Pidgey (Pokémon)
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Pidgey (Japanese: ポッポ Poppo) is a dual-type Normal/Flying Pokémon, the first of the very many in the Pokédex.
It evolves into Pidgeotto starting at level 18, whom evolves into Pidgeot starting at level 36.
Biology
Physiology
Pidgey resembles a small, plump-bodied bird. It is a brown color, with a lighter colored throat and belly. The tips of its wings share this cream color. Both its feet and beak are a pinkish-gray color. Its plumage is fairly nondescript, particularly compared to its evolutions Pidgeotto and Pidgeot. It has black markings around its eyes and a small crest of brown and cream feathers above its eyes. It resembles other small Template:Type2 Pokémon such as Starly, Taillow, and Spearow. However, due to the fact that (with the exception of Spearow) these Pokémon tend to be unique to a region, it is likely that they are a result of convergent evolution. Pidgey's feet allow it to walk on the ground for a while but can also reach out and safely land on perches.
Gender differences
None.
Special abilities
Pidgey has an extremely sharp sense of direction and homing instincts. It can locate its nest even when far removed from familiar surroundings. Because of this, it is extremely easy to train to deliver messages.
Behavior
Pidgey are very common and can be seen in a variety of environments. It is a docile Pokémon, and generally prefers to flee from its enemies rather than fight them. Pidgey's small size permits it to easily hide in long grass, where it is typically found foraging for small insects. It is known to flush out potential prey from long grass by flapping its wings rapidly. This maneuver also serves to protect Pidgey from enemies. If disturbed, a Pidgey is capable of sending a blinding cloud of dust into the air, permitting it to make its escape. This evasive technique can also be applied to battles. While Pidgey generally do not like to fight, they have been known to strike with surprising fierceness when they are cornered. While Pidgey make ideal targets for young trainers, due to their temperaments, it is not unheard of for novice trainers to be seriously injured by a panicked Pidgey.
Habitat
Pidgey typically dwell in forests with thick growth and large trees. They usually live alongside Rattata.
Diet
- Main article: Pokémon food
Pidgey mainly eat Weedle, Caterpie, Wurmple, and other small insects.
In the anime
Pidgey first appeared in Pokémon - I Choose You!. Ash tried capturing it, but failed because Pikachu would not obey him.
Casey has a Pidgey in her first appearance, The Double Trouble Header.
Many Pidgey were featured in Carrying On! as mail-Pidgey, owned by Malachi and his grandfather.
Wilbur, guardian of Pudgy Pidgey Isle, helped to teach a Pidgey named Orville how to fly in Fly Me to the Moon. Nearly all the other Pidgey on the island were too large for flight.
Professor Oak captured a Pidgey just before Will the Real Oak Please Stand Up?. He used it to get rid of Team Rocket.
Team Rocket mistook a Pidgey for a Ho-Oh in Battling the Enemy Within.
Many Pidgey appeared in Crossing Paths.
Pokédex entries
- EP001: "Pidgey is a Flying Pokémon. Among all the Flying Pokémon it is the gentlest and easiest to capture. A perfect target for the beginning Pokémon trainer to test his Pokémon's skills. Pidgey's Gust power creates tornadoes. It also has a Sand-Attack."
In the manga
Professor Oak had a Pidgey in Electric Tale of Pikachu.
In the Pokémon Special manga
Pidgey makes a couple of cameos in the Red, Green & Blue chapter; in Bulbasaur, Come Home! as one of the Pokémon that escapes from Professor Oak's Laboratory and in ...But Fearow Itself! when a frozen one is pictured by Bill in his explanation about how to stop a flying Pokémon. Also, the Safari Zone's tour guide is an automated robotic Pidgey.
In the TCG
- Main article: Pidgey (TCG)
Game data
Pokédex entries
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In side games
Game | Location |
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Pokémon Snap | Beach |
Pokémon Channel | Viridian Forest |
Pokémon Trozei! | Endless Level 14 Endless Level 33 Forever Level 14 Mr. Who's Den |
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon (Red and Blue) |
Tiny Woods (1F-3F) Howling Forest (9F-13F) |
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon (Time and Darkness) |
Concealed Ruins (B1-B9) World Abyss (B1-B15) |
Base stats
Stat | Range | ||
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At Lv. 50 | At Lv. 100 | ||
HP: 40
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100 - 147 | 190 - 284 | |
45
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45 - 106 | 85 - 207 | |
40
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40 - 101 | 76 - 196 | |
35
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36 - 95 | 67 - 185 | |
35
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36 - 95 | 67 - 185 | |
56
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54 - 118 | 105 - 232 | |
Total: 251
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Type effectiveness
Template:DP type effectiveness
Learnset
By leveling up
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By TM/HM
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By breeding
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By tutoring
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Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only from an Evolution of this Pokémon
A colored initial indicates that the move is not available to be tutored in this game,
while a colored background indicates that the move is available.
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TCG-only Moves
Side game data
Evolution
Sprites
Gen | Game | ||||||
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I | Red | Blue | Yellow | Red (Ja) | Green | Back | |
II | Gold | Silver | Crystal | Back | |||
III | Ruby | Sapphire | Emerald | FireRed | LeafGreen | Back | |
IV | Diamond | Pearl | Platinum | HeartGold | SoulSilver | Back | |
V | Black | White | Black 2 | White 2 | Back | ||
Trivia
- In the Generation I and II games as well as Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen, it is the most common land Pokémon available, the second most common being Rattata.
- Pidgey was originally going to be named "Pidge."
- Ash attempted to capture one in the first episode of the anime; however, he failed. He would later capture its evolved form.
- In the Generation I games, Pidgey was seen as weak by many because of its low stats and inability to learn many good Flying-type attacks. In those games, a Spearow was considered a better option.
- Pidgey is the first Normal Pokémon in National Pokédex order.
- Pidgey shares the same species name with Spearow and Natu. They are all known as Tiny Bird Pokémon.
- Pidgey is commonly referred to in a meme on *chan sites in which a boy ignores his distraught girlfriend since he has found a Template:Shiny2 Pidgey.
- In EP002, it is shown that the Pokémon Center in Viridian City contains a cuckoo clock with a green Pidgey in it.
Origin
It shares some similarities with pigeons, and there have been some references to Pidgey Mail, alluding to homing pigeons.
Name origin
Pidgey's name could be a corruption of pigeon or a combination of that with the word budgie. Its Japanese name appears to be the onomatopoeia of the sound a pigeon makes, ポッポッポ poppoppo.
In other languages
- German: Taubsi - From "Taube", the German word for pigeon.
- French: Roucool - Roucoule is for a pigeon's coo. Cool means the same as in English.
- Korean: 구구 Kugu
- Chinese (Taiwan and Hong Kong): 波波 Po Po - Transliteration of its Japanese name, Poppo.
Related articles
External links
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