Pokémon · Platinum
Lairon
Rising Rivals · #44 · Uncommon · 2009
Listings
No active listings
From
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Market reference
$0.46
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Current listings on The Game Traders
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 44 / 120
- Release year
- 2009
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- HP
- 80
- Subtype
- Stage 1
- Evolves from
- Aron
- Evolves to
- Aggron
- Retreat cost
- 2 energy
- Illustrator
- Yukiko Baba
- Pokédex #
- 305
- Series
- Platinum
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Attacker
- Damage efficiency
- 40 damage
- 13.33 per Energy
- Prize liability
- 1 Prize given up
- Single-prize attacker — favourable prize trades
- Setup
- Stage 1
- One evolution step from a Basic
Strategy & play
How Lairon plays — derived from its stats and the rules of the game, not an opinion.
- Its main attack (Granite Head) needs 3 Energy — a turn-3 swing on manual attachment — you’ll want Energy acceleration to power it up on time.
- Needs Metal Energy to attack — your line must supply that color.
- Metal type, weak to Fire ×2 — a Fire 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 Aron; doesn’t help your opening hand, but quick to set up.
How to beat Lairon
- Exploit its Fire weakness — ≥40 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
- 3 copies on average · 1 decks
More by Yukiko Baba
This card was illustrated by Yukiko Baba.
Building around Lairon?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
"For food, it digs up iron ore. It smashes its steely body against others to fight over territory."
CCHeavy Metal — 10+
Flip a coin for each Metal Energy attached to Lairon. This attack does 10 damage plus 20 more damage for each heads.
MCCGranite Head — 40
During your opponent's next turn, any damage done to Lairon by attacks is reduced by 10 (after applying Weakness and Resistance).
Weakness:R+20
Resistance:P-20
Retreat cost:CC
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 | $0.23 | $0.46 | $19.98 | $0.46 | — |
| Reverse Holofoil | $0.70 | $1.50 | $42.70 | $1.91 | — |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2026/03/07| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €0.19 |
| 7-day average | €0.14 |
| 30-day average | €0.21 |
| Low | €0.02 |
| Trend price | €0.16 |
| Low (excellent+) | €0.07 |
| Reverse holo low | €0.10 |
| reverseHoloAvg1 | €0.34 |
| Reverse holo 7-day | €0.79 |
| reverseHoloSell | €0.81 |
| averageSellPrice | €0.19 |
| Reverse holo 30-day | €0.95 |
| Reverse holo trend | €0.62 |
Frequently asked
How can I tell if my Lairon is real?
Lairon 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 Lairon worth?
As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Lairon is $0.46; 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 Lairon from?
Lairon is from the Pokémon set "Rising Rivals" in the Platinum series, released in 2009.
What rarity is Lairon?
Lairon is a Uncommon card in the Rising Rivals set.
Other Lairon printings
Same Pokémon card across other sets and rarities.
