Pokémon · Sun & Moon
Numel
Unified Minds · #23 · Common · 2019
Listings
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From
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Market reference
$0.16
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Current listings on The Game Traders
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 23 / 260
- Release year
- 2019
- Rarity
- Common
- HP
- 90
- Subtype
- Basic
- Evolves to
- Camerupt
- Retreat cost
- 4 energy
- Illustrator
- Motofumi Fujiwara
- Pokédex #
- 322
- Series
- Sun & Moon
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Attacker
- Damage efficiency
- 80 damage
- 20 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 Numel 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 (Flamethrower) needs 4 Energy — a turn-4 swing on manual attachment — you’ll want Energy acceleration to power it up on time.
- Needs Fire Energy to attack — your line must supply that color.
- Fire type, weak to Water ×2 — a Water attacker doing ≥45 effectively one-shots it.
- A single-prize attacker — prize-trade-positive against ex / V decks that give up two at a time.
- Retreat cost 4 — gets stranded Active if gusted; run Switch / Escape Rope or a Float Stone-style Tool.
How to beat Numel
- Exploit its Water weakness — ≥45 damage one-shots it.
- Trap it Active — 4 retreat means it can’t escape without help.
Competitive performance
From real Standard tournament decks over the last 180 days.
- Meta inclusion
- 0% of decks
- 2.87 copies on average · 31 decks
- Match win rate
- 40.1%
- -7.1 pts vs the 47.3% 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.
Larvesta
in 35% of decks · 11 seen
Volcarona
in 65% of decks · 20 seen
Mega Camerupt ex
in 100% of decks · 10 seen
Mega Camerupt ex
in 100% of decks · 31 seen
Maximum Belt
in 39% of decks · 12 seen
Dunsparce
in 52% of decks · 16 seen
Ignition Energy
in 77% of decks · 24 seen
Wally's Compassion
in 68% of decks · 21 seen
More by Motofumi Fujiwara
This card was illustrated by Motofumi Fujiwara.
Building around Numel?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
"Its humped back stores intensely hot magma. In rain, the magma cools, slowing its movement."
CTackle — 10
RCCCFlamethrower — 80
Discard an Energy from this Pokémon.
Weakness:W×2
Retreat cost:CCCC
Tournament legality
Current legal status across competitive formats.
Recent tournament results
View calendar →Tournaments from the past 30 days where Numel was legal.
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 2026/07/17| Variant | Low | Mid | High | Market | Direct Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Normal | $0.03 | $0.20 | $19.98 | $0.16 | — |
| Reverse Holofoil | $0.22 | $0.37 | $19.98 | $0.34 | — |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2026/05/04| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €0.25 |
| 7-day average | €0.10 |
| 30-day average | €0.09 |
| Low | €0.02 |
| Trend price | €0.10 |
| Low (excellent+) | €0.02 |
| Reverse holo low | €0.05 |
| reverseHoloAvg1 | €0.49 |
| Reverse holo 7-day | €0.40 |
| reverseHoloSell | €0.44 |
| averageSellPrice | €0.09 |
| Reverse holo 30-day | €0.36 |
| Reverse holo trend | €0.33 |
Frequently asked
How can I tell if my Numel is real?
Numel 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 Numel worth?
As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Numel is $0.16; 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 Numel from?
Numel is from the Pokémon set "Unified Minds" in the Sun & Moon series, released in 2019.
What rarity is Numel?
Numel is a Common card in the Unified Minds set.
Other Numel printings
Same Pokémon card across other sets and rarities.
