1st Edition
How to spot it: 1st Edition stamp in the bottom-left of the artwork frame.
First print window; smaller run than Unlimited.
01Card Stats
Stage 1 (evolves from Pidgey)
HP
60
TypeColorless
RarityUncommon
IllustratorTomokazu Komiya
WeaknessLightning ×2
Retreat—
SetExpedition Base Set
Released2002
02Editions and Print Runs
Printed in the WotC era when 1st Edition and Unlimited distinctions still applied.
Unlimited
How to spot it: No 1st Edition stamp; standard print frame.
Most common version of this card.
04Variants and Foiling
- Rarity tiers
- Uncommon
- Foiling
- Non-holo standard finish. Reverse-holo parallel exists with the holo pattern applied to the background.
- Alt art / specials
- No full-art, secret rare, or alternate-art version documented for this print.
05Language and Regional Versions
- English
- Standard English release.
- Japanese
- Released in the equivalent Japanese set.
- European
- Localized European prints exist with translated text.
- Other
- No documented language-exclusive errors or major regional variants.
06Current Market Value
| Non Holo | Base card (~$11); verify listings. |
|---|---|
| Reverse Holo | ~$22 raw · PSA 10 ~$227 (PriceCharting realized eBay sold, May 2026) — the Expedition reverse-holo parallel. |
PriceCharting "Ungraded" realized eBay solds (May 2026). Value is in the reverse-holo parallel, not the base card.
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07Why Collectors Want It
- Early-2000s Expedition Base Set printing with vintage collector appeal.
- Middle stage of the Pidgey → Pidgeotto → Pidgeot line, with vintage Base Set roots.
- Required for any complete Pidgeotto master set across eras.
- Collectors of the Expedition Base Set set need this card to finish it.
08Competitive Playability
Tier: None
Stage 1 Pidgeotto with 60 HP; top attack around 20 damage. Functions as an evolution-chain piece rather than a tournament attacker.
09Card Moves and Abilities
Whirlwind
If your opponent has any Benched Pokémon, he or she chooses 1 of them and switches the Defending Pokémon with it. (Do the damage before switching the Pokémon.)
- Weakness
- Lightning ×2
- Resistance
- Fighting -30
- Retreat cost
- 0
10Grading and Population
PSA 10 estimate: WotC-era Pidgeotto PSA 10 populations vary; small numbers across most sets.
Graded copies command notable premiums over raw, especially for 1st Edition prints.
Other graders: BGS and CGC also grade vintage Pokemon; PSA dominates secondary-market liquidity.