Pokémon · EX
Numel
Crystal Guardians · #59 · Common · 2006
Listings
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From
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Market reference
$0.58
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Current listings on The Game Traders
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 59 / 100
- Release year
- 2006
- Rarity
- Common
- HP
- 50
- Subtype
- Basic
- Evolves to
- Camerupt
- Retreat cost
- 1 energy
- Illustrator
- Miki Tanaka
- Pokédex #
- 322
- Series
- EX
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Attacker
- Damage efficiency
- 30 damage
- 15 per Energy
- Prize liability
- 1 Prize given up
- Single-prize attacker — favourable prize trades
- Setup
- Basic
- Plays straight down — no evolution needed
Strategy & play
How Numel 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 (Take Down) needs 2 Energy — a turn-2 swing on manual attachment.
- Attacks on any Energy (Colorless cost) — splashable into any deck regardless of type.
- Fire type, weak to Water ×2 — a Water attacker doing ≥25 effectively one-shots it.
- A single-prize attacker — prize-trade-positive against ex / V decks that give up two at a time.
- Seen in 0% of recent tournament decks that can run it, usually 3 copies.
How to beat Numel
- Exploit its Water weakness — ≥25 damage one-shots it.
Competitive performance
From real Standard tournament decks over the last 180 days.
- Meta inclusion
- 0% of decks
- 2.71 copies on average · 35 decks
- Match win rate
- 40.7%
- -6.5 pts vs the 47.2% field average
Plays well with
Cards most often run alongside this one in tournament decks over the last 180 days — ranked by how distinctive the pairing is.
Larvesta
in 36% of decks · 14 seen
Mega Camerupt ex
in 100% of decks · 12 seen
Volcarona
in 62% of decks · 24 seen
Mega Camerupt ex
in 97% of decks · 38 seen
Maximum Belt
in 38% of decks · 15 seen
Dunsparce
in 49% of decks · 19 seen
Ignition Energy
in 72% of decks · 28 seen
Wally's Compassion
in 69% of decks · 27 seen
More by Miki Tanaka
This card was illustrated by Miki Tanaka.
Building around Numel?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
CCTake Down — 30
Numel does 10 damage to itself.
Weakness:W×2
Retreat cost:C
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.
TCGPlayer (USD)
Updated 2026/07/04| Variant | Low | Mid | High | Market | Direct Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Normal | $0.17 | $0.50 | $19.98 | $0.58 | — |
| Reverse Holofoil | $14.99 | $25.28 | $193.20 | $11.49 | — |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2026/02/19| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €0.05 |
| 7-day average | €0.21 |
| 30-day average | €0.25 |
| Low | €0.03 |
| Trend price | €0.28 |
| Low (excellent+) | €0.05 |
| Reverse holo low | €0.66 |
| reverseHoloAvg1 | €2.95 |
| Reverse holo 7-day | €2.22 |
| reverseHoloSell | €1.94 |
| averageSellPrice | €0.27 |
| Reverse holo 30-day | €2.28 |
| Reverse holo trend | €1.91 |
Frequently asked
How can I tell if my Numel is real?
Numel 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 Numel worth?
As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Numel is $0.58; 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 Numel from?
Numel is from the Pokémon set "Crystal Guardians" in the EX series, released in 2006.
What rarity is Numel?
Numel is a Common card in the Crystal Guardians set.
Other Numel printings
Same Pokémon card across other sets and rarities.
