Pokémon · E-Card
Arcanine
Skyridge · #H2 · Rare Holo · 2003
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- H2 / 182
- Release year
- 2003
- Rarity
- Rare Holo
- HP
- 80
- Subtype
- Stage 1
- Evolves from
- Growlithe
- Retreat cost
- 2 energy
- Illustrator
- Aya Kusube
- Pokédex #
- 59
- Series
- E-Card
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Recovery
- Damage efficiency
- 70 damage
- 23.33 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 Arcanine plays — derived from its stats and the rules of the game, not an opinion.
- Its main attack (White Flames) needs 3 Energy — a turn-3 swing on manual attachment — you’ll want Energy acceleration to power it up on time.
- 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 Growlithe; doesn’t help your opening hand, but quick to set up.
How to beat Arcanine
- Exploit its Water weakness — ≥40 damage one-shots it.
- Gust it before the evolution is set up.
More by Aya Kusube
This card was illustrated by Aya Kusube.
Building around Arcanine?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
Poké-Power: Energy Recharge
When you play Arcanine from your hand to evolve your Active Pokémon, you may flip 3 coins. For each heads, choose a basic Energy card from your discard pile and attach it to Arcanine.
CShake — 10
Your opponent switches the Defending Pokémon with 1 of his or her Benched Pokémon, if any.
RRCWhite Flames — 70
Discard all Fire Energy cards attached to Arcanine.
Weakness:W×2
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.
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2026/07/01| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €600.00 |
| 7-day average | €234.99 |
| 30-day average | €206.76 |
| Low | €40.00 |
| Trend price | €283.39 |
| Low (excellent+) | €265.50 |
| reverseHoloAvg1 | €45.00 |
| Reverse holo 7-day | €100.00 |
| averageSellPrice | €256.23 |
| Reverse holo 30-day | €61.99 |
| Reverse holo trend | €79.66 |
Frequently asked
How can I tell if my Arcanine is real?
Arcanine 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 Arcanine worth?
As of the latest data, 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 Arcanine from?
Arcanine is from the Pokémon set "Skyridge" in the E-Card series, released in 2003.
What rarity is Arcanine?
Arcanine is a Rare Holo card in the Skyridge set.
Other Arcanine printings
Same Pokémon card across other sets and rarities.
