Pidgeotto [1st Edition] - Pokemon Base Set #22
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Pidgeotto [1st Edition]
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Pidgeotto [1st Edition] Card Facts & History
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Card History
Base Set Pidgeotto is a neat early-game-to-card translation piece, because both Whirlwind and Mirror Move are moves Pidgeotto can learn in the video games, giving this Rare a strong Gen I identity beyond just its artwork.
Set Lore
As card #22 in the original Base Set, this Pidgeotto comes from the first main Pokémon TCG expansion ever released, and English 1st Edition copies belong to the iconic shadowless print run that defines the hobby’s earliest era.
Artist
This card was illustrated by Ken Sugimori, the artist behind the original artwork for all 151 Generation I Pokémon, which gives Base Set Pidgeotto the unmistakable look of Pokémon’s earliest official visual era.
In-Game
Its English flavor text is lifted from Pokémon Red and Blue, tying the card directly to the first video games and reinforcing Pidgeotto’s territorial, aggressive personality from the franchise’s debut generation.
Card History
Pidgeotto carries extra nostalgia for anime fans because Ash’s Pidgeotto was one of his earliest team members before evolving into Pidgeot to defend a flock of wild Pidgey and Pidgeotto.