Pokémon · EX
Lugia ex
Unseen Forces · #105 · Rare Holo EX · 2005
Listings
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From
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Market reference
$902.49
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Current listings on The Game Traders
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 105 / 145
- Release year
- 2005
- Rarity
- Rare Holo EX
- HP
- 100
- Subtype
- Basic · ex
- Retreat cost
- 1 energy
- Illustrator
- Hikaru Koike
- Pokédex #
- 249
- Series
- EX
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Disruption
- Damage efficiency
- 200 damage
- 66.67 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 Lugia 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 (Elemental Blast) needs 3 Energy — a turn-3 swing on manual attachment — you’ll want Energy acceleration to power it up on time.
- Hits for 200 — one-shots most single-prize attackers and many ex, but not 300+ HP walls.
- Needs Fire / Water / Lightning 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 ≥50 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 Lugia ex
- Exploit its Psychic weakness — ≥50 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
- 1.11 copies on average · 18 decks
Plays well with
Cards most often run alongside this one in tournament decks over the last 180 days — ranked by how distinctive the pairing is.
Bouffalant
in 78% of decks · 14 seen
Lively Stadium
in 72% of decks · 13 seen
Precious Trolley
in 89% of decks · 16 seen
Jumbo Ice Cream
in 72% of decks · 13 seen
Mist Energy
in 56% of decks · 10 seen
Mega Kangaskhan ex
in 78% of decks · 14 seen
Latias ex
in 78% of decks · 14 seen
Pokégear 3.0
in 61% of decks · 11 seen
Budget alternatives
Cheaper cards that fill a similar role in Standard decks. Reference prices — most-played option first.
More by Hikaru Koike
This card was illustrated by Hikaru Koike.
Building around Lugia ex?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
Poké-Body: Silver Sparkle
If Lugia ex is your Active Pokémon and is damaged by an opponent's attack (even if Lugia ex is Knocked Out), flip a coin. If heads, choose an Energy card attached to the Attacking Pokémon and return it to your opponent's hand.
RWLElemental Blast — 200
Discard a Fire Energy, Water Energy, and Lightning Energy attached to Lugia ex.
When Pokémon-ex has been Knocked Out, your opponent takes 2 Prize cards.
Weakness:P×2
Resistance:F-30
Retreat cost:C
Tournament legality
Current legal status across competitive formats.
Tournament play
Decklist data from the past 30 days of competitive Pokémon TCG tournaments (sourced from Limitless TCG).
Recent decks
5
ran Lugia ex
Tournaments scanned
295
past 30 days
Competitive note
Occasional competitive appearance.
1 top-cut deck · best finish 6th
Top decks running Lugia 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 2026/07/04| Variant | Low | Mid | High | Market | Direct Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Holofoil | $349.90 | $382.35 | $601.03 | $902.49 | — |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2026/01/16| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €200.00 |
| 7-day average | €409.88 |
| 30-day average | €291.75 |
| Low | €18.00 |
| Trend price | €287.34 |
| Low (excellent+) | €150.00 |
| reverseHoloAvg1 | €129.90 |
| Reverse holo 7-day | €106.09 |
| averageSellPrice | €434.86 |
| Reverse holo 30-day | €109.19 |
| Reverse holo trend | €112.21 |
Frequently asked
How can I tell if my Lugia ex is real?
Lugia 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 Lugia ex worth?
As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Lugia ex is $902.49; 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 ex from?
Lugia ex is from the Pokémon set "Unseen Forces" in the EX series, released in 2005.
What rarity is Lugia ex?
Lugia ex is a Rare Holo EX card in the Unseen Forces set.
Other Lugia ex printings
Same Pokémon card across other sets and rarities.
