Pokémon · Sword & Shield
Salamence V
Darkness Ablaze · #143 · Rare Holo V · 2020
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Market reference
$1.21
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 143 / 201
- Release year
- 2020
- Rarity
- Rare Holo V
- HP
- 220
- Subtype
- Basic · V
- Retreat cost
- 2 energy
- Regulation mark
- D
- Illustrator
- Saki Hayashiro
- Pokédex #
- 373
- Series
- Sword & Shield
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Bench Damage
- Damage efficiency
- 160 damage
- 40 per Energy
- Prize liability
- 2 Prizes given up
- Two-prize Pokémon — a single KO swings the prize race
- Setup
- Basic
- Plays straight down — no evolution needed
Also does
Strategy & play
How Salamence V 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 (Heavy Storm) needs 4 Energy — a turn-4 swing on manual attachment — you’ll want Energy acceleration to power it up on time.
- Hits for 160 — 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 ≥110 effectively one-shots it.
- A two-prize Pokémon — each KO gives the opponent 2 Prizes, so a single bad trade can lose the race. Back it with single-prize attackers.
How to beat Salamence V
- Exploit its Lightning weakness — ≥110 damage one-shots it.
- It gives up 2 Prizes — out-trade it with single-prize attackers.
More by Saki Hayashiro
This card was illustrated by Saki Hayashiro.
Building around Salamence V?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
CCCSwoop Across
This attack does 30 damage to each of your opponent's Pokémon. (Don't apply Weakness and Resistance for Benched Pokémon.)
CCCCHeavy Storm — 160
V rule: When your Pokémon V is Knocked Out, your opponent takes 2 Prize cards.
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 Salamence V 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Holofoil | $0.48 | $1.21 | $25.00 | $1.21 | $1.10 |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2025/11/21| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €1.25 |
| 7-day average | €1.32 |
| 30-day average | €1.46 |
| Low | €0.50 |
| Trend price | €1.32 |
| Low (excellent+) | €0.50 |
| reverseHoloAvg1 | €1.33 |
| Reverse holo 7-day | €1.86 |
| averageSellPrice | €1.50 |
| Reverse holo 30-day | €2.41 |
| Reverse holo trend | €2.04 |
Frequently asked
How can I tell if my Salamence V is real?
Salamence V 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 Salamence V worth?
As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Salamence V is $1.21; 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 Salamence V from?
Salamence V is from the Pokémon set "Darkness Ablaze" in the Sword & Shield series, released in 2020.
What rarity is Salamence V?
Salamence V is a Rare Holo V card in the Darkness Ablaze set.
Other Salamence V printings
Same Pokémon card across other sets and rarities.
