Pidove

Pidove's origin

Pidove is based on pigeons and doves with a heart motif added, a pun on the homophonous Japanese words hato, meaning pigeon, and haato, meaning heart. It may also reference doves symbolizing romance through their association with Aphrodite in Greek mythology, and its Shiny form may be based on the rock dove.

Pidove on cards

Pidove's earliest card was a 2011 Black & White Common illustrated by Masakazu Fukuda, and Naoki Saito drew its Emerging Powers card. Masakazu Fukuda also drew both of its BW trainer Kit (Zoroark) cards, and Tomomi Ozaki drew its Black Bolt Common. Outside the games, Pidove appears in the Pokémon Adventures manga. Pokémon GO added a Common illustrated by N-DESIGN Inc., and Black Bolt paired a Common with an Illustration Rare illustrated by Mori Yuu.

Cards to know

• Pidove (Black & White #84)

  Pidove's earliest card, a 2011 Black & White Common illustrated by Masakazu Fukuda.

• Pidove (Pokémon GO #061)

  A Pokémon GO Common illustrated by N-DESIGN Inc.

• Pidove (Black Bolt #148)

  A Black Bolt illustration rare by Mori Yuu.