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Typhlosion

HeartGold & SoulSilver

HGSS Black Star Promos · #HGSS09 · Promo · 2010

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Card facts

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Set position: HGSS09 / 25
Release year: 2010
Rarity: Promo
HP: 140
Subtype: Stage 2 · Prime
Evolves from: Quilava
Retreat cost: 2 energy
Illustrator: Wataru Kawahara
Pokédex #: 157
Series: HeartGold & SoulSilver

Card analysis

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Primary role: Attacker
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

Strategy & play

How Typhlosion plays — derived from its stats and the rules of the game, not an opinion.

Its main attack (Flare Destroy) needs 3 Energy — a turn-3 swing on manual attachment — you’ll want Energy acceleration to power it up on time.
Needs Fire Energy to attack — your line must supply that color.
Fire type, weak to Water ×2 — a Water 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.
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 Quilava first).

How to beat Typhlosion

Exploit its Water weakness — ≥70 damage one-shots it.
Gust it before the evolution is set up.

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About this card

HP: 140Type:RFireSubtype: Stage 2 · PrimeEvolves from: Quilava

Poké-Power: Afterburner

Once during your turn (before your attack), you may search your discard pile for a Fire Energy card and attach it to 1 of your Pokémon. If you do, put 1 damage counter on that Pokémon. This power can't be used if Typhlosion is affected by a Special Condition.

RRCFlare Destroy — 70

Discard an Energy card attached to Typhlosion and discard an Energy card attached to the Defending Pokémon.

Weakness:W×2

Retreat cost:CC

Tournament legality

Current legal status across competitive formats.

unlimitedLegal

Pricing reference

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Updated 2026/06/18

Variant	Low	Mid	High	Market	Direct Low
Holofoil	$80.00	$649.61	$649.70	$52.54	$649.70

Frequently asked

How can I tell if my Typhlosion is real?

Typhlosion 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 Typhlosion worth?

As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Typhlosion is $52.54; 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 Typhlosion from?

Typhlosion is from the Pokémon set "HGSS Black Star Promos" in the HeartGold & SoulSilver series, released in 2010.

What rarity is Typhlosion?

Typhlosion is a Promo card in the HGSS Black Star Promos set.