Pokémon · Sword & Shield
Suicune
Darkness Ablaze · #37 · Rare Holo · 2020
Listings
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From
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Market reference
$0.81
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Current listings on The Game Traders
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 37 / 201
- Release year
- 2020
- Rarity
- Rare Holo
- HP
- 120
- Subtype
- Basic
- Retreat cost
- 1 energy
- Regulation mark
- D
- Illustrator
- so-taro
- Pokédex #
- 245
- Series
- Sword & Shield
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Attacker
- Damage efficiency
- 130 damage
- 43.33 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 Suicune 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 (Aurora Loop) needs 3 Energy — a turn-3 swing on manual attachment — you’ll want Energy acceleration to power it up on time.
- Hits for 130 — one-shots small Basics and support Pokémon, but trades down into the format’s big attackers.
- Needs Water Energy to attack — your line must supply that color.
- Water type, weak to Lightning ×2 — a Lightning attacker doing ≥60 effectively one-shots it.
- A single-prize attacker — prize-trade-positive against ex / V decks that give up two at a time.
How to beat Suicune
- Exploit its Lightning weakness — ≥60 damage one-shots it.
More by so-taro
This card was illustrated by so-taro.
Building around Suicune?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
"Said to be the embodiment of north winds, it can instantly purify filthy, murky water."
WWave Splash — 20
WWCAurora Loop — 130
Put 2 Water Energy attached to this Pokémon into your hand.
Weakness:L×2
Retreat cost:C
Tournament legality
Current legal status across competitive formats.
Recent tournament results
View calendar →Tournaments from the past 30 days where Suicune was legal.
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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 2026/06/24| Variant | Low | Mid | High | Market | Direct Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Holofoil | $0.35 | $0.86 | $5.95 | $0.81 | $0.93 |
| Reverse Holofoil | $0.67 | $1.14 | $19.98 | $1.17 | — |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2026/02/24| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €0.99 |
| 7-day average | €1.37 |
| 30-day average | €1.29 |
| Low | €0.09 |
| Trend price | €1.57 |
| Low (excellent+) | €0.09 |
| Reverse holo low | €0.10 |
| reverseHoloAvg1 | €0.90 |
| Reverse holo 7-day | €1.25 |
| reverseHoloSell | €1.28 |
| averageSellPrice | €1.35 |
| Reverse holo 30-day | €1.92 |
| Reverse holo trend | €1.29 |
Frequently asked
How can I tell if my Suicune is real?
Suicune 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 Suicune worth?
As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Suicune is $0.81; 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 Suicune from?
Suicune is from the Pokémon set "Darkness Ablaze" in the Sword & Shield series, released in 2020.
What rarity is Suicune?
Suicune is a Rare Holo card in the Darkness Ablaze set.
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