Pokémon · E-Card
Slugma
Skyridge · #98 · Common · 2003
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Market reference
$12.30
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Current listings on The Game Traders
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 98 / 182
- Release year
- 2003
- Rarity
- Common
- HP
- 50
- Subtype
- Basic
- Evolves to
- Magcargo
- Retreat cost
- 2 energy
- Illustrator
- Naoyo Kimura
- Pokédex #
- 218
- Series
- E-Card
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Status Conditions
- Damage efficiency
- 10 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
Strategy & play
How Slugma 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 Burn — 20 damage between turns, then a coin flip to clear it. Chip damage with a coin-flip tail.
- Needs Fire Energy to attack — your line must supply that color.
- Fire type, weak to Water ×2 — a Water attacker doing ≥25 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 Slugma
- Exploit its Water weakness — ≥25 damage one-shots it.
- On the receiving end of a condition? Retreat, switch, or evolve to wipe it — conditions only stick to the Active.
Competitive performance
From real Standard tournament decks over the last 180 days.
- Meta inclusion
- 0% of decks
- 1 copies on average · 2 decks
Budget alternatives
Cheaper cards that fill a similar role in Standard decks. Reference prices — most-played option first.
More by Naoyo Kimura
This card was illustrated by Naoyo Kimura.
Building around Slugma?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
CTackle — 10
RScorching Lava
Discard a Fire Energy card attached to Slugma in order to use this attack. The Defending Pokémon is now Burned.
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.
TCGPlayer (USD)
Updated 2026/07/05| Variant | Low | Mid | High | Market | Direct Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Normal | $15.00 | $150.00 | $159.80 | $12.30 | — |
| Reverse Holofoil | $115.00 | $229.99 | $279.99 | $69.97 | — |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2025/11/25| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €5.00 |
| 7-day average | €2.96 |
| 30-day average | €2.90 |
| Low | €1.00 |
| Trend price | €3.29 |
| Low (excellent+) | €1.51 |
| Reverse holo low | €1.75 |
| reverseHoloAvg1 | €9.50 |
| Reverse holo 7-day | €8.13 |
| reverseHoloSell | €9.50 |
| averageSellPrice | €3.73 |
| Reverse holo 30-day | €8.06 |
| Reverse holo trend | €6.56 |
Frequently asked
How can I tell if my Slugma is real?
Slugma 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 Slugma worth?
As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Slugma is $12.30; 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 Slugma from?
Slugma is from the Pokémon set "Skyridge" in the E-Card series, released in 2003.
What rarity is Slugma?
Slugma is a Common card in the Skyridge set.
Other Slugma printings
Same Pokémon card across other sets and rarities.
