Pidgey (Pokémon)
| Pidgey | |
|---|---|
| File:16pidgey.png National Pokédex Beedrill - Pidgey (#016) - Pidgeotto Johto Pokédex Feraligatr - Pidgey (#010) - Pidgeotto | |
| Japanese name | Poppo |
| Evolves from | None |
| Evolves into | Pidgeotto |
| Generation | First |
| Species | Tiny Bird Pokémon |
| Type | Normal / Flying |
| Height | 1 ft (0.3 m) |
| Weight | 4 pounds (1.8 kg) |
| Ability | Keen Eye/Unstable Gait(the latter from Pokemon Diamond and Pearl onwards) |
Pidgey (ポッポ, Poppo) is one of the Template:Pokenum fictional species of Pokémon in the Pokémon franchise (a series of video games, anime, manga, trading cards and other media created by Satoshi Tajiri).
The name Pidgey is apparently derived from Pigeon, though could also be a combination of pigeon and pudgy. It's name in the English beta version of Red/Blue was “Pidge”.
Characteristics
Pidgey resembles a number of small birds, and is perhaps based on the thrush or the pigeon, although it appears more like a sparrow.
It is quite docile and non-confrontational. Often found hiding in tall grass and foraging for small insects to eat, it does its best to avoid battle. Its two shades of brown feathers and black stripes behind its eyes (possibly working like a tiger's stripes) would make a good camouflage for sandy or grassy areas. It will either blow small or weak foes away with its Whirlwind, or use kick up dust in a Sand Attack to blind its enemy. It dwells in forests and grassy areas, and is able to return to its nest from anywhere thanks to an astoundingly sharp sense of direction.
Pidgeys are common throughout large cities and they often make their home on the ledges of tall buildings or tall structures.
Its main prey are Caterpie, Weedle, and Wurmple.
Pidgey are one of the easiest Pokemon to capture and tame due to their docile nature. Capturing a Pidgey is a good test of a beginning trainer's abilities.
In the Pokémon video games
Pidgey appears in Pokémon Red and Blue, Pokémon Yellow, Pokémon Gold and Silver, Pokémon Crystal and Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen in the Kanto and Johto regions and is usually one of the first Pokémon the player encounters.
Pidgey is vulnerable to Electric, Ice and Rock attacks, but invulnerable to the Ghost- and Ground-types, and strong against Grass, Fighting, and Bug.
Pidgey also appears in the Nintendo 64 game Pokémon Snap, and the Nintendo GameCube game Pokémon Channel.
It evolves into Pidgeotto at level 18 and into Pidgeot at level 36. In FireRed & LeafGreen, Pidgey made it return to the Pokemon games, gaining a new move it could learn in the process, Featherdance which lowers the opponents Attack stat by 2 levels. It can also learn Air Cutter as an egg move.
In the Pokémon anime
Pidgey is introduced in the very first episode of the Pokémon anime, but Ash fails to catch it; however, he does catch its evolved form, Pidgeotto, two episodes later. It is a common Pokémon, and many junior trainers have one. Pidgey are sometimes used as mail carriers (as seen in the episode Carrying On), and in “Fly Me to the Moon” a Pidgey named Orville, who dreams of flying higher than any Pokémon, manages to reach the upper atmosphere.
In another episode, a Pidgey reaches the impossibly high height of the upper atmosphere, where Rayquaza lives, and manages to land successfully.
In other media
In the Pokémon Adventures manga, a robotic Pidgey serves as Red’s guide to the Safari Zone.
Pidgey is a common Colorless Pokémon in the Pokémon Trading Card Game, appearing in the Base Set (also in Base Set 2 and the Legendary Collection), Gym Challenge (twice, both as Koga’s Pidgey), Expedition, EX FireRed & LeafGreen, and in EX Holon Phantoms (Delta Species, Lightning Type)
References
- The following games and their instruction manuals: Pokémon Red, Green, and Blue; Pokémon Yellow; Pokémon Stadium and Pokémon Stadium 2; Pokémon Gold, Silver, and Crystal; Pokémon Ruby, Sapphire, and Emerald; Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen; Pokémon Colosseum and Pokémon XD: Gale of Darkness
- Publications
- Barbo, Maria. The Official Pokémon Handbook. Scholastic Publishing, 1999. ISBN 0-439-15404-9.
- Loe, Casey, ed. Pokémon Special Pikachu Edition Official Perfect Guide. Sunnydale, CA: Empire 21 Publishing, 1999. ISBN 1-930206-15-1.
- Nintendo Power. Official Nintendo Pokémon FireRed & Pokémon LeafGreen Player’s Guide. Nintendo of America Inc., August 2004. ISBN 1-930206-50-X
- Mylonas, Eric. Pokémon Pokédex Collector’s Edition: Prima’s Official Pokémon Guide. Prima Games, September 21 2004. ISBN 0-7615-4761-4
- Nintendo Power. Official Nintendo Pokémon Emerald Version Player’s Guide. Nintendo of America Inc., April 2005. ISBN 1-930206-58-5
External links
- Official Pokémon website
- Bulbapedia (a Pokémon-centric Wiki)’s article about Pidgey as a species
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- Pokémon Dungeon Pokédex entry, full of statistics analysis
- PsyPoke - Pidgey Pokédex entry and Usage Overview
- Template:WikiKnowledge