Pokémon · HeartGold & SoulSilver
Lanturn
HS—Unleashed · #18 · Rare · 2010
Listings
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From
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Market reference
$0.84
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Current listings on The Game Traders
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 18 / 96
- Release year
- 2010
- Rarity
- Rare
- HP
- 90
- Subtype
- Stage 1
- Evolves from
- Chinchou
- Retreat cost
- 2 energy
- Illustrator
- sui
- Pokédex #
- 171
- Series
- HeartGold & SoulSilver
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Status Conditions
- Damage efficiency
- 60 damage
- 20 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 Lanturn plays — derived from its stats and the rules of the game, not an opinion.
- Inflicts Confusion — they must flip to attack (tails fails and deals 30 to themselves). Soft, coin-flip disruption.
- Its main attack (Reflect Energy) needs 3 Energy — a turn-3 swing on manual attachment — you’ll want Energy acceleration to power it up on time.
- Needs Lightning Energy to attack — your line must supply that color.
- Lightning type, weak to Fighting ×2 — a Fighting attacker doing ≥45 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 Chinchou; doesn’t help your opening hand, but quick to set up.
How to beat Lanturn
- Exploit its Fighting weakness — ≥45 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.
More by sui
This card was illustrated by sui.
Building around Lanturn?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
"The light it emits is so bright that it can illuminate the sea's surface from a depth of over three miles."
LConfuse Ray — 20
Flip a coin. If heads, the Defending Pokémon is now Confused.
LCCReflect Energy — 60
Move an Energy card attached to Lanturn to 1 of your Benched Pokémon.
Weakness:F×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 2026/07/01| Variant | Low | Mid | High | Market | Direct Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Normal | $0.67 | $1.16 | $19.98 | $0.84 | — |
| Reverse Holofoil | $2.00 | $5.14 | $45.00 | $3.97 | — |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2026/06/27| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €0.76 |
| 7-day average | €0.90 |
| 30-day average | €0.73 |
| Low | €0.17 |
| Trend price | €1.06 |
| Low (excellent+) | €0.30 |
| Reverse holo low | €0.30 |
| reverseHoloAvg1 | €2.00 |
| Reverse holo 7-day | €2.30 |
| reverseHoloSell | €1.76 |
| averageSellPrice | €0.94 |
| Reverse holo 30-day | €1.73 |
| Reverse holo trend | €2.14 |
Frequently asked
How can I tell if my Lanturn is real?
Lanturn 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 Lanturn worth?
As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Lanturn is $0.84; 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 Lanturn from?
Lanturn is from the Pokémon set "HS—Unleashed" in the HeartGold & SoulSilver series, released in 2010.
What rarity is Lanturn?
Lanturn is a Rare card in the HS—Unleashed set.
Other Lanturn printings
Same Pokémon card across other sets and rarities.
