Pokemon Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl Pidgey

Pidgey

Tiny Bird Pokémon

Pokemon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl Pidgey is a Normal and Flying Type Tiny Bird Pokémon, with a 33.3% Chance To Catch with a regular Pokeball. Pidgey can be found with Keen Eye, Tangled Feet and Big Pecks as an Ability and has a Medium Slow growth rate with a 1 Speed EV Yield. We recommend the Jolly Nature, based on 251 combined Base Stats.

National Dex Pokemon

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Pidgey Stats & Abilities
Pidgey Evolutions
Pidgey Locations
Pidgey Weakness
Pidgey Best Moves
Pidgey Level Up Moves
Pidgey TM Moves
Pidgey Egg Moves
Pokemon Similar to Pidgey

Pidgey Stats and Abilities

Based on Pidgey Base IVs we consider this pokemon F-Tier choice. Pidgey Highest IV Stat is Speed 56 and the Lowest being Special Attack 35.


Tier	Stat	Base	Min	Max
F	HP	40	190	284
F	Attack	45	85	207
F	Defense	40	76	196
F	Special Attack	35	67	185
F	Special Defense	35	67	185
F	Speed	56	105	232
F	Total	251


Pidgey	Detail
Best Held Items	Iron Ball Sharp Beak Silk Scarf Sky Plate
Best Nature	Jolly ↑ +10% Speed ↓ -10% Special Attack
Caught in the Wild Held Item Chance
Like/Dislikes	Likes: Sweet Dislikes: Dry
EV Yield	1 Speed
Growth Rate	Medium Slow
Catch Rate	255 (33.3% with PokéBall, full HP)
Egg Groups	Flying
Egg Cycles	15 (3,599–3,855 steps)


Abilities	Description
Keen Eye Ability 1	Keen Eye prevents the Pokémon from losing accuracy, for example from moves like Sand-Attack.
Tangled Feet Ability 2	Raises evasion if the Pokémon is confused.
Big Pecks Hidden Ability	Big Pecks prevents the ability-bearer's Defense stat from being lowered, for example via Tail Whip.

How To Evolve Pidgey in BDSP

Pidgey requires (Level 18) to evolve into Pidgeotto and then (Level 36) to evolve into Pidgeot.


Base Form	Evolution Requirement	First Evolution	Evolution Requirement	Final Evolution
Pidgey	Level 18 →	Pidgeotto	Level 36 →	Pidgeot

Where To Find Pidgey in BDSP

Pidgey has 1 spawn locations in Pokemon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl. You can find the Unevolved form Lv. 51 Pidgey, within the Route 229 location using the Walking method.

Interact = Limited to one

Common = 20% ~ 100%

Uncommon = 5% ~ 20%

Rare = 1% ~ 5%

= Morning Time

= Day Time

= Night Time


Location	How To Catch	Pokemon Spawns
Route 229	5 - 1%	Pidgey Lv. 51

Pokemon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl Pidgey Weakness

Pidgey is a Normal and Flying Type pokemon. This will cause Pidgey to take More Damage from Rock, Electric, Ice Type Moves, and Less Damage from Bug, Grass, Ghost, Ground Type moves.

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Damage	Types
4.0x More Damage
2.0x More Damage	Rock Electric Ice
0.5x Less Damage	Bug Grass
0.25x Less Damage
Immune to Damage	Ghost Ground

What pokemon is Pidgey Weak Against?


Tier	Pokemon
S	Tyranitar
S	Articuno
S	Zapdos
S	Raikou
S	Regirock

What pokemon is Pidgey Strong Against?


Tier	Pokemon
S	Groudon
S	Celebi
S	Garchomp
A	Swampert
A	Tangrowth

Best Moves Pidgey in BDSP

Best Moveset for Pidgey Lv Up Moves based on Power.


Lvl	Best Moves	Class	Power	Acc	PP	Effect
53	Hurricane	Special	165	70	10	May confuse opponent.
49	Air Slash	Special	112.5	95	20	May cause flinching.
45	Aerial Ace	Physical	90	—	20	Ignores Accuracy and Evasiveness.
33	Wing Attack	Physical	90	100	35

Best Moveset for Pidgey TM Moves based on Power.


TM	Best Moves	Class	Power	Acc	PP	Effect
TM94	Fly	Physical	135	95	15	Flies up on first turn, attacks on second turn.
TM42	Facade	Physical	105	100	20	Power doubles if user is burned, poisoned, or paralyzed.
TM47	Steel Wing	Physical	70	90	25	May raise user's Defense.
TM89	U-turn	Physical	70	100	20	User switches out immediately after attacking.

STAB: (Same Type Attack Bonus) When a Pokemon uses a Move Type that is the Same as the Pokemon's Type, it will receive a 50% Bonus to Power. Moves Affected by this Highlighted in

Lvl	Move	Desc
1	Tackle	Power: 60 Acc: 100 PP: 35 Physical A physical attack in which the user charges and slams into the target with its whole body.
5	Sand Attack	Power: — Acc: 100 PP: 15 Status Lowers opponent's Accuracy.
9	Gust	Power: 60 Acc: 100 PP: 35 Special Hits Pokémon using Fly/Bounce with double power.
13	Quick Attack	Power: 60 Acc: 100 PP: 30 Physical User attacks first.
17	Whirlwind	Power: — Acc: — PP: 20 Status In battles, the opponent switches. In the wild, the Pokémon runs.
21	Twister	Power: 40 Acc: 100 PP: 20 Special May cause flinching. Hits Pokémon using Fly/Bounce with double power.
25	Feather Dance	Power: — Acc: 100 PP: 15 Status Sharply lowers opponent's Attack.
29	Agility	Power: — Acc: — PP: 30 Status Sharply raises user's Speed.
33	Wing Attack	Power: 90 Acc: 100 PP: 35 Physical
37	Roost	Power: — Acc: — PP: 10 Status User recovers half of its max HP and loses the Flying type temporarily.
41	Tailwind	Power: — Acc: — PP: 30 Status Doubles Speed for 4 turns.
45	Aerial Ace	Power: 90 Acc: — PP: 20 Physical Ignores Accuracy and Evasiveness.
49	Air Slash	Power: 112.5 Acc: 95 PP: 20 Special May cause flinching.
53	Hurricane	Power: 165 Acc: 70 PP: 10 Special May confuse opponent.

TM	Move	Desc
TM10	Work Up	Power: — Acc: — PP: 30 Status Raises user's Attack and Special Attack.
TM11	Sunny Day	Power: — Acc: — PP: 5 Status Makes it sunny for 5 turns.
TM17	Protect	Power: — Acc: — PP: 10 Status Protects the user, but may fail if used consecutively.
TM18	Rain Dance	Power: — Acc: — PP: 5 Status Makes it rain for 5 turns.
TM32	Double Team	Power: — Acc: — PP: 15 Status Raises user's Evasiveness.
TM40	Aerial Ace	Power: 90 Acc: — PP: 20 Physical Ignores Accuracy and Evasiveness.
TM42	Facade	Power: 105 Acc: 100 PP: 20 Physical Power doubles if user is burned, poisoned, or paralyzed.
TM44	Rest	Power: — Acc: — PP: 10 Status User sleeps for 2 turns, but user is fully healed.
TM45	Attract	Power: — Acc: 100 PP: 15 Status If opponent is the opposite gender, it's less likely to attack.
TM46	Thief	Power: 60 Acc: 100 PP: 25 Physical Also steals opponent's held item.
TM47	Steel Wing	Power: 70 Acc: 90 PP: 25 Physical May raise user's Defense.
TM51	Roost	Power: — Acc: — PP: 10 Status User recovers half of its max HP and loses the Flying type temporarily.
TM58	Endure	Power: — Acc: — PP: 10 Status Always left with at least 1 HP, but may fail if used consecutively.
TM82	Sleep Talk	Power: — Acc: — PP: 10 Status User performs one of its own moves while sleeping.
TM87	Swagger	Power: — Acc: 85 PP: 15 Status Opponent becomes confused, but its Attack is sharply raised.
TM88	Pluck	Power: 90 Acc: 100 PP: 20 Physical If the opponent is holding a berry, its effect is stolen by user.
TM89	U-turn	Power: 70 Acc: 100 PP: 20 Physical User switches out immediately after attacking.
TM90	Substitute	Power: — Acc: — PP: 10 Status Uses HP to creates a decoy that takes hits.
TM94	Fly	Power: 135 Acc: 95 PP: 15 Physical Flies up on first turn, attacks on second turn.
TM97	Defog	Power: — Acc: — PP: 15 Status Lowers opponent's Evasiveness and clears fog.

Egg Move	Desc
Air Cutter	Power: 90 Acc: 95 PP: 25 Special High critical hit ratio.
Air Slash	Power: 112.5 Acc: 95 PP: 20 Special May cause flinching.
Brave Bird	Power: 180 Acc: 100 PP: 15 Physical User receives recoil damage.
Uproar	Power: 135 Acc: 100 PP: 10 Special User attacks for 3 turns and prevents sleep.

Pokemon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl Pidgey

Pidgey Stats and Abilities

How To Evolve Pidgey in BDSP

Where To Find Pidgey in BDSP

Pokemon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl Pidgey Weakness

Best Moves Pidgey in BDSP

Pidgey Level Up Moves

Pidgey TM Moves

Pidgey Egg Moves