- Attack
- 85
- Defense
- 73
- HP
- 120
100% CP
- Shadow RaidsLv20
- 388
- min 324
- Weather boostLv25
- 486
- min 405
- MaxLv50
- 769
- Lv40 680
At a glance
Basics
Shadow Pidgey is a Normal/Flying-type Pokémon. Its 100% IV CP is 388 at level 20 (Shadow Raids), 486 at weather-boosted level 25 and up to 769 at level 50. It is weak to Electric/Ice/Rock attacks (1.6×). It resists Grass/Bug/Ground/Ghost attacks. In raids, Quick Attack + Aerial Ace is its strongest moveset (level 40, 100% IVs). It evolves into Shadow Pidgeotto with 12 Candy. As your buddy, it earns 1 Candy every 1 km you walk together.
- Category
- Tiny Bird Pokémon
- Buddy distance
- 1 km
- Second Charged Attack
- 12,000 Stardust · 30 Candy
- Max CP · Lv50 / Lv51 (Best Buddy)
- 769 / 778
- Shadow modifiers
- Attack ×1.2, Defense ×0.83 in battle (not shown in CP)
Pidgey has an extremely sharp sense of direction. It is capable of unerringly returning home to its nest, however far it may be removed from its familiar surroundings.
All values are for Pokémon GO; main-series values are not listed. The Pokédex entry is the game's own English text.
Related tips
- Shadow Pokémon: when to purifyShadow Pokémon have 1.2× Attack but also take more damage, and they cost 1.2× Stardust and Candy to power up.
- How to read IVs and appraisalsIVs run from 0 to 15 for each of Attack, Defense and HP, and appraisal stars are set by the sum of the three (0–45).
- What to power up first (power-up priorities for beginners)Stardust is limited, so first power up strong counters you'll use for a long time across many raids.
Best movesetsLv40 · 15/15/15 IVs
- 1
Quick Attack
Aerial AceBest100% efficiency6.4TDO 44 - 2TackleAerial Ace99% efficiency6.3TDO 43
- 3Quick AttackAir Cutter90% efficiency5.8TDO 39
- 4TackleAir Cutter88% efficiency5.6TDO 39
- 5Quick Attack
Twister70% efficiency4.5TDO 31
Top 5 of 6 movesets.
Raid and Gym efficiency against an ordinary neutral 5-star boss. DPS is damage per second, TDO is total damage dealt before fainting, and efficiency compares (DPS³ × TDO)^¼ with the top moveset. Shadow modifiers (1.2× Attack, 0.83× Defense) are included. Against a specific boss, moves of the types it's weak to do more.
Learnable moves
Fast Attack2
| Moves | Power | Energy | DPS | EPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quick AttackBestNormal · 1s · STAB | 10 | +13 | 12 | 13 |
| TackleNormal · 0.5s · STAB | 5 | +5 | 12 | 10 |
Charged Attack3
| Moves | Power | Energy | DPS | DPE |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aerial AceBestFlying · 2.5s · STAB | 55 | 33 | 26.4 | 2 |
| Air CutterFlying · 2.5s · STAB | 55 | 50 | 26.4 | 1.32 |
| TwisterDragon · 3s | 50 | 33 | 16.7 | 1.52 |
- DPS is damage per second, EPS energy per second and DPE damage per energy. A Charged Attack costing 100 energy uses 1 bar, 50 uses 2 bars and 33 uses 3 bars.
- STAB (same-type attack bonus) applies to moves of the Pokémon's own type, which deal 1.2× damage (included in DPS, DPT and DPE).
Calculate with your Pokémon
Move the sliders or enter a CP and Shadow Pidgey's stats, move performance and power-up cost update instantly.
Enter the CP shown in the game to find the closest level for these IVs.
- Actual Attack
- 71.7
- Actual Defense
- 43.8
- Actual HP
- 80
Actual stat = (base stat + IV) × level multiplier. Shadow ×1.2 Attack and ×0.83 Defense are included (not in the in-game CP). Level 51 is the Best Buddy boost.
Move performance at these stats
TackleAerial AceBest100% efficiencyThis is the best moveset at these stats. That's 80% of the same moveset's DPS at Lv40 with 15/15/15.
Raid calculation against a neutral 5-star boss. * Exclusive moves need an Elite TM.
Power-up cost
- Stardust
- 270,000
- Candy
- 312
- Candy XL
- 0
Lv 20 → 40: 40 power-ups, CP 680 after
Based on the game's power-up cost table. Shadow costs 1.2× and purified 0.9× (rounded up per power-up); Lucky Pokémon pay half the Stardust. Event bonuses are not included.
IV rankings by leagueBy stat product
Shadow Pidgey only reaches CP 769 at level 50 with 100% IVs, so it can't reach this league's cap. In that case, higher IVs are better.
| Rank | Attack | Defense | HP | Level | CP | vs. #1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 50 | 769 | 100.0% |
| 2 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 50 | 766 | 99.1% |
| 3 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 50 | 761 | 99.0% |
| 4 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 50 | 765 | 98.9% |
| 5 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 50 | 763 | 98.2% |
| 6 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 50 | 759 | 98.1% |
| 7 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 50 | 754 | 98.0% |
| 8 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 50 | 762 | 98.0% |
| 9 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 50 | 757 | 97.9% |
| 10 | 15 | 13 | 15 | 50 | 760 | 97.7% |
Stat product = Attack × Defense × HP (up to level 50, excluding Best Buddy). It shows how long a Pokémon lasts under the same CP cap and doesn't include move matchups.
EvolutionFrom game data
- Base
- Shadow PidgeyViewingBest movesQuick AttackAerial Ace
From Shadow Pidgey to the final evolution62 Candy
- Best moves are the top raid moveset at level 40 with 15/15/15 IVs.
Damage takenGO multipliers
- ×1.6
Electric
Ice
Rock - ×0.625
Grass
Bug - ×0.39
Ground
Ghost
Show all 18 types
- Normal×1
Fire×1
Water×1- Electric×1.6
- Grass×0.625
- Ice×1.6
Fighting×1
Poison×1- Ground×0.39
- Flying×1
Psychic×1- Bug×0.625
- Rock×1.6
- Ghost×0.39
- Dragon×1
Dark×1
Steel×1
Fairy×1
Offensive matchupsBased on learnable moves
Events2 past
No upcoming events are known yet.
- 2023.02.07Spotlight Hour: Pidgey · 2× evolution XP
- 2020.04.28Spotlight Hour: Pidgey · 2× evolution XP