Pokémon · POP
Pidgeot
POP Series 2 · #2 · Rare · 2005
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Market reference
$5.70
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Current listings on The Game Traders
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 2 / 17
- Release year
- 2005
- Rarity
- Rare
- HP
- 80
- Subtype
- Stage 2
- Evolves from
- Pidgeotto
- Illustrator
- Ken Sugimori
- Pokédex #
- 18
- Series
- POP
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Attacker
- Damage efficiency
- 20 damage
- 6.67 per Energy
- Prize liability
- 1 Prize given up
- Single-prize attacker — favourable prize trades
- Setup
- Stage 2
- Needs its evolution line or Rare Candy to set up
Strategy & play
How Pidgeot plays — derived from its stats and the rules of the game, not an opinion.
- Its main attack (Sharp Beak) 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 2 — without Rare Candy you lose ~2 turns setting it up, and it’s gust-bait before it’s online (you must draw Pidgeotto first).
How to beat Pidgeot
- Exploit its Lightning weakness — ≥40 damage one-shots it.
- Gust it before the evolution is set up.
Budget alternatives
Cheaper cards that fill a similar role in Standard decks. Reference prices — most-played option first.
More by Ken Sugimori
This card was illustrated by Ken Sugimori.
Building around Pidgeot?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
Poké-Power: Beating Wings
Once during your turn (before your attack), if Pidgeot is your Active Pokémon, you may shuffle 1 of your Benched Pokémon and all cards attached to it into your deck. This power can't be used if Pidgeot is affected by a Special Condition.
CCCSharp Beak — 20+
Flip a coin. If heads, this attack does 20 damage plus 30 more damage.
Weakness:L×2
Resistance:F-30
Tournament legality
Current legal status across competitive formats.
Tournament play
This printing of Pidgeot has no recent tournament appearances, but a different printing is currently a meta staple.
Pidgeot — FireRed & LeafGreen
Played in 48 recent decks
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 2026/06/19| Variant | Low | Mid | High | Market | Direct Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Normal | $5.94 | $6.21 | $13.99 | $15.78 | — |
| Holofoil | $3.99 | $8.04 | $58.30 | $5.70 | — |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2026/06/19| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €14.99 |
| 7-day average | €10.22 |
| 30-day average | €12.78 |
| Low | €3.99 |
| Trend price | €10.10 |
| Low (excellent+) | €8.00 |
| reverseHoloAvg1 | €4.00 |
| Reverse holo 7-day | €4.37 |
| averageSellPrice | €10.39 |
| Reverse holo 30-day | €5.20 |
| Reverse holo trend | €6.88 |
Frequently asked
How can I tell if my Pidgeot is real?
Pidgeot 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 Pidgeot worth?
As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Pidgeot is $5.70; 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 Pidgeot from?
Pidgeot is from the Pokémon set "POP Series 2" in the POP series, released in 2005.
What rarity is Pidgeot?
Pidgeot is a Rare card in the POP Series 2 set.
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Other Pidgeot printings
Same Pokémon card across other sets and rarities.
