Pokémon · E-Card
Arcanine
Aquapolis · #2 · Rare · 2003
Listings
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From
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Market reference
$142.08
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Current listings on The Game Traders
No active listings for this card right now.
Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 2 / 182
- Release year
- 2003
- Rarity
- Rare
- HP
- 90
- Subtype
- Stage 1
- Evolves from
- Growlithe
- Retreat cost
- 3 energy
- Illustrator
- Kyoko Umemoto
- Pokédex #
- 59
- Series
- E-Card
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Attacker
- Damage efficiency
- 30 damage
- 10 per Energy
- Prize liability
- 1 Prize given up
- Single-prize attacker — favourable prize trades
- Setup
- Stage 1
- One evolution step from a Basic
Strategy & play
How Arcanine plays — derived from its stats and the rules of the game, not an opinion.
- Its main attack (Fire Blow) 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.
- Fire type, weak to Water ×2 — a Water attacker doing ≥45 effectively one-shots it.
- A single-prize attacker — prize-trade-positive against ex / V decks that give up two at a time.
- Retreat cost 3 — gets stranded Active if gusted; run Switch / Escape Rope or a Float Stone-style Tool.
- A Stage 1 — one step up from Growlithe; doesn’t help your opening hand, but quick to set up.
How to beat Arcanine
- Exploit its Water weakness — ≥45 damage one-shots it.
- Gust it before the evolution is set up.
- Trap it Active — 3 retreat means it can’t escape without help.
Budget alternatives
Cheaper cards that fill a similar role in Standard decks. Reference prices — most-played option first.
Building around Arcanine?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
Poké-Body: Extreme Speed
You pay Colorless less to retreat Arcanine for each Energy attached to it.
CCCFire Blow — 30+
You may discard any number of Fire Energy cards attached to Arcanine when you use this attack. If you do, flip a number of coins equal to the number of Fire Energy cards you discarded. This attack does 30 damage plus 30 more damage for each heads.
Weakness:W×2
Retreat cost:CCC
Tournament legality
Current legal status across competitive formats.
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 2026/07/05| Variant | Low | Mid | High | Market | Direct Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Normal | $129.99 | $600.00 | $1,369.60 | $142.08 | — |
| Reverse Holofoil | $149.99 | $164.99 | $179.99 | $145.49 | — |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2026/06/22| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €44.99 |
| 7-day average | €20.71 |
| 30-day average | €20.01 |
| Low | €6.00 |
| Trend price | €23.33 |
| Low (excellent+) | €20.00 |
| Reverse holo low | €14.95 |
| reverseHoloAvg1 | €39.50 |
| Reverse holo 7-day | €34.30 |
| reverseHoloSell | €33.56 |
| averageSellPrice | €22.99 |
| Reverse holo 30-day | €30.65 |
| Reverse holo trend | €36.56 |
Frequently asked
How can I tell if my Arcanine is real?
Arcanine 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 Arcanine worth?
As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Arcanine is $142.08; 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 Arcanine from?
Arcanine is from the Pokémon set "Aquapolis" in the E-Card series, released in 2003.
What rarity is Arcanine?
Arcanine is a Rare card in the Aquapolis set.
Other Arcanine printings
Same Pokémon card across other sets and rarities.
