Pokémon · Scarlet & Violet
Victini
Black Bolt · #171 · Rare · 2025
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Market reference
$575.93
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Current listings on The Game Traders
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 171 / 172
- Release year
- 2025
- Rarity
- Rare
- HP
- 80
- Subtype
- Basic
- Retreat cost
- 1 energy
- Regulation mark
- I
- Illustrator
- 5ban Graphics
- Pokédex #
- 494
- Series
- Scarlet & Violet
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Attacker
- Damage efficiency
- 120 damage
- 60 per Energy
- Prize liability
- 1 Prize given up
- Single-prize attacker — favourable prize trades
- Setup
- Basic
- Plays straight down — no evolution needed
Strategy & play
How Victini plays — derived from its stats and the rules of the game, not an opinion.
- A Basic — hits the board turn 1 with no evolution tax.
- Its main attack (V-Force) needs 2 Energy — a turn-2 swing on manual attachment.
- Hits for 120 — one-shots small Basics and support Pokémon, but trades down into the format’s big attackers.
- Needs Fire Energy to attack — your line must supply that color.
- Fire type, weak to Water ×2 — a Water attacker doing ≥40 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 Victini
- Exploit its Water weakness — ≥40 damage one-shots it.
Competitive performance
From real Standard tournament decks over the last 180 days.
- Meta inclusion
- 1% of decks
- 1.43 copies on average · 524 decks
- Match win rate
- 45.3%
- -2.0 pts vs the 47.3% field average
Plays well with
Cards most often run alongside this one in tournament decks over the last 180 days — ranked by how distinctive the pairing is.
Charcadet
in 52% of decks · 12 seen
Ethan's Typhlosion
in 96% of decks · 504 seen
Ethan's Quilava
in 96% of decks · 504 seen
Ethan's Cyndaquil
in 96% of decks · 504 seen
Drilbur
in 74% of decks · 17 seen
Ethan's Adventure
in 96% of decks · 504 seen
Ceruledge ex
in 74% of decks · 17 seen
Brilliant Blender
in 74% of decks · 17 seen
Budget alternatives
Cheaper cards that fill a similar role in Standard decks. Reference prices — most-played option first.
More by 5ban Graphics
This card was illustrated by 5ban Graphics.
Building around Victini?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
"This Pokémon brings victory. It is said that Trainers with Victini always win, regardless of the type of encounter."
RRV-Force — 120
If you have 4 or fewer Benched Pokémon, this attack does nothing.
Weakness:W×2
Retreat cost:C
Tournament legality
Current legal status across competitive formats.
Upcoming events
View calendar →Tournaments and releases relevant to Victini or Black Bolt.
Turn Zero Rising! #6 (100 Codes)
Aug 2, 2026
Rare Candy Club Showdown #35 (50 CODES)
Aug 3, 2026
⚡ Surge's TCG Vault Super Series - 100 Codes
Aug 3, 2026
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Aug 3, 2026
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Aug 3, 2026
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Aug 4, 2026
Recent tournament results
View calendar →Tournaments from the past 30 days where Victini was legal.
Tournoi amical LEAGUE canto N61°
today
SEASAC League Challenge #6 (SEASON 4) [50 CODES]
today
OceanicTournamentSeries2026 18/20
today
Cusca 3v3 Pro Series #17 ⚡
today
Vault Of Games #3 🏆|OFF-SEASON |WEEKLY
today
Redacted Chaos 2nd Chance #7 (50 Codes)
today
Tournament play
This printing of Victini has no recent tournament appearances, but a different printing is currently a meta staple.
Victini — Surging Sparks
Played in 187 recent decks
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 2026/07/09| Variant | Low | Mid | High | Market | Direct Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Holofoil | $650.00 | $699.95 | $2,304.90 | $575.93 | $799.98 |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2025/11/18| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €250.00 |
| 7-day average | €339.15 |
| 30-day average | €337.46 |
| Low | €210.00 |
| Trend price | €377.36 |
| Low (excellent+) | €215.00 |
| averageSellPrice | €392.49 |
Frequently asked
How can I tell if my Victini is real?
Victini 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 Victini worth?
As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Victini is $575.93; 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 Victini from?
Victini is from the Pokémon set "Black Bolt" in the Scarlet & Violet series, released in 2025.
What rarity is Victini?
Victini is a Rare card in the Black Bolt set.
Other Victini printings
Same Pokémon card across other sets and rarities.
