Pokémon · Sun & Moon
Ludicolo
Detective Pikachu · #2 · Rare · 2019
Listings
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From
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Market reference
$1.00
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Current listings on The Game Traders
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 2 / 18
- Release year
- 2019
- Rarity
- Rare
- HP
- 140
- Subtype
- Stage 2
- Evolves from
- Lombre
- Retreat cost
- 3 energy
- Illustrator
- Framestore
- Pokédex #
- 272
- Series
- Sun & Moon
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Healing
- Damage efficiency
- 70 damage
- 23.33 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
Also does
Strategy & play
How Ludicolo plays — derived from its stats and the rules of the game, not an opinion.
- Its main attack (Punch and Run) needs 3 Energy — a turn-3 swing on manual attachment — you’ll want Energy acceleration to power it up on time.
- Needs Grass Energy to attack — your line must supply that color.
- Grass type, weak to Fire ×2 — a Fire attacker doing ≥70 effectively one-shots it.
- A single-prize attacker — prize-trade-positive against ex / V decks that give up two at a time.
- Retreat cost 3 — gets stranded Active if gusted; run Switch / Escape Rope or a Float Stone-style Tool.
- 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 Fire weakness — ≥70 damage one-shots it.
- Gust it before the evolution is set up.
- Trap it Active — 3 retreat means it can’t escape without help.
Competitive performance
From real Standard tournament decks over the last 180 days.
- Meta inclusion
- 0% of decks
- 1.33 copies on average · 6 decks
More by Framestore
This card was illustrated by Framestore.
Building around Ludicolo?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
"If it hears festive music, all its muscles fill with energy. It can't help breaking out into a dance."
Ability: Table Service
Once during your turn (before your attack), you may heal 30 damage from 1 of your Pokémon.
GCCPunch and Run — 70
Switch this Pokémon with 1 of your Benched Pokémon.
Weakness:R×2
Retreat cost:CCC
Tournament legality
Current legal status across competitive formats.
Upcoming events
View calendar →Tournaments and releases relevant to Ludicolo or Detective Pikachu.
Recent tournament results
View calendar →Tournaments from the past 30 days where Ludicolo was legal.
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 2026/07/17| Variant | Low | Mid | High | Market | Direct Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Holofoil | $0.49 | $0.99 | $18.40 | $1.00 | $1.07 |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2026/07/01| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €2.48 |
| 7-day average | €1.85 |
| 30-day average | €1.88 |
| Low | €0.19 |
| Trend price | €1.69 |
| Low (excellent+) | €0.95 |
| Reverse holo low | €1.49 |
| reverseHoloAvg1 | €1.50 |
| Reverse holo 7-day | €1.81 |
| reverseHoloSell | €2.17 |
| averageSellPrice | €1.80 |
| Reverse holo 30-day | €1.87 |
| Reverse holo trend | €1.85 |
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 $1.00; 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 "Detective Pikachu" in the Sun & Moon series, released in 2019.
What rarity is Ludicolo?
Ludicolo is a Rare card in the Detective Pikachu set.
Other Ludicolo printings
Same Pokémon card across other sets and rarities.
