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Alcremie

Sword & Shield

Brilliant Stars · #71 · Rare · 2022

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Card facts

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Set position: 71 / 186
Release year: 2022
Rarity: Rare
HP: 90
Subtype: Stage 1
Evolves from: Milcery
Retreat cost: 1 energy
Regulation mark: E
Illustrator: sowsow
Pokédex #: 869
Series: Sword & Shield

Card analysis

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Primary role: Attacker
Damage efficiency: 10 damage; 5 per Energy
Prize liability: 1 Prize given up; Single-prize attacker — favourable prize trades
Setup: Stage 1; One evolution step from a Basic

Strategy & play

How Alcremie plays — derived from its stats and the rules of the game, not an opinion.

Its main attack (Rainbow Flavor) needs 2 Energy — a turn-2 swing on manual attachment.
Attacks on any Energy (Colorless cost) — splashable into any deck regardless of type.
Psychic type, weak to Metal ×2 — a Metal 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.
A Stage 1 — one step up from Milcery; doesn’t help your opening hand, but quick to set up.

How to beat Alcremie

Exploit its Metal weakness — ≥45 damage one-shots it.
Gust it before the evolution is set up.

Competitive performance

From real Standard tournament decks over the last 180 days.

Meta inclusion: 0% of decks; 1 copies on average · 2 decks

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About this card

HP: 90Type:PPsychicSubtype: Stage 1Evolves from: Milcery

"When Alcremie is content, the cream it secretes from its hands becomes sweeter and richer."

Ability: Additional Order

As long as this Pokémon is in the Active Spot, your turn does not end when you use Café Master.

CCRainbow Flavor — 10+

This attack does 40 more damage for each type of basic Energy attached to all of your Pokémon.

Weakness:M×2

Retreat cost:C

Tournament legality

Current legal status across competitive formats.

expandedLegal

standardLegal

unlimitedLegal

Upcoming events

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Tournaments and releases relevant to Alcremie or Brilliant Stars.

tournament

Nightshades Expanded Fun

expanded

Sep 4, 2026

Recent tournament results

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Tournaments from the past 30 days where Alcremie was legal.

tournament

The Wild Area Expanded #10 - 16 Codes

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6 days ago

tournament

4to Torneo Tropical Beach

expanded

4 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 2026/07/16

Variant	Low	Mid	High	Market	Direct Low
Normal	$0.01	$0.28	$19.86	$0.28	$0.05
Reverse Holofoil	$0.11	$0.39	$19.98	$0.39	—

Cardmarket (EUR)

Updated 2026/01/19

Variant	Price
1-day average	€0.05
7-day average	€0.11
30-day average	€0.10
Low	€0.02
Trend price	€0.08
Low (excellent+)	€0.02
Reverse holo low	€0.02
reverseHoloAvg1	€0.20
Reverse holo 7-day	€0.29
reverseHoloSell	€0.30
averageSellPrice	€0.09
Reverse holo 30-day	€0.31
Reverse holo trend	€0.21

Frequently asked

How can I tell if my Alcremie is real?

Alcremie 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 Alcremie worth?

As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Alcremie is $0.28; 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 Alcremie from?

Alcremie is from the Pokémon set "Brilliant Stars" in the Sword & Shield series, released in 2022.

What rarity is Alcremie?

Alcremie is a Rare card in the Brilliant Stars set.