Pokémon · EX
Dewgong
FireRed & LeafGreen · #3 · Rare Holo · 2004
Listings
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Market reference
$38.17
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Current listings on The Game Traders
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 3 / 116
- Release year
- 2004
- Rarity
- Rare Holo
- HP
- 80
- Subtype
- Stage 1
- Evolves from
- Seel
- Retreat cost
- 2 energy
- Illustrator
- Toshinao Aoki
- Pokédex #
- 87
- Series
- EX
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Status Conditions
- Damage efficiency
- 40 damage
- 13.33 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 Dewgong plays — derived from its stats and the rules of the game, not an opinion.
- Inflicts Sleep — they flip each turn to wake, so it’s a coin-flip lock: disruptive but unreliable on its own.
- Its main attack (Aurora Beam) needs 3 Energy — a turn-3 swing on manual attachment — you’ll want Energy acceleration to power it up on time.
- Needs Water Energy to attack — your line must supply that color.
- Water type, weak to Metal ×2 — a Metal attacker doing ≥40 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 Seel; doesn’t help your opening hand, but quick to set up.
How to beat Dewgong
- Exploit its Metal weakness — ≥40 damage one-shots it.
- Gust it before the evolution is set up.
- On the receiving end of a condition? Retreat, switch, or evolve to wipe it — conditions only stick to the Active.
Competitive performance
From real Standard tournament decks over the last 180 days.
- Meta inclusion
- 0% of decks
- 2.03 copies on average · 35 decks
- Match win rate
- 35.0%
- -12.2 pts vs the 47.2% 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.
Seel
in 84% of decks · 27 seen
Misty's Vitality
in 53% of decks · 17 seen
Jumbo Ice Cream
in 44% of decks · 14 seen
Surfing Beach
in 34% of decks · 11 seen
Wellspring Mask Ogerpon ex
in 41% of decks · 13 seen
Mega Kangaskhan ex
in 59% of decks · 19 seen
Latias ex
in 59% of decks · 19 seen
Area Zero Underdepths
in 31% of decks · 10 seen
Budget alternatives
Cheaper cards that fill a similar role in Standard decks. Reference prices — most-played option first.
More by Toshinao Aoki
This card was illustrated by Toshinao Aoki.
Building around Dewgong?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
Poké-Body: Safeguard
Prevent all effects of attacks, including damage, done to Dewgong by your opponent's Pokémon-ex.
WCold Breath — 10
The Defending Pokémon is now Asleep.
CCCAurora Beam — 40
Weakness:M×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 | $37.00 | $48.26 | $456.90 | $22.92 | — |
| Holofoil | $19.99 | $41.90 | $464.90 | $38.17 | $30.00 |
| Reverse Holofoil | $40.00 | $236.10 | $4,514.96 | $27.18 | — |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2026/07/01| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €15.00 |
| 7-day average | €7.87 |
| 30-day average | €7.60 |
| Low | €0.50 |
| Trend price | €6.98 |
| Low (excellent+) | €5.00 |
| Reverse holo low | €2.00 |
| reverseHoloAvg1 | €6.00 |
| Reverse holo 7-day | €11.94 |
| reverseHoloSell | €19.55 |
| averageSellPrice | €6.85 |
| Reverse holo 30-day | €10.44 |
| Reverse holo trend | €14.68 |
Frequently asked
How can I tell if my Dewgong is real?
Dewgong 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 Dewgong worth?
As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Dewgong is $38.17; 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 Dewgong from?
Dewgong is from the Pokémon set "FireRed & LeafGreen" in the EX series, released in 2004.
What rarity is Dewgong?
Dewgong is a Rare Holo card in the FireRed & LeafGreen set.
Other Dewgong printings
Same Pokémon card across other sets and rarities.
