Pokémon · Black & White
Vileplume
Boundaries Crossed · #3 · Rare Holo · 2012
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From
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Market reference
$4.11
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 3 / 153
- Release year
- 2012
- Rarity
- Rare Holo
- HP
- 140
- Subtype
- Stage 2
- Evolves from
- Gloom
- Retreat cost
- 3 energy
- Illustrator
- Shin Nagasawa
- Pokédex #
- 45
- Series
- Black & White
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Status Conditions
- Damage efficiency
- 50 damage
- 12.5 per Energy
- Prize liability
- 1 Prize given up
- Single-prize attacker — favourable prize trades
- Setup
- Stage 2
- Needs its evolution line or Rare Candy to set up
Also does
Strategy & play
How Vileplume plays — derived from its stats and the rules of the game, not an opinion.
- Inflicts Poison — guaranteed chip damage every turn between turns (no coin flip). It stacks with your attack math to cross KO thresholds the attack alone misses.
- Inflicts Sleep — they flip each turn to wake, so it’s a coin-flip lock: disruptive but unreliable on its own.
- Its main attack (Pollen Spray) needs 4 Energy — a turn-4 swing on manual attachment — you’ll want Energy acceleration to power it up on time.
- Needs Grass Energy to attack — your line must supply that color.
- Grass type, weak to Fire ×2 — a Fire attacker doing ≥70 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 Vileplume
- Exploit its Fire weakness — ≥70 damage one-shots it.
- Gust it before the evolution is set up.
- 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.
More by Shin Nagasawa
This card was illustrated by Shin Nagasawa.
Building around Vileplume?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
"Its petals are the largest in the world. As it walks, it scatters extremely allergenic pollen."
Ability: Allergy Panic
Apply Weakness for each Pokémon (both yours and your opponent's) as ×4 instead.
GCCCPollen Spray — 50
The Defending Pokémon is now Asleep and Poisoned.
Weakness:R×2
Resistance:W-20
Retreat cost:CCC
Tournament legality
Current legal status across competitive formats.
Upcoming events
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Recent tournament results
View calendar →Tournaments from the past 30 days where Vileplume was legal.
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 2026/07/29| Variant | Low | Mid | High | Market | Direct Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Holofoil | $2.13 | $5.59 | $48.50 | $4.11 | — |
| Reverse Holofoil | $35.60 | $46.28 | $63.20 | $14.21 | — |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2026/07/01| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €1.20 |
| 7-day average | €1.18 |
| 30-day average | €1.72 |
| Low | €0.50 |
| Trend price | €1.24 |
| Low (excellent+) | €1.10 |
| Reverse holo low | €0.50 |
| reverseHoloAvg1 | €2.07 |
| Reverse holo 7-day | €2.94 |
| reverseHoloSell | €2.70 |
| averageSellPrice | €1.32 |
| Reverse holo 30-day | €2.82 |
| Reverse holo trend | €3.34 |
Frequently asked
How can I tell if my Vileplume is real?
Vileplume 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 Vileplume worth?
As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Vileplume is $4.11; 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 Vileplume from?
Vileplume is from the Pokémon set "Boundaries Crossed" in the Black & White series, released in 2012.
What rarity is Vileplume?
Vileplume is a Rare Holo card in the Boundaries Crossed set.
Other Vileplume printings
Same Pokémon card across other sets and rarities.
