Pokémon · Black & White
Plusle
Dark Explorers · #39 · Common · 2012
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Market reference
$11.29
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 39 / 111
- Release year
- 2012
- Rarity
- Common
- HP
- 60
- Subtype
- Basic
- Retreat cost
- 1 energy
- Illustrator
- Naoki Saito
- Pokédex #
- 311
- Series
- Black & White
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Draw
- Damage efficiency
- 20 damage
- 20 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 Plusle plays — derived from its stats and the rules of the game, not an opinion.
- Not a main attacker — its job is card draw. Run it as a consistency hub and protect it, because opponents will target the engine.
- Needs Lightning Energy to attack — your line must supply that color.
- Lightning type, weak to Fighting ×2 — a Fighting attacker doing ≥30 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 Plusle
- Exploit its Fighting weakness — ≥30 damage one-shots it.
- KO it to choke their draw / search engine.
Budget alternatives
Cheaper cards that fill a similar role in Standard decks. Reference prices — most-played option first.
More by Naoki Saito
This card was illustrated by Naoki Saito.
Building around Plusle?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
"It cheers on friends with pom-poms made of sparks. It drains power from telephone poles."
CTag Draw
Shuffle your hand into your deck. Then, draw 4 cards. If Minun is on your Bench, draw 4 more cards.
LPositive Ion — 20+
Flip a coin. If heads, this attack does 10 more damage.
Weakness:F×2
Retreat cost:C
Tournament legality
Current legal status across competitive formats.
Recent tournament results
View calendar →Tournaments from the past 30 days where Plusle 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 2026/08/05| Variant | Low | Mid | High | Market | Direct Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Normal | $7.27 | $11.07 | $296.99 | $11.29 | $29.99 |
| Reverse Holofoil | $5.95 | $39.28 | $570.00 | $30.89 | — |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2026/03/11| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €0.15 |
| 7-day average | €0.82 |
| 30-day average | €0.61 |
| Low | €0.02 |
| Trend price | €0.84 |
| Low (excellent+) | €0.02 |
| Reverse holo low | €0.20 |
| reverseHoloAvg1 | €4.99 |
| Reverse holo 7-day | €3.03 |
| reverseHoloSell | €3.67 |
| averageSellPrice | €0.67 |
| Reverse holo 30-day | €2.06 |
| Reverse holo trend | €3.13 |
Frequently asked
How can I tell if my Plusle is real?
Plusle 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 Plusle worth?
As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Plusle is $11.29; 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 Plusle from?
Plusle is from the Pokémon set "Dark Explorers" in the Black & White series, released in 2012.
What rarity is Plusle?
Plusle is a Common card in the Dark Explorers set.
Other Plusle printings
Same Pokémon card across other sets and rarities.
