Pidgey (Pokémon)

Pidgey ポッポ Poppo

Artwork from FR/LG

Types Species  Normal  Flying  Tiny Bird Pokémon Abilities Exp. at 100 Keen Eye or Tangled Feet 1,059,860 Pokédex Kanto #016 Johto #010 Hoenn #218* Sinnoh #— Browser Fiore R— Almia R— Height Weight 1'00" 4.0 lbs. Pokédex color Body style Footprint Catch rate Brown 255 Gender ratio   50% male   50% female Egg groups Egg cycles Flying 16 (4080 steps*) EV yield HP 0 Atk 0 Def 0 Sp.Atk 0 Sp.Def 0 Speed 1 Exp. 55 External links On Legendary Pokémon Pokédex: Generation III Generation IV On Pokémon Palace Network Pokédex (Gen. I-III) On Smogon Pokédex: Generation I Generation II Generation III Generation IV On Eevee's Pokédex (Gen. I-IV) On Psypoke Pokédex On Pokecharms Pokédex (Gen. III-IV) On Marriland Pokédex (Gen. IV) On Serebii's Pokédex: Generation I/II Generation III (Spin-Off games) Generation IV (Spin-Off games) On Azure Heights Pokédex (Gen. I) On Pokémon Dungeon Pokédex (Gen. I-II) On Ultimate Pokémon Center Pokédex (Gen. I-IV) Artwork on Bulbagarden Archives

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 and then 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 Flying-type 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

Forest Pokémon

Pidgey typically dwell in forests with thick growth and large trees. They usually live alongside Rattata. They are very common.

Diet

Main article: Pokémon food

Pidgey mainly eat Weedle, Caterpie, Wurmple, and other small insects.

In the anime

Orville, a Pidgey from Fly Me to the Moon

Major appearances

Pidgey first appeared in Pokémon - I Choose You!. Ash tried capturing it, but failed because Pikachu would not obey him.

Casey has a Pidgey, seen 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 blast off Team Rocket.

Minor appearances

Pidgey are frequently seen in the background of many episodes flying in packs of ten or more. Sometimes they may appear in town centers or fields nearby to Ash and co. and usually fly away due to any local disturbance. Their appearances range from seemingly any anime episode, notably, Crossing Paths and Pokémon Ranger and the Kidnapped Riolu! Part One, as well as movies, such as The Rise of Darkrai and Giratina and the Sky Warrior.

A Pidgey was used by one of the students of the Pokémon Trainer's School in Gonna Rule The School!.

Team Rocket mistook a Pidgey for a Ho-Oh in Battling the Enemy Within.

Pokédex entries

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

NPC appearances

• Pokémon Mystery Dungeon 2: Pidgey and Seedot are the members of Team Seedgey.

Pokédex entries

Game locations

In side games

Held items

Base stats

Type effectiveness

Learnset

By leveling up

By TM/HM

By breeding

By tutoring

TCG-only Moves

• Peck
• Fury Swipes
• Growl

Side game data

Pokémon Pinball
	Acquisition: Catch
Pokémon Trozei!
	Rarity: Common
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon Red Rescue Team and Blue Rescue Team
Body size: 1	Recruit Rate: 10.1%	Friend Area: Flyaway Forest
Phrases
51%-100% HP	I'm not a good fighter, but I'll give you my best!
26%-50% HP	My HP's been halved...
1%-25% HP	I'm about to crash...
Level Up	Yay! I leveled up! Happy!
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon Explorers of Time and Explorers of Darkness
Body size: 1	Recruit Rate: 8.2%	IQ Group: D

Evolution

	Unevolved	→ Level 18	First evolution	→ Level 36	Second evolution
	Pidgey  Normal  Flying		Pidgeotto  Normal  Flying		Pidgeot  Normal  Flying

Sprites

Gen	Game
I	Red	Blue	Yellow	Red (Ja)	Green	Back
II	Gold	Silver	Crystal			Back
III	Ruby	Sapphire	Emerald	FireRed	LeafGreen	Back
			File:Spr 3e 016 s.gif
IV	Diamond	Pearl	Platinum	HeartGold	SoulSilver	Back
				NO SPRITES AVAILABLE

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

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.
• 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, though Natu has also been called a Little 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 shiny Pidgey.
• In EP002, it is shown that the Pokémon Center in Viridian City contains a cuckoo clock with a green Pidgey in it.
• Pidgey's Gold and Silver sprite is tinged pink; this appears in no other games.
• In all game sprites, Pidgey has 3 claws, but in the anime, it has 4.
• Pidgey is the only Pokémon that is tenth in a regional Pokédex listing (coming immediately after the Water-type starter's final form) that was not introduced in the same generation as the starter.
• Pidgey is so far the only Pokémon with a base stat total of 251.

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 (pigeon).
• French: Roucool - From roucoule (coo) and English cool.
• Korean: 구구 Kugu
• Chinese (Taiwan and Hong Kong): 波波 Po Po - Transliteration of its Japanese name, Poppo.

Related articles

• Orville

External links

Notes

This Pokémon article is part of Project Pokédex, a Bulbapedia project that aims to write comprehensive articles on each Pokémon as a species.