Is Pidgey Good in Ruby & Sapphire Playthrough?
Not native to Hoenn. Swellow fills the early Normal/Flying slot in RS with better Speed and AbilityGuts. Importing Pidgey when Taillow is on Route 104 doesn't make sense.
Roxanne's Pokemon outpace and outclass Pidgey here.
Pidgey has the type edge here and should clean up Brawly's team.
Wattson's Pokemon outpace and outclass Pidgey here.
Pidgey trades roughly evenly with Flannery's team.
Norman's typing presses Pidgey's defenses.
Winona's typing presses Pidgey's defenses.
Tate & Liza's typing presses Pidgey's defenses.
Pidgey trades roughly evenly with Wallace'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.
Steven'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
- LV 9FlyingGustPower 60Accuracy 100%PP 35
- After Roxanne
- TM47SteelSteel WingPower 70Accuracy 90%PP 25Granite Cave
- 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 15Route 119
- After Winona
- TM40FlyingAerial AcePower 90Accuracy 100%PP 20Prize for defeating Winona
How to Get Pidgey in Ruby & Sapphire
Taillow and Wingull own the early bird slots in Hoenn, leaving no room for Pidgey. Getting one means trading it in from another game.
How to Obtain Pidgey in RS
- 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 Ruby & Sapphire
Pidgey never flutters across Hoenn's routes; trade a shiny in from FireRed or LeafGreen, where it flocks along Route 1. 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 | |
 Manectric Electric | C | |
 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 | ||
 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 | |
 Armaldo RockBug | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Anorith (Rustboro City Gift) Available Move Moves
Damage vs Pidgey View Armaldo builds →Ancient Power 2x146-172%KO | ||
 Minun Electric | C | |
 Graveler RockGround | 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.
RS Pidgey Best Moveset
Normal/Flying pre-evolution. AbilityKeen Eye prevents accuracy drops but the stats prevent everything else. Doduo handles the same physical flying role better from the start.
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 Fly and Facade 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
PIDGEY has an extremely sharp sense of direction. It is capable of unerringly returning home to its nest, however far it may be removed from its familiar surroundings.
Pidgey Ruby & Sapphire Guide
No. Pidgey isn't catchable in Ruby & Sapphire. Catch one in FireRed or LeafGreen, then trade it over.
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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