Pidove (Pokémon)

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This article is about the species. For a specific instance of this species, see Pidove (disambiguation).

Pidove マメパト Mamepato #519
Art by Ken Sugimori from Black and White
Type Normal Flying Unknown Unknown Blue-Striped Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown	Category Tiny Pigeon Pokémon
Abilities Big Pecks or Super Luck Super Luck Blue-Striped ----- Rivalry Hidden Ability
Exp. at Lv. 100 1,059,860
Regional Pokédex numbers Kanto #— Johto — Hoenn — Sinnoh — Unova #025 #014 Not in any regional Pokédex
Regional Browser numbers Fiore R— Almia R— Oblivia
Height 1'00" Imperial 0.3 m Metric 1'00"/0.3 m Red-Striped 0'0"/0.0 m Blue-Striped 0'0"/0.0 m
Weight 4.6 lbs. Imperial 2.1 kg Metric 4.6 lbs./2.1 kg Red-Striped 0.0 lbs./0.0 kg Blue-Striped 0.0 lbs./0.0 kg
Dex color Gray	Catch rate 255 (33.3%)
Body style Blue-Striped	Footprint      Blue-Striped
Gender ratio Gender unknown Unknown 50% male, 50% female
Breeding Flying group 16 cycles (4080 minimum steps)
EV yield HP 0 Atk 1 Def 0 Sp.Atk 0 Sp.Def 0 Speed 0 Base Exp.: 53 Battle Exp.: 531*
External links On Smogon Pokédex: Generation V Generation VI Generation VII Generation VIII Generation IX Artwork on Bulbagarden Archives

Pidove (Japanese: マメパト Mamepato) is a dual-type Normal/Flying Pokémon.

It evolves into Tranquill starting at level 21, which evolves into Unfezant starting at level 32.

Biology

Physiology

Pidove is a mainly gray, pigeon-like Pokémon. It has large, oval eyes with golden irises, and a rounded head from which a spiky, crest-like arrangement of three feathers protrudes from the top of. It has a short, black beak, with a bulbous pink cere, with a black patch on the back of its neck and a wide heart-shaped area of lighter coloration on its chest. Pidove's black-colored wings have a thick gray stripe down them, and pink feet with black nails.

Gender differences

None.

Behavior

Pidove aren't particularly intelligent. A Pidove will always listen to its Trainer's commands, but it doesn't always understand said commands. They are not attracted to shiny objects and the cooing of a Pidove flock can get very loud.

Habitat

It lives in cities. Pidove loves company, so many of them gather in parks and plazas.

Diet

Main article: Pokémon food

In the anime

Pidove in the anime

Major appearances

Ash's Pidove

In Enter Iris and Axew!, after Ash was attacked by a flock of Pidove that later flew away, one was left behind. He battled and eventually caught her. She evolved into a Tranquill in A Venipede Stampede!, and then into an Unfezant in An Amazing Aerial Battle!.

Minor appearances

A flock of Pidove appeared in In The Shadow of Zekrom!. Ash attempted to catch one in Enter Iris and Axew!, but he was attacked by the other members of its flock. After that, they flew away, except for one that he later catches.

Multiple Pidove made an appearance in A Sandile Gusher of Change! with multiple Patrat and Deerling where they needed help from Ash and his friends.

Multiple Pidove appeared in The Lonely Deino! under the care of a Day Care owner named Bobby.

Pidove has made cameo appearances in Triple Leaders, Team Threats!, Dreams by the Yard Full!, The Bloom Is on Axew!, A Rival Battle for Club Champ!, A Connoisseur's Revenge!, Dancing With the Ducklett Trio!, Lost at the Stamp Rally!, Ash Versus the Champion!, A Maractus Musical!, The Four Seasons of Sawsbuck!, A Call for Brotherly Love!, Stopping the Rage of Legends! Part 1, Baffling the Bouffalant!, Climbing the Tower of Success!, All for the Love of Meloetta!, Iris and the Rogue Dragonite!, Ash, Iris and Trip: Then There Were Three!, Beauties Battling for Pride and Prestige!, Curtain Up, Unova League!, and Mission: Defeat Your Rival!. Either in the wild, wild flocks or under the ownership of a Trainer.

A Pidove briefly appeared in the Elder's flashback in A Village Homecoming!.

Multiple Trainers' Pidove appeared in Team Plasma's Pokémon Power Plot!.

A Pidove appeared in Saving Braviary.

Multiple Pidove appeared in Secrets From Out of the Fog! and BW120.

A Pidove appeared in BW127 in a flashback.

Pokédex entries

Episode Pokémon Source Entry BW002 Pidove Ash's Pokédex Pidove, the Tiny Pigeon Pokémon. A Pidove flock's cooing can get extremely noisy. Pidove is not attracted to shiny objects.

In the manga

Pidove in Pokémon Adventures

In the Pokémon Adventures manga

A Pidove is one of the Pokémon employed by White in her BW Agency.

N has a Pidove which was used to battle Black in Accumula Town in Letting Go.

Pidove is one of the Pokémon young Hugh received from his grandfather.

In the TCG

Main article: Pidove (TCG)

Game data

Pokédex entries

This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation V.
Generation I Red {{{redbluedex}}} Blue Yellow {{{yellowdex}}} Stadium {{{stadiumdex}}}
Generation II Gold {{{golddex}}} Silver {{{silverdex}}} Crystal {{{crystaldex}}} Stadium 2 Unknown
Generation III Ruby {{{rubydex}}} Sapphire {{{sapphiredex}}} Emerald {{{emeralddex}}} FireRed {{{firereddex}}} LeafGreen {{{leafgreendex}}}
Generation IV Diamond {{{diamonddex}}} Pearl {{{pearldex}}} Platinum {{{platinumdex}}} HeartGold {{{heartgolddex}}} SoulSilver {{{soulsilverdex}}}
Generation V Black Each follows its Trainer's orders as best it can, but they sometimes fail to understand complicated commands. White These Pokémon live in cities. They are accustomed to people. Flocks often gather in parks and plazas. Black 2 This very forgetful Pokémon will wait for a new order from its Trainer even though it already has one. White 2 {{{white2dex}}}
Generation VI X Unknown Y Unknown

Game locations

This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation V.
Generation I Red Blue None Trade Blue (Japan) None Trade Yellow None Trade
Generation II Gold Silver None Trade Crystal None Trade
Generation III Ruby Sapphire None Trade Emerald None Trade FireRed LeafGreen None Trade Colosseum None Trade XD None Trade
Generation IV Diamond Pearl None Trade Platinum None Trade HeartGold SoulSilver None Trade Pal Park None Pokéwalker None
Generation V Black White Common Route 3, Pinwheel Forest Black 2 White 2 Unknown One Route 20, Floccesy Ranch, Virbank Complex and Castelia City Pinwheel Forest (N's)* Dream World Windswept Sky*
Generation VI X Y None Trade

In side games

Game	Location
Pokémon Rumble Blast	Forest: Trailhead Field
PokéPark 2: Wonders Beyond	Cove Area

In events

Games	Event	Language	Location	Level	Distribution period
	Mystery Egg Pidove	Japanese	Japan Wi-Fi	1	December 17, 2010 to January 11, 2011
	Secret Egg Pidove	English	United States	1	April 27 to May 31, 2011
	Secret Egg Pidove	Korean	Wi-Fi	1	June 1 to 26, 2011

Stats

Base stats

Stat		Range
		At Lv. 50	At Lv. 100
HP: 50		110 - 157	210 - 304
Attack: 55		54 - 117	103 - 229
Defense: 50		49 - 112	94 - 218
Sp. Atk: 36		36 - 96	69 - 188
Sp. Def: 30		31 - 90	58 - 174
Speed: 43		43 - 104	81 - 203
Total: 264	Other Pokémon with this total
Minimum stats are calculated with 0 EVs, IVs of 0, and (if applicable) a hindering nature. Maximum stats are calculated with 252 EVs, IVs of 31, and (if applicable) a helpful nature.

Type effectiveness

Under normal battle conditions in Generation V, this Pokémon is:

Damaged normally by: Normal 1× Fighting 1× Flying 1× Poison 1× Ground 0× Rock 2× Bug ½× Ghost 0× Steel 1× Fire 1× Water 1× Grass ½× Electric 2× Psychic 1× Ice 2× Dragon 1× Dark 1× None

Weak to: Normal 1× Fighting 1× Flying 1× Poison 1× Ground 0× Rock 2× Bug ½× Ghost 0× Steel 1× Fire 1× Water 1× Grass ½× Electric 2× Psychic 1× Ice 2× Dragon 1× Dark 1× None

Immune to: Normal 1× Fighting 1× Flying 1× Poison 1× Ground 0× Rock 2× Bug ½× Ghost 0× Steel 1× Fire 1× Water 1× Grass ½× Electric 2× Psychic 1× Ice 2× Dragon 1× Dark 1× None

Resistant to: Normal 1× Fighting 1× Flying 1× Poison 1× Ground 0× Rock 2× Bug ½× Ghost 0× Steel 1× Fire 1× Water 1× Grass ½× Electric 2× Psychic 1× Ice 2× Dragon 1× Dark 1× None

Notes: If this Pokémon is given a Ring Target, the effectiveness of  Ghost-type  moves is 1×. If Gravity is in effect, this Pokémon is given an Iron Ball or a Ring Target, or it is affected by Smack Down or Ingrain, the effectiveness of  Ground-type  moves is 1×.

Learnset

By leveling up

Generation V Other generations: VI - VII - VIII - IX

Level   Move   Type   Cat.   Pwr.   Acc.   PP  00Start Gust Flying Special 04040 100100% 35 044 Growl Normal Status 0000— 100100% 40 088 Leer Normal Status 0000— 100100% 30 1111 Quick Attack Normal Physical 04040 100100% 30 1515 Air Cutter Flying Special 05555 09595% 25 1818 Roost Flying Status 0000— ——% 10 2222 Detect Fighting Status 0000— ——% 5 2525 Taunt Dark Status 0000— 100100% 20 2929 Air Slash Flying Special 07575 09595% 20 3232 Razor Wind Normal Special 08080 100100% 10 3636 FeatherDance Flying Status 0000— 100100% 15 3939 Swagger Normal Status 0000— 09090% 15 4343 Facade Normal Physical 07070 100100% 20 4646 Tailwind Flying Status 0000— ——% 30 5050 Sky Attack Flying Physical 140140 09090% 5

Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Pidove Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an Evolution of Pidove Click on the generation numbers at the top to see level-up moves from other generations

By TM/HM

Generation V Other generations: VI - VII - VIII - IX
TM		Move	Type	Cat.	Pwr.	Acc.	PP
	TM06	Toxic	Poison	Status	0000—	090}}90%	10
	TM10	Hidden Power	Normal	Special	0000—	100}}100%	15
	TM11	Sunny Day	Fire	Status	0000—	—}}—%	5
	TM12	Taunt	Dark	Status	0000—	100}}100%	20
	TM17	Protect	Normal	Status	0000—	—}}—%	10
	TM18	Rain Dance	Water	Status	0000—	—}}—%	5
	TM21	Frustration	Normal	Physical	0000—	100}}100%	20
	TM27	Return	Normal	Physical	0000—	100}}100%	20
	TM32	Double Team	Normal	Status	0000—	—}}—%	15
	TM40	Aerial Ace	Flying	Physical	06060	—}}—%	20
	TM42	Facade	Normal	Physical	07070	100}}100%	20
	TM44	Rest	Psychic	Status	0000—	—}}—%	10
	TM45	Attract	Normal	Status	0000—	100}}100%	15
	TM48	Round	Normal	Special	06060	100}}100%	15
	TM49	Echoed Voice	Normal	Special	04040	100}}100%	15
	TM83	Work Up	Normal	Status	0000—	—}}—%	30
	TM87	Swagger	Normal	Status	0000—	090}}90%	15
	TM88	Pluck	Flying	Physical	06060	100}}100%	20
	TM89	U-turn	Bug	Physical	07070	100}}100%	20
	TM90	Substitute	Normal	Status	0000—	—}}—%	10
	HM02	Fly	Flying	Physical	09090	095}}95%	15
Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Pidove Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an Evolution of Pidove

By breeding

Generation V Other generations: VI - VII - VIII - IX
Father	Move	Type	Cat.	Pwr.	Acc.	PP
	Bestow	Normal	Status	—	—%	15
	Hypnosis	Psychic	Status	—	—%	20
	Lucky Chant	Normal	Status	—	—%	30
	Morning Sun*	Normal	Status	—	—%	5
	Uproar	Normal	Special	90	100%	10
	Wish	Normal	Status	—	—%	10
	Steel Wing	Steel	Physical	70	90%	25
Moves marked with an asterisk (*) must be chain bred onto Pidove in Generation V Moves marked with a double dagger (‡) can only be bred from a Pokémon who learned the move in an earlier generation. Moves marked with a superscript game abbreviation can only be bred onto Pidove in that game. Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Pidove Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an Evolution of Pidove

By tutoring

Generation V Other generations: VI - VII - VIII - IX
Game				Move	Type	Cat.	Pwr.	Acc.	PP
B	W	B2	W2	Heat Wave	Fire	Special	100	90%	10
B	W	B2	W2	Roost	Flying	Status	—	—%	10
B	W	B2	W2	Sky Attack	Flying	Physical	140	90%	5
B	W	B2	W2	Sleep Talk	Normal	Status	—	—%	10
B	W	B2	W2	Snore	Normal	Special	40	100%	15
B	W	B2	W2	Tailwind	Flying	Status	—	—%	30
B	W	B2	W2	Uproar	Normal	Special	90	100%	10
A black abbreviation in a colored box indicates that Pidove can be tutored the move in that game A colored abbreviation in a white box indicates that Pidove cannot be tutored the move in that game Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Pidove Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an Evolution of Pidove

By events

Generation V Other generations: VI - VII - VIII - IX
Event	Move	Type	Cat.	Pwr.	Acc.	PP
Ash's PidoveLv.1	Quick Attack	Normal	Physical	40	100%	30
Ash's PidoveLv.1	Air Cutter	Flying	Special	55	95%	25
A superscript level indicates that Pidove can learn this move normally in Generation V at that level Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Pidove Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an Evolution of Pidove

Dream World moves

Generation V Other generations: VI - VII - VIII - IX
Event	Move	Type	Cat.	Pwr.	Acc.	PP
Windswept Sky	Morning Sun	Normal	Status	—	—%	5
Windswept Sky	Hypnosis	Psychic	Status	—	60%	20
A superscript level indicates that Pidove can learn this move normally in Generation V at that level Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Pidove Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an Evolution of Pidove

Side game data

Pokémon Pinball  N/A  Not available		Pokémon Pinball RS  N/A  Not available		Pokémon Trozei!  N/A  Not available
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon Red Rescue Team and Blue Rescue Team Body size: 1 Recruit rate: 0% Friend Area: Beau Plains Phrases 51%-100% HP My HP is between 51% and 100%. 26%-50% HP My HP is between 26% and 50%. 1%-25% HP My HP is between 1% and 25%. Level up I leveled up. Partner phrases 51%-100% HP <name>, my HP is between 51% and 100%. 26%-50% HP <name>, my HP is between 26% and 50%. 1%-25% HP <name>, my HP is between 1% and 25%. Level up I leveled up.
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon Explorers of Sky Body size: 1 Recruit rate: 0% IQ group: A
Pokémon Ranger Group:  Normal  Poké Assist: None Field move: None Loops: 0 Min. exp.: 0 Max. exp.: 0 Browser entry   This Pokémon does not have a browser entry.
Pokémon Ranger: Shadows of Almia Group:  Normal  Poké Assist: None Field move: None Browser entry   This Pokémon does not have a browser entry.
Pokémon Ranger: Guardian Signs Group: Poké Assist: Field move:  Normal  None Past ( Normal ) None Past (Electrify ×1) Browser entry   This Pokémon does not have a browser entry.
Pokémon Rumble N/A Not Available Defense Speed N/A Not Available Defense Speed			Pokémon Rumble Blast Attack ● Defense ● Speed ●●● Attack Not Available Defense Speed Attack Not Available Defense Speed Attack Not Available Defense Speed
PokéPark Wii: Pikachu's Adventure PokéPark Pad entry: This Pokémon has no PokéPark Pad entry.
PokéPark 2: Wonders Beyond Strong: Weak: PokéPark Pad entry: Pidove fly over the beach. Their motto is not to do anything tiring, but they do like to play Chase.
Pokémon Conquest HP: Move: {{{ConquestMove}}} Attack: Ability 1: {{{ConquestAbility1}}} Defense: Ability 2: {{{ConquestAbility2}}} Speed: Ability 3: {{{ConquestAbility3}}} Does not evolve. Range: 0 Perfect Links: {{{ConquestLink}}}

Evolution

Unevolved Pidove  Normal  Flying

Level 21 →

First Evolution Tranquill  Normal  Flying

Level 32 →

Second Evolution Unfezant  Normal  Flying

Sprites

Gen	Game
I	Red	Blue	Yellow		Red (Ja)	Green	Back
	This Pokémon did not appear during Generation I.
II	Gold	Silver	Crystal				Back
	This Pokémon did not appear during Generation II.
III	Ruby	Sapphire	Emerald		FireRed	LeafGreen	Back
	This Pokémon did not appear during Generation III.
IV	Diamond	Pearl	Platinum		HeartGold	SoulSilver	Back
	This Pokémon did not appear during Generation IV.
V	Black	White	Black 2	White 2			Back

For other sprites and images, please see Pidove images on Bulbagarden Archives.

Trivia

• Pidove is the only Pokémon that has a base stat total of 264.
• Pidove was the first Who's That Pokémon? for the Best Wishes series.

Origin

Pidove seems to be based on pigeons and doves.

Name origin

Pidove is a combination of pigeon and dove.

Mamepato may be a combination of 忠実 mame (diligent) or 豆 mame (prefix meaning tiny) and 鳩 hato (pigeon).

In other languages

Language Title Meaning Japanese マメパト Mamepato From 忠実 mame or 豆 mame and 鳩 hato French Poichigeon From pois chiche and pigeon Spanish Pidove Same as English name German Dusselgurr From dusselig and gurren Italian Pidove Same as English name Korean 콩둘기 Kongdulgi From 콩 and 비둘기 Mandarin Chinese 豆豆鴿 / 豆豆鸽 Dòudòugē From the Japanese 豆 mame and 鴿 gē. Cantonese Chinese

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