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Pidgey (Japanese: ポッポ Poppo) is a dual-type Pokémon.

It evolves into starting at level 18, which evolves into  starting at level 36.

Biology
Pidgey is a small, plump-bodied avian Pokémon. It is primarily brown with a cream-colored face, underside, and flight feathers. Both its feet and beak are a pinkish-gray color. It has black, angular markings around its eyes and a small crest of brown and cream feathers above its eyes.

Pidgey has an extremely sharp sense of direction and homing instincts. It can locate its nest even when far removed from familiar surroundings. It is a docile Pokémon, and generally prefers to flee from its enemies rather than fight them. By flapping its wings rapidly, it can whip up dust clouds and create whirlwinds to protect itself and flush out potential prey. Pidgey is very common throughout its range and can often be seen in meadows and.

Orville
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.

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

A flock of Pidgey appeared in Pallet Party Panic where they were attacked by a flock of and a. The flock reappeared in a flashback in Fighting Flyer with Fire.

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. One of them was named Ken.

captured a Pidgey just before Will the Real Oak Please Stand Up?. He used it to blast off.

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 friends 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.

A Pidgey figure is stored inside Ash's clock as seen in Pokémon! I Choose You!, and pops out when the alarm went off and the clock opened.

Pidgey appeared in a fantasy in The School of Hard Knocks and Dig Those Diglett! and in a picture in Pokémon Paparazzi.

A Pidgey appeared in Electric Shock Showdown under the ownership of an unnamed Trainer.

A Pidgey also appeared in Battle Aboard the St. Anne, Pokémon Fashion Flash,

A Pidgey was seen in a Pokémon Center in Sparks Fly for Magnemite.

A Pidgey appeared in Clefairy Tales, where it felt asleep after sang.

Multiple Pidgey were among the Pokémon seen at Professor Oak's Laboratory in Showdown at the Po-ké Corral.

A Pidgey appeared in All Fired Up!.

Multiple Pidgey made a brief cameo in The Power of One, Celebi: Voice of the Forest, Hatch Me If You Can, Destiny Deoxys, The Rise of Darkrai, Giratina and the Sky Warrior, Arceus and the Jewel of Life, and Zoroark: Master of Illusions

Mandi used multiple Pidgey to perform magic tricks before his battle in Round One - Begin!.

Multiple Pidgey resided on the Pinkan Island in In the Pink.

and were both shown in a flashback to have once owned a Pidgey each in Wherefore Art Thou, Pokémon?.

A Pidgey felt asleep after sang in Tunnel Vision.

Trixie has multiple Pidgey which are used in her circus in Love, Totodile Style.

A flock of Pidgey appeared in The Apple Corp! where they where shocked by the gang of after trying to steal apples from an orchard.

In The Poké Spokesman, Simon claimed to have met a Pidgey, an and a  which could talk as seen in a flashback.

A flock of Pidgey appeared in the wild in The Legend of Thunder!.

Two Pidgey were among the Pokémon seen in a forest outside the Ice Path in EP250.

Several Pidgey were among the inhabitants of the Dragon Holy Land in Fangs for Nothin'.

In Pokémon Heroes: Latios & Latias, two Pidgey can be seen having a wash in a drinking basin. Flocks of them were also populous throughout Alto Mare.

Three Pidgey were among the Pokémon that were having trouble with the from the area they lived in. and managed to drive the Haunter away.

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

Multiple Pidgey appeared in Lucario and the Mystery of Mew. Also, one appeared in the opening of the movie.

A Pidgey appeared in The Saffron Con as a Pokémon owned by a Coordinator that was taken by Team Rocket.

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

A Pidgey also appeared in One Big Happiny Family! in Jessie's fantasy.

A Pidgey appeared in Coming Full-Festival Circle!.

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!, A Jolting Switcheroo! and Awakening the Sleeping Giant.

Multiple Pidgey appeared in A Shockingly Cheeky Friendship!

Two Pidgey appeared in a flashback/fantasy in The Forest Champion!.

Two Pidgey made a cameo appearance at the beginning of The Cave of Mirrors!.

A Pidgey appeared in an image/neon in Showcase, Debut!.

A Pidgey appeared in a video in Performing with Fiery Charm!, under the ownership of a Pokémon Performer.

Three Pidgey made a brief appearance in A Frolicking Find in the Flowers! where they were scared by Ash's Talonflame.

A Pidgey appeared in A Watershed Moment! in a flashback.

In Pokémon Origins
encountered a Pidgey in File 1: Red. Using, Red tried battling it but it fled.

Another Pidgey appeared where it was shown registered in Red's Pokédex.

In the Electric Tale of Pikachu manga
Professor Oak owns a Pidgey in the The Electric Tale of Pikachu manga.

In the Pokémon Adventures manga
Pidgey makes a couple of cameos in the ; in Bulbasaur, Come Home! as one of the Pokémon that escapes from Professor Oak's Laboratory.

In ...But Fearow Itself! when a frozen one is pictured by in his explanation about how to stop a Flying Pokémon.

The 's tour guides are automated robotic Pidgey, called Pidgebot in Long Live the Nidokin.

In Pidgeotto Pick-Me-Up, two Pidgey along with a Pidgeotto kidnaps 's Caterpie.

Cyrstal captured a Pidgey on her way to Professor Elm's Lab in Three Cheers for Chikorita.

A Pidgey appeared in Querulous Qwilfish, aiding the construction of the Battle Tower.

Another Pidgey appeared in The Last Battle XIII as one of the Pokémon sent to help the fight in Ilex Forest.

In the Pokémon Zensho manga
In Pocket Monsters Zensho, a flock of Pidgey swarm at the beginning. He is later saved by Professor Oak's who later becomes his own.

In the Pokémon Pocket Monsters manga
caught a Pidgey off-screen in The Pokémon Banana League (Part 1).

In the Pokémon Gold & Silver: The Golden Boys manga
🇬🇼's first capture on his journey was a Pidgey which later evolved into a Pidgeotto.

NPC appearances

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Pokédex entries

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Trivia

 * In 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 a Little Bird Pokémon.
 * Pidgey is the only Pokémon with a base stat total of 251.
 * In the anime, Pidgey is erroneously depicted with four talons on each foot, as opposed to three.
 * Pidgey is the first Normal/Flying bird-like Pokémon, along with its evolutions, and and . This is repeated in later generations with 's, 's, 's, and 's evolutions and with ; the latter is the only  bird-like Pokémon in its family—its evolutions are.
 * Pidgey has the shortest cry of any Pokémon, being only 0.181 of a second long.

Origin
Anatomically, Pidgey resembles a or  more than it does a. However, there have been some references to Pidgey Mail, alluding to s. Its category, "tiny bird," added to the sound of the end of its name, could suggest that Pidgey is also based on a. However, it and its evolutions seem to have more traits related to s than pigeons or chickadees.

Name origin
Pidgey could be a corruption of ' or a combination of that with the word ' (a type of bird),  (a type of bird), or pudgy (referring to its plump physique).

Poppo appears to be the onomatopoeia of the sound a pigeon makes: ポッポッポ poppoppo.

Related articles

 * Orville
 * Gold's Pidgey