Competitive Information for Pidgeot [Red/Blue]
Movesets for Singles
What is a good competitive moveset for Pidgeot? These builds have been optimized for Pokemon competing in Red/Blue 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 Red/Blue generation metagame.
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Pidgeot is a fabulous Normal and Flying-typed Pokemon. It's pretty usual to find yourself dealing with Pidgeot when battling in the 1st generation meta. There were no known abilities or equippable items back in the Red/Blue Pokemon games. Pidgeot is weak to Electric, Normal, and Rock-typed attacks.
Moveset:
- Hyper Beam / Double-Edge
- Quick Attack
- Agility
- Mirror Move / Sky Attack
Physical Sweeper Pidgeot (Popular/Trending)
Pidgeot is a sensational Physical Sweeper in single battles. It's meant to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. The rules of gen-one were quite varied from today. In the dark days before Generation IV, a move's damage category was determined by its type.
♦ Double-Edge is a physical STAB-boosted 100-base power Normal-type move (has 1/4 recoil).
♦ Quick Attack is a physical STAB-boosted priority-increased 40-base power Normal-type move (usually goes first).
♦ Agility is a status move (raises your Pidgeot's speed by 2 stages).
♦ Mirror Move is a status move (Pidgeot uses the target's last used move against it).
♦ Sky Attack is a physical STAB-boosted 140-base power Flying-type move (charges turn 1. Hits turn 2).
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Moveset:
- Double-Edge / Hyper Beam
- Sky Attack / Wing Attack
- Toxic
- Reflect
Physical Sweeper Pidgeot (Retro)
Pidgeot is a phenomenal Physical Sweeper in single battles. The purpose of this moveset is to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. The original Red/Blue Pokemon had alot to deal with on the battle field. Don't forget before Generation IV, a move's damage category was determined by its type.
♦ Hyper Beam is a physical STAB-boosted 150-base power Normal-type move (can't move next turn if target or sub is not koed).
♦ 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 35-base power Flying-type move that deals damage.
♦ Toxic is a status move (badly poisons the target).
♦ Reflect is a status move (while active, your Pidgeot's defense is doubled).
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Movepool
Wondering what moves can Pidgeot 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.
Damage Modifiers:
Combo List
These are a list of several common move combinations Pidgeot can perform in Red/Blue. 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 RB Move and Ability Combos for Pidgeot
- Moves with Priority: Quick Attack
- Moves that inflict status: Toxic
Moves that boost Pidgeot's stats
- Agility
- Rage
Most notable and possible best moves for Pidgeot
- Agility
- Double-Edge
- Hyper Beam
- Mirror Move
- Quick Attack
- Reflect
- Rest
- Sky Attack
- Toxic
Common Effort Values for Pidgeot in Red and Blue
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