Pokémon · Mega Evolution
Ludicolo
Phantasmal Flames · #95 · Illustration Rare · 2025
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Market reference
$2.49
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 95 / 130
- Release year
- 2025
- Rarity
- Illustration Rare
- HP
- 160
- Subtype
- Stage 2
- Evolves from
- Lombre
- Retreat cost
- 2 energy
- Regulation mark
- I
- Illustrator
- Jerky
- Pokédex #
- 272
- Series
- Mega Evolution
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Healing
- Damage efficiency
- 120 damage
- 60 per Energy
- Prize liability
- 1 Prize given up
- Single-prize attacker — favourable prize trades
- Setup
- Stage 2
- Needs its evolution line or Rare Candy to set up
Also does
Strategy & play
How Ludicolo plays — derived from its stats and the rules of the game, not an opinion.
- Its main attack (Lunge Out) needs 2 Energy — a turn-2 swing on manual attachment.
- Hits for 120 — one-shots small Basics and support Pokémon, but trades down into the format’s big attackers.
- Needs Grass Energy to attack — your line must supply that color.
- Grass type, weak to Fire ×2 — a Fire attacker doing ≥80 effectively one-shots it.
- A single-prize attacker — prize-trade-positive against ex / V decks that give up two at a time.
- A Stage 2 — without Rare Candy you lose ~2 turns setting it up, and it’s gust-bait before it’s online (you must draw Lombre first).
How to beat Ludicolo
- Exploit its Fire weakness — ≥80 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
- 1.25 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.
Lotad
in 100% of decks · 10 seen
Lombre
in 100% of decks · 10 seen
Forest of Vitality
in 100% of decks · 10 seen
Bug Catching Set
in 100% of decks · 10 seen
Poké Pad
in 100% of decks · 10 seen
Lillie's Determination
in 100% of decks · 10 seen
Lillie's Determination
in 100% of decks · 10 seen
Boss's Orders
in 100% of decks · 10 seen
More by Jerky
This card was illustrated by Jerky.
Building around Ludicolo?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
"There are structures throughout its whole body that produce energy when hit by sound waves with a cheerful rhythm."
Ability: Excited Heal
Once during your turn, if you have any Grass Mega Evolution Pokémon ex in play, you may use this Ability. Heal 60 damage from 1 of your Pokémon.
GCLunge Out — 120
Weakness:R×2
Retreat cost:CC
Tournament legality
Current legal status across competitive formats.
Upcoming events
View calendar →Tournaments and releases relevant to Ludicolo or Phantasmal Flames.
OceanicTournamentSeries2026 19/20
Aug 9, 2026
SEASAC League Challenge #11 (SEASON 4) [50 CODES]
Aug 9, 2026
KSM's Great Ball Event #3 - National Day Special
Aug 9, 2026
2026 Content Creator Showcase
Aug 9, 2026
Rare Candy Club Showdown #36 (50 CODES)
Aug 10, 2026
Sunny's Weekly #268 Stand Up Comedy!
Aug 10, 2026
Recent tournament results
View calendar →Tournaments from the past 30 days where Ludicolo was legal.
Darksiders - Baltimore Prep - 120 Codes!
today
Vault Of Games #4 🏆|OFF-SEASON |WEEKLY
today
Redacted Chaos 2nd Chance #8 (50 Codes)
today
Redacted Chaos #10 (100 Codes)
today
LING TV ARENA (Late registration Available)
today
ArshSinghTCG x ITA Tournament
today
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Holofoil | $1.00 | $2.96 | $500.00 | $2.49 | $3.44 |
Frequently asked
How can I tell if my Ludicolo is real?
Ludicolo 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 Ludicolo worth?
As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Ludicolo is $2.49; 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 Ludicolo from?
Ludicolo is from the Pokémon set "Phantasmal Flames" in the Mega Evolution series, released in 2025.
What rarity is Ludicolo?
Ludicolo is a Illustration Rare card in the Phantasmal Flames set.
Other Ludicolo printings
Same Pokémon card across other sets and rarities.
