Pidgey, Pidgeotto and Pidgeot may be birds, but they’re not exactly Legendary. However, this little known fact hasn’t stopped a number of Pokémon GO players from disguising the trio as the Legendary bird Pokémon Moltres, Articuno and Zapdos – all three of which are extremely rare and can only be caught for a limited time.
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Source: Kat – MsPinkt
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