Pidgeotto 88/165 · Expedition Base Set

Pidgeotto is Pokédex #017, generation 1 (Kanto). Pidgeotto is a Stage 1 Colorless Pokémon with 60 HP. The card says it evolves from Pidgey. In this catalog that name is Pidgey (#016). The card lists Pidgeot, Pidgeot (#018) under evolves to.

Pidgeotto sits at 88/165 in Expedition Base Set, position 88 of 165. Before it is 87 Metapod, and after it is 89 Poliwhirl. The set belongs to the E-Card series. It was released on September 15, 2002. The printed size is 165, and the checklist is the same length. The listed rarity is Uncommon.

The attack Whirlwind lists 20 damage. The cost is Colorless, Colorless. If your opponent has any Benched Pokémon, he or she chooses 1 of them and switches the Defending Pokémon with it. (Do the damage before switching the Pokémon.) Weakness is Lightning ×2. Resistance is Fighting -30.

Pidgeotto (#017) has 15 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 14 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 1999 to 2024. The earliest other card is Pidgeotto 22/102 in Base (1999). Both list 60 HP. The rarity there is Rare, and here it is Uncommon. Ken Sugimori illustrated that card, and Tomokazu Komiya illustrated this one. 10 other cards of Pidgeotto list a different HP.

The illustrator line reads Tomokazu Komiya. I count 248 other cards in the catalog with that illustrator.

Expedition Base Set set binder is where a full Expedition Base Set set goes. This card fills one slot there. A generation binder holds one card of each species. Pidgeotto can fill a slot in Generation 1 binder (Kanto). I still need this card.