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Lugia Pokémon cards — how many are there and what are they worth?

There are 37 Lugia cards on file, 35 of them with a price, and the typical one costs $77.70.

Pokédex number · 37 cards · 35 with a price · $0.80 to $4,500.00 · read August 14, 2026

How much is a Lugia Pokémon card worth?

The typical Lugia card costs $77.70. Across the 35 of them that carry a price, the cheapest is $0.80 and the dearest is $4,500.00 — Lugia 149, at $4,500.00. That spread is why the group price is a starting point and not a valuation of any one card.

Card facts are read from openly published card files; prices are read once a day from public marketplace listings into this site's own archive. Figures on this page were read on August 14, 2026.

All Pokémon Rarity Print variant Regulation mark Energy type Set Artist Evolution stage Card mechanic Attack cost Attack damage Retreat cost

Lugia 37 cardsPokédex number

35 with a price · $0.80 to $4,500.00 · No. 7 of 206 Pokémon by typical price · +153.1% in 11 months · 154 HP on average · weak to Lightning

Typical price, last 11 months$77.70+153.1% from $30.70

Card price ladder$4,500.00$0.80 to $4,500.00

Place among PokémonNo. 7CheapestMiddleDearestTypical price $77.70 · No. 7 of 206
199 Pokémon cost less than this one

Cards on file3735 carry a price Most expensive card$4,500.00Lugia 149 Cheapest on record$0.80across all 35 priced cards Price rose+153.1%over the last 11 months Place by priceNo. 7of 206 Pokémon

What stands out about Lugia cards

Scale 37 cards carry this Pokémon — 0.2% of the 20,444 English cards on file.
Price Half of the priced cards cost under $77.70, but the dearest reaches $4,500.00 — a gap of 58×.
Place By typical price this is No. 7 of 206 Pokémon; 199 of them cost less.
Record 35 of the 37 cards have a price on file. The rest are counted but left out of every price figure rather than guessed at.

How 20,444 English cards narrow down to these 37

Full bar = that step's denominator · filled = what carries over

English cards on file 20,4447,142 cardsonly cards that record a Pokédex number remain · 34.9% of 20,444
Cards with a Pokédex number 7,14237 cardsonly Lugia remain · 0.5% of 7,142
The 37 cards on this page37 cards0.2% of every English card on file

The middle step counts every card that records a Pokédex number, including Pokémon too small to have a page of their own. That is why its figure is larger than the totals on the Pokédex number list, which only counts the groups it can open.

Lugia Pokémon cards at a glance

What this group is. 37 cards share the Pokédex number Lugia. The Pokédex number ties every print of the same Pokémon together, whatever the set is called and whatever extra words the card name carries. Grouping by the number keeps prints of one Pokémon in one place instead of scattering them by name.
What they cost. The typical card is $77.70. Across the 35 priced cards the range runs $0.80 to $4,500.00.
Where it stands. No. 7 of 206 Pokémon by typical price, with 199 of them cheaper.
What the cards are like. They average 154 HP and 130 maximum damage, and are most often weak to Lightning.
What is listed below. Every one of the 37 cards that carries a price, each with its own price page. The other 2 are counted in the total but have no published price, so they are not listed.
When it was read. Every figure on this page comes from the archive as it stood on August 14, 2026.

Source: Counted from 37 cards on file, 35 of them with a price

Every Lugia card with a price on file

These are the 37 most expensive of the 35 Lugia cards that carry a price, dearest first. Each one opens its own price page.

The 37 dearest Lugia cards, most expensive first, each badged with the year it was printed. Hover a card to see it full size.

The grid above carries pictures for the 37 dearest cards only. Putting a picture on all 35 cards would make the first screen slow to arrive. The list below instead carries every one of them as a row.

The same 37 cards as a list, dearest firstName · set and number · rarity · price

Lugia — Aquapolis #149

1LugiaAquapolis #149 · 2003$4,500.00Rare Secret

Lugia — Neo Genesis #9

2LugiaNeo Genesis #9 · 2000$1,299.96Rare Holo

Lugia-EX — Plasma Storm #134

3Lugia-EXPlasma Storm #134 · 2013$725.00Rare Ultra

Lugia V — Silver Tempest #186

4Lugia VSilver Tempest #186 · 2022$522.96Rare Ultra

Lugia LEGEND — HeartGold & SoulSilver #113

5Lugia LEGENDHeartGold & SoulSilver #113 · 2010$380.00LEGEND

Lugia — Call of Legends #SL7

6LugiaCall of Legends #SL7 · 2011$350.74Rare Holo

Lugia LEGEND — HeartGold & SoulSilver #114

7Lugia LEGENDHeartGold & SoulSilver #114 · 2010$321.99LEGEND

Lugia — SWSH Black Star Promos #SWSH069

8LugiaSWSH Black Star Promos #SWSH069 · 2019$242.85Promo

Show the other 29They carry on in the same order — you do not leave this page+29

Lugia-GX — Lost Thunder #227

9Lugia-GXLost Thunder #227 · 2018$240.16Rare Rainbow

Lugia-EX — Ancient Origins #94

10Lugia-EXAncient Origins #94 · 2015$211.85Rare Ultra

Lugia — Secret Wonders #14

11LugiaSecret Wonders #14 · 2007$187.00Rare Holo

Lugia — Call of Legends #15

12LugiaCall of Legends #15 · 2011$168.45Rare Holo

Lugia — Neo Revelation #20

13LugiaNeo Revelation #20 · 2001$118.31Rare

Lugia — HGSS Black Star Promos #HGSS02

14LugiaHGSS Black Star Promos #HGSS02 · 2010$117.65Promo

Lugia-GX — Lost Thunder #207

15Lugia-GXLost Thunder #207 · 2018$111.81Rare Ultra

Lugia — POP Series 5 #2

16LugiaPOP Series 5 #2 · 2007$110.00Rare

Shining Lugia — SM Black Star Promos #SM82

17Shining LugiaSM Black Star Promos #SM82 · 2017$108.13Promo

Lugia-EX — Plasma Storm #108

18Lugia-EXPlasma Storm #108 · 2013$77.70Rare Holo EX

Lugia — XY Black Star Promos #XY156

19LugiaXY Black Star Promos #XY156 · 2013$48.69Promo

Lugia VSTAR — Silver Tempest #202

20Lugia VSTARSilver Tempest #202 · 2022$41.76Rare Rainbow

Lugia-EX — BW Black Star Promos #BW83

21Lugia-EXBW Black Star Promos #BW83 · 2011$41.19Promo

Lugia-GX — Lost Thunder #159

22Lugia-GXLost Thunder #159 · 2018$37.96Rare Holo GX

Lugia-EX — Legendary Treasures #102

23Lugia-EXLegendary Treasures #102 · 2013$36.74Rare Holo EX

Lugia BREAK — Fates Collide #79

24Lugia BREAKFates Collide #79 · 2016$28.36Rare BREAK

Lugia VSTAR — Silver Tempest #211

25Lugia VSTARSilver Tempest #211 · 2022$26.36Rare Secret

Lugia — Team Up #131

26LugiaTeam Up #131 · 2019$21.61Rare Holo

Lugia-EX — Ancient Origins #68

27Lugia-EXAncient Origins #68 · 2015$16.87Rare Holo EX

Lugia V — Silver Tempest #185

28Lugia VSilver Tempest #185 · 2022$16.57Rare Ultra

Lugia V — Silver Tempest #138

29Lugia VSilver Tempest #138 · 2022$15.01Rare Holo V

Lugia — Fates Collide #78

30LugiaFates Collide #78 · 2016$8.98Rare

Lugia VSTAR — Silver Tempest #139

31Lugia VSTARSilver Tempest #139 · 2022$6.41Rare Holo VSTAR

Lugia — Darkness Ablaze #140

32LugiaDarkness Ablaze #140 · 2020$2.03Rare

Lugia ex — Prismatic Evolutions #82

33Lugia exPrismatic Evolutions #82 · 2025$1.65Double Rare

Lugia — Vivid Voltage #132

34LugiaVivid Voltage #132 · 2020$1.54Rare Holo

Lugia — Celebrations #22

35LugiaCelebrations #22 · 2021$0.80Rare

Lugia — Unseen Forces #29

36LugiaUnseen Forces #29 · 2005Rare

Lugia ex — Unseen Forces #105

37Lugia exUnseen Forces #105 · 2005Rare Holo EX

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Which Lugia cards share a name across several printings?

35 of the 37 cards listed above are reprints of just 7 names. Buying by name alone is how people end up with the wrong printing, because these share a name but not a set, a rarity or a price.

Lugia16 printings · 15 sets

Lugia-EX6 printings · 4 sets

Lugia V3 printings · 1 set

Lugia-GX3 printings · 1 set

Lugia VSTAR3 printings · 1 set

Lugia LEGEND2 printings · 1 set

Lugia ex2 printings · 2 sets

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Are Lugia Pokémon cards going up in value?

This is the middle price of one Lugia card, read at 13 points over the last twelve months. The line is not smoothed, so the months it fell are still visible.

What one Lugia card cost over twelve months

Middle price of one card · 13 readings · latest $77.70

Hover a band to read that readingTap a band to read that reading

Every point is a reading taken on that date, joined without smoothing. The count of cards behind each reading moves too, and it is shown in the panel.

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How Lugia Pokémon card prices are spread

One number cannot describe a group whose cards run from a few dollars to several thousand. These four points and the bands under them show the shape of it.

An average hides the shape of a group. These four points say where the money actually sits among Lugia cards.

A typical Lugia card$77.70medianThat is 1.7% of the dearest single card at $4,500.00. "Lugia cards are expensive" is a story about one card.

The cheapest Lugia card$0.80Celebrations #22That is 1.0% of the typical price, so this group has cards you can buy for pocket change.

One in four costs less than this$19.24lower quarterA quarter of the priced cards sit under $19.24.

One in ten costs more than this$465.78upper tenthThat is 6.0× the typical price. This bar is the longest one here, and the tiles above are measured against it.

This page carries no graded prices for Lugia cardsPaid data A graded copy can be worth several times an ungraded one, but population counts and graded sale prices are only sold commercially.Rather than print a guess, the column is left out — every price here is for an ungraded English card.

How Lugia Pokémon card prices are spread
Price band	Cards	Share
Under $1	1	2.9%
$1 to $5	3	8.6%
$5 to $20	5	14.3%
$20 to $50	8	22.9%
$50 to $100	1	2.9%
$100 to $500	13	37.1%
$500 and up	4	11.4%

Counted across the 35 Lugia cards that carry a price. The bands are the round numbers people use when they talk about price, not equal-width steps.

The two ends of that spread are both Lugia cards. Put side by side, they show what you are actually paying for.

Dearest on fileLugiaAquapolis #149One card carries the reputation of the whole group at $4,500.00.

5,625 times apartPrice $4,500.00 VS $0.80
Rarity Rare Secret VS Rare
Set Aquapolis VS Celebrations

Cheapest on fileLugiaCelebrations #22The same Pokémon, in print, for $0.80.

What is the same

Both are Lugia cards

They sit in the same group of 37 cards and answer to the same Pokédex number, so a search for Lugia returns both.

What differs

Rare Secret against Rare

The dearer one is from Aquapolis and the cheaper from Celebrations. Nothing about the Pokémon changed — the printing did.

What it costs you

5,625 times apart

Buying the name rather than the print costs $0.80. The typical Lugia card is $77.70, much nearer the cheap end than the dear one.

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When were Lugia Pokémon cards printed, and are the old ones worth more?

Age is the first thing people ask about a Lugia card. These are the years this group was actually printed in, and what a card from each year is worth now.

This counts how many Lugia cards were printed in each year on file. The busiest year is 2022 with 6.

Bar height is that year against the busiest one (2022, 6 cards). Press a bar for the exact count.

Lugia Pokémon cards by year of printing
Year	Cards	Share	Typical price
2000	1	2.7%	—
2001	1	2.7%	—
2003	1	2.7%	—
2005	2	5.4%	—
2007	2	5.4%	—
2010	3	8.1%	$321.99
2011	3	8.1%	$168.45
2013	4	10.8%	$63.20
2015	2	5.4%	—
2016	2	5.4%	—
2017	1	2.7%	—
2018	3	8.1%	$111.81
2019	2	5.4%	—
2020	2	5.4%	—
2021	1	2.7%	—
2022	6	16.2%	$21.47
2025	1	2.7%	—

Years with no card of this group are left out rather than drawn as an empty bar. "Typical price" is the middle price of the cards printed that year.

17 years in all — every one of them is in this tableOldest firstNot split into pages — all of the years are in this one table.

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What Lugia Pokémon cards are made of, and which of them hold the value

The group price says what an ordinary Lugia card costs. These break the group down by card kind, rarity, printing, each row beside its own typical price, so you can tell a cheap card from a dear one before you look it up.

The words printed after the name split Lugia cards into kinds, and each kind plays by different rules.

37 cards

EX6 · 16.2%Team Plasma4 · 10.8%GX3 · 8.1%V3 · 8.1%VSTAR3 · 8.1%LEGEND2 · 5.4%ex2 · 5.4%Not in the rows above14 · 37.8%

Which kinds of Lugia card carry the value?6 largest of card kind · one real card each

Plasma Storm #134 · $725.00

Plasma Storm #134 · $725.00

Lost Thunder #227 · $240.16

Silver Tempest #186 · $522.96

Silver Tempest #202 · $41.76

HeartGold & SoulSilver #113 · $380.00

Which kinds of Lugia card carry the value?
Card kind	Cards	Share	Typical price (median)	A card from it
EX	6	16.2%	$59.45
Team Plasma	4	10.8%	$59.45
GX	3	8.1%	$111.81
V	3	8.1%	$16.57
VSTAR	3	8.1%	$26.36
LEGEND	2	5.4%	—
ex	2	5.4%	—

Counted across all 37 Lugia cards on file. "Typical price" is the middle price inside that row, left as a dash where fewer than three of its cards carry a price — a median of one or two cards is not a typical price.

Which Lugia cards are rare, and does rarity show up in the price?6 largest of rarity · one real card each

Neo Revelation #20 · $118.31

Neo Genesis #9 · $1,299.96

SWSH Black Star Promos #SWSH069 · $242.85

Plasma Storm #134 · $725.00

Plasma Storm #108 · $77.70

HeartGold & SoulSilver #113 · $380.00

Which Lugia cards are rare, and does rarity show up in the price?
Rarity	Cards	Share	Typical price (median)	A card from it
Rare	6	16.2%	$8.98
Rare Holo	6	16.2%	$177.73
Promo	5	13.5%	$108.13
Rare Ultra	5	13.5%	$211.85
Rare Holo EX	4	10.8%	$36.74
LEGEND	2	5.4%	—
Rare Rainbow	2	5.4%	—
Rare Secret	2	5.4%	—
Double Rare	1	2.7%	—
Rare BREAK	1	2.7%	—

Counted across all 37 Lugia cards on file. "Typical price" is the middle price inside that row, left as a dash where fewer than three of its cards carry a price — a median of one or two cards is not a typical price.

The 10 largest rows are drawnBy card countNot split into pages — the rows above are the largest of this group.

Holo, reverse holo or plain — which printing of a Lugia card is worth more?4 largest of printing · one real card each

Aquapolis #149 · $4,500.00

Fates Collide #78 · $8.98

Neo Revelation #20 · $118.31

Neo Genesis #9 · $1,299.96

Holo, reverse holo or plain — which printing of a Lugia card is worth more?
Printing	Cards	Share	Typical price (median)	A card from it
Holofoil	31	83.8%	$77.70
Normal	2	5.4%	—
1st Edition	1	2.7%	—
1st Edition Holofoil	1	2.7%	—

Counted across all 37 Lugia cards on file. "Typical price" is the middle price inside that row, left as a dash where fewer than three of its cards carry a price — a median of one or two cards is not a typical price.

Which sets hold the Lugia cards?6 largest of set · one real card each

Silver Tempest #186 · $522.96

Lost Thunder #227 · $240.16

Ancient Origins #94 · $211.85

Call of Legends #SL7 · $350.74

Fates Collide #79 · $28.36

HeartGold & SoulSilver #113 · $380.00

Which sets hold the Lugia cards?
Set	Cards	Share	Typical price (median)	A card from it
Silver Tempest	6	16.2%	$21.47
Lost Thunder	3	8.1%	$111.81
Ancient Origins	2	5.4%	—
Call of Legends	2	5.4%	—
Fates Collide	2	5.4%	—
HeartGold & SoulSilver	2	5.4%	—
Plasma Storm	2	5.4%	—
Unseen Forces	2	5.4%	—	Unseen ForcesNo image
Aquapolis	1	2.7%	—
BW Black Star Promos	1	2.7%	—

Counted across all 37 Lugia cards on file. "Typical price" is the middle price inside that row, left as a dash where fewer than three of its cards carry a price — a median of one or two cards is not a typical price.

The 10 largest rows are drawnBy card countNot split into pages — the rows above are the largest of this group.

Who drew the Lugia cards?6 largest of illustrator · one real card each

Plasma Storm #134 · $725.00

Lost Thunder #227 · $240.16

Silver Tempest #202 · $41.76

Fates Collide #79 · $28.36

Celebrations #22 · $0.80

POP Series 5 #2 · $110.00

Who drew the Lugia cards?
Illustrator	Cards	Share	Typical price (median)	A card from it
Toyste Beach	4	10.8%	$59.45
PLANETA Igarashi	3	8.1%	$111.81
PLANETA Mochizuki	3	8.1%	$26.36
5ban Graphics	2	5.4%	—
Kouki Saitou	2	5.4%	—
Mitsuhiro Arita	2	5.4%	—
Ryo Ueda	2	5.4%	—
Shinji Higuchi	2	5.4%	—
Anesaki Dynamic	1	2.7%	—
Aya Kusube	1	2.7%	—

Counted across all 37 Lugia cards on file. "Typical price" is the middle price inside that row, left as a dash where fewer than three of its cards carry a price — a median of one or two cards is not a typical price.

The 10 largest rows are drawnBy card countNot split into pages — the rows above are the largest of this group.

The energy symbol in the corner decides what a Lugia card can attack with.

37 cards

Colorless29 · 78.4%Water5 · 13.5%Psychic3 · 8.1%

Which energy types do Lugia cards use?3 largest of energy type · one real card each

Aquapolis #149 · $4,500.00

HeartGold & SoulSilver #113 · $380.00

Neo Revelation #20 · $118.31

Which energy types do Lugia cards use?
Energy type	Cards	Share	Typical price (median)	A card from it
Colorless	29	78.4%	$39.58
Water	5	13.5%	$321.99
Psychic	3	8.1%	—

Counted across all 37 Lugia cards on file. "Typical price" is the middle price inside that row, left as a dash where fewer than three of its cards carry a price — a median of one or two cards is not a typical price.

Which eras of the game do Lugia cards come from?6 largest of series · one real card each

Silver Tempest #186 · $522.96

HeartGold & SoulSilver #113 · $380.00

Lost Thunder #227 · $240.16

Ancient Origins #94 · $211.85

Plasma Storm #134 · $725.00

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Which eras of the game do Lugia cards come from?
Series	Cards	Share	Typical price (median)	A card from it
Sword & Shield	10	27.0%	$15.79
HeartGold & SoulSilver	5	13.5%	$321.99
Sun & Moon	5	13.5%	$108.13
XY	5	13.5%	$28.36
Black & White	4	10.8%	$59.45
EX	2	5.4%	—	EXNo image
Neo	2	5.4%	—
Diamond & Pearl	1	2.7%	—
E-Card	1	2.7%	—
POP	1	2.7%	—

Counted across all 37 Lugia cards on file. "Typical price" is the middle price inside that row, left as a dash where fewer than three of its cards carry a price — a median of one or two cards is not a typical price.

The 10 largest rows are drawnBy card countNot split into pages — the rows above are the largest of this group.

Which Lugia cards are still tournament legal?4 largest of regulation mark · one real card each

Silver Tempest #186 · $522.96

SWSH Black Star Promos #SWSH069 · $242.85

Celebrations #22 · $0.80

Prismatic Evolutions #82 · $1.65

Which Lugia cards are still tournament legal?
Regulation mark	Cards	Share	Typical price (median)	A card from it
F	6	16.2%	$21.47
D	3	8.1%	$2.03
E	1	2.7%	—
H	1	2.7%	—

Counted across all 37 Lugia cards on file. "Typical price" is the middle price inside that row, left as a dash where fewer than three of its cards carry a price — a median of one or two cards is not a typical price.

Are evolved Lugia cards worth more?2 largest of evolution stage · one real card each

Aquapolis #149 · $4,500.00

Fates Collide #79 · $28.36

Are evolved Lugia cards worth more?
Evolution stage	Cards	Share	Typical price (median)	A card from it
Basic	31	83.8%	$108.13
BREAK	1	2.7%	—

Counted across all 37 Lugia cards on file. "Typical price" is the middle price inside that row, left as a dash where fewer than three of its cards carry a price — a median of one or two cards is not a typical price.

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How much HP and damage Lugia Pokémon cards print

An average hides the shape of a group: it reads the same whether every Lugia card prints the same number or they run from one end of the scale to the other. These five points show which of the two is happening.

Lugia Pokémon cards — how far apart the numbers on the cards sit
Measure	Lowest	Lower quarter	Typical	Upper quarter	Highest	Cards counted
HP	80	100	130	190	280	37
Biggest attack	20	80	120	170	250	37

Trainer and energy cards carry no HP or attack, so they are left out of these counts rather than entered as zero. "Biggest attack" is the largest printed damage number on the card, before any condition the attack text adds.

The five points that describe Lugia card HP

Lowest28.6% of the highest80 HP

Lower quarter35.7% of the highest100 HP

Typical46.4% of the highest130 HP

Upper quarter67.9% of the highest190 HP

Highest100.0% of the highest280 HP

HP printed on the 37 Lugia cards that carry one. The typical card is 130 HP. Bar length is that HP against the highest in the group.

Half of these cards sit between 100 and 190 HP. The distance between the two ends is what a single average would have hidden.

The five points that describe Lugia card HP
Group	Share	Value
Lowest	28.6% of the highest	80 HP
Lower quarter	35.7% of the highest	100 HP
Typical	46.4% of the highest	130 HP
Upper quarter	67.9% of the highest	190 HP
Highest	100.0% of the highest	280 HP

The five points that describe the biggest attack on a Lugia card

Lowest8.0% of the highest20 damage

Lower quarter32.0% of the highest80 damage

Typical48.0% of the highest120 damage

Upper quarter68.0% of the highest170 damage

Highest100.0% of the highest250 damage

The largest printed damage number on each of the 37 Lugia cards that print one. The typical card hits for 120. Bar length is that number against the hardest hitter in the group.

Half of these cards hit between 80 and 170. Attack text that adds a condition is not counted here — only the printed number.

The five points that describe the biggest attack on a Lugia card
Group	Share	Value
Lowest	8.0% of the highest	20 damage
Lower quarter	32.0% of the highest	80 damage
Typical	48.0% of the highest	120 damage
Upper quarter	68.0% of the highest	170 damage
Highest	100.0% of the highest	250 damage

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What are Lugia Pokémon cards weak to?

Weakness is the one printed number that doubles incoming damage, so it decides more matches than HP does. Across the 36 Lugia cards that print one, the most common is Lightning on 29 of them.

What Lugia Pokémon cards are weak to

What Lugia Pokémon cards are weak to — 36 cards counted.

Lightning81%
Psychic19%

An attack of this type does double damage to the card. Counted across the 36 Lugia cards that print a weakness.

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How do Lugia Pokémon cards evolve?

Some Lugia cards evolve from another Lugia card because a form badge is printed on them, which is a different thing from the collection line that runs between Pokémon. These are the 32 Lugia cards that print a stage.

Form badges — Lugia cards that evolve from another Lugia card2 badges · most cards first · no earlier Pokémon needed

Silver Tempest · No. 186

Aquapolis · No. 149

How Lugia Pokémon cards evolve

How Lugia Pokémon cards evolve — 32 cards counted.

Basic97%
BREAK3%

Basic cards are played straight from the hand; the later stages have to evolve from the card before them.

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Can you still play Lugia Pokémon cards, and what do they cost to retreat?

Price is only half of what separates this group from the one next to it. These are the conditions you meet when you actually put a Lugia card on the table, across all 37 of them.

The card shown is Lugia. It is Aquapolis #149, Rare Secret. This group holds 37 Pokémon cards on file.Printed in 2003

What it costs to retreat a Lugia Pokémon card

What it costs to retreat a Lugia Pokémon card — 37 cards counted.

281%
18%
38%
03%

The number of energy cards you discard to move this Pokémon back to the bench. Zero means it retreats for free.

Can you still play Lugia Pokémon cards in a tournament?
Question	Cards	Share of the group
Legal in Standard today	7	18.9%
Legal in Expanded today	25	67.6%
Cards with an Ability	12	32.4%
Cards with a special rule	20	54.1%

Standard and Expanded are the two tournament formats. A card leaves Standard when its set rotates out, so this share moves each year while the card itself does not change.

How much of the group each answer covers, out of 37 cards

Legal in Standard today18.9%7 cards

Legal in Expanded today67.6%25 cards

Cards with an Ability32.4%12 cards

Cards with a special rule54.1%20 cards

Each track is the whole of the 37 Lugia cards on file, so the empty part of a bar is the share the answer does not cover.

The four rows are not slices of one whole — a card can be legal in Standard and carry an Ability at the same time, so the bars are read one at a time against the group.

How much of the group each answer covers, out of 37 cards
Group	Share	Value
Legal in Standard today	18.9%	7 cards
Legal in Expanded today	67.6%	25 cards
Cards with an Ability	32.4%	12 cards
Cards with a special rule	54.1%	20 cards

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Which Lugia Pokémon cards moved most this year

The group line is made of single cards, and they do not all move together. These are the two ends of that spread over the last twelve months.

Biggest risers over 12 months

Biggest fallers over 12 months

Counted on the 31 cards that carried a price on both the first and the last reading, so a card that only appeared recently is not in here.

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The cheapest Lugia Pokémon cards you can buy

Every list on this page so far has run from the top down. This one runs from the bottom, because the first question of anyone starting a Lugia collection is what it costs to get in.

Lugia 22 — Celebrations

$0.80 Lugia [22] 2

Lugia 132 — Vivid Voltage

$1.54 Lugia [132] 3

Lugia ex 82 — Prismatic Evolutions

$1.65 Lugia ex [82] 4

Lugia 140 — Darkness Ablaze

$2.03 Lugia [140] 5

Lugia VSTAR 139 — Silver Tempest

$6.41 Lugia VSTAR [139] 6

Lugia 78 — Fates Collide

$8.98 Lugia [78]

The 6 cheapest Lugia cards on file

Cheapest first. Each card opens its own price page. Prices exclude shipping, which on a card at this level is usually more than the card.

These six together cost $21.41, against $4,500.00 for the single dearest Lugia card. The two ends of the same group sit 5,625× apart, and both of them are correctly described as "Lugia".

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How Lugia compares with the other Pokémon

A price on its own says nothing until you know what the group next to it costs. This is where Lugia sits among the 206 Pokémon on file.

"Which Pokémon is the most expensive" has three different answers depending on what you measure, so this section keeps them apart.

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Ranked by its single dearest card, Lugia is number 1 of 206 Pokémon, on Aquapolis #149 at $4,500.00. By card count it is number 50, and by the price of an ordinary card number 7 — three different answers to "is it the most expensive".

Ranked by what an ordinary card costs, Lugia is number 7

Every bar is measured against No. 1 Gengar at $160.00

GengarNo. 1 by price · 50 cardsbaseline$160.00
RayquazaNo. 2 by price · 59 cards$125.27
UmbreonNo. 3 by price · 44 cards$110.85
LugiaNo. 7 by price · 37 cardsYou are here$77.70
BlastoiseNo. 8 by price · 45 cards$69.12
DittoNo. 9 by price · 31 cards$66.07

These are the Pokémon that sit next to Lugia on that ladder.

Gengar — 50 cardsPokédex 94typical $160.00

Rayquaza — 59 cardsPokédex 384typical $125.27

Umbreon — 44 cardsPokédex 197typical $110.85

Blastoise — 45 cardsPokédex 9typical $69.12

Ditto — 31 cardsPokédex 132typical $66.07

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The 3 dearest Lugia cards on file — hover to draw one out

Middle · Lugia Neo Genesis #9Most drawn by Toyste Beach

Lugia cards

37on file

35 of them carry a price

Sets they appear in

10

Only the largest rows are listed in the table

Illustrators

10

Most often Toyste Beach

Typical card

$77.70median

One in ten costs over $465.78

Typical HP130Biggest attack120Weak toLightningEnergy typeColorless

3 things that split what a Lugia card is worth — press a panel to drop to the working behind it

Which way did Lugia card prices go over 12 months?+153%$30.70 → $77.7013 readings of the middle priceSee the whole curve Which rarity of Lugia card holds the value?$211.85Rare UltraRare Ultra · 5 cards$211.85Rare Holo · 6 cards$177.73Promo · 5 cards$108.13Rare Holo EX · 4 cards$36.74Bars are measured against Rare UltraSee every rarity Where does Lugia sit among the other Pokémon?No. 7of 206 PokémonNo. 1 Gengar$160.00No. 2 Rayquaza$125.27No. 7 Lugia$77.70Bars are measured against the dearest group at $160.00See the whole ladder

Lugia Pokémon cards — frequently asked questions

How many Lugia Pokémon cards are there?

There are 37 Lugia cards in this archive, and 35 of them carry a price. The Pokédex number ties every print of the same Pokémon together, whatever the set is called and whatever extra words the card name carries. Grouping by the number keeps prints of one Pokémon in one place instead of scattering them by name.

How much is a Lugia Pokémon card worth?

The typical one costs $77.70. Across the 35 priced cards the range runs from $0.80 to $4,500.00, so the group price is a starting point rather than a valuation of any one card.

What is the most expensive Lugia Pokémon card?

Lugia 149 from Aquapolis, at $4,500.00. It is 58× the typical price of the group.

Are Lugia Pokémon cards rare?

By price they rank No. 7 of 206 Pokémon, with 199 cheaper than this one. By size the group holds 37 of the 20,444 English cards on file, or 0.2%. Those two together are what "rare" usually means in practice — few of them, and dear because of it.

Do all Lugia Pokémon cards have a price?

No. 35 of the 37 carry a price on file. The rest have never been listed at a price this archive could read, so they are counted in the card total but left out of every price figure rather than guessed at.

Where can I see every Lugia Pokémon card?

The list on this page holds the 37 most expensive of them, dearest first, and each card opens its own price page. The remaining 0 carry no published price, which is why they are not drawn.

How often are Lugia Pokémon card prices updated?

Prices are read once a day from public marketplace listings. The figures on this page were read on August 14, 2026. Which cards belong to this group comes from openly published card files and changes only when a new set is added.

Are Lugia Pokémon cards going up in value?

Over the last 11 months the typical Lugia card rose from $30.70 to $77.70, a change of +153.1%. That is the middle of the whole group, so it describes an ordinary card of this kind rather than the headline one at the top.

How much does a cheap Lugia Pokémon card cost?

One in four Lugia cards costs $19.24 or less and the cheapest on file is $0.80. Three in four cost $226.01 or less, so the cards past that point are the exception rather than the rule for this group.

Which Lugia Pokémon cards are worth the most?

Sorted by rarity, Rare Ultra is the dearest kind of Lugia card: 5 of them are on file and the middle one costs $211.85. The table on this page lists every rarity in the group beside its own typical price.

What is the highest HP on a Lugia Pokémon card?

The highest printed HP among Lugia cards is 280, and the lowest is 80. The typical one is 130 HP, with half of them between 100 and 190 — figures counted from the 37 cards in this group that print an HP value.

Are Lugia Pokémon cards legal in tournaments?

7 of the 37 Lugia cards are legal in Standard today and 25 in Expanded — 18.9% and 67.6% of the group. A card leaves Standard when its set rotates out, so this share moves each year even though the cards do not change.

What are Lugia Pokémon cards weak to?

Most often Lightning — 29 of the 36 Lugia cards that print a weakness take double damage from it, with Psychic next at 7 cards. Weakness is printed per card, so the group tendency is a guide and the card itself is the answer.

Are old Lugia Pokémon cards worth more than new ones?

Not simply by age. Among Lugia cards the 2010 printings sit at a typical $321.99 and the 2022 ones at $21.47, while the dearest year of all is 2010 at $321.99. Print run and demand decide it, not the date on its own.

Which Lugia Pokémon card rose the most this year?

Lugia 149 from Aquapolis, which went from $500.00 to $4,500.00 — a change of +800.0% between August 14, 2025 and August 14, 2026. It is one of 31 Lugia cards that carried a price on both days.

Which sets have Lugia Pokémon cards?

Lugia cards appear across 10 sets on file. The largest are Silver Tempest (6 cards, typically $21.47), Lost Thunder (3 cards, typically $111.81), Ancient Origins (2 cards). The full list on this page gives every set beside its card count and typical price.

How these Lugia figures are collected, and where you can check them

Every figure on this page is counted from the 37 Lugia cards this site holds on file — 35 of them with a price read once a day from public marketplace listings into this site's own archive. Nothing here is estimated: a card with no price is left out of the price columns rather than filled in. The places below are where the same card information can be checked.

Primary official source

First-party official sources — the body that issues the data itself, such as a government agency, a statutory register or a rights holder publishing its own records.

1

The Pokémon Company International — official tournament format and rotation announcements www.pokemon.com

Industry source

Second-party sources — marketplaces, trade associations, research institutes and companies that compile data about the market.

1

Pokémon TCG Data — openly published card files (card text, rarity, types, regulation mark, illustrator credits) github.com

2

TCGdex card database — openly licensed card files (set listings and printed names) github.com

Before you rely on these figures

Note: Prices on this page are asking and market prices for ungraded English Lugia cards, taken from a daily snapshot of public marketplace listings read on August 14, 2026. They are not offers, they exclude shipping, duty and marketplace fees, and they move. Counts cover only the English cards this site holds on file. Graded prices, population counts, sealed product values and pack odds are not published on this site because no free commercial source provides them.

Last updated: 2026-08-14