Pidgeotto 22/102 · Base

Pidgeotto is Pokédex #017, generation 1 (Kanto). Pidgeotto is a Stage 1 Colorless Pokémon with 60 HP. The card lists level 36. 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 22/102 in Base, position 22 of 102. Before it is 21 Electrode, and after it is 23 Arcanine. The set belongs to the Base series. It was released on 9 January 1999. The printed size is 102, and the checklist is the same length. The listed rarity is Rare.

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 it with the Defending Pokémon. (Do the damage before switching the Pokémon.) Mirror Move is another attack lists no damage number. The cost is Colorless, Colorless, Colorless. If Pidgeotto was attacked last turn, do the final result of that attack on Pidgeotto to the Defending Pokémon. Weakness is Lightning ×2. Resistance is Fighting -30. Retreat cost is 1. The flavor text reads "Very protective of its sprawling territory, this Pokémon will fiercely peck at any intruder."

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 2000 to 2024. The earliest other card is Pidgeotto 28/130 in Base Set 2 (2000). Both list 60 HP. Both list the rarity Rare. 10 other cards of Pidgeotto list a different HP.

The illustrator line reads Ken Sugimori. I count 1,112 other cards in the catalog with that illustrator.

Base set binder is where a full Base 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.