Pokémon · Diamond & Pearl
Budew
Stormfront · #33 · Uncommon · 2008
Listings
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From
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Market reference
$8.88
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Current listings on The Game Traders
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 33 / 106
- Release year
- 2008
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- HP
- 40
- Subtype
- Basic
- Evolves to
- Roselia
- Retreat cost
- 1 energy
- Illustrator
- Yuka Morii
- Pokédex #
- 406
- Series
- Diamond & Pearl
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Search / Tutor
- Prize liability
- 1 Prize given up
- Single-prize attacker — favourable prize trades
- Setup
- Basic
- Plays straight down — no evolution needed
Strategy & play
How Budew plays — derived from its stats and the rules of the game, not an opinion.
- Not a main attacker — its job is search / tutoring. Run it as a consistency hub and protect it, because opponents will target the engine.
- Psychic type, weak to Fire ×2 — a Fire attacker doing ≥20 effectively one-shots it.
- Seen in 33% of recent tournament decks that can run it, usually 1 copy.
How to beat Budew
- Exploit its Fire weakness — ≥20 damage one-shots it.
- KO it to choke their draw / search engine.
Competitive performance
From real Standard tournament decks over the last 180 days.
- Meta inclusion
- 33% of decks
- 1.17 copies on average · 19360 decks
- Match win rate
- 47.9%
- +0.8 pts vs the 47.1% field average
Plays well with
Cards most often run alongside this one in tournament decks over the last 180 days — ranked by how distinctive the pairing is.
Larvitar
in 0% of decks · 10 seen
Frogadier
in 0% of decks · 10 seen
Bronzor
in 0% of decks · 15 seen
Dragapult ex
in 57% of decks · 11018 seen
Rosa's Encouragement
in 20% of decks · 3920 seen
Spikemuth Gym
in 7% of decks · 1402 seen
Marnie's Morgrem
in 7% of decks · 1401 seen
Marnie's Impidimp
in 7% of decks · 1401 seen
Budget alternatives
Cheaper cards that fill a similar role in Standard decks. Reference prices — most-played option first.
More by Yuka Morii
This card was illustrated by Yuka Morii.
Building around Budew?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
Poké-Body: Poison Enzyme
Prevent all effects of attacks, including damage, done to Budew by your opponent's Poisoned Pokémon.
Poké-Power: Baby Evolution
Once during your turn (before your attack), you may put Roselia from your hand onto Budew (this counts as evolving Budew) and remove all damage counters from Budew.
Buddy-buddy
Search your deck for a Pokémon, show it to your opponent, and put it into your hand. Shuffle your deck afterward.
Weakness:R+10
Retreat cost:C
Tournament legality
Current legal status across competitive formats.
Tournament play
This printing of Budew has no recent tournament appearances, but a different printing is currently a meta staple.
Budew — Ascended Heroes
Played in 6,588 recent decks
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 2026/07/03| Variant | Low | Mid | High | Market | Direct Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Normal | $6.87 | $9.00 | $99.80 | $8.88 | — |
| Reverse Holofoil | $10.06 | $14.10 | $219.90 | $23.23 | — |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2026/06/07| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €1.10 |
| 7-day average | €1.34 |
| 30-day average | €1.18 |
| Low | €0.05 |
| Trend price | €1.49 |
| Low (excellent+) | €0.22 |
| Reverse holo low | €0.09 |
| reverseHoloAvg1 | €4.95 |
| Reverse holo 7-day | €5.23 |
| reverseHoloSell | €4.33 |
| averageSellPrice | €1.20 |
| Reverse holo 30-day | €3.49 |
| Reverse holo trend | €4.92 |
Frequently asked
How can I tell if my Budew is real?
Budew 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 Budew worth?
As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Budew is $8.88; 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 Budew from?
Budew is from the Pokémon set "Stormfront" in the Diamond & Pearl series, released in 2008.
What rarity is Budew?
Budew is a Uncommon card in the Stormfront set.
Other Budew printings
Same Pokémon card across other sets and rarities.
