Slide 2x124-146%KO Blizzard 2x146-172%KO | ||
Rampardos Rock | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Cranidos (Nacrene City Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Pidove View Rampardos builds →Head Smash 2x359-423%KO Ice Beam 2x98-116%KO Thunderbolt 2x98-116%KO | ||
 Tyranitar RockDark | A | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Pidove View Tyranitar builds →Stone Edge 2x201-236%KO Thunderbolt 2x133-156%KO Ice Beam 2x133-156%KO | ||
 Kyurem DragonIce | B | |
Obtain MethodGiant Chasm Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Pidove View Kyurem builds →Ice Beam 2x260-307%KO Stone Edge 2x130-153%KO | ||
Crustle BugRock | C | |
Archeops Rock | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Archen (Nacrene City Gift) | ||
In Black & White, Tyranitar can KO Pidove with Crunch (94-111%).
Tyranitar RockDark | A | |
Recommended Build AbilitySand Stream ItemChopleberry NatureAdamant Moves
Damage vs Pidove View Tyranitar builds →Pursuit47-56% Crunch94-111%KO Superpower94-111%KO | ||
Pidove Evolutions
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
BW Pidove Best Moveset
Normal/Flying pre-evolution at 55 Attack. AbilitySuper Luck boosts critical rate and AbilityRivalry as an alternative boosts damage against same gender. The moveset can't compete. Unfezant two evolutions away.
Best Build
Pidove best EVs are Speed and Attack
Physical Sweeper Moveset
- Quick Attack
- Return
- Heat Wave
- U Turn
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
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.
How to Read the Moves Table
Tabs
- Level-Up
- Learned by leveling up.
- TM
- Taught by a Technical Machine.
- Egg
- Inherited via breeding.
- Tutor
- NPC tutor (cost: items, BP, money).
- Reminder
- An NPC reteaches any move this Pokemon could have learned by leveling up.
- Transfer
- Carried over from an older game using Pokemon HOME.
- Event
- Given out through Mystery Gift events.
Visual Signals
CAT (Category)
How the move deals damage and which stats it uses.
A small dot on the icon's corner marks the move as contact. That triggers abilities like Static, Flame Body, Rough Skin, or Iron Barbs, plus items like Rocky Helmet and Sticky Barb.
Tier (S to D)
Each move's competitive rank in RankedBoost's system. TM, Egg, and Tutor sort by tier by default (best first). On Level-Up, click the Tier header to do the same.
PWR (Power)
Base damage. Numbers shown in a type color include STAB (base × 1.5). Hover any colored number to see the math.
— means no power (status moves) or variable power.
Sorting & Filter
Click any column header to sort. Level-Up opens with Lv 1 at the top. TM, Egg, and Tutor open with the highest-tier moves at the top.
Search filters by move name or type. The Filter button limits the list to STAB, Physical, Special, or Status moves.
Level-Up Moves
TM Moves
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
Base Stats
Each follows its Trainer’s orders as best it can, but they sometimes fail to understand complicated commands.
These Pokémon live in cities. They are accustomed to people. Flocks often gather in parks and plazas.
Pidove Black & White Guide
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.
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
- Gen 1RB
Red & Blue - Gen 1Y
Yellow - Gen 2GS
Gold & Silver - Gen 2C
Crystal - Gen 3RS
Ruby & Sapphire - Gen 3E
Emerald - Gen 3FRLG
FireRed & LeafGreen - Gen 4DP
Diamond & Pearl - Gen 4Pt
Platinum - Gen 4HGSS
HeartGold & SoulSilver - Gen 5BWDebut
Black & White - Gen 5B2W2
Black 2 & White 2 - Gen 6XY
X & Y - Gen 6ORAS
Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire - Gen 7SM
Sun & Moon - Gen 7USUM
Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon - Gen 7LGPE
Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee - Gen 8SwSh
Sword & Shield - Gen 8BDSP
Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl - Gen 8PLA
Legends: Arceus - Gen 9SV
Scarlet & Violet - Gen 9LZA
Legends: Z-A - Gen 10WW
Winds & Waves