That is not accurate. Each time you get a Pidgey you get 3 Pidgey candies so all you really need to do it get 4 Pidgeys and you will have enough candy to evolve to Pidgeotto since you need 12 candies. Once you have the Pidgeotto you will need 12 more Pidgeys that all have to be transferred [(12 x 3) + (12 x 1) + 2 ]…