Pidgeotto (Pokémon)

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This article is about the species. For a specific instance of this species, see Pidgeotto (disambiguation).

Pidgeotto Bird Pokémon ピジョン Pigeon #017 Images on the Bulbagarden Archives
Type Normal Flying Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown
Abilities Keen Eye or Tangled Feet Cacophony Cacophony Big Pecks Hidden Ability Cacophony Hidden Ability Cacophony Cacophony
Gender ratio Unknown 50% male, 50% female	Catch rate 120 (24.9%)
Breeding Egg Group Flying Hatch time 15 cycles
Height 3'07" 1.1 m Pidgeotto 0'0" 0 m {{{form2}}} 0'0" 0 m {{{form3}}} 0'0" 0 m {{{form4}}}	Weight 66.1 lbs. 30.0 kg Pidgeotto 0 lbs. 0 kg {{{form2}}} 0 lbs. 0 kg {{{form3}}} 0 lbs. 0 kg {{{form4}}}
Mega Stone [[|]] [[|]]
Base experience yield 113 Gen. I-IV Unknown IV 122 V+	Leveling rate Medium Slow
EV yield Total: 2 Pidgeotto 0 HP 0 Atk 0 Def 0 Sp.Atk 0 Sp.Def 2 Speed 0 HP 0 Atk 0 Def 0 Sp.Atk 0 Sp.Def 0 Speed 0 HP 0 Atk 0 Def 0 Sp.Atk 0 Sp.Def 0 Speed 0 HP 0 Atk 0 Def 0 Sp.Atk 0 Sp.Def 0 Speed
Shape	Footprint {{{form2}}}
Pokédex color   Brown	Base friendship 70
External Links On Smogon Pokédex: Generation I Generation II Generation III Generation IV Generation V Generation VI Generation VII Generation VIII Generation IX Artwork on Bulbagarden Archives

Pidgeotto (Japanese: ピジョン Pigeon) is a dual-type Normal/Flying Pokémon introduced in Generation I.

It evolves from Pidgey starting at level 18 and evolves into Pidgeot starting at level 36.

Biology

Pidgeotto is a raptor-like avian Pokémon. It is covered with brown feathers, and has a cream-colored face, underside, and flight feathers. It has a crest of pinkish-red feathers on its head and black, angular markings behind its eyes. The plumage of its tail has alternating red and yellow feathers with ragged tips. Its beak and legs are pink. Two of its toes point forward, while one points backward. Additionally, it has powerful, sharp talons that it uses to grasp prey.

Pidgeotto is a powerful flier capable of carrying prey several miles to its nest. It has amazing vision, which helps it locate preferred prey Pokémon such as Exeggcute and Magikarp. The anime has also shown it preying on Caterpie. Pidgeotto claims a sprawling territory of more than 60 miles (100 kilometers), which it defends fiercely. Its nest is usually in the center of its territory and it circles its territory throughout the day, looking out for food and intruders. It is most often found in forests. Gust and Feather Dance are its former signature moves.

In the anime

Pidgeotto in the anime

Major appearances

Ash's Pidgeotto

Ash caught a Pidgeotto in Ash Catches a Pokémon, which also marked the species' debut. Since then, it played a role as one of Ash's main Pokémon. It participated in the Gym battles against Team Rocket, Brock, and Misty, and was frequently used for breaking Team Rocket's Meowth-shaped balloon. However, it was the only one of Ash's Pokémon at the time, save some of his numerous Tauros, that did not participate in the Indigo Plateau Conference. It eventually evolved into Pidgeot and left Ash's party to guard other Pidgey and Pidgeotto.

Other

Six Pidgeotto appeared in Pallet Party Panic, where they were attacked by a flock of Spearow and a Fearow. The flock reappeared in a flashback in Fighting Flyer with Fire.

A Pidgeotto appeared in Mountain Time, under the ownership of Benji's father. It is part of his patrol, helping people stranded in the mountains. It also helped train Benji's Ledian for its role in the patrol.

Vladimir owns a Pidgeotto that knows Aerial Ace, as seen in Pokéblock, Stock and Berry. He uses it to demonstrate to other Trainers, like Ash and his Swellow, how to use the Flying-type attack.

Minor appearances

A Pidgeotto briefly appeared in a fantasy in The School of Hard Knocks.

Multiple Pidgeotto appeared in Battle Aboard the St. Anne.

A Pidgeotto appeared in Pokémon Fashion Flash as one of the Pokémon seen on Scissor Street.

A Pidgeotto appeared in The Breeding Center Secret.

Multiple Pidgeotto appeared in Showdown at the Po-ké Corral, where they were among the Pokémon living at Professor Oak's Laboratory.

A Pidgeotto appeared in Round One - Begin!, under the ownership of a Trainer participating in the Indigo Plateau Conference.

A Trainer's Pidgeotto appeared in Friends to the End, during the closing ceremonies of the Indigo Plateau Conference.

A pink Pidgeotto appeared in Team Rocket's fantasy in In the Pink.

Multiple Pidgeotto appeared in The Power of One.

A wild Pidgeotto appeared in Pikachu's Rescue Adventure.

A Pidgeotto appeared in Flower Power as a part of Florando's annual Pokémon Exhibition.

A Pidgeotto appeared in Pikachu & Pichu as a resident of Big Town.

A Pidgeotto appeared in a fantasy in Control Freak!.

A Pidgeotto appeared in Celebi: The Voice of the Forest.

Two Pidgeotto appeared in Got Miltank? as inhabitants of a Pokémon-exclusive oasis.

Multiple Pidgeotto appeared in Let Bagons Be Bagons.

Multiple Pidgeotto appeared in the opening sequence of Destiny Deoxys.

Multiple Pidgeotto appeared in Lucario and the Mystery of Mew. One also appeared in the opening sequence of the movie.

A Trainer's Pidgeotto appeared in The Ole' Berate and Switch!.

A Pidgeotto appeared in Not on MY Watch Ya Don't!.

A Pidgeotto briefly appeared in The Rise of Darkrai.

A Pidgeotto appeared in Pokémon Ranger and the Kidnapped Riolu! (Part 1).

Multiple Pidgeotto made cameo appearances in Giratina and the Sky Warrior.

A Pidgeotto made a brief appearance in Arceus and the Jewel of Life.

Multiple Pidgeotto appeared in the opening sequence of Zoroark: Master of Illusions.

Multiple Pidgeotto appeared in Kalos, Where Dreams and Adventures Begin! and Giving Chase at the Rhyhorn Race!.

Multiple Pidgeotto briefly appeared in The Forest Champion!.

A Trainer's Pidgeotto appeared in Summer of Discovery!, Foggy Pokémon Orienteering!, and Battling Into the Hall of Fame!.

A Trainer's Pidgeotto appeared in Confronting the Darkness!.

A Trainer's Pidgeotto appeared in A Relay in the Sky!, where it participated in the Pokémon Sky Relay.

A Trainer's Pidgeotto appeared in A Performance Pop Quiz!.

A wild Pidgeotto appeared in Volcanion and the Mechanical Marvel, where it was among the Pokémon living at the Nebel Plateau.

A Pidgeotto appeared in Loading the Dex! as a silhouette that Rotom brought up.

Multiple Pidgeotto appeared in I Choose You!, one of which was under the ownership of a Trainer. The others were among the Pokémon that were under the control of Marshadow.

A Pidgeotto appeared in a photo taken by Rotom in Alola, Kanto!.

A Pidgeotto appeared in The Power of Us.

Pokédex entries

In the manga

Pidgeotto in The Electric Tale of Pikachu

In The Electric Tale of Pikachu manga

Main article: Ash's Pidgeotto

Ash's Pidgeotto appears in the manga series The Electric Tale of Pikachu. It is the fourth Pokémon that Ash captures in the manga.

In the chapter Play Misty For Me, Ash tries to use his Pidgeotto to battle Misty, but all there is inside its Poké Ball is a note that reads "I'm beat! Off to get some R&R. Don't forget to write! -Pidgeotto". It is unknown if Pidgeotto permanently left Ash's party after this, but it never appeared in the manga again.

In the Pokémon Adventures manga

Pidgeotto in Pokémon Adventures

Pidgeotto debuted in Pidgeotto Pick-Me-Up, where it and a pair of Pidgeot kidnapped Yellow's Caterpie, Kitty.

Falkner owns a Pidgeotto, which first appeared in Sunkern Treasure. It was first seen flying above Gold and trying to catch a Skarmory.

In the Pokémon Gold & Silver: The Golden Boys manga

Main article: Gold's Pidgeotto

Gold's first capture on his journey was a Pidgey that later evolved into a Pidgeotto.

In the Pocket Monsters HeartGold & SoulSilver Go! Go! Pokéathlon manga

Takashi owns a Pidgeotto in Pocket Monsters HeartGold & SoulSilver Go! Go! Pokéathlon.

In the Pokémon Pocket Monsters manga

In the fifth chapter of the Pocket Monsters HGSS, Falkner's Pidgeotto battles Red's Clefairy.

In the TCG

Main article: Pidgeotto (TCG)

Other appearances

Detective Pikachu

A Pidgeotto will appear in Detective Pikachu.

Game data

NPC appearances

• Pokémon: Magikarp Jump: A Pidgeotto may appear as part of several events, where it will carry away the player's Magikarp when it jumps (and thereby force it to retire). Several Pidgeotto are also seen flying in the background of Magikarp's 100m and higher jumps.

Pokédex entries

Game locations

In side games

Held items

Stats

Base stats

Pokéathlon stats

Type effectiveness

Learnset

Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee!

By leveling up

By TM/HM

Generation VII Other generations: I - II - III - IV - V - VI - VIII - IX

TM   Move   Type   Cat.   Pwr.   Acc.   PP  TM01 TM01 Headbutt Normal Physical 07070 100}}100% 15 TM05 TM05 Rest Psychic Status 0000— —}}—% 10 TM07 TM07 Protect Normal Status 0000— —}}—% 10 TM08 TM08 Substitute Normal Status 0000— —}}—% 10 TM09 TM09 Reflect Psychic Status 0000— —}}—% 20 TM12 TM12 Facade Normal Physical 07070 100}}100% 20 TM14 TM14 Fly Flying Physical 09090 095}}95% 15 TM18 TM18 U-turn Bug Physical 07070 100}}100% 20 TM27 TM27 Toxic Poison Status 0000— 090}}90% 10 TM50 TM50 Roost Flying Status 0000— —}}—% 10

Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Pidgeotto Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution of Pidgeotto Click on the generation numbers at the top to see TM moves from other generations

By a prior evolution

Pokémon Sun, Moon, Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon

By leveling up

By TM/HM

Generation VII Other generations: I - II - III - IV - V - VI - VIII - IX

TM   Move   Type   Cat.   Pwr.   Acc.   PP  TM01 TM01 Work Up Normal Status 0000— —}}—% 30 TM06 TM06 Toxic Poison Status 0000— 090}}90% 10 TM10 TM10 Hidden Power Normal Special 06060 100}}100% 15 TM11 TM11 Sunny Day Fire Status 0000— —}}—% 5 TM17 TM17 Protect Normal Status 0000— —}}—% 10 TM18 TM18 Rain Dance Water Status 0000— —}}—% 5 TM19 TM19 Roost Flying Status 0000— —}}—% 10 TM21 TM21 Frustration Normal Physical 0000— 100}}100% 20 TM27 TM27 Return Normal Physical 0000— 100}}100% 20 TM32 TM32 Double Team Normal Status 0000— —}}—% 15 TM40 TM40 Aerial Ace Flying Physical 06060 —}}—% 20 TM42 TM42 Facade Normal Physical 07070 100}}100% 20 TM44 TM44 Rest Psychic Status 0000— —}}—% 10 TM45 TM45 Attract Normal Status 0000— 100}}100% 15 TM46 TM46 Thief Dark Physical 06060 100}}100% 25 TM48 TM48 Round Normal Special 06060 100}}100% 15 TM51 TM51 Steel Wing Steel Physical 07070 090}}90% 25 TM76 TM76 Fly Flying Physical 09090 095}}95% 15 TM87 TM87 Swagger Normal Status 0000— 085}}85% 15 TM88 TM88 Sleep Talk Normal Status 0000— —}}—% 10 TM89 TM89 U-turn Bug Physical 07070 100}}100% 20 TM90 TM90 Substitute Normal Status 0000— —}}—% 10 XTM100 TM100 Confide Normal Status 0000— —}}—% 20

Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Pidgeotto Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution of Pidgeotto Click on the generation numbers at the top to see TM moves from other generations

By breeding

Generation VII Other generations: II - III - IV - V - VI - VIII - IX

Parent   Move   Type   Cat.   Pwr.   Acc.   PP  Air Cutter Flying Special 60 95% 25 Air Slash Flying Special 75 95% 15 Brave Bird Flying Physical 120 100% 15 Defog Flying Status — —% 15 Feint Attack Dark Physical 60 —% 20 Foresight Normal Status — —% 40 Pursuit Dark Physical 40 100% 20 Steel Wing Steel Physical 70 90% 25 Uproar Normal Special 90 100% 10

Moves marked with an asterisk (*) must be chain bred onto Pidgeotto in Generation VII Moves marked with a double dagger (‡) can only be bred from a Pokémon who learned the move in an earlier generation. Moves marked with a superscript game abbreviation can only be bred onto Pidgeotto in that game. Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Pidgeotto Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution of Pidgeotto Click on the generation numbers at the top to see Egg moves from other generations

By tutoring

By a prior evolution

Side game data

Pokémon Pinball Acquisition: Evolve			Pokémon Trozei! Rarity: Common
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon Red Rescue Team and Blue Rescue Team Body size: 1 Recruit rate: -19% Friend Area: Flyaway Forest Phrases 51%-100% HP I'll drop foes with my sharp claws! 26%-50% HP My HP's been halved. This is a bit rough. 1%-25% HP I'm nearly done... It hurts to fly... Level up Leveled up! My claws have grown sharper!
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon Explorers of Time, Explorers of Darkness, and Explorers of Sky Body size: 1 Recruit rate: -4.5% IQ group: D
Pokémon Ranger: Guardian Signs Group: Flying Poké Assist: (present) Flying Field move: (present) (Cut ×2) Poké Assist: (past) Flying Field move: (past) (Cut ×1) Browser entry R-002/N-008 It launches twisters.
Pokémon Rumble Attack ●● Defense ●● Speed ●●●			Pokémon Rumble Blast Attack ●● Defense ●● Speed ●●●
PokéPark Wii: Pikachu's Adventure PokéPark Pad entry: Pidgeotto came to play in the Beach Zone. He enjoys Pelipper's Circle Circuit and Salamence's Air Ace the most!
Pokémon Battle Trozei Flying Attack Power: ★★★★★			Pokémon Shuffle Flying Attack Power: 50 - 100 5 #011 Flap Delays your opponent's disruptions. Swappable Skill(s): Sky Blast
Pokémon GO Base HP: 126 Base Attack: 117 Base Defense: 108 Egg Distance: N/A Buddy Distance: 1 km Evolution Requirement: 50 Fast Attacks: Wing Attack, Steel Wing Charged Attacks: Twister, Aerial Ace, Air Cutter

Evolution

Unevolved Pidgey  Normal  Flying

Level 18 →

First evolution Pidgeotto  Normal  Flying

Level 36 →

Second evolution Pidgeot  Normal  Flying

Sprites

Generation I Red Green Red Blue Yellow Front Back Front Back Front Back

Generation II Gold Silver Crystal Front Back Front Back Front Back

Generation III Ruby Sapphire Emerald FireRed LeafGreen Front Back Front Back Front Back

Generation IV Diamond Pearl Platinum HeartGold SoulSilver Front Back Front Back Front Back

Generation V Black White Black 2 White 2 Front Back Front Back

Generation VI X Y Omega Ruby Alpha Sapphire Front Back Front Back

Generation VII Sun Moon Ultra Sun Ultra Moon Front Back Front Back

For other sprites and images, please see Pidgeotto images on the Bulbagarden Archives.

Trivia

• Pidgeotto is the only Pokémon with a base stat total of 349.
• Pidgeotto's early English name was the same as its evolution, Pidgeot.

Origin

Despite its name, its design appears to be less of a pigeon and more of an osprey or other bird of prey.

Name origin

Pidgeotto may be a combination of the corruptions of pigeon and diciotto, which is Italian for 18, the level Pidgey evolves into Pidgeotto. Its name may also refer to Otto Lilienthal, a pioneer of unpowered heavier-than-air flight.

Pigeon is literally pigeon.

In other languages

Language Title Meaning Japanese ピジョン Pigeon From ピジョン pijon French Roucoups From roucoule and coups Spanish Pidgeotto Same as English name German Tauboga From Taube Italian Pidgeotto Same as English name Korean 피죤 Pijon From 피전 pijeon Mandarin Chinese 比比鳥 / 比比鸟 Bǐbǐniǎo Repetition of the first syllable of the Japanese name. The last character means bird Cantonese Chinese 比比鳥 Beihbeihníuh Repetition of the first syllable of the Japanese name. The last character means bird

More languages Hebrew פידג'יוטו Pigiyoto Transcription of English name Hindi पीगीओट्टो Pidgeotto Transcription of English name Lithuanian Pidžeototas From English name Russian Пиджеотто Pidzheotto Transcription of English name

Related articles

• Ash's Pidgeotto
• Gold's Pidgeotto

External links

• Article on Wikipedia

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