Pokémon · Black & White
Lotad
Plasma Storm · #29 · Common · 2013
Listings
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From
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Market reference
$0.28
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Current listings on The Game Traders
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 29 / 138
- Release year
- 2013
- Rarity
- Common
- HP
- 60
- Subtype
- Basic
- Evolves to
- Lombre
- Retreat cost
- 1 energy
- Illustrator
- Midori Harada
- Pokédex #
- 270
- Series
- Black & White
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Status Conditions
- Damage efficiency
- 20 damage
- 10 per Energy
- Prize liability
- 1 Prize given up
- Single-prize attacker — favourable prize trades
- Setup
- Basic
- Plays straight down — no evolution needed
Also does
Strategy & play
How Lotad 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.
- Inflicts Paralysis — the Defending Pokémon can’t attack or retreat for a turn. A reliable one-turn lock; chain it to stall the opponent out.
- Its main attack (Bubble Beam) 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 ≥30 effectively one-shots it.
- A single-prize attacker — prize-trade-positive against ex / V decks that give up two at a time.
How to beat Lotad
- Exploit its Lightning weakness — ≥30 damage one-shots it.
- On the receiving end of a condition? Retreat, switch, or evolve to wipe it — conditions only stick to the Active.
Competitive performance
From real Standard tournament decks over the last 180 days.
- Meta inclusion
- 0% of decks
- 2.5 copies on average · 6 decks
More by Midori Harada
This card was illustrated by Midori Harada.
Building around Lotad?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
"It looks like an aquatic plant and serves as a ferry to Pokémon that can't swim."
WCBubble Beam — 20
Flip a coin. If heads, the Defending Pokémon is now Paralyzed.
Weakness:L×2
Retreat cost:C
Tournament legality
Current legal status across competitive formats.
Upcoming events
View calendar →Tournaments and releases relevant to Lotad or Plasma Storm.
Recent tournament results
View calendar →Tournaments from the past 30 days where Lotad 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 2026/07/28| Variant | Low | Mid | High | Market | Direct Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Normal | $0.15 | $0.30 | $18.86 | $0.28 | $0.16 |
| Reverse Holofoil | $0.50 | $1.00 | $28.60 | $1.51 | — |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2026/05/16| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €0.19 |
| 7-day average | €0.15 |
| 30-day average | €0.17 |
| Low | €0.02 |
| Trend price | €0.17 |
| Low (excellent+) | €0.02 |
| Reverse holo low | €0.15 |
| reverseHoloAvg1 | €1.30 |
| Reverse holo 7-day | €1.16 |
| reverseHoloSell | €1.30 |
| averageSellPrice | €0.13 |
| Reverse holo 30-day | €0.69 |
| Reverse holo trend | €0.89 |
Frequently asked
How can I tell if my Lotad is real?
Lotad 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 Lotad worth?
As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Lotad is $0.28; 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 Lotad from?
Lotad is from the Pokémon set "Plasma Storm" in the Black & White series, released in 2013.
What rarity is Lotad?
Lotad is a Common card in the Plasma Storm set.
Other Lotad printings
Same Pokémon card across other sets and rarities.
