Pokémon · EX
Pidgeotto
FireRed & LeafGreen · #45 · Uncommon · 2004
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Market reference
$0.80
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Current listings on The Game Traders
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 45 / 116
- Release year
- 2004
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- HP
- 70
- Subtype
- Stage 1
- Evolves from
- Pidgey
- Evolves to
- Pidgeot
- Illustrator
- Midori Harada
- Pokédex #
- 17
- Series
- EX
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Attacker
- Damage efficiency
- 30 damage
- 15 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 (Cutting Wind) needs 2 Energy — a turn-2 swing on manual attachment.
- Attacks on any Energy (Colorless cost) — splashable into any deck regardless of type.
- Colorless type, weak to Lightning ×2 — a Lightning attacker doing ≥35 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 — ≥35 damage one-shots it.
- Gust it before the evolution is set up.
More by Midori Harada
This card was illustrated by Midori Harada.
Building around Pidgeotto?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
CClutch — 10
The Defending Pokémon can't retreat until the end of your opponent's next turn.
CCCutting Wind — 30
Weakness:L×2
Resistance:F-30
Tournament legality
Current legal status across competitive formats.
Tournament play
Decklist data from the past 30 days of competitive Pokémon TCG tournaments (sourced from Limitless TCG).
Recent decks
9
ran Pidgeotto
Tournaments scanned
307
past 30 days
Competitive note
Occasional competitive appearance.
2 top-cut decks · best finish 3rd
Top decks running Pidgeotto
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 2026/07/04| Variant | Low | Mid | High | Market | Direct Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Normal | $0.49 | $0.81 | $21.01 | $0.80 | — |
| Reverse Holofoil | $99.99 | $136.03 | $149.11 | $24.11 | $149.11 |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2026/06/07| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €0.57 |
| 7-day average | €0.53 |
| 30-day average | €0.71 |
| Low | €0.05 |
| Trend price | €0.91 |
| Low (excellent+) | €0.10 |
| Reverse holo low | €1.50 |
| reverseHoloAvg1 | €2.00 |
| Reverse holo 7-day | €9.59 |
| reverseHoloSell | €10.32 |
| averageSellPrice | €0.84 |
| Reverse holo 30-day | €9.39 |
| Reverse holo trend | €8.23 |
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 $0.80; 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 "FireRed & LeafGreen" in the EX series, released in 2004.
What rarity is Pidgeotto?
Pidgeotto is a Uncommon card in the FireRed & LeafGreen set.
Other Pidgeotto printings
Same Pokémon card across other sets and rarities.
