Pidgeot Card Collection: Your Birds & Bats Binder Checklist
Discover the best Pidgeot Pokémon cards to collect. Cute picks, rare finds, set history, and binder layout tips in one guide.
2024-02-06
Popularity Rank: #261
Fan survey data
Blended rank from two r/pokemon "favourite Pokémon" surveys, weighted 60/40 toward the 2025 results (u/Jawnysparklez; u/mamamia1001 2019).
2025 survey: #408
2019 survey: #133
#261 / 1025
Pokédex details
National Dex
#0018
Height
1.5 m
Weight
39.5 kg
Capture rate
45 / 255
Generation
Gen I
Gender ratio
50% male, 50% female
Hatch steps
3,825 steps
Base happiness
70
Growth rate
Medium Slow
Color
Brown
Habitat
Forest
Shape
Wings
What makes Pidgeot so likeable
Quick read on why Pidgeot clicks with collectors before you dive into cards and spreads.
- The Bulbapedia article opens by explaining that it evolves from Pidgeotto starting at level 36. It is the final form of Pidgey.
- Pidgeot wears its bird pokémon identity proudly — easy to love at a glance.
- Cheerful personality in-game — Pidgeot feels upbeat even before you pick a favourite card.
Pokémon TCG cards
Recent cards featuring Pidgeot from the Trading Card Game, newest first.
Mega Rising
Two Diamond
Extradimensional Crisis
Two Shiny
Extradimensional Crisis
One Shiny
Mythical Island
Two Star
Mythical Island
Four Diamond
Genetic Apex
One Star
Genetic Apex
Three Diamond
Paldean Fates
Shiny Ultra Rare
151
Uncommon
Obsidian Flames
Special illustration rare
Obsidian Flames
Ultra Rare
Obsidian Flames
Double rare
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Laying out a Pidgeot page that photographs well
Spread layout for Pidgeot, TCG picks to anchor the page, and open artwork you can print for Michi-style scene pockets.
Cards to anchor your spread
TCG picks for collectors — pair these with a printed scene below.
Pidgeot ex #221 (Paldean Fates) is a top priority for collectors — the shiny treatment adds a sparkly centrepiece to any Pidgeot page.
Pidgeot #124 (Team Up) is a promo worth chasing — alternate art that stands out on any Pidgeot binder page.
Pidgeot #18 (151) is a solid binder pick — easy to find and always looks great in a spread.
Species art references
Character renders for colour matching, pose ideas, and silhouette checks.
Official artwork
Match card holo colours and keep the species silhouette consistent across pockets.
HOME render
Modern pose reference when you want a cleaner, upright character layout.
Dream World vector
Simple line-and-fill shape — handy for tracing pocket placement before you print.
Shiny palette
Alternate colourway for accent pockets or shiny-themed spreads.
Art via PokéAPI/sprites (open source).
Pidgeot mini binder spread
A seeded two-page 3×3 binder mockup using Pidgeot chase cards and Michi Method scene art for display planning.
Left page
Paldean Fates
Shiny Ultra Rare
Team Up
Rare
151
Uncommon
Mega Rising
Two Diamond
Extradimensional Crisis
Two Shiny
Extradimensional Crisis
One Shiny
Mythical Island
Two Star
Right page
Mythical Island
Four Diamond
Genetic Apex
One Star
Genetic Apex
Three Diamond
Obsidian Flames
Special illustration rare
Obsidian Flames
Ultra Rare
Obsidian Flames
Double rare
Lost Origin
Ultra Rare
Start with a background that echoes Pidgeot's normal and flying, then place your chase holo in the top-left anchor slot. Secondary copies can step down in rarity toward the edges so the spread breathes in photos.
Michi Method scene examples
Illustration picks when dedicated scene art is not cached yet — card frames may still show.
Scene wallpaper — Pidgeot
Illustration by twitter.com
Scene art via Wallhaven — Scene wallpaper — Pidgeot
Scene wallpaper — Pidgeot
Illustration by artofpkm.com
Scene art via Wallhaven — Scene wallpaper — Pidgeot
Find more scene art
Curated galleries and search links — we do not hotlink Pinterest or ArtStation results.
Pokémon and character names are trademarks of Nintendo / Creatures / GAME FREAK.
Additional tips
- Pidgeot's cheerful base temperament invites playful sticker sleeves or washi — don't force a grimdark layout unless the art demands it.
- Keep a "swap tray" of mid-value Pidgeot duplicates beside the binder — trades move faster when the page is already curated.
- Lead with your strongest Pidgeot single, then echo it with a secondary spread featuring Pidgeotto, Pidgey, and Altaria so the page reads as a story, not a checklist.
- Hunt bilingual or alt-language copies when Pidgeot lettering or embossing outshines the English print — especially if you trade with collectors who search native names.
Abilities, moves & metagame notes
Optional competitive context for Pidgeot. Display collectors can skip straight to the backstory below.
Base stats
In-game numbers for Pidgeot — useful context beside abilities and moves.
HP
83
Attack
80
Defense
75
Sp. Atk
70
Sp. Def
70
Speed
101
Total: 479
Players file Pidgeot around tier "Past" while Ability Keen Eye (Prevents accuracy from being lowered.) shapes the fantasy — chase art that stages that payoff, not just the highest number on the slab.
- Normal/Flying typings invite clash lighting or split backgrounds — lean into that tension on-page.
- Hidden Ability Big Pecks is the deep-cut hunt — call it out when you sell or trade so buyers know you are curating, not flipping random holos.
3D battle sprites
Animated Showdown-style models for Pidgeot — normal and shiny.
Sprites via Project Pokémon. Pokémon and character names are trademarks of Nintendo / Creatures / GAME FREAK.
Backstory & Lore
A short write-up on Pidgeot, weaving together Pokédex notes, species lore, and evolution context.
When hunting, it skims the surface of water at high speed to pick off unwary prey such as MAGIKARP.
This POKéMON flies at Mach 2 speed, seeking prey. Its large talons are feared as wicked weapons.
Collectors still read Pidgey, Pidgeotto, and Pidgeot fastest left-to-right; matching illustration eras across those stages matters more than cramming every rarity onto one page.
A second dex beat (Leafgreen) frames Pidgeot as when hunting, it skims the surface of water at high speed to pick off unwary prey such as magikarp. Rotating that line on a sticky note beside the page keeps the spread feeling lived-in.
In the games, Pidgey → Pidgeotto → Pidgeot make up this evolution family — a natural arc to echo when you curate cards or binder spreads.
Name in other languages
Common localized names collectors may search for.
German
Tauboss
Spanish
Pidgeot
French
Roucarnage
Italian
Pidgeot
Japanese
ピジョット
Japanese (Romaji)
Pigeot
Korean
피죤투
Chinese (Simplified)
大比鸟
Chinese (Traditional)
大比鳥
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