Pokémon · Black & White
Vespiquen
Plasma Storm · #5 · Rare · 2013
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From
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Market reference
$0.73
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Current listings on The Game Traders
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 5 / 138
- Release year
- 2013
- Rarity
- Rare
- HP
- 100
- Subtype
- Stage 1
- Evolves from
- Combee
- Retreat cost
- 1 energy
- Illustrator
- Hajime Kusajima
- Pokédex #
- 416
- Series
- Black & White
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Search / Tutor
- Damage efficiency
- 20 damage
- 10 per Energy
- Prize liability
- 1 Prize given up
- Single-prize attacker — favourable prize trades
- Setup
- Stage 1
- One evolution step from a Basic
Also does
Strategy & play
How Vespiquen plays — derived from its stats and the rules of the game, not an opinion.
- Not a main attacker — its job is search / tutoring. Run it as a consistency hub and protect it, because opponents will target the engine.
- Needs Grass Energy to attack — your line must supply that color.
- Grass type, weak to Fire ×2 — a Fire attacker doing ≥50 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 Combee; doesn’t help your opening hand, but quick to set up.
How to beat Vespiquen
- Exploit its Fire weakness — ≥50 damage one-shots it.
- KO it to choke their draw / search engine.
- Gust it before the evolution is set up.
More by Hajime Kusajima
This card was illustrated by Hajime Kusajima.
Building around Vespiquen?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
"It houses its colony in cells in its body and releases various pheromones to make those grubs do its bidding."
GGather Order
Search your deck for as many Combee as you like and put them onto your Bench. Shuffle your deck afterward.
GCDamage Beat — 20×
Does 20 damage times the number of damage counters on the Defending Pokémon.
Weakness:R×2
Retreat cost:C
Tournament legality
Current legal status across competitive formats.
Upcoming events
View calendar →Tournaments and releases relevant to Vespiquen or Plasma Storm.
Recent tournament results
View calendar →Tournaments from the past 30 days where Vespiquen 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 | $0.34 | $0.69 | $19.98 | $0.73 | — |
| Reverse Holofoil | $0.89 | $1.99 | $34.20 | $1.49 | — |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2026/07/01| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €1.39 |
| 7-day average | €1.04 |
| 30-day average | €0.90 |
| Low | €0.15 |
| Trend price | €0.88 |
| Low (excellent+) | €0.25 |
| Reverse holo low | €0.50 |
| reverseHoloAvg1 | €1.40 |
| Reverse holo 7-day | €1.52 |
| reverseHoloSell | €1.40 |
| averageSellPrice | €1.13 |
| Reverse holo 30-day | €1.27 |
| Reverse holo trend | €1.83 |
Frequently asked
How can I tell if my Vespiquen is real?
Vespiquen 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 Vespiquen worth?
As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Vespiquen is $0.73; 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 Vespiquen from?
Vespiquen is from the Pokémon set "Plasma Storm" in the Black & White series, released in 2013.
What rarity is Vespiquen?
Vespiquen is a Rare card in the Plasma Storm set.
Other Vespiquen printings
Same Pokémon card across other sets and rarities.
