Pokémon · HeartGold & SoulSilver
Pidgeotto
Call of Legends · #48 · Uncommon · 2011
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Market reference
$0.87
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 48 / 106
- Release year
- 2011
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- HP
- 80
- Subtype
- Stage 1
- Evolves from
- Pidgey
- Evolves to
- Pidgeot
- Retreat cost
- 1 energy
- Illustrator
- Suwama Chiaki
- Pokédex #
- 17
- Series
- HeartGold & SoulSilver
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Attacker
- Damage efficiency
- 30 damage
- 10 per Energy
- Prize liability
- 1 Prize given up
- Single-prize attacker — favourable prize trades
- Setup
- Stage 1
- One evolution step from a Basic
Strategy & play
How Pidgeotto plays — derived from its stats and the rules of the game, not an opinion.
- Its main attack (Twister) needs 3 Energy — a turn-3 swing on manual attachment — you’ll want Energy acceleration to power it up on time.
- Attacks on any Energy (Colorless cost) — splashable into any deck regardless of type.
- Colorless type, weak to Lightning ×2 — a Lightning attacker doing ≥40 effectively one-shots it.
- A single-prize attacker — prize-trade-positive against ex / V decks that give up two at a time.
- A Stage 1 — one step up from Pidgey; doesn’t help your opening hand, but quick to set up.
How to beat Pidgeotto
- Exploit its Lightning weakness — ≥40 damage one-shots it.
- Gust it before the evolution is set up.
Building around Pidgeotto?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
"It renders its prey immobile using well-developed claws, then carries the prey more than 60 miles to its nest."
CCGust — 20
CCCTwister — 30
Flip 2 coins. If both of them are tails, this attack does nothing. For each heads, discard an Energy attached to the Defending Pokémon.
Weakness:L×2
Resistance:F-20
Retreat cost:C
Tournament legality
Current legal status across competitive formats.
Pricing reference
Latest snapshot from the upstream catalog. Actual marketplace prices fluctuate by condition, edition, and grade — use this as a reference, not a quote.
TCGPlayer (USD)
Updated 2026/07/01| Variant | Low | Mid | High | Market | Direct Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Normal | $0.25 | $0.75 | $19.98 | $0.87 | — |
| Reverse Holofoil | $3.39 | $10.80 | $125.00 | $9.02 | — |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2026/02/19| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €0.77 |
| 7-day average | €0.76 |
| 30-day average | €1.03 |
| Low | €0.02 |
| Trend price | €0.89 |
| Low (excellent+) | €0.02 |
| Reverse holo low | €0.20 |
| reverseHoloAvg1 | €3.00 |
| Reverse holo 7-day | €3.70 |
| reverseHoloSell | €2.40 |
| averageSellPrice | €1.18 |
| Reverse holo 30-day | €4.21 |
| Reverse holo trend | €4.77 |
Frequently asked
How can I tell if my Pidgeotto is real?
Pidgeotto is not on our list of commonly-counterfeited cards, but counterfeits exist across every set. Check the back-light test (real cards have a black inner layer that blocks light; counterfeits glow through), the rosette dot pattern on the back under magnification, font weight and kerning on the card name, and the holofoil pattern if applicable. For high-value copies we recommend submitting to a professional grader (PSA, BGS, CGC) for tamper-evident authentication.
What is Pidgeotto worth?
As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Pidgeotto is $0.87; there are no active listings on The Game Traders right now. Actual value depends on condition, grading, edition and printing variant — graded high-condition copies (PSA 9–10) trade at a substantial premium over raw copies.
What set is Pidgeotto from?
Pidgeotto is from the Pokémon set "Call of Legends" in the HeartGold & SoulSilver series, released in 2011.
What rarity is Pidgeotto?
Pidgeotto is a Uncommon card in the Call of Legends set.
Other Pidgeotto printings
Same Pokémon card across other sets and rarities.
