Is Pidgeotto Good in Emerald Playthrough?
Pidgeotto competes for the flying slot against Swellow and its AbilityGuts status-power strategy. AbilityKeen Eye can't match that kind of output. The native bird wins before the comparison gets started.
Roxanne's team hits Pidgeotto's weaknesses hard.
Pidgeotto resists most of Brawly's coverage and hits back hard.
Wattson's team hits Pidgeotto's weaknesses hard.
Pidgeotto trades roughly evenly with Flannery's team.
Pidgeotto trades roughly evenly with Norman's team.
Pidgeotto trades roughly evenly with Winona's team.
Tate & Liza's team hits Pidgeotto's weaknesses hard.
Pidgeotto trades roughly evenly with Juan's team.
Pidgeotto trades roughly evenly with Sidney's team.
Pidgeotto trades roughly evenly with Phoebe's team.
Pidgeotto trades roughly evenly with Glacia's team.
Drake's team hits Pidgeotto's weaknesses hard.
Pidgeotto trades roughly evenly with Wallace's team.
Trade
Pidgeotto cannot be caught in this game. It must be traded in from a compatible game where it appears in the wild. Cross-region trading typically becomes available after defeating the Elite Four. Alternatively, transfer the pre-evolution and level it up to Lv 18.
Recommended Moves
- After Wattson
- TM43NormalSecret PowerPower 105Accuracy 100%PP 20Route 111
- TM10NormalHidden PowerPower 90Accuracy 100%PP 15Fortree City
- After Flannery
- TM06PoisonToxicPower —Accuracy 85%PP 10Fiery Path
- After Norman
- TM42NormalFacadePower 105Accuracy 100%PP 20Prize for defeating Norman
- HM02FlyingFlyPower 105Accuracy 95%PP 15Given by your rival after you defeat them on Route 119
- After Winona
- TM40FlyingAerial AcePower 90Accuracy 100%PP 20Prize for defeating Winona
- After Tate & Liza
- TUTORNormalDouble-EdgePower 180Accuracy 100%PP 15Sootopolis City
- LV 43PsychicAgilityPower —Accuracy 100%PP 30
- Post-Game
- TUTORNormalSwiftPower 90Accuracy 100%PP 20Battle Frontier
- TUTORNormalSnorePower 60Accuracy 100%PP 15Battle Frontier
How to Get Pidgeotto in Emerald
There is no wild Pidgeotto to find in Emerald. Bring a Pidgey over and raise it to level 18. Neither stage shows up in this region.
How to Obtain Pidgeotto in E
- Step 1Obtain PidgeyLATER APPEARANCEfrom Red & BlueNot TradeableAppears in Red & Blue via Walking · Route 1. Forward-only transfer — no path back to this game from a later one.LATER APPEARANCEfrom YellowNot TradeableAppears in Yellow via Walking · Route 1. Forward-only transfer — no path back to this game from a later one.LATER APPEARANCEfrom Gold & SilverNot TradeableAppears in Gold & Silver via Walking · Route 37. Forward-only transfer — no path back to this game from a later one.
- Step 2Pidgeotto ✓
- Step 3Evolve into Pidgeot
How to Get Shiny Pidgeotto in Emerald
Pidgeotto turns up in LeafGreen and FireRed, circling Route 13 and Berry Forest; chase the shiny in that grass, or evolve a traded shiny Pidgey, then bring it into Emerald. See every game where Shiny Pidgeotto can be hunted
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.
| Damage | Types |
|---|---|
| 2x (Weak) | Electric, Ice, Rock |
| 0.5x (Resist) | Grass, Bug |
| 0x (Immune) | Ground, Ghost |
- Dark and Steel types added — Fairy does not exist yet
- Moves are Physical or Special based on type, not per move
What is Pidgeotto Weak Against
GoodBest Pokemon Against Pidgeotto
 Magneton ElectricSteel | A | |
 Ampharos Electric | C | |
 Manectric Electric | C | |
 Sudowoodo Rock | C | |
Obtain MethodBattle Frontier Interact Encounter | ||
 Aggron SteelRock | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Pidgeotto View Aggron builds →Rock Tomb 2x72-86% Ice Beam 2x60-71% Thunderbolt 2x60-71% | ||
 Solrock RockPsychic | C | |
Obtain MethodMeteor Falls Surfing | ||
 Regice Ice | B | |
Obtain MethodRoute 105 Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Pidgeotto View Regice builds →Ice Beam 2x135-159%KO Thunderbolt 2x90-106%KO Ancient Power 2x31-37% | ||
 Walrein IceWater | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Spheal (Shoal Cave Surfing) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Pidgeotto View Walrein builds →Ice Beam 2x129-152%KO Rock Tomb 2x38-44% | ||
 Pikachu Electric | C | |
 Regirock Rock | B | |
Obtain MethodRoute 111 Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Pidgeotto View Regirock builds →Ancient Power 2x81-95% Thunderbolt 2x53-62% | ||
 Electrode Electric | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Pidgeotto View Electrode builds →Thunderbolt 2x112-132%KO Rollout 2x16-19% | ||
 Plusle Electric | C | |
 Rhydon GroundRock | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Pidgeotto View Rhydon builds →Rock Tomb 2x84-98% Ice Beam 2x48-57% Thunderbolt 2x48-57% | ||
 Glalie Ice | C | |
Pidgeotto Evolutions
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
Breeding
Breed with Pidgeotto to get Pidgey eggs easily using 25 partners from the Flying egg group. Notable egg moves include Air Cutter, Feint Attack, Foresight and 2 more.
E Pidgeotto Best Moveset
Middle-stage Normal/Flying. AbilityKeen Eye active. Stats below competitive demands. One evolution from Pidgeot's speed-based moveset.
Best Build
Pidgeotto best EVs are Attack and Speed
Physical Setup Sweeper Moveset
- Agility
- Whirlwind
- Steel Wing
- Toxic
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
Don't skip the egg moves. Pidgeotto picks up Air Cutter and Feint Attack only through breeding, and both fill gaps the natural movepool can't. STAB runs through Double-Edge and Fly while Steel and Dark coverage adds range.
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
All 16 TMs are obtainable before the Elite Four
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
Base Stats
This POKéMON flies around, patrolling its large territory. If its living space is violated, it shows no mercy in thoroughly punishing the foe with its sharp claws.
Pidgeotto Emerald Guide
Pidgeotto isn't catchable in Emerald. Catch one in FireRed or LeafGreen, then trade it to Emerald.
In Emerald, Pidgeotto has 349 BST and evolves into Pidgeot. Compare the two forms before you give either one a team slot.
Game Availability
Present since Red & Blue, Pidgeotto appears in 19 games spanning 9 generations. Gen 1 originals like Pidgeotto have the longest track record of availability in the series.
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 6ORAS
Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire - Gen 7SM
Sun & Moon - Gen 7USUM
Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon - Gen 7Let's Go
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
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