Pokémon · EX
Aron
Sandstorm · #56 · Common · 2003
Listings
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From
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Market reference
$1.40
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Current listings on The Game Traders
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 56 / 100
- Release year
- 2003
- Rarity
- Common
- HP
- 50
- Subtype
- Basic
- Evolves to
- Lairon
- Retreat cost
- 1 energy
- Illustrator
- Atsuko Nishida
- Pokédex #
- 304
- Series
- EX
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
- Setup
- Basic
- Plays straight down — no evolution needed
Strategy & play
How Aron 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 (Steel Headbutt) needs 2 Energy — a turn-2 swing on manual attachment.
- Needs Metal Energy to attack — your line must supply that color.
- Metal type, weak to Fire ×2 — a Fire 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.
How to beat Aron
- Exploit its Fire weakness — ≥25 damage one-shots it.
Competitive performance
From real Standard tournament decks over the last 180 days.
- Meta inclusion
- 0% of decks
- 4 copies on average · 1 decks
More by Atsuko Nishida
This card was illustrated by Atsuko Nishida.
Building around Aron?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
MCSteel Headbutt — 20+
Flip a coin. If heads, this attack does 20 damage plus 20 more damage.
Weakness:R×2
Resistance:G-30
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 | $0.64 | $1.50 | $99.99 | $1.40 | $4.74 |
| Reverse Holofoil | $49.99 | $211.59 | $564.00 | $18.13 | — |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2026/02/21| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €1.00 |
| 7-day average | €0.67 |
| 30-day average | €0.49 |
| Low | €0.02 |
| Trend price | €0.65 |
| Low (excellent+) | €0.20 |
| Reverse holo low | €0.25 |
| reverseHoloAvg1 | €0.50 |
| Reverse holo 7-day | €1.39 |
| reverseHoloSell | €1.37 |
| averageSellPrice | €0.28 |
| Reverse holo 30-day | €2.11 |
| Reverse holo trend | €1.33 |
Frequently asked
How can I tell if my Aron is real?
Aron 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 Aron worth?
As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Aron is $1.40; 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 Aron from?
Aron is from the Pokémon set "Sandstorm" in the EX series, released in 2003.
What rarity is Aron?
Aron is a Common card in the Sandstorm set.
Other Aron printings
Same Pokémon card across other sets and rarities.
