Pidgey 71/102 · HS—Triumphant

HS—Triumphant is a set in the HeartGold & SoulSilver series. It was released on November 3, 2010. The printed size is 102. This checklist is longer, at 103 cards. Pidgey is 71/102, in position 71 of 103 on this checklist. Before it is 70 Nidoran ♂, and after it is 72 Ponyta. The listed rarity is Common.

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

Suwama Chiaki illustrated this card. The same name is on 102 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 Suwama Chiaki illustrated this one. 11 other cards of Pidgey list a different HP.

The attack Messenger lists no damage number. The cost is Colorless. 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. Glide is another attack lists 10 damage. The cost is Colorless. Weakness is Lightning ×2. Resistance is Fighting -20. Retreat cost is 1. The flavor text reads "Common in grassy areas and forests, it is very docile and will chase off enemies by flapping up sand."

I keep a set binder for HS—Triumphant, meant to hold every card of that set. This card is one slot in the HS—Triumphant 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.