Pidove
Pidove is a Normal/Flying-type Pokémon, the Tiny Pigeon Pokémon, number 519 (#0519) in the National Pokédex. It was introduced in Generation 5 and comes from the Unova region. It is 0.3 m tall and weighs 2.1 kg.
Pidove is the Tiny Pigeon Pokémon, a friendly, forgetful Normal and Flying type that follows people about. The Pokédex says several hundred can turn up at once if someone scatters food.
How to pronounce Pidove
Pidove is pronounced PID-uv. The capital letters show the stressed syllable.
Listen to Pidove said out loud:
In Japanese it is マメパト (Mamepato).
Hear every other name on the Pokémon pronunciation guide.
Lore
Biology
Pidove is a small grey pigeon with golden eyes, a head tuft, a short black beak with a pink cere and a pale heart-shaped patch on its chest. Its wings are black with a grey stripe. It is 0.3 m tall and weighs 2.1 kg.
Behaviour
Pidove is sincere and not very bright. The Pokédex says it is so forgetful that it waits for a new order even when it already has one, and it often fails to understand complicated commands. It has no fear of people and loves to follow them.
Habitat
The Pokédex says it lives in cities, in parks and plazas. In Galar it roams the Rolling Fields and the Wild Area's lakes, with Max Raid Battles in the Isle of Armor's Loop Lagoon. Bulbapedia lists it as unobtainable in Scarlet and Violet and Legends: Z-A.
Powers
Big Pecks stops its Defense being lowered, Super Luck raises its critical-hit rate, and the hidden Rivalry boosts damage against the same gender but weakens it against the opposite. It learns Gust, Quick Attack, Air Slash and finally Sky Attack. With 55 base Attack and 50 base HP it is a modest early flier.
Name origin
Pidove may blend 'pigeon' and 'dove', or 'dove' and 'love' for its heart motif. The Japanese name is Mamepato (マメパト), possibly from mame (tiny, or diligent) and hato (pigeon).
Design inspiration
Bulbapedia credits Reiko Tanoue as the designer, citing a Pokémon Peer interview. Its design draws on pigeons and doves, and the heart motif is a pun, since 'pigeon' (hato) and 'heart' (hāto) sound alike in Japanese. Its Shiny form may draw on the rock dove.
Evolution notes
Pidove evolves into Tranquill at level 21.
In the games
In Black and White, where Pidove debuted, it turns up on Route 3 and in the inner Pinwheel Forest. In Black 2 and White 2 it also appears on Route 20 and at Floccesy Ranch.
In the anime
Ash's Pidove was a lone bird left behind after a flock attacked him in 'Enter Iris and Axew!', and he caught her after a battle. In 'There's a New Kid in Town!', a lost Pidove is nursed back to health.
Fun facts
- In the Detective Pikachu game, Bulbapedia says, Pidove are so forgetful that they cannot even remember their own names.
- Black and White handed out a Mystery Egg Pidove based on Ash's in Japan from 17 December 2010 to 11 January 2011.
- Its base Special Defense of 30 is the joint lowest of any Flying type, level with Taillow, Wingull, Starly and Pikipek.
Base stats
- HP: 50
- Attack: 55
- Defense: 50
- Sp. Atk: 36
- Sp. Def: 30
- Speed: 43
Pidove’s base stat total is 264. Its highest stat is Attack.
Type matchups
What is Pidove weak to?
Pidove takes extra damage from Electric (2×), Ice (2×), Rock (2×) moves.
It resists Grass (½×), Bug (½×).
It is immune to Ground, Ghost moves.
Evolution
How does Pidove evolve?
Pidove evolves into Tranquill at level 21.
The whole family: Pidove, Tranquill, Unfezant.
Abilities
- Big Pecks: Protects against Defense drops.
- Super Luck: Raises moves' critical hit rates one stage.
- Rivalry (hidden ability): Increases damage inflicted to 1.25× against Pokémon of the same gender, but decreases damage to 0.75× against the opposite gender.
Moves
Moves Pidove learns by level up in Sword / Shield
| Level | Move | Type | Category | Power |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gust | Flying | Special | 40 |
| 1 | Growl | Normal | Status | — |
| 4 | Leer | Normal | Status | — |
| 8 | Quick Attack | Normal | Physical | 40 |
| 12 | Taunt | Dark | Status | — |
| 16 | Air Cutter | Flying | Special | 60 |
| 20 | Swagger | Normal | Status | — |
| 24 | Feather Dance | Flying | Status | — |
| 28 | Detect | Fighting | Status | — |
| 32 | Air Slash | Flying | Special | 75 |
| 36 | Roost | Flying | Status | — |
| 40 | Tailwind | Flying | Status | — |
| 44 | Sky Attack | Flying | Physical | 140 |
TM moves (22)
Pidove can learn 22 moves from TMs in Sword / Shield: Fly, Rest, Snore, Protect, Steel Wing, Attract, Rain Dance, Sunny Day, Facade, Swift, U-turn, Round, Air Slash, Agility, Focus Energy, Substitute, Endure, Sleep Talk, Uproar, Heat Wave, Taunt, Work Up.
Egg moves (5):Defog, Hypnosis, Morning Sun, Night Slash, Wish.
Move tutor moves (1): Dual Wingbeat.
Breeding & training
- Gender: 50% male, 50% female.
- Egg groups: Flying.
- Egg cycles: 15 (steps to hatch, Scarlet/Violet: 1,920).
- Catch rate: 255 out of 255.
- Base friendship (Gen 8 onward): 50.
- Growth rate: Medium Slow (1,059,860 experience points to reach level 100).
- Defeating it gives 1 Attack effort value.
- Base experience yield: 53.
Pokédex entries
It's forgetful and not very bright, but many Trainers love it anyway for its friendliness and sincerity. (Shield)
Where people go, these Pokémon follow. If you're scattering food for them, be careful— several hundred of them can gather at once. (Sword)
These Pokémon live in cities. They are accustomed to people. Flocks often gather in parks and plazas. (White, Y, Alpha Sapphire)
This very forgetful Pokémon will wait for a new order from its Trainer even though it already has one. (Black 2, White 2, X, Omega Ruby)
Each follows its Trainer's orders as best it can, but they sometimes fail to understand complicated commands. (Black)
Names around the world
| Japanese | マメパト |
|---|---|
| Romaji | Mamepato |
| French | Poichigeon |
| German | Dusselgurr |
| Spanish | Pidove |
| Italian | Pidove |
| Korean | 콩둘기 |
| Chinese (Simplified) | 豆豆鸽 |
| Chinese (Traditional) | 豆豆鴿 |
Trivia
- Lightest Normal type in Gen 5: 2.1 kg.
- Shortest Normal type in Gen 5: 0.3 m.
- Lightest Flying type in Gen 5: 2.1 kg, shared with 1 other.
- Shortest Flying type in Gen 5: 0.3 m.
- Slowest Flying type in Gen 5: 43 Speed.
- Lowest base stat total among Flying types in Gen 5: 264.
- Taller than 4% of all Pokémon (0.3 m).
- Heavier than 8% of all Pokémon (2.1 kg).
- Base stat total 264, ranked #951 of 1,025.
- One of 27 Pokémon that are both Normal and Flying.
- One of 107 gray Pokémon.
- Number 26 of 156 Pokémon introduced in Generation 5 (Unova).
- Part of an evolution family of 3 Pokémon.
- Can learn 39 different moves in Sword / Shield.
- Catch rate 255: about 33.3% per Poké Ball at full health.
- Appears in 5 distinct Pokédex entries.
Sources and fact-checking
- Stats, types, abilities, moves, evolutions, forms and Pokédex entries: PokéAPI open game data.
- Lore: written by pokee.si in our own words, researched from Bulbapedia: Pidove (Pokémon), Serebii: Pidove (Sword/Shield Pokédex).
- Pronunciation (PID-uv): no English source says it out loud, so it is our best guess from the parts of the name.
Last checked: . Every sentence of the lore was checked against Bulbapedia, Serebii and the game data.
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