Pokémon · Black & White
Numel
Boundaries Crossed · #21 · Common · 2012
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Market reference
$0.30
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Current listings on The Game Traders
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 21 / 153
- Release year
- 2012
- Rarity
- Common
- HP
- 90
- Subtype
- Basic
- Evolves to
- Camerupt
- Retreat cost
- 3 energy
- Illustrator
- match
- Pokédex #
- 322
- Series
- Black & White
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Attacker
- Damage efficiency
- 60 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 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.
- Its main attack (Flamethrower) needs 3 Energy — a turn-3 swing on manual attachment — you’ll want Energy acceleration to power it up on time.
- Needs Fire Energy to attack — your line must supply that color.
- 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.
How to beat Numel
- Exploit its Water weakness — ≥45 damage one-shots it.
- Trap it Active — 3 retreat means it can’t escape without help.
Competitive performance
From real Standard tournament decks over the last 180 days.
- Meta inclusion
- 0% of decks
- 4 copies on average · 1 decks
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 F. Its hump gets smaller when it uses Fire-type moves."
RCCFlamethrower — 60
Discard an Energy attached to this Pokémon.
Weakness:W×2
Retreat cost:CCC
Tournament legality
Current legal status across competitive formats.
Recent tournament results
View calendar →Tournaments from the past 30 days where Numel was legal.
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4 days ago
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3 weeks ago
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 2026/06/17| Variant | Low | Mid | High | Market | Direct Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Normal | $0.05 | $0.29 | $19.98 | $0.30 | — |
| Reverse Holofoil | $0.39 | $0.97 | $19.98 | $0.56 | — |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2026/06/13| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €0.17 |
| 7-day average | €0.18 |
| 30-day average | €0.16 |
| Low | €0.02 |
| Trend price | €0.19 |
| Low (excellent+) | €0.02 |
| Reverse holo low | €0.05 |
| reverseHoloAvg1 | €0.29 |
| Reverse holo 7-day | €0.94 |
| reverseHoloSell | €0.60 |
| averageSellPrice | €0.16 |
| Reverse holo 30-day | €0.74 |
| Reverse holo trend | €0.91 |
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, the current market reference price for Numel is $0.30; 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 "Boundaries Crossed" in the Black & White series, released in 2012.
What rarity is Numel?
Numel is a Common card in the Boundaries Crossed set.
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