Pokémon · Mega Evolution
Ethan's Slugma
Ascended Heroes · #23 · Common · 2026
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Card facts
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- Set position
- 23 / 295
- Release year
- 2026
- Rarity
- Common
- HP
- 80
- Subtype
- Basic
- Retreat cost
- 2 energy
- Regulation mark
- I
- Illustrator
- Sanosuke Sakuma
- Pokédex #
- 218
- Series
- Mega Evolution
Card analysis
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- Primary role
- Attacker
- Damage efficiency
- 20 damage
- 20 per Energy
- Prize liability
- 1 Prize given up
- Single-prize attacker — favourable prize trades
- Setup
- Basic
- Plays straight down — no evolution needed
Strategy & play
How Ethan's Slugma 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.
- Needs Fire Energy to attack — your line must supply that color.
- Fire type, weak to Water ×2 — a Water 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.
- Seen in 0% of recent tournament decks that can run it, usually 3 copies.
- Currently Standard-legal — usable in the main rotating format.
How to beat Ethan's Slugma
- Exploit its Water weakness — ≥40 damage one-shots it.
Competitive performance
From real Standard tournament decks over the last 180 days.
- Meta inclusion
- 0% of decks
- 3.44 copies on average · 36 decks
- Match win rate
- 31.1%
- -16.0 pts vs the 47.1% field average
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.
Ethan's Pinsir
in 76% of decks · 26 seen
Ethan's Magcargo
in 100% of decks · 34 seen
Ethan's Ho-Oh ex
in 100% of decks · 34 seen
Firebreather
in 47% of decks · 16 seen
Ethan's Adventure
in 97% of decks · 33 seen
Max Rod
in 47% of decks · 16 seen
Energy Retrieval
in 94% of decks · 32 seen
Energy Recycler
in 44% of decks · 15 seen
More by Sanosuke Sakuma
This card was illustrated by Sanosuke Sakuma.
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About this card
"Its lava body can cool and chip away at times, but a magma bath will heal it right up."
RSteady Firebreathing — 20
Weakness:W×2
Retreat cost:CC
Tournament legality
Current legal status across competitive formats.
Upcoming events
View calendar →Tournaments and releases relevant to Ethan's Slugma or Ascended Heroes.
SEASAC League Challenge #14 (SEASON 4) [50 CODES]
Aug 12, 2026
Amyverse PTCG Live Weekly #8 💛 Cash Prize!
Aug 12, 2026
REFINE Summer Series Session 7: Squirtle Edition
Aug 12, 2026
🏆Moujii's Dojo🏆 (Late Registration Available!)
Aug 13, 2026
Oceania Open! | Season 3 - Week 7
Aug 14, 2026
Turtwig Den Revival Series World Championship
Aug 14, 2026
Recent tournament results
View calendar →Tournaments from the past 30 days where Ethan's Slugma was legal.
Torneo Relámpago ⚡ #67 PTCG Live
today
Pudding Weekly #8 | National Play in the Sand Day!
today
Pitch Black Tourney - Last Prize Series #12
today
👑 CrownOfSpain 👑 #4 (15€ paypal)
today
SEASAC League Challenge #13 (SEASON 4) [50 CODES]
today
CHALLENGE OF DOOM! THE FINAL COUNTDOWN!
yesterday
Frequently asked
How can I tell if my Ethan's Slugma is real?
Ethan's Slugma 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 Ethan's Slugma worth?
As of the latest data, 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 Ethan's Slugma from?
Ethan's Slugma is from the Pokémon set "Ascended Heroes" in the Mega Evolution series, released in 2026.
What rarity is Ethan's Slugma?
Ethan's Slugma is a Common card in the Ascended Heroes set.
Other Ethan's Slugma printings
Same Pokémon card across other sets and rarities.
