Pokémon · EX
Numel
Ruby & Sapphire · #61 · Common · 2003
Listings
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From
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Market reference
$0.72
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Current listings on The Game Traders
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 61 / 109
- Release year
- 2003
- Rarity
- Common
- HP
- 50
- Subtype
- Basic
- Evolves to
- Camerupt
- Retreat cost
- 1 energy
- Illustrator
- Ken Sugimori
- Pokédex #
- 322
- Series
- EX
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Status Conditions
- Damage efficiency
- 10 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 Numel 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 Burn — 20 damage between turns, then a coin flip to clear it. Chip damage with a coin-flip tail.
- Needs Fire Energy to attack — your line must supply that color.
- Fire type, weak to Water ×2 — a Water 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.
- Seen in 0% of recent tournament decks that can run it, usually 3 copies.
How to beat Numel
- Exploit its Water weakness — ≥25 damage one-shots it.
- On the receiving end of a condition? Retreat, switch, or evolve to wipe it — conditions only stick to the Active.
Competitive performance
From real Standard tournament decks over the last 180 days.
- Meta inclusion
- 0% of decks
- 2.71 copies on average · 35 decks
- Match win rate
- 40.7%
- -6.5 pts vs the 47.2% 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.
Larvesta
in 36% of decks · 14 seen
Mega Camerupt ex
in 100% of decks · 12 seen
Volcarona
in 62% of decks · 24 seen
Mega Camerupt ex
in 97% of decks · 38 seen
Maximum Belt
in 38% of decks · 15 seen
Dunsparce
in 49% of decks · 19 seen
Ignition Energy
in 72% of decks · 28 seen
Wally's Compassion
in 69% of decks · 27 seen
More by Ken Sugimori
This card was illustrated by Ken Sugimori.
Building around Numel?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
CHeadbutt — 10
RCBurn Off
Flip a coin. If heads, each Defending Pokémon is now Burned.
Weakness:W×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 2026/07/04| Variant | Low | Mid | High | Market | Direct Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Normal | $0.25 | $0.72 | $19.97 | $0.72 | $19.97 |
| Reverse Holofoil | $4.99 | $27.95 | $117.80 | $8.87 | $11.27 |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2026/02/19| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €0.65 |
| 7-day average | €0.29 |
| 30-day average | €0.24 |
| Low | €0.02 |
| Trend price | €0.31 |
| Low (excellent+) | €0.02 |
| Reverse holo low | €0.50 |
| reverseHoloAvg1 | €3.99 |
| Reverse holo 7-day | €2.24 |
| reverseHoloSell | €0.90 |
| averageSellPrice | €0.24 |
| Reverse holo 30-day | €2.78 |
| Reverse holo trend | €3.06 |
Frequently asked
How can I tell if my Numel is real?
Numel 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 Numel worth?
As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Numel is $0.72; 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 Numel from?
Numel is from the Pokémon set "Ruby & Sapphire" in the EX series, released in 2003.
What rarity is Numel?
Numel is a Common card in the Ruby & Sapphire set.
Other Numel printings
Same Pokémon card across other sets and rarities.
