Pokémon · HeartGold & SoulSilver
Espeon
Call of Legends · #4 · Rare Holo · 2011
Listings
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From
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Market reference
$49.90
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Current listings on The Game Traders
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 4 / 106
- Release year
- 2011
- Rarity
- Rare Holo
- HP
- 90
- Subtype
- Stage 1
- Evolves from
- Eevee
- Retreat cost
- 1 energy
- Illustrator
- match
- Pokédex #
- 196
- Series
- HeartGold & SoulSilver
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Status Conditions
- Damage efficiency
- 30 damage
- 15 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.
- Inflicts Confusion — they must flip to attack (tails fails and deals 30 to themselves). Soft, coin-flip disruption.
- Its main attack (Psybeam) needs 2 Energy — a turn-2 swing on manual attachment.
- 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.
- 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.
Building around Espeon?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
"It uses the fine hair that covers its body to sense air currents and predict its enemy's actions."
PSolar Suggestion
Move up to 4 damage counters from any of your Pokémon to any of your opponent's Pokémon in any way you like.
PCPsybeam — 30
Flip a coin. If heads, the Defending Pokémon is now Confused.
Weakness:P×2
Retreat cost:C
Tournament legality
Current legal status across competitive formats.
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 58 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 2026/06/18| Variant | Low | Mid | High | Market | Direct Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Holofoil | $40.00 | $50.00 | $89.99 | $49.90 | — |
| Reverse Holofoil | $599.90 | $630.67 | $661.43 | $46.43 | — |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2026/06/18| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €23.99 |
| 7-day average | €38.14 |
| 30-day average | €40.08 |
| Low | €4.50 |
| Trend price | €45.65 |
| Low (excellent+) | €9.50 |
| Reverse holo low | €4.50 |
| reverseHoloAvg1 | €9.95 |
| Reverse holo 7-day | €18.56 |
| reverseHoloSell | €7.23 |
| averageSellPrice | €42.00 |
| Reverse holo 30-day | €23.07 |
| Reverse holo trend | €16.81 |
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 $49.90; 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 "Call of Legends" in the HeartGold & SoulSilver series, released in 2011.
What rarity is Espeon?
Espeon is a Rare Holo card in the Call of Legends set.
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Other Espeon printings
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