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What animal do you think Pidgey was based on?
what do u think? it doesnt look like any pigeon i have ever seen lol
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Pigeon. Durr.
I'm sorry, but this question is stupid. I have seen pigeon and it looks like them. Just differently colored. ;/ |
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It's just a differently colored pidgeon is all.
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I actually think it looks like a finch.
Pigeons don't have such ruffled feathers, and they have sleek beaks and small heads. Pidgey is a bit different; a finch has a better resemblance: Spoiler:
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Though its name definitely derives from "pigeon", but its short wings, puffy body, and small size are more finch-like. Look at its beak, too. Blocky and curved; not sleek and curved like the pigeon's. |
It's obviously based on a raccoon, I have no idea where you guys are getting this 'bird' nonsense. :\
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http://www.divebums.com/week/2006/Jul03-2006/fringehead_peter-mcguinness.jpg But honestly I think it's based off sparrow and finches. The coloration and body shape are similar on both Pidgey and the two species mentioned. |
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I agree with you! Everyone who is saying pigeon needs to take a good look at a pigeon. Just because it's called pidgey doesn't mean it's a pigeon. I mean Kangaskahn aint exactly a kangaroo is it. Fearow is clearly meant to be some kind of buzzard Doduo and Dodrio are more like ostriches than Do-Do birds. And out of pysduck and farfetch'd which do you think looks more like a duck? It's probably just becuase finchey, fincheyotto and fincheyot didn't have as nice a ring to them. |
I think it was based off of a Grisley Bear
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Guys. Guys. Guys. Pidgey is absolutely modled after a Carolina Wren. They look exactly alike and Pidgey is the "small bird pokemon" but Carolina Wren are like one of the smallest birds out there. (Besides like, a humming bird or something.)
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Reviving a 7 years old topic? All right, then :P
You know, Pidgey's origin is fairly easy to find. Such info is found at Bulbapedia (can't tell if you could 7 years ago, I've been using BP for 2 years only or so): Quote:
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Pigeon all day
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Carolina Wren! You're right, it really really looks like a Pidgey. Not sure about it's evos though.
Also, 7 years or not, there's no existing topic discussing what inspired Pidgey's design, so let's keep this open (: |
When super mods allow threadromancy xD
Looks and sounds like a pigeon to me |
I always assumed the Japanese have different coloured pigeons to the grey urban terrors we get the in the UK and I'm pretty sure I was in the US as well. Although maybe they just changed the colours because if they went full Pidove in Gen I it would have looked awful in black and white graphics.
Can't believe it never occurred to me that a Carolina Wren looked like Pidgey though! Definitely saw a few of them last year. |
I figured I'd consult le Bulbapedia to find a definite answer to this question, and if you look under Origin on Pidgey's page there, it says Pidgey seems to be based on a cross between a sparrow and a Cedar waxwing. Its Pokedex classification of Tiny Bird Pokemon could also suggest being based on a chickadee.
Pidgeotto and Pidgeot do seem to have traits relating more to the osprey than the other birds mentioned here. So, in a nutshell, Pidgey's evolution line is based on a lot of birds all incorporated into one simple design. |
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I always thought it was basically the most generic bird they could make. Less of a specific bird and more the concept of "bird" distilled into a physical form. The most "bird" bird is a pigeon, so they named it Pidgey. It's Japanese name, Poppo, comes from the sound a pigeon makes, which it Japan is "poppoppo".
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What kind of drugs are/were you on |
Posting in twice necroed thread. Pidgey looks like a bird
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A pigeon, maybe a raven as well, different types of birds mixed into one
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I always thought Pidgey was based off a sparrow mainly because of it's colouring and shape but who knows.
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Possibly a bird in general. I love how this thread has been revived so much. I remember even seing it back when I joined this sit.
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It looks like your typical sparrow:
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To the point where I have no idea why spearow’s name is closer to sparrow than pidgey haha |
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