Pidgey in Pokémon Gold & Silver

#10 in the Gold and Silver Pokédex • Tiny Bird Pokémon

Pidgey in the National Pokédex

Normal

Shiny

Beedrill Pidgeotto

Pokédex entries

Pokémon Gold

It usually hides in tall grass. Because it dislikes fighting, it protects itself by kicking up sand.

Pokémon Silver

Common in grassy areas and forests, it is very docile and will chase off enemies by flapping up sand.

Pokémon details

Types

Weak to

2×

2×

2×

Resists

0.5×

0.5×

Immune to

0×

0×

Stat Experience is gained in five stats. Special is shared by Special Attack and Special Defense; each stat can reach 65,535.

Pokédexes	Original Johto #10
Stat Experience	40 HP, 45 Atk, 40 Def, 56 Spe, 35 Special
Catch rate	255
Base Exp.	55

Egg groups, gender ratio, and hatching details for this Pokémon.

Egg groups	Flying
Gender	50% male 50% female
Egg cycles	15 (3,840 nominal steps; actual hatching varies)

Evolution requirements shown in a compact table or chain view.

Pokémon	Requires	Evolution
Pidgey #10	Level 18	Pidgeotto #11
Pidgeotto #11	Level 36	Pidgeot #12

Known encounter locations for this Pokémon in this game.

Gold

Location	Method	Level	Chance	Conditions
Route 29 Road 29	Walking in tall grass or a cave	2	30%	During the day
Route 29 Road 29	Walking in tall grass or a cave	2	30%	In the morning
Route 29 Road 29	Walking in tall grass or a cave	3	20%	During the day
Route 29 Road 29	Walking in tall grass or a cave	3	20%	In the morning
Route 29 Road 29	Walking in tall grass or a cave	4	1%	During the day
Route 29 Road 29	Walking in tall grass or a cave	4	1%	In the morning
Route 29 Road 29	Walking in tall grass or a cave	4	4%	During the day
Route 29 Road 29	Walking in tall grass or a cave	4	4%	In the morning
Route 30 Road 30	Walking in tall grass or a cave	2	30%	During the day
Route 30 Road 30	Walking in tall grass or a cave	2	30%	In the morning
Route 30 Road 30	Walking in tall grass or a cave	4	1%	In the morning
Route 30 Road 30	Walking in tall grass or a cave	4	20%	During the day
Route 30 Road 30	Walking in tall grass or a cave	4	4%	In the morning
Route 30 Road 30	Walking in tall grass or a cave	4	5%	In the morning
Route 31 Road 31	Walking in tall grass or a cave	3	30%	During the day
Route 31 Road 31	Walking in tall grass or a cave	3	30%	In the morning
Route 35 Road 35	Walking in tall grass or a cave	14	5%	Not during a swarm, During the day
Route 35 Road 35	Walking in tall grass or a cave	14	5%	Not during a swarm, In the morning
Route 35 Road 35	Walking in tall grass or a cave	14	5%	During a swarm, During the day
Route 35 Road 35	Walking in tall grass or a cave	14	5%	During a swarm, In the morning
Route 36 Road 36	Walking in tall grass or a cave	13	20%	In the morning
Route 36 Road 36	Walking in tall grass or a cave	14	20%	During the day
Route 36 Road 36	Walking in tall grass or a cave	15	1%	In the morning
Route 36 Road 36	Walking in tall grass or a cave	15	4%	In the morning
Route 37 Road 37	Walking in tall grass or a cave	13	30%	During the day
Route 37 Road 37	Walking in tall grass or a cave	13	30%	In the morning
Route 37 Road 37	Walking in tall grass or a cave	15	1%	In the morning
Route 37 Road 37	Walking in tall grass or a cave	15	20%	During the day
Route 37 Road 37	Walking in tall grass or a cave	15	20%	In the morning
Route 37 Road 37	Walking in tall grass or a cave	15	4%	In the morning
Route 37 Road 37	Walking in tall grass or a cave	15	5%	In the morning
Route 1 Road 1	Walking in tall grass or a cave	2	30%	During the day
Route 1 Road 1	Walking in tall grass or a cave	2	30%	In the morning
Route 1 Road 1	Walking in tall grass or a cave	3	10%	During the day
Route 1 Road 1	Walking in tall grass or a cave	3	10%	In the morning
Route 1 Road 1	Walking in tall grass or a cave	4	1%	During the day
Route 1 Road 1	Walking in tall grass or a cave	4	1%	In the morning
Route 1 Road 1	Walking in tall grass or a cave	4	4%	During the day
Route 1 Road 1	Walking in tall grass or a cave	4	4%	In the morning
Route 2 Road 2 (south, towards Viridian City)	Walking in tall grass or a cave	3	30%	During the day
Route 2 Road 2 (south, towards Viridian City)	Walking in tall grass or a cave	3	30%	In the morning
Route 2 Road 2 (south, towards Viridian City)	Walking in tall grass or a cave	7	10%	During the day
Route 25 Road 25	Walking in tall grass or a cave	10	20%	During the day
Route 25 Road 25	Walking in tall grass or a cave	8	30%	During the day
Route 25 Road 25	Walking in tall grass or a cave	8	30%	In the morning
Route 5 Road 5	Walking in tall grass or a cave	13	30%	During the day
Route 5 Road 5	Walking in tall grass or a cave	13	30%	In the morning
Route 5 Road 5	Walking in tall grass or a cave	14	20%	During the day
Route 5 Road 5	Walking in tall grass or a cave	14	20%	In the morning
Route 5 Road 5	Walking in tall grass or a cave	15	10%	During the day
Route 5 Road 5	Walking in tall grass or a cave	15	10%	In the morning
Route 6 Road 6	Walking in tall grass or a cave	13	30%	During the day
Route 6 Road 6	Walking in tall grass or a cave	13	30%	In the morning
Route 6 Road 6	Walking in tall grass or a cave	14	20%	During the day
Route 6 Road 6	Walking in tall grass or a cave	14	20%	In the morning
National Park	Walking in tall grass or a cave	10	5%	In the morning
National Park	Walking in tall grass or a cave	12	10%	During the day
National Park	Walking in tall grass or a cave	12	10%	In the morning
National Park	Walking in tall grass or a cave	14	1%	During the day
National Park	Walking in tall grass or a cave	14	1%	In the morning
National Park	Walking in tall grass or a cave	14	4%	During the day
National Park	Walking in tall grass or a cave	14	4%	In the morning

Silver

Location	Method	Level	Chance	Conditions
Route 29 Road 29	Walking in tall grass or a cave	2	30%	During the day
Route 29 Road 29	Walking in tall grass or a cave	2	30%	In the morning
Route 29 Road 29	Walking in tall grass or a cave	3	20%	During the day
Route 29 Road 29	Walking in tall grass or a cave	3	20%	In the morning
Route 29 Road 29	Walking in tall grass or a cave	4	1%	During the day
Route 29 Road 29	Walking in tall grass or a cave	4	1%	In the morning
Route 29 Road 29	Walking in tall grass or a cave	4	4%	During the day
Route 29 Road 29	Walking in tall grass or a cave	4	4%	In the morning
Route 30 Road 30	Walking in tall grass or a cave	2	30%	During the day
Route 30 Road 30	Walking in tall grass or a cave	4	1%	In the morning
Route 30 Road 30	Walking in tall grass or a cave	4	20%	During the day
Route 30 Road 30	Walking in tall grass or a cave	4	4%	In the morning
Route 30 Road 30	Walking in tall grass or a cave	4	5%	In the morning
Route 31 Road 31	Walking in tall grass or a cave	3	30%	During the day
Route 31 Road 31	Walking in tall grass or a cave	5	1%	In the morning
Route 31 Road 31	Walking in tall grass or a cave	5	4%	In the morning
Route 31 Road 31	Walking in tall grass or a cave	5	5%	In the morning
Route 35 Road 35	Walking in tall grass or a cave	14	5%	Not during a swarm, During the day
Route 35 Road 35	Walking in tall grass or a cave	14	5%	Not during a swarm, In the morning
Route 35 Road 35	Walking in tall grass or a cave	14	5%	During a swarm, During the day
Route 35 Road 35	Walking in tall grass or a cave	14	5%	During a swarm, In the morning
Route 36 Road 36	Walking in tall grass or a cave	13	20%	In the morning
Route 36 Road 36	Walking in tall grass or a cave	14	20%	During the day
Route 36 Road 36	Walking in tall grass or a cave	15	1%	In the morning
Route 36 Road 36	Walking in tall grass or a cave	15	4%	In the morning
Route 37 Road 37	Walking in tall grass or a cave	13	30%	During the day
Route 37 Road 37	Walking in tall grass or a cave	15	20%	During the day
Route 37 Road 37	Walking in tall grass or a cave	15	20%	In the morning
Route 1 Road 1	Walking in tall grass or a cave	2	30%	During the day
Route 1 Road 1	Walking in tall grass or a cave	2	30%	In the morning
Route 1 Road 1	Walking in tall grass or a cave	3	10%	During the day
Route 1 Road 1	Walking in tall grass or a cave	3	10%	In the morning
Route 1 Road 1	Walking in tall grass or a cave	4	1%	During the day
Route 1 Road 1	Walking in tall grass or a cave	4	1%	In the morning
Route 1 Road 1	Walking in tall grass or a cave	4	4%	During the day
Route 1 Road 1	Walking in tall grass or a cave	4	4%	In the morning
Route 2 Road 2 (south, towards Viridian City)	Walking in tall grass or a cave	3	30%	During the day
Route 2 Road 2 (south, towards Viridian City)	Walking in tall grass or a cave	7	10%	During the day
Route 25 Road 25	Walking in tall grass or a cave	10	20%	During the day
Route 25 Road 25	Walking in tall grass or a cave	8	30%	During the day
Route 25 Road 25	Walking in tall grass or a cave	8	30%	In the morning
Route 5 Road 5	Walking in tall grass or a cave	13	30%	During the day
Route 5 Road 5	Walking in tall grass or a cave	13	30%	In the morning
Route 5 Road 5	Walking in tall grass or a cave	15	10%	During the day
Route 5 Road 5	Walking in tall grass or a cave	15	10%	In the morning
Route 6 Road 6	Walking in tall grass or a cave	13	30%	During the day
Route 6 Road 6	Walking in tall grass or a cave	13	30%	In the morning
National Park	Walking in tall grass or a cave	10	5%	In the morning
National Park	Walking in tall grass or a cave	12	10%	During the day
National Park	Walking in tall grass or a cave	12	10%	In the morning
National Park	Walking in tall grass or a cave	14	1%	During the day
National Park	Walking in tall grass or a cave	14	1%	In the morning
National Park	Walking in tall grass or a cave	14	4%	During the day
National Park	Walking in tall grass or a cave	14	4%	In the morning

Moves this Pokémon learns naturally by reaching specific levels.


Start	Tackle A full-body charge attack.	35	95	35
5	Sand Attack Reduces accuracy by throwing sand.	-	100	15
9	Gust Whips up a strong gust of wind.	40	100	35
15	Quick Attack Lets the user get in the first hit.	40	100	30
21	Whirlwind Blows away the foe & ends battle.	-	100	20
29	Wing Attack Strikes the target with wings.	60	100	35
37	Agility Sharply increases the user's SPEED.	-	-	30
47	Mirror Move Counters with the same move.	-	-	20

Moves this Pokémon can learn from Technical Machines and Hidden Machines in Pokémon Gold and Silver.


TM03	Curse Works differently for ghost-types.		-	-	10
TM06	Toxic A poison move with increasing damage.		-	85	10
TM10	Hidden Power The power varies with the Pokémon.	Type varies by DVs	31–70	100	15
TM11	Sunny Day Boosts fire-type moves for 5 turns.		-	-	5
TM13	Snore An attack useable only while asleep.		40	100	15
TM17	Protect Foils attack that turn. It may fail.		-	-	10
TM20	Endure Always leaves at least 1HP.		-	-	10
TM21	Frustration An attack based on lack of loyalty.		-	100	20
TM27	Return An attack that is based on loyalty.		-	100	20
TM31	Mud-Slap Reduces the foe's accuracy.		20	100	10
TM32	Double Team Heightens evasiveness.		-	-	15
TM34	Swagger Causes confusion and raises ATTACK.		-	90	15
TM35	Sleep Talk Randomly attacks while asleep.		-	-	10
TM39	Swift An attack that never misses.		60	-	20
TM43	Detect Evades attack that turn. It may fail.		-	-	5
TM44	Rest Sleep for 2 turns to fully recover.		-	-	10
TM45	Attract Makes the opposite gender infatuated.		-	100	15
TM46	Thief An attack that may steal a held item.		40	100	10
TM47	Steel Wing Stiff wings strike the foe.		70	90	25
HM02	Fly 1st turn: Fly 2nd turn: Attack		70	95	15

Moves this Pokémon can inherit through breeding or similar methods.


Faint Attack An attack that never misses.	60	-	20
Foresight Negates accuracy reduction moves.	-	100	40
Pursuit Heavily strikes switching Pokémon.	40	100	20
Steel Wing Stiff wings strike the foe.	70	90	25

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Pidgey in Pokémon Gold & Silver

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