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Brambleghast

Pokémon · Mega Evolution

Brambleghast

Mega Evolution

Phantasmal Flames · #47 · Uncommon · 2025

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Market reference

$0.07

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Card facts

Quick reference for collectors and graders.

Set position
47 / 130
Release year
2025
Rarity
Uncommon
HP
100
Subtype
Stage 1
Evolves from
Bramblin
Retreat cost
2 energy
Regulation mark
I
Illustrator
Tetsu Kayama
Pokédex #
947
Series
Mega Evolution

Card analysis

Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.

Primary role
Attacker
Damage efficiency
80 damage
26.67 per Energy
Prize liability
1 Prize given up
Single-prize attacker — favourable prize trades
Setup
Stage 1
One evolution step from a Basic

Strategy & play

How Brambleghast plays — derived from its stats and the rules of the game, not an opinion.

  • Its main attack (Psychic Sphere) needs 3 Energy — a turn-3 swing on manual attachment — you’ll want Energy acceleration to power it up on time.
  • Needs Psychic Energy to attack — your line must supply that color.
  • Psychic type, weak to Darkness ×2 — a Darkness attacker doing ≥50 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 Bramblin; doesn’t help your opening hand, but quick to set up.
  • Currently Standard-legal — usable in the main rotating format.

How to beat Brambleghast

  • Exploit its Darkness weakness — ≥50 damage one-shots it.
  • Gust it before the evolution is set up.

Competitive performance

From real Standard tournament decks over the last 180 days.

Meta inclusion
0% of decks
1.69 copies on average · 13 decks

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About this card

HP: 100Type:PPsychicSubtype: Stage 1Evolves from: Bramblin

"It will open the branches of its head to envelop its prey. Once it absorbs all the life energy it needs, it expels the prey and discards it."

Ability: Prison Panic

Once during your turn, when you play this Pokémon from your hand to evolve 1 of your Pokémon, you may use this Ability. Make your opponent's Active Pokémon Confused.

PCCPsychic Sphere — 80

Weakness:D×2

Resistance:F-30

Retreat cost:CC

Tournament legality

Current legal status across competitive formats.

expandedLegal
standardLegal
unlimitedLegal

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 2026/07/09
VariantLowMidHighMarketDirect Low
Normal$0.01$0.12$19.98$0.07$0.01
Reverse Holofoil$0.01$0.20$19.98$0.17$0.01

Frequently asked

How can I tell if my Brambleghast is real?

Brambleghast 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 Brambleghast worth?

As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Brambleghast is $0.07; 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 Brambleghast from?

Brambleghast is from the Pokémon set "Phantasmal Flames" in the Mega Evolution series, released in 2025.

What rarity is Brambleghast?

Brambleghast is a Uncommon card in the Phantasmal Flames set.

Other Brambleghast printings

Same Pokémon card across other sets and rarities.