#017 PidgeottoAll 251 Pokémon#019 Rattata
Gengar’s Pokédex · Kanto · Generation I
#018 Pidgeot
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- SpeciesBird Pokémon
- Japanese namePigeot
- PronunciationPID-JIT
- Height4′ 11″ 1.50 m
- Weight87.0 lb 39.15 kg
- Gender♂ 50% · ♀ 50%
PokédexWhere to findType matchupsMovesBreedingStats
Name meaning
Variation of PIDGEOTTO, from whom Pidgeot evolves.
Evolution
Pokédex entries
| RedBlue | When hunting, it skims the surface of water at high speed to pick off unwary prey such as MAGIKARP. |
|---|---|
| Yellow | This POKEMON flies at Mach 2 speed, seeking prey. Its large talons are feared as wicked weapons. |
| Stadium | Capable of flying incredibly quickly. In full flight, by the time its flapping is heard, it is long gone. |
| GoldStadium 2 | Its well-developed chest muscles make it strong enough to whip up a gusty windstorm with just a few flaps. |
| Silver | It spreads its beautiful wings wide to frighten its enemies. it can fly at Mach 2 speed. |
| Crystal | Its outstanding vision allows it to spot splashing MAGIKARP, even while flying at 3300 feet. |
Where to find Pidgeot
| Game | Where to find it | Time | Rarity |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blue | Must Evolve from Pidgeotto | NA | Evolve |
| Red | NA | Evolve | |
| Yellow | NA | Evolve | |
| Gold | Any | Evolve | |
| Silver | Any | Evolve | |
| Crystal | Any | Evolve |
How to catch
| Ground | Surf | Fishing | Forest Tree | Mountain Tree | Rock Smash | Breed | Evolve | Event | BugCatch | Game Corner | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R/B | ✓ | ||||||||||
| Yellow | ✓ | ||||||||||
| G/S | ✓ | ||||||||||
| Crystal | ✓ |
✓ marks how you can get it in each game. Shaded boxes are methods that didn’t exist in that game.
Type matchups
Defence: damage taken from each attack type
- Normal×1
- Fire×1
- Water×1
- Electric×2
- Grass×0.5
- Ice×2
- Fighting×1
- Poison×1
- Ground×0
- ×1
- Psychic×1
- Bug×0.5
- Rock×2
- Ghost×0
- Dragon×1
- Dark×1
- Steel×1
- Gold, Silver & Crystal: 3 weaknesses and 4 resistances out of 17 types. Defence ratio 3 : 4 (75%).
- Red, Blue & Yellow: 3 weaknesses and 4 resistances out of 15 types. Defence ratio 3 : 4 (75%).
- This Pokémon has the same number of weaknesses in GSC as RBY. So the defense ratios are the same.
Offence: same-type attacks against each type
- Normal1st: Normal 2nd: Normal
- Fire1st: Normal 2nd: Normal
- Water1st: Normal 2nd: Normal
- Electric1st: Normal 2nd: Bad
- Grass1st: Normal 2nd: Good
- Ice1st: Normal 2nd: Normal
- Fighting1st: Normal 2nd: Good
- Poison1st: Normal 2nd: Normal
- Ground1st: Normal 2nd: Normal
- 1st: Normal 2nd: Normal
- Psychic1st: Normal 2nd: Normal
- Bug1st: Normal 2nd: Good
- Rock1st: Bad 2nd: Bad
- Ghost1st: No Effect 2nd: Normal
- Dragon1st: Normal 2nd: Normal
- Dark1st: Normal 2nd: Normal
- Steel1st: Bad 2nd: Bad
- Gold, Silver & Crystal: 3 advantages and 6 disadvantages out of 34 types. Offensive ratio 1:2 (50%).
- Red, Blue & Yellow: 3 advantages and 4 disadvantages out of 30 types. Offensive ratio 3:4 (75%).
Moves learned by levelling up
| R/B/Y | G/S/C | Move | Type | Kind |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | Start | Tackle | Normal | Physical |
| Start | Start | Gust | NormalR/B/Y G/S/C | Physical |
| Start | Start | Sand-Attack | NormalR/B/Y GroundG/S/C | Status |
| Start | Start | Quick Attack | Normal | Physical |
| Start | Start | Whirlwind | Normal | Physical |
| Start | Start | Wing Attack | Physical | |
| 44 | 46 | Agility | Psychic | Status |
| 54 | 61 | Mirror Move | Physical |
“Start” means it knows the move from level 1; a dash means it doesn’t learn the move by levelling up in that game.
Move Tutor Crystal
None.
TMs & HMs Gold, Silver & Crystal
- TM03Curse
- TM06Toxic
- TM10Hidden Power
- TM11Sunny Day
- TM13Snore
- TM15Hyper Beam
- TM17Protect
- TM20Endure
- TM21Frustration
- TM27Return
- TM31Mud-Slap
- TM32Double Team
- TM34Swagger
- TM35Sleep Talk
- TM39Swift
- TM43Detect
- TM44Rest
- TM45Attract
- TM46Thief
- TM47Steel Wing
TMs & HMs Red, Blue & Yellow
- TM02Razor Wind
- TM04Whirlwind
- TM06Toxic
- TM09Take Down
- TM10Double-Edge
- TM15Hyper Beam
- TM20Rage
- TM31Mimic
- TM32Double Team
- TM33Reflect
- TM34Bide
- TM39Swift
- TM44Rest
- TM50Substitute
Breeding Gold, Silver & Crystal
| Egg groups | Flying-Group group 3 |
|---|
Compatible Pokémon
- Aerodactyl
- Doduo Family
- Farfetch’d
- Hoothoot Family
- Murkrow
- Natu Family
- Pidgey Family
- Skarmory
- Spearow Family
- Togetic
- Zubat Family
Egg moves
| Move | How to pass it down |
|---|---|
| Pursuit | Breed with a male from the Doduo or Spearow Family. |
| Feint Attack | Mate with male Murkrow. |
| Foresight | Mate with a male from Hoothoot Family. |
Stats
| Stat | Base | Range at Lv. 100 | G/S/C rank | R/B/Y rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HP | 83 | 339-369 | 16/4569.15% | 13/4274.19% |
| Attack | 80 | 228-258 | 17/4961.79% | 17/4559.86% |
| Defense | 75 | 218-248 | 22/5557.93% | 19/4459.86% |
| Speed | 91 | 250-280 | 11/4781.59% | 11/4278.81% |
| Special Attack G/S/C | 70 | 208-238 | 22/4655.96% | — |
| Special Defense G/S/C | 70 | 208-238 | 21/4151.99% | — |
| Special R/B/Y | 70 | 208-238 | — | 15/2950.00% |
| Total | 469 G/S/C 399 R/B/Y |
1451-1631 1243-1393 |
23/8772.57% | 19/6574.19% |
Ranges are the lowest and highest the stat can be at level 100. Ranks compare the base stat with every other Pokémon in those games (1 is the highest), with its percentile underneath.
Restored from Gengar’s Online Pokédex v4.2, one of the first Pokédexes on the web, created by Curtis Alumbaugh (Gengar) with Ian Alumbaugh (Haunter) and kept by Pokémon Dungeon. How to read this page · Red, Blue & Yellow moves · The Library