Pokémon · Sun & Moon
Vileplume
Burning Shadows · #6 · Rare Holo · 2017
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Market reference
$0.84
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 6 / 177
- Release year
- 2017
- Rarity
- Rare Holo
- HP
- 140
- Subtype
- Stage 2
- Evolves from
- Gloom
- Retreat cost
- 3 energy
- Illustrator
- chibi
- Pokédex #
- 45
- Series
- Sun & Moon
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Status Conditions
- Damage efficiency
- 60 damage
- 20 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 Sleep — they flip each turn to wake, so it’s a coin-flip lock: disruptive but unreliable on its own.
- Inflicts Confusion — they must flip to attack (tails fails and deals 30 to themselves). Soft, coin-flip disruption.
- Its main attack (Downer Shock) needs 3 Energy — a turn-3 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 chibi
This card was illustrated by chibi.
Building around Vileplume?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
"The larger its petals, the more toxic pollen it contains. Its big head is heavy and hard to hold up."
Ability: Disgusting Pollen
As long as this Pokémon is your Active Pokémon, your opponent's Basic Pokémon can't attack.
GGCDowner Shock — 60
Flip a coin. If heads, your opponent's Active Pokémon is now Asleep. If tails, your opponent's Active Pokémon is now Confused.
Weakness:R×2
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 2026/07/18| Variant | Low | Mid | High | Market | Direct Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Holofoil | $0.30 | $0.82 | $5.00 | $0.84 | — |
| Reverse Holofoil | $0.39 | $0.84 | $18.18 | $0.82 | $0.97 |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2026/07/01| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €0.02 |
| 7-day average | €0.44 |
| 30-day average | €0.60 |
| Low | €0.10 |
| Trend price | €0.52 |
| Low (excellent+) | €0.10 |
| Reverse holo low | €0.10 |
| reverseHoloAvg1 | €1.00 |
| Reverse holo 7-day | €0.62 |
| reverseHoloSell | €0.59 |
| averageSellPrice | €0.68 |
| Reverse holo 30-day | €0.61 |
| Reverse holo trend | €0.71 |
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 $0.84; 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 "Burning Shadows" in the Sun & Moon series, released in 2017.
What rarity is Vileplume?
Vileplume is a Rare Holo card in the Burning Shadows set.
Other Vileplume printings
Same Pokémon card across other sets and rarities.
