What does Pidgeotto evolve into?

Get Pidgeotto to Pidgeot at level 36. At 349 BST, Pidgeotto is just the starting point.

At what level does Pidgeotto evolve?

Level 36 gets you Pidgeot . Not the fastest evolution, so consider Exp. Share or route grinding to speed it up.

Should I use Pidgeotto?

In Diamond & Pearl, For a casual playthrough, Pidgeotto works as a placeholder. Normal/Flying coverage is useful early. The real payoff is Pidgeot . That's where the stats start mattering.

Where can you catch Pidgeotto?

You can find Pidgeotto in Diamond & Pearl. The Locations section has the full breakdown of routes and encounter details. It also appears in 18 other games across the series.

Pidgeotto - Weakness, Evolution, Moveset, EVs & Stats

Utility

Balanced

DTier

71Speed · Below Avg

Stats & Training

You won't find a real weakness in Pidgeotto's stat line. It's well-rounded for the Bird Pokemon, and what it does with that depends on moveset and items. Yields 2 Speed EVs, on a 1.06M XP medium-slow curve.

Base Stats

Avg

HP63

Attack60

Defense55

Sp. Atk50

Sp. Def50

Speed71

Total349

Details

Catch Rate

Moderate120 / 255

Growth Rate

Medium Slow1.06M XP

Height1.1 m

Weight30.0 kg

Base XP122

Abilities

Keen Eye

Prevents accuracy from being lowered.

Tangled Feet

Doubles evasion when confused.

Big PecksHANot in game

Protects against Defense drops.

EV Yield

HPAtkDefSpASpDSpe+2

Speed training target

Pokedex Entries

It flies over its wide territory in search of prey, downing it with its highly developed claws.

Pidgeotto Weakness

Electric, Ice, and Rock moves hit Pidgeotto for super-effective damage. The upside? Ground and Ghost-type moves can't touch it at all.

Pidgeotto Weakness and Resistance Chart
Damage	Types
2x (Weak)	Electric, Ice, Rock
0.5x (Resist)	Grass, Bug
0x (Immune)	Ground, Ghost

Type ChartGood

3Weak

2Resist

2Immune

Score+2

Gen IV Type Chart

Fairy type does not exist — Dragon has fewer checks
Physical / Special split now per-move (introduced Gen IV)

4xCritical

None

2xWeak

Electric Ice Rock

½xResist

Grass Bug

¼xResist

None

0xImmune

Ground Ghost

STAB (3)

Grass Fighting Bug

How to Beat Pidgeotto in Diamond & Pearl (Best Counters)

In Diamond & Pearl, Magnezone can KO Pidgeotto with Thunderbolt (192-226%). Aerodactyl threatens a KO with Stone Edge (171-201%). Weavile deals 76-90% with Ice Shard.

Magnezone ElectricSteel	B
Recommended Build AbilityMagnetpull ItemLeftovers NatureTimid Moves ThunderboltSTAB Hidden Power Fire Thunder Wave Explosion Damage vs Pidgeotto Thunderbolt 2x 192-226%KO Explosion 73-86% View Magnezone builds →
Aerodactyl RockFlying	B
Recommended Build AbilityPressure ItemFocus Sash NatureJolly Moves Earthquake Stealth Rock TauntUtility Stone Edge Damage vs Pidgeotto Stone Edge 2x 171-201%KO View Aerodactyl builds →
Weavile DarkIce	B
Recommended Build AbilityPressure ItemExpert Belt NatureJolly Moves Ice Shard Night Slash Low Kick PursuitSTAB Damage vs Pidgeotto Ice Shard 2x 76-90% Pursuit 38-45% View Weavile builds →
Raikou Electric	B
Recommended Build AbilityPressure ItemLeftovers NatureRash Moves ThunderboltSTAB Hidden Power Ice Aura Sphere Calm Mind Damage vs Pidgeotto Thunderbolt 2x 193-227%KO Aura Sphere 57-67% View Raikou builds →

Diamond & Pearl Evolution

Pidgeotto sits between Pidgey and Pidgeot in this three-stage line. Not the final form yet. For breeding, quick to hatch with a decent partner pool via one egg group. So far, HP got the biggest boost (+23 from Pidgey). The final form adds another 130 stats on top. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.

How to Evolve

3 Forms

#016Pidgey

Level 18

#017Pidgeotto

Level 36

#018Pidgeot

Stat Comparison 3 Stages

Pidgey

NormalFlying

Pidgeotto

NormalFlying

Pidgeot

NormalFlying

63+23

83+20

ATK

60+15

80+20

DEF

55+15

75+20

SP.ATK

50+15

70+20

SP.DEF

50+15

70+20

SPE

71+15

101+30

BST

251D-Tier

349D-Tier+98

479C-Tier+130

ROLE

Balanced

Pivot

TYPE

Utility

Mixed

Breeding

Very Easy

Breed with Pidgeotto to get Pidgey eggs easily using 31 partners from the Flying egg group. Notable egg moves include Air Cutter, Air Slash, Brave Bird and 5 more.

Egg Groups

Flying

Gender

♂50.0%♀50.0%

Hatch Time

15 cycles·3,855 steps

Quick~4 min with Flame Body

Egg Moves

8moves

Breed With (best first)

Diamond & Pearl Pidgeotto Best Moveset

Best Build

No build content available for this Pokemon in Gen 4.

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Moves

Don't skip the egg moves. Pidgeotto picks up Air Cutter and Air Slash only through breeding, and both fill gaps the natural movepool can't. STAB runs through Brave Bird and Double-Edge while Dragon and Steel coverage and more adds range.

Level-Up Moves

Lv 1

Gust

D4010035Flying

Lv 1

Sand Attack

D—10015Ground

Lv 1

Tackle

—3510035Normal

Lv 5

Sand Attack

D—10015Ground

Lv 9

Gust

D4010035Flying

Lv 13

Quick Attack+1

D4010030Normal

Lv 17

Whirlwind-6

D——20Normal

Lv 22

Twister

—4010020Dragon

Lv 27

Feather Dance

——10015Flying

Lv 32

Agility

C——30Psychic

Lv 37

Wing Attack

D6010035Flying

Lv 42

Roost

C——10Flying

Lv 47

Tailwind

D——15Flying

Lv 52

Mirror Move

———20Flying

Lv 57

Air Slash

D759520Flying

TM Moves

TM40

Aerial Ace

D60—20Flying

TM45

Attract

——10015Normal

TM78

Captivate

——10020Normal

HM05

Defog

———15Flying

TM32

Double Team

———15Normal

TM58

Endure+4

———10Normal

TM42

Facade

C7010020Normal

HM02

Fly

C909515Flying

TM21

Frustration

D—10020Normal

TM10

Hidden Power

—6010015Normal

TM83

Natural Gift

D—10015Normal

TM88

Pluck

—6010020Flying

TM17

Protect+4

C——10Normal

TM18

Rain Dance

C——5Water

TM44

Rest

C——10Psychic

TM27

Return

D—10020Normal

TM51

Roost

C——10Flying

TM43

Secret Power

—7010020Normal

TM82

Sleep Talk

C——10Normal

TM47

Steel Wing

D709025Steel

TM90

Substitute

C——10Normal

TM11

Sunny Day

C——5Fire

TM87

Swagger

——9015Normal

TM46

Thief

—6010025Dark

TM06

Toxic

C—8510Poison

TM89

U-turn

D7010020Bug

Egg Moves

Egg

Air Cutter

D559525Flying

Egg

Air Slash

D759520Flying

Egg

Brave Bird

C12010015Flying

Egg

Feint Attack

—60—20Dark

Egg

Foresight

D——40Normal

Egg

Pursuit

D4010020Dark

Egg

Steel Wing

D709025Steel

Egg

Uproar

—9010010Normal

Tutor Moves

Pidgeotto can't learn any Tutor moves

Transfer Moves

Gen

Gen 3

Double-Edge

C12010015Normal

Gen 3

Mimic

———10Normal

How to Get Pidgeotto in Diamond & Pearl

Pidgeotto doesn't appear wild. Catch Pidgey instead, it shows up at solid rates. Evolve it at level 18 to get Pidgeotto. The 2-stage line is mapped in the step cards below.

How to Obtain Pidgeotto in Diamond & Pearl

Step 1Catch Pidgey
Route 229
PearlGrass Lv.51 Route
CommonPost
Swarm active
Route 229
DiamondGrass Lv.51 Route
CommonPost
Swarm active
Train until Level 18
Step 2Pidgeotto ✓

Pidgeotto Guide

Get Pidgeotto to Pidgeot at level 36. At 349 BST, Pidgeotto is just the starting point.
Level 36 gets you Pidgeot. Not the fastest evolution, so consider Exp. Share or route grinding to speed it up.
In Diamond & Pearl, For a casual playthrough, Pidgeotto works as a placeholder. Normal/Flying coverage is useful early. The real payoff is Pidgeot. That's where the stats start mattering.
You can find Pidgeotto in Diamond & Pearl. The Locations section has the full breakdown of routes and encounter details. It also appears in 18 other games across the series.

Game Availability

Present since Red & Blue, Pidgeotto appears in 19 games spanning 10 generations. Gen 1 originals like Pidgeotto have the longest track record of availability in the series.

Click a game to view version-specific details

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