Pokémon · E-Card
Suicune
Aquapolis · #H25 · Rare Holo · 2003
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Market reference
$449.99
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- H25 / 182
- Release year
- 2003
- Rarity
- Rare Holo
- HP
- 70
- Subtype
- Basic
- Retreat cost
- 1 energy
- Illustrator
- Atsuko Nishida
- Pokédex #
- 245
- Series
- E-Card
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Ability Engine
- Damage efficiency
- 30 damage
- 10 per Energy
- Prize liability
- 1 Prize given up
- Single-prize attacker — favourable prize trades
- Setup
- Basic
- Plays straight down — no evolution needed
Also does
Strategy & play
How Suicune plays — derived from its stats and the rules of the game, not an opinion.
- Not a main attacker — its job is Ability-based draw/search. Run it as a consistency hub and protect it, because opponents will target the engine.
- Inflicts Sleep — they flip each turn to wake, so it’s a coin-flip lock: disruptive but unreliable on its own.
- Needs Water Energy to attack — your line must supply that color.
- Water type, weak to Lightning ×2 — a Lightning attacker doing ≥35 effectively one-shots it.
- A single-prize attacker — prize-trade-positive against ex / V decks that give up two at a time.
How to beat Suicune
- Exploit its Lightning weakness — ≥35 damage one-shots it.
- KO it to choke their draw / search engine.
- On the receiving end of a condition? Retreat, switch, or evolve to wipe it — conditions only stick to the Active.
Competitive performance
From real Standard tournament decks over the last 180 days.
- Meta inclusion
- 0% of decks
- 2 copies on average · 1 decks
Budget alternatives
Cheaper cards that fill a similar role in Standard decks. Reference prices — most-played option first.
More by Atsuko Nishida
This card was illustrated by Atsuko Nishida.
Building around Suicune?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
Poké-Body: Pure Body
To attach a Water Energy card from your hand to Suicune, you must discard an Energy card attached to Suicune. (Attach the Water Energy, and then discard an Energy card from Suicune.)
WCCHypno Wave — 30+
Flip a coin. If heads, this attack does 30 damage plus 20 more damage. If tails, this attack does 30 damage and the Defending Pokémon is now Asleep.
Weakness:L×2
Retreat cost:C
Tournament legality
Current legal status across competitive formats.
Pricing reference
Latest snapshot from the upstream catalog. Actual marketplace prices fluctuate by condition, edition, and grade — use this as a reference, not a quote.
TCGPlayer (USD)
Updated 2026/07/05| Variant | Low | Mid | High | Market | Direct Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Holofoil | $275.00 | $280.00 | $539.99 | $449.99 | — |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2026/07/01| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €29.99 |
| 7-day average | €53.25 |
| 30-day average | €44.30 |
| Low | €19.90 |
| Trend price | €51.55 |
| Low (excellent+) | €90.00 |
| Reverse holo low | €40.00 |
| reverseHoloAvg1 | €9.00 |
| Reverse holo 7-day | €26.00 |
| averageSellPrice | €31.66 |
| Reverse holo 30-day | €26.00 |
| Reverse holo trend | €11.21 |
Frequently asked
How can I tell if my Suicune is real?
Suicune is not on our list of commonly-counterfeited cards, but counterfeits exist across every set. Check the back-light test (real cards have a black inner layer that blocks light; counterfeits glow through), the rosette dot pattern on the back under magnification, font weight and kerning on the card name, and the holofoil pattern if applicable. For high-value copies we recommend submitting to a professional grader (PSA, BGS, CGC) for tamper-evident authentication.
What is Suicune worth?
As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Suicune is $449.99; there are no active listings on The Game Traders right now. Actual value depends on condition, grading, edition and printing variant — graded high-condition copies (PSA 9–10) trade at a substantial premium over raw copies.
What set is Suicune from?
Suicune is from the Pokémon set "Aquapolis" in the E-Card series, released in 2003.
What rarity is Suicune?
Suicune is a Rare Holo card in the Aquapolis set.
Other Suicune printings
Same Pokémon card across other sets and rarities.
