Pidgey

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

Pidgey

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

Stats

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

Min

Max

190

284

Attack

207

Defense

196

Sp. Atk

185

Sp. Def

185

Speed

105

232

Total

251

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.

Beedrill

Pidgeotto

Normal

Shiny

Pidgey

Tiny Bird Pokémon

#10

Height

0.3 m (1'00")

Weight

1.8 kg (4 lbs)

It's Super Effective

Damage multipliers Pidgey takes from each attacking type, sorted from worst weakness to best resistance.

Weak to

2×

2×

2×

Resists

0×

0×

0.5×

0.5×

Growth

EV yield, catch rate, and experience details for this Pokémon.

Pokédexes	Original Johto #10
EV yield	1 Spe
Catch rate	255
Base Exp.	50

Eggs

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

Egg Groups	Flying
Gender	50% male 50% female
Egg cycles	15 (3,840 steps)

Lore

Version-specific Pokédex entries for this Pokémon.

Pokémon Gold

It usually hides in tall grass. Be cause it dislikes fighting, it pro tects itself by kicking up sand.

Pokémon Silver

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

Evolution

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

Encounters

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%	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	4	4%	During the day
Route 29 Road 29	Walking in tall grass or a cave	4	4%	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 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	20%	During the day
Route 30 Road 30	Walking in tall grass or a cave	4	5%	In the morning
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	1%	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
National Park	Walking in tall grass or a cave	12	10%	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	10	5%	In the morning
National Park	Walking in tall grass or a cave	14	4%	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	1%	During the day
National Park	Walking in tall grass or a cave	14	1%	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	13	20%	In the morning
Route 36 Road 36	Walking in tall grass or a cave	15	4%	In the morning
Route 36 Road 36	Walking in tall grass or a cave	15	1%	In the morning
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	13	30%	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	20%	During the day
Route 37 Road 37	Walking in tall grass or a cave	15	5%	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	1%	In the morning
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	2	30%	During the day
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	4%	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	1%	In the morning
Route 1 Road 1	Walking in tall grass or a cave	4	1%	During the day
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 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	13	30%	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	14	20%	During the day
Route 5 Road 5	Walking in tall grass or a cave	15	10%	In the morning
Route 5 Road 5	Walking in tall grass or a cave	15	10%	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	13	30%	During the day
Route 6 Road 6	Walking in tall grass or a cave	14	20%	In the morning
Route 6 Road 6	Walking in tall grass or a cave	14	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 25 Road 25	Walking in tall grass or a cave	10	20%	During the day

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%	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	4	4%	During the day
Route 29 Road 29	Walking in tall grass or a cave	4	4%	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 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	20%	During the day
Route 30 Road 30	Walking in tall grass or a cave	4	5%	In the morning
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	1%	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	5%	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	1%	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
National Park	Walking in tall grass or a cave	12	10%	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	10	5%	In the morning
National Park	Walking in tall grass or a cave	14	4%	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	1%	During the day
National Park	Walking in tall grass or a cave	14	1%	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	13	20%	In the morning
Route 36 Road 36	Walking in tall grass or a cave	15	4%	In the morning
Route 36 Road 36	Walking in tall grass or a cave	15	1%	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%	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	4	4%	During the day
Route 1 Road 1	Walking in tall grass or a cave	4	4%	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 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 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
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 25 Road 25	Walking in tall grass or a cave	10	20%	During the day

Moves

Moves this Pokémon learns naturally by reaching specific levels.

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

Machines

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

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

Breeding

Moves this Pokémon can inherit through breeding or similar methods.

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

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