Pokémon · Sun & Moon
Typhlosion
SM Black Star Promos · #SM185 · Promo · 2017
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Market reference
$6.81
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- SM185 / 250
- Release year
- 2017
- Rarity
- Promo
- HP
- 150
- Subtype
- Stage 2
- Evolves from
- Quilava
- Retreat cost
- 2 energy
- Illustrator
- Hideki Ishikawa
- Pokédex #
- 157
- Series
- Sun & Moon
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Search / Tutor
- Damage efficiency
- 100 damage
- 33.33 per Energy
- Prize liability
- 1 Prize given up
- Single-prize attacker — favourable prize trades
- Setup
- Stage 2
- Needs its evolution line or Rare Candy to set up
Also does
Strategy & play
How Typhlosion plays — derived from its stats and the rules of the game, not an opinion.
- Not a main attacker — its job is search / tutoring. Run it as a consistency hub and protect it, because opponents will target the engine.
- 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 ≥75 effectively one-shots it.
- A single-prize attacker — prize-trade-positive against ex / V decks that give up two at a time.
- A Stage 2 — without Rare Candy you lose ~2 turns setting it up, and it’s gust-bait before it’s online (you must draw Quilava first).
How to beat Typhlosion
- Exploit its Water weakness — ≥75 damage one-shots it.
- KO it to choke their draw / search engine.
- Gust it before the evolution is set up.
- On the receiving end of a condition? Retreat, switch, or evolve to wipe it — conditions only stick to the Active.
Budget alternatives
Cheaper cards that fill a similar role in Standard decks. Reference prices — most-played option first.
More by Hideki Ishikawa
This card was illustrated by Hideki Ishikawa.
Building around Typhlosion?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
"It has a secret, devastating move. It rubs its blazing fur together to cause huge explosions."
RExploder
Search your deck for up to 3 Fire Energy cards and attach them to your Pokémon in any way you like. Then, shuffle your deck.
RRCBursting Inferno — 100
Your opponent's Active Pokémon is now Burned.
Weakness:W×2
Retreat cost:CC
Tournament legality
Current legal status across competitive formats.
Recent tournament results
View calendar →Tournaments from the past 30 days where Typhlosion 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 | $3.00 | $6.75 | $65.94 | $6.81 | $8.51 |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2025/11/18| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €2.49 |
| 7-day average | €2.41 |
| 30-day average | €2.62 |
| Low | €0.80 |
| Trend price | €2.43 |
| Low (excellent+) | €1.90 |
| reverseHoloAvg1 | €0.49 |
| Reverse holo 7-day | €1.20 |
| averageSellPrice | €2.56 |
| Reverse holo 30-day | €1.03 |
| Reverse holo trend | €1.23 |
Frequently asked
How can I tell if my Typhlosion is real?
Typhlosion 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 Typhlosion worth?
As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Typhlosion is $6.81; 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 Typhlosion from?
Typhlosion is from the Pokémon set "SM Black Star Promos" in the Sun & Moon series, released in 2017.
What rarity is Typhlosion?
Typhlosion is a Promo card in the SM Black Star Promos set.
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