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
RarityRare
IllustratorKen Sugimori
WeaknessLightning ×2
Retreat●
SetLegendary Collection
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
- Rare
- 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 (~$9); verify listings. |
|---|---|
| Reverse Holo | ~$80 raw · PSA 10 ~$658 (PriceCharting realized eBay sold, May 2026) — the scarce Legendary Collection 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 Legendary Collection 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 Legendary Collection 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
Your opponent switches the Defending Pokémon with 1 of his or her Benched Pokémon, if any. (Do the damage before switching the Pokémon.)
Mirror Move
If Pidgeotto was attacked last turn, do the final result of that attack on Pidgeotto to the Defending Pokémon.
- Weakness
- Lightning ×2
- Resistance
- Fighting -30
- Retreat cost
- 1
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.