I believe that the information in the article regarding Pidgeot is 
inaccurate and very misleading.  Pidgeot is, in fact, quite a powerful card. 
  Yes, it is a Stage 2 Evolution Card.  Yes, it is a colorless Pokemon and 
has 80 HP.  Yes, it's weakness is to Electric, and has a Resistance to 
Fight.  But here is the corrected information on this Pokemon:

It has two attacks.  The first, Wing Attack, requires 2 energy of any type, 
and does 20 damage.  The second, Hurricane, requires 3 energy of any type.  
And the text reads as follows:  "Unless this attack knocks out the defending 
Pokemon, return the defending pokemon and all cards attached to it to your 
opponent's hand".  In other words, this is quite a powerful move.  I 
recommend it in every deck, with this mentality:  Build it up on your bench. 
  As soon as you see a Pokemon that your opponent is building up and has 
brought up as his/her Active Pokemon, get your Pidgeot up as your Active 
Pokemon somehow (through the trainer card Switch, paying retreat costs, 
etc.)  Then, attack it with Hurricane.  Revel in the look of your opponent's 
face when their Charizard and 8 attached energy cards are sent back to their 
hand, and their game plan put on a severe hold.

Just a thought.  =)  Pidgeot is a backbone in my Bird Keeper deck (all 
birds...nice name, don't you think?)  It's mostly a theme deck, just for 
fun.  E-mail me if you'd like to see what mine looks like...I'd be happy to 
share it!  =)

Michael T.
asianknight@hotmail.com

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