Pidgey Pokémon Cards
- National Dex
- #016
- Printed
- 1999–2024
- Sets
- 16
- Rarities
- 4
- Total value
- $69
- raw, near mint
- Cards priced
- 19
- 17 with PSA 10
- Most valuable
- $22
- POP Series 4
- Typical PSA 10
- 51.2×
- median of 17
CardTrack prices 19 different Pidgey cards across 16 sets, from 1999 to 2024, worth $69 together. The most valuable is the Pidgey from POP Series 4 at $22.00 ungraded, about $500 in PSA 10. Every price below is a blended raw value from real sold results, updated daily.
Pidgey is a Colorless-type Pokémon (Generation I). Evolution line: Pidgey → Pidgeotto → Pidgeot.
- Pidgey #12Pidgey$22.00POP Series 4 · CommonPSA 10 $500
- Pidgey #207Pidgey$15.99Obsidian Flames · Illustration RarePSA 10 $220
- Pidgey #123Pidgey$9.99Expedition Base Set · CommonPSA 10 $96
- Pidgey #196Pidgey$7.00Paldean Fates · Shiny RarePSA 10 $133
- Koga's Pidgey #49Koga's Pidgey$2.88Gym Challenge · UncommonPSA 10 $115
- Pidgey #57Pidgey$2.39Base · CommonPSA 10 $110
- Pidgey #85Pidgey$1.54Legendary Collection · CommonPSA 10 $71
- Koga's Pidgey #80Koga's Pidgey$1.27Gym Challenge · CommonPSA 10 $65
- Pidgey δ #77Pidgey δ$1.26Holon Phantoms · Common
- Pidgey #86Pidgey$1.18Base Set 2 · CommonPSA 10 $90
- Pidgey #71Pidgey$0.80HS—Triumphant · CommonPSA 10 $47
- Pidgey #99Pidgey$0.68Secret Wonders · CommonPSA 10 $30
- Pidgey #67Pidgey$0.48Call of Legends · CommonPSA 10 $47
- Pidgey #73Pidgey$0.48FireRed & LeafGreen · CommonPSA 10 $50
- Pidgey #122Pidgey$0.30Team Up · CommonPSA 10 $32
- Pidgey #75Pidgey$0.27Flashfire · CommonPSA 10 $39
- Pidgey #16Pidgey$0.24151 · Common
- Pidgey #121Pidgey$0.24Team Up · CommonPSA 10 $34
- Pidgey #162Pidgey$0.22Obsidian Flames · CommonPSA 10 $45
Where the Pidgey money is
Value is not spread evenly across the printings — the ranking below is by total tracked value, not by card count, the same measure as the most valuable Pokémon cards.
The top 5 of 19 Pidgey cards hold 84% of the $69 total. The remaining 14 share what is left, which is why a “complete Pidgey collection” in the collection tracker costs far less than the headline suggests until you reach the top row.
- POP Series 4 · 1 card$22
- Obsidian Flames · 2 cards$16
- Expedition Base Set · 1 card$10
- Paldean Fates · 1 card$7
- Gym Challenge · 2 cards$4
- Base · 1 card$2
What grading a Pidgey is worth
Across the 17 Pidgey cards that have both a raw price and a real PSA 10 price.
Typical (median)
51.2×
half are above, half below
Middle half
39.9× – 104×
the 25th to 75th percentile
Cheapest card
9.6×
smallest gap
Largest gap
204×
one card, near-zero raw
This is the median, not the average. Averaging the ratios gives 72.0×, which only 7 of 17 cards (41%) actually reach: a card worth a few cents raw with a three-figure slab produces a ratio in the hundreds and drags the mean above almost the whole set. The median is what a card in the middle really does, and it is the figure to take to the grading ROI calculator.
Pidgey value over time
Total tracked value of every Pidgey printing since 2021, from PriceCharting sales history; the top 100 cards across every Pokémon are charted in the market report.
90 days
-15.8%
1 year
+43.4%
All time
-6.9%
As of
2026-10
Indexed over 11 of this set's 19 cards — the ones with enough PriceCharting sales history to track continuously.
Strongest Pidgey grading opportunities
Ranked by expected net — every grade weighted by how often this card actually earns it (the gem rate beside each card is its PSA 10 share). Best case is the PSA 10 outcome, which is why it is the larger number and the one to trust least.
- Pidgey #12
POP Series 4 · best case $393 · gem rate 23% of 39 graded
Expected net
$22
- Pidgey #196
Paldean Fates · best case $45 · gem rate 56% of 398 graded
Expected net
$-2
- Pidgey #207
Obsidian Flames · best case $122 · gem rate 23% of 5,825 graded
Expected net
$-27
Every Pidgey card, by set
Open the other 16 Pidgey cards, across 14 more sets
Collecting Pidgey cards
Pidgey has been printed in every era of the game, from 1999 (Base) to 2024 (Paldean Fates). The Vintage (1999–2003) era holds the most printings, 6 of the 19. The value sits elsewhere: the Classic (2004–2010) era's 5 cards are worth $25, 36% of the total, against $19 for the Vintage (1999–2003) printings.
Most Pidgey cards are cheap to own: 15 of the 19 priced cards sit under $5 raw, the cheapest being the Pidgey, and the median card is worth about $1.18. None reaches $50, so the total above is spread thinly rather than stacked in one card.
By rarity the printings split into 4 tiers, led by Common (16), Illustration Rare (1) and Shiny Rare (1). 17 of the 19 cards carry a PSA 10 price, the figure the grading section uses; those cards are worth about $1.18 raw at the median, against $0.24 for the 2 with no gem-mint price on file.
The grid filters by set and rarity and sorts by value, era, the PSA 10 gap or the 30-day move, so the cheapest Pidgey is one sort away (add the rarity filter for the cheapest holo); the by-set index above lists every card as text for when you know the number. Prices are CardTrack's blended raw value from real sold results, updated today.
Pidgey card questions
How many Pidgey cards are there?
CardTrack tracks 19 priced Pidgey cards across 16 Pokémon TCG sets, printed between 1999 and 2024. 17 of them also carry a real PSA 10 price.
What is the most valuable Pidgey card?
The most valuable Pidgey card is the Pidgey from POP Series 4 (#12) at about $22.00 ungraded, or around $500 in PSA 10 gem mint.
How much is a complete Pidgey collection worth?
All 19 tracked Pidgey cards come to approximately $69 in raw near-mint condition. The value is concentrated: the top 5 cards alone account for 84% of it.
How much more is a graded Pidgey card worth?
A typical Pidgey card in PSA 10 sells for about 51.2× its raw price — that is the median across the 17 cards with both a raw and a PSA 10 price. Half fall between 39.9× and 104×, and the very cheapest cards can show far larger multiples simply because their raw price is near zero.
What is the cheapest Pidgey card?
The cheapest priced Pidgey card CardTrack tracks is the Pidgey from Obsidian Flames (#162) at about $0.22. 15 of the 19 priced cards sit under $5, so a set-by-set Pidgey collection starts cheaply.
Which set has the most Pidgey cards?
Obsidian Flames has the most Pidgey printings, 2 of the 19. The most valuable set is a different one: POP Series 4, whose 1 Pidgey card is worth about $22.
Which Pidgey card is worth grading?
On expected profit the Pidgey from POP Series 4 leads, at about $22 profit per submission after fees, with 23% of 39 graded copies coming back PSA 10. The full ranking covers all 4 gradeable Pidgey cards.