Ash's Pidgeot

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

File:Ash's Pidgeot.png 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! Current location Viridian Forest

→ 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 third Pokémon obtained by Ash Ketchum during his travels through the Kanto region.

History

As a Pidgeotto

Ash caught Pidgeot as a Pidgeotto in the Viridian Forest. It was Ash's first Template:Type2 Pokémon, but it was not used much; when it was, it was often to blow away SmokeScreens, pop holes in Team Rocket's balloon, or scout around to find the way to their next destination. Despite this, it took part in many Kanto gym battles. It fought at the Pewter and Fuchsia Gyms, won an important victory by defeating a Rhydon in Ash's battle for the Earth Badge, battled Misty's Starmie when Ash competed against her for the Cascade Badge, and also carried Pikachu into battle against the giant Tentacruel in Tentacool & Tentacruel.

After Ash returned to Pallet Town following the Indigo League, Ash encountered an old enemy. The Spearow Ash had tried to catch the first day of his journey had evolved into Fearow and was leading other wild Spearow in harassing the local Pidgey flock. After being injured trying to lead the wild Pidgey to safety, Pidgeotto evolved into Pidgeot and lead the other Pidgey and Pidgeotto to defeat Fearow, and Ash left it behind to guard the wild Pidgey. He promised to return for it after he was finished in the Orange Islands, a sentiment that he still hoped he could do in Fighting Flyer with Fire. However, Ash has yet to fulfill that promise, with its role as his Flying-type being filled by such new Pokémon as Noctowl, Swellow and Staraptor.

Moves used

File:Pidgeotto Double Edge.png Using Double-Edge as a Pidgeotto	Move First Used In Peck × Ash Catches a Pokémon 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
An × shows that the move cannot be legitimately known by this Pokémon in the games.
A † shows that the move was used recently, unless all moves fit this case or there are fewer than five known moves.

Moves Improvised

Gust Counter Attack a variation of Gust, used to force the foe to evade. This technique was used only once by Ash's Pidgeotto in Ash Catches a Pokémon. Pidgeotto slams its wings together, creating a small air flow around his wings forcing Jessie's Ekans to jump away.

In the Electric Tale of Pikachu manga

File:Ash Pidgeotto manga.jpg

Ash's Pidgeotto in 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.

Pidgeotto's capture is not shown, it is first seen when Ash is writing home to May Oak describing the Pokémon he has captured 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.

Trivia

• Pidgeot debuted long before the episode in which it evolved. Since the first episode of the series, Ash is shown throwing a Poké Ball containing Pidgeot and battling a Fearow in the opening Aim to Be a Pokémon Master.
• Pidgeot is one of three Pokémon owned by a main character that evolved before being released in the same episode. The other Pokémon to do so were Togetic and Victreebel.
  • Togetic and Pigeot are both dual-type Normal/Flying Pokémon that evolved to protect their pre-evolved forms.
• Pidgeot is one of a few Pokémon that was caught by Ash when it was in its second evolutionary form. The other Pokémon that he caught at this stage are Noctowl, Muk, and Primeape. Of these, it is the only Pokémon capable of evolving further, as it eventually did.
• Pidgeot has since appeared in the tenth opening for the anime, Spurt!. However, it did not return in any episodes aired with the opening.
  • Pidgeot also appeared in the Battle Frontier opening along with Tyranitar. The other scenes with Ash's old Pokémon were not included.
• Pidgeot was the first one of Ash's Pokémon to have learned all of its moves in the evolution stage that he caught it in, and evolved later, the other one being Glalie.
• As the Yellow version of the games is similar to the anime, low-leveled wild Pidgeotto could be found in the Viridian Forest.

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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