Ash's Pidgeot

Ash's Pidgeot サトシのピジョット Satoshi's Pigeot

Ash's Pidgeot

Debuts in Ash Catches a Pokémon Caught at Viridian Forest Evolves in Pallet Party Panic Gender Unknown Ability Unknown Released in Pallet Party Panic[a] Current location In rotation

→ This Pokémon spent 78 episodes as Pidgeotto.

Voice actor Japanese English As Pidgeotto Megumi Hayashibara As Pidgeot Megumi Hayashibara

Ash's Pidgeot (Japanese: サトシのピジョット Satoshi's Pigeot) was the second Pokémon that Ash caught in the Kanto region, and his third overall.

In the anime

History

Original series

Pidgeotto being caught

Ash caught Pidgeot as a Pidgeotto in Viridian Forest in Ash Catches a Pokémon. Having previously failed to capture its pre-evolution Pidgey and a Spearow, Ash was prepared to fight the Pidgeotto before attempting a capture. However, his Caterpie was easily overwhelmed by the Flying-type Pokémon. After recalling Caterpie, Ash sent out his Pikachu. Pikachu used Thunder Shock to weaken Pidgeotto, allowing Ash to capture it. Later, Ash used Pidgeotto in its first battle against Team Rocket, but it was ultimately defeated.

In Challenge of the Samurai, Pidgeotto was used to weaken a wild Weedle for Ash to capture, but the Weedle escaped when Samurai arrived and challenged Ash to a battle. Weakened by the battle with Weedle, Pidgeotto battled Samurai's Pinsir. Pidgeotto started off with Sand Attack, but Pinsir simply ran through the dust and defeated it with a single Tackle.

Pidgeotto fighting Geodude

In Showdown in Pewter City, it battled Geodude in Ash's rematch with Brock. Its Gust proved ineffective on the Rock/Ground type Pokémon, and it was quickly knocked out.

In The Water Flowers of Cerulean City, Pidgeotto was used in Ash's Cerulean Gym match against Misty, where it fought Starmie. Pidgeotto started off with Whirlwind, but Starmie jumped into the water and hit Pidgeotto with Tackle. Starmie went for another Tackle but got knocked into the water by Pidgeotto's Wing Attack. Starmie, however, quickly recovered and struck it with Tackle again. As Starmie returned to attack again, Pidgeotto used Gust to propel it with great force into the Gym's wall. The battle was interrupted by Team Rocket, who tried to steal the Gym's Pokémon.

Pidgeotto was used in a battle to repel Team Rocket Grunts aboard the St. Anne in Battle Aboard the St. Anne, where it joined a group of other Pidgeotto to use Gust on the Grunts.

In Tentacool & Tentacruel, Pidgeotto bore Pikachu into battle against a giant Tentacruel, and was the only one of itself, Butterfree, and Zubat to avoid Tentacruel's attacks, allowing Pikachu to attempt to negotiate a truce with the Tentacruel.

Pidgeotto towing Ash to the Indigo Plateau

In The Ninja Poké-Showdown, Pidgeotto was used in Ash's Fuchsia Gym battle against Koga, where it faced his Venonat, which promptly evolved into Venomoth. Pidgeotto tried blowing Venomoth's Stun Spore away with Whirlwind but failed to do so, crippling it. Pidgeotto was put to sleep by Sleep Powder, forcing Ash to substitute it for Charmander.

In The Battle Of The Badge, Pidgeotto played a very important part in Ash's Viridian Gym battle. Ash's Bulbasaur and Squirtle were being brutalized by Giovanni's Kingler and Machamp, commanded by Jessie, but Pidgeotto turned the tables by using a Quick Attack and Double-Edge combination to inflict serious damage on her Rhydon.

In The Ancient Puzzle of Pokémopolis, Pidgeotto was sent out to battle an ancient giant Gengar. However, its Gust did not affect Gengar, and the monster absorbed it. It was saved after the giant Jigglypuff put the huge creature to sleep.

Pidgeot leaving

In Friend and Foe Alike, Pidgeotto towed Team Rocket's balloon to the stadium at the Indigo Plateau to allow Ash to reach his battle with Ritchie in time. However, this left it too exhausted to battle, leaving Ash with only his disobedient Charizard to fight with once Squirtle and Pikachu were defeated.

In Pallet Party Panic, following the Indigo Plateau Conference, Ash made a brief stop at Pallet Town before setting off for the Orange Islands. Traversing through Viridian Forest along the way, he encountered the Spearow he had tried to catch the first day of his journey, who had since evolved into Fearow and was leading other wild Spearow in harassing the local Pidgey flock. Pidgeotto tried to lead the wild Pidgey to safety but was badly injured. Desperate to help its fellow birds, Pidgeotto evolved into Pidgeot and attacked Fearow with Gust and Quick Attack. It led the other Pidgey and Pidgeotto to defeat Fearow. After their victory, Ash released Pidgeot to guard the wild Pidgey so that Fearow would not return for a revenge attack.

Ash promised to return for it after he was finished in the Orange Islands, a sentiment that he still held in Fighting Flyer with Fire, where it appeared in a flashback when seeing Falkner's Pidgeot reminded him of his friend.

Pokémon the Series: Black & White

Pidgeot encouraging Pikachu in a vision

Pidgeot appeared in a flashback as a Pidgeotto in The Fires of a Red-Hot Reunion!, when Ash recalled the night he was stuck in a snowstorm and his entire team, including Pidgeotto, helped keep Ash warm.

Pokémon Journeys: The Series

Pidgeot and Ash

In Partners in Time!, Pidgeot appeared as a vision to Pikachu during his battle against Leon's Charizard.

In Heroes Unite!, Pidgeot appeared in a fantasy while Ash reminisced about the Pokémon he'd caught on his journey.

In The Rainbow and the Pokémon Master!, Pidgeot reunited with Ash when it saved Pikachu from being captured by Team Rocket. Seeing that the members of its flock had grown up, Ash invited Pidgeot to rejoin his team, which it accepted.

Personality and characteristics

Pidgeot did not undergo as much character development as his other five original team members, as it had far fewer episodes focused on it. However, it was loyal and had an extremely strong relationship with Ash, the only one of his original six Pokémon he had never been on bad terms with before or after capture. It always followed his orders to the letter, even when this ran the risk of self-injury, such as when taking on Fearow, Jessie's Arbok, and the ancient giant Gengar.

Early in Ash's journey, Pidgeotto was one of his primary battlers, but it was gradually weeded out as an everyday battler after Ash added more Pokémon to his team. It was typically used to blow away Smokescreens, pop holes in Team Rocket's balloon, or conduct aerial searches.

Appearance

As a Pidgeotto

Moves used

Using Gust Using Sand Attack as a Pidgeotto	Move First Used In Gust † Ash Catches a Pokémon Quick Attack † Ash Catches a Pokémon Sand Attack Challenge of the Samurai Whirlwind Clefairy and the Moon Stone Wing Attack † The Water Flowers of Cerulean City Double-Edge The Battle of the Badge
A † shows that the move was used recently, unless all moves fit this case or there are fewer than five known moves.

Moves improvised

Picture	First Used In	Moves Involved	Partnered With
	Ash Catches a Pokémon	Gust	None
	Description: A variation of Gust, used to force the foe to evade. This technique was used once by Pidgeotto in Ash Catches a Pokémon. Pidgeotto slams its wings together, creating a small airflow around its wings, forcing Jessie's Ekans to jump away.

Artwork

Poster for Pokémon: To Be a Pokémon Master

In the manga

Pidgeotto in The Electric Tale of Pikachu

The Electric Tale of Pikachu

Ash also owns a Pidgeotto in The Electric Tale of Pikachu manga. It is the fourth Pokémon that Ash captures in the manga. It first debuts in Play Misty For Me. In that chapter, it was given the nickname Walter Pidgeotto (Japanese: ビジョン Vision).

Pidgeotto's capture is not shown, it is first seen when Ash is writing home to May Oak describing the Pokémon he has caught on his journey so far. Later, he tries to use it in his Gym battle against Misty, but it has disappeared from its Poké Ball, leaving a note saying "I'm beat! Off to get some R&R. Don't forget to write! -Pidgeotto".

It is unknown if Pidgeotto has permanently left Ash's party following this. It does not appear in the manga since then, including when Ash brings his entire party out of their Poké Balls in You Gotta Have Friends. The role of Ash's main Flying Pokémon is instead filled by Ash's Fearow.

Trivia

Pidgeot in Spurt!

• Pidgeot is the first Pokémon of the Normal and Flying types to have been owned by a main character in the anime.
• Pidgeot is the first of Ash's Pokémon:
  • To have been caught in an evolved form.
  • To have used a move that causes recoil damage, in this case, Double-Edge.
• Pidgeotto never won a Gym battle under Ash's ownership; though it took a strong lead against both Misty's Starmie and Giovanni's Rhydon (under Jessie's command), neither battle was officially called for Ash.
• Pidgeot is the only Pokémon that Ash has had in his active team at the time of a Pokémon League Conference that has not been seen participating in a League battle.
• Pidgeot is the only member of Ash's original team of six that was never seen using Tackle.
• Pidgeot is the only one of Ash's released Pokémon to permanently rejoin his team.
• Out of all the Pokémon that were obtained and evolved in Kanto during the original series, Pidgeotto took the longest to evolve, at 78 episodes.
• Pidgeot is Ash's oldest caught Pokémon to currently be under his ownership.
• Out of all of Ash's Pokémon, Pidgeot holds the record for having the most amount of episodes between its capture and being left in Professor Oak's care, at 1,229 episodes.
• Pidgeotto's evolution into Pidgeot has been teased or, at least, influenced by the first opening of the anime, which displays Ash throwing a Poké Ball containing a Pidgeot to battle a Fearow.
• Pidgeot made a cameo appearance in the tenth Japanese opening theme, Spurt!. However, it did not return in any episodes aired with the opening.
  • It also appeared in the corresponding dub opening alongside Larvitar's mother, thus making it the only one of Ash's Pokémon to have its Spurt! scene carried across to the dub opening.
• In Pokémon Yellow and the Generation II games (as well as their remakes), it is possible to catch underleveled Pidgeotto in Viridian Forest, possibly as a reference to Ash's Pidgeotto.

Related articles

For more information on this Pokémon's species, see Pidgeotto and Pidgeot.

Ash's Pokémon
On hand:	Pikachu
Traveling with:	Rotom Phone
At Oak's/In rotation:	Pidgeot	Bulbasaur	Charizard	Kingler	Muk	Tauros (×30)
	Snorlax	Heracross	Bayleef	Quilava	Totodile	Noctowl
	Donphan	Swellow	Sceptile	Corphish	Torkoal	Glalie
	Staraptor	Torterra	Infernape	Buizel	Gliscor	Gible
	Unfezant	Oshawott	Pignite	Snivy	Scraggy	Leavanny
	Palpitoad	Boldore	Krookodile	Talonflame	Hawlucha	Noivern
	Dragonite	Gengar	Lucario	Sirfetch'd	Dracovish
With Kukui/In rotation:	Rowlet	Lycanroc	Incineroar	Melmetal
At home:	Mr. Mime
In training:	Squirtle	Primeape
Released:	Butterfree	Lapras	Larvitar	Greninja	Goodra	Nebby
	Naganadel
Temporarily owned:	Seaking	Buzzwole	Stakataka	Pheromosa	Rowlet
Traded away:	Raticate	Aipom
Given away:	Beedrill
Traveled with:	Haunter	Azelf	Meowth	Meloetta	Rotom Pokédex	Latias
The Power of Us only:	Ekans	Sentret
EToP only:	Fearow	Oddish	Mankey	Slowpoke
Newspaper Strip only:	Starmie	Clefairy
For a list of Pokémon Ash has temporarily owned, used, or commanded, see here

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