Competitive Information for Pidgeot [Diamond/Pearl]
Normal / Flying
Abilities:
Prevents other Pokemon from lowering this Pokemon's accuracy stat stage.
This Pokemon's evasiveness is doubled as long as it is confused.
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Movesets for Singles
Looking for a competitive moveset for Pidgeot? These builds are optimized for Diamond/Pearl Single Battles. The movesets and EVs are designed to maximize damage against common opponents and threats in the Diamond/Pearl metagame. Check out the expert movesets below to boost your battle performance and dominate your opponents!
Get ready to meet Pidgeot, the remarkable Normal and Flying-typed Pokémon! It's to see Pidgeot show up as a Diamond/Pearl opponent. It deserves to see more play in the meta. It is weak to Electric, Ice, and Rock-typed attacks. Discover how Pidgeot excels in battles with the movesets provided below.
Item: Focus Sash / Choice Band
Ability: Tangled Feet
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 Atk / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Double-Edge / Return
- Brave Bird / Sky Attack
- U-turn
- Steel Wing
Pidgeot is a decent Physical Sweeper. It's primary goal is to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Focus Sash helps protect Pidgeot from being one-shotted and allowing it to atleast use a crucial move when brought out. Choice Band will increase the damage of Pidgeot's physical moves by 1.5x at the cost of locking you into the first move you pick. With Tangled Feet, Pidgeot's evasiveness is doubled as long as it is confused.
♦ Return is a physical STAB-boosted 0-base power Normal-type move (max 102 power at maximum happiness).
♦ Brave Bird is a physical STAB-boosted 120-base power Flying-type move (has 1/3 recoil).
♦ Sky Attack is a physical STAB-boosted 140-base power Flying-type move (charges, then hits turn 2. 30% flinch. high crit).
♦ U-turn is a physical 70-base power Bug-type move (Pidgeot switches out after damaging the target).
♦ Steel Wing is a physical 70-base power Steel-type move (10% chance to raise your Pidgeot's defense by 1 stage).
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Item: Focus Sash / Choice Specs
Ability: Tangled Feet
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Air Cutter / Air Slash
- Hyper Beam / Snore
- Heat Wave
- Ominous Wind
Pidgeot is a stupendous Special Sweeper. It tries to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. Focus Sash helps protect Pidgeot from being one-shotted and allowing it to atleast use a crucial move when brought out. Choice Specs will increase the damage of Pidgeot's special moves by 1.5x but will lock you into the first move you pick. With Tangled Feet, Pidgeot's evasiveness is doubled as long as it is confused.
♦ Air Slash is a special STAB-boosted 75-base power Flying-type move (30% chance to flinch the target).
♦ Hyper Beam is a special STAB-boosted 150-base power Normal-type move (Pidgeot cannot move next turn).
♦ Snore is a special STAB-boosted 40-base power Normal-type move (Pidgeot must be asleep. 30% chance to flinch target).
♦ Heat Wave is a special 100-base power Fire-type move (10% chance to burn the foes).
♦ Ominous Wind is a special 60-base power Ghost-type move (10% chance to raise all stats by 1 stage (not acc/eva)).
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Movesets for Doubles
Need a strong doubles moveset for Pidgeot? These builds are perfect for VGC (Pokémon Video Game Championship) and other competitive Diamond/Pearl Double Battles. The VGC is the ultimate test of strategy and skill, and these movesets and EVs are designed to excel against multiple opponents at once while providing essential support to your team. Dominate the Diamond/Pearl metagame with these expert-crafted setups!
Item: Focus Sash / Choice Band
Ability: Tangled Feet
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 Atk / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Double-Edge / Return
- Brave Bird / Sky Attack
- U-turn
- Steel Wing
Pidgeot is a wonderful Physical Sweeper. It attempts to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Focus Sash helps protect Pidgeot from being one-shotted and allowing it to atleast use a crucial move when brought out. Choice Band will increase the damage of Pidgeot's physical moves by 1.5x at the cost of locking you into the first move you pick. With Tangled Feet, Pidgeot's evasiveness is doubled as long as it is confused.
♦ Return is a physical STAB-boosted 0-base power Normal-type move (max 102 power at maximum happiness).
♦ Brave Bird is a physical STAB-boosted 120-base power Flying-type move (has 1/3 recoil).
♦ Sky Attack is a physical STAB-boosted 140-base power Flying-type move (charges, then hits turn 2. 30% flinch. high crit).
♦ U-turn is a physical 70-base power Bug-type move (Pidgeot switches out after damaging the target).
♦ Steel Wing is a physical 70-base power Steel-type move (10% chance to raise your Pidgeot's defense by 1 stage).
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Item: Focus Sash / Choice Specs
Ability: Tangled Feet
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Air Cutter / Air Slash
- Heat Wave
- Hyper Beam / Snore
- Twister
Pidgeot is pretty popular Special Sweeper. It is primarily designed to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. Focus Sash helps protect Pidgeot from being one-shotted and allowing it to atleast use a crucial move when brought out. Choice Specs will increase the damage of Pidgeot's special moves by 1.5x but will lock you into the first move you pick. With Tangled Feet, Pidgeot's evasiveness is doubled as long as it is confused.
♦ Air Slash is a special STAB-boosted 75-base power Flying-type move (30% chance to flinch the target).
♦ Heat Wave is a special 100-base power Fire-type move (10% chance to burn the foes).
♦ Hyper Beam is a special STAB-boosted 150-base power Normal-type move (Pidgeot cannot move next turn).
♦ Snore is a special STAB-boosted 40-base power Normal-type move (Pidgeot must be asleep. 30% chance to flinch target).
♦ Twister is a special 40-base power Dragon-type move (20% chance to flinch the foes).
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Movepool
Want to know what moves Pidgeot can learn? Check out the full list of moves available in the Pokemon Diamond/Pearl generation.
Sort and organize the learnset by type, category, accuracy, and power. Moves in bold get the same-type attack bonus (STAB) when used by Pidgeot.
Damage Modifiers:
Combo List
These are a list of several common move combinations Pidgeot can perform in Diamond/Pearl. Not every combo going to be game-changing, but some can be pretty fun to play with. Sometimes these can be easily overlooked or forgotten, hence why we find and list them here. Discover what items, abilities, and moves this Pokemon can use in combination with each other to gain a strategic advantage in competitive battles.
Competitive DP Move and Ability Combos for Pidgeot
- Moves: Rest + Sleep talk
- Moves: Rest + Snore
- Move: Swagger + Item: Mirror Herb
- Move: Facade + Item: Flame Orb
- Move: Facade + Item: Toxic Orb
- Moves with Priority: Endure, Protect, Quick Attack
- Moves that Break Screens: Defog
- Moves that inflict status: Toxic
Moves that boost Pidgeot's stats
- Agility
- Ominous Wind
- Steel Wing
Most notable and possible best moves for Pidgeot
- Protect
- Rest
- Roost
- Toxic
- U-turn
Common Effort Values for Pidgeot in Diamond and Pearl
Usage Data
Explore the latest analytical usage data for this Pokémon from various VGC and online competitions. We use this data to develop our strategies and movesets. The data is categorized by competition and skill level: top-ranking trainers, mid-level players, and entry-level players.
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