Pokémon · EX
Flareon
Unseen Forces · #5 · Rare Holo · 2005
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Market reference
$86.37
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Current listings on The Game Traders
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 5 / 145
- Release year
- 2005
- Rarity
- Rare Holo
- HP
- 70
- Subtype
- Stage 1
- Evolves from
- Eevee
- Retreat cost
- 1 energy
- Illustrator
- Naoyo Kimura
- Pokédex #
- 136
- Series
- EX
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Energy Acceleration
- Damage efficiency
- 40 damage
- 20 per Energy
- Prize liability
- 1 Prize given up
- Single-prize attacker — favourable prize trades
- Setup
- Stage 1
- One evolution step from a Basic
Also does
Strategy & play
How Flareon plays — derived from its stats and the rules of the game, not an opinion.
- Not a main attacker — its job is energy acceleration. 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 ≥35 effectively one-shots it.
- A single-prize attacker — prize-trade-positive against ex / V decks that give up two at a time.
- A Stage 1 — one step up from Eevee; doesn’t help your opening hand, but quick to set up.
How to beat Flareon
- Exploit its Water weakness — ≥35 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 Naoyo Kimura
This card was illustrated by Naoyo Kimura.
Building around Flareon?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
RFire Dance — 20
Search your discard pile for a Fire Energy card and attach it to 1 of your Pokémon.
CCCMulti Burn — 40+
If Flareon has 3 or more different types of basic Energy cards attached to it, this attack does 40 damage plus 20 more damage and the Defending Pokémon is now Burned.
Weakness:W×2
Retreat cost:C
Tournament legality
Current legal status across competitive formats.
Tournament play
This printing of Flareon has no recent tournament appearances, but a different printing is currently a meta staple.
Flareon ex — Prismatic Evolutions
Played in 62 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 | $114.99 | $179.99 | $899.90 | $86.37 | — |
| Reverse Holofoil | $999.73 | $1,229.35 | $2,037.33 | $199.99 | $239.99 |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2026/07/01| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €49.95 |
| 7-day average | €30.97 |
| 30-day average | €32.20 |
| Low | €8.90 |
| Trend price | €68.73 |
| Low (excellent+) | €18.00 |
| Reverse holo low | €10.00 |
| reverseHoloAvg1 | €75.00 |
| Reverse holo 7-day | €63.25 |
| reverseHoloSell | €63.25 |
| averageSellPrice | €30.97 |
| Reverse holo 30-day | €121.77 |
| Reverse holo trend | €97.42 |
Frequently asked
How can I tell if my Flareon is real?
Flareon 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 Flareon worth?
As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Flareon is $86.37; 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 Flareon from?
Flareon is from the Pokémon set "Unseen Forces" in the EX series, released in 2005.
What rarity is Flareon?
Flareon is a Rare Holo card in the Unseen Forces set.
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