Mosstirk (Pokémon)


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Mosstirk (Japanese: モススターク Mosusutāku) is a Pokémon.

It evolves from starting at level 16 and 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.

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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

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