Pokémon · Black & White
Simisear
Next Destinies · #16 · Rare · 2012
Listings
No active listings
From
—
Market reference
$0.54
TCGPlayer
Current listings on The Game Traders
No active listings for this card right now.
Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 16 / 103
- Release year
- 2012
- Rarity
- Rare
- HP
- 90
- Subtype
- Stage 1
- Evolves from
- Pansear
- Retreat cost
- 1 energy
- Illustrator
- Kouki Saitou
- Pokédex #
- 514
- Series
- Black & White
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Draw
- Damage efficiency
- 30 damage
- 15 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 Simisear plays — derived from its stats and the rules of the game, not an opinion.
- Not a main attacker — its job is card draw. Run it as a consistency hub and protect it, because opponents will target the engine.
- Inflicts Burn — 20 damage between turns, then a coin flip to clear it. Chip damage with a coin-flip tail.
- Needs Fire Energy to attack — your line must supply that color.
- Fire type, weak to Water ×2 — a Water 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 Pansear; doesn’t help your opening hand, but quick to set up.
How to beat Simisear
- Exploit its Water weakness — ≥45 damage one-shots it.
- KO it to choke their draw / search engine.
- 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 Kouki Saitou
This card was illustrated by Kouki Saitou.
Building around Simisear?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
"It loves sweets because they become energy for the fire burning inside its body."
RCollect
Draw 3 cards.
RCStadium Burn — 30+
If there is any Stadium card in play, this attack does 30 more damage and the Defending Pokémon is now Burned.
Weakness:W×2
Retreat cost:C
Tournament legality
Current legal status across competitive formats.
Recent tournament results
View calendar →Tournaments from the past 30 days where Simisear 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 2026/06/30| Variant | Low | Mid | High | Market | Direct Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Normal | $0.05 | $0.51 | $19.98 | $0.54 | $0.49 |
| Reverse Holofoil | $0.30 | $0.62 | $3.95 | $0.81 | $0.59 |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2026/06/30| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €0.19 |
| 7-day average | €0.41 |
| 30-day average | €0.49 |
| Low | €0.05 |
| Trend price | €0.37 |
| Low (excellent+) | €0.10 |
| Reverse holo low | €0.20 |
| reverseHoloAvg1 | €0.10 |
| Reverse holo 7-day | €0.65 |
| reverseHoloSell | €0.65 |
| averageSellPrice | €0.41 |
| Reverse holo 30-day | €0.74 |
| Reverse holo trend | €0.73 |
Frequently asked
How can I tell if my Simisear is real?
Simisear 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 Simisear worth?
As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Simisear is $0.54; 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 Simisear from?
Simisear is from the Pokémon set "Next Destinies" in the Black & White series, released in 2012.
What rarity is Simisear?
Simisear is a Rare card in the Next Destinies set.
Other Simisear printings
Same Pokémon card across other sets and rarities.
