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Koga's Pidgey
Gym Challenge 80/132 • common
- Set
- Gym Challenge
- Number
- 80/132
- Rarity
- Common
- Released
- 2000
- Energy type
- colorless energy
- Market price
- $5.18
- Artist
- Ken Sugimori
What it does
If the Defending Pokémon tries to attack during your opponent's next turn, your opponent flips a coin. If tails, that attack does nothing.
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- ExpandedNot legal
- UnlimitedLegal
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Where it came from
Koga's Pidgey was released as part of the Gym Challenge expansion in Japan in 1999 and subsequently in the English-language set in 2000. It belongs to the Gym series, a sub-collection of the Pokémon Trading Card Game that focused on the signature Pokémon used by the various Gym Leaders featured in the Kanto region games. This specific card represents the Grass-type specialist Koga, depicting his Pokémon in a stylized art format consistent with the trainers' unique associations.
The card was illustrated by Ken Sugimori, the primary character designer and art director for the Pokémon franchise. Sugimori's approach for the Gym series was to highlight the bond between the trainer and the Pokémon, often utilizing minimalist, clean backgrounds to emphasize the character design. As a common card, it served as a foundational piece for players building decks around Gym Leader mechanics, and it remains a nostalgic staple for collectors documenting the transition of the game into the late-Wizards of the Coast era.
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