Pokémon · Diamond & Pearl
Illumise
Great Encounters · #71 · Common · 2008
Listings
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From
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Market reference
$0.33
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Current listings on The Game Traders
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 71 / 106
- Release year
- 2008
- Rarity
- Common
- HP
- 70
- Subtype
- Basic
- Retreat cost
- 1 energy
- Illustrator
- Ken Sugimori
- Pokédex #
- 314
- Series
- Diamond & Pearl
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Ability Engine
- Damage efficiency
- 30 damage
- 15 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 Illumise plays — derived from its stats and the rules of the game, not an opinion.
- Not a main attacker — its job is Ability-based draw/search. Run it as a consistency hub and protect it, because opponents will target the engine.
- Inflicts Sleep — they flip each turn to wake, so it’s a coin-flip lock: disruptive but unreliable on its own.
- Needs Grass Energy to attack — your line must supply that color.
- Grass type, weak to Fire ×2 — a Fire attacker doing ≥35 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 Illumise
- Exploit its Fire weakness — ≥35 damage one-shots it.
- KO it to choke their draw / search engine.
- On the receiving end of a condition? Retreat, switch, or evolve to wipe it — conditions only stick to the Active.
More by Ken Sugimori
This card was illustrated by Ken Sugimori.
Building around Illumise?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
"With its sweet aroma, it guides VOLBEAT to draw signs with light in the night sky."
Poké-Power: Scent Conduct
Once during your turn (before your attack), you may flip a coin. If heads, search your deck for a Grass Basic Pokémon and put it onto your Bench. Shuffle your deck afterward. This power can't be used if Illumise is affected by a Special Condition.
GCFirefly Scent — 30
If the Defending Pokémon has any Poké-Bodies, that Pokémon is now Asleep.
Weakness:R+20
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 2026/07/03| Variant | Low | Mid | High | Market | Direct Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Normal | $0.12 | $0.33 | $19.98 | $0.33 | — |
| Reverse Holofoil | $2.78 | $4.64 | $59.70 | $3.62 | — |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2026/02/01| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €0.12 |
| 7-day average | €0.14 |
| 30-day average | €0.18 |
| Low | €0.02 |
| Trend price | €0.18 |
| Low (excellent+) | €0.05 |
| Reverse holo low | €0.25 |
| reverseHoloAvg1 | €0.90 |
| Reverse holo 7-day | €0.65 |
| reverseHoloSell | €0.85 |
| averageSellPrice | €0.24 |
| Reverse holo 30-day | €0.75 |
| Reverse holo trend | €0.53 |
Frequently asked
How can I tell if my Illumise is real?
Illumise 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 Illumise worth?
As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Illumise is $0.33; 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 Illumise from?
Illumise is from the Pokémon set "Great Encounters" in the Diamond & Pearl series, released in 2008.
What rarity is Illumise?
Illumise is a Common card in the Great Encounters set.
Other Illumise printings
Same Pokémon card across other sets and rarities.
