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[[File:Casey Pidgey.png|thumb|250px|Pidgey erroneously depicted with four talons in the [[original series]]]] | |||
* According to the [[Pokémon Red and Green beta|Pokémon Red and Blue beta]], Pidgey was originally going to be named "Pidge". | * According to the [[Pokémon Red and Green beta|Pokémon Red and Blue beta]], Pidgey was originally going to be named "Pidge". | ||
* Pidgey shares its {{pkmn|category}} with {{p|Spearow}}, {{p|Natu}}, and {{p|Rookidee}}. They are all known as the Tiny Bird Pokémon, though Natu has also been called the Little Bird Pokémon. | * Pidgey shares its {{pkmn|category}} with {{p|Spearow}}, {{p|Natu}}, and {{p|Rookidee}}. They are all known as the Tiny Bird Pokémon, though Natu has also been called the Little Bird Pokémon. | ||
* Pidgey is the only {{OBP|Pokémon|species}} with a base stat total of 251. | * Pidgey is the only {{OBP|Pokémon|species}} 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. | * In ''[[Pokémon the Series]]'', Pidgey is often erroneously depicted with four talons on each foot, as opposed to three. | ||
===Origin=== | ===Origin=== | ||
Despite its name, Pidgey more closely resembles various {{wp|passerine}} birds (especially the female {{wp|house sparrow}}) than it does a {{wp|Columbidae|pigeon}}. The ''[[Pokémon the Series]]'' episode | Despite its name, Pidgey more closely resembles various {{wp|passerine}} birds (especially the female {{wp|house sparrow}}) than it does a {{wp|Columbidae|pigeon}}. The ''[[Pokémon the Series]]'' episode ''[[EP164|Carrying On!]]'' features "carrier-Pidgey" and references "Pidgey Mail", which is an allusion to {{wp|homing pigeon}}s, also known as carrier pigeons. The black markings around its eyes are reminiscent of {{wp|Ra}} and {{wp|Horus}}, the sun and sky gods of {{wp|Egyptian mythology}} who were depicted with the heads of {{wp|falcon}}s. | ||
====Name origin==== | ====Name origin==== | ||
