Competitive Information for Pidgey [Ruby/Sapphire]
Normal / Flying
Abilities:
Movesets for Singles
What is a good competitive moveset for Pidgey? These builds have been optimized for Pokemon competing in Ruby/Sapphire 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 Ruby/Sapphire generation metagame.
Pidgey is an extraordinary Normal and Flying-typed Pokemon. Pidgey is not a Pokemon anyone usually expects sees on the battlefield. Pidgey can be quite a contender in the LC tier (Little Cup). Pidgey is weak to Electric, Ice, and Rock-typed attacks.
Item: Silk Scarf
Ability: Keen Eye
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Double-Edge / Frustration
- Sky Attack / Wing Attack
- Steel Wing
- Mud-Slap
Physical Sweeper Pidgey
Pidgey is a notable Physical Sweeper. It's primary goal is to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Remember prior to Generation IV, a move's damage category was determined by its type. With Keen Eye, prevents other pokemon from lowering Pidgey's accuracy stat stage.
♦ Frustration is a physical STAB-boosted 0-base power Normal-type move (max 102 power at minimum happiness).
♦ Sky Attack is a physical STAB-boosted 140-base power Flying-type move (charges, then hits turn 2. 30% flinch. high crit).
♦ 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).
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Item: Sitrus Berry
Ability: Keen Eye
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Pursuit / Thief
- Protect
- Toxic
- Whirlwind
Special Sweeper Pidgey
Pidgey is a remarkable Special Sweeper. It tries to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. Remember before Generation IV, a move's damage category was determined by its type. With Keen Eye, prevents other pokemon from lowering Pidgey's accuracy stat stage.
♦ Thief is a special 40-base power Dark-type move (if your Pidgey has no item, it steals the target's).
♦ Protect is a status move (prevents moves from affecting your Pidgey this turn).
♦ Toxic is a status move (badly poisons the target).
♦ Whirlwind is a status move (forces the target to switch to a random ally).
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Movesets for Doubles
What is a good doubles moveset for Pidgey? These builds have been optimized for Ruby/Sapphire Double Battles. They have movesets and EVs specifically calibrated to generally work best versus multiple Pokemon at once as well as helping to support other team members and allys in the Ruby/Sapphire generation metagame.
Item: Silk Scarf
Ability: Keen Eye
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Double-Edge / Frustration
- Air Cutter / Sky Attack
- Steel Wing
- Mud-Slap
Doubles Physical Sweeper Pidgey
Pidgey is a marvelous Physical Sweeper. It's primary goal is to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Before Generation IV, a move's damage category was determined by its type. With Keen Eye, prevents other pokemon from lowering Pidgey's accuracy stat stage.
♦ Frustration is a physical STAB-boosted 0-base power Normal-type move (max 102 power at minimum happiness).
♦ Air Cutter is a physical STAB-boosted 55-base power Flying-type move (high critical hit ratio. hits adjacent foes).
♦ Sky Attack is a physical STAB-boosted 140-base power Flying-type move (charges, then hits turn 2. 30% flinch. high crit).
♦ 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).
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Item: Sitrus Berry
Ability: Keen Eye
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Pursuit / Thief
- Protect
- Toxic
- Whirlwind
Doubles Special Sweeper Pidgey
Pidgey is popular Special Sweeper. It's meant to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. In the old days prior to Generation IV, a move's damage category was determined by its type. With Keen Eye, prevents other pokemon from lowering Pidgey's accuracy stat stage.
♦ Thief is a special 40-base power Dark-type move (if your Pidgey has no item, it steals the target's).
♦ Protect is a status move (prevents moves from affecting your Pidgey this turn).
♦ Toxic is a status move (badly poisons the target).
♦ Whirlwind is a status move (forces the target to switch to a random ally).
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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.
Damage Modifiers:
Combo List
These are a list of several common move combinations Pidgey can perform in Ruby/Sapphire. 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 RS Move and Ability Combos for Pidgey
- 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 inflict status: Toxic
Moves that boost Pidgey's stats
- Agility
- Steel Wing
Most notable and possible best moves for Pidgey
- Protect
- Rest
- Toxic
Common Effort Values for Pidgey in Ruby and Sapphire
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