Pokémon · POP
Espeon ★
POP Series 5 · #16 · Rare · 2007
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Market reference
$1,900.00
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 16 / 17
- Release year
- 2007
- Rarity
- Rare
- HP
- 70
- Subtype
- Basic · Star
- Retreat cost
- 1 energy
- Illustrator
- Masakazu Fukuda
- Pokédex #
- 196
- Series
- POP
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Status Conditions
- Damage efficiency
- 30 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 Espeon ★ 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 Confusion — they must flip to attack (tails fails and deals 30 to themselves). Soft, coin-flip disruption.
- Its main attack (Psychic Boom) needs 3 Energy — a turn-3 swing on manual attachment — you’ll want Energy acceleration to power it up on time.
- Needs Psychic Energy to attack — your line must supply that color.
- Psychic type, weak to Psychic ×2 — a Psychic 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 Espeon ★
- Exploit its Psychic weakness — ≥35 damage one-shots it.
- On the receiving end of a condition? Retreat, switch, or evolve to wipe it — conditions only stick to the Active.
Budget alternatives
Cheaper cards that fill a similar role in Standard decks. Reference prices — most-played option first.
More by Masakazu Fukuda
This card was illustrated by Masakazu Fukuda.
Building around Espeon ★?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
Poké-Power: Purple Ray
Once during your turn, when you put Espeon Star from your hand onto your Bench, you may use this power. Each Active Pokémon (both yours and your opponent's) is now Confused.
PPCPsychic Boom — 30+
Does 30 damage plus 10 more damage for each Energy attached to the Defending Pokémon.
You can't have more than 1 Pokémon Star in your deck.
Weakness:P×2
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 2026/05/18| Variant | Low | Mid | High | Market | Direct Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Normal | $4,150.00 | $4,150.00 | $4,150.00 | $1,900.00 | — |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2026/07/01| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €3450.00 |
| 7-day average | €6943.63 |
| 30-day average | €2848.23 |
| Low | €8000.00 |
| Trend price | €5904.60 |
| Low (excellent+) | €14999.00 |
| averageSellPrice | €3450.00 |
Frequently asked
How can I tell if my Espeon ★ is real?
Espeon ★ 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 Espeon ★ worth?
As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Espeon ★ is $1,900.00; 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 Espeon ★ from?
Espeon ★ is from the Pokémon set "POP Series 5" in the POP series, released in 2007.
What rarity is Espeon ★?
Espeon ★ is a Rare card in the POP Series 5 set.
