Pokémon · Black & White
Lairon
Plasma Blast · #58 · Uncommon · 2013
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Market reference
$0.76
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Current listings on The Game Traders
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 58 / 105
- Release year
- 2013
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- HP
- 90
- Subtype
- Stage 1
- Evolves from
- Aron
- Evolves to
- Aggron
- Retreat cost
- 4 energy
- Illustrator
- Masakazu Fukuda
- Pokédex #
- 305
- Series
- Black & White
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Attacker
- Damage efficiency
- 50 damage
- 20 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 Lairon plays — derived from its stats and the rules of the game, not an opinion.
- Its main attack (Iron Head) needs 3 Energy — a turn-3 swing on manual attachment — you’ll want Energy acceleration to power it up on time.
- Needs Metal Energy to attack — your line must supply that color.
- Metal type, weak to Fire ×2 — a Fire attacker doing ≥45 effectively one-shots it.
- A single-prize attacker — prize-trade-positive against ex / V decks that give up two at a time.
- Retreat cost 4 — gets stranded Active if gusted; run Switch / Escape Rope or a Float Stone-style Tool.
- A Stage 1 — one step up from Aron; doesn’t help your opening hand, but quick to set up.
How to beat Lairon
- Exploit its Fire weakness — ≥45 damage one-shots it.
- Gust it before the evolution is set up.
- Trap it Active — 4 retreat means it can’t escape without help.
Competitive performance
From real Standard tournament decks over the last 180 days.
- Meta inclusion
- 0% of decks
- 3 copies on average · 1 decks
More by Masakazu Fukuda
This card was illustrated by Masakazu Fukuda.
Building around Lairon?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
"Lairon fight over territory, and when their steel bodies collide, sparks fly."
MMetal Claw — 20
MCCIron Head — 50×
Flip a coin until you get tails. This attack does 50 damage times the number of heads.
Weakness:R×2
Resistance:P-20
Retreat cost:CCCC
Tournament legality
Current legal status across competitive formats.
Recent tournament results
View calendar →Tournaments from the past 30 days where Lairon was legal.
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 2026/07/27| Variant | Low | Mid | High | Market | Direct Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Normal | $0.20 | $0.57 | $19.98 | $0.76 | — |
| Reverse Holofoil | $0.40 | $0.90 | $19.98 | $0.78 | — |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2026/02/04| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €0.21 |
| 7-day average | €0.20 |
| 30-day average | €0.28 |
| Low | €0.02 |
| Trend price | €0.23 |
| Low (excellent+) | €0.03 |
| Reverse holo low | €0.20 |
| reverseHoloAvg1 | €4.00 |
| Reverse holo 7-day | €1.59 |
| reverseHoloSell | €0.99 |
| averageSellPrice | €0.34 |
| Reverse holo 30-day | €0.98 |
| Reverse holo trend | €1.62 |
Frequently asked
How can I tell if my Lairon is real?
Lairon 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 Lairon worth?
As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Lairon is $0.76; 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 Lairon from?
Lairon is from the Pokémon set "Plasma Blast" in the Black & White series, released in 2013.
What rarity is Lairon?
Lairon is a Uncommon card in the Plasma Blast set.
Other Lairon printings
Same Pokémon card across other sets and rarities.
