Pokémon · XY
Lampent
Steam Siege · #49 · Uncommon · 2016
Listings
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From
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Market reference
$0.19
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Current listings on The Game Traders
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 49 / 116
- Release year
- 2016
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- HP
- 80
- Subtype
- Stage 1
- Evolves from
- Litwick
- Evolves to
- Chandelure
- Retreat cost
- 1 energy
- Illustrator
- miki kudo
- Pokédex #
- 608
- Series
- XY
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Status Conditions
- Damage efficiency
- 20 damage
- 10 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 Lampent plays — derived from its stats and the rules of the game, not an opinion.
- Inflicts Sleep — they flip each turn to wake, so it’s a coin-flip lock: disruptive but unreliable on its own.
- Its main attack (Flickering Flames) needs 2 Energy — a turn-2 swing on manual attachment.
- Needs Psychic Energy to attack — your line must supply that color.
- Psychic type, weak to Darkness ×2 — a Darkness 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 Litwick; doesn’t help your opening hand, but quick to set up.
How to beat Lampent
- Exploit its Darkness weakness — ≥40 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.
Competitive performance
From real Standard tournament decks over the last 180 days.
- Meta inclusion
- 0% of decks
- 1 copies on average · 1 decks
More by miki kudo
This card was illustrated by miki kudo.
Building around Lampent?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
"It arrives near the moment of death and steals spirit from the body."
CMirror Mirror
Each player either draws or discards cards until that player has 4 cards in his or her hand. (Your opponent does this first.)
PCFlickering Flames — 20
Your opponent's Active Pokémon is now Asleep.
Weakness:D×2
Resistance:F-20
Retreat cost:C
Tournament legality
Current legal status across competitive formats.
Recent tournament results
View calendar →Tournaments from the past 30 days where Lampent was legal.
Expanded Tourney #2
4 days ago
⚡ Surge's TCG Vault Webcam Expanded
5 days ago
Expanded Tourney #2
last week
The Wild Area Expanded #2 - 18 Codes
last week
The Wild Area Expanded #1 - 24 Codes
2 weeks ago
The Wild Area Expanded #1 - 24 Codes
3 weeks ago
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Normal | $0.01 | $0.20 | $5.02 | $0.19 | $0.09 |
| Reverse Holofoil | $0.18 | $0.44 | $19.98 | $0.44 | — |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2026/02/19| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €0.13 |
| 7-day average | €0.07 |
| 30-day average | €0.09 |
| Low | €0.02 |
| Trend price | €0.09 |
| Low (excellent+) | €0.02 |
| Reverse holo low | €0.02 |
| reverseHoloAvg1 | €0.50 |
| Reverse holo 7-day | €0.43 |
| reverseHoloSell | €0.43 |
| averageSellPrice | €0.06 |
| Reverse holo 30-day | €0.45 |
| Reverse holo trend | €0.49 |
Frequently asked
How can I tell if my Lampent is real?
Lampent 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 Lampent worth?
As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Lampent is $0.19; 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 Lampent from?
Lampent is from the Pokémon set "Steam Siege" in the XY series, released in 2016.
What rarity is Lampent?
Lampent is a Uncommon card in the Steam Siege set.
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Other Lampent printings
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