Pokémon · Black & White
Espeon
BW Black Star Promos · #BW92 · Promo · 2011
Listings
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From
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Market reference
$83.54
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Current listings on The Game Traders
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- BW92 / 101
- Release year
- 2011
- Rarity
- Promo
- HP
- 90
- Subtype
- Stage 1
- Evolves from
- Eevee
- Retreat cost
- 1 energy
- Illustrator
- The Pokémon Company Art Team
- Pokédex #
- 196
- Series
- Black & White
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Disruption
- Damage efficiency
- 60 damage
- 20 per Energy
- Prize liability
- 1 Prize given up
- Single-prize attacker — favourable prize trades
- Setup
- Stage 1
- One evolution step from a Basic
Also does
Strategy & play
How Espeon plays — derived from its stats and the rules of the game, not an opinion.
- Its main attack (Psy Report) needs 3 Energy — a turn-3 swing on manual attachment — you’ll want Energy acceleration to power it up on time.
- Needs Psychic Energy to attack — your line must supply that color.
- Psychic type, weak to Psychic ×2 — a Psychic 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 Eevee; doesn’t help your opening hand, but quick to set up.
How to beat Espeon
- Exploit its Psychic weakness — ≥45 damage one-shots it.
- Gust it before the evolution is set up.
Budget alternatives
Cheaper cards that fill a similar role in Standard decks. Reference prices — most-played option first.
More by The Pokémon Company Art Team
This card was illustrated by The Pokémon Company Art Team.
Building around Espeon?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
"Its fur is so sensitive, it can sense minute shifts in the air and predict the weather."
Ability: Solar Revelation
Prevent all effects of your opponent's attacks, except damage, done to each of your Pokémon that has any Energy attached to it.
PCCPsy Report — 60
Your opponent reveals his or her hand.
Weakness:P×2
Retreat cost:C
Tournament legality
Current legal status across competitive formats.
Recent tournament results
View calendar →Tournaments from the past 30 days where Espeon was legal.
Tournament play
This printing of Espeon has no recent tournament appearances, but a different printing is currently a meta staple.
Espeon ex — Prismatic Evolutions
Played in 42 recent decks
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 2026/07/01| Variant | Low | Mid | High | Market | Direct Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Holofoil | $60.00 | $109.38 | $1,012.37 | $83.54 | $1,012.37 |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2026/01/16| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €24.99 |
| 7-day average | €15.38 |
| 30-day average | €15.14 |
| Low | €1.99 |
| Trend price | €11.77 |
| Low (excellent+) | €6.90 |
| reverseHoloAvg1 | €4.00 |
| Reverse holo 7-day | €3.81 |
| averageSellPrice | €11.74 |
| Reverse holo 30-day | €6.23 |
| Reverse holo trend | €5.89 |
Frequently asked
How can I tell if my Espeon is real?
Espeon 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 Espeon worth?
As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Espeon is $83.54; 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 Espeon from?
Espeon is from the Pokémon set "BW Black Star Promos" in the Black & White series, released in 2011.
What rarity is Espeon?
Espeon is a Promo card in the BW Black Star Promos set.
Other Espeon printings
Same Pokémon card across other sets and rarities.
