Pokémon · Black & White
Rufflet
Dragons Exalted · #111 · Common · 2012
Listings
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Market reference
$0.26
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Current listings on The Game Traders
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 111 / 128
- Release year
- 2012
- Rarity
- Common
- HP
- 50
- Subtype
- Basic
- Evolves to
- Braviary
- Retreat cost
- 1 energy
- Illustrator
- Suwama Chiaki
- Pokédex #
- 627
- Series
- Black & White
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Search / Tutor
- Damage efficiency
- 10 damage
- 5 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 Rufflet plays — derived from its stats and the rules of the game, not an opinion.
- Not a main attacker — its job is search / tutoring. Run it as a consistency hub and protect it, because opponents will target the engine.
- Attacks on any Energy (Colorless cost) — splashable into any deck regardless of type.
- Colorless type, weak to Lightning ×2 — a Lightning 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 Rufflet
- Exploit its Lightning weakness — ≥25 damage one-shots it.
- KO it to choke their draw / search engine.
Building around Rufflet?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
"They crush berries with their talons. They bravely stand up to any opponent, no matter how strong it is."
CChirp
Search your deck for 2 Pokémon with Fighting Resistance, reveal them, and put them into your hand. Shuffle your deck afterward.
CCSharp Beak — 10+
Flip a coin. If heads, this attack does 20 more damage.
Weakness:L×2
Resistance:F-20
Retreat cost:C
Tournament legality
Current legal status across competitive formats.
Recent tournament results
View calendar →Tournaments from the past 30 days where Rufflet 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 2026/07/29| Variant | Low | Mid | High | Market | Direct Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Normal | $0.10 | $0.30 | $5.00 | $0.26 | $0.20 |
| Reverse Holofoil | $1.46 | $1.65 | $28.10 | $1.52 | — |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2025/12/07| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €0.15 |
| 7-day average | €0.17 |
| 30-day average | €0.14 |
| Low | €0.02 |
| Trend price | €0.15 |
| Low (excellent+) | €0.02 |
| Reverse holo low | €0.20 |
| reverseHoloAvg1 | €0.50 |
| Reverse holo 7-day | €0.68 |
| reverseHoloSell | €0.80 |
| averageSellPrice | €0.21 |
| Reverse holo 30-day | €0.42 |
| Reverse holo trend | €0.68 |
Frequently asked
How can I tell if my Rufflet is real?
Rufflet 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 Rufflet worth?
As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Rufflet is $0.26; 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 Rufflet from?
Rufflet is from the Pokémon set "Dragons Exalted" in the Black & White series, released in 2012.
What rarity is Rufflet?
Rufflet is a Common card in the Dragons Exalted set.
Other Rufflet printings
Same Pokémon card across other sets and rarities.
