Biology
Rookidee is a small, birdlike Pokémon that is primarily dark blue, including its wings, tail, back and part of its head. The lower part of its body and chest is yellow and has a black part that begins from under its wings to its face, from which feathers protrude over its head, giving it a mask-like appearance. It has red eyes and small gray feet and legs.
Rookidee are feisty and territorial Pokémon and will bravely fight against anybody, no matter how big and strong that opponent is. They are able to store some of their own energy after every battle, so they can grow a bit stronger even if they lose. Using their legs, they are able to jump nimbly from place to place to confuse Pokémon bigger than themselves. Rookidee preys on Grubbin.
In the animeIn the manga
Pokémon Adventures
Multiple Rookidee debuted in a flashback in PASS05, where they were seen in the Slumbering Weald.
In the TCGGame data
Pokédex entries
This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation VIII.
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Generation VIII
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Galar #021
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Galar Crown Tundra #163
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Sword
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It will bravely challenge any opponent, no matter how powerful. This Pokémon benefits from every battle—even a defeat increases its strength a bit.
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Shield
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Jumping nimbly about, this small-bodied Pokémon takes advantage of even the slightest opportunity to disorient larger opponents.
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Game locations
This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation VIII.
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In events
Games
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Event
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Gigantamax
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Location
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Level
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Distribution period
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Sh
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Wild Area News
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No
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hide
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17
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November 15 to January 9, 2020
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Stats
Base stats
Stat
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Range
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At Lv. 50
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At Lv. 100
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38
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98 - 145
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186 - 280
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47
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46 - 108
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89 - 212
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35
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36 - 95
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67 - 185
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33
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34 - 93
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63 - 181
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35
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36 - 95
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67 - 185
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57
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55 - 119
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107 - 234
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Total: 245
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Other Pokémon with this total
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- Minimum stats are calculated with 0 EVs, IVs of 0, and (if applicable) a hindering nature.
- Maximum stats are calculated with 252 EVs, IVs of 31, and (if applicable) a helpful nature.
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Type effectiveness
Under normal battle conditions in Generation IX, this Pokémon is:
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Learnset
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- Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Rookidee
- Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution of Rookidee
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- Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Rookidee
- Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution of Rookidee
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- Moves marked with an asterisk (*) must be chain bred onto Rookidee in Generation VIII
- Moves marked with a double dagger (‡) can only be bred from a Pokémon who learned the move in an earlier generation.
- Moves marked with a superscript game abbreviation can only be bred onto Rookidee in that game.
- Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Rookidee
- Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution of Rookidee
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- Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Rookidee
- Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution of Rookidee
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Side game data
Evolution
Sprites
This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation VIII.
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Trivia
- Rookidee shares its category with Pidgey, Spearow, and Natu. They are all known as the Tiny Bird Pokémon, though Natu has also been called the Little Bird Pokémon.
- Rookidee and its evolved form are the first non-Legendary Pokémon to be purely Flying-type.
- Rookidee is tied with Natu as the smallest Flying-type Pokémon.
- Rookidee and its evolved forms were designed by Hitoshi Ariga.[1]
- Rookidee is the first regional bird to not be part-Normal-type in at least its base evolutionary form.
Origin
Rookidee's design appears to draw inspiration from birds in the Paridae family, such as chickadees and tits; in the latter example's case, it seems to be inspired by the Japanese tit, the Eurasian blue tit, or the Great tit. While these birds are not a member of the corvid family like the apparent inspirations for Corvisquire and Corviknight, they are in the same order, Passeriformes.
Name origin
Rookidee may be a combination of rook, rookie, kid, and chickadee.
Kokogara may be a combination of 子 ko (child) and 小雀 kogara (willow tit) or 烏 karasu (crow).
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