Pokémon · EX

Lunatone

Sandstorm · #8 · Rare Holo · 2003

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Market reference

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Card facts

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Set position: 8 / 100
Release year: 2003
Rarity: Rare Holo
HP: 60
Subtype: Basic
Retreat cost: 1 energy
Illustrator: Hajime Kusajima
Pokédex #: 337
Series: EX

Card analysis

Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.

Primary role: Draw
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

Also does

Attacker

Strategy & play

How Lunatone plays — derived from its stats and the rules of the game, not an opinion.

Not a main attacker — its job is card draw. Run it as a consistency hub and protect it, because opponents will target the engine.
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 6% of recent tournament decks that can run it, usually 2 copies.

How to beat Lunatone

Exploit its Psychic weakness — ≥30 damage one-shots it.
KO it to choke their draw / search engine.

Competitive performance

From real Standard tournament decks over the last 180 days.

Meta inclusion: 6% of decks; 2.01 copies on average · 3034 decks
Match win rate: 45.3%; -2.1 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.

Drilbur

in 15% of decks · 457 seen

Riolu

in 1% of decks · 16 seen

Okidogi

in 4% of decks · 132 seen

Charcadet

in 2% of decks · 59 seen

Ceruledge

in 1% of decks · 22 seen

Makuhita

in 43% of decks · 1300 seen

Solrock

in 100% of decks · 3034 seen

Hariyama

in 43% of decks · 1300 seen

Budget alternatives

Cheaper cards that fill a similar role in Standard decks. Reference prices — most-played option first.

Torchic

$0.23 · in 5% of decks

Seaking

$0.16 · in 4% of decks

Chi-Yu

$0.16 · in 3% of decks

Raging Bolt ex

$1.62 · in 3% of decks

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About this card

HP: 60Type:PPsychicSubtype: Basic

Poké-Power: Lunar Eclipse

Once during your turn (before your attack), if Solrock is in play, you may use this power. Until the end of your turn, Lunatone's type is Darkness. This power can't be used if Lunatone is affected by a Special Condition.

CCosmic Draw

If your opponent has any Evolved Pokémon in play, draw 3 cards.

PCLunar Blast — 30

Weakness:P×2

Retreat cost:C

Tournament legality

Current legal status across competitive formats.

unlimitedLegal

Tournament play

This printing of Lunatone has no recent tournament appearances, but a different printing is currently a meta staple.

Lunatone — Mega Evolution

Played in 1,047 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 2026/07/04

Variant	Low	Mid	High	Market	Direct Low
Holofoil	$42.00	$56.49	$240.00	$30.36	—
Reverse Holofoil	$17.25	$26.75	$204.83	$19.52	—

Cardmarket (EUR)

Updated 2026/07/01

Variant	Price
1-day average	€3.99
7-day average	€13.94
30-day average	€13.97
Low	€1.40
Trend price	€11.37
Low (excellent+)	€9.50
Reverse holo low	€1.90
reverseHoloAvg1	€10.94
Reverse holo 7-day	€8.97
reverseHoloSell	€8.99
averageSellPrice	€16.43
Reverse holo 30-day	€5.91
Reverse holo trend	€7.82

Frequently asked

How can I tell if my Lunatone is real?

Lunatone 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 Lunatone worth?

As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Lunatone is $30.36; 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 Lunatone from?

Lunatone is from the Pokémon set "Sandstorm" in the EX series, released in 2003.

What rarity is Lunatone?

Lunatone is a Rare Holo card in the Sandstorm set.