Pokémon · Scarlet & Violet
Bouffalant ex
White Flare · #170 · Special Illustration Rare · 2025
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Market reference
$19.29
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Current listings on The Game Traders
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 170 / 173
- Release year
- 2025
- Rarity
- Special Illustration Rare
- HP
- 220
- Subtype
- Basic · ex
- Retreat cost
- 2 energy
- Regulation mark
- I
- Illustrator
- Rianti Hidayat
- Pokédex #
- 626
- Series
- Scarlet & Violet
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Attacker
- Damage efficiency
- 100 damage
- 33.33 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
Strategy & play
How Bouffalant 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 (Gold Breaker) needs 3 Energy — a turn-3 swing on manual attachment — you’ll want Energy acceleration to power it up on time.
- Attacks on any Energy (Colorless cost) — splashable into any deck regardless of type.
- Colorless type, weak to Fighting ×2 — a Fighting attacker doing ≥110 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.
- Currently Standard-legal — usable in the main rotating format.
How to beat Bouffalant ex
- Exploit its Fighting weakness — ≥110 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
- 1.75 copies on average · 4 decks
Budget alternatives
Cheaper cards that fill a similar role in Standard decks. Reference prices — most-played option first.
More by Rianti Hidayat
This card was illustrated by Rianti Hidayat.
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About this card
Ability: Bouffer
This Pokémon takes 30 less damage from attacks (after applying Weakness and Resistance).
CCCGold Breaker — 100+
If your opponent's Active Pokémon is a Pokémon ex, this attack does 100 more damage.
Pokémon ex rule: When your Pokémon ex is Knocked Out, your opponent takes 2 Prize cards.
Weakness:F×2
Retreat cost:CC
Tournament legality
Current legal status across competitive formats.
Upcoming events
View calendar →Tournaments and releases relevant to Bouffalant ex or White Flare.
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Tuesday Night BATTLE LEAGUE! (100 Codes)
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Recent tournament results
View calendar →Tournaments from the past 30 days where Bouffalant ex was legal.
SEASAC League Challenge #22 (SEASON 4) [50 CODES]
today
Rare Candy Club Showdown #39 (50 CODES)
today
Deep Sea Draw - Sei's Community Tourney (8/2026)
today
Kearney Free Entry Standard Tournament #2
today
ITA Weekly #3
yesterday
Tournoi amical LEAGUE canto N62° SPECIAL
yesterday
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 2026/07/10| Variant | Low | Mid | High | Market | Direct Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Holofoil | $15.99 | $20.99 | $159.20 | $19.29 | — |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2025/11/18| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €13.20 |
| 7-day average | €15.25 |
| 30-day average | €15.10 |
| Low | €10.00 |
| Trend price | €14.79 |
| Low (excellent+) | €10.00 |
| averageSellPrice | €15.59 |
Frequently asked
How can I tell if my Bouffalant ex is real?
Bouffalant 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 Bouffalant ex worth?
As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Bouffalant ex is $19.29; 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 Bouffalant ex from?
Bouffalant ex is from the Pokémon set "White Flare" in the Scarlet & Violet series, released in 2025.
What rarity is Bouffalant ex?
Bouffalant ex is a Special Illustration Rare card in the White Flare set.
Other Bouffalant ex printings
Same Pokémon card across other sets and rarities.
