Pokémon · Sun & Moon
Blacephalon
SM Black Star Promos · #SM221 · Promo · 2017
Listings
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Market reference
$8.86
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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
- SM221 / 250
- Release year
- 2017
- Rarity
- Promo
- HP
- 110
- Subtype
- Basic · Ultra Beast
- Retreat cost
- 2 energy
- Illustrator
- Shin Nagasawa
- Pokédex #
- 806
- Series
- Sun & Moon
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Prize liability
- 1 Prize given up
- Single-prize attacker — favourable prize trades
- Setup
- Basic
- Plays straight down — no evolution needed
Strategy & play
How Blacephalon 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.
- Needs Psychic Energy to attack — your line must supply that color.
- Psychic type, weak to Darkness ×2 — a Darkness attacker doing ≥55 effectively one-shots it.
How to beat Blacephalon
- Exploit its Darkness weakness — ≥55 damage one-shots it.
More by Shin Nagasawa
This card was illustrated by Shin Nagasawa.
Building around Blacephalon?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
"It slithers toward people. Then, without warning, it triggers the explosion of its own head. It's apparently one kind of Ultra Beast."
PCFireworks Bomb
Put 4 damage counters on your opponent's Pokémon in any way you like. If your opponent has exactly 3 Prize cards remaining, put 12 damage counters on them instead.
Weakness:D×2
Resistance:F-20
Retreat cost:CC
Tournament legality
Current legal status across competitive formats.
Recent tournament results
View calendar →Tournaments from the past 30 days where Blacephalon was legal.
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 2026/07/18| Variant | Low | Mid | High | Market | Direct Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Holofoil | $7.22 | $11.99 | $117.20 | $8.86 | — |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2025/11/18| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €6.77 |
| 7-day average | €8.32 |
| 30-day average | €8.34 |
| Low | €2.80 |
| Trend price | €9.26 |
| Low (excellent+) | €2.80 |
| reverseHoloAvg1 | €4.87 |
| Reverse holo 7-day | €5.74 |
| averageSellPrice | €13.41 |
| Reverse holo 30-day | €5.07 |
| Reverse holo trend | €4.53 |
Frequently asked
How can I tell if my Blacephalon is real?
Blacephalon 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 Blacephalon worth?
As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Blacephalon is $8.86; 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 Blacephalon from?
Blacephalon is from the Pokémon set "SM Black Star Promos" in the Sun & Moon series, released in 2017.
What rarity is Blacephalon?
Blacephalon is a Promo card in the SM Black Star Promos set.
Other Blacephalon printings
Same Pokémon card across other sets and rarities.
