Pokémon · Black & White
Flygon
BW Black Star Promos · #BW53 · Promo · 2011
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Market reference
$48.18
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- BW53 / 101
- Release year
- 2011
- Rarity
- Promo
- HP
- 140
- Subtype
- Stage 2
- Evolves from
- Vibrava
- Retreat cost
- 1 energy
- Illustrator
- BERUBURI
- Pokédex #
- 330
- Series
- Black & White
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Status Conditions
- Damage efficiency
- 80 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 Flygon plays — derived from its stats and the rules of the game, not an opinion.
- Inflicts Paralysis — the Defending Pokémon can’t attack or retreat for a turn. A reliable one-turn lock; chain it to stall the opponent out.
- Its main attack (Flying Beatdown) needs 4 Energy — a turn-4 swing on manual attachment — you’ll want Energy acceleration to power it up on time.
- Needs Grass / Fighting Energy to attack — note its own type is Dragon, so build for the attack cost, not the type.
- Dragon type, weak to Dragon ×2 — a Dragon 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.
- A Stage 2 — without Rare Candy you lose ~2 turns setting it up, and it’s gust-bait before it’s online (you must draw Vibrava first).
How to beat Flygon
- Exploit its Dragon weakness — ≥70 damage one-shots it.
- Gust it before the evolution is set up.
- On the receiving end of a condition? Retreat, switch, or evolve to wipe it — conditions only stick to the Active.
Budget alternatives
Cheaper cards that fill a similar role in Standard decks. Reference prices — most-played option first.
More by BERUBURI
This card was illustrated by BERUBURI.
Building around Flygon?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
"Known as "The Desert Spirit," this Pokémon hides in the sandstorms it causes by beating its wings."
Ability: Sand Slammer
At any time between turns, if this Pokémon is your Active Pokémon, put 1 damage counter on each of your opponent's Pokémon.
GFCCFlying Beatdown — 80
You may discard a Grass Energy and a Fighting Energy attached to this Pokémon. If you do, the Defending Pokémon is now Paralyzed.
Weakness:N×2
Retreat cost:C
Tournament legality
Current legal status across competitive formats.
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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 2026/06/18| Variant | Low | Mid | High | Market | Direct Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Holofoil | $50.00 | $74.60 | $299.98 | $48.18 | $299.98 |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2026/02/22| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €15.99 |
| 7-day average | €25.55 |
| 30-day average | €23.37 |
| Low | €15.99 |
| Trend price | €30.53 |
| Low (excellent+) | €15.99 |
| reverseHoloAvg1 | €7.99 |
| Reverse holo 7-day | €7.49 |
| averageSellPrice | €27.14 |
| Reverse holo 30-day | €6.76 |
| Reverse holo trend | €7.11 |
Frequently asked
How can I tell if my Flygon is real?
Flygon 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 Flygon worth?
As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Flygon is $48.18; 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 Flygon from?
Flygon is from the Pokémon set "BW Black Star Promos" in the Black & White series, released in 2011.
What rarity is Flygon?
Flygon is a Promo card in the BW Black Star Promos set.
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