Pokémon · XY
Typhlosion
BREAKthrough · #20 · Rare Holo · 2015
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Market reference
$4.96
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 20 / 165
- Release year
- 2015
- Rarity
- Rare Holo
- HP
- 150
- Subtype
- Stage 2
- Evolves from
- Quilava
- Retreat cost
- 3 energy
- Illustrator
- Megumi Mizutani
- Pokédex #
- 157
- Series
- XY
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Attacker
- Damage efficiency
- 130 damage
- 80 per Energy
- Prize liability
- 1 Prize given up
- Single-prize attacker — favourable prize trades
- Setup
- Stage 2
- Needs its evolution line or Rare Candy to set up
Strategy & play
How Typhlosion plays — derived from its stats and the rules of the game, not an opinion.
- Its main attack (Flare Destroy) needs 3 Energy — a turn-3 swing on manual attachment — you’ll want Energy acceleration to power it up on time.
- Hits for 130 — 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 ≥75 effectively one-shots it.
- A single-prize attacker — prize-trade-positive against ex / V decks that give up two at a time.
- Retreat cost 3 — gets stranded Active if gusted; run Switch / Escape Rope or a Float Stone-style Tool.
How to beat Typhlosion
- Exploit its Water weakness — ≥75 damage one-shots it.
- Gust it before the evolution is set up.
- Trap it Active — 3 retreat means it can’t escape without help.
More by Megumi Mizutani
This card was illustrated by Megumi Mizutani.
Building around Typhlosion?
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About this card
"It has a secret, devastating move. It rubs its blazing fur together to cause huge explosions."
RMassive Eruption — 80×
Discard the top 5 cards of your deck. This attack does 80 damage times the number of Energy cards you discarded.
RRCFlare Destroy — 130
Discard an Energy attached to this Pokémon. Then, discard an Energy attached to your opponent's Active Pokémon.
Weakness:W×2
Retreat cost:CCC
Tournament legality
Current legal status across competitive formats.
Recent tournament results
View calendar →Tournaments from the past 30 days where Typhlosion was legal.
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 2026/07/19| Variant | Low | Mid | High | Market | Direct Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Holofoil | $2.80 | $5.00 | $52.26 | $4.96 | — |
| Reverse Holofoil | $4.05 | $5.67 | $4,321.00 | $4.59 | $9.97 |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2026/06/22| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €2.00 |
| 7-day average | €4.97 |
| 30-day average | €4.49 |
| Low | €1.50 |
| Trend price | €5.47 |
| Low (excellent+) | €1.77 |
| Reverse holo low | €1.77 |
| reverseHoloAvg1 | €2.50 |
| Reverse holo 7-day | €7.31 |
| reverseHoloSell | €11.16 |
| averageSellPrice | €4.81 |
| Reverse holo 30-day | €6.09 |
| Reverse holo trend | €7.00 |
Frequently asked
How can I tell if my Typhlosion is real?
Typhlosion 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 Typhlosion worth?
As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Typhlosion is $4.96; 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 Typhlosion from?
Typhlosion is from the Pokémon set "BREAKthrough" in the XY series, released in 2015.
What rarity is Typhlosion?
Typhlosion is a Rare Holo card in the BREAKthrough set.
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