Pokémon · XY
Ludicolo
Primal Clash · #37 · Rare · 2015
Listings
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From
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Market reference
$2.51
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Current listings on The Game Traders
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 37 / 164
- Release year
- 2015
- Rarity
- Rare
- HP
- 130
- Subtype
- Stage 2
- Evolves from
- Lombre
- Retreat cost
- 2 energy
- Illustrator
- kawayoo
- Pokédex #
- 272
- Series
- XY
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Disruption
- Damage efficiency
- 60 damage
- 30 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 Ludicolo plays — derived from its stats and the rules of the game, not an opinion.
- Its main attack (Splash Dance) needs 3 Energy — a turn-3 swing on manual attachment — you’ll want Energy acceleration to power it up on time.
- Needs Water Energy to attack — your line must supply that color.
- Water type, weak to Grass ×2 — a Grass 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 Lombre first).
How to beat Ludicolo
- Exploit its Grass weakness — ≥65 damage one-shots it.
- Gust it before the evolution is set up.
Competitive performance
From real Standard tournament decks over the last 180 days.
- Meta inclusion
- 0% of decks
- 1.25 copies on average · 8 decks
More by kawayoo
This card was illustrated by kawayoo.
Building around Ludicolo?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
"The rhythm of bright, festive music activates Ludicolo's cells, making it more powerful."
Ancient Trait: α Recovery
When this Pokémon is healed, double the amount healed.
CAstonish — 30
Choose a random card from your opponent's hand. Your opponent reveals that card and shuffles it into his or her deck.
WCCSplash Dance — 60
During your next turn, this Pokémon's Splash Dance attack does 60 more damage (before applying Weakness and Resistance).
Weakness:G×2
Retreat cost:CC
Tournament legality
Current legal status across competitive formats.
Recent tournament results
View calendar →Tournaments from the past 30 days where Ludicolo 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 2026/07/19| Variant | Low | Mid | High | Market | Direct Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Normal | $0.75 | $2.49 | $29.00 | $2.51 | — |
| Reverse Holofoil | $1.99 | $6.00 | $36.98 | $6.42 | $3.59 |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2026/03/11| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €2.99 |
| 7-day average | €3.38 |
| 30-day average | €3.20 |
| Low | €0.40 |
| Trend price | €3.33 |
| Low (excellent+) | €2.24 |
| Reverse holo low | €0.49 |
| reverseHoloAvg1 | €4.90 |
| Reverse holo 7-day | €7.23 |
| averageSellPrice | €3.31 |
| Reverse holo 30-day | €7.35 |
| Reverse holo trend | €6.60 |
Frequently asked
How can I tell if my Ludicolo is real?
Ludicolo 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 Ludicolo worth?
As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Ludicolo is $2.51; 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 Ludicolo from?
Ludicolo is from the Pokémon set "Primal Clash" in the XY series, released in 2015.
What rarity is Ludicolo?
Ludicolo is a Rare card in the Primal Clash set.
Other Ludicolo printings
Same Pokémon card across other sets and rarities.
