Pokémon · Mega Evolution

Suicune

Mega Evolution

Phantasmal Flames · #26 · Rare · 2025

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Card facts

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Set position: 26 / 130
Release year: 2025
Rarity: Rare
HP: 130
Subtype: Basic
Retreat cost: 2 energy
Regulation mark: I
Illustrator: Takeshi Nakamura
Pokédex #: 245
Series: Mega Evolution

Card analysis

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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 Suicune 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 (Crystal Fall) needs 2 Energy — a turn-2 swing on manual attachment.
Needs Water Energy to attack — your line must supply that color.
Water type, weak to Lightning ×2 — a Lightning attacker doing ≥65 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 Suicune

Exploit its Lightning weakness — ≥65 damage one-shots it.

Competitive performance

From real Standard tournament decks over the last 180 days.

Meta inclusion: 0% of decks; 2 copies on average · 1 decks

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About this card

HP: 130Type:WWaterSubtype: Basic

"Said to be the embodiment of north winds, it can instantly purify filthy, murky water."

WWCrystal Fall — 30+

If you have at least 4 Water Energy in play, this attack does 90 more damage.

Weakness:L×2

Retreat cost:CC

Tournament legality

Current legal status across competitive formats.

expandedLegal

standardLegal

unlimitedLegal

Upcoming events

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Tournaments and releases relevant to Suicune or Phantasmal Flames.

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TOURNAMENT OF DOOM! DRAGAPULT IS....

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Aug 1, 2026

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SEASAC League Cup #1 (SEASON 4) [150 CODES]

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Aug 1, 2026

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4to Torneo Tropical Beach

Aug 1, 2026

The Stache Series

Aug 1, 2026

Redacted Chaos #9 (100 Codes)

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Aug 1, 2026

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OceanicTournamentSeries2026 18/20

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Aug 2, 2026

Recent tournament results

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Tournaments from the past 30 days where Suicune was legal.

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Amyverse Webcam Wonders #21 💙 $5 Cash Prize!

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ASRcristiano # 178 - 60 codes prize pool!

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⚡ Surge's TCG Vault Winner Takes All TCG Live #17

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Nightshades Premier Circuit Challenge #18 25 Codes

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⚡Surge's TCG Vault WEBCAM Cash Prize Event⚡

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⚡ Surge's TCG Vault Super Series - 100 Codes

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Tournament play

Decklist data from the past 30 days of competitive Pokémon TCG tournaments (sourced from Limitless TCG).

Recent decks

ran Suicune

Tournaments scanned

288

past 30 days

Competitive note

Occasional competitive appearance.

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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.

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Updated 2026/07/09

Variant	Low	Mid	High	Market	Direct Low
Holofoil	$0.01	$0.19	$19.98	$0.14	$0.01
Reverse Holofoil	$0.01	$0.22	$19.98	$0.21	$0.01

Frequently asked

How can I tell if my Suicune is real?

Suicune 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 Suicune worth?

As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Suicune is $0.14; 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 Suicune from?

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

What rarity is Suicune?

Suicune is a Rare card in the Phantasmal Flames set.