Pokémon · Platinum
Jolteon
Rising Rivals · #26 · Rare · 2009
Listings
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Market reference
$14.02
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Current listings on The Game Traders
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 26 / 120
- Release year
- 2009
- Rarity
- Rare
- HP
- 80
- Subtype
- Stage 1
- Evolves from
- Eevee
- Illustrator
- Hajime Kusajima
- Pokédex #
- 135
- Series
- Platinum
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Disruption
- Damage efficiency
- 50 damage
- 25 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 Jolteon plays — derived from its stats and the rules of the game, not an opinion.
- Its main attack (Evolving Thunder) needs 2 Energy — a turn-2 swing on manual attachment.
- Needs Lightning Energy to attack — your line must supply that color.
- Lightning type, weak to Fighting ×2 — a Fighting 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 Eevee; doesn’t help your opening hand, but quick to set up.
How to beat Jolteon
- Exploit its Fighting weakness — ≥40 damage one-shots it.
- Gust it before the evolution is set up.
Budget alternatives
Cheaper cards that fill a similar role in Standard decks. Reference prices — most-played option first.
Building around Jolteon?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
Poké-Power: Undevelop
Once during your turn (before your attack), you may devolve Jolteon and put Jolteon into your hand. This power can't be used if Jolteon is affected by a Special Condition.
CQuick Attack — 10+
Flip a coin. If heads, this attack does 10 damage plus 30 more damage.
LCEvolving Thunder — 50
If Jolteon evolved from Eevee during this turn, this attack does 10 damage to each of your opponent's Benched Pokémon. (Don't apply Weakness and Resistance for Benched Pokémon).
Weakness:F+20
Resistance:M-20
Tournament legality
Current legal status across competitive formats.
Tournament play
This printing of Jolteon has no recent tournament appearances, but a different printing is currently a meta staple.
Jolteon ex — Prismatic Evolutions
Played in 44 recent decks
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 2026/06/18| Variant | Low | Mid | High | Market | Direct Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Normal | $10.36 | $16.00 | $187.10 | $14.02 | — |
| Reverse Holofoil | $32.99 | $38.50 | $44.00 | $35.93 | — |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2026/06/08| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €3.99 |
| 7-day average | €4.52 |
| 30-day average | €5.61 |
| Low | €0.55 |
| Trend price | €4.84 |
| Low (excellent+) | €2.99 |
| Reverse holo low | €1.99 |
| reverseHoloAvg1 | €10.00 |
| Reverse holo 7-day | €12.58 |
| reverseHoloSell | €15.50 |
| averageSellPrice | €5.88 |
| Reverse holo 30-day | €9.87 |
| Reverse holo trend | €11.73 |
Frequently asked
How can I tell if my Jolteon is real?
Jolteon 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 Jolteon worth?
As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Jolteon is $14.02; 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 Jolteon from?
Jolteon is from the Pokémon set "Rising Rivals" in the Platinum series, released in 2009.
What rarity is Jolteon?
Jolteon is a Rare card in the Rising Rivals set.
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Other Jolteon printings
Same Pokémon card across other sets and rarities.
