Pokémon · Scarlet & Violet
Gouging Fire ex
Temporal Forces · #204 · Special Illustration Rare · 2024
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Market reference
$58.03
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 204 / 218
- Release year
- 2024
- Rarity
- Special Illustration Rare
- HP
- 230
- Subtype
- Basic · ex · Ancient
- Retreat cost
- 2 energy
- Regulation mark
- H
- Illustrator
- Teeziro
- Series
- Scarlet & Violet
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Heavy Attacker
- Damage efficiency
- 260 damage
- 86.67 per Energy
- Prize liability
- 2 Prizes given up
- Two-prize Pokémon — a single KO swings the prize race
- Setup
- Basic
- Plays straight down — no evolution needed
Also does
Strategy & play
How Gouging Fire ex 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 (Blaze Blitz) needs 3 Energy — a turn-3 swing on manual attachment — you’ll want Energy acceleration to power it up on time.
- Hits for 260 — one-shots most single-prize attackers and many ex, but not 300+ HP walls.
- Needs Fire Energy to attack — your line must supply that color.
- Fire type, weak to Water ×2 — a Water attacker doing ≥115 effectively one-shots it.
- A two-prize Pokémon — each KO gives the opponent 2 Prizes, so a single bad trade can lose the race. Back it with single-prize attackers.
How to beat Gouging Fire ex
- Exploit its Water weakness — ≥115 damage one-shots it.
- It gives up 2 Prizes — out-trade it with single-prize attackers.
Competitive performance
From real Standard tournament decks over the last 180 days.
- Meta inclusion
- 0% of decks
- 1.2 copies on average · 5 decks
Budget alternatives
Cheaper cards that fill a similar role in Standard decks. Reference prices — most-played option first.
More by Teeziro
This card was illustrated by Teeziro.
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About this card
RCHeat Blast — 60
RRCBlaze Blitz — 260
This Pokémon can't use Blaze Blitz again until it leaves the Active Spot.
Pokémon ex rule: When your Pokémon ex is Knocked Out, your opponent takes 2 Prize cards.
Weakness:W×2
Retreat cost:CC
Tournament legality
Current legal status across competitive formats.
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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 2026/07/11| Variant | Low | Mid | High | Market | Direct Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Holofoil | $55.00 | $60.80 | $100.00 | $58.03 | $57.99 |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2025/11/18| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €30.00 |
| 7-day average | €39.92 |
| 30-day average | €37.73 |
| Low | €28.50 |
| Trend price | €36.07 |
| Low (excellent+) | €28.50 |
| averageSellPrice | €39.71 |
Frequently asked
How can I tell if my Gouging Fire ex is real?
Gouging Fire ex 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 Gouging Fire ex worth?
As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Gouging Fire ex is $58.03; 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 Gouging Fire ex from?
Gouging Fire ex is from the Pokémon set "Temporal Forces" in the Scarlet & Violet series, released in 2024.
What rarity is Gouging Fire ex?
Gouging Fire ex is a Special Illustration Rare card in the Temporal Forces set.
Other Gouging Fire ex printings
Same Pokémon card across other sets and rarities.
