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Pidgeotto
Base Set 2 28/130 • rare
- Set
- Base Set 2
- Number
- 28/130
- Rarity
- Rare
- Released
- 2000
- Energy type
- colorless energy
- Market price
- $5.03
- Artist
- Ken Sugimori
What it does
If your opponent has any Benched Pokémon, he or she chooses 1 of them and switches it with the Defending Pokémon. (Do the damage before switching the Pokémon.)
If Pidgeotto was attacked last turn, do the final result of that attack on Pidgeotto to the Defending Pokémon.
Very protective of its sprawling territory, this Pokémon will fiercely peck at any intruder.
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- ExpandedNot legal
- UnlimitedLegal
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Where it came from
The Pidgeotto card from the Base Set 2 expansion was released in February 2000 as a follow-up to the initial Pokémon Trading Card Game launch. Serving as a compilation set for the North American market, Base Set 2 was designed to maintain availability of popular cards from the original Base Set and Jungle expansions, which were experiencing high demand and frequent stock shortages at retail.
The artwork for this card features the original illustration by Keiji Kinebuchi, who contributed extensively to the early aesthetics of the Pokémon TCG. The design captures the avian Pokémon in a dynamic, mid-flight pose consistent with the established artistic style of the 1999–2000 era. As a rare-tier card within this specific set, it holds historical significance for collectors interested in the transition period of the game's early western distribution.
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