Pokémon · Scarlet & Violet
Gouging Fire ex
Temporal Forces · #38 · Double Rare · 2024
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Market reference
$0.68
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 38 / 218
- Release year
- 2024
- Rarity
- Double Rare
- HP
- 230
- Subtype
- Basic · ex · Ancient
- Retreat cost
- 2 energy
- Regulation mark
- H
- Illustrator
- 5ban Graphics
- Series
- Scarlet & Violet
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Heavy Attacker
- Damage efficiency
- 260 damage
- 86.67 per Energy
- Prize liability
- 2 Prizes given up
- Two-prize Pokémon — a single KO swings the prize race
- Setup
- Basic
- Plays straight down — no evolution needed
Also does
Strategy & play
How Gouging Fire ex 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 (Blaze Blitz) needs 3 Energy — a turn-3 swing on manual attachment — you’ll want Energy acceleration to power it up on time.
- Hits for 260 — one-shots most single-prize attackers and many ex, but not 300+ HP walls.
- Needs Fire Energy to attack — your line must supply that color.
- Fire type, weak to Water ×2 — a Water attacker doing ≥115 effectively one-shots it.
- A two-prize Pokémon — each KO gives the opponent 2 Prizes, so a single bad trade can lose the race. Back it with single-prize attackers.
How to beat Gouging Fire ex
- Exploit its Water weakness — ≥115 damage one-shots it.
- It gives up 2 Prizes — out-trade it with single-prize attackers.
Competitive performance
From real Standard tournament decks over the last 180 days.
- Meta inclusion
- 0% of decks
- 1.25 copies on average · 4 decks
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About this card
RCHeat Blast — 60
RRCBlaze Blitz — 260
This Pokémon can't use Blaze Blitz again until it leaves the Active Spot.
Pokémon ex rule: When your Pokémon ex is Knocked Out, your opponent takes 2 Prize cards.
Weakness:W×2
Retreat cost:CC
Tournament legality
Current legal status across competitive formats.
Upcoming events
View calendar →Tournaments and releases relevant to Gouging Fire ex or Temporal Forces.
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Aug 8, 2026
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Aug 11, 2026
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Aug 14, 2026
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Recent tournament results
View calendar →Tournaments from the past 30 days where Gouging Fire ex was legal.
Torneo Online PTCGL AC Gratuito #8
today
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today
Amyverse Webcam Wonders #22 💙 Cash Prize!
today
Full Bench Fridays PTCGL Cash Event $10
today
ASRcristiano # 180 - 60 codes prize pool!
today
⚡ Surge's TCG Vault Winner Takes All Live BO3 #18
today
Tournament play
Decklist data from the past 30 days of competitive Pokémon TCG tournaments (sourced from Limitless TCG).
Recent decks
2
ran Gouging Fire ex
Tournaments scanned
302
past 30 days
Competitive note
Occasional competitive appearance.
Top decks running Gouging Fire ex
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 2026/07/11| Variant | Low | Mid | High | Market | Direct Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Holofoil | $0.35 | $0.99 | $6.00 | $0.68 | $0.70 |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2026/03/11| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €0.50 |
| 7-day average | €0.62 |
| 30-day average | €0.62 |
| Low | €0.10 |
| Trend price | €0.60 |
| Low (excellent+) | €0.10 |
| averageSellPrice | €0.60 |
Frequently asked
How can I tell if my Gouging Fire ex is real?
Gouging Fire ex 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 Gouging Fire ex worth?
As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Gouging Fire ex is $0.68; 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 Gouging Fire ex from?
Gouging Fire ex is from the Pokémon set "Temporal Forces" in the Scarlet & Violet series, released in 2024.
What rarity is Gouging Fire ex?
Gouging Fire ex is a Double Rare card in the Temporal Forces set.
Other Gouging Fire ex printings
Same Pokémon card across other sets and rarities.
