Pokémon · XY
Lampent
Phantom Forces · #42 · Uncommon · 2014
Listings
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From
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Market reference
$0.41
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Current listings on The Game Traders
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 42 / 124
- Release year
- 2014
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- HP
- 70
- Subtype
- Stage 1
- Evolves from
- Litwick
- Evolves to
- Chandelure
- Retreat cost
- 2 energy
- Illustrator
- kawayoo
- Pokédex #
- 608
- Series
- XY
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Attacker
- Damage efficiency
- 20 damage
- 6.67 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 Lampent plays — derived from its stats and the rules of the game, not an opinion.
- Its main attack (Night March) 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 ≥35 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 Litwick; doesn’t help your opening hand, but quick to set up.
- Seen in 0% of recent tournament decks that can run it, usually 4 copies.
How to beat Lampent
- Exploit its Darkness weakness — ≥35 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
- 3.86 copies on average · 272 decks
- Match win rate
- 41.0%
- -6.2 pts vs the 47.2% field average
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.
More by kawayoo
This card was illustrated by kawayoo.
Building around Lampent?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
"The spirits it absorbs fuel its baleful fire. It hangs around hospitals waiting for people to pass on."
PCursed Drop
Put 3 damage counters on your opponent's Pokémon in any way you like.
PCCNight March — 20×
This attack does 20 damage times the number of Pokémon in your discard pile that have the Night March attack.
Weakness:D×2
Resistance:F-20
Retreat cost:CC
Tournament legality
Current legal status across competitive formats.
Recent tournament results
View calendar →Tournaments from the past 30 days where Lampent was legal.
Tournament play
This printing of Lampent has no recent tournament appearances, but a different printing is currently a meta staple.
Lampent — Pitch Black
Played in 251 recent decks
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 2026/07/19| Variant | Low | Mid | High | Market | Direct Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Normal | $0.13 | $0.39 | $19.98 | $0.41 | — |
| Reverse Holofoil | $1.43 | $2.73 | $29.10 | $3.14 | $2.97 |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2026/03/11| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €0.18 |
| 7-day average | €0.25 |
| 30-day average | €0.37 |
| Low | €0.02 |
| Trend price | €0.29 |
| Low (excellent+) | €0.05 |
| Reverse holo low | €0.25 |
| reverseHoloAvg1 | €1.00 |
| Reverse holo 7-day | €1.23 |
| reverseHoloSell | €1.00 |
| averageSellPrice | €0.29 |
| Reverse holo 30-day | €0.96 |
| Reverse holo trend | €1.22 |
Frequently asked
How can I tell if my Lampent is real?
Lampent 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 Lampent worth?
As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Lampent is $0.41; 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 Lampent from?
Lampent is from the Pokémon set "Phantom Forces" in the XY series, released in 2014.
What rarity is Lampent?
Lampent is a Uncommon card in the Phantom Forces set.
Other Lampent printings
Same Pokémon card across other sets and rarities.
