Is Pidgeot Good in Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire Playthrough?
ORAS gives Pidgeot a brand-new Mega Evolution. Mega Pidgeot gets AbilityNo Guard, making every MoveHurricane land without fail. The base form coasts through the story without standing out, but the Mega turns it into a real special attacking threat for the E4 and Steven.
Pidgey trades roughly evenly with Roxanne's team.
Pidgey resists most of Brawly's coverage and hits back hard.
Wattson's team hits Pidgey's weaknesses hard.
Pidgey trades roughly evenly with Flannery's team.
Norman's typing presses Pidgey's defenses.
Winona's typing presses Pidgey's defenses.
Pidgeot trades roughly evenly with Tate & Liza's team.
Pidgeot trades roughly evenly with Wallace's team.
Pidgeot has the type edge here and should clean up Sidney's team.
Pidgeot trades roughly evenly with Phoebe's team.
Pidgeot trades roughly evenly with Glacia's team.
Pidgeot trades roughly evenly with Drake's team.
Pidgeot trades roughly evenly with Steven's team.
Catch Pidgeotto on Safari Zone (walking, Lv 30, common). DexNav.
Your Pidgey should hit Level 36 before you reach Tate & Liza, at typical leveling pace.
How to Get Pidgeot in Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire
Can't catch Pidgeot directly. Start with Pidgey in the wild from the locations below, then evolve at level 36. The 3-stage chain from Pidgey to Pidgeot is where the leveling time goes.
How to Obtain Pidgeot in ORAS
To get Pidgeot, start by catching Pidgey through walking encounters at Lv. 30+. The chain covers 1 catchable stage before reaching the final form.
Pidgeot Weakness
Type-wise, Pidgeot takes extra damage from Electric, Ice, and Rock. Ground and Ghost moves do nothing thanks to a full immunity. With 83 HP and balanced defenses, Pidgeot can afford to eat a neutral hit or two.
| Damage | Types |
|---|---|
| 2x (Weak) | Electric, Ice, Rock |
| 0.5x (Resist) | Grass, Bug |
| 0x (Immune) | Ground, Ghost |
What is Pidgeot Weak Against
GoodBest Pokemon Against Pidgeot
 Aerodactyl Rock | B | |
Obtain MethodRustboro City Gift Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Pidgeot View Aerodactyl builds →Rock Tomb 2x59-70% Ice Fang 2x42-49% Thunder Fang 2x42-49% | ||
 Archen Rock | C | |
Obtain MethodRustboro City Gift | ||
 Aron SteelRock | C | |
 Tyrunt RockDragon | C | |
Obtain MethodRustboro City Gift | ||
 Glaceon Ice | C | |
Aerodactyl Rock | B | |
Obtain MethodRustboro City Gift Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Pidgeot View Aerodactyl builds →Rock Tomb 2x58-69% Ice Fang 2x41-48% Thunder Fang 2x41-48% | ||
Aron SteelRock | C | |
 Cranidos Rock | B | |
Obtain MethodRustboro City Gift Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Pidgeot View Cranidos builds →Rock Tomb 2x66-78% Thunderbolt 2x26-31% | ||
Archen Rock | C | |
Obtain MethodRustboro City Gift | ||
 Solrock RockPsychic | C | |
Obtain MethodMeteor Falls Surfing Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Pidgeot View Solrock builds →Rock Slide 2x66-78% Charge Beam 2x21-25% | ||
 Rampardos Rock | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Cranidos (Rustboro City Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Pidgeot View Rampardos builds →Rock Tomb 2x82-97% Thunderbolt 2x41-49% | ||
 Magnezone ElectricSteel | B | |
Aerodactyl Rock | B | |
Obtain MethodRustboro City Gift Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Pidgeot View Aerodactyl builds →Rock Tomb 2x57-68% Ice Fang 2x41-49% Thunder Fang 2x41-49% | ||
 Manectric Electric | C | |
Archen Rock | C | |
Obtain MethodRustboro City Gift | ||
Rampardos Rock | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Cranidos (Rustboro City Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Pidgeot View Rampardos builds →Rock Tomb 2x84-100%KO Thunderbolt 2x42-50% | ||
Magnezone ElectricSteel | B | |
 Lairon SteelRock | C | |
 Jolteon Electric | B | |
Aerodactyl Rock | B | |
Obtain MethodRustboro City Gift Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Pidgeot View Aerodactyl builds →Rock Tomb 2x58-69% Ice Fang 2x42-50% Thunder Fang 2x42-50% | ||
 Aggron SteelRock | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Pidgeot View Aggron builds →Stone Edge 2x99-117%KO Thunderbolt 2x40-48% Blizzard 2x48-57% | ||
Rampardos Rock | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Cranidos (Rustboro City Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Pidgeot View Rampardos builds →Stone Edge 2x141-166%KO Thunderbolt 2x43-50% Blizzard 2x51-60% | ||
 Rhydon GroundRock | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Pidgeot View Rhydon builds →Stone Edge 2x114-134%KO Thunderbolt 2x33-39% Blizzard 2x40-48% | ||
 Archeops Rock | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Archen (Rustboro City Gift) | ||
 Tyrantrum RockDragon | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Tyrunt (Rustboro City Gift) | ||
Aggron SteelRock | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Pidgeot View Aggron builds →Stone Edge 2x97-115%KO Thunderbolt 2x39-47% Blizzard 2x47-56% | ||
Cranidos Rock | B | |
Obtain MethodRustboro City Gift Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Pidgeot View Cranidos builds →Head Smash 2x162-191%KO Thunderbolt 2x24-29% Blizzard 2x30-36% | ||
Rhydon GroundRock | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Pidgeot View Rhydon builds →Stone Edge 2x112-132%KO Thunderbolt 2x32-38% Blizzard 2x38-45% | ||
Archeops Rock | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Archen (Rustboro City Gift) | ||
Tyrantrum RockDragon | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Tyrunt (Rustboro City Gift) | ||
Rampardos Rock | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Cranidos (Rustboro City Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Pidgeot View Rampardos builds →Head Smash 2x209-245%KO Thunderbolt 2x40-48% Ice Beam 2x40-48% | ||
Tyrantrum RockDragon | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Tyrunt (Rustboro City Gift) | ||
Aggron SteelRock | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Pidgeot View Aggron builds →Stone Edge 2x98-115%KO Thunderbolt 2x38-45% Ice Beam 2x38-45% | ||
 Relicanth WaterRock | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Pidgeot View Relicanth builds →Head Smash 2x124-146%KO Ice Beam 2x31-36% | ||
Rhydon GroundRock | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Pidgeot View Rhydon builds →Stone Edge 2x113-134%KO Ice Beam 2x31-36% Thunderbolt 2x31-36% | ||
In Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire, Tyranitar can KO Pidgeot with Stone Edge (172-202%). Kyurem threatens a KO with Ice Beam (126-149%). Rotom deals 81-96% with Volt Switch.
 Tyranitar RockDark | A | |
Recommended Build AbilitySand Stream ItemChoice Band NatureRelaxed Moves
Damage vs Pidgeot View Tyranitar builds →Stone Edge 2x172-202%KO Pursuit35-41% Crunch69-81% Superpower69-81% | ||
 Kyurem DragonIce | B | |
Recommended Build AbilityPressure ItemLeftovers NatureTimid Moves
Damage vs Pidgeot View Kyurem builds →Ice Beam 2x126-149%KO | ||
 Rotom ElectricGhost | C | |
Recommended Build AbilityLevitate ItemLeftovers NatureCalm Moves
Damage vs Pidgeot View Rotom builds →Volt Switch 2x81-96% | ||
Pidgeot Evolutions
Pidgeot is the final form in a three-stage chain from Pidgey through Pidgeotto. Breeding this form produces Pidgey eggs (quick to hatch). Evolving from Pidgey gave Pidgeot the biggest boost in Speed (+45), bringing the total to 479 stats. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.
How to Evolve
Breeding
Breed with Pidgeot to get Pidgey eggs easily using 51 partners from the Flying egg group. Notable egg moves include Air Cutter, Air Slash, Brave Bird and 6 more.
ORAS Pidgeot Best Moveset
Mega Pidgeot's AbilityNo Guard guarantees MoveHurricane connects every time at 135 Sp. Atk, turning an unreliable move into the strongest special Flying attack available. The moveset competes for the Mega slot against stronger options but fills a niche no other Flying type covers.
Best Build
Pidgeot best EVs are Attack and Speed
Physical Sweeper Moveset
- Brave Bird
- Tailwind
- U Turn
- Steel Wing
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
The egg pool carries weight here. Air Cutter and Air Slash aren't available any other way for Pidgeot, and they meaningfully change what it threatens. Stack those on top of Giga Impact and Hyper Beam for solid options.
How to Read the Moves Table
Tabs
- Level-Up
- Learned by leveling up.
- TM
- Taught by a Technical Machine.
- Egg
- Inherited via breeding.
- Tutor
- NPC tutor (cost: items, BP, money).
- Reminder
- An NPC reteaches any move this Pokemon could have learned by leveling up.
- Transfer
- Carried over from an older game using Pokemon HOME.
- Event
- Given out through Mystery Gift events.
Visual Signals
CAT (Category)
How the move deals damage and which stats it uses.
A small dot on the icon's corner marks the move as contact. That triggers abilities like Static, Flame Body, Rough Skin, or Iron Barbs, plus items like Rocky Helmet and Sticky Barb.
Tier (S to D)
Each move's competitive rank in RankedBoost's system. TM, Egg, and Tutor sort by tier by default (best first). On Level-Up, click the Tier header to do the same.
PWR (Power)
Base damage. Numbers shown in a type color include STAB (base × 1.5). Hover any colored number to see the math.
— means no power (status moves) or variable power.
Sorting & Filter
Click any column header to sort. Level-Up opens with Lv 1 at the top. TM, Egg, and Tutor open with the highest-tier moves at the top.
Search filters by move name or type. The Filter button limits the list to STAB, Physical, Special, or Status moves.
Level-Up Moves
TM Moves
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
Transfer Moves
Base Stats
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.
Pidgeot Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire Guide
In Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire, Pidgeot has a 479 base stat total and ranks as C-Tier: a niche pick in Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire's meta. It works best as a pivot. Bravebird with Life Orb is the standard set.
In Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire, yes. Mega Pidgeot hits 579 BST, a solid jump from the base 479. Hold the Mega Stone, trigger it in battle, and it lasts the whole fight. One Mega per team.
Keen Eye is the go-to ability for Pidgeot. It prevents accuracy from being lowered. Its hidden ability Big Pecks can work in specific setups. Tangled Feet is the other option. Pick based on what your team needs.
In Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire, Pidgeot fills the pivot role. It's a mixed attacker with base 80 Attack and 70 Sp. Atk. Base 101 Speed lets it outrun most of the field. And it's enough bulk to take a hit or two.
Game Availability
Pidgeot first appeared in Red & Blue and spans 19 games across 10 generations. It later gained a Mega form in Generation 6, adding new dimensions to its competitive identity.
Click a game to view version-specific details
- Gen 1RBDebut
Red & Blue - Gen 1Y
Yellow - Gen 2GS
Gold & Silver - Gen 2C
Crystal - Gen 3RS
Ruby & Sapphire - Gen 3E
Emerald - Gen 3FRLG
FireRed & LeafGreen - Gen 4DP
Diamond & Pearl - Gen 4Pt
Platinum - Gen 4HGSS
HeartGold & SoulSilver - Gen 5BW
Black & White - Gen 5B2W2
Black 2 & White 2 - Gen 6XY
X & Y - Gen 6ORASMega
Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire - Gen 7SM
Sun & Moon - Gen 7USUM
Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon - Gen 7LGPE
Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee - Gen 8SwSh
Sword & Shield - Gen 8BDSP
Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl - Gen 8PLA
Legends: Arceus - Gen 9SV
Scarlet & Violet - Gen 9LZA
Legends: Z-A - Gen 10WW
Winds & Waves