Pokémon · Scarlet & Violet
Ethan's Quilava
Destined Rivals · #33 · Common · 2025
Listings
No active listings
From
—
Market reference
$0.21
TCGPlayer
Current listings on The Game Traders
No active listings for this card right now.
Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 33 / 244
- Release year
- 2025
- Rarity
- Common
- HP
- 100
- Subtype
- Stage 1
- Evolves from
- Ethan's Cyndaquil
- Evolves to
- Typhlosion
- Retreat cost
- 1 energy
- Regulation mark
- I
- Illustrator
- Souichirou Gunjima
- Pokédex #
- 156
- Series
- Scarlet & Violet
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Ability Engine
- Damage efficiency
- 40 damage
- 40 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 Ethan's Quilava plays — derived from its stats and the rules of the game, not an opinion.
- Not a main attacker — its job is Ability-based draw/search. Run it as a consistency hub and protect it, because opponents will target the engine.
- Needs Fire Energy to attack — your line must supply that color.
- Fire type, weak to Water ×2 — a Water 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 1 — one step up from Ethan's Cyndaquil; doesn’t help your opening hand, but quick to set up.
- Seen in 1% of recent tournament decks that can run it, usually 4 copies.
How to beat Ethan's Quilava
- Exploit its Water weakness — ≥50 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
- 1% of decks
- 3.87 copies on average · 808 decks
- Match win rate
- 44.5%
- -2.5 pts vs the 47.0% 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.
Ethan's Typhlosion
in 100% of decks · 795 seen
Ethan's Cyndaquil
in 100% of decks · 795 seen
Victini
in 89% of decks · 705 seen
Ethan's Adventure
in 100% of decks · 795 seen
Redeemable Ticket
in 88% of decks · 700 seen
Ethan's Slugma
in 2% of decks · 15 seen
Ethan's Magcargo
in 2% of decks · 15 seen
Ethan's Ho-Oh ex
in 2% of decks · 17 seen
More by Souichirou Gunjima
This card was illustrated by Souichirou Gunjima.
Building around Ethan's Quilava?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
"Before battle, it turns its back on its opponent to demonstrate how ferociously its fire blazes."
Ability: Bonded by the Journey
Once during your turn, you may search your deck for an Ethan's Adventure card, reveal it, and put it into your hand. Then, shuffle your deck.
RCombustion — 40
Weakness:W×2
Retreat cost:C
Tournament legality
Current legal status across competitive formats.
Upcoming events
View calendar →Tournaments and releases relevant to Ethan's Quilava or Destined Rivals.
🇧🇷 Hit Challenge #28 | TCG Live
Sep 17, 2026
🟢Jolly Good Weekly #7 | Top Cut! (50 Codes!)
Sep 18, 2026
Rare Candy Club Cash Tournament Jackpot ($5 Entry)
Sep 18, 2026
Torneo Relámpago ⚡ #80 PTCG Live (25 CODES)
Sep 18, 2026
Oceania Open! | Season 3 - Week 12
Sep 18, 2026
TDRS Season 2 Challenge 2
Sep 18, 2026
Recent tournament results
View calendar →Tournaments from the past 30 days where Ethan's Quilava was legal.
ASRcristiano # 189 - 60 codes - Road to Frankfurt!
today
10° Torneo del circuito CarroTCG/Prof. Fili
today
⚡ Surge's TCG Vault - Winner Takes All ⚡
today
🏆Ling TV ARENA🏆- TOP CUT
today
Amyverse PTCG Live 30th Anniversary Standard 🎉
today
👑CrownOfSpain 👑 #7 (10€ paypal)
today
Tournament play
Decklist data from the past 30 days of competitive Pokémon TCG tournaments (sourced from Limitless TCG).
Recent decks
125
ran Ethan's Quilava
Tournaments scanned
292
past 30 days
Competitive note
Currently a meta staple.
11 top-cut decks · best finish 3rd
Top decks running Ethan's Quilava
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 2026/07/10| Variant | Low | Mid | High | Market | Direct Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Normal | $0.01 | $0.25 | $19.98 | $0.21 | $0.10 |
| Reverse Holofoil | $0.09 | $0.31 | $19.98 | $0.32 | $0.12 |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2026/03/01| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €0.09 |
| 7-day average | €0.07 |
| 30-day average | €0.09 |
| Low | €0.02 |
| Trend price | €0.07 |
| Low (excellent+) | €0.02 |
| Reverse holo low | €0.02 |
| reverseHoloAvg1 | €0.12 |
| Reverse holo 7-day | €0.22 |
| reverseHoloSell | €0.20 |
| averageSellPrice | €0.09 |
| Reverse holo 30-day | €0.21 |
| Reverse holo trend | €0.20 |
Frequently asked
How can I tell if my Ethan's Quilava is real?
Ethan's Quilava 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 Ethan's Quilava worth?
As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Ethan's Quilava is $0.21; 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 Ethan's Quilava from?
Ethan's Quilava is from the Pokémon set "Destined Rivals" in the Scarlet & Violet series, released in 2025.
What rarity is Ethan's Quilava?
Ethan's Quilava is a Common card in the Destined Rivals set.
