Pidgey (Pokémon)

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Pidgey (Japanese: ポッポ Poppo) is a dual-type introduced in Generation I.
It evolves into starting at level 18, which evolves into starting at level 36.
==Biology==
Pidgey is a small, plump-bodied . It is primarily brown with a cream-colored face, underside, and flight feathers. On top of its head is a short crest of three tufts. The center crest feathers are brown, and the outer two tufts are cream-colored. Just under its crest are its narrow eyes, which have white sclera and pupil and black irises. Angular black markings extend from behind its eyes and continue down its cheeks. It has a short, stubby beak and feet with two toes in front and one in back. Both its beak and feet are a grayish-pink. It has a short, brown tail made of three feathers.
Pidgey has an extremely sharp sense of direction and homing instincts. It can travel straight back to its nest regardless of how far away it might have flown. It is a docile Pokémon and prefers to flee from its enemies rather than fight them. Flapping its wings rapidly can whip up dust clouds and create whirlwinds to protect itself and flush out potential prey. Pidgey is common throughout its range and can often be seen in meadows and . and are natural predators of Pidgey.
In Generation III, was its signature move, though other Pokémon could still inherit it via .
===Evolution===
Pidgey evolves into , which evolves into .
(For specifics on this Pokémon's Evolution in the games, refer to Game data→Evolution data.)
==Game data==
===NPC appearances===
* : Pidgey and are the members of Team Seedgey.
===Pokédex entries===
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===Game locations===
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===Held items===
Pokémon caught in Generation I must be traded to a Generation II game in order for a held item to appear.
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===Stats===
====Base stats====
====Pokéathlon stats====
===Type effectiveness===
===Learnset===
Pidgey is available in .
====By leveling up====
====By TM====
====By ====
====By tutoring====
====-only moves====
Move	Card
 	Pidgey (Secret Wonders 99)
 	Pidgey (Expedition 123)
 	Pidgey (Secret Wonders 99)Pidgey (Expedition 123)Koga's Pidgey (Gym Challenge 80)
====Animated series-only moves====
Move	Type	Episode
 	 	Love, Totodile Style Carrying On!
===Side game data===
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===Evolution data===
===Sprites===
==In animation==
===Main series===
====Major appearances====
=====Orville=====
Wilbur, the guardian of Pudgy Pidgey Isle, helped teach a Pidgey nicknamed Orville on how to fly in Fly Me to the Moon. Nearly all of the other Pidgey on the island were too large for flight.
=====Other=====
Pidgey debuted in Pokémon - I Choose You!, where tried to it but failed because would not obey him.
In Pallet Party Panic, multiple Pidgey were attacked by a flock of and a . The flock reappeared in Fighting Flyer with Fire during a flashback and in The Rainbow and the Pokémon Master!.
In The Double Trouble Header, used a Pidgey in her against Ash, where it was defeated by .
In Carrying On!, Malachi and his grandfather own multiple Pidgey as their personal mail carriers. One of them was nicknamed Ken, and it was rescued by Ash and after it was attacked by a wild .
In Will the Real Oak Please Stand Up?, was revealed to have recently caught a Pidgey. He used it to blast off .
====Minor appearances====
A Pidgey appeared in a fantasy in The School of Hard Knocks.
A Trainer's Pidgey appeared in Electric Shock Showdown.
In Battle Aboard the St. Anne, a Pidgey was aboard the St. Anne.
In Pokémon Fashion Flash, a Pidgey was on Scissor Street.
In Sparks Fly for Magnemite, a Pidgey was in Gringey City's Pokémon Center.
Three Pidgey appeared in a fantasy in Dig Those Diglett!.
In Clefairy Tales, a Pidgey fell asleep after sang.
In Showdown at the Po-ké Corral, multiple Pidgey were living at Professor Oak's Laboratory.
In Pikachu's Vacation, a Pidgey was at the Pokémon Theme Park.
A Pidgey appeared in All Fired Up!.
In Round One - Begin!, Mandi used multiple Pidgey to perform magic tricks before his battle.
In In the Pink, multiple Pidgey were residents of Pinkan Island.
Two Pidgey appeared in a flashback in Wherefore Art Thou, Pokémon?, one each under the ownership of and .
In The Power of One, multiple Pidgey sensed the disturbance caused by Lawrence III.
Two Pidgey appeared in Pikachu's Rescue Adventure. One of them helped the Trainers' Pokémon and save the nests and during a storm.
In Tanks a Lot!, multiple Pidgey were forced to flee from 's rampaging Arbotank.
In Tunnel Vision, a Pidgey fell asleep from 's ing.
In Love, Totodile Style, Trixie uses a Pidgey for her circus.
In Pikachu & Pichu, a Pidgey lived in Big Town.
Multiple Pidgey appeared in Ariados, Amigos.
In The Apple Corp!, multiple Pidgey were shocked by a gang of after trying to steal apples from 's orchard.
In The Poké Spokesman, a Pidgey appeared in Simon's purported flashback.
Multiple Pidgey made brief cameo appearances in Celebi: The Voice of the Forest.
Multiple Pidgey appeared in The Legend of Thunder!.
In the banned episode EP250, two Pidgey resided in a forest outside the Ice Path.
In Great Bowls of Fire!, multiple Pidgey were inhabitants of the Dragon Holy Land.
In Pokémon Heroes: Latios & Latias, multiple Pidgey were seen in Alto Mare.
Multiple Pidgey made background appearances in Hatch Me If You Can.
In Hoenn Alone!, three Pidgey were having trouble with the from the area they lived in. and managed to drive the Haunter away.
In Gonna Rule The School!, the Pokémon Trainers' School lent a Pidgey to the school's underage students for use in lessons.
Multiple Pidgey appeared in Destiny Deoxys.
In The Ribbon Cup Caper, a Pidgey was at the S.S. St. Flower's Pokémon Center.
Multiple Pidgey appeared in Lucario and the Mystery of Mew, including in the prologue.
In The Saffron Con, a 's Pidgey was one of the Pokémon taken by Team Rocket.
Multiple Pidgey appeared in Sweet Baby James.
A Pidgey appeared in The Green Guardian.
Three Pidgey appeared in From Cradle to Save.
Multiple Pidgey appeared in Second Time's the Charm!.
In Battling the Enemy Within, Team Rocket mistook a Pidgey for a .
Multiple Pidgey appeared in May, We Harley Drew'd Ya!.
In Once More With Reeling!, a Coordinator's Pidgey participated in the .
A Pidgey appeared in Following A Maiden's Voyage!.
In A Staravia Is Born!, a Pidgey was among the Pokémon captured by Team Rocket.
A Pidgey appeared in Jessie's fantasy in One Big Happiny Family!.
Multiple Pidgey appeared in The Rise of Darkrai.
In The Bells Are Singing!, Francesca used a Pidgey for one of her magic tricks.
Three Pidgey appeared in Pokémon Ranger and the Kidnapped Riolu! (Part 1). Two additional Pidgey appeared in the following episode.
Multiple Pidgey appeared in Crossing Paths.
Multiple Pidgey appeared in Giratina and the Sky Warrior.
Multiple Pidgey appeared in Arceus and the Jewel of Life.
In Coming Full-Festival Circle!, multiple Pidgey listened to Nando as he played his music.
Multiple Pidgey appeared in the opening sequence of in Zoroark: Master of Illusions.
Multiple Pidgey appeared in Best Wishes Until We Meet Again!.
Three Pidgey appeared in The Dream Continues!.
Multiple Pidgey appeared in Kalos, Where Dreams and Adventures Begin!.
A Pidgey appeared in Lumiose City Pursuit!.
Multiple Pidgey appeared in A Shockingly Cheeky Friendship!.
A Pidgey appeared in A Jolting Switcheroo!.
A Pidgey appeared in Awakening the Sleeping Giant.
Two Pidgey appeared in a flashback or a fantasy in The Forest Champion!.
Two Pidgey appeared in the beginning of The Cave of Mirrors!.
A Performer's Pidgey appeared in a video in Performing with Fiery Charm!.
In A Frolicking Find in the Flowers!, three Pidgey were scared by Ash's Talonflame.
A Pidgey appeared in a flashback in A Watershed Moment!.
In Volcanion and the Mechanical Marvel, a Pidgey was a resident of the Nebel Plateau.
In I Choose You!, attempted to catch a Pidgey. Later on, multiple Pidgey were among the Pokémon that were under the control of .
Two Pidgey appeared in Alola, Kanto!, one owned by a Trainer and the other in a photo taken by .
Six Pidgey appeared in The Power of Us, with one under the ownership of a Trainer and the rest being wild.
Five Pidgey appeared in a flashback in Enter Pikachu!.
Seven Pidgey appeared in Legend? Go! Friends? Go!, with four of them appearing in a video hologram.
In Working My Way Back to Mew!, Goh attempted to catch a Pidgey, only for it to attack him and fly away.
In Dreams Are Made of These!, Goh caught a during a Pokémon Orienteering competition. It has since made further appearances in .
A Pidgey appeared in Betrayed, Bothered, and Beleaguered!.
Five Pidgey appeared in Time After Time!.
Two Pidgey appeared in Trade, Borrow, and Steal!.
In Getting More Than You Battled For!, a Pidgey was living on Cero Island.
A Trainer's Pidgey appeared in To Train, or Not to Train!. It reappeared in Breaking the Ice!.
A Pidgey appeared in Healing the Healer!.
A Trainer's Pidgey appeared in Sobble Spies a Stealthy Strategy!.
In Heroes Unite!, multiple Pidgey appeared during a flashback.
Three Pidgey appeared in This Could be the Start of Something Big!.
Two Pidgey appeared in The Same Moon, Now and Forever!.
A Pidgey appeared in The Pendant That Starts It All (Part One), under the ownership of a student of Indigo Academy.
Two Pidgey appeared in For Sure! 'Cause Sprigatito's with Me!.
A Pidgey appeared in The Ancient Poké Ball.
A Trainer's Pidgey appeared in Food Fit for a Kingambit!.
A Pidgey appeared in HZ075, during a flashback.
====Pokédex entries====
===Pokémon Origins===
In File 1: Red, a Pidgey was in Professor Oak's introduction; Red encountered a second and, using his , tried battling it, but it managed to get away; and a third was shown getting registered in Red's Pokédex.
===Pokémon Generations===
A Pidgey appeared in Ecruteak City in The Reawakening, during a flashback about the creation of the legendary beasts.
===POKÉTOON===
Multiple Pidgey appeared in Blossom's Dream. attempted to catch one of them, but failed.
==In the manga==
===Pokémon Adventures===
====Minor appearances====
In Bulbasaur, Come Home!, a Pidgey escaped from Professor Oak's Laboratory.
In ...But Fearow Itself!, a frozen Pidgey was pictured by in his explanation about how to stop a Pokémon.
The 's tour guides are automated robotic Pidgey, called Pidgebots, as first seen in Long Live the Nidoking.
In Pidgeotto Pick-Me-Up, two Pidgey and a Pidgeotto kidnapped 's , Kitty.
In Three Cheers for Chikorita, a Pidgey on her way to Professor Elm's Lab.
A Pidgey appeared in Querulous Qwilfish, where it was aiding the construction of the .
A Pidgey appeared in The Last Battle XIII as one of the Pokémon sent to participate in the fight in Ilex Forest.
A Pidgey appeared in Clobbering Claydol, under the ownership of a .
===Pokémon Pocket Monsters===
 was revealed to have caught a Pidgey, as seen in The Pokémon Banana League (Part 1).
===The Electric Tale of Pikachu===
 owns a Pidgey in The Electric Tale of Pikachu.
===Magical Pokémon Journey===
A Pidgey appeared in How Do You Do, Pikachu?.
A Pidgey appeared in Tangela's Secret.
===Pokémon Zensho===
In PZ01, a flock of Pidgey swarmed , but he was saved by Professor Oak's .
===Pokémon: Yeah! I Got Pokémon!===
Multiple Pidgey appeared in Shu and Pikachu's Debut!.
A Pidgey appeared in GDZ22.
A Pidgey appeared in GDZ27.
===Pokémon Gold & Silver: The Golden Boys===
's first capture on his was a Pidgey, which later evolved into a Pidgeotto.
A Pidgey appeared in Farewell To Pikachu?!, under the ownership of a delivery service. It reappeared in Let's Fight For The Future!!.
===Pocket Monsters HGSS Jō's Big Adventure===
Falkner owns a Pidgey, which first appeared in JBA1. It reappeared in a flashback in JBA5.
===Movie adaptations===
A Pidgey appeared in a flashback in ICYR1.
==In the TCG==
==Other appearances==
===Super Smash Bros.===
Multiple Pidgey appear in the background of the stage.
===Super Smash Bros. Ultimate===
Pidgey returns in the stage. It also appears as a .
==Trivia==
* According to the Pokémon Red and Blue beta, Pidgey was originally going to be named "Pidge".
* Pidgey shares its with , , and . They are all known as the Tiny Bird Pokémon, though Natu has also been called the Little Bird Pokémon.
* Pidgey is the only with a base stat total of 251.
* Pidgey has the shortest cry of any Pokémon, being only 0.181 seconds long.
* In Pokémon the Series, Pidgey is often erroneously depicted with four talons on each foot, as opposed to three.
===Origin===
Despite its name, Pidgey more closely resembles various birds (especially the female ) than it does a . The Pokémon the Series episode Carrying On! features "carrier-Pidgey" and references "Pidgey Mail", which is an allusion to s, also known as carrier pigeons. The black markings around its eyes are reminiscent of and , the sun and sky gods of who were depicted with the heads of s.
====Name origin====
Pidgey may be a corruption of or a combination of , , and pudgy (small and plump).
Poppo may be derived from ぽっぽ poppo (onomatopoetic sound of a pigeon's coo).
==In other languages==
==Related articles==
* Orville
* Gold's Pidgey
==External links==
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