Pokémon · Sun & Moon
Shining Lugia
SM Black Star Promos · #SM82 · Promo · 2017
Listings
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Market reference
$105.04
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Current listings on The Game Traders
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- SM82 / 250
- Release year
- 2017
- Rarity
- Promo
- HP
- 130
- Subtype
- Basic
- Retreat cost
- 2 energy
- Illustrator
- Hitoshi Ariga
- Pokédex #
- 249
- Series
- Sun & Moon
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Attacker
- Damage efficiency
- 130 damage
- 32.5 per Energy
- Prize liability
- 1 Prize given up
- Single-prize attacker — favourable prize trades
- Setup
- Basic
- Plays straight down — no evolution needed
Strategy & play
How Shining Lugia 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.
- Its main attack (Aero Force) needs 4 Energy — a turn-4 swing on manual attachment — you’ll want Energy acceleration to power it up on time.
- Hits for 130 — one-shots small Basics and support Pokémon, but trades down into the format’s big attackers.
- Attacks on any Energy (Colorless cost) — splashable into any deck regardless of type.
- Colorless type, weak to Lightning ×2 — a Lightning 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.
How to beat Shining Lugia
- Exploit its Lightning weakness — ≥65 damage one-shots it.
Budget alternatives
Cheaper cards that fill a similar role in Standard decks. Reference prices — most-played option first.
More by Hitoshi Ariga
This card was illustrated by Hitoshi Ariga.
Building around Shining Lugia?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
"It sleeps in a deep-sea trench. If it flaps its wings, it is said to cause a 40-day storm."
CCCArgent Wing — 60+
If your opponent's Active Pokémon has an Ability, this attack does 60 more damage.
CCCCAero Force — 130
Discard an Energy attached to this Pokémon.
Weakness:L×2
Resistance:F-20
Retreat cost:CC
Tournament legality
Current legal status across competitive formats.
Recent tournament results
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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 2026/06/17| Variant | Low | Mid | High | Market | Direct Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Holofoil | $67.54 | $104.49 | $9,999.00 | $105.04 | $91.96 |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2026/01/16| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €33.33 |
| 7-day average | €96.22 |
| 30-day average | €54.70 |
| Low | €11.00 |
| Trend price | €57.69 |
| Low (excellent+) | €15.90 |
| reverseHoloAvg1 | €99.99 |
| Reverse holo 7-day | €87.35 |
| averageSellPrice | €64.75 |
| Reverse holo 30-day | €80.68 |
| Reverse holo trend | €91.34 |
Frequently asked
How can I tell if my Shining Lugia is real?
Shining Lugia 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 Shining Lugia worth?
As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Shining Lugia is $105.04; 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 Shining Lugia from?
Shining Lugia is from the Pokémon set "SM Black Star Promos" in the Sun & Moon series, released in 2017.
What rarity is Shining Lugia?
Shining Lugia is a Promo card in the SM Black Star Promos set.
