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Gengar’s Pokédex · Kanto · Generation I
#016 Pidgey
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- SpeciesTiny Bird Pokémon
- Japanese namePoppo
- PronunciationPID-JEE
- Height1′ 0″ 0.30 m
- Weight4.0 lb 1.80 kg
- Gender♂ 50% · ♀ 50%
PokédexWhere to findType matchupsMovesBreedingStats
Name meaning
Variation of PIDGEON, a bird that Pidgey resembles.
Evolution
Pokédex entries
| RedBlue | A common sight in forests and woods. It flaps its wings at ground level to kick up blinding sand. |
|---|---|
| Yellow | Very docile. If attacked, it will often kick up sand to protect itself rather than fight back. |
| Stadium | If at all possible, it will try to avoid battles. Small or weak enemies are blown away by WHIRLWIND. |
| GoldStadium 2 | It usually hides in tall grass. Because it dislikes fighting, it protects itself by kicking up sand. |
| Silver | Common in grassy areas and forests, it is very docile and will chase off enemies by flapping up sand. |
| Crystal | It rapidly flaps its wings in the grass, stirring up a dust cloud that drives insect prey out into the open. |
Where to find Pidgey
| Game | Where to find it | Time | Rarity |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blue | Routes 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 15, 21, 24, 25 | NA | Many |
| Red | NA | Many | |
| Yellow | Viridian Forest, Routes 1, 2, 5, 6, 7, 8, 11, 12, 13, 21, 24, 25 | NA | Many |
| Gold | National Park, Routes 1, 2, 5, 6, 25, 29, 30, 31, 35, 36, 37 | Morn. or Day | Many |
| Silver | Morn. or Day | Many | |
| Crystal | Ilex Forest, National Park, Routes 1, 2, 5, 25, 29, 30, 31, 35, 36, 37 | Mostly Morn. or Day; Ilex Forest @ night | Many in Morn or Day; Few @ night |
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 | 9 | Gust | NormalR/B/Y G/S/C | Physical |
| 5 | 5 | Sand-Attack | NormalR/B/Y GroundG/S/C | Status |
| 12 | 15 | Quick Attack | Normal | Physical |
| 19 | 21 | Whirlwind | Normal | Physical |
| 28 | 29 | Wing Attack | Physical | |
| 36 | 37 | Agility | Psychic | Status |
| 44 | 47 | 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
- 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
- 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 | 40 | 253-283 | 38/4518.41% | 35/4219.80% |
| Attack | 45 | 158-188 | 39/4915.87% | 37/4514.72% |
| Defense | 40 | 148-178 | 44/5515.87% | 38/4414.72% |
| Speed | 56 | 180-210 | 31/4734.46% | 29/4230.85% |
| Special Attack G/S/C | 35 | 138-168 | 39/4612.54% | — |
| Special Defense G/S/C | 35 | 138-168 | 37/4110.60% | — |
| Special R/B/Y | 35 | 138-168 | — | 25/2910.60% |
| Total | 251 G/S/C 216 R/B/Y |
1015-1195 877-1027 |
78/876.68% | 61/656.08% |
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