Pidgey

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Pidgey Tiny Bird Pokémon #007
Type Normal Flying Unknown Unknown
Abilities Keen Eye or Tangled Feet		Hidden Ability Big Pecks
Mega Ability
Gender ratio 50% male, 50% female		Catch rate 255 (33.3%)
Breeding Egg group Flying Hatch time 4080 steps
Height 0.3 m 1'00" m m m		Weight 1.8 kg 4.0 lbs {{{weight2-kg}}} kg {{{weight2-lbs}}} lbs {{{weight3-kg}}} kg {{{weight3-lbs}}} lbs {{{weight4-kg}}} kg {{{weight4-lbs}}} lbs
Base experience yield 50		Leveling rate Medium Slow
EV yield Total: 1 0 HP 0 Atk 0 Def 0 Sp.Atk 0 Sp.Def 1 Speed 0 HP 0 Atk 0 Def 0 Sp.Atk 0 Sp.Def 0 Speed
Body style		Footprint
Pokédex color   Brown		Base friendship 70
Cry

Pidgey is a dual-type Normal/Flying Pokémon.

It evolves into Pidgeotto at level 18, which evolves into Pidgeot at level 36.

Pokédex entry

Pokédex entry It has an extremely sharp sense of direction. It can unerringly return home to its nest, however far it may be removed from its familiar surroundings.

Biology

Physiology

(From Bulbapedia) Pidgey is a small, plump-bodied avian Pokémon. It is primarily brown with a cream-colored face, underside, and flight feathers. On top of its head is a short crest of three tufts. The center crest feathers are brown and the outer two tufts are cream-colored. Just under its crest are its narrow, brown eyes. Angular black marking extend from behind its eyes down its cheeks. It has a short, stubby beak and feet with two toes in front and one in back. Both its beak and feet are a grayish-pink. It has a short, brown tail made of three feathers.

Pidgey has an extremely sharp sense of direction and homing instincts. It can locate its nest even when far removed from familiar surroundings. It is a docile Pokémon, and generally prefers to flee from its enemies rather than fight them. By flapping its wings rapidly, it can whip up dust clouds and create whirlwinds to protect itself and flush out potential prey. Gust and Feather Dance are its former signature moves. Pidgey is very common throughout its range and can often be seen in meadows and forests. Ekans is a natural predator of Pidgey.

Game locations

Availability None This Pokémon cannot be obtained. Common Route 1 Uncommon Fossil Rare One

Held items

Held item(s) None This Pokémon cannot be found holding an item. Common Uncommon Rare Always

Base stats

Stat	Range
	At Lv. 50	At Lv. 100
HP: 40	100 - 147	190 - 284
Attack: 45	45 - 106	85 - 207
Defense: 40	40 - 101	76 - 196
Sp.Atk: 35	36 - 95	67 - 185
Sp.Def: 35	36 - 95	67 - 185
Speed: 56	54 - 118	105 - 232
Total: 251   Other Pokémon with this total
Minimum stats are calculated with 0 EVs, IVs of 0, and a hindering nature, if applicable. Maximum stats are calculated with 252 EVs, IVs of 31, and a helpful nature, if applicable.

Type effectiveness

Under normal battle conditions, this Pokémon is:

Immune to: Normal 1× Fighting 1× Flying 1× Poison 1× Ground 0× Rock 2× Bug ½× Ghost 0× Steel 1× Fire 1× Water 1× Grass ½× Electric 2× Psychic 1× Ice 2× Dragon 1× Dark 1× Fairy 1× None

Doubly resistant to: Normal 1× Fighting 1× Flying 1× Poison 1× Ground 0× Rock 2× Bug ½× Ghost 0× Steel 1× Fire 1× Water 1× Grass ½× Electric 2× Psychic 1× Ice 2× Dragon 1× Dark 1× Fairy 1× None

Resistant to: Normal 1× Fighting 1× Flying 1× Poison 1× Ground 0× Rock 2× Bug ½× Ghost 0× Steel 1× Fire 1× Water 1× Grass ½× Electric 2× Psychic 1× Ice 2× Dragon 1× Dark 1× Fairy 1× None

Damaged normally by: Normal 1× Fighting 1× Flying 1× Poison 1× Ground 0× Rock 2× Bug ½× Ghost 0× Steel 1× Fire 1× Water 1× Grass ½× Electric 2× Psychic 1× Ice 2× Dragon 1× Dark 1× Fairy 1× None

Weak to: Normal 1× Fighting 1× Flying 1× Poison 1× Ground 0× Rock 2× Bug ½× Ghost 0× Steel 1× Fire 1× Water 1× Grass ½× Electric 2× Psychic 1× Ice 2× Dragon 1× Dark 1× Fairy 1× None

Doubly weak to: Normal 1× Fighting 1× Flying 1× Poison 1× Ground 0× Rock 2× Bug ½× Ghost 0× Steel 1× Fire 1× Water 1× Grass ½× Electric 2× Psychic 1× Ice 2× Dragon 1× Dark 1× Fairy 1× None

Notes: If Gravity is in effect, or this Pokémon is affected by Smack Down or Ingrain, the effectiveness of  Ground-type  moves is 1×.

Moves

By leveling up

By leveling up

Level   Move   Type   Cat.   Pwr.   Acc.   PP  1 Tackle Normal Physical 50 100% 35 5 Sand Attack Ground Status — 100% 15 9 Gust Flying Special 40 100% 35 13 Quick Attack Normal Physical 40 100% 30 17 Whirlwind Normal Status — —% 20 21 Twister Dragon Special 40 100% 20 25 Feather Dance Flying Status — 100% 15 29 Agility Psychic Status — —% 30 33 Wing Attack Flying Physical 60 100% 35 37 Roost Flying Status — —% 10 41 Tailwind Flying Status — —% 30 45 Mirror Move Flying Status — —% 20 49 Air Slash Flying Special 75 95% 15 53 Hurricane Flying Special 110 70% 10

A level of "Start" indicates a move that will be known by a Pidgey obtained at level 1 Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Pidgey Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution of Pidgey

By TM/HM

By TM/HM

TM   Move   Type   Cat.   Pwr.   Acc.   PP  TM06 Toxic Poison Status 0000— 090}}90% 10 TM10 Hidden Power Normal Special 06060 100}}100% 15 TM11 Sunny Day Fire Status 0000— 00—}}—% 5 TM17 Protect Normal Status 0000— 00—}}—% 10 TM18 Rain Dance Water Status 0000— 00—}}—% 5 TM21 Frustration Normal Physical 0000Varies 100}}100% 20 TM27 Return Normal Physical 0000Varies 100}}100% 20 TM32 Double Team Normal Status 0000— 00—}}—% 15 TM40 Aerial Ace Flying Physical 06060 00—}}—% 20 TM42 Facade Normal Physical 07070 100}}100% 20 TM44 Rest Psychic Status 0000— 00—}}—% 10 TM45 Attract Normal Status 0000— 100}}100% 15 TM46 Thief Dark Physical 06060 100}}100% 25 TM48 Round Normal Special 06060 100}}100% 15 TM87 Swagger Normal Status 0000— 090}}90% 15 TM88 Sleep Talk Normal Status 0000— 00—}}—% 10 TM89 U-turn Bug Physical 07070 100}}100% 20 TM90 Substitute Normal Status 0000— 00—}}—% 10 TM100 Confide Normal Status 0000— 00—}}—% 20 Air Cutter Flying Special 06060 095}}95% 25 Fly Flying Physical 09090 095}}95% 15 Heat Wave Fire Special 09595 090}}90% 10 Secret Power Normal Physical 07070 100}}100% 20 Sky Attack Flying Physical 140140 090}}90% 5 Snore Normal Special 05050 100}}100% 15 Steel Wing Steel Physical 07070 090}}90% 25 Tailwind Flying Status 0000— 00—}}—% 30 Uproar Normal Special 09090 100}}100% 10

Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Pidgey Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution of Pidgey

By breeding

By breeding

Father   Move   Type   Cat.   Pwr.   Acc.   PP  Air Cutter Flying Special 60 95% 25 Air Slash Flying Special 75 95% 15 Brave Bird Flying Physical 120 100% 15 Defog Flying Status — —% 15 Feint Attack Dark Physical 60 —% 20 Foresight Normal Status — —% 40 Pursuit Dark Physical 40 100% 20 Steel Wing Steel Physical 70 90% 25 Uproar Normal Special 90 100% 10

Moves marked with an asterisk (*) must be chain bred onto Pidgey Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Pidgey Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution of Pidgey

Evolution

Unevolved Pidgey  Normal  Flying

Level 18 →

First evolution Pidgeotto  Normal  Flying

Level 36 →

Second evolution Pidgeot  Normal  Flying

Mega Evolution →

Mega evolution Mega Pidgeot  Normal  Flying

Sprites

Front	Back
Front shiny	Back shiny

Trivia

Design origin

(From Bulbapedia) Anatomically, Pidgey resembles a Cedar waxwing or House sparrow more than it does a pigeon. However, there have been some references to Pidgey Mail, alluding to homing pigeons. Its category, "tiny bird," added to the sound of the end of its name, could suggest that Pidgey is also based on a chickadee. However, it and its evolutions seem to have more traits related to ospreys than pigeons or chickadees.

Name origin

(From Bulbapedia) Pidgey could be a corruption of pigeon or a combination of that with the word budgie (a type of bird), chickadee (a type of bird), or pudgy (referring to its plump physique).

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