Koga's Pidgey 80/132 · Gym Challenge
Gym Challenge is a set in the Gym series. It was released on 16 October 2000. The printed size is 132, and the checklist is the same length. Koga's Pidgey is 80/132, in position 80 of 132 on this checklist. Before it is 79 Koga's Koffing, and after it is 81 Koga's Tangela. The listed rarity is Common.
Koga's Pidgey is a Basic Colorless Pokémon with 50 HP. The card lists level 15. In the Pokédex this is Pidgey (#016), generation 1 (Kanto). The card lists Pidgeotto, Pidgeotto (#017) under evolves to.
Ken Sugimori illustrated this card. The same name is on 1,112 other cards in the catalog.
Pidgey (#016) has 18 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 16 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 is named Pidgey, while this one is Koga's Pidgey. That card lists 40 HP, and this one lists 50 HP. Both list the rarity Common. 11 other cards of Pidgey list a different HP.
The attack Peck lists 10 damage. The cost is Colorless. Sand-attack is another attack lists 20 damage. The cost is Colorless, Colorless, Colorless. If the Defending Pokémon tries to attack during your opponent's next turn, your opponent flips a coin. If tails, that attack does nothing. Weakness is Lightning ×2. Resistance is Fighting -30. Retreat cost is 1.
I keep a set binder for Gym Challenge, meant to hold every card of that set. This card is one slot in the Gym Challenge set binder. A generation binder holds one card of each species. Pidgey can fill a slot in Generation 1 binder (Kanto). Themed lists that include this exact card are Trainer's Pokémon and Kanto Gym Leaders and their Pokémon. I still need this card.
Card facts
- Number
- 80/132
- Series
- Gym
- Released
- 16 October 2000
- Rarity
- Common
- Supertype
- Pokémon
- Subtypes
- Basic
- HP
- 50
- Type
- Colorless
- Illustrator
- Ken Sugimori
- Pokédex
- Pidgey (#016)
- Level
- 15
- Evolves to
- Pidgeotto
- Weakness
- Lightning ×2
- Resistance
- Fighting -30
- Retreat
- 1
Attacks and card text
AttackSand-attack
If the Defending Pokémon tries to attack during your opponent's next turn, your opponent flips a coin. If tails, that attack does nothing.
Binders this card belongs in
Other printings in the list
Next to it in the set
Questions about this card
Which set is Koga's Pidgey from?
Gym Challenge, in the Gym series. It was released on 16 October 2000. The printed size is 132.
What is the collector number?
80/132. It is entry 80 of 132 in this checklist.
Who illustrated it?
Ken Sugimori. The catalog lists 1,112 other cards with that illustrator.
What rarity is listed?
Common.
What Pokédex number does the card use?
Pidgey #016, generation 1 (Kanto).
Which attacks are printed?
Peck (10) and Sand-attack (20).