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Suicune

POP

POP Series 2 · #4 · Rare · 2005

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Market reference

$38.04

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Card facts

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Set position: 4 / 17
Release year: 2005
Rarity: Rare
HP: 70
Subtype: Basic
Retreat cost: 1 energy
Illustrator: Kouki Saitou
Pokédex #: 245
Series: POP

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

Attacker

Strategy & play

How Suicune 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 (Bubblebeam) 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 ≥35 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 Suicune

Exploit its Lightning weakness — ≥35 damage one-shots it.
On the receiving end of a condition? Retreat, switch, or evolve to wipe it — conditions only stick to the Active.

Budget alternatives

Cheaper cards that fill a similar role in Standard decks. Reference prices — most-played option first.

Munkidori

$0.33 · in 35% of decks

Frogadier

$0.23 · in 1% of decks

Team Rocket's Zubat

$0.11 · in 1% of decks

Team Rocket's Golbat

$0.20 · in 1% of decks

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About this card

HP: 70Type:WWaterSubtype: Basic

Poké-Body: Mirror Coat

If Suicune is Burned or Poisoned by an opponent's attack (even if Suicune is Knocked Out), the Attacking Pokémon is now affected by the same Special Conditions (1 if there is only 1).

WCBubblebeam — 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.

unlimitedLegal

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 2026/06/19

Variant	Low	Mid	High	Market	Direct Low
Normal	$12.99	$172.40	$176.39	$31.40	—
Holofoil	$20.00	$31.05	$370.00	$38.04	—

Cardmarket (EUR)

Updated 2026/06/19

Variant	Price
1-day average	€60.00
7-day average	€60.33
30-day average	€38.13
Low	€23.95
Trend price	€54.59
Low (excellent+)	€30.00
reverseHoloAvg1	€24.99
Reverse holo 7-day	€17.08
averageSellPrice	€68.33
Reverse holo 30-day	€16.68
Reverse holo trend	€21.07

Frequently asked

How can I tell if my Suicune is real?

Suicune 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 Suicune worth?

As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Suicune is $38.04; 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 Suicune from?

Suicune is from the Pokémon set "POP Series 2" in the POP series, released in 2005.

What rarity is Suicune?

Suicune is a Rare card in the POP Series 2 set.