Normal Flying

Pidgey is a Normal and Flying-type Pokémon with a Max CP of 769 in Pokémon GO. Pidgey's best moveset is Tackle and Aerial Ace. It is weather boosted by Partly Cloudy and Windy weather, and it was originally found in the Kanto region. Shiny Pidgey is available in Pokémon GO.

Pidgey is weak to Electric, Ice, and Rock-type moves. It takes reduced damage from Bug, Grass, Ghost, and Ground-type moves.

Stats

Max CP	769 CP
Attack	85 ATK
Defense	73 DEF
Stamina	120 STA
Weather Boost	Partly Cloudy Windy
Released	Yes
Shiny released	Yes
Buddy distance	1 km

Pokédex information

Pokédex Number	#16
Height	0.3 m
Weight	1.8 kg
Region	Kanto Generation 1
Can be traded	Allowed
Pokémon Home transfer	Allowed
Base Catch Rate	20%
Base Flee Rate	0%
Catch rewards	3 100
Additional Move Cost	25 10000
Mega Energy reward For walking as a Buddy	5 Mega Energy

Pidgey type chart

Takes increased damage

Electric	160.0%
Ice	160.0%
Rock	160.0%

Takes decreased damage

Ghost	39.1%
Ground	39.1%
Bug	62.5%
Grass	62.5%

Type chart shows the percentage (%) of damage taken from an incoming attack of a particular type.

Pidgey's best moves and movesets

Pidgey's best moveset is Tackle and Aerial Ace, with 6.22 DPS (damage per second) and 51.3 TDO (total damage output). These moves are boosted by Partly Cloudy and Windy weather.

Best Pidgey moves

Tackle

Aerial Ace

DPS6.22

TDO51.27

Score6.7

Weather Boost

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If you are unable to get Pidgey with its best moveset, we recommend to use Quick Attack/Aerial Ace. You will lose around 3.6% DPS and TDO, which makes these moves a viable alternative to Pidgey's strongest moveset (Tackle/Aerial Ace).

Pidgey moves comparison

The following chart shows Pidgey's DPS and TDO for every fast and charge attack combination. This chart is useful for comparing the relative strength of Pidgey's movesets. You can change the weather and the opposing Pokémon to see how it affects the rankings.

Weather

Extreme↓

Opponent

#	Fast Attack	Charged Attack	DPS	TDO	Score 🔽
1.	Tackle	Aerial Ace	6.22	51.3	6.7
2.	Quick Attack	Aerial Ace	5.99	49.4	6.4
3.	Tackle	Air Cutter	5.81	47.9	6.2
4.	Quick Attack	Air Cutter	5.50	45.3	5.9
5.	Tackle	Twister	4.51	37.2	4.8
6.	Quick Attack	Twister	4.24	35.0	4.5

Fast Attacks

• Quick Attack8100.8s

  

  Type effectiveness chart

  • 62.5%
  • • Rock
    • Steel

  • 39.1%
  • • Ghost

  Gym and Raid Battles

  Damage	8
  Energy	10
  Weather boost	Partly Cloudy
  Duration	0.8s
  Damage window	0.3s - 0.6s

  Trainer Battles

  Damage	5
  Energy	8

  
  

  Effects

  Quick Attack has no special effects.

  See Quick Attack details page ↗
• Tackle550.5s

  

  Type effectiveness chart

  • 62.5%
  • • Rock
    • Steel

  • 39.1%
  • • Ghost

  Gym and Raid Battles

  Damage	5
  Energy	5
  Weather boost	Partly Cloudy
  Duration	0.5s
  Damage window	0.3s - 0.5s

  Trainer Battles

  Damage	3
  Energy	3

  
  

  Effects

  Tackle has no special effects.

  See Tackle details page ↗

Charged Moves

• Aerial Ace55332.4s

  

  Type effectiveness chart

  • 160.0%
  • • Fighting
    • Bug
    • Grass

  • 62.5%
  • • Rock
    • Steel
    • Electric

  Gym and Raid Battles

  Damage	55
  Energy	33
  Weather boost	Windy
  Duration	2.4s
  Damage window	1.9s - 2.2s

  Trainer Battles

  Damage	55
  Energy	40

  
  

  Effects

  Aerial Ace has no special effects.

  See Aerial Ace details page ↗
• Twister45332.8s

  

  Type effectiveness chart

  • 160.0%
  • • Dragon

  • 62.5%
  • • Steel

  • 39.1%
  • • Fairy

  Gym and Raid Battles

  Damage	45
  Energy	33
  Weather boost	Windy
  Duration	2.8s
  Damage window	0.9s - 2.6s

  Trainer Battles

  Damage	45
  Energy	45

  
  

  Effects

  Twister has no special effects.

  See Twister details page ↗
• Air Cutter60502.7s

  

  Type effectiveness chart

  • 160.0%
  • • Fighting
    • Bug
    • Grass

  • 62.5%
  • • Rock
    • Steel
    • Electric

  Gym and Raid Battles

  Damage	60
  Energy	50
  Weather boost	Windy
  Duration	2.7s
  Damage window	1.8s - 2.5s

  Trainer Battles

  Damage	60
  Energy	55

  
  

  Effects

  Air Cutter has no special effects.

  See Air Cutter details page ↗

Pidgey Special CP Values

Max CP values in Raids, Eggs, Field Research

Pidgey's Max CP is at Level 50. Pidgey Combat Power values in Pokémon GO Raids, Eggs, and Field Research encounter can be found below.

Max CP	769 CP
	Level 50, 15/15/15 IVs
Research	264 CP - 291 CP
	Level 15, 10/10/10 minimum IVs
Eggs	352 CP - 388 CP
	Level 20, 10/10/10 minimum IVs
Raids	352 CP - 388 CP
	Level 20, 10/10/10 minimum IVs
RaidsWeather Boost Partly Cloudy Windy	440 CP - 486 CP
	Weather boosted, Level 25, 10/10/10 minimum IVs

More information

• Field and Special Research encounters are always Level 15. IVs range from 10 (min) to 15 (max). Field Research encounters have a 10/10/10 IV floor.
• Pokémon hatched from Eggs are always Level 20. IVs range from 10 (min) to 15 (max). Egg Hatches have a 10/10/10 IV floor.
• Raid Bosses caught without weather boost are always Level 20. IVs range from 10 (min) to 15 (max). Raid Catches have a 10/10/10 IV floor.
  • 😈 Shadow Pokémon have 6/6/6 IV floor in raids.
• Raid Bosses caught with weather boost are always Level 25. IVs range from 10 (min) to 15 (max). Weather boosted Raid Catches have a 10/10/10 IV floor.
  • 😈 Shadow Pokémon have 6/6/6 IV floor in raids.
• Wild encounters range from Level 1 to Level 30 Pokémon. Their IVs range from 0 (min) to 15 (max) for each stat.
• Weather Boosted wild Pokémon encounters get a 5 Level boost, bringing their Level range to Level 6 to Level 35. In addition, they have a guaraneed minimum IV value of 4 for each stat, resulting in a 4/4/4 IV floor.

Pidgey Max CP Chart

Max Combat Power per Level chart

Pidgey Max CP per level chart. This table shows maximum Combat Power values from Level 1 to Level 50.

Pidgey evolution chart

Pokémon	Requires	Evolution
Pidgey	12 Candy	Pidgeotto
Pidgeotto	50 Candy	Pidgeot
Pidgeot	100 / 20 Mega Energy	Mega Pidgeot

• Pidgey evolves into Pidgeotto which costs 12 Candy.
• Pidgeotto evolves into Pidgeot which costs 50 Candy.
• Pidgeot can Mega evolve into Mega Pidgeot. Evolving Mega Pidgeot costs 100 Mega energy the first time, and 20 energy every other time.

Regular and Shiny Pidgey

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Mega Pokémon that boost Pidgey

A list of Mega Pokémon that boost Pidgey's Normal and Flying-type moves, Candy, and Candy XL from catching Pidgey.

Mega Pidgeot

Mega Kangaskhan

Mega Pinsir

Mega Aerodactyl

Mega Salamence

Mega Rayquaza

Mega Lopunny

More information

Mega and Primal Raid Bonus –Mega Pokémon boost the attack power of all other Pokémon when battling in Raid Battles by 10%. Attacks that share their type with the Mega Pokémon's type(s) receive a 30% boost. However, these bonuses do not stack if there are multiple Mega-Evolved Pokémon battling simultaneously; only the higher boost will be applied.

Mega and Primal Catch Bonus –While a Pokémon is Mega-Evolved, additional XP and Candy is granted when catching a Pokémon that shares a type with it, or for any raid boss caught. These do not stack with each other. Additionally, High and Max Level Mega-Evolved Pokémon grant an increased chance to obtain Candy XL when catching a Pokémon that shares a type with it.

Note on Primal Kyogre and Groudon

• Primal Kyogre boosts Water-, Electric- and Bug-type attacks and Pokémon.
• Primal Groudon boosts Fire-, Grass- and Ground-type attacks and Pokémon.

Pidgey Catch Rates

The base catch rate for Pidgey in Pokémon GO is 24.03%, calculated for catching a Level 20 with no berries. Curved Great throw has a 50.38% chance to catch, and adding a Razz Berry raises that to 65.04%.

Configure

Pokémon level

Level 20↓

Ball Type

PokéBall↓

Normal medal

None↓

Flying medal

None↓

Number of throws

1↓

		Normal	Nice	Great	Excellent
No Berry	-	24.03%	27.09%	33.78%	39.85%
	Curve	37.32%	41.56%	50.38%	57.86%
Razz Berry	-	33.78%	37.75%	46.11%	53.35%
	Curve	50.38%	55.33%	65.04%	72.65%
Silver Pinap Berry	-	39.02%	43.38%	52.38%	59.95%
	Curve	56.87%	61.98%	71.67%	78.89%
Golden Razz Berry	-	49.69%	54.62%	64.32%	71.94%
	Curve	68.90%	73.89%	82.65%	88.47%

More information

Catch probability with multiple throws

In order to help Trainers understand their overall odds when catching Pidgey, we enable the functionality to showing the total chance to catch it depending on the number of available throws. We calculate this chance as if you repeated the same throw N-number of times.

To activate this functionality, change the number of Number of throws to a value greater than 1. The Number of throws option is available in the configuration options above the chart

Catch rate formula

Pokémon GO catch rate formula can be expressed as follows:

• CATCH_MULTIPLIERS = ball * curve * berry * throwType * (type1Medal + type2Medal / 2)
• CATCH_RATE = 1 - Math.pow(1 - baseCatchRate / (2 * cpm), CATCH_MULTIPLIERS)

There are different multipliers that come into play when calculating catch rate.

Curved throws are more effective than regular throws, stronger types of Poké Ball have a higher catch rate, and using a Razz Berry or a Golden Razz Berry also improves your chances.

Catch rate multipliers

The following table shows all the different catch rate multipliers in Pokémon GO:

Multiplier	Amount
Razz Berry	1.5
Silver Pinap Berry	1.8
Golden Razz Berry	2.5
Curveball	1.7
Nice Throw	1.15
Great Throw	1.5
Excellent Throw	1.85
PokéBall	1.0
Premier Ball	1.0
Great Ball	1.5
Ultra Ball	2.0
Bronze medal	1.1
Silver medal	1.2
Gold medal	1.3

Pidgey family

A list of Pokémon that are somehow related to Pidgey in Pokémon GO. Includes evolutions, regional, and form variations.

Pidgey

Pidgeotto

Pidgeot

Mega Pidgeot

Shadow Pidgey

Shadow Pidgeotto

Shadow Pidgeot

List of Pidgey costumes

A list of Pidgey costumes available in Pokémon GO.

Pidgey high resolution sprites

A list of high resolution Pokémon HOME sprites related to Pidgey. Sprite description is a best guess on what the sprite is related to, use your own judgment. Click to download full 512x512 resolution.

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