Curatorial Commentary
The card features a Pidgey, a small bird Pokémon, standing on a patch of grass. It has a brown and white body with a distinct yellow crest on its head. The background shows a blue sky and distant hills.
Essay · Base Set 2
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Catalogue plate
№ 86/130
Composition
StyleCartoonishTraditional
MoodLightheartedPlayful
CompositionClearSimple
PaletteEarthyVibrant
Game mechanics
HP
40
Stage
Basic
Weakness
Lightning ×2
Resistance
Fighting -30
Retreat
Whirlwind
10
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.)
Authorship
More from Ken Sugimori
The painter behind this plate — selected works from their canon.
The set
Base Set 2, in order
Walk the original print run — sequenced by plate number, painted as a series.
The subject
Most beautiful Pidgey
The Pidgey canon, ranked by Artchu’s editorial composite.
