Pidgeotto is a Pokemon that I don't really get the love for. I assume it's from the anime, but it never really did much. The only stuff I really remember it for is being the scout/Rocket balloon popper/smokescreen clearer and doing well (but ultimately tying) against Misty's Starmie. As soon as Ash got the starter trio, Pidgeotto fell into the background. At least Butterfree got laid after he lost screentime, Pidgeotto just kind of stopped doing anything until the Earth Badge battle (granted it's been a long ass time, so I may not remember a few things), in which Ash uses Pidgeotto against Rhydon (god damnit Ash). I don't even recall it doing anything noteworthy in the Indigo League. He could have at least used Pidgeotto in Erika's gym, it's no wonder Ash caught it before his first gym and it didn't evolve until after the league. Regardless I guess these are more Ash being a dumbass than anything else. Still, I always thought Red should have had a Pidgeot(to) in HG/SS at least (seeing as how they replaced Espeon with Lapras, of all things). Design-wise, Pidgeotto isn't really anything offensive, but I don't think there's much special in there either. It fills the role of early route generic bird evolution from the first game in the series well enough, I just don't think it shines at all. Though admittedly it was a beast in Yellow when you could catch it in Veridian Forest.
Shinx up next. Tried to be fair and give mnk and Suor one tonight at least.
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