Pokémon · EX
Ludicolo
Deoxys · #19 · Rare · 2005
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From
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Market reference
$0.85
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Current listings on The Game Traders
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 19 / 108
- Release year
- 2005
- Rarity
- Rare
- HP
- 100
- Subtype
- Stage 2
- Evolves from
- Lombre
- Retreat cost
- 2 energy
- Illustrator
- Ken Sugimori
- Pokédex #
- 272
- Series
- EX
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Attacker
- Damage efficiency
- 40 damage
- 13.33 per Energy
- Prize liability
- 1 Prize given up
- Single-prize attacker — favourable prize trades
- Setup
- Stage 2
- Needs its evolution line or Rare Candy to set up
Strategy & play
How Ludicolo plays — derived from its stats and the rules of the game, not an opinion.
- Its main attack (Water Punch) needs 3 Energy — a turn-3 swing on manual attachment — you’ll want Energy acceleration to power it up on time.
- Attacks on any Energy (Colorless cost) — splashable into any deck regardless of type.
- 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.
- A Stage 2 — without Rare Candy you lose ~2 turns setting it up, and it’s gust-bait before it’s online (you must draw Lombre first).
How to beat Ludicolo
- Exploit its Lightning weakness — ≥50 damage one-shots it.
- 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
- 2.3 copies on average · 10 decks
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.
More by Ken Sugimori
This card was illustrated by Ken Sugimori.
Building around Ludicolo?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
Poké-Power: Happy Dance
Once during your turn (before your attack), you may remove 1 damage counter from each of your Pokémon. You can't use more than 1 Happy Dance Poké-Power each turn. This power can't be used if Ludicolo is affected by a Special Condition.
CCCWater Punch — 40+
Flip a coin for each Water Energy attached to Ludicolo. This attack does 40 damage plus 20 more damage for each heads.
Weakness:L×2
Retreat cost:CC
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 | $0.39 | $0.96 | $19.98 | $0.85 | — |
| Reverse Holofoil | $40.00 | $55.00 | $609.90 | $27.00 | — |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2026/07/01| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €0.99 |
| 7-day average | €0.85 |
| 30-day average | €0.82 |
| Low | €0.10 |
| Trend price | €0.75 |
| Low (excellent+) | €0.40 |
| Reverse holo low | €2.09 |
| reverseHoloAvg1 | €7.00 |
| Reverse holo 7-day | €16.57 |
| reverseHoloSell | €27.67 |
| averageSellPrice | €0.78 |
| Reverse holo 30-day | €9.95 |
| Reverse holo trend | €10.26 |
Frequently asked
How can I tell if my Ludicolo is real?
Ludicolo 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 Ludicolo worth?
As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Ludicolo is $0.85; 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 Ludicolo from?
Ludicolo is from the Pokémon set "Deoxys" in the EX series, released in 2005.
What rarity is Ludicolo?
Ludicolo is a Rare card in the Deoxys set.
Other Ludicolo printings
Same Pokémon card across other sets and rarities.
