Pokémon · Black & White
Elgyem
Plasma Storm · #69 · Uncommon · 2013
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Market reference
$0.36
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Current listings on The Game Traders
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 69 / 138
- Release year
- 2013
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- HP
- 60
- Subtype
- Basic
- Evolves to
- Beheeyem
- Retreat cost
- 1 energy
- Illustrator
- Mitsuhiro Arita
- Pokédex #
- 605
- Series
- Black & White
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Attacker
- 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
Strategy & play
How Elgyem 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 (Smash Punch) needs 2 Energy — a turn-2 swing on manual attachment.
- Needs Psychic Energy to attack — your line must supply that color.
- Psychic type, weak to Psychic ×2 — a Psychic attacker doing ≥30 effectively one-shots it.
- A single-prize attacker — prize-trade-positive against ex / V decks that give up two at a time.
- Seen in 2% of recent tournament decks that can run it, usually 1 copy.
How to beat Elgyem
- Exploit its Psychic weakness — ≥30 damage one-shots it.
Competitive performance
From real Standard tournament decks over the last 180 days.
- Meta inclusion
- 2% of decks
- 1.2 copies on average · 876 decks
- Match win rate
- 49.8%
- +2.5 pts vs the 47.3% field average
Plays well with
Cards most often run alongside this one in tournament decks over the last 180 days — ranked by how distinctive the pairing is.
More by Mitsuhiro Arita
This card was illustrated by Mitsuhiro Arita.
Building around Elgyem?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
"Rumors of its origin are linked to a UFO crash site in the desert 50 years ago."
CReflect
During your opponent's next turn, any damage done to this Pokémon by attacks is reduced by 20 (after applying Weakness and Resistance).
PCSmash Punch — 30
Flip a coin. If tails, this attack does nothing.
Weakness:P×2
Retreat cost:C
Tournament legality
Current legal status across competitive formats.
Upcoming events
View calendar →Tournaments and releases relevant to Elgyem or Plasma Storm.
Recent tournament results
View calendar →Tournaments from the past 30 days where Elgyem was legal.
Tournament play
This printing of Elgyem has no recent tournament appearances, but a different printing is currently a meta staple.
Elgyem — Black Bolt
Played in 425 recent decks
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 2026/07/28| Variant | Low | Mid | High | Market | Direct Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Normal | $0.15 | $0.40 | $2.99 | $0.36 | $0.20 |
| Reverse Holofoil | $0.75 | $1.71 | $19.98 | $1.59 | — |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2026/02/01| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €0.75 |
| 7-day average | €0.30 |
| 30-day average | €0.35 |
| Low | €0.03 |
| Trend price | €0.39 |
| Low (excellent+) | €0.07 |
| Reverse holo low | €0.20 |
| reverseHoloAvg1 | €0.70 |
| Reverse holo 7-day | €0.54 |
| reverseHoloSell | €0.60 |
| averageSellPrice | €0.18 |
| Reverse holo 30-day | €0.80 |
| Reverse holo trend | €0.83 |
Frequently asked
How can I tell if my Elgyem is real?
Elgyem 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 Elgyem worth?
As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Elgyem is $0.36; 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 Elgyem from?
Elgyem is from the Pokémon set "Plasma Storm" in the Black & White series, released in 2013.
What rarity is Elgyem?
Elgyem is a Uncommon card in the Plasma Storm set.
Other Elgyem printings
Same Pokémon card across other sets and rarities.
