Pokémon · Other
Vileplume
Southern Islands · #17 · 2001
Listings
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From
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Market reference
$93.97
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Current listings on The Game Traders
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 17 / 18
- Release year
- 2001
- HP
- 70
- Subtype
- Stage 2
- Evolves from
- Gloom
- Retreat cost
- 2 energy
- Illustrator
- Naoyo Kimura
- Pokédex #
- 45
- Series
- Other
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Status Conditions
- Damage efficiency
- 30 damage
- 10 per Energy
- Prize liability
- 1 Prize given up
- Single-prize attacker — favourable prize trades
- Setup
- Stage 2
- Needs its evolution line or Rare Candy to set up
Also does
Strategy & play
How Vileplume plays — derived from its stats and the rules of the game, not an opinion.
- Inflicts Paralysis — the Defending Pokémon can’t attack or retreat for a turn. A reliable one-turn lock; chain it to stall the opponent out.
- Inflicts Confusion — they must flip to attack (tails fails and deals 30 to themselves). Soft, coin-flip disruption.
- Its main attack (Horrid Pollen) needs 3 Energy — a turn-3 swing on manual attachment — you’ll want Energy acceleration to power it up on time.
- Needs Grass Energy to attack — your line must supply that color.
- Grass type, weak to Fire ×2 — a Fire attacker doing ≥35 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 Vileplume
- Exploit its Fire weakness — ≥35 damage one-shots it.
- Gust it before the evolution is set up.
- On the receiving end of a condition? Retreat, switch, or evolve to wipe it — conditions only stick to the Active.
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 Vileplume?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
"This Pokémon makes a loud jangling noise when it shakes its petals to spread poison powder."
GParadise Pollen
Flip a coin. If heads, remove 2 damage counters from Vileplume (1 if it only has 1). Then, if you have any Benched Pokémon with damage counters on them, choose 1 of them and remove 2 damage counters from it (1 if it only has 1).
GGCHorrid Pollen — 30
Flip a coin. If heads, the Defending Pokémon is now Paralyzed. If tails, the Defending Pokémon is now Confused.
Weakness:R×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 2026/07/07| Variant | Low | Mid | High | Market | Direct Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reverse Holofoil | $69.99 | $99.99 | $650.00 | $93.97 | — |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2026/07/01| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €60.00 |
| 7-day average | €46.98 |
| 30-day average | €43.06 |
| Low | €12.99 |
| Trend price | €43.23 |
| Low (excellent+) | €37.00 |
| reverseHoloAvg1 | €14.50 |
| Reverse holo 7-day | €11.71 |
| averageSellPrice | €41.23 |
| Reverse holo 30-day | €11.48 |
| Reverse holo trend | €14.64 |
Frequently asked
How can I tell if my Vileplume is real?
Vileplume 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 Vileplume worth?
As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Vileplume is $93.97; 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 Vileplume from?
Vileplume is from the Pokémon set "Southern Islands" in the Other series, released in 2001.
Other Vileplume printings
Same Pokémon card across other sets and rarities.
