Ash's Pidgeot: Difference between revisions

In ''[[EP004|Challenge of the Samurai]]'', Pidgeotto was used to weaken a wild {{p|Weedle}} for Ash to capture, but the Weedle escaped when [[Samurai]] arrived and challenged Ash to a battle. Weakened by the battle with Weedle, Pidgeotto battled Samurai's {{p|Pinsir}}. Pidgeotto started off with {{m|Sand Attack}}, but Pinsir simply ran through the dust and defeated it with a single {{m|Tackle}}.  

In ''[[EP005|Showdown in Pewter City]]'', it battled {{TP|Brock|Geodude}} in Ash's [[rematch]] with {{an|Brock}}. Its {{m|Gust}} proved ineffective on the {{2t|Rock|Ground}} type Pokémon, and it was quickly knocked out.  

In ''[[EP019|Tentacool & Tentacruel]]'', Pidgeotto bore Pikachu into battle with a [[Giant Pokémon|giant]] {{p|Tentacruel}}, and was the only one of itself, Butterfree, and {{TP|Brock|Zubat}} to avoid Tentacruel's attacks, allowing Pikachu to attempt to negotiate a truce with the Tentacruel.

In ''[[EP032|The Ninja Poké-Showdown]]'', Pidgeotto was used in Ash's [[Fuchsia Gym]] battle against [[Koga]], where it faced his {{p|Venonat}}, which promptly [[Evolution|evolved]] into {{p|Venomoth}}. Pidgeotto tried blowing Venomoth's {{m|Stun Spore}} away with Whirlwind, but failed to do so, crippling it. Pidgeotto was then put to sleep by {{m|Sleep Powder}}, forcing Ash to substitute Pidgeotto for {{AP|Charmander}}.  

In ''[[EP079|Friend and Foe Alike]]'', Pidgeotto towed Team Rocket's balloon all the way to the stadium at the [[Indigo Plateau]] in order to allow Ash to reach his battle with [[Ritchie]] in time. However, due to this it was too exhausted to battle, leaving Ash with only his disobedient Charizard to fight with once Squirtle and Pikachu were defeated.

In ''[[EP081|Pallet Party Panic]]'', Ash returned to [[Pallet Town]] following the [[Indigo Plateau Conference]]. There, it encountered the {{p|Spearow}} Ash had tried to catch [[EP001|the first day of his journey]], who had since evolved into {{DL|Ash's Fearow|In the anime|Fearow}} and was leading other wild Spearow in harassing the local Pidgey flock. Pidgeotto tried to lead the wild Pidgey to safety, but it was badly injured. Desperate to help its fellow birds, Pidgeotto evolved into Pidgeot and attacked Fearow with Gust and Quick Attack. It then led the other Pidgey and Pidgeotto to defeat Fearow. After their victory, Ash released Pidgeot to guard the wild Pidgey so that Fearow would not return for a revenge attack.

===Personality and characteristics===

Ash's Pidgeot did not undergo as much character development as his other five original team members, as it had far fewer episodes focused on it. However, it was loyal and had an extremely strong relationship with Ash, the only one of his original six Pokémon he had never been on bad terms with before or after capture. It always followed his orders to the letter, even when this resulted in personal risk of self injury - taking on {{DL|Ash's Fearow|In the anime|Fearow}}, [[Jessie's Arbok]], and the Ancient Giant {{p|Gengar}} are just three examples.