Pokémon · Gym
Koga's Pidgey
Gym Challenge · #49 · Uncommon · 2000
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Market reference
$3.03
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 49 / 132
- Release year
- 2000
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- HP
- 40
- Subtype
- Basic
- Evolves to
- Pidgeotto
- Retreat cost
- 1 energy
- Illustrator
- Atsuko Nishida
- Pokédex #
- 16
- Series
- Gym
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Search / Tutor
- Damage efficiency
- 20 damage
- 10 per Energy
- Prize liability
- 1 Prize given up
- Single-prize attacker — favourable prize trades
- Setup
- Basic
- Plays straight down — no evolution needed
Also does
Strategy & play
How Koga's Pidgey plays — derived from its stats and the rules of the game, not an opinion.
- Not a main attacker — its job is search / tutoring. Run it as a consistency hub and protect it, because opponents will target the engine.
- Attacks on any Energy (Colorless cost) — splashable into any deck regardless of type.
- Colorless type, weak to Lightning ×2 — a Lightning attacker doing ≥20 effectively one-shots it.
- A single-prize attacker — prize-trade-positive against ex / V decks that give up two at a time.
How to beat Koga's Pidgey
- Exploit its Lightning weakness — ≥20 damage one-shots it.
- KO it to choke their draw / search engine.
More by Atsuko Nishida
This card was illustrated by Atsuko Nishida.
Building around Koga's Pidgey?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
CMessenger
Put Koga's Pidgey and all cards attached to it on top of your deck. Then search your deck for any Basic Pokémon or Evolution card not named Koga's Pidgey. Show that card to your opponent, then put it into your hand. Shuffle your deck afterward.
CCWing Attack — 20
Weakness:L×2
Resistance:F-30
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 2026/07/07| Variant | Low | Mid | High | Market | Direct Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unlimited | $1.50 | $2.72 | $30.88 | $3.03 | $2.49 |
| 1st Edition | $4.14 | $6.78 | $59.99 | $6.85 | — |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2026/06/21| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €2.90 |
| 7-day average | €3.41 |
| 30-day average | €4.16 |
| Low | €0.50 |
| Trend price | €3.48 |
| Low (excellent+) | €2.50 |
| averageSellPrice | €4.22 |
Frequently asked
How can I tell if my Koga's Pidgey is real?
Koga's Pidgey 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 Koga's Pidgey worth?
As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Koga's Pidgey is $3.03; 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 Koga's Pidgey from?
Koga's Pidgey is from the Pokémon set "Gym Challenge" in the Gym series, released in 2000.
What rarity is Koga's Pidgey?
Koga's Pidgey is a Uncommon card in the Gym Challenge set.
Other Koga's Pidgey printings
Same Pokémon card across other sets and rarities.
