Pokémon · HeartGold & SoulSilver
Lugia LEGEND
HeartGold & SoulSilver · #114 · LEGEND · 2010
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Market reference
$275.70
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 114 / 124
- Release year
- 2010
- Rarity
- LEGEND
- HP
- 130
- Subtype
- LEGEND
- Retreat cost
- 1 energy
- Illustrator
- Shinji Higuchi
- Pokédex #
- 249
- Series
- HeartGold & SoulSilver
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Ability Engine
- Damage efficiency
- 200 damage
- 66.67 per Energy
- Prize liability
- 1 Prize given up
- Single-prize attacker — favourable prize trades
Also does
Strategy & play
How Lugia LEGEND 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 / Water / Lightning Energy to attack — note its own type is Water, so build for the attack cost, not the type.
- Water type, weak to Lightning ×2 — a Lightning attacker doing ≥65 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 Lugia LEGEND
- Exploit its Lightning weakness — ≥65 damage one-shots it.
- KO it to choke their draw / search engine.
Budget alternatives
Cheaper cards that fill a similar role in Standard decks. Reference prices — most-played option first.
Illustrated by Shinji Higuchi
Building around Lugia LEGEND?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
"It is said to be the guardian of the seas. It is rumored to have been seen on the night of a storm."
Poké-Power: Ocean Grow
Once during your turn, when you put Lugia LEGEND into play, you may look at the top 5 cards of your deck and attach all Energy cards you find there to Lugia LEGEND. Discard the other cards.
RWLElemental Blast — 200
Discard a Fire Energy, Water Energy, and Lightning Energy attached to Lugia LEGEND.
Put this card from your hand onto your Bench only with the other half of Lugia LEGEND.
Weakness:L×2
Resistance:F-20
Retreat cost:C
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 2026/07/01| Variant | Low | Mid | High | Market | Direct Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Holofoil | $252.34 | $399.99 | $900.00 | $275.70 | — |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2025/12/21| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €49.00 |
| 7-day average | €33.13 |
| 30-day average | €44.45 |
| Low | €14.00 |
| Trend price | €37.11 |
| Low (excellent+) | €24.99 |
| reverseHoloAvg1 | €20.00 |
| Reverse holo 7-day | €26.07 |
| averageSellPrice | €44.03 |
| Reverse holo 30-day | €14.95 |
| Reverse holo trend | €26.19 |
Frequently asked
How can I tell if my Lugia LEGEND is real?
Lugia LEGEND 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 Lugia LEGEND worth?
As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Lugia LEGEND is $275.70; 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 Lugia LEGEND from?
Lugia LEGEND is from the Pokémon set "HeartGold & SoulSilver" in the HeartGold & SoulSilver series, released in 2010.
What rarity is Lugia LEGEND?
Lugia LEGEND is a LEGEND card in the HeartGold & SoulSilver set.
Other Lugia LEGEND printings
Same Pokémon card across other sets and rarities.
