Pokémon · EX
Bagon
Dragon · #23 · Uncommon · 2003
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Market reference
$1.87
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Current listings on The Game Traders
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 23 / 100
- Release year
- 2003
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- HP
- 50
- Subtype
- Basic
- Evolves to
- Shelgon
- Retreat cost
- 1 energy
- Illustrator
- Mitsuhiro Arita
- Pokédex #
- 371
- Series
- EX
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Status Conditions
- Damage efficiency
- 20 damage
- 10 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 Bagon 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.
- Inflicts Paralysis — the Defending Pokémon can’t attack or retreat for a turn. A reliable one-turn lock; chain it to stall the opponent out.
- Its main attack (Combustion) needs 2 Energy — a turn-2 swing on manual attachment.
- Needs Water / Fire Energy to attack — note its own type is Colorless, so build for the attack cost, not the type.
- Colorless type, weak to Colorless ×2 — a Colorless attacker doing ≥25 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 Bagon
- Exploit its Colorless weakness — ≥25 damage one-shots it.
- On the receiving end of a condition? Retreat, switch, or evolve to wipe it — conditions only stick to the Active.
More by Mitsuhiro Arita
This card was illustrated by Mitsuhiro Arita.
Building around Bagon?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
WParalyzing Gaze
Flip a coin. If heads, the Defending Pokémon is now Paralyzed.
RCCombustion — 20
Weakness:C×2
Resistance:F-30R-30
Retreat cost:C
Tournament legality
Current legal status across competitive formats.
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 2026/07/04| Variant | Low | Mid | High | Market | Direct Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Normal | $1.86 | $2.06 | $38.30 | $1.87 | $3.32 |
| Reverse Holofoil | $15.00 | $37.50 | $77.90 | $10.02 | — |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2026/07/01| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €0.75 |
| 7-day average | €1.94 |
| 30-day average | €1.92 |
| Low | €0.30 |
| Trend price | €1.97 |
| Low (excellent+) | €0.80 |
| Reverse holo low | €0.70 |
| reverseHoloAvg1 | €10.00 |
| Reverse holo 7-day | €3.36 |
| reverseHoloSell | €3.45 |
| averageSellPrice | €1.97 |
| Reverse holo 30-day | €4.13 |
| Reverse holo trend | €3.66 |
Frequently asked
How can I tell if my Bagon is real?
Bagon 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 Bagon worth?
As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Bagon is $1.87; 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 Bagon from?
Bagon is from the Pokémon set "Dragon" in the EX series, released in 2003.
What rarity is Bagon?
Bagon is a Uncommon card in the Dragon set.
Other Bagon printings
Same Pokémon card across other sets and rarities.
