Is Pidgeotto Good in Ruby & Sapphire Playthrough?
Trade-only mid-stage competing with Swellow, who's already evolved and faster. Pidgeotto brings nothing to Hoenn that the local birds don't cover.
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.
Norman's typing presses Pidgeotto's defenses.
Pidgeotto trades roughly evenly with Winona's team.
Tate & Liza's typing presses Pidgeotto's defenses.
Pidgeotto trades roughly evenly with Wallace'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.
Pidgeotto trades roughly evenly with Drake's team.
Steven's team hits Pidgeotto's weaknesses hard.
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
- LV 27FlyingWing AttackPower 90Accuracy 100%PP 35
- After Flannery
- TM06PoisonToxicPower —Accuracy 85%PP 10Fiery Path
- After Norman
- TM42NormalFacadePower 105Accuracy 100%PP 20Prize for defeating Norman
- HM02FlyingFlyPower 105Accuracy 95%PP 15Route 119
- After Winona
- TM40FlyingAerial AcePower 90Accuracy 100%PP 20Prize for defeating Winona
- LV 43PsychicAgilityPower —Accuracy 100%PP 30
How to Get Pidgeotto in Ruby & Sapphire
Pidgeotto only exists in Hoenn as a leveled-up Pidgey. Trade a Pidgey in and it evolves at level 18.
How to Obtain Pidgeotto in RS
- 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 Ruby & Sapphire
Pidgeotto turns up nowhere in Hoenn, so find a shiny on Route 14 in FireRed or LeafGreen, or evolve a shiny Pidgey, and trade it over. 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 | |
 Manectric Electric | C | |
 Aggron SteelRock | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Pidgeotto View Aggron builds →Rock Tomb 2x72-86% Ice Beam 2x60-71% Thunderbolt 2x60-71% | ||
 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 | |
 Armaldo RockBug | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Anorith (Rustboro City Gift) Available Move Moves
Damage vs Pidgeotto View Armaldo builds →Ancient Power 2x97-114%KO | ||
 Minun Electric | C | |
 Graveler RockGround | 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.
RS Pidgeotto Best Moveset
Middle-stage Normal/Flying improving toward Pidgeot. AbilityKeen Eye adds negligible utility. No stat or move justifies stopping here. Pidgeot at 91 Speed with AbilityKeen Eye is still outclassed, but at least functional.
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 Fly and Facade 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
PIDGEOTTO claims a large area as its own territory. This POKéMON flies around, patrolling its living space. If its territory is violated, it shows no mercy in thoroughly punishing the foe with its sharp claws.
Pidgeotto Ruby & Sapphire Guide
Pidgeotto isn't catchable in Ruby & Sapphire. Catch one in FireRed or LeafGreen, then trade it to Ruby & Sapphire.
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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