Pokémon · Black & White
Flareon
BW Black Star Promos · #BW88 · Promo · 2011
Listings
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From
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Market reference
$50.37
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Current listings on The Game Traders
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- BW88 / 101
- Release year
- 2011
- Rarity
- Promo
- HP
- 90
- Subtype
- Stage 1
- Evolves from
- Eevee
- Retreat cost
- 1 energy
- Illustrator
- The Pokémon Company Art Team
- Pokédex #
- 136
- Series
- Black & White
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Attacker
- Damage efficiency
- 60 damage
- 20 per Energy
- Prize liability
- 1 Prize given up
- Single-prize attacker — favourable prize trades
- Setup
- Stage 1
- One evolution step from a Basic
Strategy & play
How Flareon plays — derived from its stats and the rules of the game, not an opinion.
- Its main attack (Fire Slash) needs 3 Energy — a turn-3 swing on manual attachment — you’ll want Energy acceleration to power it up on time.
- Needs Fire Energy to attack — your line must supply that color.
- Fire type, weak to Water ×2 — a Water attacker doing ≥45 effectively one-shots it.
- A single-prize attacker — prize-trade-positive against ex / V decks that give up two at a time.
- A Stage 1 — one step up from Eevee; doesn’t help your opening hand, but quick to set up.
How to beat Flareon
- Exploit its Water weakness — ≥45 damage one-shots it.
- Gust it before the evolution is set up.
Budget alternatives
Cheaper cards that fill a similar role in Standard decks. Reference prices — most-played option first.
More by The Pokémon Company Art Team
This card was illustrated by The Pokémon Company Art Team.
Building around Flareon?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
"Inhaled air is heated in the flame sac in its body to an intense fire over 3,000 degrees Fahrenheit."
CSand-Attack — 20
If the Defending Pokémon tries to attack during your opponent's next turn, your opponent flips a coin. If tails, that attack does nothing.
RCCFire Slash — 60+
You may discard a Fire Energy attached to this Pokémon. If you do, this attack does 30 more damage.
Weakness:W×2
Retreat cost:C
Tournament legality
Current legal status across competitive formats.
Recent tournament results
View calendar →Tournaments from the past 30 days where Flareon was legal.
Tournament play
This printing of Flareon has no recent tournament appearances, but a different printing is currently a meta staple.
Flareon ex — Prismatic Evolutions
Played in 74 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 2026/07/01| Variant | Low | Mid | High | Market | Direct Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Holofoil | $36.00 | $75.00 | $363.20 | $50.37 | $338.59 |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2026/01/21| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €9.00 |
| 7-day average | €11.43 |
| 30-day average | €21.64 |
| Low | €4.00 |
| Trend price | €10.31 |
| Low (excellent+) | €8.50 |
| reverseHoloAvg1 | €19.99 |
| Reverse holo 7-day | €6.58 |
| averageSellPrice | €12.52 |
| Reverse holo 30-day | €6.51 |
| Reverse holo trend | €8.35 |
Frequently asked
How can I tell if my Flareon is real?
Flareon 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 Flareon worth?
As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Flareon is $50.37; 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 Flareon from?
Flareon is from the Pokémon set "BW Black Star Promos" in the Black & White series, released in 2011.
What rarity is Flareon?
Flareon is a Promo card in the BW Black Star Promos set.
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