Pokémon · Mega Evolution
Darumaka
Phantasmal Flames · #15 · Common · 2025
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Market reference
$0.07
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Current listings on The Game Traders
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 15 / 130
- Release year
- 2025
- Rarity
- Common
- HP
- 80
- Subtype
- Basic
- Evolves to
- Darmanitan
- Retreat cost
- 2 energy
- Regulation mark
- I
- Illustrator
- NC Empire
- Pokédex #
- 554
- Series
- Mega Evolution
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Attacker
- Damage efficiency
- 10 damage
- 3.33 per Energy
- Prize liability
- 1 Prize given up
- Single-prize attacker — favourable prize trades
- Setup
- Basic
- Plays straight down — no evolution needed
Strategy & play
How Darumaka 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 (Blaze Ball) needs 3 Energy — a turn-3 swing on manual attachment — you’ll want Energy acceleration to power it up on time.
- Attacks on any Energy (Colorless cost) — splashable into any deck regardless of type.
- Fire type, weak to Water ×2 — a Water 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.
- Currently Standard-legal — usable in the main rotating format.
How to beat Darumaka
- Exploit its Water weakness — ≥40 damage one-shots it.
Competitive performance
From real Standard tournament decks over the last 180 days.
- Meta inclusion
- 0% of decks
- 1 copies on average · 1 decks
More by NC Empire
This card was illustrated by NC Empire.
Building around Darumaka?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
"This popular symbol of good fortune will never fall over in its sleep, no matter how it's pushed or pulled."
CCCBlaze Ball — 10+
This attack does 20 more damage for each Fire Energy attached to this Pokémon.
Weakness:W×2
Retreat cost:CC
Tournament legality
Current legal status across competitive formats.
Upcoming events
View calendar →Tournaments and releases relevant to Darumaka or Phantasmal Flames.
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Oct 15, 2026
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Oct 15, 2026
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Recent tournament results
View calendar →Tournaments from the past 30 days where Darumaka was legal.
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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 2026/07/09| Variant | Low | Mid | High | Market | Direct Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Normal | $0.01 | $0.12 | $19.98 | $0.07 | $0.01 |
| Reverse Holofoil | $0.01 | $0.20 | $19.98 | $0.14 | $0.01 |
Frequently asked
How can I tell if my Darumaka is real?
Darumaka 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 Darumaka worth?
As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Darumaka 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 Darumaka from?
Darumaka is from the Pokémon set "Phantasmal Flames" in the Mega Evolution series, released in 2025.
What rarity is Darumaka?
Darumaka is a Common card in the Phantasmal Flames set.
Other Darumaka printings
Same Pokémon card across other sets and rarities.
