Pokémon · Sword & Shield
Lugia
Darkness Ablaze · #140 · Rare · 2020
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Market reference
$0.55
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Current listings on The Game Traders
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 140 / 201
- Release year
- 2020
- Rarity
- Rare
- HP
- 130
- Subtype
- Basic
- Retreat cost
- 2 energy
- Regulation mark
- D
- Illustrator
- Hasuno
- Pokédex #
- 249
- Series
- Sword & Shield
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Attacker
- Damage efficiency
- 120 damage
- 40 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 Lugia 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 (Energy Loop) needs 3 Energy — a turn-3 swing on manual attachment — you’ll want Energy acceleration to power it up on time.
- Hits for 120 — one-shots small Basics and support Pokémon, but trades down into the format’s big attackers.
- Attacks on any Energy (Colorless cost) — splashable into any deck regardless of type.
- Colorless type, weak to Lightning ×2 — a Lightning attacker doing ≥65 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 Lugia
- Exploit its Lightning weakness — ≥65 damage one-shots it.
More by Hasuno
This card was illustrated by Hasuno.
Building around Lugia?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
"It is said to be the guardian of the seas. It is rumored to have been seen on the night of a storm."
CGust — 30
CCCEnergy Loop — 120
Put an Energy attached to this Pokémon into your hand.
Weakness:L×2
Resistance:F-30
Retreat cost:CC
Tournament legality
Current legal status across competitive formats.
Recent tournament results
View calendar →Tournaments from the past 30 days where Lugia 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 2026/07/16| Variant | Low | Mid | High | Market | Direct Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Normal | $0.08 | $0.57 | $100.00 | $0.55 | — |
| Reverse Holofoil | $0.50 | $2.12 | $96.95 | $2.29 | — |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2025/11/21| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €0.88 |
| 7-day average | €0.69 |
| 30-day average | €0.54 |
| Low | €0.02 |
| Trend price | €0.66 |
| Low (excellent+) | €0.02 |
| Reverse holo low | €0.58 |
| reverseHoloAvg1 | €8.00 |
| Reverse holo 7-day | €4.29 |
| reverseHoloSell | €2.56 |
| averageSellPrice | €0.55 |
| Reverse holo 30-day | €2.65 |
| Reverse holo trend | €3.79 |
Frequently asked
How can I tell if my Lugia is real?
Lugia 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 Lugia worth?
As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Lugia is $0.55; 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 Lugia from?
Lugia is from the Pokémon set "Darkness Ablaze" in the Sword & Shield series, released in 2020.
What rarity is Lugia?
Lugia is a Rare card in the Darkness Ablaze set.
Other Lugia printings
Same Pokémon card across other sets and rarities.
