Rookidee (Pokémon)

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Rookidee (Japanese: ココガラ Kokogara) is a introduced in Generation VIII.
It evolves into starting at level 18, which evolves into starting at level 38.
==Biology==
Rookidee is a small, birdlike that is primarily dark blue, including its wings, tail, back and part of its head. The lower part of its body and chest is yellow, and it has a plume of black feathers that begins from under its wings to its face, from which a few tufts protrude over its head, giving it a mask-like appearance. It has red eyes with white markings under them, which helps Rookidee to intimidate fearful Pokémon. It has small gray legs and feet, each with two toes on the front and one on the back.
Rookidee are feisty and territorial Pokémon and will bravely fight against anybody, no matter how big and strong that opponent is. They are able to store some of their own energy after every battle, so they can grow a bit stronger even if they lose. Using their legs, they are able to jump nimbly from place to place to confuse Pokémon bigger than themselves. Female Rookidee are fussier than the males, and will relentlessly attack anyone who dirties its wings. Rookidee preys on .
===Evolution===
Rookidee evolves into , which evolves into .
(For specifics on this Pokémon's Evolution in the games, refer to Game data→Evolution data.)
==Game data==
===Pokédex entries===
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Rookidee in the
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===Stats===
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===Evolution data===
===Sprites===
==In animation==
===Main series===
====Major appearances====
Three Rookidee appeared in Meeting Up with the Monarch!, where two Corviknight protected their nest. One of them had an injured wing, but put a bandage around it.
====Minor appearances====
Rookidee debuted in Toughing It Out!, under the ownership of a .
Two Rookidee appeared in Sobbing Sobble!.
Two Rookidee appeared in Getting More Than You Battled For!.
In A Pinch of This, a Pinch of That!, multiple Rookidee were in the Wild Area.
A Trainer's Rookidee appeared in The Spectral Express!.
Four Rookidee appeared in Curtain Up! Fight the Fights!, with one of them belonging to a Trainer.
A Rookidee appeared during a flashback in Partners in Time!, under the ownership of Sonia. She used it in her and Leon's first Pokémon battle, defeating his .
Two Rookidee appeared in As Long as I'm with My Friends.
A Trainer's Rookidee appeared in Dot and Nidothing.
A Trainer's Rookidee appeared in Trending Terastallization! Dance, Dance, Quaxly!.
Four Rookidee appeared in Hatenna and the Otherworldly.
Two Rookidee appeared in HZ075, during a flashback.
====Pokédex entries====
===POKÉTOON===
A Rookidee appeared in The Slugma-Powered Home.
==In the manga==
===Pokémon Adventures===
Multiple Rookidee debuted in a flashback in Ooh Shiny!! Legendary Equipment, where they were seen in the Slumbering Weald.
==In the TCG==
==Trivia==
* Rookidee shares its with , , and . They are all known as the Tiny Bird Pokémon, though Natu has also been called the Little Bird Pokémon.
* Rookidee and its evolved form are the first non-Legendary Pokémon to be purely .
* Rookidee is tied with Natu as the smallest Flying-type Pokémon.
* Rookidee and its evolved forms were designed by Hitoshi Ariga.Tweet by ありがひとし/ArigaHitoshi (@ariga_megamix). Posted on January 5, 2020.
===Origin===
Rookidee's design appears to draw inspiration from birds in the family, such as s and tits; in the latter example's case, it may specifically be inspired by the and the , or the for its coloration. While these birds are not a member of the family like the apparent inspirations for and , they are in the same order, , and were once considered to be corvids.
====Name origin====
Rookidee may be a combination of , rookie, kid, and .
Kokogara may be a combination of 子 ko (child) and 小雀 kogara () or 烏 karasu (crow).
==In other languages==
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