Pokémon · E-Card
Lugia
Aquapolis · #149 · Rare Secret · 2003
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From
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Market reference
$500.00
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Current listings on The Game Traders
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 149 / 182
- Release year
- 2003
- Rarity
- Rare Secret
- HP
- 80
- Subtype
- Basic
- Retreat cost
- 3 energy
- Illustrator
- Naoyo Kimura
- Pokédex #
- 249
- Series
- E-Card
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Ability Engine
- Damage efficiency
- 50 damage
- 12.5 per Energy
- Prize liability
- 1 Prize given up
- Single-prize attacker — favourable prize trades
- Setup
- Basic
- Plays straight down — no evolution needed
Also does
Strategy & play
How Lugia plays — derived from its stats and the rules of the game, not an opinion.
- Not a main attacker — its job is Ability-based draw/search. Run it as a consistency hub and protect it, because opponents will target the engine.
- Needs Psychic / Fire / Water 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 ≥40 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.
How to beat Lugia
- Exploit its Psychic weakness — ≥40 damage one-shots it.
- KO it to choke their draw / search engine.
- 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.
More by Naoyo Kimura
This card was illustrated by Naoyo Kimura.
Building around Lugia?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
Poké-Body: Crystal Type
Whenever you attach a Fire, Water, or Psychic basic Energy card from your hand to Lugia, Lugia's type (color) becomes the same as that Energy card type until the end of the turn.
PRPsychic — 10×
This attack does 10 damage times the number of Energy cards attached to the Defending Pokémon.
WWRCSteam Blast — 50
Discard an Energy card attached to Lugia.
Weakness:P×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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Holofoil | $2,300.00 | $10,000.00 | $10,001.88 | $500.00 | — |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2025/11/18| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €600.00 |
| 7-day average | €877.55 |
| 30-day average | €1017.79 |
| Low | €318.00 |
| Trend price | €1124.48 |
| Low (excellent+) | €1999.95 |
| reverseHoloAvg1 | €500.00 |
| Reverse holo 7-day | €231.90 |
| averageSellPrice | €566.66 |
| Reverse holo 30-day | €202.25 |
| Reverse holo trend | €513.16 |
Frequently asked
How can I tell if my Lugia is real?
Lugia 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 worth?
As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Lugia is $500.00; 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 from?
Lugia is from the Pokémon set "Aquapolis" in the E-Card series, released in 2003.
What rarity is Lugia?
Lugia is a Rare Secret card in the Aquapolis set.
Other Lugia printings
Same Pokémon card across other sets and rarities.
