Ash's Pidgeot

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caption=Ash's Pidgeot |
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'''Ash's Pidgeot''' (Japanese: '''サトシのピジョット''' ''Satoshi's Pigeot'') was the third [[Pokémon]] obtained by [[Ash Ketchum]] during his travels through the [[Kanto]] region. Its voice actor as Pidgeotto and Pidgeot in both Japanese and English is 林原めぐみ ''[[Megumi Hayashibara]]''.

==History==
[[File:Ash Pidgeotto.png|200px|thumb|left|As a Pidgeotto]]
Ash caught Pidgeot as a {{p|Pidgey in the [[Viridian Forest]]. It was Ash's first {{type2|Flying}} Pokémon, but it was not used much; when it was, it was often to blow away {{m|SmokeScreen}}s, pop holes in [[Team Rocket]]'s balloon, or scout around to find the way to their next destination. Despite this, it took part in many Kanto gym battles. It fought at the {{gy|Pewter}} and [[Fuchsia Gym]]s, won an important victory by defeating a {{p|Rhydon}} in Ash's battle for the {{Badge|Earth}}, battled [[Misty's Starmie]] when Ash competed against her for the {{Badge|Cascade}}, and also carried {{AP|Pikachu}} into battle against the giant {{p|Tentacruel}} in ''[[EP019|Tentacool & Tentacruel]]''.

After Ash returned to [[Pallet Town]] following the [[Indigo League]], Ash encountered an old enemy. The {{p|Spearow}} Ash had tried to catch [[EP001|the first day of his journey]] had evolved into {{p|Fearow}} and was leading other wild Spearow in harassing the local {{p|Pidgey}} flock. After being injured trying to lead the wild Pidgey to safety, Pidgeotto [[Evolution|evolved]] into Pidgeot and lead the other {{p|Pidgey}} and {{p|Pidgeotto}} to defeat Fearow, and Ash left it behind to guard the wild Pidgey. He promised to return for it after he was finished in the [[Orange Archipelago|Orange Islands]], a sentiment that he still hoped he could do in ''[[EP131|Fighting Flyer with Fire]]''. However, Ash has yet to fulfill that promise, with its role as his Flying-type being filled by such new Pokémon as {{AP|Noctowl}}, {{AP|Swellow}} and {{AP|Staraptor}}.

==Moves used==
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{{anmu|Flying|Peck|EP003|Ash Catches a Pokémon|x=yes}}
{{anmu|flying|Gust|EP003|Ash Catches a Pokémon|rec=yes}}
{{anmu|normal|Quick Attack|EP003|Ash Catches a Pokémon|rec=yes}}
{{anmu|ground|Sand-Attack|EP004|Challenge of the Samurai}}
{{anmu|normal|Whirlwind|EP006|Clefairy and the Moon Stone}}
{{anmu|flying|Wing Attack|EP007|The Water Flowers of Cerulean City|rec=yes}}
{{anmu|normal|Double-Edge|EP063|The Battle of the Badge|rec=yes}}
{{anmu/f|flying|no|x=yes}}

===Moves Improvised===
'''Gust Counter Attack''' a variation of Gust, used to force the foe to evade. This technique was used only once by Ash's Pidgeotto in ''[[EP003|Ash Catches a Pokémon]]''. Pidgeotto slams its wings together, creating a small air flow around his wings forcing [[Jessie's Ekans]] to jump away.

==In the manga==
Ash also owns a Pidgeotto in the [[Electric Tale of Pikachu]] {{pkmn|manga}}. It is the fourth Pokémon that Ash captures in the manga. It first debuts in ''[[ET02|Play Misty For Me]]''.

Pidgeotto's capture is not shown, it is first seen when Ash is writing home to [[Daisy Oak|May Oak]] describing the Pokémon he has captured on his journey so far. Later, he tries to use it in his Gym battle against {{an|Misty}}, but it has disappeared from its [[Poké Ball]], leaving a note saying "I'm beat! Off to get some R&R. Don't forget to write! -Pidgeotto".

It is unknown if Pidgeotto has permanently left Ash's party following this. It does not appear in the manga since then, including when Ash brings his entire party out of their Poké Balls in ''[[ET08|You Gotta Have Friends]]''.

==Trivia==
*Pidgeot debuted long before the episode in which it evolved. Since the first episode of the series, Ash is shown throwing a Poké Ball containing Pidgeot and battling a Fearow in the opening ''[[Aim to Be a Pokémon Master]]''.
*Pidgeot is one of three Pokémon owned by a main character that evolved before being released in the same episode. The other Pokémon to do so were {{TP|Misty|Togetic}} and {{DL|List of Pokémon temporarily owned by Team Rocket|Victreebel}}.
**Togetic and Pigeot are both dual-type {{2t|Normal|Flying}} Pokémon that evolved to protect their pre-evolved forms.
*Pidgeot is one of a few Pokémon that was caught by Ash when it was in its second evolutionary form. The other Pokémon that he caught at this stage are {{AP|Noctowl}}, {{AP|Muk}}, and {{AP|Primeape}}. Of these, it is the only Pokémon capable of evolving further, as it eventually did.
*Pidgeot has since appeared in the tenth opening for the anime, [[Spurt!]]. However, it did not return in any episodes aired with the opening.
**Pidgeot also appeared in the ''{{OBP|Battle Frontier|dub}}'' opening along with {{AP|Tyranitar|Larvitar}}. The other scenes with Ash's old Pokémon were not included.
* Pidgeot was the first one of Ash's Pokémon to have learned all of its moves in the evolution stage that he caught it in, and evolved later, the other one being {{AP|Glalie}}.
* As the [[Pokémon Yellow Version|Yellow version]] of the games is similar to the anime, low-leveled wild Pidgeotto could be found in the Viridian Forest.

==Related articles==
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