Pokémon · HeartGold & SoulSilver
Lugia
Call of Legends · #SL7 · Rare Holo · 2011
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- SL7 / 106
- Release year
- 2011
- Rarity
- Rare Holo
- HP
- 100
- Subtype
- Basic
- Retreat cost
- 3 energy
- Illustrator
- Hideaki Hakozaki
- Pokédex #
- 249
- Series
- HeartGold & SoulSilver
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Bench Damage
- Damage efficiency
- 80 damage
- 16 per Energy
- Prize liability
- 1 Prize given up
- Single-prize attacker — favourable prize trades
- Setup
- Basic
- Plays straight down — no evolution needed
Also does
Strategy & play
How Lugia plays — derived from its stats and the rules of the game, not an opinion.
- A Basic — hits the board turn 1 with no evolution tax.
- Its main attack (Hydro Splash) needs 5 Energy — a turn-5 swing on manual attachment — you’ll want Energy acceleration to power it up on time.
- Needs Water Energy to attack — your line must supply that color.
- Water type, weak to Lightning ×2 — a Lightning attacker doing ≥50 effectively one-shots it.
- A single-prize attacker — prize-trade-positive against ex / V decks that give up two at a time.
- Retreat cost 3 — gets stranded Active if gusted; run Switch / Escape Rope or a Float Stone-style Tool.
How to beat Lugia
- Exploit its Lightning weakness — ≥50 damage one-shots it.
- Trap it Active — 3 retreat means it can’t escape without help.
Building around Lugia?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
"It is said to be the guardian of the seas. It is rumored to have been seen on the night of a storm."
WCCLinear Attack
Choose 1 of your opponent's Pokémon. This attack does 30 damage to that Pokémon. (Don't apply Weakness and Resistance for Benched Pokémon.)
WWWCCHydro Splash — 80
Weakness:L×2
Resistance:F-20
Retreat cost:CCC
Tournament legality
Current legal status across competitive formats.
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.
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2026/01/16| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €219.98 |
| 7-day average | €406.74 |
| 30-day average | €238.02 |
| Low | €27.00 |
| Trend price | €375.04 |
| Low (excellent+) | €189.99 |
| reverseHoloAvg1 | €50.00 |
| Reverse holo 7-day | €71.96 |
| averageSellPrice | €470.00 |
| Reverse holo 30-day | €46.68 |
| Reverse holo trend | €80.60 |
Frequently asked
How can I tell if my Lugia is real?
Lugia 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 Lugia worth?
As of the latest data, 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 Lugia from?
Lugia is from the Pokémon set "Call of Legends" in the HeartGold & SoulSilver series, released in 2011.
What rarity is Lugia?
Lugia is a Rare Holo card in the Call of Legends set.
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Other Lugia printings
Same Pokémon card across other sets and rarities.
