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Pidgeotto in Pokémon Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl

#17 in the Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl Pokédex • Bird Pokémon

Pidgeotto in the National Pokédex

Pokédex entries

Brilliant Diamond

It flies over its wide territory in search of prey, downing it with its highly developed claws.

Shining Pearl

It flies over its wide territory in search of prey, downing it with its highly developed claws.

Pokémon details

Types

NormalFlying

Category

Bird Pokémon

Height

1.1 m (3'07")

Weight

30 kg (66.1 lbs)

National Pokédex

#0017

Pokédex

#17

Pidgeotto in Other Games

National Dex page

Base stat spread shown as a hex chart and supporting stat bars.

Min

Max

HP

63

236

330

Attack

60

112

240

Defense

55

103

229

Sp. Atk

50

94

218

Sp. Def

50

94

218

Speed

71

132

265

Total

349

Ranges are for Level 100. Max assumes a beneficial nature, 252 EVs, and 31 IVs; min assumes a hindering nature, 0 EVs, and 0 IVs.

Type-only matchups for Pidgeotto, sorted from worst weakness to best resistance. Abilities, held items and battle conditions can change the damage taken.

Weak to

Resists

Immune to

EV yield, catch rate, and experience details for this Pokémon.
Pokédexes
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EV yield
2 Spe
Catch rate
120
Base Exp.
122

Egg groups, gender ratio, and hatching details for this Pokémon.
Egg groups
Gender
50% male
50% female
Egg cycles
15 cycles

Evolution requirements shown in a compact table or chain view.
PokémonRequiresEvolution
Pidgey

Pidgey

#16

Level 18

Pidgeotto

Pidgeotto

#17

Pidgeotto

Pidgeotto

#17

Level 36

Pidgeot

Pidgeot

#18

Moves this Pokémon learns naturally by reaching specific levels.
Class
StartGust

Flying4010035
StartSand Attack

Ground-10015
StartTackle

Normal4010035
5Sand Attack

Ground-10015
9Gust

Flying4010035
13Quick Attack

Normal4010030
17Whirlwind

Normal--20
22Twister

Dragon4010020
27Feather Dance

Flying-10015
32Agility

Psychic--30
37Wing Attack

Flying6010035
42Roost

The user lands and rests its body. This move restores the user's HP by up to half of its max HP.

Flying--10
47Tailwind

Flying--15
52Aerial Ace

The user confounds the target with speed, then slashes. This attack never misses.

Flying60-20
57Air Slash

Flying759515
62Hurricane

Flying1107010

Moves this Pokémon can learn from Technical Machines in Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl.
Class
TM10Work Up

The user is roused, and its Attack and Sp. Atk stats increase.

Normal--30
TM11Sunny Day

The user intensifies the sun for five turns, powering up Fire-type moves. It lowers the power of Water-type moves.

Fire--5
TM17Protect

This move enables the user to protect itself from all attacks. Its chance of failing rises if it is used in succession.

Normal--10
TM18Rain Dance

The user summons a heavy rain that falls for five turns, powering up Water-type moves. It lowers the power of Fire-type moves.

Water--5
TM32Double Team

By moving rapidly, the user makes illusory copies of itself to raise its evasiveness.

Normal--15
TM40Aerial Ace

The user confounds the target with speed, then slashes. This attack never misses.

Flying60-20
TM42Facade

This attack move doubles its power if the user is poisoned, burned, or paralyzed.

Normal7010020
TM44Rest

The user goes to sleep for two turns. This fully restores the user's HP and heals any status conditions.

Psychic--10
TM45Attract

If it is the opposite gender of the user, the target becomes infatuated and less likely to attack.

Normal-10015
TM46Thief

The user attacks and steals the target's held item simultaneously. The user can't steal anything if it already holds an item.

Dark6010025
TM47Steel Wing

The target is hit with wings of steel. This may also raise the user's Defense stat.

Steel709025
TM51Roost

The user lands and rests its body. This move restores the user's HP by up to half of its max HP.

Flying--10
TM58Endure

The user endures any attack with at least 1 HP. Its chance of failing rises if it is used in succession.

Normal--10
TM82Sleep Talk

While it is asleep, the user randomly uses one of the moves it knows.

Normal--10
TM87Swagger

The user enrages and confuses the target. However, this also sharply raises the target's Attack stat.

Normal-8515
TM88Pluck

The user pecks the target. If the target is holding a Berry, the user eats it and gains its effect.

Flying6010020
TM89U-turn

After making its attack, the user rushes back to switch places with a party Pokémon in waiting.

Bug7010020
TM90Substitute

The user creates a substitute for itself using some of its HP. The substitute serves as the user's decoy.

Normal--10
TM94Fly

The user flies up into the sky and then strikes its target on the next turn.

Flying909515
TM97Defog

A strong wind blows away the target's barriers such as Reflect or Light Screen. This also lowers the target's evasiveness.

Flying--15

Each row is an individual acquisition option, not proof that every four-move combination is legal. Pokémon HOME uses destination-specific movesets; earlier-game moves are not automatically retained in BDSP.
Class
Air Cutter

Nursery sharing: two Pokémon of the same species, with an empty move slot on the recipient.

Flying609525
Air Cutter

Learn before evolving, then retain the move.

Flying609525
Brave Bird

Nursery sharing: two Pokémon of the same species, with an empty move slot on the recipient.

Flying12010015
Brave Bird

Learn before evolving, then retain the move.

Flying12010015
Uproar

Nursery sharing: two Pokémon of the same species, with an empty move slot on the recipient.

Normal9010010
Uproar

Learn before evolving, then retain the move.

Normal9010010

Ability options available to this Pokémon in this game.

Keen Eye

Ability Slot 1

Prevents other Pokémon from lowering its accuracy stages and ignores the target’s evasion stages.

Tangled Feet

Ability Slot 2

Doubles evasion when confused.

Big Pecks(Hidden Ability)

Protects against Defense drops.

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