# Pidgeotto #28/130 — Base Set 2

## Summary

Pidgeotto is a Stage 1 Normal bird that never drew a crowd of its own, though Gen I completionists still keep it close. Ken Sugimori, the man who drew the original Pokédex, is the illustrator, and a Base Set 2 Rare sat well above bulk status in a set built from reprints. The modelled guide sits at $5.03 with 39 copies traded in 30 days; a PSA 10 brings $269, 53 times raw, but a 21% gem rate against $85 of fees makes grading a losing trade, and the slabbed population is growing 2% a month, faster than 86% of tracked cards.

## Identity

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Set | Base Set 2 |
| Number | 28/130 |
| Rarity | Rare |
| Era | WOTC |
| Illustrator | Ken Sugimori |
| Release date | 2000-02-24 |
| Image | Unavailable |

## Card details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Card type | POKEMON |
| Stage | Stage1 |
| Evolves from | Pidgey |
| HP | 60 |
| Types | Colorless |
| Attack: Whirlwind | cost Colorless/Colorless — damage 20 — 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.) |
| Attack: Mirror Move | cost Colorless/Colorless/Colorless — If Pidgeotto was attacked last turn, do the final result of that attack on Pidgeotto to the Defending Pokémon. |
| Weakness | Lightning ×2 |
| Resistance | Fighting -30 |
| Retreat | 1 |
| Legal | Standard no · Expanded no |
| Pokédex entry | [Pidgeotto #017](https://cardboardalpha.com/pokemon/pokedex/pidgeotto) |
| Finishes | Normal |
| Languages | EN |

## Current stats

- Headline price: **$5.03** (ITEM_MEDIAN; modelled guide price) — as of 2026-10-17T21:45:02.614Z
- Headline basis: MODELLED_GUIDE — The venue’s published daily market guide, which the venue itself declares MODELLED. Nothing is confirmed to have traded at it, no copy is listed at it, and it is not our estimate — it is theirs.
- 24h change: n/a · 7d change: n/a — as of 2026-10-17T21:45:02.614Z
- Floor delivered ask: $4.01 — as of 2026-10-17T21:45:02.614Z
- Quant score: 18/100, regime ILLIQUID_UNKNOWN — as of 2026-10-17T21:45:02.614Z — 4 of 11 inputs · 35% weight · -33% confidence

## Provenance

- Catalog — observed 2000-02-24T00:00:00Z, confidence 98%
- Live ask — observed 2026-09-22T10:16:19.252Z, confidence 90%
- Guide price (modelled) — observed 2026-10-17T00:00:00.000Z, confidence 90%
- Confirmed sale — observed 2026-09-11T08:46:15.713Z, confidence 85%
- Price statistic — observed 2026-09-02T15:00:47.783Z, confidence 70%
- Population census — observed 2026-10-13T00:04:22.495Z, confidence 60%

## Links

- [View on Cardboard Alpha](https://cardboardalpha.com/pokemon/base-set-2/pidgeotto-28)
- [JSON snapshot](https://cardboardalpha.com/api/terminal/raw~tcgdex%3Abase4-28%3AEN%3ANORMAL~NM)