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Obsidian Flames

Pidgeot ex OBF 217/197

Name: Pidgeot ex OBF 217/197
Brand: Pokémon

OBFUltra Rare

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Pidgeot ex has appeared in several sets: Obsidian Flames (OBF 164) and Paldean Fates (PAF 221). It is the same card every time — it plays the same, only the artwork and the price change. Here is what it does once it is on the table.

The market for this printing

Finish unspecified

No quotation can be assigned to this reference until its finish is identified. Card language: English. Sellers: European Union. Asking prices, excluding shipping and import charges.

When it came out

Obsidian Flames landed here on 11 August 2023.

In Japan these cards were already in shops on 28 July 2023, under the code SV3. That is 14 days ahead of us.

Every set, with both of its dates

What the card itself says

Its characteristics and effects in play, with the original text when available.

HP: 280
Type: Colorless
Stage: Stage 2
Retreat cost: 0
Weakness: ×2
Resistance: -30
Regulation mark: G
Number: 217/197
Set: Obsidian FlamesOBFSet guide

What to make of it

Have a look at what it does well, then at what will get in your way. After that you'll know whether it belongs in your deck.

A strength
280 HP. Only 3 cards in Paldean Fates carry more.
A strength
It retreats for free. You can pull it back to the Bench whenever you like, even with no Energy on it at all.
A strength
It has an Ability, Quick Search. An Ability costs you no attack, so you can use it and still swing the same turn.
Keep in mind
None of the 8,705 tournament lists we have read runs it. That does not make it a bad card — it means we have not seen it on a table yet.
Keep in mind
It is an ex card. The turn it goes down your opponent takes 2 Prizes instead of one, and games do turn on exactly that.
Keep in mind
It is a Stage 2. You have to come through Pidgeotto to get here, or find a Rare Candy to skip the middle step.
Keep in mind
Weakness Lightning ×2. Against a Lightning Pokémon, apply that to the damage it takes — it climbs fast. Of the 8,705 tournament lists we have read, 718 run at least one Pokémon of that type.
Keep in mind
Mark G. It is not among the marks currently accepted in Standard: H, I, and J. A legal reprint may still provide an exception.

Standard format: source checked on November 9, 2026. TCGdex

Every version of this card

Look at the number printed at the bottom of your card. That is what tells you which version you are holding. Tap yours to open its page.

Pidgeot ex OBF 164/197Obsidian FlamesDouble rareDouble rare
Pidgeot ex OBF 217/197Obsidian FlamesUltra RareThe one you are looking atUltra Rare
Pidgeot ex OBF 225/197Obsidian FlamesSpecial illustration rareSpecial illustration rare
Pidgeot ex PAF 221/91Paldean FatesShiny Ultra RareShiny Ultra Rare

Who plays it

None of the tournament lists we have read mentions this card. That happens with a card that has just come out, or one players have not tried yet.

The other cards of this Pokémon

Two cards of the same Pokémon can be worth wildly different amounts — it depends on the set, the rarity and the artwork. We put all 26 Pidgeot cards on one page, priciest first.

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Pidgeot ex OBF 217/197

The market for this printing

When it came out

What the card itself says

What to make of it

Every version of this card

Who plays it

The other cards of this Pokémon

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What to make of it

What the card itself says

Who plays it

The other cards of this Pokémon

Its Ability

Quick Search

Its attacks

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