Is Pidgey Good in Emerald Playthrough?
Hoenn starts you with Taillow and Wingull on Route 104. Pidgey requires a trade for a Normal/Flying option the region already provides twice over. AbilityKeen Eye prevents accuracy drops that rarely matter.
Roxanne's Pokemon outpace and outclass Pidgey here.
Pidgey has the type edge here and should clean up Brawly's team.
Wattson's team hits Pidgey's weaknesses hard.
Pidgey trades roughly evenly with Flannery's team.
Pidgey trades roughly evenly with Norman's team.
Pidgey trades roughly evenly with Winona's team.
Tate & Liza's team hits Pidgey's weaknesses hard.
Pidgey trades roughly evenly with Juan's team.
Pidgey trades roughly evenly with Sidney's team.
Phoebe's team hits Pidgey's weaknesses hard.
Glacia's team hits Pidgey's weaknesses hard.
Drake's team hits Pidgey's weaknesses hard.
Wallace's team hits Pidgey's weaknesses hard.
Trade
Pidgey 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.
Recommended Moves
- After Wattson
- TM43NormalSecret PowerPower 105Accuracy 100%PP 20Route 111
- TM10NormalHidden PowerPower 90Accuracy 100%PP 15Fortree City
- LV 25FlyingWing AttackPower 90Accuracy 100%PP 35
- 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
- Post-Game
- TUTORNormalSwiftPower 90Accuracy 100%PP 20Battle Frontier
- TUTORNormalSnorePower 60Accuracy 100%PP 15Battle Frontier
How to Get Pidgey in Emerald
You will not bump into Pidgey in Emerald, so trade one in if you want it. Taillow is the early common bird flooding the first routes in its place.
How to Obtain Pidgey in E
- Step 1Pidgey ✓LATER 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 2Evolve into Pidgeotto
- Step 3Evolve into Pidgeot
How to Get Shiny Pidgey in Emerald
Pidgey is absent from Emerald; trade one from FireRed or LeafGreen, where it scatters across Route 1's early grass, and hunt the shiny there before sending it over. See every game where Shiny Pidgey can be hunted
Pidgey Weakness
Pidgey is weak to Electric, Ice, and Rock. On the flip side, it's immune to Ground and Ghost-type moves entirely.
| 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 Pidgey Weak Against
GoodBest Pokemon Against Pidgey
 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 Pidgey View Aggron builds →Rock Tomb 2x108-128%KO Ice Beam 2x92-108%KO Thunderbolt 2x92-108%KO | ||
 Solrock RockPsychic | C | |
Obtain MethodMeteor Falls Surfing | ||
 Regice Ice | B | |
Obtain MethodRoute 105 Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Pidgey View Regice builds →Ice Beam 2x208-245%KO Thunderbolt 2x138-163%KO Ancient Power 2x47-56% | ||
 Walrein IceWater | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Spheal (Shoal Cave Surfing) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Pidgey View Walrein builds →Ice Beam 2x198-233%KO Rock Tomb 2x56-66% | ||
 Pikachu Electric | C | |
 Regirock Rock | B | |
Obtain MethodRoute 111 Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Pidgey View Regirock builds →Ancient Power 2x120-141%KO Thunderbolt 2x80-94% | ||
 Plusle Electric | C | |
 Rhydon GroundRock | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Pidgey View Rhydon builds →Rock Tomb 2x126-149%KO Ice Beam 2x75-88% Thunderbolt 2x75-88% | ||
 Electrode Electric | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Pidgey View Electrode builds →Thunderbolt 2x172-203%KO Rollout 2x25-29% | ||
 Glalie Ice | C | |
Pidgey Evolutions
Three stages ahead. Pidgey grows into Pidgeotto, then pushes on to Pidgeot. Check the evolution methods below. For breeding, quick to hatch with a decent partner pool via one egg group. Evolving adds up to 228 stat points total. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.
How to Evolve
Breeding
Breed Pidgey easily with 25 breeding partners from the Flying egg group. Pass egg moves like Air Cutter, Feint Attack, Foresight and 2 more to offspring.
E Pidgey Best Moveset
Normal/Flying pre-evolution. AbilityKeen Eye prevents accuracy drops, which rarely matters in competitive play. 56 Speed outruns very little, and Pidgeot two evolutions away is the earliest this line becomes functional.
Best Build
Pidgey best EVs are Attack and Speed
Physical Sweeper Moveset
- Hidden Power Fighting
- Gust
- Aerial Ace
- Sand Attack
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
Breeding opens up real options for Pidgey. Air Cutter and Feint Attack come exclusively from egg moves, and they're worth the effort. The rest of the kit covers basics through Double-Edge and Fly and Steel and Dark coverage.
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
It has an extremely sharp sense of direction. It can unerringly return home to its nest, however far it may be removed from its familiar surroundings.
Pidgey Emerald Guide
No. Pidgey isn't catchable in Emerald. Catch one in FireRed or LeafGreen, then trade it over.
In Emerald, Pidgey has 251 BST and evolves into Pidgeotto. Compare the two forms before you give either one a team slot.
Game Availability
One of the original 151, Pidgey has appeared in 19 games: most mainline games. From Red & Blue through the latest titles, it's rarely been left out of a regional Pokedex.
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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