Pidove (Pokémon)


 * }

Pidove (Japanese: マメパト Mamepato) is a dual-type  introduced in Generation V.

It evolves into starting at level 21, which evolves into  starting at level 32.

Biology
Pidove is a mainly gray, pigeon-like Pokémon. It has golden, oval eyes and a tuft of feathers atop its rounded head. It has a short, black beak with a bulbous pink, and a black patch on the nape of its neck. There is a wide, heart-shaped area of lighter coloration on its chest. Pidove's black wings have a thick gray stripe down the side. It has pink feet with black talons.

Pidove is not particularly intelligent. While it always listens to its Trainer's commands, it does not always understand them. In, the Pidove are so forgetful that they don't even remember their own names. Many Trainers love Pidove due to its friendliness and sincere nature. Pidove loves to follow people. Having no fear of people, flocks of Pidove are often found in city parks and plazas, though they can also be seen in grasslands and rural areas. The cooing of these flocks can be very noisy. About several hundred Pidove are known to gather when food is scattered on the ground for them.

Ash's Pidove
In Enter Iris and Axew!, after was attacked by a flock of Pidove that later flew away, one was left behind. He battled and eventually her. She evolved into a Tranquill in A Venipede Stampede!, and then into an Unfezant in An Amazing Aerial Battle!.

Other
In Climbing the Tower of Success!, multiple Pidove were the last obstacle in the Wishing Bell Festival contest.

Multiple Pidove appeared in Team Plasma's Pokémon Power Plot!, with one under the ownership of a and the rest being ; some of the wild Pidove appeared in a flashback.

In JN029, a Pidove had been injured and separated from its Trainer at the start of the episode, whereupon it was found by Chloe's Yamper. Chloe and Parker then nursed Pidove back to health before it was reunited with its Trainer.

Minor appearances
Multiple Pidove debuted in In The Shadow of Zekrom!.

Multiple Pidove appeared in Enter Iris and Axew!. Ash attempted to catch one, but he was attacked by the other members of its flock. After that, they flew away, except for one that he later catches.

In A Sandile Gusher of Change!, multiple Pidove, Patrat, and Deerling needed help from Ash and.

A Pidove appeared in Triple Leaders, Team Threats!.

A Trainer's Pidove appeared in Dreams by the Yard Full!.

Multiple Pidove appeared in a flashback in The Bloom Is on Axew!.

In A Connoisseur's Revenge!, multiple Trainers' Pidove were at a Poké Mart near Castelia City.

Multiple Pidove appeared in Dancing With the Ducklett Trio!.

Multiple Pidove appeared in Battling For The Love of Bug-Types!.

In a flashback in Iris and Excadrill Against the Dragon Buster!, a Pidove was one of 's Pokémon friends when she was little in the Village of Dragons.

A Pidove appeared in Gotta Catch A Roggenrola!.

Multiple Pidove appeared in Where Did You Go, Audino?.

A Pidove appeared in A Fishing Connoisseur in a Fishy Competition!.

Two Pidove appeared in Reunion Battles In Nimbasa!.

Multiple Pidove appeared in White—Victini and Zekrom and Black—Victini and Reshiram.

Multiple Pidove appeared in Club Battle Finale: A Hero's Outcome!.

A Pidove appeared in Crisis from the Underground Up!.

Multiple Pidove appeared in Lost at the Stamp Rally!.

Multiple Pidove appeared in Ash Versus the Champion!.

Multiple Pidove appeared in A Maractus Musical!.

Multiple Pidove appeared in The Four Seasons of Sawsbuck!.

In The Lonely Deino!, multiple Pidove were under Bobby's care.

Multiple Pidove appeared in A Call for Brotherly Love!.

Multiple Pidove appeared in Stopping the Rage of Legends! Part 1.

A Pidove appeared in Baffling the Bouffalant!.

Multiple Pidove appeared in Climbing the Tower of Success!, with one under the ownership of a Trainer and the rest being wild.

Two Pidove appeared in Rocking the Virbank Gym! Part 1.

Multiple Pidove appeared in All for the Love of Meloetta!.

Multiple Pidove appeared in Kyurem VS. The Sword of Justice.

Multiple Pidove appeared in Iris and the Rogue Dragonite!.

Two Pidove appeared in Jostling for the Junior Cup!, both under the ownership of a Trainer.

Multiple Pidove appeared in Ash, Iris and Trip: Then There Were Three!.

Multiple Pidove appeared in Beauties Battling for Pride and Prestige!.

In A Village Homecoming!, the 's flashback featured a Pidove.

Multiple Pidove appeared in Curtain Up, Unova League!, with some under the ownership of a Trainer and others being wild.

Two Pidove appeared in Mission: Defeat Your Rival!, both under the ownership of a Trainer.

Multiple Pidove appeared in Lost at the League!, all under the ownership of a Trainer.

A Pidove appeared in Strong Strategy Steals the Show!.

A Pidove appeared in Saving Braviary!.

In Secrets From Out of the Fog!, multiple Pidove were living at N's hideout.

Multiple Pidove appeared in Ash and N: A Clash of Ideals!, with one of them appearing in a fantasy.

In The Island of Illusions!, a Pidove was a resident of Grand Spectrala Islet. Another Pidove was in a flashback, under the ownership of a Trainer at the islet's Pokémon Center.

A Pidove appeared in Searching for a Wish!.

In Genesect and the Legend Awakened, multiple Pidove were living at Pokémon Hills.

A Trainer's Pidove appeared in The Journalist from Another Region!.

In Go, Go Gogoat!, a Pidove was living at an in the Decolore Islands.

A Pidove appeared in The Dream Continues!.

A Pidove appeared in Kalos, Where Dreams and Adventures Begin!.

Three Pidove appeared in Settling the Scorbunny!.

Multiple Pidove appeared in The Climb to Be the Very Best!.

A Pidove will appear in M23.

In the Be the Best! Pokémon B+W manga
A Pidove appeared in Let's Master Pokémon Capturing!.

In the Pocket Monsters BW: Good Partners manga
A Pidove appeared in BWGP02, under the ownership of Takurō.

Two Pidove appeared in BWGP03.

In the Pocket Monsters BW: The Heroes of Fire and Thunder manga
A Pidove appeared in Justice Trainer Shin Appears!.

In the Pokémon Adventures manga
Two Pidove appeared in Choices.

A Pidove is one of the Pokémon employed by in her BW Agency. It first appeared in Lights, Camera...Action.

has a Pidove, which he used to battle in Accumula Town in Letting Go.

A Pidove appeared in Special Delivery as one of the Pokémon competing in 's Pokémon Musical.

A Pidove appeared in Up in the Air and PS547.

Two Pidove appeared in a fantasy in A Misunderstanding.

acquired a Pidove by the time he reached Castelia City in The Case of the Missing Pokémon. Later, in Driftveil City, he evolved into Tranquill.

Three Pidove appeared in Flying Type.

A Pidove liberated by Team Plasma appeared in a flashback in Pokédex Lecture.

Prior to Unforgettable Memories, a young Hugh was given a Pidove by his grandfather.

A 's Pidove appeared in Angry Boy and PS541.

A Student's Pidove appeared in PS548.

A wild Pidove appeared in the Wild Area in PASS04.

Pokédex entries

 * }
 * }


 * }
 * }


 * }
 * }


 * }
 * }

Game locations

 * }
 * }


 * }
 * }


 * }
 * }


 * }
 * }

In side games

 * }
 * }


 * }
 * }

In events

 * }

Side game data







 * }

Trivia

 * Pidove is the only with a base stat total of 264.
 * Pidove was designed by Reiko Tanoue.
 * Pidove is tied with, , and for the lowest  of all  Pokémon.

Origin
Pidove is based on with a heart motif added. The motif's inclusion was due to the Japanese words for "pigeon" (鳩 hato) and "heart" (ハート hāto) being pronounced similarly.

Name origin
Pidove may be a combination of pigeon and dove.

Mamepato may be a combination of 忠実 mame (diligent) or 豆 mame (prefix meaning tiny) and 鳩 hato (pigeon).

Related articles

 * Ash's Pidove