Pokémon · Mega Evolution
Numel
Ascended Heroes · #223 · Illustration Rare · 2026
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 223 / 295
- Release year
- 2026
- Rarity
- Illustration Rare
- HP
- 80
- Subtype
- Basic
- Retreat cost
- 3 energy
- Regulation mark
- I
- Illustrator
- Yoshimi Miyoshi
- Pokédex #
- 322
- Series
- Mega Evolution
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Status Conditions
- Damage efficiency
- 20 damage
- 10 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 Numel 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.
- Inflicts Burn — 20 damage between turns, then a coin flip to clear it. Chip damage with a coin-flip tail.
- Its main attack (Combustion) needs 2 Energy — a turn-2 swing on manual attachment.
- 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.
How to beat Numel
- Exploit its Water weakness — ≥40 damage one-shots it.
- Trap it Active — 3 retreat means it can’t escape without help.
- On the receiving end of a condition? Retreat, switch, or evolve to wipe it — conditions only stick to the Active.
Competitive performance
From real Standard tournament decks over the last 180 days.
- Meta inclusion
- 0% of decks
- 2.55 copies on average · 73 decks
- Match win rate
- 29.5%
- -17.4 pts vs the 46.9% 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.
More by Yoshimi Miyoshi
This card was illustrated by Yoshimi Miyoshi.
Building around Numel?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
"The magma in its body reaches 2,200 degrees Fahrenheit. Its hump gets smaller when it uses Fire-type moves."
Ability: Incandescent Body
If this Pokémon is in the Active Spot and is damaged by an attack from your opponent's Pokémon (even if this Pokémon is Knocked Out), the Attacking Pokémon is now Burned.
RCCombustion — 20
Weakness:W×2
Retreat cost:CCC
Tournament legality
Current legal status across competitive formats.
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Frequently asked
How can I tell if my Numel is real?
Numel 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 Numel 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 Numel from?
Numel is from the Pokémon set "Ascended Heroes" in the Mega Evolution series, released in 2026.
What rarity is Numel?
Numel is a Illustration Rare card in the Ascended Heroes set.
Other Numel printings
Same Pokémon card across other sets and rarities.
