Where can I find Pidgey in Polished Crystal?

Pidgey can be caught in 11 areas and obtained through a special method in Polished Crystal.

Pidgey is a normal/flying-type Pokémon in Polished Crystal.

What moves can Pidgey learn in Polished Crystal?

Pidgey can learn 14+ moves through level up, TM/HM, breeding, and move tutors in Polished Crystal.

What abilities does Pidgey have?

Pidgey's abilities in Polished Crystal are: Keen Eye, Tangled Feet, Big Pecks.

Pidgey - Stats, Moves, Evolution & Location | Polished Crystal

It rapidly flaps its wings in the grass, stirring up a dust cloud that drives insect prey out into the open.

Strategy & Usage Tips

Front

Normal

Shiny

Animated

Shiny Animated

Back

Normal

Shiny

Type

NormalFlying

Dex

#010

Abilities

Keen Eye(Primary)

Prevents foes from lowering accuracy.

Tangled Feet(Secondary)

Boosts evasion if it is confused.

Big Pecks(Hidden)

Prevents foes from lowering Defense.

Growth Rate

Medium Slow

Gender Ratio

50% Male, 50% Female

Egg Groups

flying

Hatch Rate

Fast (15 cycles)

Catch Rate

255

Poké Ball19.4%

Great Ball26.7%

Ultra Ball33.0%

Base Exp

EV Yield

1 Speed

Wild Held Items

None

Weak To

electric ×2ice ×2rock ×2

Resists

grass ×0.5bug ×0.5

Immune To

groundghost

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Evolution Chain

Note, you can always call Professor Elm with the Pokemon you are trying to evolve as first in your party. This was a feature that was added specifically to Polished Crystal. If the information on this page seems incorrect, please try calling Professor Elm.

Pidgey

Base form

→

Pidgeotto

Level up Pidgey to Lv. 18

→

Pidgeot

Level up Pidgeotto to Lv. 36

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How to Obtain

Look for Pidgey very common in Route 36 in the morning and day-time, common in Route 29 in the morning and day-time, and common in Route 30 in the morning and day-time, among seven other areas. Wild ones range from level two to 15, unless in a badge-dependent area. During swarms, you can also find it in Route 35. There's a one-time encounter in Route 29 at level five.

Location	Level	Method	Form	Held Item	Prerequisite
Route 29	Lv. 5	static	-	-	-

Wild Encounters (24)


Route 29	morning	Field	Lv. 2-3	50%
Route 29	day	Field	Lv. 2-3	50%
Cherrygrove Bay	morning	Field	Badge +1	20%
Cherrygrove Bay	day	Field	Badge +1	20%
Route 30	morning	Field	Lv. 4	10%
Route 30	day	Field	Lv. 3-4	40%
Route 31	morning	Field	Lv. 5	10%
Route 31	day	Field	Lv. 4-5	40%
Violet Outskirts	morning	Field	Badge -2	30%
Violet Outskirts	day	Field	Badge -2	30%
Ilex Forest	morning	Field	Lv. 10	5%
Ilex Forest	day	Field	Lv. 10	2%
Route 34	morning	Field	Lv. 13	20%
Route 34	day	Field	Lv. 13	20%
Route 35	morning	Field	Lv. 14	30%
Route 35	morning	Field(Swarm)	Lv. 14	5%
Route 35	day	Field	Lv. 14	30%
Route 35	day	Field(Swarm)	Lv. 14	5%
National Park	morning	Field	Lv. 14	10%
National Park	day	Field	Lv. 14	10%

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Level Up Moves (14)

Level	Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.	PP
1	Tackle	normal		40	100	35
1	Tackle	A full-body charge attack.
TackleLevel: 1
normal		40	100	35
A full-body charge attack.
5	Gust	flying		40	100	35
5	Gust	Whips up a strong gust of wind.
GustLevel: 5
flying		40	100	35
Whips up a strong gust of wind.
9	Mud Slap	ground		20	100	10
9	Mud Slap	An attack that lowers accuracy.
Mud SlapLevel: 9
ground		20	100	10
An attack that lowers accuracy.
13	Quick Attack	normal		40	100	30
13	Quick Attack	Lets the user get in the first hit.
Quick AttackLevel: 13
normal		40	100	30
Lets the user get in the first hit.
17	Rage	normal		20	100	20
17	Rage	Raises Attack if the user is hit.
RageLevel: 17
normal		20	100	20
Raises Attack if the user is hit.
21	Charm	fairy		0	100	20
21	Charm	Sharply lowers the foe's Attack.
CharmLevel: 21
fairy		0	100	20
Sharply lowers the foe's Attack.
25	Swift	normal		60	100	20
25	Swift	An attack that never misses.
SwiftLevel: 25
normal		60	100	20
An attack that never misses.
29	Agility	psychic		0	100	30
29	Agility	Sharply raises the user's Speed.
AgilityLevel: 29
psychic		0	100	30
Sharply raises the user's Speed.
33	Wing Attack	flying		60	100	35
33	Wing Attack	Strikes the foe with wings.
Wing AttackLevel: 33
flying		60	100	35
Strikes the foe with wings.
37	Roost	flying		0	100	5
37	Roost	Lands to restore 1/2 the max HP.
RoostLevel: 37
flying		0	100	5
Lands to restore 1/2 the max HP.
41	Drill Peck	flying		80	100	20
41	Drill Peck	A strong, spinning-peck attack.
Drill PeckLevel: 41
flying		80	100	20
A strong, spinning-peck attack.
45	Steel Wing	steel		70	90	25
45	Steel Wing	An attack that may up user's Defense.
Steel WingLevel: 45
steel		70	90	25
An attack that may up user's Defense.
49	Air Slash	flying		75	95	15
49	Air Slash	An attack that may cause flinching.
Air SlashLevel: 49
flying		75	95	15
An attack that may cause flinching.
53	Hurricane	flying		110	70	10
53	Hurricane	An attack that may confuse the foe.
HurricaneLevel: 53
flying		110	70	10
An attack that may confuse the foe.

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Egg Moves (9)

Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.	PP
Peck	flying		35	100	35
Peck	Jabs the foe with a beak, etc.
Peck
flying		35	100	35
Jabs the foe with a beak, etc.
Feint Attack	dark		60	100	20
Feint Attack	An attack that never misses.
Feint Attack
dark		60	100	20
An attack that never misses.
Foresight	normal		0	100	40
Foresight	Negates foe's evasion and immunity.
Foresight
normal		0	100	40
Negates foe's evasion and immunity.
Pursuit	dark		40	100	20
Pursuit	Heavily strikes switching Pokémon.
Pursuit
dark		40	100	20
Heavily strikes switching Pokémon.
Air Slash	flying		75	95	15
Air Slash	An attack that may cause flinching.
Air Slash
flying		75	95	15
An attack that may cause flinching.
Steel Wing	steel		70	90	25
Steel Wing	An attack that may up user's Defense.
Steel Wing
steel		70	90	25
An attack that may up user's Defense.
Charm	fairy		0	100	20
Charm	Sharply lowers the foe's Attack.
Charm
fairy		0	100	20
Sharply lowers the foe's Attack.
Extremespeed	normal		80	100	5
Extremespeed	A powerful firststrike attack.
Extremespeed
normal		80	100	5
A powerful firststrike attack.
Brave Bird	flying		120	100	15
Brave Bird	A charge that also hurts the user.
Brave Bird
flying		120	100	15
A charge that also hurts the user.

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TM/HM Moves (20)

Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.	PP
Curse	ghost		0	100	10	TM03
Curse	Works differently for Ghost-types.
Curse
ghost		0	100	10	TM03
Works differently for Ghost-types.
Toxic	poison		0	90	10	TM06
Toxic	A Poison move with increasing damage.
Toxic
poison		0	90	10	TM06
A Poison move with increasing damage.
Hidden Power	typeless		70	100	15	TM10
Hidden Power	The type varies with the Pokémon.
Hidden Power
typeless		70	100	15	TM10
The type varies with the Pokémon.
Sunny Day	fire		0	100	5	TM11
Sunny Day	Boosts Fire-type moves for 5 turns.
Sunny Day
fire		0	100	5	TM11
Boosts Fire-type moves for 5 turns.
Protect	normal		0	100	10	TM17
Protect	Foils attack that turn. It may fail.
Protect
normal		0	100	10	TM17
Foils attack that turn. It may fail.
Rain Dance	water		0	100	5	TM18
Rain Dance	Boosts Water-type moves for 5 turns.
Rain Dance
water		0	100	5	TM18
Boosts Water-type moves for 5 turns.
Return	normal		1	100	20	TM27
Return	An attack that is based on loyalty.
Return
normal		1	100	20	TM27
An attack that is based on loyalty.
Double Team	normal		0	100	15	TM32
Double Team	Raises the user's evasiveness.
Double Team
normal		0	100	15	TM32
Raises the user's evasiveness.
Swift	normal		60	100	20	TM39
Swift	An attack that never misses.
Swift
normal		60	100	20	TM39
An attack that never misses.
Aerial Ace	flying		60	100	20	TM40
Aerial Ace	An attack that never misses.
Aerial Ace
flying		60	100	20	TM40
An attack that never misses.
Substitute	normal		0	100	10	TM41
Substitute	Makes a decoy with 1/4 user's max HP.
Substitute
normal		0	100	10	TM41
Makes a decoy with 1/4 user's max HP.
Facade	normal		70	100	20	TM42
Facade	Double damage with Psn, Brn, or Prz.
Facade
normal		70	100	20	TM42
Double damage with Psn, Brn, or Prz.
Rest	psychic		0	100	5	TM44
Rest	Sleep for 2 turns to fully recover.
Rest
psychic		0	100	5	TM44
Sleep for 2 turns to fully recover.
Attract	normal		0	100	15	TM45
Attract	Makes the opposite gender infatuated.
Attract
normal		0	100	15	TM45
Makes the opposite gender infatuated.
Thief	dark		60	100	25	TM46
Thief	An attack that may steal a held item.
Thief
dark		60	100	25	TM46
An attack that may steal a held item.
Steel Wing	steel		70	90	25	TM47
Steel Wing	An attack that may up user's Defense.
Steel Wing
steel		70	90	25	TM47
An attack that may up user's Defense.
Roost	flying		0	100	5	TM51
Roost	Lands to restore 1/2 the max HP.
Roost
flying		0	100	5	TM51
Lands to restore 1/2 the max HP.
Focus Blast	fighting		120	70	5	TM52
Focus Blast	An attack that may lower Sp.Def.
Focus Blast
fighting		120	70	5	TM52
An attack that may lower Sp.Def.
U Turn	bug		70	100	20	TM69
U Turn	Switches out after making its attack.
U Turn
bug		70	100	20	TM69
Switches out after making its attack.
Fly	flying		90	100	15	HM02
Fly	1st turn: Fly 2nd turn: Attack
Fly
flying		90	100	15	HM02
1st turn: Fly 2nd turn: Attack

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Move Tutor Moves (5)

Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.	PP
Agility	psychic		0	100	30	MT01
Agility	Sharply raises the user's Speed.
Agility
psychic		0	100	30	MT01
Sharply raises the user's Speed.
Double Edge	normal		120	100	15	MT08
Double Edge	A tackle that also hurts the user.
Double Edge
normal		120	100	15	MT08
A tackle that also hurts the user.
Endure	normal		0	100	10	MT11
Endure	Endures any hit with at least 1HP.
Endure
normal		0	100	10	MT11
Endures any hit with at least 1HP.
Sleep Talk	normal		0	100	10	MT24
Sleep Talk	Randomly attacks while asleep.
Sleep Talk
normal		0	100	10	MT24
Randomly attacks while asleep.
Swagger	normal		0	85	15	MT26
Swagger	Causes confusion but raises Attack.
Swagger
normal		0	85	15	MT26
Causes confusion but raises Attack.

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