Pidgeotto
Normal
Best attacking moveset: Steel Wing and Aerial Ace, worth 6.1 damage per second against a neutral target.
Best moveset
Pidgeotto can learn 6 combinations. Steel Wing with Aerial Ace 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.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steel Wing | Steel | 14 | 1.0s | +8 |
| Wing Attack | 10 | 1.0s | +11 |
| Charged attack | Type | Power | Duration | Energy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aerial Ace | 55 | 2.5s | -33 | |
| Air Cutter | 55 | 2.5s | -50 | |
| Twister | Dragon | 50 | 3.0s | -33 |
Shiny
Yes. Shiny Pidgeotto has been released. Players have found it from: wild, research, evolution, photobomb.
Evolution family
Numbers
| Max CP | 1,350 at level 50, 1,194 at level 40 |
|---|---|
| Raid catch | 682 CP at level 20, or 853 if weather boosted (perfect IVs) |
| Lowest possible raid catch | 633 CP. Raid encounters can't roll below 10/10/10 |
| Base stats | 117 attack · 105 defense · 160 stamina |
What it costs
| Candy to evolve | 50 Candy |
|---|---|
| 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 | 1.1 m and 30 kg |
Best moveset against each type
Pidgeotto does not have one best moveset, it has 5. 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 | Wing Attack + Aerial Ace | 8.9 |
| Bug | Wing Attack + Aerial Ace | 8.9 |
| Grass | Wing Attack + Aerial Ace | 8.9 |
| Ice | Steel Wing + Aerial Ace | 7.4 |
| Fairy | Steel Wing + Aerial Ace | 7.4 |
| Rock | Steel Wing + Air Cutter | 6.4 |
| Dragon | Steel Wing + Twister | 6.3 |
| Normal | Steel Wing + Aerial Ace | 6.1 |
| Steel Wing + Aerial Ace | 6.1 | |
| Poison | Steel Wing + Aerial Ace | 6.1 |
| Ground | Steel Wing + Aerial Ace | 6.1 |
| Ghost | Steel Wing + Aerial Ace | 6.1 |
| Psychic | Steel Wing + Aerial Ace | 6.1 |
| Dark | Steel Wing + Aerial Ace | 6.1 |
| Fire | Wing Attack + Aerial Ace | 5.8 |
| Water | Wing Attack + Aerial Ace | 5.8 |
| Electric | Wing Attack + Twister | 4.0 |
| Steel | Wing Attack + Aerial Ace | 3.8 |
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 Pidgeotto is actually for.
Counters: what beats Pidgeotto
| Attacker | Type | Moveset | DPS |
|---|---|---|---|
 Regieleki | Electric | Lock On + Thunder Cage Legacy | 57.5 |
 Zeraora | Electric | Volt Switch + Plasma Fists | 49.4 |
 Zekrom | DragonElectric | Charge Beam + Fusion Bolt Legacy | 48.2 |
 Xurkitree | Electric | Thunder Shock + Discharge | 47.6 |
 Glimmora | RockPoison | Rock Throw + Meteor Beam | 43.6 |
 Rampardos | Rock | Smack Down + Rock Slide | 43.2 |
 Eternatus | PoisonDragon | Poison Jab + Dynamax Cannon Legacy | 41.8 |
 Deoxys | Psychic | Charge Beam + Thunderbolt | 41.5 |
 Gigalith | Rock | Lock On + Meteor Beam Legacy | 41.4 |
 Electivire | Electric | Thunder Shock + Wild Charge | 41.2 |
Ranked by damage per second against Pidgeotto's own defense, at level 40 with a 15 attack IV, one per evolution family.