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Pidgey #016

Pidgey — the first wild Pokémon almost everyone ever caught. Its value lives entirely in the reverse-holo parallels of an otherwise pocket-change common.

19Cards cataloged
~$108 raw (rev holo)Top card (verified)
1999–2024Release span
16Sets

01Top 10 Notable Pidgey Cards

Pidgey is the first wild Pokémon almost everyone ever caught — three flaps of the wings and a lifetime of nostalgia. There's nothing rare in the binder, just a handful of reverse-holo parallels the market quietly bid up while everyone else chased Charizards. Priciest first.

Pidgey — Legendary Collection #85
Rank 01 · The Holy Grail

Pidgey — Legendary Collection #85

Legendary Collection (2002) tucked a 'reverse' holo parallel into packs and nobody saved the commons. This Pidgey crossed into three figures purely because clean graded copies barely exist — the most valuable card in the line, and it's a starter-route bird.

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Verified (May 2026) ~$108 raw (rev holo)
Market value
~$150.00 raw
Raw copies run $200.00 to $850.00
No graded (PSA) sales in our index yet - check recent eBay sold prices below for the grading upside.
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Pidgey — Expedition Base Set #123
Rank 02

Pidgey — Expedition Base Set #123

An e-Card Expedition (2002) reverse holo, from the set whose crooked centering makes any straight copy a sleeper.

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Verified (May 2026) ~$40 raw (rev holo)
Market value
~$35.01 raw
Raw copies run $29.99 to $45.50
No graded (PSA) sales in our index yet - check recent eBay sold prices below for the grading upside.
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Pidgey δ — Holon Phantoms #77
Rank 03

Pidgey δ — Holon Phantoms #77

A Delta Species (2006) δ Pidgey reverse holo — the sub-era that re-typed familiar Pokémon, here in its shimmering parallel.

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Verified (May 2026) ~$21 raw (rev holo)
Market value
Buy raw ~$54.66
Not worth grading - the graded premium does not cover the ~$20 grading cost, so there is no flip here. Best kept raw.
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Pidgey — Obsidian Flames #207
Rank 04

Pidgey — Obsidian Flames #207

A modern Scarlet & Violet print (2023) with contemporary illustration art — the current Pidgey in the binder.

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TCGplayer mkt ~$19
Market value
~$23.71 raw
Raw copies run $16.00 to $22.30
No graded (PSA) sales in our index yet - check recent eBay sold prices below for the grading upside.
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Pidgey — POP Series 4 #12
Rank 05

Pidgey — POP Series 4 #12

A Pidgey from POP Series 4, the scarce 2006 organized-play set you could only earn at events — limited distribution keeps it above its rarity.

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Verified (May 2026) ~$18 raw
Market value
~$24.49 raw
Raw copies run $34.99 to $39.99
No graded (PSA) sales in our index yet - check recent eBay sold prices below for the grading upside.
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Pidgey — Paldean Fates #196
Rank 06

Pidgey — Paldean Fates #196

A 2024 shiny-subset Pidgey, wearing the alternate coloring the modern chase crowd loves to pull in bulk.

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TCGplayer mkt ~$7.17
Market value
~$7.65 raw
Raw copies run $5.00 to $8.20
No graded (PSA) sales in our index yet - check recent eBay sold prices below for the grading upside.
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Koga's Pidgey — Gym Challenge #49
Rank 07

Koga's Pidgey — Gym Challenge #49

The Gym era (2000) gave Pokémon to Gym Leaders, and 'Koga's Pidgey' belonged to Fuchsia's poison master — a Trainer-themed vintage curio.

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TCGplayer mkt ~$6.08
Market value
~$6.33 raw
Raw copies run $3.83 to $6.96
No graded (PSA) sales in our index yet - check recent eBay sold prices below for the grading upside.
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Koga's Pidgey — Gym Challenge #80
Rank 08

Koga's Pidgey — Gym Challenge #80

A second Gym-era 'Koga's Pidgey' art — the completist's other half of the pair.

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TCGplayer mkt ~$2.64
Market value
~$2.69 raw
Raw copies run $1.50 to $3.14
No graded (PSA) sales in our index yet - check recent eBay sold prices below for the grading upside.
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Pidgey — Base Set 2 #86
Rank 09

Pidgey — Base Set 2 #86

A Base Set 2 (2000) reprint — budget nostalgia.

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TCGplayer mkt ~$1.56
Market value
~$0.87 raw
Raw copies run $0.25 to $0.71
No graded (PSA) sales in our index yet - check recent eBay sold prices below for the grading upside.
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Pidgey — Base Set #57
Rank 10

Pidgey — Base Set #57

The original 1999 Base Set Pidgey — the first card the little bird ever had, and the friendly budget pick.

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TCGplayer mkt ~$1.44
Market value
~$1.96 raw
Raw copies run $0.28 to $0.85
No graded (PSA) sales in our index yet - check recent eBay sold prices below for the grading upside.
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03Most Valuable Pidgey Cards — Price Chart

All prices reflect recent market data and will be updated regularly.

#CardRecent price
01Pidgey — Legendary Collection #85~$108 raw (rev holo)
02Pidgey — Expedition Base Set #123~$40 raw (rev holo)
03Pidgey δ — Holon Phantoms #77~$21 raw (rev holo)
04Pidgey — Obsidian Flames #207~$19
05Pidgey — POP Series 4 #12~$18 raw
06Pidgey — Paldean Fates #196~$7.17
07Koga's Pidgey — Gym Challenge #49~$6.08
08Koga's Pidgey — Gym Challenge #80~$2.64
09Pidgey — Base Set 2 #86~$1.56
10Pidgey — Base Set #57~$1.44
11Pidgey — HS—Triumphant #71~$0.67
12Pidgey — FireRed & LeafGreen #73~$0.50
13Pidgey — Secret Wonders #99~$0.49
14Pidgey — Call of Legends #67~$0.45
15Pidgey — 151 #16~$0.24

04Complete Card Grid — All 19 Pidgey Cards

Every official card, images and metadata pulled from the Pokemon TCG API. Click any card to see its full data.