Pokémon · Scarlet & Violet
Numel
Obsidian Flames · #31 · Common · 2023
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Market reference
$0.12
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Current listings on The Game Traders
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 31 / 230
- Release year
- 2023
- Rarity
- Common
- HP
- 90
- Subtype
- Basic
- Evolves to
- Camerupt
- Retreat cost
- 3 energy
- Regulation mark
- G
- Illustrator
- Mizue
- Pokédex #
- 322
- Series
- Scarlet & Violet
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Status Conditions
- Damage efficiency
- 20 damage
- 10 per Energy
- Prize liability
- 1 Prize given up
- Single-prize attacker — favourable prize trades
- Setup
- Basic
- Plays straight down — no evolution needed
Also does
Strategy & play
How Numel 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.
- Inflicts Burn — 20 damage between turns, then a coin flip to clear it. Chip damage with a coin-flip tail.
- Its main attack (Hot Magma) needs 2 Energy — a turn-2 swing on manual attachment.
- 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.
How to beat Numel
- Exploit its Water weakness — ≥45 damage one-shots it.
- Trap it Active — 3 retreat means it can’t escape without help.
- On the receiving end of a condition? Retreat, switch, or evolve to wipe it — conditions only stick to the Active.
Competitive performance
From real Standard tournament decks over the last 180 days.
- Meta inclusion
- 0% of decks
- 2.55 copies on average · 73 decks
- Match win rate
- 29.5%
- -17.4 pts vs the 46.9% field average
Plays well with
Cards most often run alongside this one in tournament decks over the last 180 days — ranked by how distinctive the pairing is.
More by Mizue
This card was illustrated by Mizue.
Building around Numel?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
"Magma of almost 2,200 degrees Fahrenheit courses through its body. When it grows cold, the magma hardens and slows it."
RCHot Magma — 20
Your opponent's Active Pokémon is now Burned.
Weakness:W×2
Retreat cost:CCC
Tournament legality
Current legal status across competitive formats.
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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 2026/07/12| Variant | Low | Mid | High | Market | Direct Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Normal | $0.01 | $0.15 | $20.00 | $0.12 | $0.04 |
| Reverse Holofoil | $0.01 | $0.20 | $19.98 | $0.18 | — |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2026/07/01| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €0.02 |
| 7-day average | €0.03 |
| 30-day average | €0.03 |
| Low | €0.02 |
| Trend price | €0.03 |
| Low (excellent+) | €0.02 |
| Reverse holo low | €0.02 |
| reverseHoloAvg1 | €0.08 |
| Reverse holo 7-day | €0.11 |
| reverseHoloSell | €0.11 |
| averageSellPrice | €0.03 |
| Reverse holo 30-day | €0.11 |
| Reverse holo trend | €0.12 |
Frequently asked
How can I tell if my Numel is real?
Numel 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 Numel worth?
As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Numel is $0.12; 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 Numel from?
Numel is from the Pokémon set "Obsidian Flames" in the Scarlet & Violet series, released in 2023.
What rarity is Numel?
Numel is a Common card in the Obsidian Flames set.
Other Numel printings
Same Pokémon card across other sets and rarities.
