Pidgeot
Normal
Best attacking moveset: Gust and Brave Bird, worth 10.2 damage per second against a neutral target.
Best moveset
Pidgeot can learn 28 combinations. Gust with Brave Bird does the most damage per second of them, at level 40 with a perfect attack stat. Same-type moves get the 1.2× bonus, and the cycle assumes the charged attack fires the moment it has the energy.
That set is legacy. Gust is only obtainable with an Elite TM or from the event that gave it out, so the Pidgeot you catch today cannot learn it. The best set it can learn now is Air Slash and Brave Bird, worth 9.4 damage per second.
Stats and moves come straight from the game's own data files. Every number on this page is a raid and gym number, not a PvP one.
Type matchups
| Fast attack | Type | Power | Duration | Energy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Air Slash | 12 | 1.0s | +8 | |
| Steel Wing | Steel | 14 | 1.0s | +8 |
| Gust Legacy | 25 | 2.0s | +20 | |
| Wing Attack Legacy | 10 | 1.0s | +11 |
| Charged attack | Type | Power | Duration | Energy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aerial Ace | 55 | 2.5s | -33 | |
| Brave Bird | 130 | 2.0s | -100 | |
| Feather Dance | 35 | 3.0s | -50 | |
| Heat Wave | Fire | 95 | 3.0s | -100 |
| Hurricane | 105 | 2.5s | -100 | |
| Twister | Dragon | 50 | 3.0s | -33 |
| Air Cutter Legacy | 55 | 2.5s | -50 |
Shiny
Yes. Shiny Pidgeot has been released. Players have found it from: wild, raid, research, evolution, photobomb.
Other forms
Evolution family
Numbers
| Max CP | 2,407 at level 50, 2,129 at level 40 |
|---|---|
| Raid catch | 1,216 CP at level 20, or 1,521 if weather boosted (perfect IVs) |
| Lowest possible raid catch | 1,151 CP. Raid encounters can't roll below 10/10/10 |
| Base stats | 166 attack · 154 defense · 195 stamina |
What it costs
| Second charged move | 10,000 Stardust and 25 Candy |
|---|---|
| Buddy distance | 1 km per Candy |
| Purify a Shadow one | 1,000 Stardust and 1 Candy |
| Size | 1.5 m and 39.5 kg |
Best moveset against each type
Pidgeot does not have one best moveset, it has 3. Which one wins depends on what you are attacking, because a move only gets its bonus against something weak to it. Best against Fighting, Bug, Grass.
| Against | Best moveset | DPS |
|---|---|---|
| Fighting | Gust + Brave Bird | 16.7 |
| Bug | Gust + Brave Bird | 16.7 |
| Grass | Gust + Brave Bird | 16.7 |
| Ice | Steel Wing + Brave Bird | 12.0 |
| Fairy | Steel Wing + Brave Bird | 12.0 |
| Rock | Steel Wing + Brave Bird | 10.4 |
| Normal | Gust + Brave Bird | 10.2 |
| Gust + Brave Bird | 10.2 | |
| Poison | Gust + Brave Bird | 10.2 |
| Ground | Gust + Brave Bird | 10.2 |
| Ghost | Gust + Brave Bird | 10.2 |
| Fire | Gust + Brave Bird | 10.2 |
| Water | Gust + Brave Bird | 10.2 |
| Psychic | Gust + Brave Bird | 10.2 |
| Dragon | Gust + Brave Bird | 10.2 |
| Dark | Gust + Brave Bird | 10.2 |
| Steel | Gust + Heat Wave | 7.8 |
| Electric | Gust + Brave Bird | 6.6 |
Same maths as the headline number, run once per defending type: level 40, perfect attack IV, and the target's own type taken into account. Sorted by damage, so the top of this table is what Pidgeot is actually for.
Counters: what beats Pidgeot
| Attacker | Type | Moveset | DPS |
|---|---|---|---|
 Regieleki | Electric | Lock On + Thunder Cage Legacy | 40.8 |
 Zeraora | Electric | Volt Switch + Plasma Fists | 35.0 |
 Zekrom | DragonElectric | Charge Beam + Fusion Bolt Legacy | 34.2 |
 Xurkitree | Electric | Thunder Shock + Discharge | 33.8 |
 Glimmora | RockPoison | Rock Throw + Meteor Beam | 30.9 |
 Rampardos | Rock | Smack Down + Rock Slide | 30.6 |
 Eternatus | PoisonDragon | Poison Jab + Dynamax Cannon Legacy | 29.6 |
 Deoxys | Psychic | Charge Beam + Thunderbolt | 29.5 |
 Gigalith | Rock | Lock On + Meteor Beam Legacy | 29.4 |
 Electivire | Electric | Thunder Shock + Wild Charge | 29.3 |
Ranked by damage per second against Pidgeot's own defense, at level 40 with a 15 attack IV, one per evolution family.