Pidove #519

The 2025 throwback chase. Black Bolt's Illustration Rare gives Unova's first-route pigeon a painterly modern showcase — full-art, soft-focus, the cover-pull for the line in the throwback set. A clear second-tier chase behind the BW15 grail.

A 2011 McDonald's Happy Meal promo handed out the year Pidove debuted in English. Holo-foil, usually creased from kid-handling, but centered clean copies trade well above the asking price — Pidove benefits from being Ash's first Unova capture in the anime.

Boundaries Crossed was the late-2012 Plasma-themed set best remembered for Black Kyurem. Pidove got a Common reprint here for set-roster completeness — clean illustration, no in-game pedigree, slow nostalgia lift.

The original. 2011 Black & White Common — one of two launch-set Pidoves, the very first English print of the line and the moment a generation of new players first met Unova's first-route bird.

Emerging Powers was the late-2011 first-real-expansion follow-up to Black & White. Pidove's reprint here is launch-era pack-bulk extension — same era, same price ballpark as the launch-set Commons.

Next Destinies was the February-2012 set that introduced Pokémon-EX back to the game. Pidove's reprint here is set-roster filler — Common slot, no thematic connection to the EX-led set focus.

Unified Minds was the August-2019 SM-era set best known for the Reshiram & Charizard-GX Tag Team. Pidove is set-roster filler here — bulk in a set everyone otherwise broke for the chase Tags.

Roaring Skies was the May-2015 XY-era Flying-themed set built around Mega Rayquaza. Pidove fits the theme — a tidy Flying Common reprint in a set otherwise dominated by Mega chase cards.

Rebel Clash was the May-2020 SWSH-era set best remembered for Boltund V and Toxtricity V-MAX. Pidove rode along as a Common reprint — the cheapest verified Pidove in the catalog.