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Table of Contents

Click for Mega Pidgeot
How Shiny is Acquired
Evolution
  • Original
  • Shiny

Pokemon Ratings

Great League PVP Rating See all 4 / 5
Ultra League PVP Rating See all 4 / 5
Master League PVP Rating See all 0 / 5

Pokemon Stats

Type
39.50 kg Weight
1.50 m Height
Pokemon Max CP
Level 50: 2,407
Level 40: 2,129
Level 25: 1,521 (Raid + Weather)
Level 20: 1,216 (Raid)
Level 15: 912 (Research Tasks)
ATK 166
DEF 154
STA 195

Pokemon Family

PVE Movesets Grades

Quick Charge ATK DEF
Gust*
Brave Bird
A
C
Gust*
Air Cutter*
C
A
Gust*
Hurricane
A-
C-
Wing Attack*
Brave Bird
B
X
Steel Wing
Aerial Ace
X
A
Steel Wing
Brave Bird
D
B
Air Slash
Brave Bird
B-
X
Show Suboptimal/Unranked Movesets

PVE Offensive Moves Explanation

  • Gust* and Brave Bird provide maximum damage
  • Wing Attack* is second best, Air Slash is... non-elite.
  • Steel Wing is worthless on Pidgeot
  • Hurricane is the second best charged move, followed by Aerial Ace, then Air Cutter.
  • Feather Dance is worthless for PvE. 

PVE Defensive Moves Explanation

  • Gust* provides huge power on defense, but it's the same type as all of Pidgeot's charged moves. Steel Wing is also decent, though its coverage is fairly similar.
  • Air Slash is an okay secondary pick if you don't have a Pidgeot with Gust, but it is definitely weaker.
  • Wing Attack* has no defensive viability for Pidgeot
  • Aerial Ace is the top choice, as it comes out frequently
  • Air Cutter is only slightly stronger than Aerial Ace, but the energy requirement is too high to make the trade-off worth it.
  • Brave Bird is the best one-bar move, but Pidgeot may never use it.
  • Hurricane is a weaker Brave Bird.
  • Feather Dance is worthless for PvE. 

PVE Overview

The final evolution of what was once one of the most common Pokemon in the game. And it's still pretty common despite having so many generations behind us! Pidgeot can serve new players well with some cheap, easily obtainable flying-type damage, but it's really not worth much investment at all at this point. However, raising one early-on isn't the worst idea, as Mega Pidgeot isn't a bad Flying Type Mega Evolution, so it will have some utility later. However, Mega Pidgeot still falls way behind some competition, so it's still not the best investment even in this light.

PVP Movesets Grades

Quick Charge ATK
Gust*
Brave Bird
Feather Dance
A
Wing Attack*
Brave Bird
Feather Dance
B

PvP Moveset Explanation

Gust* or Wing Attack* + Brave Bird and Feather Dance

Gust is the most ideal for Pidgeot, sporting the strongest damage output while still returning respectable energy gains. Wing Attack is generally inferior, but offers slightly superior energy generation, resulting in quicker access to charge moves. Air Slash is weaker to Gust, and should only be chosen if you lack Elite TMs.  

Brave Bird is the most efficient and powerful charge move available, though it's also risky with its significant self-debuff. Hurricane costs the most energy and is not worth the cost, while Air Cutter is just a horrible move overall. Feather Dance has pathetic damage output, its debuff utility makes it considerably more worthwhile compared to Aerial Ace, which is just a poor move overall. 

PvP Rating Explanation

Great League: 4 / 5

The update with Feather Dance is a significant improvement for Pidgeot, ensuring a guaranteed -2 ATK debuff per use. The strong damage output of Gust combined with a significant ATK debuff on the opponent enables Pidgeot to win a very surprising amount of matchups that aren't heavily skewed by typing advantages/disadvantages. If you don't have a Pidgeot with Gust, this might be the most value you can get for an Elite Fast TM. 

Ultra League: 4 / 5

Feather Dance's powerful and consistent utility is what carries Pidgeot to the top of the meta, in both open UL and Premier formats. With access to XL candy, Pidgeot can reach 2436 CP with Best Buddy effects, making this Pokemon somewhat costly for Ultra League, but not totally inaccessible due to Pidgeot requiring only 1km to walk per candy reward. Likewise in Great League, Pidgeot does well against many Pokemon, but typing matchups will largely determine which ones to fight and which ones to switch from. 

Master League: 0 / 5

Ever hear of killing two birds with one stone? Well, you can faint 3 Pidgeot in the Master League using 1 of just about anything viable in the tier.

Fast Moves

11
Steel Wing
More Info

Steel

1.6x DamageVS
1.6x DamageVS
1.6x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
0.7 secs
CD DW EPS EPU DPS DPS w/STAB True DPS
0.80
0.30
7.50
13.75
17.19
14
Air Slash
More Info

Flying

1.6x DamageVS
1.6x DamageVS
1.6x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
0.7 secs
CD DW EPS EPU DPS DPS w/STAB True DPS
1.20
0.20
8.33
11.67
14.58

Elite Fast Moves

8
Wing Attack
More Info

Flying

1.6x DamageVS
1.6x DamageVS
1.6x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
0.7 secs
CD DW EPS EPU DPS DPS w/STAB True DPS
0.80
0.20
11.25
10.00
12.50
25
Gust
More Info

Flying

1.6x DamageVS
1.6x DamageVS
1.6x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
0.7 secs
CD DW EPS EPU DPS DPS w/STAB True DPS
2.00
1.10
10.00
12.50
15.63

Charge Moves

55
Aerial Ace
More Info

Flying

1.6x DamageVS
1.6x DamageVS
1.6x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
0.7 secs
CD DW EPS DPE DPS DPS w/STAB DPE*DPS
2.40
0.30
0.00
 1.67
22.92
28.65
 38.19
130
Brave Bird
More Info

Flying

1.6x DamageVS
1.6x DamageVS
1.6x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
0.7 secs
CD DW EPS DPE DPS DPS w/STAB DPE*DPS
2.00
0.60
0.00
 1.30
65.00
81.25
 84.50
110
Hurricane
More Info

Flying

1.6x DamageVS
1.6x DamageVS
1.6x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
0.7 secs
CD DW EPS DPE DPS DPS w/STAB DPE*DPS
2.70
1.20
0.00
 1.10
40.74
50.93
 44.81
35
Feather Dance
More Info

Flying

1.6x DamageVS
1.6x DamageVS
1.6x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
0.7 secs
CD DW EPS DPE DPS DPS w/STAB DPE*DPS
2.80
0.80
0.00
 0.70
12.50
15.63
 8.75

Elite Charge Moves

60
Air Cutter
More Info

Flying

1.6x DamageVS
1.6x DamageVS
1.6x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
0.7 secs
CD DW EPS DPE DPS DPS w/STAB DPE*DPS
2.70
0.70
0.00
 1.20
22.22
27.78
 26.67

Purified Charge Moves

35
Return
More Info

Normal

.714x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.51x DamageVS
0.7 secs
CD DW EPS DPE DPS DPS w/STAB DPE*DPS
0.70
0.25
0.00
 1.06
50.00
62.50
 53.03

Other

Female Ratio 50.0 %
Male Ratio 50.0 %
Flee Rate 6.0 %
Buddy Distance 1 km
Capture Rate12.5 %

Pokemon Type Chart

Vulnerable

160% damage
160% damage
160% damage

Resistant

62.5% damage
39.1% damage
62.5% damage
39.1% damage

Raid Boss Catch Rate

Flying Medal

None
Bronze
Silver
Gold

Normal Medal

None
Bronze
Silver
Gold
Normal Nice! Great! Excellent!
No Berry -
Curve
Razz Berry -
Curve
Golden Razz Berry -
Curve

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Pokemon Min/Max CP Values

How to use: You need to know your Pokemon's exact level. To find exactly what level your Pokémon is, power up your Pokémon following this chart until you're certain of your level from Stardust cost changes.

A Pokémon's minimum level is 1.

Every time you power up, your Pokémon gains half a level.

StardustLevelMin CPMax CP
20012530
2001.55262
20027994
2002.5106126
4003133158
4003.5160190
4004188222
4004.5215255
6005242287
6005.5269319
6006296351
6006.5323383
8007350415
8007.5377447
8008405480
8008.5432512
10009459544
10009.5486576
100010513608
100010.5539639
130011564669
130011.5590699
130012616730
130012.5641760
160013667791
160013.5693821
160014718851
160014.5744882
190015770912
190015.5795943
190016821973
190016.58471004
2200178721034
220017.58981064
2200189241095
220018.59491125
2500199751156
250019.510001186
25002010261216
250020.510521247
30002110771277
300021.511031308
30002211291338
300022.511551369
35002311801399
350023.512061429
35002412321460
350024.512571490
40002512831521
400025.513091551
40002613341582
400026.513601612
45002713861642
450027.514111673
45002814371703
450028.514631734
50002914881764
500029.515141795
50003015401825
500030.515521840
60003115651855
600031.515781871
60003215911886
600032.516041901
70003316171916
700033.516291932
70003416421947
700034.516551962
80003516681977
800035.516811992
80003616942008
800036.517062023
90003717192038
900037.517322053
90003817452068
900038.517582084
100003917712099
1000039.517832114
100004017962129
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