Pokémon · Neo
Light Dewgong
Neo Destiny · #45 · Uncommon · 2002
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Market reference
$2.66
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 45 / 113
- Release year
- 2002
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- HP
- 80
- Subtype
- Stage 1
- Evolves from
- Seel
- Retreat cost
- 2 energy
- Illustrator
- Masako Yamashita
- Pokédex #
- 87
- Series
- Neo
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Damage Prevention
- 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 Light Dewgong plays — derived from its stats and the rules of the game, not an opinion.
- Inflicts Paralysis — the Defending Pokémon can’t attack or retreat for a turn. A reliable one-turn lock; chain it to stall the opponent out.
- Inflicts Sleep — they flip each turn to wake, so it’s a coin-flip lock: disruptive but unreliable on its own.
- Its main attack (Ice Pillar) 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 Lightning ×2 — a Lightning 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.
How to beat Light Dewgong
- Exploit its Lightning 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.
More by Masako Yamashita
This card was illustrated by Masako Yamashita.
Building around Light Dewgong?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
"It has an aerodynamic shape that allows it to swim at great speeds. The colder the water gets, the more active it becomes."
WWFreezing Breath — 10
Flip a coin. If heads, the Defending Pokémon is now Paralyzed. If tails, the Defending Pokémon is now Asleep.
WWWIce Pillar — 40
Until the end of your opponent's next turn, as long as Light Dewgong is your Active Pokémon, prevent all damage done by attacks to your Benched Pokémon. (Any other effects of attacks still happen.)
Weakness:L×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 2026/06/19| Variant | Low | Mid | High | Market | Direct Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unlimited | $1.00 | $2.24 | $26.46 | $2.66 | — |
| 1st Edition | $9.00 | $13.39 | $110.30 | $13.64 | — |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2026/06/11| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €1.89 |
| 7-day average | €2.11 |
| 30-day average | €1.65 |
| Low | €0.10 |
| Trend price | €1.89 |
| Low (excellent+) | €1.00 |
| reverseHoloAvg1 | €0.38 |
| Reverse holo 7-day | €0.38 |
| averageSellPrice | €1.51 |
| Reverse holo 30-day | €0.38 |
| Reverse holo trend | €0.38 |
Frequently asked
How can I tell if my Light Dewgong is real?
Light 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 Light Dewgong worth?
As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Light Dewgong is $2.66; 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 Light Dewgong from?
Light Dewgong is from the Pokémon set "Neo Destiny" in the Neo series, released in 2002.
What rarity is Light Dewgong?
Light Dewgong is a Uncommon card in the Neo Destiny set.
