Pokémon · Black & White
Chandelure
Plasma Freeze · #16 · Rare Holo · 2013
Listings
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From
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Market reference
$6.10
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Current listings on The Game Traders
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 16 / 122
- Release year
- 2013
- Rarity
- Rare Holo
- HP
- 130
- Subtype
- Stage 2 · Team Plasma
- Evolves from
- Lampent
- Retreat cost
- 2 energy
- Illustrator
- 5ban Graphics
- Pokédex #
- 609
- Series
- Black & White
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Ability Engine
- Damage efficiency
- 70 damage
- 23.33 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 Chandelure plays — derived from its stats and the rules of the game, not an opinion.
- Not a main attacker — its job is Ability-based draw/search. Run it as a consistency hub and protect it, because opponents will target the engine.
- Needs Fire Energy to attack — your line must supply that color.
- Fire type, weak to Water ×2 — a Water 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.
- 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 Lampent first).
- Seen in 1% of recent tournament decks that can run it, usually 3 copies.
How to beat Chandelure
- Exploit its Water weakness — ≥65 damage one-shots it.
- KO it to choke their draw / search engine.
- Gust it before the evolution is set up.
Competitive performance
From real Standard tournament decks over the last 180 days.
- Meta inclusion
- 1% of decks
- 3.34 copies on average · 718 decks
- Match win rate
- 43.2%
- -3.7 pts vs the 47.0% 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.
Budget alternatives
Cheaper cards that fill a similar role in Standard decks. Reference prices — most-played option first.
More by 5ban Graphics
This card was illustrated by 5ban Graphics.
Building around Chandelure?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
"The spirits burned up in its ominous flame lose their way and wander this world forever."
Ability: Flare Navigate
Once during your turn (before your attack), you may search your deck for a Fire Energy card and attach it to 1 of your Pokémon. If you do, put 1 damage counter on that Pokémon. Shuffle your deck afterward.
RRCAbsorb Life — 70
Heal 30 damage from this Pokémon.
Weakness:W×2
Retreat cost:CC
Tournament legality
Current legal status across competitive formats.
Recent tournament results
View calendar →Tournaments from the past 30 days where Chandelure was legal.
Tournament play
This printing of Chandelure has no recent tournament appearances, but a different printing is currently a meta staple.
Chandelure — Twilight Masquerade
Played in 152 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 2026/07/27| Variant | Low | Mid | High | Market | Direct Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Holofoil | $3.69 | $8.16 | $43.00 | $6.10 | — |
| Reverse Holofoil | $4.82 | $6.90 | $43.60 | $9.92 | — |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2026/07/01| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €1.50 |
| 7-day average | €3.25 |
| 30-day average | €3.12 |
| Low | €0.99 |
| Trend price | €3.73 |
| Low (excellent+) | €1.19 |
| Reverse holo low | €1.19 |
| reverseHoloAvg1 | €1.50 |
| Reverse holo 7-day | €7.17 |
| reverseHoloSell | €9.00 |
| averageSellPrice | €3.63 |
| Reverse holo 30-day | €5.66 |
| Reverse holo trend | €5.40 |
Frequently asked
How can I tell if my Chandelure is real?
Chandelure 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 Chandelure worth?
As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Chandelure is $6.10; 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 Chandelure from?
Chandelure is from the Pokémon set "Plasma Freeze" in the Black & White series, released in 2013.
What rarity is Chandelure?
Chandelure is a Rare Holo card in the Plasma Freeze set.
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