Pokémon · Black & White
Archen
Plasma Blast · #53 · Uncommon · 2013
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Market reference
$0.73
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Current listings on The Game Traders
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 53 / 105
- Release year
- 2013
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- HP
- 70
- Subtype
- Restored
- Evolves from
- Plume Fossil
- Evolves to
- Archeops
- Retreat cost
- 1 energy
- Illustrator
- Mizue
- Pokédex #
- 566
- Series
- Black & White
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Attacker
- Damage efficiency
- 20 damage
- 10 per Energy
- Prize liability
- 1 Prize given up
- Single-prize attacker — favourable prize trades
Strategy & play
How Archen plays — derived from its stats and the rules of the game, not an opinion.
- Its main attack (Wing Attack) needs 2 Energy — a turn-2 swing on manual attachment.
- Attacks on any Energy (Colorless cost) — splashable into any deck regardless of type.
- Fighting type, weak to Grass ×2 — a Grass 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 Archen
- Exploit its Grass weakness — ≥35 damage one-shots it.
Competitive performance
From real Standard tournament decks over the last 180 days.
- Meta inclusion
- 0% of decks
- 2 copies on average · 1 decks
More by Mizue
This card was illustrated by Mizue.
Building around Archen?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
"It was revived from an ancient fossil. Not able to fly, it lived in treetops and hopped from one branch to another."
Ability: Prehistoric Call
Once during your turn (before your attack), if this Pokémon is in your discard pile, you may put this Pokémon on the bottom of your deck.
CCWing Attack — 20
Put this card onto your Bench only with the effect of Plume Fossil
Weakness:G×2
Retreat cost:C
Tournament legality
Current legal status across competitive formats.
Recent tournament results
View calendar →Tournaments from the past 30 days where Archen 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 2026/07/27| Variant | Low | Mid | High | Market | Direct Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Normal | $0.49 | $0.80 | $5.00 | $0.73 | $1.05 |
| Reverse Holofoil | $0.50 | $0.99 | $19.98 | $0.97 | — |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2026/02/19| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €0.40 |
| 7-day average | €0.59 |
| 30-day average | €0.37 |
| Low | €0.05 |
| Trend price | €0.47 |
| Low (excellent+) | €0.14 |
| Reverse holo low | €0.25 |
| reverseHoloAvg1 | €1.00 |
| Reverse holo 7-day | €0.93 |
| reverseHoloSell | €1.00 |
| averageSellPrice | €0.20 |
| Reverse holo 30-day | €1.06 |
| Reverse holo trend | €1.13 |
Frequently asked
How can I tell if my Archen is real?
Archen 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 Archen worth?
As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Archen is $0.73; 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 Archen from?
Archen is from the Pokémon set "Plasma Blast" in the Black & White series, released in 2013.
What rarity is Archen?
Archen is a Uncommon card in the Plasma Blast set.
Other Archen printings
Same Pokémon card across other sets and rarities.
