No. 0018 · Generation I · Bird Pokémon
ピジョットPijotto · Pijotto (trademarked as Pigeot) is thought to blend 'pigeon' and 'jet' – a bird built for speed.
The Bird Pokémon · Normal/Flying type · first seen in Pokémon Red & Green (1996)
01Overview
Meet Pidgeot
Everything you need to know about the Bird Pokémon — the creature behind the number.
Every Trainer who caught a Pidgey on Route 1 and kept faith with it gets the same reward: Pidgeot, the Bird Pokémon. The final stage of Kanto's first bird family arrives at level 36, and it is worth the wait – a big, glossy, supremely fast flyer whose plumage is so handsome that, by the Pokédex's own account, many Trainers choose it for its looks alone.
Its feathers are a rich, shining brown, with cream on its underside and flight feathers, and an angular black marking sweeps back from each sharp eye. The real showpiece is its crest, which streams back almost as long as its whole body – yellow in the middle, red on the outside – while a fan of red tail feathers trails behind. A short, hooked pink beak and big talons finish the look, and the Pokédex is blunt about those claws: they are feared as wicked weapons.
“It spreads its gorgeous wings widely to intimidate enemies. It races through the skies at Mach-2 speed.”
Pokédex · Pokémon Red (Japan), Green (Japan), FireRed, Y & Pokopia · 1996
Pidgeot is built for speed. Several Pokédex entries clock it at Mach 2, and powerful chest muscles let it whip up a gusty windstorm with just a few flaps – flap with all its might and it can bend tall trees. It makes its home in temperate forests full of big old trees, but it hunts over water: its eyesight is sharp enough to spot a splashing Magikarp from 1,000 metres up, and it skims the surface at high speed to snatch unwary prey. When an enemy gets too close, it spreads those gorgeous wings wide to scare it off.
Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire gave it a second wind. Holding a Pidgeotite, Pidgeot Mega Evolves into a larger bird with longer wings, cyan-tipped feathers and a flamboyant, punk-style crest that ends in a magenta streamer. That crest works like an antenna, reading the air currents to keep its flight steady, and its boosted muscles let it fly for two weeks straight. Its No Guard Ability means its attacks never miss, and its Sp. Atk nearly doubles.
For fans, Pidgeot is a bird with history. It is rival Blue's trusty ace, waiting for you at Silph Co. and in the Champion battle of Red and Blue, and still with him as a Gym Leader in Gold and Silver. In the anime, Ash's Pidgeotto evolved to drive off a Fearow in Pallet Party Panic and then stayed behind to protect a flock of Pidgey and Pidgeotto – a goodbye that held until the two were finally reunited more than two decades later.
How big is Pidgeot?
At 1.5 m (4′11″) and 39.5 kg (87.1 lb), Pidgeot is about the height and weight of a typical twelve-year-old – while Mega Pidgeot, at 2.2 m (7′03″), would have to duck to get through a standard front door.
Evolution
02In the Pokédex's words
Pidgeot's Pokédex entries
14 different entries across 41 games, from 1996 to 2025. Here is how the Pokédex has described Pidgeot over the years, in the order the games came out.
Generation I
It spreads its gorgeous wings widely to intimidate enemies. It races through the skies at Mach-2 speed.
Kanto Pokédex
When hunting, it skims the surface of water at high speed to pick off unwary prey such as Magikarp.
Kanto Pokédex
This Pokémon flies at Mach 2 speed, seeking prey. Its large talons are feared as wicked weapons.
Kanto Pokédex
Capable of flying incredibly quickly. In full flight, by the time its flapping is heard, it is long gone.
Kanto Pokédex
Generation II
Its well-developed chest muscles make it strong enough to whip up a gusty windstorm with just a few flaps.
Johto Pokédex
It spreads its beautiful wings wide to frighten its enemies. It can fly at Mach 2 speed.
Johto Pokédex
Its outstanding vision allows it to spot splashing Magikarp, even while flying at 3300 feet.
Johto Pokédex
Generation III
This Pokémon has a dazzling plumage of beautifully glossy feathers. Many Trainers are captivated by the striking beauty of the feathers on its head, compelling them to choose Pidgeot as their Pokémon.
Hoenn Pokédex
This Pokémon has gorgeous, glossy feathers. Many Trainers are so captivated by the beautiful feathers on its head that they choose Pidgeot as their Pokémon.
Hoenn Pokédex
Generation IV
By flapping its wings with all its might, Pidgeot can make a gust of wind capable of bending tall trees.
Sinnoh Pokédex
It launches twisters.
Capture Styler (Pokémon Ranger series)
Generation VII
With its muscular strength now greatly increased, it can fly continuously for two weeks without resting.
Let's Go Pokédex
Generation VIII
When Pidgeot flaps its wings, it can whip up a gust of wind capable of blowing away just about anything. It also has excellent vision and can zero in on leaping Magikarp from a far-off distance.
Photodex (New Pokémon Snap)
Generation IX
It flies over water as it hunts, skimming along the surface to catch Magikarp and other such prey.
Rotom Phone (Legends: Z-A)
03Stats, moves & where to find it
Pidgeot in the video games
Base stat total 479 · 24 core-series games · 25 spin-offs · every move it learns, generation by generation.
Base stats
In Red, Green, Blue and Yellow Pidgeot had a single Special stat of 70; when Gold and Silver split Special in two, both Sp. Atk and Sp. Def were set to 70. X & Y gave it a burst of extra pace, raising its Speed from 91 to 101 and its base stat total from 469 to 479. Mega Pidgeot goes much further: 83 HP, 80 Attack, 80 Defense, 135 Sp. Atk, 80 Sp. Def and 121 Speed, a total of 579 – its Sp. Atk, once its joint-lowest stat, nearly doubles to become its best. Base friendship was 70 in Generations II–VII and has been 50 since Generation VIII; its base experience yield was 172 in Generations I–IV, 211 in Generations V–VI and 216 since. It reaches level 100 at 1,059,860 Exp. Points (Medium Slow).
Abilities
- Keen Eyesince Gen III
Stops other Pokémon from lowering Pidgeot's accuracy; since Sun & Moon it also ignores the target's raised evasiveness. - Tangled Feetsince Gen IV
Makes Pidgeot harder to hit while it is confused, by raising its evasiveness. - Big PecksHidden abilitysince Gen V
Prevents other Pokémon from lowering Pidgeot's Defense.
Type matchups
How hard each attacking type hits a Normal/Flying Pokémon.
These matchups have not changed since Red and Green, and Mega Pidgeot keeps them too. Its Flying type keeps it out of reach of Ground-type moves unless something grounds it (Gravity, Smack Down, Thousand Arrows or an Iron Ball), and its Normal type lets Ghost-type moves pass straight through it unless the attacker has Scrappy or has used Foresight or Odor Sleuth.
Training & breeding
- Catch rate
- 45
- Base friendship
- 50
- Base experience
- 216
- Growth rate
- Medium Slow
- EV yield
- 3 Speed
- Egg groups
- Flying
- Egg cycles
- 15
- Colour
- Brown
- Gender ratio
- 50% male
- Body shape
- wings
Where to find Pidgeot
| Game | Year | How to get it |
|---|---|---|
| Red & Green | 1996 | Evolve Pidgeotto (level 36) – Pidgey is wild from Route 1 onwardsRival Blue's Pidgeot first appears in his battle at Silph Co. and is part of his Champion team. |
| Blue (Japan) | 1996 | Evolve Pidgeotto (level 36) |
| Red & Blue | 1998 | Evolve Pidgeotto (level 36) – Pidgey is wild from Route 1 onwardsBlue's Pidgeot is waiting for you at Silph Co. and again in the Champion battle at Indigo Plateau. |
| Yellow | 1998 | Evolve Pidgeotto (level 36) |
| Gold & Silver | 1999 | Evolve Pidgeotto (level 36)Blue, now the Viridian City Gym Leader, still battles with his Pidgeot. |
| Crystal | 2000 | Evolve Pidgeotto (level 36)Blue's Pidgeot is on his Viridian Gym team again. |
| Ruby & Sapphire | 2002 | Not found in Hoenn – trade only |
| FireRed & LeafGreen | 2004 | Evolve Pidgeotto (level 36)As in the originals, Blue's Pidgeot meets you at Silph Co. and in the Champion battle. |
| Emerald | 2004 | Not found in Hoenn – trade only |
| Diamond & Pearl | 2006 | Evolve Pidgeotto (level 36)Or migrate one from a Game Boy Advance game via Pal Park, where it lives in the Field area. |
| Platinum | 2008 | Evolve Pidgeotto (level 36) |
| HeartGold & SoulSilver | 2009 | Evolve Pidgeotto (level 36)Gym Leader rematches have a neat symmetry: Falkner, Johto's first Gym Leader, and Blue, Kanto's last, both make Pidgeot their highest-levelled Pokémon. Falkner also uses one in the Pokéathlon and at the Fighting Dojo. |
| Black & White | 2010 | White: evolve Pidgeotto; Black: trade, Poké Transfer or event onlyIn Japan, the Pokémon Game Show handed out Blue's Pidgeot at level 61 on 17–18 August 2013. |
| Black 2 & White 2 | 2012 | Not found in the wild – trade, Poké Transfer or event onlyFalkner flies in to the Pokémon World Tournament with a Pidgeot. |
| X & Y | 2013 | Evolve Pidgeotto (level 36) |
| Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire | 2014 | Evolve Pidgeotto (level 36)Mega Pidgeot's debut: show the Intriguing Stone to Mr. Stone at the Devon Corporation and he swaps it for the Pidgeotite. |
| Sun & Moon | 2016 | Not found in Alola – trade or Pokémon Bank onlyBlue may challenge you at the Battle Tree with a Pidgeot that Mega Evolves, and the Pidgeotite was given away worldwide in two 2017 Mega Stone events. |
| Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon | 2017 | Island Scan on Route 10 (Thursdays)The Pidgeotite costs 64 BP at the Battle Tree, where Blue's Pidgeot can still Mega Evolve against you. |
| Let's Go, Pikachu! & Let's Go, Eevee! | 2018 | Wild on Routes 1, 2, 5, 6, 7, 8, 11–21, 24 and 25Rival Trace's Pidgey is a fully grown Pidgeot by your Multi Battle against Archer at Silph Co., and in the Champion battle it holds a Pidgeotite and Mega Evolves. You can get your own Pidgeotite at Indigo Plateau. |
| Sword & Shield | 2019 | Unobtainable |
| Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl | 2021 | Evolve Pidgeotto (level 36) |
| Legends: Arceus | 2022 | Unobtainable |
| Scarlet & Violet | 2022 | Unobtainable |
| Legends: Z-A | 2025 | Wild in Bleu Sector 5, Rouge Sector 4 and Jaune Sector 4 of Lumiose City, including Alpha PidgeotThe Pidgeotite costs 180 Mega Shards at the Quasartico Inc. building, and the Mega Dimension expansion adds Pidgeot to Hyperspace Lumiose's 4★ Normal- and Flying-type wild zones. |
Sprites through the ages
Spin-offs & cameos
Pokémon GO
Pidgeot has been soaring over Pokémon GO since launch day in July 2016. Evolving one takes 12 Pidgey Candy for Pidgeotto and 50 more for Pidgeot – no hardship in a game where Pidgey are everywhere – and as a buddy it earns a Candy every kilometre. Shiny Pidgey arrived on Pokémon Day 2019, putting a Shiny Pidgeot two evolutions away, and on 18 September 2020 Mega Pidgeot swooped into Mega Raids, with Shiny Pidgeot catchable from the same day. Its first Mega Evolution costs 100 Mega Energy, with later ones getting cheaper as its Mega Level rises. In battle it flaps with Air Slash or Steel Wing, backed by Brave Bird, Hurricane and Aerial Ace – plus Feather Dance since May 2021 and Twister since June 2026. You can also meet it as a Shadow Pokémon, and a Pidgeot encounter is one of the rewards in the Special Research The Higher They Fly…
Its Jungle card, Hurricane and all, joins the digital collection as part of the game's Evolution card set.
You can't catch one outright: evolve a Pidgeotto on the table to add Pidgeot to your Pokédex.
Ready to battle in 3D, with a Pokédex entry claiming that by the time you hear its wings flapping, it is long gone.
Its Pokédex text switches between Gold's windstorm entry and Silver's Mach 2 entry, depending on the Game Boy game plugged in.
The Jungle card flies back in for the Japan-only Game Boy Color sequel.
A rare piece, found in Endless Levels 51 and 72, Forever Level 1 and Mr. Who's Den.
Evolve a Pidgeotto and you get a teammate who lives in Flyaway Forest and boasts: 'Let my mach-2 speed set the pace!'
Waits deep down on floors B21F–B29F of Concealed Ruins and World Abyss, and on floors 1F–19F of Mt. Mistral.
Found in the same spots in the expanded adventure: Concealed Ruins, World Abyss and Mt. Mistral.
Toy Pidgeot flap around Windy Prairie, where one can also turn up as the area's boss.
Soars through the Sky and the Forest Temple; once captured, its Poké Assist is Flying and it can Cut through tough obstacles in the field.
Fittingly, it turns up in the Conductor Room stage King of the Sky.
A Flying-type piece waiting on Stage 5 of the Mountain of Order.
A Flying-type piece from Jungle Verde whose Flap skill delays the opponent's disruptions. With a Pidgeotite, Mega Pidgeot clears Pokémon in a sideways V shape.
Guards the entrance as the boss of Fledgling Field in Diamond Crater.
Just talk to it in Noe Town to bring it on board – it is a proud bird, telling you: 'I'm proud of my beautiful wings!'
Unlocked by solving Area 12's Stage 06; its Hyper Scan skill finds and fixes wrongly filled squares, twice per puzzle – or three times as Mega Pidgeot.
On the map since launch day; Mega Pidgeot swooped into Mega Raids on 18 September 2020.
Found sailing the Snorlax, Aegislash, Lugia, Bulbasaur and Charizard Seas.
Blue and his Pidgeot arrived as a Flying-type Strike sync pair on 3 September 2019 – Pidgeot can Mega Evolve – and even starred in their own story event, Reach for the Top. Falkner & Pidgeot, a Tech pair, followed on 28 August 2023, and an Arc Suit Blue & Pidgeot on 31 October 2025.
In the remake it lives on Mt. Blaze, the Northern Range and floors 59F–61F of Joyous Tower, and in Mystery Houses in Sky Tower.
Photodex #006 soars over Florio Nature Park and the Secret Side Path.
Mega Pidgeot is ready for competitive battles: its Pidgeotite costs 2,000 VP at the Frontier Shop.
Entry #012 in the life-sim's Pokédex: its specialities are Fly and Chop, it likes bright habitats, and its favourite things include nice breezes, wooden stuff and lots of nature.
Moves
Pidgeot started out with a short but punchy kit. In Red and Green its level-up list opened with Gust, Sand-Attack and Quick Attack, added Whirlwind, a 35-power Wing Attack and Agility along the way and signed off with a copycat Mirror Move at level 54. Its TM case held the real fireworks: Razor Wind, Sky Attack and, unlike Pidgey, Hyper Beam. Gold and Silver made Gust a true Flying-type move and powered up Wing Attack, and Ruby and Sapphire added a flourish of FeatherDance.
Diamond and Pearl then rebuilt the list with Twister, Roost, Tailwind and Air Slash, and Black and White crowned it with Hurricane at level 68. Mega Pidgeot, new in Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire, gave that storm real bite, since its No Guard ability means Hurricane never misses. Pidgeot has since sat out Sword and Shield, Legends: Arceus and Scarlet and Violet, but Let's Go handed it a 200-power Sky Attack and Heat Wave from level 1, Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl swapped Mirror Move for Aerial Ace, and Legends: Z-A capped the list with Brave Bird. Not bad for the grown-up form of Route 1's most familiar face.
Signature moves
Pidgeot's first breeze, known from level 1 in every main-series game from Red and Green to Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl. It was a Normal-type move in Red and Blue and has been a proper Flying-type attack since Gold and Silver; Legends: Z-A makes Pidgeot wait until level 9 for it.
In Red and Blue, with Gust still Normal-type, this was Pidgeot's only Flying-type attack by level-up, and a feeble 35 power at level 31. Gold and Silver bumped it to 60, and it has stayed on the list in every game since.
The copycat finale of Red and Blue at level 54, pushed out to 61 in Gold and Silver and 62 in Ruby and Sapphire, then pulled back to 56 from Diamond and Pearl. Let's Go teaches it at level 11, while Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl swap it for Aerial Ace.
The big storm arrived in Black and White as a level-68 finale at 120 power. X and Y trimmed it to 110 and added it to Pidgeot's level-1 moves, and Mega Pidgeot's No Guard ability means it never misses. Legends: Z-A teaches it at level 45 and as TM079.
Pidgeot's ultimate dive: TM43 in Red and Blue, a tutor move in XD, HeartGold and SoulSilver, Black 2 and White 2, Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire and Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon, a level-1 move hitting for 200 power in Let's Go, and TM153 in Legends: Z-A. Blue's Pidgeot event in Japan came with it too.
A slicing gust that often makes foes flinch, Pidgeot's level-62 finale in Diamond and Pearl and still on its list in every game since, including Let's Go (level 43) and Legends: Z-A (level 33).
A reckless 120-power plunge that Pidgeot first borrowed from Starly's family as an egg move in Diamond and Pearl. Legends: Z-A finally lets it learn the move on its own, as the level-50 finale.
Complete learnsets
Generation I · Red, Green, Blue & Yellow9 level-up · 16 TM/HM
There are no wild Pidgeot in Red, Green, Blue or Yellow: the only way to get one is to raise a Pidgeotto until it evolves. Its level-up list opens with Gust, Sand-Attack and Quick Attack at level 1, then adds Whirlwind, Wing Attack (a modest 35 power at this point) and Agility before Mirror Move rounds things off at level 54. All four games share one level-up list. Gust is still a Normal-type move, and because a move's category follows its type in the first three generations, every attack Pidgeot knows is physical. Its TM list matches Pidgey's plus one big extra, Hyper Beam, alongside Razor Wind, Sky Attack and HM02 Fly. Its one transfer move, Tackle, comes from a Pidgeot that learned it in Gold, Silver or Crystal and flew back through the Time Capsule.
By level-up
| RGBY | Move | Type | Cat. | Pwr. | Acc. | PP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gust | Normal | Physical | 40 | 100 | 35 |
| 1 | Sand-Attack | Normal | Status | — | 100 | 15 |
| 1 | Quick Attack | Normal | Physical | 40 | 100 | 30 |
| 5 | Sand-Attack | Normal | Status | — | 100 | 15 |
| 12 | Quick Attack | Normal | Physical | 40 | 100 | 30 |
| 21 | Whirlwind | Normal | Status | — | 85 | 20 |
| 31 | Wing Attack | Physical | 35 | 100 | 35 | |
| 44 | Agility | Psychic | Status | — | — | 30 |
| 54 | Mirror Move | Status | — | — | 20 |
By TM / HM / TR
| No. | Move | Type | Cat. | Pwr. | Acc. | PP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TM02 | Razor Wind | Normal | Physical | 80 | 75 | 10 |
| TM04 | Whirlwind | Normal | Status | — | 85 | 20 |
| TM06 | Toxic | Poison | Status | — | 85 | 10 |
| TM09 | Take Down | Normal | Physical | 90 | 85 | 20 |
| TM10 | Double-Edge | Normal | Physical | 100 | 100 | 15 |
| TM15 | Hyper Beam | Normal | Physical | 150 | 90 | 5 |
| TM20 | Rage | Normal | Physical | 20 | 100 | 20 |
| TM31 | Mimic | Normal | Status | — | 100 | 10 |
| TM32 | Double Team | Normal | Status | — | — | 15 |
| TM33 | Reflect | Psychic | Status | — | — | 20 |
| TM34 | Bide | Normal | Physical | — | — | 10 |
| TM39 | Swift | Normal | Physical | 60 | — | 20 |
| TM43 | Sky Attack | Physical | 140 | 90 | 5 | |
| TM44 | Rest | Psychic | Status | — | — | 10 |
| TM50 | Substitute | Normal | Status | — | — | 10 |
| HM02 | Fly | Physical | 70 | 95 | 15 |
By transfer
| Move | From |
|---|---|
| Tackle | Gen II (level-up) |
Generation II · Gold, Silver & Crystal11 level-up · 21 TM/HM · 4 egg
Pidgeot is still never found in the wild in Gold, Silver and Crystal, so it has to be evolved from Pidgeotto. Tackle joins its opening moves, Sand-Attack turns Ground-type, Gust finally becomes a Flying-type attack and Wing Attack jumps from 35 to 60 power. The later moves arrive later too: Whirlwind at 23, Wing Attack at 33, Agility at 46 and Mirror Move all the way out at level 61. Breeding brings four egg moves borrowed from other birds, with Steel Wing from Skarmory a Crystal-only extra. Categories still follow type, so the Dark-type Thief, Pursuit and Faint Attack are special, and Curse is the mysterious ???-type. Nine old TM moves from Red, Blue and Yellow can be carried over through the Time Capsule.
By level-up
| GSC | Move | Type | Cat. | Pwr. | Acc. | PP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tackle | Normal | Physical | 35 | 95 | 35 |
| 1 | Sand-Attack | Ground | Status | — | 100 | 15 |
| 1 | Gust | Physical | 40 | 100 | 35 | |
| 1 | Quick Attack | Normal | Physical | 40 | 100 | 30 |
| 5 | Sand-Attack | Ground | Status | — | 100 | 15 |
| 9 | Gust | Physical | 40 | 100 | 35 | |
| 15 | Quick Attack | Normal | Physical | 40 | 100 | 30 |
| 23 | Whirlwind | Normal | Status | — | 100 | 20 |
| 33 | Wing Attack | Physical | 60 | 100 | 35 | |
| 46 | Agility | Psychic | Status | — | — | 30 |
| 61 | Mirror Move | Status | — | — | 20 |
By TM / HM / TR
| No. | Move | Type | Cat. | Pwr. | Acc. | PP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TM03 | Curse | ??? | Status | — | — | 10 |
| TM06 | Toxic | Poison | Status | — | 85 | 10 |
| TM10 | Hidden Power | Normal | Varies | — | 100 | 15 |
| TM11 | Sunny Day | Fire | Status | — | — | 5 |
| TM13 | Snore | Normal | Physical | 40 | 100 | 15 |
| TM15 | Hyper Beam | Normal | Physical | 150 | 90 | 5 |
| TM17 | Protect | Normal | Status | — | — | 10 |
| TM20 | Endure | Normal | Status | — | — | 10 |
| TM21 | Frustration | Normal | Physical | — | 100 | 20 |
| TM27 | Return | Normal | Physical | — | 100 | 20 |
| TM31 | Mud-Slap | Ground | Physical | 20 | 100 | 10 |
| TM32 | Double Team | Normal | Status | — | — | 15 |
| TM34 | Swagger | Normal | Status | — | 90 | 15 |
| TM35 | Sleep Talk | Normal | Status | — | — | 10 |
| TM39 | Swift | Normal | Physical | 60 | — | 20 |
| TM43 | Detect | Fighting | Status | — | — | 5 |
| TM44 | Rest | Psychic | Status | — | — | 10 |
| TM45 | Attract | Normal | Status | — | 100 | 15 |
| TM46 | Thief | Dark | Special | 40 | 100 | 10 |
| TM47 | Steel Wing | Steel | Physical | 70 | 90 | 25 |
| HM02 | Fly | Physical | 70 | 95 | 15 |
By breeding (egg moves)
| Move | Type | Cat. | Pwr. | Acc. | PP | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Faint Attack | Dark | Special | 60 | — | 20 | Murkrow |
| Foresight | Normal | Status | — | 100 | 40 | Hoothoot, Noctowl |
| Pursuit | Dark | Special | 40 | 100 | 20 | Spearow, Fearow, Doduo, Dodrio, Murkrow |
| Steel Wing | Steel | Physical | 70 | 90 | 25 | Skarmory |
By transfer
| Move | From |
|---|---|
| Bide | Gen I (TM) |
| Double-Edge | Gen I (TM) |
| Mimic | Gen I (TM) |
| Rage | Gen I (TM) |
| Razor Wind | Gen I (TM) |
| Reflect | Gen I (TM) |
| Sky Attack | Gen I (TM) |
| Substitute | Gen I (TM) |
| Take Down | Gen I (TM) |
Generation III · Ruby, Sapphire, Emerald, FireRed & LeafGreen (plus Pokémon XD: Gale of Darkness)12 level-up · 17 TM/HM · 5 egg · 10 tutor · 1 event
FireRed and LeafGreen keep the evolve-a-Pidgeotto route, while Ruby, Sapphire, Emerald and Colosseum have no Pidgeot at all, so there it has to be traded in. Pokémon XD: Gale of Darkness is a special case: its Shadow Pidgeotto knows Refresh, a move Pidgeot can only have by evolving from that bird. One level-up list covers all five handheld games, with FeatherDance the new arrival at level 34 and Mirror Move pushed back to level 62. Tutor moves come from FireRed and LeafGreen, Emerald and XD, and only XD's tutor can teach Sky Attack in this generation. Categories still follow type, so Air Cutter and Aerial Ace are physical while Thief, Faint Attack and Pursuit are special.
By level-up
| RSE/FRLG | Move | Type | Cat. | Pwr. | Acc. | PP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tackle | Normal | Physical | 35 | 95 | 35 |
| 1 | Sand-Attack | Ground | Status | — | 100 | 15 |
| 1 | Gust | Physical | 40 | 100 | 35 | |
| 1 | Quick Attack | Normal | Physical | 40 | 100 | 30 |
| 5 | Sand-Attack | Ground | Status | — | 100 | 15 |
| 9 | Gust | Physical | 40 | 100 | 35 | |
| 13 | Quick Attack | Normal | Physical | 40 | 100 | 30 |
| 20 | Whirlwind | Normal | Status | — | 100 | 20 |
| 27 | Wing Attack | Physical | 60 | 100 | 35 | |
| 34 | FeatherDance | Status | — | 100 | 15 | |
| 48 | Agility | Psychic | Status | — | — | 30 |
| 62 | Mirror Move | Status | — | — | 20 |
By TM / HM / TR
| No. | Move | Type | Cat. | Pwr. | Acc. | PP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TM06 | Toxic | Poison | Status | — | 85 | 10 |
| TM10 | Hidden Power | Normal | Varies | — | 100 | 15 |
| TM11 | Sunny Day | Fire | Status | — | — | 5 |
| TM15 | Hyper Beam | Normal | Physical | 150 | 90 | 5 |
| TM17 | Protect | Normal | Status | — | — | 10 |
| TM18 | Rain Dance | Water | Status | — | — | 5 |
| TM21 | Frustration | Normal | Physical | — | 100 | 20 |
| TM27 | Return | Normal | Physical | — | 100 | 20 |
| TM32 | Double Team | Normal | Status | — | — | 15 |
| TM40 | Aerial Ace | Physical | 60 | — | 20 | |
| TM42 | Facade | Normal | Physical | 70 | 100 | 20 |
| TM43 | Secret Power | Normal | Physical | 70 | 100 | 20 |
| TM44 | Rest | Psychic | Status | — | — | 10 |
| TM45 | Attract | Normal | Status | — | 100 | 15 |
| TM46 | Thief | Dark | Special | 40 | 100 | 10 |
| TM47 | Steel Wing | Steel | Physical | 70 | 90 | 25 |
| HM02 | Fly | Physical | 70 | 95 | 15 |
By breeding (egg moves)
| Move | Type | Cat. | Pwr. | Acc. | PP | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Air Cutter | Physical | 55 | 95 | 25 | Zubat, Golbat, Crobat, Skarmory | |
| Faint Attack | Dark | Special | 60 | — | 20 | Murkrow |
| Foresight | Normal | Status | — | 100 | 40 | Hoothoot, Noctowl |
| Pursuit | Dark | Special | 40 | 100 | 20 | Spearow, Fearow, Doduo, Dodrio, Murkrow, Wingull |
| Steel Wing | Steel | Physical | 70 | 90 | 25 | Skarmory |
By move tutor
| Move | Type | Cat. | Pwr. | Acc. | PP | Games |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Double-Edge | Normal | Physical | 120 | 100 | 15 | FRLG, Emerald, XD |
| Endure | Normal | Status | — | — | 10 | Emerald |
| Mimic | Normal | Status | — | — | 10 | FRLG, Emerald, XD |
| Mud-Slap | Ground | Physical | 20 | 100 | 10 | Emerald |
| Sky Attack | Physical | 140 | 90 | 5 | XD | |
| Sleep Talk | Normal | Status | — | — | 10 | Emerald |
| Snore | Normal | Physical | 40 | 100 | 15 | Emerald |
| Substitute | Normal | Status | — | — | 10 | FRLG, Emerald, XD |
| Swagger | Normal | Status | — | 90 | 15 | Emerald, XD |
| Swift | Normal | Physical | 60 | — | 20 | Emerald |
Event moves
| Move | Event |
|---|---|
| Refresh | Shadow Pidgeotto in Pokémon XD: Gale of Darkness |
From its pre-evolution
| Move | Type | Cat. | Pwr. | Acc. | PP | Learnt as |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Refresh | Normal | Status | — | — | 20 | Pidgeotto · event · XD |
Generation IV · Diamond, Pearl, Platinum, HeartGold & SoulSilver16 level-up · 28 TM/HM · 8 egg · 10 tutor
Pidgeot is evolved from Pidgeotto in all five games, and Pal Park brings older ones in through its Field area. The level-up list gets a full makeover: Twister, Roost and Tailwind join, Wing Attack moves to level 38, and Air Slash arrives as the new level-62 finale, with Mirror Move just before it at 56. From this generation each move has its own physical or special category, so Gust and Air Slash are special. Roost and U-turn arrive as TMs, Fly hits harder at 90 power and HM05 Defog can only be taught in Diamond, Pearl and Platinum. The tutors of Platinum, HeartGold and SoulSilver teach Air Cutter, Heat Wave, Ominous Wind, Twister and more, while Sky Attack and Tailwind are tutored only in HeartGold and SoulSilver. Brave Bird and Air Slash join the egg moves.
By level-up
| DPPt/HGSS | Move | Type | Cat. | Pwr. | Acc. | PP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tackle | Normal | Physical | 35 | 95 | 35 |
| 1 | Sand-Attack | Ground | Status | — | 100 | 15 |
| 1 | Gust | Special | 40 | 100 | 35 | |
| 1 | Quick Attack | Normal | Physical | 40 | 100 | 30 |
| 5 | Sand-Attack | Ground | Status | — | 100 | 15 |
| 9 | Gust | Special | 40 | 100 | 35 | |
| 13 | Quick Attack | Normal | Physical | 40 | 100 | 30 |
| 17 | Whirlwind | Normal | Status | — | 100 | 20 |
| 22 | Twister | Dragon | Special | 40 | 100 | 20 |
| 27 | FeatherDance | Status | — | 100 | 15 | |
| 32 | Agility | Psychic | Status | — | — | 30 |
| 38 | Wing Attack | Physical | 60 | 100 | 35 | |
| 44 | Roost | Status | — | — | 10 | |
| 50 | Tailwind | Status | — | — | 30 | |
| 56 | Mirror Move | Status | — | — | 20 | |
| 62 | Air Slash | Special | 75 | 95 | 20 |
By TM / HM / TR
| No. | Move | Type | Cat. | Pwr. | Acc. | PP | Games |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TM06 | Toxic | Poison | Status | — | 85 | 10 | |
| TM10 | Hidden Power | Normal | Special | — | 100 | 15 | |
| TM11 | Sunny Day | Fire | Status | — | — | 5 | |
| TM15 | Hyper Beam | Normal | Special | 150 | 90 | 5 | |
| TM17 | Protect | Normal | Status | — | — | 10 | |
| TM18 | Rain Dance | Water | Status | — | — | 5 | |
| TM21 | Frustration | Normal | Physical | — | 100 | 20 | |
| TM27 | Return | Normal | Physical | — | 100 | 20 | |
| TM32 | Double Team | Normal | Status | — | — | 15 | |
| TM40 | Aerial Ace | Physical | 60 | — | 20 | ||
| TM42 | Facade | Normal | Physical | 70 | 100 | 20 | |
| TM43 | Secret Power | Normal | Physical | 70 | 100 | 20 | |
| TM44 | Rest | Psychic | Status | — | — | 10 | |
| TM45 | Attract | Normal | Status | — | 100 | 15 | |
| TM46 | Thief | Dark | Physical | 40 | 100 | 10 | |
| TM47 | Steel Wing | Steel | Physical | 70 | 90 | 25 | |
| TM51 | Roost | Status | — | — | 10 | ||
| TM58 | Endure | Normal | Status | — | — | 10 | |
| TM68 | Giga Impact | Normal | Physical | 150 | 90 | 5 | |
| TM78 | Captivate | Normal | Status | — | 100 | 20 | |
| TM82 | Sleep Talk | Normal | Status | — | — | 10 | |
| TM83 | Natural Gift | Normal | Physical | — | 100 | 15 | |
| TM87 | Swagger | Normal | Status | — | 90 | 15 | |
| TM88 | Pluck | Physical | 60 | 100 | 20 | ||
| TM89 | U-turn | Bug | Physical | 70 | 100 | 20 | |
| TM90 | Substitute | Normal | Status | — | — | 10 | |
| HM02 | Fly | Physical | 90 | 95 | 15 | ||
| HM05 | Defog | Status | — | — | 15 | DPPt |
By breeding (egg moves)
| Move | Type | Cat. | Pwr. | Acc. | PP | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Air Cutter | Special | 55 | 95 | 25 | Zubat, Golbat, Crobat, Farfetch'd, Skarmory | |
| Air Slash | Special | 75 | 95 | 20 | Pidgey, Pidgeotto, Pidgeot, Zubat, Golbat, Crobat, Farfetch'd, Hoothoot, Noctowl, Skarmory and 4 more | |
| Brave Bird | Physical | 120 | 100 | 15 | Starly, Staravia, Staraptor | |
| Faint Attack | Dark | Physical | 60 | — | 20 | Murkrow |
| Foresight | Normal | Status | — | — | 40 | Hoothoot, Noctowl |
| Pursuit | Dark | Physical | 40 | 100 | 20 | Spearow, Fearow, Doduo, Dodrio, Murkrow, Honchkrow, Wingull |
| Steel Wing | Steel | Physical | 70 | 90 | 25 | Pidgey, Pidgeotto, Pidgeot, Spearow, Fearow, Zubat, Golbat, Crobat, Farfetch'd, Doduo and 19 more |
| Uproar | Normal | Special | 50 | 100 | 10 | Doduo, Dodrio, Chatot |
By move tutor
| Move | Type | Cat. | Pwr. | Acc. | PP | Games |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Air Cutter | Special | 55 | 95 | 25 | Pt, HGSS | |
| Heat Wave | Fire | Special | 100 | 90 | 10 | Pt, HGSS |
| Mud-Slap | Ground | Special | 20 | 100 | 10 | Pt, HGSS |
| Ominous Wind | Ghost | Special | 60 | 100 | 5 | Pt, HGSS |
| Sky Attack | Physical | 140 | 90 | 5 | HGSS | |
| Snore | Normal | Special | 40 | 100 | 15 | Pt, HGSS |
| Swift | Normal | Special | 60 | — | 20 | Pt, HGSS |
| Tailwind | Status | — | — | 30 | HGSS | |
| Twister | Dragon | Special | 40 | 100 | 20 | Pt, HGSS |
| Uproar | Normal | Special | 50 | 100 | 10 | Pt, HGSS |
By transfer
| Move | From |
|---|---|
| Double-Edge | Gen III (tutor) |
| Mimic | Gen III (tutor) |
| Refresh | Gen III (Shadow Pidgeotto in XD) |
Generation V · Black, White, Black 2 & White 217 level-up · 22 TM/HM · 9 egg · 7 tutor · 2 event
White is the only Unova game where Pidgeot can be raised from Pidgeotto; in Black, Black 2 and White 2 it has to come by trade or event. Hurricane (120 power, 70% accuracy) blows in as a spectacular level-68 finale, and Tackle rises to 50 power with 100% accuracy. Black and White have no tutor moves for Pidgeot; Black 2 and White 2's tutors teach Heat Wave, Roost, Sky Attack, Sleep Talk, Snore, Tailwind and Uproar. In August 2013 a Japanese Pokémon Game Show event handed out Blue's Pidgeot at level 61, knowing Sky Attack. A Pidgey from the Dream World's Windswept Sky could bring Secret Power with it, and Defog becomes an egg move passed down from Ducklett, Swanna, Rufflet or Braviary.
By level-up
| BW/B2W2 | Move | Type | Cat. | Pwr. | Acc. | PP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tackle | Normal | Physical | 50 | 100 | 35 |
| 1 | Sand-Attack | Ground | Status | — | 100 | 15 |
| 1 | Gust | Special | 40 | 100 | 35 | |
| 1 | Quick Attack | Normal | Physical | 40 | 100 | 30 |
| 5 | Sand-Attack | Ground | Status | — | 100 | 15 |
| 9 | Gust | Special | 40 | 100 | 35 | |
| 13 | Quick Attack | Normal | Physical | 40 | 100 | 30 |
| 17 | Whirlwind | Normal | Status | — | 100 | 20 |
| 22 | Twister | Dragon | Special | 40 | 100 | 20 |
| 27 | FeatherDance | Status | — | 100 | 15 | |
| 32 | Agility | Psychic | Status | — | — | 30 |
| 38 | Wing Attack | Physical | 60 | 100 | 35 | |
| 44 | Roost | Status | — | — | 10 | |
| 50 | Tailwind | Status | — | — | 30 | |
| 56 | Mirror Move | Status | — | — | 20 | |
| 62 | Air Slash | Special | 75 | 95 | 20 | |
| 68 | Hurricane | Special | 120 | 70 | 10 |
By TM / HM / TR
| No. | Move | Type | Cat. | Pwr. | Acc. | PP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TM06 | Toxic | Poison | Status | — | 90 | 10 |
| TM10 | Hidden Power | Normal | Special | — | 100 | 15 |
| TM11 | Sunny Day | Fire | Status | — | — | 5 |
| TM15 | Hyper Beam | Normal | Special | 150 | 90 | 5 |
| TM17 | Protect | Normal | Status | — | — | 10 |
| TM18 | Rain Dance | Water | Status | — | — | 5 |
| TM21 | Frustration | Normal | Physical | — | 100 | 20 |
| TM27 | Return | Normal | Physical | — | 100 | 20 |
| TM32 | Double Team | Normal | Status | — | — | 15 |
| TM40 | Aerial Ace | Physical | 60 | — | 20 | |
| TM42 | Facade | Normal | Physical | 70 | 100 | 20 |
| TM44 | Rest | Psychic | Status | — | — | 10 |
| TM45 | Attract | Normal | Status | — | 100 | 15 |
| TM46 | Thief | Dark | Physical | 40 | 100 | 10 |
| TM48 | Round | Normal | Special | 60 | 100 | 15 |
| TM68 | Giga Impact | Normal | Physical | 150 | 90 | 5 |
| TM83 | Work Up | Normal | Status | — | — | 30 |
| TM87 | Swagger | Normal | Status | — | 90 | 15 |
| TM88 | Pluck | Physical | 60 | 100 | 20 | |
| TM89 | U-turn | Bug | Physical | 70 | 100 | 20 |
| TM90 | Substitute | Normal | Status | — | — | 10 |
| HM02 | Fly | Physical | 90 | 95 | 15 |
By breeding (egg moves)
| Move | Type | Cat. | Pwr. | Acc. | PP | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Air Cutter | Special | 55 | 95 | 25 | Zubat, Golbat, Crobat, Farfetch'd, Skarmory, Pidove, Tranquill, Unfezant, Woobat, Swoobat and 1 more | |
| Air Slash | Special | 75 | 95 | 20 | Pidgey, Pidgeotto, Pidgeot, Zubat, Golbat, Crobat, Farfetch'd, Hoothoot, Noctowl, Skarmory and 15 more | |
| Brave Bird | Physical | 120 | 100 | 15 | Farfetch'd, Starly, Staravia, Staraptor, Ducklett, Swanna, Rufflet, Braviary | |
| Defog | Status | — | — | 15 | Ducklett, Swanna, Rufflet, Braviary | |
| Faint Attack | Dark | Physical | 60 | — | 20 | Murkrow |
| Foresight | Normal | Status | — | — | 40 | Hoothoot, Noctowl |
| Pursuit | Dark | Physical | 40 | 100 | 20 | Spearow, Fearow, Doduo, Dodrio, Murkrow, Honchkrow, Wingull, Pelipper |
| Steel Wing | Steel | Physical | 70 | 90 | 25 | Skarmory |
| Uproar | Normal | Special | 90 | 100 | 10 | Doduo, Dodrio, Hoothoot, Noctowl, Chatot |
By move tutor
| Move | Type | Cat. | Pwr. | Acc. | PP | Games |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heat Wave | Fire | Special | 100 | 90 | 10 | B2W2 |
| Roost | Status | — | — | 10 | B2W2 | |
| Sky Attack | Physical | 140 | 90 | 5 | B2W2 | |
| Sleep Talk | Normal | Status | — | — | 10 | B2W2 |
| Snore | Normal | Special | 40 | 100 | 15 | B2W2 |
| Tailwind | Status | — | — | 30 | B2W2 | |
| Uproar | Normal | Special | 90 | 100 | 10 | B2W2 |
Event moves
| Move | Event |
|---|---|
| Sky Attack | Blue's Pidgeot (Pokémon Game Show, Japan, August 2013) |
| Secret Power | Pokémon Dream World (Windswept Sky) |
From its pre-evolution
| Move | Type | Cat. | Pwr. | Acc. | PP | Learnt as |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Secret Power | Normal | Physical | 70 | 100 | 20 | Pidgey · Dream World |
By transfer
| Move | From |
|---|---|
| Captivate | Gen IV (TM) |
| Double-Edge | Gen III (tutor) |
| Endure | Gen III (tutor), Gen IV (TM) |
| Mimic | Gen III (tutor) |
| Mud-Slap | Gen III (tutor), Gen IV (tutor) |
| Natural Gift | Gen IV (TM) |
| Ominous Wind | Gen IV (tutor) |
| Refresh | Gen III (Shadow Pidgeotto in XD) |
| Swift | Gen III (tutor), Gen IV (tutor) |
Generation VI · X, Y, Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire18 level-up · 25 TM/HM · 9 egg · 5 tutor
Pidgeot is evolved from Pidgeotto in X, Y, Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire, and Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire introduce Mega Pidgeot, which uses exactly the same moves. Hurricane drops to 110 power but is now also among the moves Pidgeot knows from level 1, and old move names get their modern spellings (Sand Attack, Feather Dance, Feint Attack). Roost becomes TM19, Steel Wing returns as TM51, and Secret Power is TM94 only in Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire. Those two games' tutors also teach Heat Wave, Sky Attack, Snore, Tailwind and Uproar; X and Y have no tutor moves for Pidgeot.
By level-up
| XY/ORAS | Move | Type | Cat. | Pwr. | Acc. | PP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hurricane | Special | 110 | 70 | 10 | |
| 1 | Tackle | Normal | Physical | 50 | 100 | 35 |
| 1 | Sand Attack | Ground | Status | — | 100 | 15 |
| 1 | Gust | Special | 40 | 100 | 35 | |
| 1 | Quick Attack | Normal | Physical | 40 | 100 | 30 |
| 5 | Sand Attack | Ground | Status | — | 100 | 15 |
| 9 | Gust | Special | 40 | 100 | 35 | |
| 13 | Quick Attack | Normal | Physical | 40 | 100 | 30 |
| 17 | Whirlwind | Normal | Status | — | — | 20 |
| 22 | Twister | Dragon | Special | 40 | 100 | 20 |
| 27 | Feather Dance | Status | — | 100 | 15 | |
| 32 | Agility | Psychic | Status | — | — | 30 |
| 38 | Wing Attack | Physical | 60 | 100 | 35 | |
| 44 | Roost | Status | — | — | 10 | |
| 50 | Tailwind | Status | — | — | 15 | |
| 56 | Mirror Move | Status | — | — | 20 | |
| 62 | Air Slash | Special | 75 | 95 | 15 | |
| 68 | Hurricane | Special | 110 | 70 | 10 |
By TM / HM / TR
| No. | Move | Type | Cat. | Pwr. | Acc. | PP | Games |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TM06 | Toxic | Poison | Status | — | 90 | 10 | |
| TM10 | Hidden Power | Normal | Special | 60 | 100 | 15 | |
| TM11 | Sunny Day | Fire | Status | — | — | 5 | |
| TM15 | Hyper Beam | Normal | Special | 150 | 90 | 5 | |
| TM17 | Protect | Normal | Status | — | — | 10 | |
| TM18 | Rain Dance | Water | Status | — | — | 5 | |
| TM19 | Roost | Status | — | — | 10 | ||
| TM21 | Frustration | Normal | Physical | — | 100 | 20 | |
| TM27 | Return | Normal | Physical | — | 100 | 20 | |
| TM32 | Double Team | Normal | Status | — | — | 15 | |
| TM40 | Aerial Ace | Physical | 60 | — | 20 | ||
| TM42 | Facade | Normal | Physical | 70 | 100 | 20 | |
| TM44 | Rest | Psychic | Status | — | — | 10 | |
| TM45 | Attract | Normal | Status | — | 100 | 15 | |
| TM46 | Thief | Dark | Physical | 60 | 100 | 25 | |
| TM48 | Round | Normal | Special | 60 | 100 | 15 | |
| TM51 | Steel Wing | Steel | Physical | 70 | 90 | 25 | |
| TM68 | Giga Impact | Normal | Physical | 150 | 90 | 5 | |
| TM87 | Swagger | Normal | Status | — | 90 | 15 | |
| TM88 | Sleep Talk | Normal | Status | — | — | 10 | |
| TM89 | U-turn | Bug | Physical | 70 | 100 | 20 | |
| TM90 | Substitute | Normal | Status | — | — | 10 | |
| TM94 | Secret Power | Normal | Physical | 70 | 100 | 20 | ORAS |
| TM100 | Confide | Normal | Status | — | — | 20 | |
| HM02 | Fly | Physical | 90 | 95 | 15 |
By breeding (egg moves)
| Move | Type | Cat. | Pwr. | Acc. | PP | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Air Cutter | Special | 60 | 95 | 25 | Zubat, Golbat, Crobat, Farfetch'd, Skarmory, Wingull, Pidove, Tranquill, Unfezant, Woobat and 4 more | |
| Air Slash | Special | 75 | 95 | 15 | Pidgey, Pidgeotto, Pidgeot, Zubat, Golbat, Crobat, Farfetch'd, Hoothoot, Noctowl, Xatu and 17 more | |
| Brave Bird | Physical | 120 | 100 | 15 | Farfetch'd, Taillow, Swellow, Starly, Staravia, Staraptor, Ducklett, Swanna, Rufflet, Braviary and 1 more | |
| Defog | Status | — | — | 15 | Ducklett, Swanna, Rufflet, Braviary | |
| Feint Attack | Dark | Physical | 60 | — | 20 | Murkrow |
| Foresight | Normal | Status | — | — | 40 | Hoothoot, Noctowl |
| Pursuit | Dark | Physical | 40 | 100 | 20 | Spearow, Fearow, Doduo, Dodrio, Murkrow, Honchkrow, Wingull |
| Steel Wing | Steel | Physical | 70 | 90 | 25 | Skarmory, Fletchling, Fletchinder, Talonflame |
| Uproar | Normal | Special | 90 | 100 | 10 | Doduo, Dodrio, Hoothoot, Noctowl, Chatot |
By move tutor
| Move | Type | Cat. | Pwr. | Acc. | PP | Games |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heat Wave | Fire | Special | 95 | 90 | 10 | ORAS |
| Sky Attack | Physical | 140 | 90 | 5 | ORAS | |
| Snore | Normal | Special | 50 | 100 | 15 | ORAS |
| Tailwind | Status | — | — | 15 | ORAS | |
| Uproar | Normal | Special | 90 | 100 | 10 | ORAS |
By transfer
| Move | From |
|---|---|
| Captivate | Gen IV (TM) |
| Double-Edge | Gen III (tutor) |
| Endure | Gen III (tutor), Gen IV (TM) |
| Mimic | Gen III (tutor) |
| Mud-Slap | Gen III (tutor), Gen IV (tutor) |
| Natural Gift | Gen IV (TM) |
| Ominous Wind | Gen IV (tutor) |
| Pluck | Gen IV (TM), Gen V (TM) |
| Refresh | Gen III (Shadow Pidgeotto in XD) |
| Swift | Gen III (tutor), Gen IV (tutor) |
| Work Up | Gen V (TM) |
Generation VII · Sun, Moon, Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon18 level-up · 25 TM/HM · 9 egg · 7 tutor · 1 event
Sun and Moon have no Pidgeot. In Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon it turns up through Island Scan on Route 10 on Thursdays, and that Pidgeot comes knowing Steel Wing. One level-up list covers all four games, with Tackle settling at 40 power. With HMs gone, Fly becomes TM76. Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon's tutors teach Defog, Heat Wave, Laser Focus, Sky Attack, Snore, Tailwind and Uproar; Sun and Moon have none for Pidgeot. The transfer list grows to 17 moves, reaching all the way back to Red and Blue's Bide, Rage and Take Down.
By level-up
| SM/USUM | Move | Type | Cat. | Pwr. | Acc. | PP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hurricane | Special | 110 | 70 | 10 | |
| 1 | Tackle | Normal | Physical | 40 | 100 | 35 |
| 1 | Sand Attack | Ground | Status | — | 100 | 15 |
| 1 | Gust | Special | 40 | 100 | 35 | |
| 1 | Quick Attack | Normal | Physical | 40 | 100 | 30 |
| 5 | Sand Attack | Ground | Status | — | 100 | 15 |
| 9 | Gust | Special | 40 | 100 | 35 | |
| 13 | Quick Attack | Normal | Physical | 40 | 100 | 30 |
| 17 | Whirlwind | Normal | Status | — | — | 20 |
| 22 | Twister | Dragon | Special | 40 | 100 | 20 |
| 27 | Feather Dance | Status | — | 100 | 15 | |
| 32 | Agility | Psychic | Status | — | — | 30 |
| 38 | Wing Attack | Physical | 60 | 100 | 35 | |
| 44 | Roost | Status | — | — | 10 | |
| 50 | Tailwind | Status | — | — | 15 | |
| 56 | Mirror Move | Status | — | — | 20 | |
| 62 | Air Slash | Special | 75 | 95 | 15 | |
| 68 | Hurricane | Special | 110 | 70 | 10 |
By TM / HM / TR
| No. | Move | Type | Cat. | Pwr. | Acc. | PP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TM01 | Work Up | Normal | Status | — | — | 30 |
| TM06 | Toxic | Poison | Status | — | 90 | 10 |
| TM10 | Hidden Power | Normal | Special | 60 | 100 | 15 |
| TM11 | Sunny Day | Fire | Status | — | — | 5 |
| TM15 | Hyper Beam | Normal | Special | 150 | 90 | 5 |
| TM17 | Protect | Normal | Status | — | — | 10 |
| TM18 | Rain Dance | Water | Status | — | — | 5 |
| TM19 | Roost | Status | — | — | 10 | |
| TM21 | Frustration | Normal | Physical | — | 100 | 20 |
| TM27 | Return | Normal | Physical | — | 100 | 20 |
| TM32 | Double Team | Normal | Status | — | — | 15 |
| TM40 | Aerial Ace | Physical | 60 | — | 20 | |
| TM42 | Facade | Normal | Physical | 70 | 100 | 20 |
| TM44 | Rest | Psychic | Status | — | — | 10 |
| TM45 | Attract | Normal | Status | — | 100 | 15 |
| TM46 | Thief | Dark | Physical | 60 | 100 | 25 |
| TM48 | Round | Normal | Special | 60 | 100 | 15 |
| TM51 | Steel Wing | Steel | Physical | 70 | 90 | 25 |
| TM68 | Giga Impact | Normal | Physical | 150 | 90 | 5 |
| TM76 | Fly | Physical | 90 | 95 | 15 | |
| TM87 | Swagger | Normal | Status | — | 85 | 15 |
| TM88 | Sleep Talk | Normal | Status | — | — | 10 |
| TM89 | U-turn | Bug | Physical | 70 | 100 | 20 |
| TM90 | Substitute | Normal | Status | — | — | 10 |
| TM100 | Confide | Normal | Status | — | — | 20 |
By breeding (egg moves)
| Move | Type | Cat. | Pwr. | Acc. | PP | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Air Cutter | Special | 60 | 95 | 25 | Zubat, Golbat, Crobat, Farfetch'd, Skarmory, Wingull, Pidove, Tranquill, Unfezant, Woobat and 5 more | |
| Air Slash | Special | 75 | 95 | 15 | Pidgey, Pidgeotto, Pidgeot, Zubat, Golbat, Crobat, Farfetch'd, Hoothoot, Noctowl, Xatu and 18 more | |
| Brave Bird | Physical | 120 | 100 | 15 | Farfetch'd, Taillow, Swellow, Starly, Staravia, Staraptor, Ducklett, Swanna, Rufflet, Braviary and 4 more | |
| Defog | Status | — | — | 15 | Ducklett, Swanna, Rufflet, Braviary | |
| Feint Attack | Dark | Physical | 60 | — | 20 | Murkrow |
| Foresight | Normal | Status | — | — | 40 | Hoothoot, Noctowl, Rowlet, Dartrix, Decidueye |
| Pursuit | Dark | Physical | 40 | 100 | 20 | Spearow, Fearow, Doduo, Dodrio, Murkrow, Honchkrow, Wingull |
| Steel Wing | Steel | Physical | 70 | 90 | 25 | Skarmory, Fletchling, Fletchinder, Talonflame |
| Uproar | Normal | Special | 90 | 100 | 10 | Doduo, Dodrio, Hoothoot, Noctowl, Chatot |
By move tutor
| Move | Type | Cat. | Pwr. | Acc. | PP | Games |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Defog | Status | — | — | 15 | USUM | |
| Heat Wave | Fire | Special | 95 | 90 | 10 | USUM |
| Laser Focus | Normal | Status | — | — | 30 | USUM |
| Sky Attack | Physical | 140 | 90 | 5 | USUM | |
| Snore | Normal | Special | 50 | 100 | 15 | USUM |
| Tailwind | Status | — | — | 15 | USUM | |
| Uproar | Normal | Special | 90 | 100 | 10 | USUM |
Event moves
| Move | Event |
|---|---|
| Steel Wing | Island Scan (Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon) |
By transfer
| Move | From |
|---|---|
| Bide | Gen I (TM) |
| Captivate | Gen IV (TM) |
| Curse | Gen II (TM) |
| Detect | Gen II (TM) |
| Double-Edge | Gen I (TM), Gen III (tutor) |
| Endure | Gen II (TM), Gen III (tutor), Gen IV (TM) |
| Mimic | Gen I (TM), Gen III (tutor) |
| Mud-Slap | Gen II (TM), Gen III (tutor), Gen IV (tutor) |
| Natural Gift | Gen IV (TM) |
| Ominous Wind | Gen IV (tutor) |
| Pluck | Gen IV (TM), Gen V (TM) |
| Rage | Gen I (TM) |
| Reflect | Gen I (TM) |
| Refresh | Gen III (Shadow Pidgeotto in XD) |
| Secret Power | Gen III (TM), Gen IV (TM), Gen V (Dream World Pidgey), Gen VI (TM) |
| Swift | Gen I (TM), Gen II (TM), Gen III (tutor), Gen IV (tutor) |
| Take Down | Gen I (TM) |
Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee! · Let's Go, Pikachu! & Let's Go, Eevee!16 level-up · 11 TM/HM
For once Pidgeot can be caught in the wild, on Routes 1, 2, 5 to 8, 11 to 21, 24 and 25. Let's Go gives it a fast-paced list that opens with two big surprises: Sky Attack, hitting for a whopping 200 power in these games, and the Fire-type Heat Wave, both known from level 1. Mirror Move follows at 11, Roost at 17 and Air Slash at 43, with Razor Wind as the finale at level 53. Its eleven TMs include Headbutt, Reflect and Hyper Beam. There is no breeding in these games, and Pidgeot has no tutor moves.
By level-up
| LGPE | Move | Type | Cat. | Pwr. | Acc. | PP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sky Attack | Physical | 200 | 90 | 5 | |
| 1 | Heat Wave | Fire | Special | 95 | 90 | 10 |
| 1 | Tackle | Normal | Physical | 40 | 100 | 35 |
| 1 | Sand Attack | Ground | Status | — | 100 | 15 |
| 1 | Gust | Special | 40 | 100 | 35 | |
| 1 | Quick Attack | Normal | Physical | 40 | 100 | 30 |
| 3 | Sand Attack | Ground | Status | — | 100 | 15 |
| 5 | Gust | Special | 40 | 100 | 35 | |
| 9 | Quick Attack | Normal | Physical | 40 | 100 | 30 |
| 11 | Mirror Move | Status | — | — | 20 | |
| 15 | Wing Attack | Physical | 60 | 100 | 35 | |
| 17 | Roost | Status | — | — | 10 | |
| 25 | Whirlwind | Normal | Status | — | — | 20 |
| 31 | Agility | Psychic | Status | — | — | 30 |
| 43 | Air Slash | Special | 75 | 95 | 15 | |
| 53 | Razor Wind | Normal | Special | 80 | 100 | 10 |
By TM / HM / TR
| No. | Move | Type | Cat. | Pwr. | Acc. | PP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TM01 | Headbutt | Normal | Physical | 70 | 100 | 15 |
| TM05 | Rest | Psychic | Status | — | — | 10 |
| TM07 | Protect | Normal | Status | — | — | 10 |
| TM08 | Substitute | Normal | Status | — | — | 10 |
| TM09 | Reflect | Psychic | Status | — | — | 20 |
| TM12 | Facade | Normal | Physical | 70 | 100 | 20 |
| TM14 | Fly | Physical | 90 | 95 | 15 | |
| TM18 | U-turn | Bug | Physical | 70 | 100 | 20 |
| TM27 | Toxic | Poison | Status | — | 90 | 10 |
| TM48 | Hyper Beam | Normal | Special | 150 | 90 | 5 |
| TM50 | Roost | Status | — | — | 10 |
Generation VIII · Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl18 level-up · 22 TM/HM · 4 egg
Pidgeot is not in Sword and Shield (expansions included) or Legends: Arceus, so its only Generation VIII home is Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl, where it is evolved from Pidgeotto. Mirror Move is gone: Aerial Ace takes its slot at level 56. Most TMs go back to their Diamond and Pearl numbers, so Steel Wing is TM47 and Roost TM51 again, while the old HMs become TMs, with Fly as TM94 and Defog as TM97. Only four egg moves remain (Air Cutter, Air Slash, Brave Bird and Uproar), and there are no tutor moves.
By level-up
| BDSP | Move | Type | Cat. | Pwr. | Acc. | PP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hurricane | Special | 110 | 70 | 10 | |
| 1 | Tackle | Normal | Physical | 40 | 100 | 35 |
| 1 | Sand Attack | Ground | Status | — | 100 | 15 |
| 1 | Gust | Special | 40 | 100 | 35 | |
| 1 | Quick Attack | Normal | Physical | 40 | 100 | 30 |
| 5 | Sand Attack | Ground | Status | — | 100 | 15 |
| 9 | Gust | Special | 40 | 100 | 35 | |
| 13 | Quick Attack | Normal | Physical | 40 | 100 | 30 |
| 17 | Whirlwind | Normal | Status | — | — | 20 |
| 22 | Twister | Dragon | Special | 40 | 100 | 20 |
| 27 | Feather Dance | Status | — | 100 | 15 | |
| 32 | Agility | Psychic | Status | — | — | 30 |
| 38 | Wing Attack | Physical | 60 | 100 | 35 | |
| 44 | Roost | Status | — | — | 10 | |
| 50 | Tailwind | Status | — | — | 15 | |
| 56 | Aerial Ace | Physical | 60 | — | 20 | |
| 62 | Air Slash | Special | 75 | 95 | 15 | |
| 68 | Hurricane | Special | 110 | 70 | 10 |
By TM / HM / TR
| No. | Move | Type | Cat. | Pwr. | Acc. | PP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TM10 | Work Up | Normal | Status | — | — | 30 |
| TM11 | Sunny Day | Fire | Status | — | — | 5 |
| TM15 | Hyper Beam | Normal | Special | 150 | 90 | 5 |
| TM17 | Protect | Normal | Status | — | — | 10 |
| TM18 | Rain Dance | Water | Status | — | — | 5 |
| TM32 | Double Team | Normal | Status | — | — | 15 |
| TM40 | Aerial Ace | Physical | 60 | — | 20 | |
| TM42 | Facade | Normal | Physical | 70 | 100 | 20 |
| TM44 | Rest | Psychic | Status | — | — | 10 |
| TM45 | Attract | Normal | Status | — | 100 | 15 |
| TM46 | Thief | Dark | Physical | 60 | 100 | 25 |
| TM47 | Steel Wing | Steel | Physical | 70 | 90 | 25 |
| TM51 | Roost | Status | — | — | 10 | |
| TM58 | Endure | Normal | Status | — | — | 10 |
| TM68 | Giga Impact | Normal | Physical | 150 | 90 | 5 |
| TM82 | Sleep Talk | Normal | Status | — | — | 10 |
| TM87 | Swagger | Normal | Status | — | 85 | 15 |
| TM88 | Pluck | Physical | 60 | 100 | 20 | |
| TM89 | U-turn | Bug | Physical | 70 | 100 | 20 |
| TM90 | Substitute | Normal | Status | — | — | 10 |
| TM94 | Fly | Physical | 90 | 95 | 15 | |
| TM97 | Defog | Status | — | — | 15 |
By breeding (egg moves)
| Move | Type | Cat. | Pwr. | Acc. | PP | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Air Cutter | Special | 60 | 95 | 25 | Zubat, Golbat, Crobat, Farfetch'd, Murkrow, Honchkrow | |
| Air Slash | Special | 75 | 95 | 15 | Pidgey, Pidgeotto, Pidgeot, Zubat, Golbat, Crobat, Farfetch'd, Hoothoot, Noctowl, Xatu and 5 more | |
| Brave Bird | Physical | 120 | 100 | 15 | Farfetch'd, Skarmory, Taillow, Swellow, Starly, Staravia, Staraptor | |
| Uproar | Normal | Special | 90 | 100 | 10 | Doduo, Dodrio, Hoothoot, Noctowl, Chatot |
Generation IX · Scarlet & Violet
Pidgeot cannot be obtained in Scarlet and Violet, so it has no learnset there. Its Generation IX home is Legends: Z-A.
Pokémon Legends: Z-A · Legends: Z-A12 level-up · 21 TM/HM
Pidgeot is wild in Lumiose City's Bleu Sector 5, Rouge Sector 4 and Jaune Sector 4, and the Mega Dimension expansion adds it to 4-star Normal- and Flying-type wild zones in Hyperspace Lumiose. Legends: Z-A lists moves with the level they are learned at, the level at which they become Plus Moves, power and cooldown, with no accuracy or PP. Growl replaces Sand Attack, Quick Attack hits for 30, and Brave Bird closes the list at level 50. On top of Pidgey's TMs, Pidgeot can use Hyper Beam, Giga Impact, Ominous Wind, Razor Wind and Sky Attack. There is no breeding and there are no tutors.
By level-up
| Learn | Move | Type | Cat. | Pwr. | Acc. | PP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tackle | Normal | Physical | 40 | — | — |
| 1 | Growl | Normal | Status | — | — | — |
| 9 | Gust | Special | 40 | — | — | |
| 13 | Quick Attack | Normal | Physical | 30 | — | — |
| 17 | Twister | Dragon | Special | 40 | — | — |
| 21 | Wing Attack | Physical | 60 | — | — | |
| 25 | Whirlwind | Normal | Status | — | — | — |
| 29 | Agility | Psychic | Status | — | — | — |
| 33 | Air Slash | Special | 75 | — | — | |
| 40 | Feather Dance | Status | — | — | — | |
| 45 | Hurricane | Special | 110 | — | — | |
| 50 | Brave Bird | Physical | 120 | — | — |
By TM / HM / TR
| No. | Move | Type | Cat. | Pwr. | Acc. | PP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TM001 | Headbutt | Normal | Physical | 70 | — | — |
| TM017 | Protect | Normal | Status | — | — | — |
| TM022 | Aerial Ace | Physical | 60 | — | — | |
| TM031 | Reflect | Psychic | Status | — | — | — |
| TM032 | Double Team | Normal | Status | — | — | — |
| TM035 | Endure | Normal | Status | — | — | — |
| TM043 | Fly | Physical | 90 | — | — | |
| TM044 | Hyper Beam | Normal | Special | 150 | — | — |
| TM047 | Agility | Psychic | Status | — | — | — |
| TM055 | Giga Impact | Normal | Physical | 150 | — | — |
| TM068 | Heat Wave | Fire | Special | 95 | — | — |
| TM079 | Hurricane | Special | 110 | — | — | |
| TM082 | U-turn | Bug | Physical | 70 | — | — |
| TM085 | Substitute | Normal | Status | — | — | — |
| TM094 | Whirlwind | Normal | Status | — | — | — |
| TM103 | Work Up | Normal | Status | — | — | — |
| TM109 | Facade | Normal | Physical | 70 | — | — |
| TM119 | Ominous Wind | Ghost | Special | 60 | — | — |
| TM134 | Dual Wingbeat | Physical | 45 | — | — | |
| TM145 | Razor Wind | Normal | Special | 40 | — | — |
| TM153 | Sky Attack | Physical | 140 | — | — |
04Ash's Pidgeot & friends
Pidgeot in the anime
Debut EP009The School of Hard Knocks · First major role M01Pokémon: The First Movie – Mewtwo Strikes Back · Ash’s loyal Pidgeot, its battle record, and 7 other trainers who raised one.
Pidgeot's anime story belongs to one bird above all: Ash's. Caught as a Pidgeotto in Viridian Forest, it evolved in mid-air while protecting a flock of Pidgey and Pidgeotto from the same Spearow-turned-Fearow that had chased Ash on his very first day. Then it made the selfless choice to stay behind as the flock's guardian. Ash promised to come back for it, and 1,151 episodes later, in his final adventure, the two were reunited when Pidgeot swooped in to save Pikachu and rejoined the team for good.
Plenty of other Pidgeot have made their mark too. Falkner's Pidgeot gave Charizard one of its toughest battles for Ash's first Johto Badge. Solidad's helped win her the Kanto Grand Festival, Sir Aaron's carried his staff, with Lucario sealed inside, back to Queen Rin in Lucario and the Mystery of Mew, and Corey's flew through the storm to New Island in the very first film. Add a giant on Fairchild Island, Blue's Pidgeot in Origins and Generations, and a Mega Pidgeot or two, and you have one of the most hard-working birds in the Pokémon skies.
Ash's Pidgeot
Trainer profile
Ash Ketchum
- Caught in
- EP003Ash Catches a Pokémon
- First aired
- 15 April 1997 (Japan) · 10 September 1998 (US)
- Where
- Viridian Forest, Kanto
- Status
- Back on Ash's team since The Rainbow and the Pokémon Master!, staying at Professor Oak's Laboratory in Pallet Town while Ash travels on with Pikachu.
- Japanese name
- サトシのピジョット (Satoshi no Pigeot)
- Moves used
- GustQuick AttackSand AttackWhirlwindWing AttackDouble-Edge
- How it joined
- Caught as a wild Pidgeotto after it beat Caterpie and Pikachu's Thunder Shock weakened it for the Poké Ball.
Personality
Ash's Pidgeot is loyalty with wings. It never had a rocky patch with Ash the way his other early Pokémon did, and it would follow his orders even when that meant flying straight at something far bigger and nastier than itself. Evolving brought out a deep protective streak: once it was a Pidgeot, it put the safety of a whole flock ahead of its own place on Ash's team, and it kept that promise for years.
Pidgeot started out as the Pidgeotto Ash caught in Viridian Forest in only his third episode, his first catch earned through a real battle (EP003). Through Kanto it was his reliable flier. It blew away smokescreens, scouted from the skies and popped more than one Team Rocket balloon. Its big moment came when its Quick Attack and Double-Edge turned the tide against Jessie's Rhydon at the Viridian Gym (EP063). By the time Ash came home from the Indigo Plateau, it had been a Pidgeotto for 78 episodes.
The homecoming party in Pallet Town didn't stay calm for long. Team Rocket made off with Pikachu in a balloon, and Pidgeotto burst it with Quick Attack. Jessie's Arbok then shot it down with Poison Sting, and Professor Oak had to patch it up. Ash blamed himself, but Pidgeotto just nuzzled him (EP081).
Then an old enemy came back. Heading out for the Orange Islands, Ash ran into a Fearow at the head of a Spearow gang that was terrorising a flock of Pidgey and Pidgeotto. It was the same Spearow he had hit with a rock on his first day as a Trainer, now evolved and leading a gang of its own. Ash sent Pidgeotto to lead the flock to safety, but Fearow's beak sent it tumbling out of the sky. Mid-fall, it began to glow and evolved into Pidgeot (EP081).
The new Pidgeot insisted that Ash and Pikachu climb aboard, and suddenly Ash was soaring on the back of his own Pokémon. With Gust and Quick Attack from Pidgeot and electric attacks from Pikachu, they wore Fearow down, and when the whole flock joined the counter-attack, the outnumbered bully fled (EP081).
That sunset gave the Original Series one of its quietest goodbyes. The flock had no one to stand up for it if Fearow came back, so Ash let Pidgeot stay behind as its guardian and promised to return for it one day. Pidgeot flew off with the birds it had just saved (EP081).
Ash never forgot it. Facing Falkner's Pidgeot in Violet City brought back memories of riding his own above Viridian Forest (EP131). More than a thousand episodes later, Pidgeot was among the old friends Pikachu saw in a vision during the Masters Eight final against Leon (JN132), and it turned up again as Ash looked back on all the Pokémon he had caught (JN135).
The promise was finally kept in Ash's last adventure. Team Rocket, back together, netted Pikachu in Viridian Forest while Ash's other Pokémon were all at Professor Oak's lab. With nothing to battle with, Ash could only charge at them, and they pushed him away. Then a sudden gust and a piercing cry announced Pidgeot. It sliced open the net with Wing Attack, Pikachu's Thunderbolt sent the trio blasting off, and Team Rocket had to work out that this was Ash's Pidgeotto, all grown up (JN147).
The flock it had guarded had grown up too, so when Ash asked his old friend to come along again, Pidgeot accepted with the flock's blessing. It had been away for 1,151 episodes. It became the only Pokémon Ash ever released that came back to his team for good (JN147).
Battle record
| Episode | Opponent | Context | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| EP081Pallet Party Panic | Wildvs Fearow (and its Spearow gang) | Wild – defending a flock of Pidgey and PidgeottoEvolves mid-fall, then carries Ash and Pikachu into the fight; Gust, Quick Attack and Pikachu's electricity wear Fearow down until the flock helps chase it off. | Won |
| JN147The Rainbow and the Pokémon Master! | Team Rocket (Jessie, James and Meowth)vs Team Rocket's net trap | Team RocketWing Attack slices open the net holding Pikachu, and Pikachu's Thunderbolt sends the trio blasting off. | Won |
Why didn’t it evolve?
Ash's Pidgeotto took its time: 78 episodes passed between its capture and its evolution, the longest wait of any of Ash's Original Series evolutions. When it finally came, it was sparked by heart rather than training. Knocked out of the sky by Fearow while shielding a flock of smaller birds, Pidgeotto evolved in mid-air out of sheer determination to protect them. Pidgeot is its final form, and it has stayed a Pidgeot ever since.
Key episodes
Ash’s Pidgeot trivia
- The Fearow that pushed Pidgeotto into evolving was the very Spearow Ash hit with a rock on his first day as a Trainer.
- Pidgeotto waited 78 episodes to evolve, the longest of any of Ash's evolutions in the Original Series.
- Between leaving with its flock in Pallet Party Panic and swooping back in The Rainbow and the Pokémon Master!, Pidgeot was absent in person for 1,151 episodes.
- It is the only Pokémon Ash released that later rejoined his team for good.
- Caught in Ash's third episode, it is the oldest catch Ash still owns. It was also the first Pokémon he caught that had already evolved.
- It was the first Normal- and Flying-type Pokémon owned by a main character in the anime.
- Team Rocket had to work out who it was in The Rainbow and the Pokémon Master!, because they had never seen Ash's Pidgeotto evolve.
- Even while it was away guarding its flock, Pidgeot appeared in the Japanese opening 'Spurt!'. It still didn't show up in any of the episodes that aired with it.
Other trainers’ Pidgeot
First seen: EP131Fighting Flyer with Fire
Falkner, the hang-gliding Violet City Gym Leader who longs to fly like his birds, makes a dramatic first entrance: when Team Rocket snatch Pikachu, his Pidgeot swoops in to rescue it and sends the trio blasting off. In the Gym battle it is his ace. A single Whirlwind finishes off a worn-out Pikachu. Against Charizard it dodges Flamethrowers with Agility, blasts one straight back with Whirlwind, and hurts Charizard's wing with Wing Attack and Quick Attack so badly that Falkner tells Ash to give up. Charizard gets airborne again, though, and when Pidgeot darts behind it with Agility, Charizard traps it in Fire Spin and finishes it with Seismic Toss. That win earns Ash the Zephyr Badge, his first in Johto.
- EP131Fighting Flyer with Fire · vs Team Rocket (Pikachu theft) Won
- EP131Fighting Flyer with Fire · vs Pikachu Won
- EP131Fighting Flyer with Fire · vs Charizard Lost
First seen: PO04File 4: Charizard
Blue, Red's cocky rival, has a Pidgeot in two separate retellings of the Kanto games. In Pokémon Origins it is the first Pokémon he sends out in his final battle with Red at the Indigo Plateau, where it faces Red's Jolteon. Red goes on to win the match. In Pokémon Generations' The Challenger, Blue's Pidgeot gets its moment as he storms through the Elite Four. One super-effective Wing Attack overpowers Bruno's Machamp and sends it flying into Bruno himself, and the stunned Elite Four member can only watch as Blue strolls past on his way to the Champion's title.
- PO04File 4: Charizard · vs Jolteon Unknown
- PG03The Challenger · vs Machamp Won
First seen: M08Pokémon: Lucario and the Mystery of Mew
Centuries before the film's present day, the legendary Aura Guardian Sir Aaron seems to abandon Cameran Palace and Queen Rin, flying off on his Pidgeot towards the Tree of Beginning. There he seals his loyal Lucario inside his staff, and Pidgeot flies back alone to deliver the staff to Queen Rin. In the present-day story, Mew borrows a Pidgeot's shape to carry Pikachu and Meowth off to the Tree of Beginning.
First seen: AG182Channeling the Battle Zone!
Solidad shows off a Pidgeot in the semi-finals of the Kanto Grand Festival, pairing it with Slowbro in a Double Battle against May's Combusken and Munchlax. When Combusken wraps Pidgeot in Fire Spin, Feather Dance sweeps the flames away. Slowbro's Yawn then sends Combusken to sleep, and Pidgeot strikes it with Double Team. With May falling well behind on points, Pidgeot's Aerial Ace and Slowbro's Hyper Beam knock out both of her Pokémon. Solidad goes on to win the Grand Festival and the Ribbon Cup.
- AG182Channeling the Battle Zone! · vs Combusken and Munchlax (with Slowbro) Won
First seen: M01Pokémon: The First Movie – Mewtwo Strikes Back
Corey is one of the Trainers who answer Mewtwo's mysterious invitation, and he gets to New Island through the storm by riding his Pidgeot. That makes it one of the first Pidgeot to play a real part in the anime. Mewtwo captures it along with the other Trainers' Pokémon and makes a clone of it, and the clone appears again in Mewtwo Returns. The original English dub calls Corey's bird a Pidgeotto. The slip is fixed in the remake, Mewtwo Strikes Back—Evolution (M22).
First seen: EP274Hoenn Alone!
On the ferry at the start of Ash's trip to Hoenn, Team Rocket sneak into his cabin at night and grab Pikachu straight out of his bed. Officer Jenny picks Ash up at the port in her sidecar and sends her Pidgeot to search from the air. It spots the thieves, pierces their balloon and brings them crashing down. It then carries Ash and Pikachu back to the ship as it sails away.
- EP274Hoenn Alone! · vs Team Rocket's balloon Won
First seen: PE08The Discovery
Trace arrives at Nugget Bridge on his Pidgeot, racing Green to be the first to catch Mewtwo in Cerulean Cave. When he nearly tumbles into a deep crevice, Pidgeot flies him over it. Once they are through a swarm of Zubat and Golbat, he tends to his bird's injuries and thanks Green for her help.
Mega & Gigantamax Pidgeot on screen
Mega Pidgeot has never battled for a main character, but it has made a few appearances. It debuted in the closing segment of Mega Evolution Special II, and in Volcanion and the Mechanical Marvel a Mega Pidgeot under the villains' control takes on Ash's team. It also appears in the animated trailer for Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire, the games that introduced it.
- XYS02Pokémon: Mega Evolution Special IIMega Pidgeot makes its first appearance in the anime in the special's closing segment.
- M19Pokémon the Movie: Volcanion and the Mechanical MarvelForced to Mega Evolve by Levi and Cherie's Mega Wave, a Mega Pidgeot battles Ash's Pikachu, Talonflame and Greninja. When the Mega Wave Crystal is destroyed, it is freed and flies off.
Featured episodes
- EP104Bound for TroubleFairchild Island is famous for its oversized Pokémon, and its giant Pidgeot snatches up Pikachu and Meowth while they are tied together. Pikachu's Thunderbolt makes it let go. Later it dive-bombs Ash off its rocky nest, and Jessie's Arbok finally drives it away.
- DP013A Staravia Is Born!A Pidgeot gets caught in Team Rocket's net trap for migrating Flying types. Pikachu frees it, then rides it to rally the other birds, and together they tear the net apart.
- DP169Pokémon Ranger: Heatran Rescue!Pokémon Ranger Ben uses his Capture Styler on a passing Pidgeot and rides it in pursuit of a Heatran. When Team Rocket's attempt to stop Heatran goes astray, the Pidgeot is struck instead and Ben plunges into the river below.
More appearances
- EP103Misty Meets Her Match One of Rudy's friends rides Rudy's Pidgeot to commentate on the Trovita Gym battle.
- EP169Beauty and the Breeder A Pokémon Breeder's Pidgeot takes part in the Pokémon Beauty Contest.
- AG084Who's Flying Now? A Pidgeot takes part in Fortree City's Feather Festival.
- AG144A Hurdle for Squirtle A Coordinator's Pidgeot competes in the Saffron City Pokémon Contest.
- DP064Riding the Winds of Change! A Pidgeot is among the Pokémon Officer Jenny and Nurse Joy use to blow a Gligar away from the city.
Beyond the main series
Anime gallery
Anime trivia
- Pallet Party Panic is one of the few Original Series episodes in which the Who's That Pokémon? answer also has a major role in the story. In the English version that answer is Pidgeot.
- Pidgeot was the Japanese Who's That Pokémon? twice within about six months, in Bound for Trouble and Fighting Flyer with Fire.
- In the original English dub of Mewtwo Strikes Back, Corey calls his Pidgeot a Pidgeotto. The remake gets it right.
- Falkner's Pidgeot knocks out Pikachu with Whirlwind, a move that does no damage at all in the games.
- Mega Pidgeot's anime debut, in Mega Evolution Special II on 6 November 2014, came ten days before the Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire animated trailer premiered in Japan.
- In Japanese, Ash's Pidgeot and Falkner's Pidgeot are both voiced by Megumi Hayashibara, who is also the voice of Jessie.
- The anime's very first opening already showed a Pidgeot battling a Fearow, long before Ash's Pidgeotto evolved fighting one.
“Pidgeot, the Bird Pokémon. The evolved form of Pidgeotto. It can fly at twice the speed of sound at an altitude of nearly one mile.”
Ash's Pokédex (Dexter) · EP081
05On the big screen
Pidgeot in the movies
7 films and 1 special featuring Pidgeot.
Pidgeot has been flying through the films since the very first one. In Mewtwo Strikes Back (1998), the Trainer Corey rides his Pidgeot through the storm to New Island, only for Mewtwo to capture and clone it, and the 2019 CGI remake replays the whole scene. Its finest hour comes in Lucario and the Mystery of Mew, where it is the trusty mount of the legendary Sir Aaron and the bird he trusts to carry the staff holding Lucario back to Queen Rin, while Mew borrows its shape to fly Pikachu and Meowth to the Tree of Beginning. Mega Pidgeot made its big-screen debut as one of the villains' Pokémon in Volcanion and the Mechanical Marvel, and a scene of Ash riding a Pidgeot over Alamos Town was teased in the trailers for The Rise of Darkrai but never made the final cut. Elsewhere it is a dependable extra, from The Power of One to I Choose You!, where two wild Pidgeot fall under Marshadow's control.
Pokémon: The First Movie – Mewtwo Strikes Back
M01 · 1998
Corey's Pidgeot; Mewtwo's clone Pidgeot
Pidgeot makes a hero's entrance in the very first film. With the ferries from Old Shore Wharf cancelled by the storm, the Trainer Corey simply flies to New Island on the back of his Pidgeot, a bird he is plainly proud of. All that speed and agility can't save it from Mewtwo's Poké Balls, though: it is captured and copied, and a clone Pidgeot joins Mewtwo's army (the English dub even slips up and calls it a Pidgeotto).
Pokémon the Movie 2000: The Power of One
M02 · 1999
Wild Pidgeot (multiple)
When the collector Lawrence III starts capturing the legendary birds and throws nature off balance, several wild Pidgeot are among the Pokémon that sense the disturbance.
Lucario and the Mystery of Mew
M08 · 2005
Sir Aaron's Pidgeot; Mew transformed into a Pidgeot
Pidgeot's grandest film role comes in the legend at the heart of this story. Long ago, before Poké Balls existed, Sir Aaron travelled on the back of his Pidgeot, which could weave past attacking Flying Pokémon with him aboard, and it was this loyal bird he trusted to carry his staff, with Lucario sealed inside, back to Queen Rin; a painting of the pair still hangs in Cameran Palace. In the present day, Mew borrows the shape, turning into a Pidgeot to fly Pikachu and Meowth off to the Tree of Beginning.
M10 · 2007
Ash riding a Pidgeot (trailers only)
Pidgeot's part in The Rise of Darkrai is a famous might-have-been. The trailers showed Ash soaring over Alamos Town on a Pidgeot, but the scene never made it into the finished film.
Pokémon the Movie: Volcanion and the Mechanical Marvel
M19 · 2016
Levi and Cherie's Pidgeot (Mega Pidgeot)
Mega Pidgeot makes its big-screen debut on the wrong side. It is one of the Pokémon commanded by Levi and Cherie, Alva's Mega Evolution-wielding henchmen, and in its Mega form it goes after Ash's Talonflame and Pikachu before taking a Water Shuriken from Ash-Greninja. When Alva's Mega Wave crystal is destroyed, Pidgeot is freed from their control and escapes.
Pokémon the Movie: I Choose You!
M20 · 2017
Two wild Pidgeot (controlled by Marshadow)
Two wild Pidgeot are among the Pokémon that fall under Marshadow's control. This retelling of Ash's journey also skips his Pidgeotto entirely, so there's no Pidgeot for him this time round.
Pokémon: Mewtwo Strikes Back—Evolution
M22 · 2019
Corey's Pidgeot; Mewtwo's clone Pidgeot
The CGI remake keeps Corey's grand arrival: he is the first to greet the newcomers on New Island, having flown there with the help of his Pidgeot. When Mewtwo's Poké Balls start flying, Pidgeot tries to outrace them, but it is caught and cloned like the rest.
TV specials
- Pokémon: Mewtwo Returns (2000)
The clone Pidgeot from New Island is back, one of the Pokémon living quietly with Mewtwo on Mount Quena.
06Trading Card Game · every card
Pidgeot in the Pokémon TCG
37 cards since 1999, oldest first. Tap any card to see it full size.
Pidgeot swooped into the card game in Japan's Pokémon Jungle in March 1997 and reached English players in Jungle in June 1999: a holo Stage 2 whose Hurricane could blow a battered opponent straight back into their hand. Since then it has turned up in almost every era, from Southern Islands and the e-Reader Expedition set to Secret Wonders, Triumphant, Flashfire, Team Up and 151, with a Lightning and Metal Pidgeot δ in Holon Phantoms along the way. Its signature trick arrived in EX FireRed & LeafGreen in 2004: Quick Search, a Poké-Power that fetched any card from your deck every turn. Nineteen years later Obsidian Flames brought it back as an Ability on Pidgeot ex, turning the 280 HP bird into a famous competitive card. In between came a Pidgeot-EX and M Pidgeot-EX for the 20th anniversary Evolutions set and a Pidgeot V in Lost Origin, while Japan alone got Falkner's Pidgeot and Sir Aaron's Pidgeot from the VS cards.
The art has grown with the cards. Kagemaru Himeno's Jungle holo set the tone, Keiko Fukuyama painted Pidgeot for the Southern Islands collection, and the 2000s brought Tomokazu Komiya, Midori Harada, Kouki Saitou and Masakazu Fukuda, with Ken Sugimori lending the official look to a POP Series promo. Suwama Chiaki drew it twice in a row, giving Call of Legends a fresh picture instead of recycling Triumphant's, and the 2010s added kawayoo, Akira Komayama and the CGI Mega Pidgeot of 5ban Graphics. The Scarlet & Violet years went big, with takuyoa's Pidgeot ex in regular, Full Art and Shiny versions and Jerky's Special Illustration Rare. In TCG Pocket, Scav's Pidgeot perches above Pidgey and Pidgeotto in a three-card panorama, and Mega Pidgeot ex arrived as a promo in November 2025.
Cards to know
- Jungle 8/64 — Pidgeot's debut holo, whose Hurricane could blow a battered opponent straight back into their hand. Early Unlimited copies are missing the Jungle symbol.
- EX FireRed & LeafGreen 10/112 — Quick Search turned Pidgeot into a walking tutor, grabbing any card from your deck every turn, and it flew in four World Championships decks, two of them title winners.
- EX Holon Phantoms 14/110 (Pidgeot δ) — A Lightning and Metal Pidgeot from the Holon region, the only Pidgeot card that isn't Colorless.
- Pokémon VS 001/141 (Falkner's Pidgeot, Japan) — The very first card in Japan's Pokémon VS set belongs to the Violet City Gym Leader's prized bird.
- Obsidian Flames 164/197 (Pidgeot ex) — Quick Search came back as an Ability, on a 280 HP Pidgeot ex with no Retreat Cost: a famous competitive card.
- Genetic Apex 188/226 (TCG Pocket) — Scav's Pidgeot perches on a branch above Pidgey and Pidgeotto, and the three cards join up into one picture.
Every English-language card
Promo cards
Japan-exclusive cards
Pokémon TCG Pocket
Related cards
Digital card games
- Pokémon Trading Card Game (Game Boy Color): the Jungle Pidgeot (Kagemaru Himeno), card B40, in the Evolution booster pack. Joseph of the Science Club flies both Game Boy Pidgeot in his Flyin' Pokémon Deck, and the Replace 'Em All Deck from the Auto Deck Machine has them too.
- Pokémon Trading Card Game (Game Boy Color): a Game Boy-only Pidgeot (Level 38, 80 HP, Ken Sugimori), card D36, a Rare in the Laboratory booster pack. Slicing Wind does 30 damage to a random opposing Pokémon, and Gale hits for 20, then swaps both Active Pokémon for random Benched ones. It was never printed as a real card, though a mock-up appeared in the Pokémon Card Official Book 2000. Jonathan of the Fire Club runs two in his Reshuffle Deck. Sprite: TCG1 D36 Pidgeot.png.
- Pokémon Card GB2 (Japan only): the Jungle Pidgeot, card F44, in the Sky Flying Pokémon pack. Team Great Rocket's Ishii plays two in the Eye of the Storm Deck, and the Heavenly Lugia and Rage of the Heavens decks use it too.
- Pokémon Card GB2 (Japan only): the Game Boy-only Ken Sugimori Pidgeot again, card D40, in the Psychic Battle pack. Sprite: TCG2 D40 Pidgeot.png.
The artists behind the cards
- takuyoa — 3 artworks (Pidgeot ex Obsidian Flames 164 and 217, and the Shiny Paldean Fates 221)
- Ken Sugimori — 2 (POP Series 2 2/17 and the Game Boy-only Pidgeot from the Pokémon Trading Card Game video game)
- Suwama Chiaki — 2 (Triumphant 29 and a fresh piece for Call of Legends 30)
- Saki Hayashiro — 2 (Pidgeot V, regular and Full Art)
- 5ban Graphics — 2 CGI artworks (M Pidgeot-EX, regular and Full Art), plus Pidgeot Spirit Link
- Akira Komayama — 1 (Team Up 124), reused for TCG Pocket's Mega Rising 182
- PLANETA CG Works — 4 TCG Pocket artworks (Pidgeot ex in Mythical Island, regular and full art, and Extradimensional Crisis, plus Mega Pidgeot ex Promo-B 006)
- One artwork each: Kagemaru Himeno (Jungle, reprinted in Base Set 2 and Legendary Collection), Keiko Fukuyama, Tomokazu Komiya, Midori Harada, Kouki Saitou, Masakazu Fukuda, kawayoo, Eske Yoshinob, Ryo Ueda, Oswaldo KATO, Jerky, Atsuko Nishida (Falkner's Pidgeot) and Mitsuhiro Arita (Aaron's Pidgeot); TCG Pocket originals by Scav, Anesaki Dynamic and Misa Tsutsui
07On the page & beyond
Pidgeot in manga, books & other media
From the earliest manga to story books and songs.
On paper, Pidgeot is usually somebody's trusted right wing. In Pokémon Adventures, Blue's Pidgeot slams into Koga to save Red, carries letters to Professor Oak and ends up guarding the Viridian Gym; Gary and Shigeru keep one in The Electric Tale of Pikachu and Zensho, and Falkner leads with one against Gold in The Golden Boys, only to be washed out by Totodile. Magical Pokémon Journey turns it into a lovesick show-off courting a Pidgeotto called Pidgetta. On the bookshelf, it is the grandfather who sends a forgetful Pidgeotto on an errand in the picture book Forgetful Pigeon, and Scholastic's Race to Danger gives Ash his Pidgeot back years before the anime did. The very first Japanese opening teased an evolved Pidgeot 80 episodes early, and it is rapped in the Friday verse of the Pokérap.
Manga
Books
Other media
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08Did you know?
Pidgeot trivia
Name origins, design secrets and the facts that make Pidgeot such a fan favourite.
What’s in a name?
Pidgeot's name is thought to fuse 'pigeon' with 'jet' – fitting for a bird that the Pokédex clocks at Mach 2. The Japanese name, ピジョット (Pijotto), is the very same idea written in katakana, and its official trademarked spelling is 'Pigeot'. Other languages make it sound rather more fearsome: in French it is Roucarnage, from roucouler ('to coo') and carnage; in German it is Tauboss, the boss of the Taube ('pigeon') family; and in Korean, Pijontoo crosses 'pigeon' with jeontugi, a fighter aircraft. Chinese simply promotes it, calling it Dàbǐniǎo – 'big Pidgeotto'.
Design origins
Pidgeot is the point where the Pidgey line stops looking like a garden bird and starts looking like a raptor. Its size and hunting habits recall birds of prey such as the osprey and the eagles of the genus Aquila – its Shiny colours are a close match for a golden eagle – yet it keeps a few songbird touches from sparrows, chickadees, waxwings and wrens, and its showy crest is a little like a cockatoo's. The angular black markings around its eyes have been compared with Ra and Horus, the falcon-headed sun and sky gods of ancient Egypt. Mega Pidgeot's spiky, streaming crest looks inspired by punk hairstyles. Its design has wobbled a little over the years: the original Red and Green artwork by Ken Sugimori gave it red-and-yellow tail feathers, while its Ruby and Sapphire artwork shows red only, and the anime often paints them brown. Development files show that the name 'Pidgeot' was originally meant for Pidgeotto.
Names around the world
| Language | Name | Origin |
|---|---|---|
| Japanese | ピジョット Pijotto | From pigeon and jet |
| French | Roucarnage | From roucouler (to coo) and carnage |
| Spanish | Pidgeot | Same as the English name |
| German | Tauboss | From Taube (pigeon) and Boss |
| Italian | Pidgeot | Same as the English name |
| Korean | 피죤투 Pijontoo | From pigeon and 전투기 jeontugi (fighter aircraft) |
| Chinese (Mandarin) | 大比鳥 / 大比鸟 Dàbǐniǎo | 大 dà (big) plus 比比鳥 Bǐbǐniǎo, Pidgeotto's name; older media used 比鵰 Bǐdiāo, from the Japanese name and 鵰 diāo (eagle) |
| Chinese (Cantonese) | 大比鳥 Daaihbeihníuh | 大 daaih (big) plus 比比鳥 Beihbeihníuh, Pidgeotto's name |
| Brazilian Portuguese | Pidgeot | Same as the English name |
| Hebrew | פידגי'וט Pigiyot | Transliteration of the English name |
| Hindi | पिजिऑट Pidgeot | Transliteration of the English name |
| Lithuanian | Pidžeotas | From the English name |
| Russian | Пиджеот Pidzheot | Transliteration of the English name |
| Thai | พีเจียต Phichiat | Transliteration of the Japanese name |
Did you know?
- Mega Pidgeot is the only Pokémon with a base stat total of exactly 579.
- It is also the only Mega Evolution whose lowest base stat becomes its highest: Sp. Atk, tied with Sp. Def at 70 in Pidgeot's normal form, leaps to 135.
- In HeartGold and SoulSilver Gym Leader rematches, Falkner – Johto's first Gym Leader – and Blue – Kanto's last – both make Pidgeot their highest-levelled Pokémon.
- During the development of Red and Green, the name 'Pidgeot' was earmarked for Pidgeotto.
- Its tail has changed colour: red and yellow in the original Red and Green artwork, red only from Ruby and Sapphire on – and often plain brown in the anime.
- In the Generation III games, Feather Dance was the Pidgey family's signature move; other Pokémon could only learn it through breeding.
- X and Y made Pidgeot faster still, raising its base Speed from 91 to 101.
- Pidgeot debuted in the anime in a fantasy sequence in The School of Hard Knocks, long before Ash's own Pidgeotto evolved.
- Ash's Pokédex described Pidgeot as able to fly at twice the speed of sound at an altitude of almost a mile.
- Corey's Pidgeot, cloned by Mewtwo in the first movie, was wrongly called a Pidgeotto in the original English dub – the 2019 remake put that right.
- In the anime's Johto Gym battle, Falkner's Pidgeot beat Ash's Pikachu with a single Whirlwind before Ash's Charizard finally brought it down after a long aerial duel.
- Bound for Trouble features a giant Pidgeot on Fairchild Island, supersized from eating too much – it snatches up Pikachu and Team Rocket's Meowth while the two are tied together.
- Sir Aaron rides a Pidgeot in Lucario and the Mystery of Mew, and Mew even transforms into one during the film.
- Early Unlimited prints of the Jungle Pidgeot holo were missing the Jungle set symbol – a printing slip that was fixed later in the run.
- That Jungle card's Hurricane attack predates the Hurricane move by more than a decade; the move arrived in Black and White, and the two have different Japanese names.
- In Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire, a Pokémon holding a Pidgeotite can't be traded to X or Y – the Pidgeotite didn't exist there.
- A Pidgeot caught in Red or Blue and traded forward to Gold or Silver turns up holding a Bitter Berry.
09Quizzes, archive & further reading
More Pidgeot
Test yourself
Professor Oak's Kanto Quiz: BeginnerProfessor Oak has a few questions before you set foot in the tall grass. How well do you know the region where it all began?Take the quiz →
Who's That Pokémon? Kanto: BeginnerIt's the classic challenge! Can you name these original 151 Pokémon from their silhouettes alone?Take the quiz →
Indigo League Anime: IntermediateGrab your cap and set off on Ash's very first adventure. How much do you remember from the Indigo League days?Take the quiz →Ash & Pikachu Anime: BeginnerFrom his first step out of Pallet Town to the top of the world, how well do you know Ash and Pikachu's legendary journey?Take the quiz →
Mewtwo Strikes Back: BeginnerThe film that brought Pokémon to cinemas everywhere! How well do you remember Pokémon: The First Movie?Take the quiz →Professor Oak's Kanto Quiz: IntermediateYou've got your badges, but does Professor Oak think you're ready for the Indigo Plateau? Dig deeper into Red, Blue, FireRed, LeafGreen and Let's Go.Take the quiz →From the archive: Gengar’s Online Pokédex
Before this page, Pokémon Dungeon was home to Gengar’s Online Pokédex, the classic fan Pokédex for Red, Blue, Yellow, Gold, Silver & Crystal by Curtis Alumbaugh (Gengar) with Ian Alumbaugh (Haunter). Its Pidgeot entry is preserved in full, with its original art, moves and locations.
Further reading
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