Pokémon · Scarlet & Violet
Archen
White Flare · #50 · Uncommon · 2025
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Market reference
$0.13
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Current listings on The Game Traders
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 50 / 173
- Release year
- 2025
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- HP
- 80
- Subtype
- Stage 1
- Evolves from
- Antiuqe Plume Fossil
- Evolves to
- Archeops
- Retreat cost
- 1 energy
- Regulation mark
- I
- Illustrator
- Haru Akasaka
- Pokédex #
- 566
- Series
- Scarlet & Violet
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Attacker
- Damage efficiency
- 30 damage
- 15 per Energy
- Prize liability
- 1 Prize given up
- Single-prize attacker — favourable prize trades
- Setup
- Stage 1
- One evolution step from a Basic
Strategy & play
How Archen plays — derived from its stats and the rules of the game, not an opinion.
- Its main attack (Acrobatics) needs 2 Energy — a turn-2 swing on manual attachment.
- Needs Fighting Energy to attack — your line must supply that color.
- Fighting type, weak to Grass ×2 — a Grass 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 Antiuqe Plume Fossil; doesn’t help your opening hand, but quick to set up.
- Currently Standard-legal — usable in the main rotating format.
How to beat Archen
- Exploit its Grass weakness — ≥40 damage one-shots it.
- Gust it before the evolution is set up.
Competitive performance
From real Standard tournament decks over the last 180 days.
- Meta inclusion
- 0% of decks
- 2 copies on average · 2 decks
More by Haru Akasaka
This card was illustrated by Haru Akasaka.
Building around Archen?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
"Said to be an ancestor of bird Pokémon, they were unable to fly and moved about by hopping from one branch to another."
FCAcrobatics — 30+
Flip 2 coins. This attack does 30 more damage for each heads.
Weakness:G×2
Retreat cost:C
Tournament legality
Current legal status across competitive formats.
Upcoming events
View calendar →Tournaments and releases relevant to Archen or White Flare.
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Sep 22, 2026
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Sep 23, 2026
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Sep 23, 2026
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Sep 23, 2026
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Sep 24, 2026
Recent tournament results
View calendar →Tournaments from the past 30 days where Archen was legal.
CHALLENGE OF DOOM! WAIT, HOW MANY!?!?!
today
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today
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today
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🏆Moujii's Dojo🏆 (Late Registration Available!)
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Tournament play
Decklist data from the past 30 days of competitive Pokémon TCG tournaments (sourced from Limitless TCG).
Recent decks
1
ran Archen
Tournaments scanned
287
past 30 days
Competitive note
Occasional competitive appearance.
Top decks running Archen
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 2026/07/10| Variant | Low | Mid | High | Market | Direct Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Normal | $0.01 | $0.15 | $19.98 | $0.13 | $0.01 |
| Reverse Holofoil | $0.08 | $0.25 | $19.98 | $0.23 | — |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2026/02/19| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €0.02 |
| 7-day average | €0.03 |
| 30-day average | €0.03 |
| Low | €0.02 |
| Trend price | €0.04 |
| Low (excellent+) | €0.02 |
| Reverse holo low | €0.02 |
| reverseHoloAvg1 | €0.21 |
| Reverse holo 7-day | €0.17 |
| reverseHoloSell | €0.17 |
| averageSellPrice | €0.03 |
| Reverse holo 30-day | €0.16 |
| Reverse holo trend | €0.16 |
Frequently asked
How can I tell if my Archen is real?
Archen 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 Archen worth?
As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Archen is $0.13; 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 Archen from?
Archen is from the Pokémon set "White Flare" in the Scarlet & Violet series, released in 2025.
What rarity is Archen?
Archen is a Uncommon card in the White Flare set.
Other Archen printings
Same Pokémon card across other sets and rarities.
