Pokémon · HeartGold & SoulSilver
Pidgey
HS—Triumphant · #71 · Common · 2010
Listings
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Market reference
$0.69
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Current listings on The Game Traders
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 71 / 103
- Release year
- 2010
- Rarity
- Common
- HP
- 50
- Subtype
- Basic
- Evolves to
- Pidgeotto
- Retreat cost
- 1 energy
- Illustrator
- Suwama Chiaki
- Pokédex #
- 16
- Series
- HeartGold & SoulSilver
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Search / Tutor
- Damage efficiency
- 10 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 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 ≥25 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 Pidgey
- Exploit its Lightning weakness — ≥25 damage one-shots it.
- KO it to choke their draw / search engine.
Building around Pidgey?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
"Common in grassy areas and forests, it is very docile and will chase off enemies by flapping up sand."
CMessenger
Search your deck for a Pokémon, show it to your opponent, and put it into your hand. Shuffle Pidgey and all cards attached to it back into your deck.
CGlide — 10
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 | $0.15 | $0.40 | $1.00 | $0.69 | $0.71 |
| Reverse Holofoil | $30.00 | $35.44 | $51.10 | $6.30 | — |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2026/02/04| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €0.20 |
| 7-day average | €0.25 |
| 30-day average | €0.31 |
| Low | €0.02 |
| Trend price | €0.17 |
| Low (excellent+) | €0.04 |
| Reverse holo low | €0.12 |
| reverseHoloAvg1 | €1.39 |
| Reverse holo 7-day | €1.45 |
| reverseHoloSell | €1.58 |
| averageSellPrice | €0.28 |
| Reverse holo 30-day | €1.42 |
| Reverse holo trend | €1.39 |
Frequently asked
How can I tell if my Pidgey is real?
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 Pidgey worth?
As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Pidgey is $0.69; 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 Pidgey from?
Pidgey is from the Pokémon set "HS—Triumphant" in the HeartGold & SoulSilver series, released in 2010.
What rarity is Pidgey?
Pidgey is a Common card in the HS—Triumphant set.
Other Pidgey printings
Same Pokémon card across other sets and rarities.
