Pidgeotto

Pidgeotto is card 22 of 102 in Base Set, released in January 1999, a Rare. It is a Stage 1 Colorless-type with 60 HP.

As a Stage 1, it evolves from Pidgey, which places Pidgeotto deeper in its line and means most collectors hold it alongside the cards it evolves from.

Illustrated by Ken Sugimori. Sugimori is the lead character designer of Pokémon itself, so his card art carries the tight, on-model look that defined how the creatures appear in the games.

The card's flavor text gives Pidgeotto a line of lore: "Very protective of its sprawling territory, this Pokémon will fiercely peck at any intruder."

The middle Pidgey stage. Sharper silhouette, longer wings, more aggressive coloration. Standard middle-stage card. Bought as part of a Pidgey to Pidgeot run.

Based on recent eBay sales, raw copies trade from $11 to $88 depending on the print and a PSA 10 runs from $198 to $1,650. The 1st Edition print is the most valuable, with a PSA 10 near $1,650. The table on this page breaks the price down by print and grade, updated 2026-06-01.

Base Set produced three print waves that collectors track separately: 1st Edition (the launch print, with an Edition 1 stamp under the artwork), Shadowless (no stamp and no drop shadow on the right of the frame), and Unlimited (the long-running print with the drop shadow restored). On Pidgeotto, the price gap between these prints can run 10x or more, so confirm the variant before any purchase.

Pidgeotto grades on centering and edges more than surface. The card was played and traded more freely than the holos, so a clean, well-centered Pidgeotto is worth more than collectors assume.

For Pidgeotto, check centering by eye, edge whitening on all four sides, and surface under angled light. Non-holo Rares from this era are cheap enough that a PSA 10 submission on a clean Pidgeotto can make sense.