Pokémon · Sun & Moon
Lugia-GX
Lost Thunder · #227 · Rare Rainbow · 2018
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Market reference
$245.20
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Current listings on The Game Traders
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 227 / 240
- Release year
- 2018
- Rarity
- Rare Rainbow
- HP
- 190
- Subtype
- Basic · GX
- Retreat cost
- 2 energy
- Illustrator
- PLANETA Igarashi
- Pokédex #
- 249
- Series
- Sun & Moon
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Attacker
- Damage efficiency
- 170 damage
- 42.5 per Energy
- Prize liability
- 2 Prizes given up
- Two-prize Pokémon — a single KO swings the prize race
- Setup
- Basic
- Plays straight down — no evolution needed
Strategy & play
How Lugia-GX 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 (Pelagic Blade) needs 4 Energy — a turn-4 swing on manual attachment — you’ll want Energy acceleration to power it up on time.
- Hits for 170 — one-shots small Basics and support Pokémon, but trades down into the format’s big attackers.
- Attacks on any Energy (Colorless cost) — splashable into any deck regardless of type.
- Colorless type, weak to Lightning ×2 — a Lightning attacker doing ≥95 effectively one-shots it.
- A two-prize Pokémon — each KO gives the opponent 2 Prizes, so a single bad trade can lose the race. Back it with single-prize attackers.
How to beat Lugia-GX
- Exploit its Lightning weakness — ≥95 damage one-shots it.
- It gives up 2 Prizes — out-trade it with single-prize attackers.
Budget alternatives
Cheaper cards that fill a similar role in Standard decks. Reference prices — most-played option first.
More by PLANETA Igarashi
This card was illustrated by PLANETA Igarashi.
Building around Lugia-GX?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
CCCPsychic — 30+
This attack does 30 more damage times the amount of Energy attached to your opponent's Active Pokémon.
CCCCPelagic Blade — 170
This Pokémon can't use Pelagic Blade during your next turn.
CCCLost Purge-GX
Put your opponent's Active Pokémon and all cards attached to it in the Lost Zone. (You can't use more than 1 GX attack in a game.)
Pokémon-GX rule: When your Pokémon-GX is Knocked Out, your opponent takes 2 Prize cards.
Weakness:L×2
Resistance:F-20
Retreat cost:CC
Tournament legality
Current legal status across competitive formats.
Upcoming events
View calendar →Tournaments and releases relevant to Lugia-GX or Lost Thunder.
Recent tournament results
View calendar →Tournaments from the past 30 days where Lugia-GX was legal.
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 2026/07/17| Variant | Low | Mid | High | Market | Direct Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Holofoil | $250.00 | $1,099.99 | $2,026.80 | $245.20 | $1,099.98 |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2025/11/18| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €100.00 |
| 7-day average | €122.85 |
| 30-day average | €185.47 |
| Low | €44.99 |
| Trend price | €190.12 |
| Low (excellent+) | €89.99 |
| reverseHoloAvg1 | €155.00 |
| Reverse holo 7-day | €118.12 |
| averageSellPrice | €89.99 |
| Reverse holo 30-day | €59.84 |
| Reverse holo trend | €125.81 |
Frequently asked
How can I tell if my Lugia-GX is real?
Lugia-GX 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-GX worth?
As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Lugia-GX is $245.20; 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-GX from?
Lugia-GX is from the Pokémon set "Lost Thunder" in the Sun & Moon series, released in 2018.
What rarity is Lugia-GX?
Lugia-GX is a Rare Rainbow card in the Lost Thunder set.
Other Lugia-GX printings
Same Pokémon card across other sets and rarities.
