Pokémon · Mega Evolution
Lotad
Phantasmal Flames · #5 · Common · 2025
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Market reference
$0.13
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Current listings on The Game Traders
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 5 / 130
- Release year
- 2025
- Rarity
- Common
- HP
- 70
- Subtype
- Basic
- Evolves to
- Lombre
- Retreat cost
- 1 energy
- Regulation mark
- I
- Illustrator
- Wintr Wandr
- Pokédex #
- 270
- Series
- Mega Evolution
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Attacker
- Damage efficiency
- 30 damage
- 15 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 Lotad 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 (Headbutt) needs 2 Energy — a turn-2 swing on manual attachment.
- Needs Grass Energy to attack — your line must supply that color.
- Grass type, weak to Fire ×2 — a Fire attacker doing ≥35 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 Lotad
- Exploit its Fire weakness — ≥35 damage one-shots it.
Competitive performance
From real Standard tournament decks over the last 180 days.
- Meta inclusion
- 0% of decks
- 2.92 copies on average · 12 decks
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.
Ludicolo
in 92% of decks · 12 seen
Lombre
in 92% of decks · 12 seen
Growing Grass Energy
in 85% of decks · 11 seen
Forest of Vitality
in 85% of decks · 11 seen
Teal Mask Ogerpon ex
in 77% of decks · 10 seen
Bug Catching Set
in 92% of decks · 12 seen
Lillie's Determination
in 100% of decks · 13 seen
Poké Pad
in 92% of decks · 12 seen
More by Wintr Wandr
This card was illustrated by Wintr Wandr.
Building around Lotad?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
"The leaf on its head is naturally dirt repellent and will stay clean even after transporting Pokémon that are covered in mud."
GCHeadbutt — 30
Weakness:R×2
Retreat cost:C
Tournament legality
Current legal status across competitive formats.
Upcoming events
View calendar →Tournaments and releases relevant to Lotad or Phantasmal Flames.
SEASAC League Challenge #10 (SEASON 5) [50 CODES]
Sep 17, 2026
🏆Moujii's Dojo🏆 (Late Registration Available!)
Sep 17, 2026
👑CrownOfSpain 👑 #7 (10€ paypal)
Sep 17, 2026
🏆Ling TV ARENA🏆- TOP CUT
Sep 17, 2026
10° Torneo del circuito CarroTCG/Prof. Fili
Sep 17, 2026
⚡ Surge's TCG Vault Winner Takes All - 50 Codes
Sep 17, 2026
Recent tournament results
View calendar →Tournaments from the past 30 days where Lotad was legal.
Vault Of Games 🎮| Midweek Mayhem #3 | 30th LEGAL
today
REFINE Autumn Series Session 3: Maple (No 30th)
today
Zard-Pokénight #018
today
⚡Surge's TCG Vault Webcam Wednesdays! #22⚡
today
TAVERNA LEAGUE - SEASON 0 - DAY #2
today
ASRcristiano #188 -Road to Frankfurt! 30c legal
today
Tournament play
Decklist data from the past 30 days of competitive Pokémon TCG tournaments (sourced from Limitless TCG).
Recent decks
2
ran Lotad
Tournaments scanned
286
past 30 days
Competitive note
Occasional competitive appearance.
Top decks running Lotad
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 | $0.15 | $39.00 | $0.13 | $0.01 |
| Reverse Holofoil | $0.01 | $0.20 | $19.98 | $0.19 | $0.01 |
Frequently asked
How can I tell if my Lotad is real?
Lotad 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 Lotad worth?
As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Lotad is $0.13; 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 Lotad from?
Lotad is from the Pokémon set "Phantasmal Flames" in the Mega Evolution series, released in 2025.
What rarity is Lotad?
Lotad is a Common card in the Phantasmal Flames set.
Other Lotad printings
Same Pokémon card across other sets and rarities.
