Pidgey in Pokémon GO

Type	Normal / Flying
Pokédex number	#16
Base Attack / Defense / Stamina	85 / 73 / 120
Max CP, level 40 / 50 / 51	680 / 769 / 778
Max HP, level 50	113
Buddy distance	1 km per Candy
Second Charged Attack	10,000 Stardust and 25 Candy
Height / weight	0.3 m / 1.8 kg

Pidgey evolution

Pokémon GO has no evolution levels: a Pokémon evolves when you spend Candy on it (sometimes with an item or a task), at any level.

Pidgey evolves into Pidgeotto for 12 Pidgey Candy.

Family: Pidgey · Pidgeotto · Pidgeot

Pidgey CP by level

Combat Power with perfect stats (15/15/15) and with 10/10/10. Players find that raid, egg and research catches never have a stat below 10; that floor is their measurement, not a number in the game data.

Level	CP 15/15/15	CP 10/10/10	HP 15/15/15	Note
15	291	264	69	research rewards are at most level 15 (game master)
20	388	352	80	eggs hatch at most level 20 (game master); raid catches are level 20 (players’ measurement)
25	486	440	90	raid catches in weather that boosts the boss’s type are level 25 (players’ measurement)
30	583	528	98	wild Pokémon are at most level 30 (game master)
35	632	572	102
40	680	616	106
45	724	655	110
50	769	696	113
51	778	705	114	best buddy bonus on a level 50 Pokémon

Pidgey best moveset

Ranked by damage per second over one cycle of fast attacks and one charged attack. Assumptions: Pidgey at level 40 with 15/15/15, a target with 180 Defense taking neutral damage, no weather boost, and the energy Pidgey gains from being hit left out.

Fast attack	Charged attack	Damage per second
Tackle	Aerial Ace	4.8
Tackle	Air Cutter	4.7
Quick Attack	Aerial Ace	4.4
Quick Attack	Air Cutter	4.2
Tackle	Twister	3.8

Fast attacks

Move	Type	Power	Energy	Time	Power / s
Quick Attack	Normal	10	13	1 s	10.0	same type, ×1.2
Tackle	Normal	5	5	0.5 s	10.0	same type, ×1.2

Charged attacks

Move	Type	Power	Energy cost	Time	Power / s
Aerial Ace	Flying	55	33	2.5 s	22.0	same type, ×1.2
Air Cutter	Flying	55	50	2.5 s	22.0	same type, ×1.2
Twister	Dragon	50	33	3 s	16.7

Pidgey weaknesses and resistances

Damage multipliers for each attack type against Normal / Flying. Pokémon GO uses ×1.6 for super effective and ×0.625 for not very effective, multiplied for two types.

Attack type	Damage
Electric	×1.6
Ice	×1.6
Rock	×1.6
Ghost	×0.39
Ground	×0.39
Bug	×0.625
Grass	×0.625

Pidgey CP calculator

Level Attack IV Defense IV HP IV

CP 680 · HP 106

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Sources: stats, moves, evolution costs and the CP multiplier for each level are from the Pokémon GO game master as published by PokeMiners (commit 8e227be, data of 28 August 2026). Which Pokémon are in the game: pogoapi.net (list of 31 January 2026). CP = ⌊(Attack+IV) × √(Defense+IV) × √(Stamina+IV) × CPM² / 10⌋, checked against pogoapi.net’s max CP table for 888 Pokémon. Raid catch levels and the 10/10/10 floor are players’ measurements; they are not in the game data. Pokémon and Pokémon GO are trademarks of their owners; this page is not affiliated with or endorsed by Niantic, Scopely, Nintendo, Creatures, GAME FREAK or The Pokémon Company.