Pokémon · Black & White
Ferroseed
Emerging Powers · #71 · Common · 2011
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Market reference
$0.30
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 71 / 98
- Release year
- 2011
- Rarity
- Common
- HP
- 50
- Subtype
- Basic
- Evolves to
- Ferrothorn
- Retreat cost
- 2 energy
- Illustrator
- MAHOU
- Pokédex #
- 597
- Series
- Black & White
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Attacker
- Damage efficiency
- 20 damage
- 10 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 Ferroseed 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 (Pierce) needs 2 Energy — a turn-2 swing on manual attachment.
- Needs Metal Energy to attack — your line must supply that color.
- Metal type, weak to Fire ×2 — a Fire attacker doing ≥25 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 Ferroseed
- Exploit its Fire weakness — ≥25 damage one-shots it.
Building around Ferroseed?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
"When threatened, it attacks by shooting a barrage of spikes, which gives it a chance to escape by rolling away."
MMPierce — 20
Weakness:R×2
Resistance:P-20
Retreat cost:CC
Tournament legality
Current legal status across competitive formats.
Recent tournament results
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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 2026/06/17| Variant | Low | Mid | High | Market | Direct Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Normal | $0.05 | $0.29 | $19.98 | $0.30 | $0.19 |
| Reverse Holofoil | $0.50 | $0.77 | $19.98 | $0.98 | — |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2026/01/21| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €0.10 |
| 7-day average | €0.10 |
| 30-day average | €0.12 |
| Low | €0.02 |
| Trend price | €0.10 |
| Low (excellent+) | €0.02 |
| Reverse holo low | €0.15 |
| reverseHoloAvg1 | €0.95 |
| Reverse holo 7-day | €0.66 |
| averageSellPrice | €0.10 |
| Reverse holo 30-day | €0.58 |
| Reverse holo trend | €0.64 |
Frequently asked
How can I tell if my Ferroseed is real?
Ferroseed 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 Ferroseed worth?
As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Ferroseed is $0.30; 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 Ferroseed from?
Ferroseed is from the Pokémon set "Emerging Powers" in the Black & White series, released in 2011.
What rarity is Ferroseed?
Ferroseed is a Common card in the Emerging Powers set.
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Other Ferroseed printings
Same Pokémon card across other sets and rarities.
