Pokémon · Black & White
Leafeon
Dark Explorers · #6 · Rare · 2012
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Market reference
$11.01
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Current listings on The Game Traders
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 6 / 111
- Release year
- 2012
- Rarity
- Rare
- HP
- 90
- Subtype
- Stage 1
- Evolves from
- Eevee
- Retreat cost
- 1 energy
- Illustrator
- Ryo Ueda
- Pokédex #
- 470
- Series
- Black & White
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Energy Acceleration
- 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
Also does
Strategy & play
How Leafeon plays — derived from its stats and the rules of the game, not an opinion.
- Not a main attacker — its job is energy acceleration. Run it as a consistency hub and protect it, because opponents will target the engine.
- Needs Grass Energy to attack — your line must supply that color.
- Grass type, weak to Fire ×2 — a Fire 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 Leafeon
- Exploit its Fire weakness — ≥45 damage one-shots it.
- KO it to choke their draw / search engine.
- Gust it before the evolution is set up.
Competitive performance
From real Standard tournament decks over the last 180 days.
- Meta inclusion
- 0% of decks
- 1.67 copies on average · 3 decks
Budget alternatives
Cheaper cards that fill a similar role in Standard decks. Reference prices — most-played option first.
More by Ryo Ueda
This card was illustrated by Ryo Ueda.
Building around Leafeon?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
"It basically does not fight. With cells similar to those of plants, it can perform photosynthesis."
CQuick Attack — 10+
Flip a coin. If heads, this attack does 30 more damage.
GCEnergy Assist — 40
Attach a basic Energy card from your discard pile to 1 of your Benched Pokémon.
Weakness:R×2
Resistance:W-20
Retreat cost:C
Tournament legality
Current legal status across competitive formats.
Upcoming events
View calendar →Tournaments and releases relevant to Leafeon or Dark Explorers.
Recent tournament results
View calendar →Tournaments from the past 30 days where Leafeon was legal.
Tournament play
This printing of Leafeon has no recent tournament appearances, but a different printing is currently a meta staple.
Leafeon ex — Prismatic Evolutions
Played in 74 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 2026/06/30| Variant | Low | Mid | High | Market | Direct Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Normal | $8.00 | $11.49 | $69.00 | $11.01 | — |
| Reverse Holofoil | $24.75 | $34.00 | $499.90 | $27.13 | — |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2026/06/30| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €2.39 |
| 7-day average | €4.87 |
| 30-day average | €4.65 |
| Low | €0.75 |
| Trend price | €4.73 |
| Low (excellent+) | €0.99 |
| Reverse holo low | €1.48 |
| reverseHoloAvg1 | €3.00 |
| Reverse holo 7-day | €5.52 |
| reverseHoloSell | €5.69 |
| averageSellPrice | €5.45 |
| Reverse holo 30-day | €12.15 |
| Reverse holo trend | €14.70 |
Frequently asked
How can I tell if my Leafeon is real?
Leafeon 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 Leafeon worth?
As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Leafeon is $11.01; 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 Leafeon from?
Leafeon is from the Pokémon set "Dark Explorers" in the Black & White series, released in 2012.
What rarity is Leafeon?
Leafeon is a Rare card in the Dark Explorers set.
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