Pokémon · Platinum
Monferno
Platinum · #56 · Uncommon · 2009
Listings
No active listings
From
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Market reference
$0.90
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Current listings on The Game Traders
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 56 / 133
- Release year
- 2009
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- HP
- 80
- Subtype
- Stage 1
- Evolves from
- Chimchar
- Evolves to
- Infernape
- Illustrator
- Kouki Saitou
- Pokédex #
- 391
- Series
- Platinum
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Status Conditions
- Damage efficiency
- 40 damage
- 40 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 Monferno plays — derived from its stats and the rules of the game, not an opinion.
- 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.
- Needs Fire Energy to attack — your line must supply that color.
- Fire type, weak to Water ×2 — a Water attacker doing ≥40 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 Chimchar; doesn’t help your opening hand, but quick to set up.
How to beat Monferno
- Exploit its Water weakness — ≥40 damage one-shots it.
- Gust it before the evolution is set up.
- 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
- 1 copies on average · 1 decks
More by Kouki Saitou
This card was illustrated by Kouki Saitou.
Building around Monferno?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
"It skillfully control the intensity of the fire on its tail to keep its foes at an ideal distance."
RFire Tail Slap — 40
Flip a coin. If tails, discard a Fire Energy attached to Monferno.
CCParalyzing Gaze — 20
Flip a coin. If heads, the Defending Pokémon is now Paralyzed.
Weakness:W+20
Tournament legality
Current legal status across competitive formats.
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 2026/07/01| Variant | Low | Mid | High | Market | Direct Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Normal | $0.35 | $0.85 | $19.98 | $0.90 | — |
| Reverse Holofoil | $2.99 | $4.25 | $43.00 | $4.94 | — |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2026/02/21| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €0.25 |
| 7-day average | €0.22 |
| 30-day average | €0.35 |
| Low | €0.02 |
| Trend price | €0.28 |
| Low (excellent+) | €0.15 |
| Reverse holo low | €0.59 |
| reverseHoloAvg1 | €3.50 |
| Reverse holo 7-day | €2.97 |
| reverseHoloSell | €3.65 |
| averageSellPrice | €0.26 |
| Reverse holo 30-day | €2.32 |
| Reverse holo trend | €3.34 |
Frequently asked
How can I tell if my Monferno is real?
Monferno 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 Monferno worth?
As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Monferno is $0.90; 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 Monferno from?
Monferno is from the Pokémon set "Platinum" in the Platinum series, released in 2009.
What rarity is Monferno?
Monferno is a Uncommon card in the Platinum set.
Other Monferno printings
Same Pokémon card across other sets and rarities.
