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Glaceon

Black & White

BW Black Star Promos · #BW90 · Promo · 2011

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Card facts

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Set position: BW90 / 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 #: 471
Series: Black & White

Card analysis

Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.

Primary role: Attacker
Damage efficiency: 40 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

Strategy & play

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

Its main attack (Reflect Energy) needs 2 Energy — a turn-2 swing on manual attachment.
Needs Water Energy to attack — your line must supply that color.
Water 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 Eevee; doesn’t help your opening hand, but quick to set up.

How to beat Glaceon

Exploit its Metal 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.

Lillie's Clefairy ex

$1.77 · in 22% of decks

Dreepy

$0.28 · in 21% of decks

Dusknoir

$0.28 · in 10% of decks

Dusclops

$0.25 · in 10% of decks

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About this card

HP: 90Type:WWaterSubtype: Stage 1Evolves from: Eevee

"By controlling its body heat, it can freeze the atmosphere around it to make a diamond-dust flurry."

CQuick Attack — 10+

Flip a coin. If heads, this attack does 30 more damage.

WCReflect Energy — 40

Move an Energy from this Pokémon to 1 of your Benched Pokémon.

Weakness:M×2

Retreat cost:C

Tournament legality

Current legal status across competitive formats.

expandedLegal

unlimitedLegal

Recent tournament results

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Tournaments from the past 30 days where Glaceon was legal.

tournament

4to Torneo Tropical Beach

expanded

5 days ago

tournament

The Wild Area Expanded #7 - 18 Codes

expanded

2 weeks ago

tournament

The Wild Area Expanded #6 - 18 Codes

expanded

3 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 2026/07/01

Variant	Low	Mid	High	Market	Direct Low
Holofoil	$49.75	$72.04	$789.70	$52.18	$699.06

Cardmarket (EUR)

Updated 2026/01/16

Variant	Price
1-day average	€5.00
7-day average	€15.87
30-day average	€13.44
Low	€1.00
Trend price	€11.33
Low (excellent+)	€5.00
reverseHoloAvg1	€3.50
Reverse holo 7-day	€3.89
averageSellPrice	€10.72
Reverse holo 30-day	€4.72
Reverse holo trend	€4.58

Frequently asked

How can I tell if my Glaceon is real?

Glaceon 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 Glaceon worth?

As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Glaceon is $52.18; 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 Glaceon from?

Glaceon is from the Pokémon set "BW Black Star Promos" in the Black & White series, released in 2011.

What rarity is Glaceon?

Glaceon is a Promo card in the BW Black Star Promos set.