Pidgey 99/132 · Secret Wonders

Secret Wonders is a set in the Diamond & Pearl series. It was released on November 1, 2007. The printed size is 132, and the checklist is the same length. Pidgey is 99/132, in position 99 of 132 on this checklist. Before it is 98 Phanpy, and after it is 100 Psyduck. The listed rarity is Common.

Pidgey is a Basic Colorless Pokémon with 50 HP. The card lists level 8. In the Pokédex this is Pidgey (#016), generation 1 (Kanto). The card lists Pidgeotto, Pidgeotto (#017) under evolves to.

Hironobu Yoshida illustrated this card. The same name is on 38 other cards in the catalog.

Pidgey (#016) has 18 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 15 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 1999 to 2024. The earliest other card is Pidgey 57/102 in Base (1999). That card lists 40 HP, and this one lists 50 HP. Both list the rarity Common. Ken Sugimori illustrated that card, and Hironobu Yoshida illustrated this one. 11 other cards of Pidgey list a different HP.

The attack Growl lists no damage number. The cost is Colorless. During your opponent's next turn, any damage done by attacks from the Defending Pokémon is reduced by 20 (before applying Weakness and Resistance). Peck is another attack lists 20 damage. The cost is Colorless, Colorless. Weakness is Lightning +10. Resistance is Fighting -20. Retreat cost is 1. The flavor text reads "It is docile and prefers to avoid conflict. If disturbed, however, it can ferociously strike back."

I keep a set binder for Secret Wonders, meant to hold every card of that set. This card is one slot in the Secret Wonders set binder. A generation binder holds one card of each species. Pidgey can fill a slot in Generation 1 binder (Kanto). I still need this card.