
Is Pidgey Good in Yellow Playthrough?
With Pikachu as your starter, Pidgey from Route 1 is probably the second Pokemon you add to the team. Normal/Flying fills a gap Pikachu can't cover, and the line sticks around the whole game. A quiet early pick that never asks to be replaced.
Brock's typing presses Pidgey's defenses.
Pidgeotto trades roughly evenly with Misty's team.
Lt. Surge's team hits Pidgeotto's weaknesses hard.
Pidgeotto has the type edge here and should clean up Erika's team.
Pidgeot resists most of Koga's coverage and hits back hard.
Pidgeot trades roughly evenly with Sabrina's team.
Pidgeot trades roughly evenly with 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.
Catchable
Catch Pidgey on Route 1 (walking, Lv 2-7, 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 10On B4F of the Rocket Hideout, in the northwest area near Giovanni's office
- 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 10On B4F of the Rocket Hideout, in the northwest area near Giovanni's office
- 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 10On B4F of the Rocket Hideout, in the northwest area near Giovanni's office
- 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 Pidgey in Yellow
Pidgey is everywhere. 13 walking spots stretch from Route 1 outside your front door all the way to the late routes, mostly common. You'll trip over one without trying.
13 locations to catch Pidgey
Encountered via tall grass encounters
Where To Catch Pidgey in Y
Pidgey is the chain's first catch. You'll find walking encounters from Lv. 2-32 across 26 total spots in the chain.
Step 2Catch or Evolve into PidgeottoRoute 21Lv.15-19GrassRate 10%Viridian ForestLv.9GrassRate 1%Route 13Lv.28GrassRate 15%Route 11Lv.18-20GrassRate 10%or evolve from Pidgey (Step 1)
Step 3Evolve into Pidgeot
Not landing the catch? Calculate Pidgey catch rates for Yellow by ball, status, and HP.
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 |
- 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 Pidgey Weak Against
GoodPidgey Evolutions
Pidgey evolves into Pidgeot, but can't breed. At 251 stats as a Normal/Flying type, evolution is the only path. Evolving adds up to 228 stat points total. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.
How to Evolve
Y Pidgey Best Moveset
Available immediately and immediately outclassed. Normal/Flying offers no useful TermStab at these stat levels, and Doduo fills the same role from a stronger starting point. Route 1 filler.
Best Build
Utility Moveset
- Gust
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
TMs carry this one. Pidgey learns Sky Attack and Double-Edge naturally for STAB, but the offensive range comes almost entirely from technical machines. And beyond give it real matchup play.
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 docile. If attacked, it will often kick up sand to protect itself rather than fight back.
Pidgey Yellow Guide
For Yellow, you can run Pidgey through the first few routes without issues. 251 BST won't carry you far though. Get it to Pidgeotto as fast as you can.
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
Explore
Where to go next after Pidgey.