Pokémon · Diamond & Pearl
Lugia
Secret Wonders · #14 · Rare Holo · 2007
Listings
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From
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Market reference
$99.49
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Current listings on The Game Traders
No active listings for this card right now.
Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 14 / 132
- Release year
- 2007
- Rarity
- Rare Holo
- HP
- 90
- Subtype
- Basic
- Retreat cost
- 2 energy
- Illustrator
- Kazuyuki Kano
- Pokédex #
- 249
- Series
- Diamond & Pearl
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Disruption
- Damage efficiency
- 120 damage
- 40 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 Lugia 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 (Psychic Destruction) needs 3 Energy — a turn-3 swing on manual attachment — you’ll want Energy acceleration to power it up on time.
- Hits for 120 — one-shots small Basics and support Pokémon, but trades down into the format’s big attackers.
- Needs Psychic Energy to attack — note its own type is Colorless, so build for the attack cost, not the type.
- Colorless type, weak to Psychic ×2 — a Psychic attacker doing ≥45 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 Lugia
- Exploit its Psychic weakness — ≥45 damage one-shots it.
Budget alternatives
Cheaper cards that fill a similar role in Standard decks. Reference prices — most-played option first.
More by Kazuyuki Kano
This card was illustrated by Kazuyuki Kano.
Building around Lugia?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
"It sleeps in a deep-sea trench. If it flaps its wings, it is said to cause a 40-day storm."
CSilver Wing — 20
Flip a coin. If heads, choose an Energy card attached to the Defending Pokémon and return it to your opponent's hand.
PCCPsychic Destruction — 120
If the Defending Pokémon has any Energy cards attached to it, this attack's base damage is 40 instead of 120.
Weakness:P+20
Resistance:F-20
Retreat cost:CC
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Holofoil | $70.00 | $118.84 | $1,000.00 | $99.49 | $77.99 |
| Reverse Holofoil | $88.00 | $155.00 | $211.19 | $140.67 | — |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2026/07/01| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €23.00 |
| 7-day average | €22.39 |
| 30-day average | €26.03 |
| Low | €3.00 |
| Trend price | €35.21 |
| Low (excellent+) | €19.99 |
| Reverse holo low | €3.40 |
| reverseHoloAvg1 | €8.00 |
| Reverse holo 7-day | €9.08 |
| reverseHoloSell | €9.37 |
| averageSellPrice | €35.59 |
| Reverse holo 30-day | €16.86 |
| Reverse holo trend | €10.15 |
Frequently asked
How can I tell if my Lugia is real?
Lugia 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 Lugia worth?
As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Lugia is $99.49; 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 Lugia from?
Lugia is from the Pokémon set "Secret Wonders" in the Diamond & Pearl series, released in 2007.
What rarity is Lugia?
Lugia is a Rare Holo card in the Secret Wonders set.
Other Lugia printings
Same Pokémon card across other sets and rarities.
