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==In the anime== | ==In the anime== | ||
===Main series=== | ===Main series=== | ||
[[File:Vermilion Forest Pidgey.png|thumb|250px|Pidgey in the | [[File:Vermilion Forest Pidgey.png|thumb|250px|Pidgey in ''[[Pokémon the Series]]'']] | ||
====Major appearances==== | ====Major appearances==== | ||
=====[[Orville]]===== | =====[[Orville]]===== | ||
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* 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. | ||
* In the | * In ''[[Pokémon the Series]]'', Pidgey is often erroneously depicted with four talons on each foot, as opposed to three. | ||
* Pidgey has the shortest [[cry]] of any Pokémon, being only 0.181 seconds long. | * Pidgey has the shortest [[cry]] of any Pokémon, being only 0.181 seconds long. | ||
===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}}. | 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==== |