Pidgey Reverse Holo #85 value & price
Reviewed by Mumbles · Updated 3 Sept 2026Related Pidgey & chase cards
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Pidgey is one of those cards that quietly became a favorite from the 2002 Legendary Collection set, a common little bird illustrated by Ken Sugimori that a lot of collectors grew up chasing without even realizing it. This particular Reverse Holo #85 print carries real weight in today's market, with raw copies trading around $107. If you're here trying to figure out Pidgey value or just curious how much is Pidgey worth in its current form, you're in the right spot.
Price history
InteractiveRaw value is $107, up 129% over the past year, with an all-time high of $108 in August 2026.
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Pidgey price at every grade
Market value at each grade, with how many exist (population). 781 graded, only 28 are PSA 10.
| Grade | Value | Population | PSA / CGC |
|---|---|---|---|
| PSA 10 (Gem Mint) | $10.0k | 28 | 13 / 15 |
| PSA 9 | $327 | 159 | 118 / 41 |
| PSA 8 | $181 | 239 | 187 / 52 |
| PSA 7 | $137 | 138 | 112 / 26 |
| PSA 6 | $80 | 104 | 92 / 12 |
| PSA 5 | $64 | 54 | 42 / 12 |
| PSA 4 | $63 | 16 | 12 / 4 |
| PSA 3 | $18 | 11 | 9 / 2 |
| PSA 2 | $16 | 13 | 12 / 1 |
| PSA 1 | $85 | 19 | 19 / - |
| Raw / Ungraded | $107 | - | - |
Prices & population from PriceCharting. Value shown is the PSA-grade market price; population is split by grading company (PSA / CGC).
Card details
- Card number
- 85 of 110
- Rarity
- Common
- Type
- Colorless
- HP
- 40
- Stage
- Basic
- Weakness
- Lightning ×2
- Retreat cost
- 1
- Illustrator
- Ken Sugimori
- Released
- 2002
Attacks
- Whirlwind10Colorless · Colorless
Your opponent switches the Defending Pokémon with 1 of his or her Benched Pokémon, if any. (Do the damage before switching the Pokémon.)
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The collector's take on Pidgey
Is Pidgey worth grading?
So is it worth grading? Here's the honest breakdown: a raw Pidgey sits at $107, a Grade 9 jumps to $327, and a true PSA 10 can fetch $10,000, which works out to about 93.4 times the raw price. That gap is real money, but gem mint is genuinely hard to hit on a common card like this since even tiny print or centering flaws that don't matter to the eye can keep it out of PSA 10 territory. Grading costs money and takes time, and there's no guarantee your copy comes back a 10 instead of a 9, so only send in a copy you've inspected closely under good light and feel confident about.
How rare is Pidgey?
Right now there are 779 total graded copies of this Pidgey on record, and only 27 of those have earned a PSA 10. When you put those two numbers side by side, it's clear why gem mint copies command such a premium: getting a common card from an early 2000s set through grading in flawless condition just doesn't happen often. That thin population at the top is exactly why the PSA 10 price sits so far above the raw and Grade 9 tiers.
Where can you pull Pidgey?
Our tracking has picked up 4 recorded pulls of this Pidgey across collector-crypt, with the biggest recorded pull value coming in at $92, and it's shown up in the Elite Pokémon Gacha Pack. That's a small number of confirmed hits, which tells you this isn't a card you should expect to land often when ripping packs. Most people who want this one end up buying it directly on the secondary market rather than chasing it through packs, and that's worth knowing before you spend money hoping to pull it, since opening packs is a gamble and most rips don't pay off.
Questions people ask
How much is Pidgey worth?+
A raw, ungraded Pidgey Reverse Holo #85 is valued around $107. Graded copies climb from there, with a Grade 9 worth $327 and a PSA 10 reaching $10,000, so condition makes a massive difference to Pidgey price.
Is Pidgey worth grading?+
It can be, especially given a PSA 10 sells for about 93.4 times the raw price. But with only 27 PSA 10s out of 779 total graded copies, gem mint is tough to land, so weigh the grading cost and risk against your card's actual condition before sending it in.
Why is the Pidgey Reverse Holo #85 print worth more than the standard one?+
The reverse holo treatment adds a shine and visual appeal that standard prints don't have, which collectors tend to pay more for. Combined with its low PSA 10 population of just 27 copies, that scarcity is a big part of why this version commands a stronger price.
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