
Is Pidgeotto Good in Red & Blue Playthrough?
A noticeable improvement that keeps the Pidgey line relevant through the mid-game gyms. Evolves into Pidgeot at 36, right around when you need the extra power.
Brock's typing presses Pidgey's defenses.
Pidgeotto trades roughly evenly with Misty's team.
Pidgeotto trades roughly evenly with Lt. Surge's team.
Pidgeotto has the type edge here and should clean up Erika's team.
Pidgeot trades roughly evenly with Koga's team.
Pidgeot has the type edge here and should clean up Sabrina's team.
Pidgeot has the type edge here and should clean up Blaine's team.
Pidgeot trades roughly evenly with Giovanni's team.
Pidgeot trades roughly evenly with Lorelei's team.
Pidgeot has the type edge here and should clean up Bruno's team.
Pidgeot trades roughly evenly with Agatha's team.
Pidgeot trades roughly evenly with Lance's team.
Pidgeot trades roughly evenly with Blue's team.
Catch Pidgey
Catch Pidgey on Route 1 (walking, Lv 2-5, common).
Recommended Moves
- STARTING (Lv 2)
- LV 2NormalGustPower 60Accuracy 100%PP 35
- LV 12NormalQuick AttackPower 60Accuracy 100%PP 30
- After Misty
- TM39NormalSwiftPower 90Accuracy 100%PP 20Route 12 Gate 2F
- After Lt. Surge
- TM10NormalDouble-EdgePower 150Accuracy 100%PP 15Rocket Hideout
- TM09NormalTake DownPower 135Accuracy 85%PP 20Silph Co.
- TM02NormalRazor WindPower 120Accuracy 75%PP 10Celadon Department Store
- HM02FlyingFlyPower 105Accuracy 95%PP 15Route 16 (from girl in house)
- After Giovanni
- TM43FlyingSky AttackPower 210Accuracy 90%PP 5Victory Road
Evolve Pidgey to Pidgeotto
Pidgey evolves into Pidgeotto at Level 18. Your Pidgey should hit Level 18 before you reach Misty, at typical leveling pace.
Recommended Moves
- STARTING (Lv 18)
- LV 18NormalGustPower 60Accuracy 100%PP 35
- LV 18NormalQuick AttackPower 60Accuracy 100%PP 30
- After Misty
- TM39NormalSwiftPower 90Accuracy 100%PP 20Route 12 Gate 2F
- After Lt. Surge
- TM10NormalDouble-EdgePower 150Accuracy 100%PP 15Rocket Hideout
- TM09NormalTake DownPower 135Accuracy 85%PP 20Silph Co.
- TM02NormalRazor WindPower 120Accuracy 75%PP 10Celadon Department Store
- HM02FlyingFlyPower 105Accuracy 95%PP 15Route 16 (from girl in house)
- After Giovanni
- TM43FlyingSky AttackPower 210Accuracy 90%PP 5Victory Road
Evolve Pidgeotto to Pidgeot
Pidgeotto evolves into Pidgeot at Level 36. Your Pidgeotto should hit Level 36 before you reach Koga, at typical leveling pace.
Recommended Moves
- After Misty
- TM39NormalSwiftPower 90Accuracy 100%PP 20Route 12 Gate 2F
- After Lt. Surge
- TM15NormalHyper BeamPower 225Accuracy 90%PP 5Rocket Game Corner
- TM10NormalDouble-EdgePower 150Accuracy 100%PP 15Rocket Hideout
- TM09NormalTake DownPower 135Accuracy 85%PP 20Silph Co.
- TM02NormalRazor WindPower 120Accuracy 75%PP 10Celadon Department Store
- HM02FlyingFlyPower 105Accuracy 95%PP 15Route 16 (from girl in house)
- LV 44PsychicAgilityPower —Accuracy 100%PP 30
- After Giovanni
- TM43FlyingSky AttackPower 210Accuracy 90%PP 5Victory Road
How to Get Pidgeotto in Red & Blue
A step up from its everywhere-pre-evolution, Pidgeotto holds just six wild spots across three mid-game routes, usually rare. Leveling a Pidgey to 18 evolves one without the search.
3 locations to catch Pidgeotto14 locations to catch Pidgey
Encountered via tall grass encounters
Encountered via tall grass encounters
Catch Pidgey at any of the 14 locations below, then level it up to 18 — it evolves into Pidgeotto.
Where To Catch Pidgeotto in RB
Available earlier: catch Pidgey at the very start and evolve it at Lv 18. Wild Pidgeotto first appears at Route 14 (after Badge 6).
Step 2Pidgeotto ✓or evolve from Pidgey (Step 1)
Step 3Evolve into Pidgeot
Bring the right balls: check Pidgeotto catch odds in the Red & Blue Catch Rate Calculator before you throw.
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 |
- Only 15 types exist — Dark, Steel, and Fairy are absent
- Ghost has no effect on Psychic (a known bug, fixed in Gen II)
- Special stat governs both offense and defense — no Sp.Atk / Sp.Def split
What is Pidgeotto Weak Against
GoodBest Pokemon Against Pidgeotto
Rhydon GroundRock | S | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Pidgeotto View Rhydon builds →Rock Slide 2x119-141%KO Blizzard 2x55-65% Thunderbolt 2x48-57% | ||
Jolteon Electric | A | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Eevee (Celadon City Gift) | ||
Lapras WaterIce | B | |
Obtain MethodSilph Co Gift Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Pidgeotto View Lapras builds →Blizzard 2x133-157%KO Thunderbolt 2x77-91% | ||
Omastar RockWater | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Omanyte (Cinnabar Island Gift) | ||
Dewgong WaterIce | C | |
Cloyster WaterIce | A | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Shellder (Route 6 Super Rod) | ||
Raichu Electric | C | |
Kabutops RockWater | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Kabuto (Cinnabar Island Gift) | ||
Electrode Electric | B | |
Obtain MethodPower Plant Interact Encounter | ||
Graveler RockGround | C | |
Onix RockGround | C | |
Pidgeotto Evolutions
Partway through Pidgey's chain, Pidgeotto is a Normal/Flying type pushing toward Pidgeot. No breeding at this stage. 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
RB Pidgeotto Best Moveset
Middle stage outclassed by Pidgeot, which is itself outclassed by Dodrio. No stat or move justifies stopping here. Pidgeot's 91 Speed is the only reason to keep investing.
Best Build
Utility Moveset
- Gust
- Quick Attack
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
The level-up pool is slim, so TMs matter here. Pidgeotto's limited coverage all comes from technical machines, built on top of Sky Attack and Double-Edge for same-type damage. Double-Edge and Fly are the payoff moves.
How to Read the Moves Table
Tabs
- Level-Up
- Learned by leveling up.
- TM
- Taught by a Technical Machine.
- 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.
Tier (S to D)
Each move's competitive rank in RankedBoost's system. TM 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 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 15 TMs are obtainable before the Elite Four
Tutor Moves
Base Stats
Very protective of its sprawling territorial area, this POKéMON will fiercely peck at any intruder.
Pidgeotto Red & Blue Guide
In Red & Blue, 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.
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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Where to go next after Pidgeotto.