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 Lt. Surge's Spearow)
HP
70
TypeColorless
RarityRare Holo
IllustratorKen Sugimori
WeaknessLightning ×2
Retreat—
SetGym Heroes
Released2000
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
- Rare Holo
- Foiling
- Holo version with the holo pattern applied to the artwork.
- 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
Market value
~$77.19 raw
Raw copies run $149.99 to $421.41
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07Why Collectors Want It
- Released in 2000's Gym Heroes, the WotC-era first half of the Gym set duology themed around the Kanto gym leaders.
- Lt. Surge's Fearow ties the fully-evolved Fearow slot to Vermilion City's Electric-type gym leader — a lore-anchored chase pickup beyond just the line.
- Holo raw ~$34 vs. PSA 10 ~$1,250 — a ~37× grading multiple, putting it among the bigger sleeper-chase lifts on the WotC-era Fearow-line board.
- A vintage Fearow-line cornerstone for collectors building the Gym Leader chronology or completing the WotC-era roster.
08Competitive Playability
Tier: None
Stage 1 Fearow with 70 HP; top attack around 30 damage. Functions as an evolution-chain piece rather than a tournament attacker.
09Card Moves and Abilities
Repeating Drill
Flip 5 coins. This attack does 10 damage times the number of heads.
Clutch
The Defending Pokémon can't retreat during your opponent's next turn.
- Weakness
- Lightning ×2
- Resistance
- Fighting -30
- Retreat cost
- 0
10Grading and Population
PSA 10 estimate: WotC-era Fearow 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.