Competitive Information for Pidgey [Gold/Silver]
Bug
Dark
Dragon
Electric
Fighting
Fire
Flying
Ghost
Grass
0.5x
2x
0x
0.5x
Ground
Ice
Normal
Poison
Psychic
Rock
Steel
Water
0x
2x
2x
¼x
½x
2x
4x
Movesets for Singles
What is a good competitive moveset for Pidgey? These builds have been optimized for Pokemon competing in Gold/Silver Single Battles. The movesets and EVs have been specifically calibrated to deal the most amount of damage to the largest group of potentially common opponents and typing threats for the Gold/Silver generation metagame.
Pidgey is a pretty decent Normal and Flying-typed Pokemon. Pidgey is not a Pokemon anyone usually expects sees on the battlefield. There were no known abilities back in the Gold/Silver Pokemon games. Pidgey is weak to Electric, Ice, and Rock-typed attacks.
Species: Pidgey
Item: Gold Berry
Moveset:
- Double-Edge / Return
- Sky Attack / Wing Attack
- Steel Wing
- Mud-Slap
Item: Gold Berry
Moveset:
- Double-Edge / Return
- Sky Attack / Wing Attack
- Steel Wing
- Mud-Slap
Physical Sweeper Pidgey (Retro)
Pidgey is an interesting Physical Sweeper. It's goal is to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Previously before Generation IV, a move's damage category was determined by its type.
♦ Double-Edge is a physical STAB-boosted 120-base power Normal-type move (has 1/4 recoil).
♦ Return is a physical STAB-boosted 0-base power Normal-type move (max 102 power at maximum happiness).
♦ Sky Attack is a physical STAB-boosted 140-base power Flying-type move (charges turn 1. hits turn 2).
♦ Wing Attack is a physical STAB-boosted 60-base power Flying-type move that deals damage.
♦ Steel Wing is a physical 70-base power Steel-type move (10% chance to raise your Pidgey's defense by 1 stage).
♦ Mud-Slap is a physical 20-base power Ground-type move (100% chance to lower the target's accuracy by 1 stage).
♦ Return is a physical STAB-boosted 0-base power Normal-type move (max 102 power at maximum happiness).
♦ Sky Attack is a physical STAB-boosted 140-base power Flying-type move (charges turn 1. hits turn 2).
♦ Wing Attack is a physical STAB-boosted 60-base power Flying-type move that deals damage.
♦ Steel Wing is a physical 70-base power Steel-type move (10% chance to raise your Pidgey's defense by 1 stage).
♦ Mud-Slap is a physical 20-base power Ground-type move (100% chance to lower the target's accuracy by 1 stage).
No additional EV spread were found for this set at this time.Array
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Species: Pidgey
Item: Gold Berry
Moveset:
- Pursuit / Thief
- Detect
- Toxic
- Reflect
Item: Gold Berry
Moveset:
- Pursuit / Thief
- Detect
- Toxic
- Reflect
Special Sweeper Pidgey (Retro)
Pidgey is an outstanding Special Sweeper. It's goal is to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. In the dark days prior to Generation IV, a move's damage category was determined by its type.
♦ Pursuit is a special 40-base power Dark-type move (power doubles if the foe is switching out).
♦ Thief is a special 40-base power Dark-type move (if your Pidgey has no item, it steals the target's).
♦ Detect is a status move (prevents moves from affecting your Pidgey this turn).
♦ Toxic is a status move (badly poisons the target).
♦ Reflect is a status move (for 5 turns, your Pidgey's party has doubled def).
♦ Thief is a special 40-base power Dark-type move (if your Pidgey has no item, it steals the target's).
♦ Detect is a status move (prevents moves from affecting your Pidgey this turn).
♦ Toxic is a status move (badly poisons the target).
♦ Reflect is a status move (for 5 turns, your Pidgey's party has doubled def).
No additional EV spread were found for this set at this time.Array
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Movepool
Wondering what moves can Pidgey learn? Here is the list of moves this Pokemon can learn in this selected generation.
Sort and organize the learnset by move type, category, accuracy, and power. Bolded moves will gain the same-type attack bonus (STAB) if this Pokemon uses them.
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Extended Move Details:Additional move information such as Risk versus Reward Statistics or Move power versus specific type-matchups
Damage Modifiers:
Type-matchup: Sort through and determine which moves would best work versus an opponent of the typing you select.
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Note: The damage listed here under Versus is not actually calculated using the in-game damage formula. It is simply calculated using typing weaknesses and resistances from the selected type-matchup modifier along with STAB (if applied) to help sort through and give a general idea as to how powerful certain moves might be towards that selected typing after modifiers are applied. Several moves listed here may have additional effects that might alter actual damage output which are not factored on this specific list. Use damage calculators to find actual damage amounts.
Combo List
These are a list of several common move combinations Pidgey can perform in Gold/Silver. 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 GS Move and Ability Combos for Pidgey
- Moves: Rest + Sleep talk
- Moves with Priority: Quick Attack, Detect, Endure, Protect
Optimize Pidgey's EVs for Gold/Silver
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