Stage 2 Pokémon cards — how many are there and what are they worth?
There are 1,749 Stage 2 cards on file, 1,649 of them with a price, and the typical one costs $5.21.
Evolution stage · 1,749 cards · 1,649 with a price · $0.05 to $2,199.99 · read August 14, 2026
How much is a Stage 2 Pokémon card worth?
The typical Stage 2 card costs $5.21. Across the 1,649 of them that carry a price, the cheapest is $0.05 and the dearest is $2,199.99 — Gengar SWSH241, at $2,199.99. 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.
Stage 2 1,749 cardsEvolution stage
Stage 2 price summary
1,649 with a price · $0.05 to $2,199.99 · No. 3 of 5 stages by typical price · +43.1% in 11 months · 162 HP on average · weak to Fire
2 stages cost less than this one
What stands out about Stage 2 cards
- Scale 1,749 cards carry this stage — 8.6% of the 20,444 English cards on file.
- Price Half of the priced cards cost under $5.21, but the dearest reaches $2,199.99 — a gap of 422×.
- Place By typical price this is No. 3 of 5 stages; 2 of them cost less.
- Record 1,649 of the 1,749 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 1,749
Full bar = that step's denominator · filled = what carries over- English cards on file 20,44416,955 cardsonly cards that record a evolution stage remain · 82.9% of 20,444
- Cards with a evolution stage 16,9551,749 cardsonly Stage 2 remain · 10.3% of 16,955
- The 1,749 cards on this page1,749 cards8.6% of every English card on file
The middle step counts every card that records a evolution stage, including stages too small to have a page of their own. That is why its figure is larger than the totals on the evolution stage list, which only counts the groups it can open.
Stage 2 Pokémon cards at a glance
- What this group is. 1,749 cards share the evolution stage Stage 2. The stage is where a card stands in an evolution line, recorded with each card in the card files this site reads. Trainer and energy cards carry no stage, so this axis covers only the Pokémon part of the archive.
- What they cost. The typical card is $5.21. Across the 1,649 priced cards the range runs $0.05 to $2,199.99.
- Where it stands. No. 3 of 5 stages by typical price, with 2 of them cheaper.
- What the cards are like. They average 162 HP and 102 maximum damage, and are most often weak to Fire.
- What is listed below. The 50 most expensive of the 1,649 cards that carry a price, each with its own price page. Cards without a price are counted in the total but are not listed.
- When it was read. Every figure on this page comes from the archive as it stood on August 14, 2026.
Every Stage 2 Pokémon card with a price on file
The 50 dearest Stage 2 cards, most expensive first
Prices are the latest reading held in this site's own archive. A card with no picture on file is drawn as a small stand-in that still carries its name, set and number.
Show the rest of the list40 more cards, still in price order+40
1,649 cards on file carry a price; the archive holds the 50 dearest of them in full.
Back to summaryWhich Stage 2 cards share a name across several printings?
Charizard8 printings · 8 sets
Gengar5 printings · 5 sets
Blastoise3 printings · 3 sets
Dragonite2 printings · 2 sets
Charizard-GX2 printings · 2 sets
Kabutops2 printings · 1 set
Tyranitar2 printings · 2 sets
Are Stage 2 Pokémon cards going up in value?
| Reading date | Typical price | Where it started |
|---|---|---|
| 12 Sep 25 | 3.64 | |
| 10 Oct 25 | 3.78 | |
| 7 Nov 25 | 3.84 | |
| 5 Dec 25 | 3.95 | |
| 2 Jan 26 | 3.97 | |
| 30 Jan 26 | 4.18 | |
| 27 Feb 26 | 4.26 | |
| 27 Mar 26 | 4.24 | |
| 24 Apr 26 | 4.51 | |
| 22 May 26 | 4.9 | |
| 19 Jun 26 | 5.01 | |
| 17 Jul 26 | 5.05 | |
| 14 Aug 26 | 5.21 |
| Window | Typical then | Typical now | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Last month | $5.05 | $5.21 | +3.2% |
| Last 3 months | $4.90 | $5.21 | +6.3% |
| Last 6 months | $4.26 | $5.21 | +22.3% |
| Since September 12, 2025 | $3.64 | $5.21 | +43.1% |
Each row compares the middle price of the whole group on two days. It is not the change of any single card — a card can fall while the group rises, which is what the movers list below shows.
The typical Stage 2 card rose from $3.64 to $5.21 over the 11 months on file — +43.1%. A rising middle means the ordinary card of this group got dearer, not just the headline one at the top of the list.
How Stage 2 Pokémon card prices are spread
Each half circle is the whole price range of the 1,649 priced Stage 2 cards, from $0.05 to $2,199.99, with the tenfold steps evenly spaced. The last one is read differently — it counts cards rather than dollars, and says so in its own label.
How every Stage 2 card with a price falls into price bands — 1,649 cards counted, not just the ones drawn above. Each track is the whole group, so the empty part of a bar is the share that sits outside that band.
The longest bar is where an ordinary Stage 2 card actually sits. Bands read the market price of each card on August 14, 2026.
| Group | Share | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Under $1 | 28.3% | 466 cards |
| $1 to $5 | 21.0% | 347 cards |
| $5 to $20 | 18.3% | 301 cards |
| $20 to $50 | 11.9% | 197 cards |
| $50 to $100 | 7.5% | 124 cards |
| $100 to $500 | 11.2% | 184 cards |
| $500 and up | 1.8% | 30 cards |
| Figure | All priced cards | The 50 listed above |
|---|---|---|
| Cards counted | 1,649 | 50 |
| Cheapest | $0.05 | $380.00 |
| Cheaper quarter, up to | $0.79 | — |
| Typical (median) | $5.21 | — |
| Dearer quarter, from | $36.02 | — |
| Dearest tenth, from | $139.75 | — |
| Average | $50.33 | — |
| Dearest | $2,199.99 | $2,199.99 |
The two columns are different groups of cards, not two readings of the same one — the right column is the dearest end of the left one. "Typical" is the middle price, which half the cards sit below; "average" is pulled upward by the few very expensive cards, which is why the two differ.
The average price of a Stage 2 card is $50.33 while the typical one is $5.21. The gap between those two numbers is the shape of this group: a small number of very expensive cards is dragging the average far above what most cards actually cost.
What three quarters of the 1,649 priced Stage 2 cards cost
One in four Stage 2 cards costs $0.79 or less, half cost $5.21 or less, and three in four cost $36.02 or less. Only the top quarter runs past $36.02, and the dearest tenth starts at $139.75.
See the dearest Gengar — $2,199.99When were Stage 2 Pokémon cards printed, and are the old ones worth more?
Bar length is that year against the busiest year for Stage 2 cards, and the figure beside each year is its share of all 1,749 of them.
Years are left in printing order rather than sorted by size, because the shape of the run over time is what this chart is for.
| Group | Share | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 1.6% | 28 cards |
| 2000 | 2.6% | 46 cards |
| 2001 | 1.0% | 18 cards |
| 2002 | 3.7% | 65 cards |
| 2003 | 4.3% | 75 cards |
| 2004 | 2.3% | 41 cards |
| 2005 | 1.9% | 33 cards |
| 2006 | 2.9% | 50 cards |
| 2007 | 3.4% | 60 cards |
| 2008 | 2.5% | 43 cards |
| 2009 | 2.2% | 39 cards |
| 2010 | 2.3% | 41 cards |
| 2011 | 2.7% | 48 cards |
| 2012 | 2.8% | 49 cards |
| 2013 | 3.8% | 67 cards |
| 2014 | 2.2% | 39 cards |
| 2015 | 2.9% | 51 cards |
| 2016 | 1.8% | 32 cards |
| 2017 | 6.1% | 106 cards |
| 2018 | 4.1% | 71 cards |
| 2019 | 6.4% | 112 cards |
| 2020 | 3.1% | 55 cards |
| 2021 | 4.1% | 71 cards |
| 2022 | 3.5% | 62 cards |
| 2023 | 8.7% | 153 cards |
| 2024 | 5.1% | 90 cards |
| 2025 | 7.0% | 122 cards |
| 2026 | 4.7% | 82 cards |
| Year | Cards | Share | Typical price |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 28 | 1.6% | $102.88 |
| 2000 | 46 | 2.6% | $91.14 |
| 2001 | 18 | 1.0% | $43.12 |
| 2002 | 65 | 3.7% | $149.26 |
| 2003 | 75 | 4.3% | $81.07 |
| 2004 | 41 | 2.3% | $48.99 |
| 2005 | 33 | 1.9% | $95.08 |
| 2006 | 50 | 2.9% | $80.35 |
| 2007 | 60 | 3.4% | $18.99 |
| 2008 | 43 | 2.5% | $18.22 |
| 2009 | 39 | 2.2% | $15.79 |
| 2010 | 41 | 2.3% | $35.64 |
| 2011 | 48 | 2.7% | $3.83 |
| 2012 | 49 | 2.8% | $6.15 |
| 2013 | 67 | 3.8% | $6.97 |
| 2014 | 39 | 2.2% | $1.58 |
| 2015 | 51 | 2.9% | $2.07 |
| 2016 | 32 | 1.8% | $1.60 |
| 2017 | 106 | 6.1% | $2.46 |
| 2018 | 71 | 4.1% | $3.96 |
| 2019 | 112 | 6.4% | $2.34 |
| 2020 | 55 | 3.1% | $0.50 |
| 2021 | 71 | 4.1% | $0.38 |
| 2022 | 62 | 3.5% | $0.39 |
| 2023 | 153 | 8.7% | $1.34 |
| 2024 | 90 | 5.1% | $0.97 |
| 2025 | 122 | 7.0% | $3.55 |
| 2026 | 82 | 4.7% | $0.99 |
Counted across all 1,749 Stage 2 cards on file. "Typical price" is the middle price inside that year, left as a dash where fewer than three of its cards carry a price.
Back to summaryWhat Stage 2 Pokémon cards are made of, and which of them hold the value
Each track is the whole of the 1,749 Stage 2 cards on file, so the empty part of a bar is the share that sits in the other rows.
Only the ten largest rows are drawn. The table below carries the same counts as text, together with what each row typically costs.
| Group | Share | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Rare Holo | 32.6% | 571 cards |
| Rare | 29.6% | 517 cards |
| Promo | 6.6% | 116 cards |
| Uncommon | 6.1% | 107 cards |
| Double Rare | 4.4% | 77 cards |
| Illustration Rare | 3.0% | 52 cards |
| Rare Holo EX | 2.7% | 47 cards |
| Ultra Rare | 2.7% | 47 cards |
| Special Illustration Rare | 2.1% | 36 cards |
| Rare Secret | 1.6% | 28 cards |
| Rarity | Cards | Share | Typical price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rare Holo | 571 | 32.6% | $8.59 |
| Rare | 517 | 29.6% | $1.85 |
| Promo | 116 | 6.6% | $17.98 |
| Uncommon | 107 | 6.1% | $0.28 |
| Double Rare | 77 | 4.4% | $0.85 |
| Illustration Rare | 52 | 3.0% | $13.49 |
| Rare Holo EX | 47 | 2.7% | $160.45 |
| Ultra Rare | 47 | 2.7% | $3.86 |
| Special Illustration Rare | 36 | 2.1% | $90.66 |
| Rare Secret | 28 | 1.6% | $178.38 |
Counted across all 1,749 Stage 2 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.
Each track is the whole of the 1,749 Stage 2 cards on file, so the empty part of a bar is the share that sits in the other rows.
Only the ten largest rows are drawn. The table below carries the same counts as text, together with what each row typically costs.
| Group | Share | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Holofoil | 62.6% | 1,094 cards |
| Normal | 26.2% | 458 cards |
| 1st Edition Holofoil | 2.9% | 51 cards |
| 1st Edition | 1.8% | 32 cards |
| Reverse Holofoil | 0.8% | 14 cards |
| Printing | Cards | Share | Typical price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Holofoil | 1,094 | 62.6% | $7.55 |
| Normal | 458 | 26.2% | $1.25 |
| 1st Edition Holofoil | 51 | 2.9% | $168.16 |
| 1st Edition | 32 | 1.8% | $21.70 |
| Reverse Holofoil | 14 | 0.8% | $0.31 |
Counted across all 1,749 Stage 2 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.
Each track is the whole of the 1,749 Stage 2 cards on file, so the empty part of a bar is the share that sits in the other rows.
Only the ten largest rows are drawn. The table below carries the same counts as text, together with what each row typically costs.
| Group | Share | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Ascended Heroes | 2.3% | 41 cards |
| Expedition Base Set | 2.3% | 40 cards |
| SM Black Star Promos | 1.7% | 30 cards |
| Paldea Evolved | 1.7% | 29 cards |
| Scarlet & Violet Black Star Promos | 1.7% | 29 cards |
| 151 | 1.6% | 28 cards |
| Destined Rivals | 1.6% | 28 cards |
| Guardians Rising | 1.4% | 24 cards |
| SWSH Black Star Promos | 1.4% | 24 cards |
| Skyridge | 1.3% | 23 cards |
| Set | Cards | Share | Typical price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ascended Heroes | 41 | 2.3% | $3.01 |
| Expedition Base Set | 40 | 2.3% | $128.69 |
| SM Black Star Promos | 30 | 1.7% | $8.38 |
| Paldea Evolved | 29 | 1.7% | $0.89 |
| Scarlet & Violet Black Star Promos | 29 | 1.7% | $9.89 |
| 151 | 28 | 1.6% | $2.28 |
| Destined Rivals | 28 | 1.6% | $0.83 |
| Guardians Rising | 24 | 1.4% | $3.36 |
| SWSH Black Star Promos | 24 | 1.4% | $14.72 |
| Skyridge | 23 | 1.3% | $122.86 |
Counted across all 1,749 Stage 2 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.
Each track is the whole of the 1,749 Stage 2 cards on file, so the empty part of a bar is the share that sits in the other rows.
Only the ten largest rows are drawn. The table below carries the same counts as text, together with what each row typically costs.
| Group | Share | Value |
|---|---|---|
| ex | 14.0% | 245 cards |
| GX | 5.7% | 99 cards |
| MEGA | 2.2% | 39 cards |
| Tera | 2.0% | 35 cards |
| Team Plasma | 0.9% | 16 cards |
| Prime | 0.8% | 14 cards |
| Rapid Strike | 0.6% | 10 cards |
| Single Strike | 0.4% | 7 cards |
| Fusion Strike | 0.1% | 1 cards |
| Card kind | Cards | Share | Typical price |
|---|---|---|---|
| ex | 245 | 14.0% | $6.49 |
| GX | 99 | 5.7% | $17.87 |
| MEGA | 39 | 2.2% | $11.13 |
| Tera | 35 | 2.0% | $5.07 |
| Team Plasma | 16 | 0.9% | $11.85 |
| Prime | 14 | 0.8% | $63.18 |
| Rapid Strike | 10 | 0.6% | $0.45 |
| Single Strike | 7 | 0.4% | $0.38 |
| Fusion Strike | 1 | 0.1% | — |
Counted across all 1,749 Stage 2 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.
Each track is the whole of the 1,749 Stage 2 cards on file, so the empty part of a bar is the share that sits in the other rows.
Only the ten largest rows are drawn. The table below carries the same counts as text, together with what each row typically costs.
| Group | Share | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 5ban Graphics | 10.5% | 183 cards |
| Mitsuhiro Arita | 5.0% | 87 cards |
| Kouki Saitou | 4.6% | 80 cards |
| Ken Sugimori | 4.5% | 79 cards |
| Kagemaru Himeno | 4.0% | 70 cards |
| Masakazu Fukuda | 3.3% | 57 cards |
| Shin Nagasawa | 2.5% | 43 cards |
| kawayoo | 2.3% | 40 cards |
| Atsuko Nishida | 1.9% | 33 cards |
| Hajime Kusajima | 1.8% | 31 cards |
| Illustrator | Cards | Share | Typical price |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5ban Graphics | 183 | 10.5% | $5.40 |
| Mitsuhiro Arita | 87 | 5.0% | $61.53 |
| Kouki Saitou | 80 | 4.6% | $7.76 |
| Ken Sugimori | 79 | 4.5% | $44.91 |
| Kagemaru Himeno | 70 | 4.0% | $12.67 |
| Masakazu Fukuda | 57 | 3.3% | $4.83 |
| Shin Nagasawa | 43 | 2.5% | $2.16 |
| kawayoo | 40 | 2.3% | $2.13 |
| Atsuko Nishida | 33 | 1.9% | $38.06 |
| Hajime Kusajima | 31 | 1.8% | $16.59 |
Counted across all 1,749 Stage 2 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.
Each track is the whole of the 1,749 Stage 2 cards on file, so the empty part of a bar is the share that sits in the other rows.
Only the ten largest rows are drawn. The table below carries the same counts as text, together with what each row typically costs.
| Group | Share | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Grass | 19.3% | 338 cards |
| Water | 14.1% | 247 cards |
| Psychic | 11.5% | 201 cards |
| Fighting | 11.4% | 200 cards |
| Fire | 9.8% | 172 cards |
| Colorless | 8.3% | 146 cards |
| Darkness | 7.3% | 128 cards |
| Lightning | 6.6% | 116 cards |
| Metal | 5.9% | 103 cards |
| Dragon | 4.9% | 85 cards |
| Energy type | Cards | Share | Typical price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grass | 338 | 19.3% | $5.03 |
| Water | 247 | 14.1% | $10.75 |
| Psychic | 201 | 11.5% | $6.43 |
| Fighting | 200 | 11.4% | $4.59 |
| Fire | 172 | 9.8% | $12.41 |
| Colorless | 146 | 8.3% | $5.00 |
| Darkness | 128 | 7.3% | $4.38 |
| Lightning | 116 | 6.6% | $2.27 |
| Metal | 103 | 5.9% | $1.83 |
| Dragon | 85 | 4.9% | $4.87 |
Counted across all 1,749 Stage 2 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.
Each track is the whole of the 1,749 Stage 2 cards on file, so the empty part of a bar is the share that sits in the other rows.
Only the ten largest rows are drawn. The table below carries the same counts as text, together with what each row typically costs.
| Group | Share | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Scarlet & Violet | 18.7% | 327 cards |
| Sun & Moon | 15.2% | 265 cards |
| Sword & Shield | 12.5% | 218 cards |
| EX | 9.0% | 158 cards |
| Black & White | 8.4% | 147 cards |
| XY | 7.7% | 134 cards |
| Mega Evolution | 6.5% | 114 cards |
| Diamond & Pearl | 4.7% | 83 cards |
| E-Card | 4.6% | 81 cards |
| Base | 2.9% | 51 cards |
| Series | Cards | Share | Typical price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scarlet & Violet | 327 | 18.7% | $1.89 |
| Sun & Moon | 265 | 15.2% | $2.79 |
| Sword & Shield | 218 | 12.5% | $0.44 |
| EX | 158 | 9.0% | $71.71 |
| Black & White | 147 | 8.4% | $4.81 |
| XY | 134 | 7.7% | $1.93 |
| Mega Evolution | 114 | 6.5% | $0.98 |
| Diamond & Pearl | 83 | 4.7% | $17.20 |
| E-Card | 81 | 4.6% | $117.50 |
| Base | 51 | 2.9% | $87.41 |
Counted across all 1,749 Stage 2 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.
Each track is the whole of the 1,749 Stage 2 cards on file, so the empty part of a bar is the share that sits in the other rows.
Only the ten largest rows are drawn. The table below carries the same counts as text, together with what each row typically costs.
| Group | Share | Value |
|---|---|---|
| G | 9.3% | 163 cards |
| I | 7.9% | 138 cards |
| H | 5.0% | 88 cards |
| D | 4.7% | 83 cards |
| F | 3.9% | 68 cards |
| E | 3.5% | 62 cards |
| J | 3.0% | 52 cards |
| Regulation mark | Cards | Share | Typical price |
|---|---|---|---|
| G | 163 | 9.3% | $1.85 |
| I | 138 | 7.9% | $3.97 |
| H | 88 | 5.0% | $0.69 |
| D | 83 | 4.7% | $0.60 |
| F | 68 | 3.9% | $0.39 |
| E | 62 | 3.5% | $0.36 |
| J | 52 | 3.0% | $0.89 |
Counted across all 1,749 Stage 2 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.
Back to summaryHow much HP and damage Stage 2 Pokémon cards print
| Measure | Lowest | Lower quarter | Typical | Upper quarter | Highest | Cards counted |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HP | 60 | 120 | 140 | 170 | 380 | 1,749 |
| Biggest attack | 10 | 60 | 90 | 130 | 330 | 1,721 |
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.
HP printed on the 1,749 Stage 2 cards that carry one. The typical card is 140 HP. Bar length is that HP against the highest in the group.
Half of these cards sit between 120 and 170 HP. The distance between the two ends is what a single average would have hidden.
| Group | Share | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Lowest | 15.8% of the highest | 60 HP |
| Lower quarter | 31.6% of the highest | 120 HP |
| Typical | 36.8% of the highest | 140 HP |
| Upper quarter | 44.7% of the highest | 170 HP |
| Highest | 100.0% of the highest | 380 HP |
The largest printed damage number on each of the 1,721 Stage 2 cards that print one. The typical card hits for 90. Bar length is that number against the hardest hitter in the group.
Half of these cards hit between 60 and 130. Attack text that adds a condition is not counted here — only the printed number.
| Group | Share | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Lowest | 3.0% of the highest | 10 damage |
| Lower quarter | 18.2% of the highest | 60 damage |
| Typical | 27.3% of the highest | 90 damage |
| Upper quarter | 39.4% of the highest | 130 damage |
| Highest | 100.0% of the highest | 330 damage |
What are Stage 2 Pokémon cards weak to?
What Stage 2 Pokémon cards are weak to — 1,617 cards counted. Each track is the whole of that count, so a short bar means most of the group sits elsewhere.
An attack of this type does double damage to the card. Counted across the 1,617 Stage 2 cards that print a weakness.
| Group | Share | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Fire | 24.7% | 399 cards |
| Grass | 15.6% | 253 cards |
| Lightning | 14.3% | 231 cards |
| Fighting | 14.1% | 228 cards |
| Water | 11.1% | 179 cards |
| Psychic | 9.8% | 158 cards |
| Darkness | 6.1% | 98 cards |
| Metal | 4.4% | 71 cards |
Which Stage 2 Pokémon cards print a resistance?
What Stage 2 Pokémon cards resist — 478 cards counted. Each track is the whole of that count, so a short bar means most of the group sits elsewhere.
Resistance cuts incoming damage from that type. Only some Stage 2 cards print one, which is why this count is smaller than the card total.
| Group | Share | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Fighting | 47.3% | 226 cards |
| Psychic | 19.2% | 92 cards |
| Grass | 11.1% | 53 cards |
| Water | 9.0% | 43 cards |
| Metal | 8.6% | 41 cards |
| Lightning | 4.8% | 23 cards |
Can you still play Stage 2 Pokémon cards, and what do they cost to retreat?
1,749 cards counted.
The number of energy cards you discard to move this Pokémon back to the bench. Zero means it retreats for free.
| Group | Share | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | 38.0% | 665 cards |
| 3 | 25.6% | 448 cards |
| 1 | 17.2% | 300 cards |
| 4 | 10.1% | 177 cards |
| 0 | 9.0% | 157 cards |
| 5 | 0.1% | 2 cards |
| Question | Cards | Share of the group |
|---|---|---|
| Legal in Standard today | 485 | 27.7% |
| Legal in Expanded today | 1,200 | 68.6% |
| Cards with an Ability | 899 | 51.4% |
| Cards with a special rule | 366 | 20.9% |
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.
Each track is the whole of the 1,749 Stage 2 cards on file, so the empty part of a bar is the share the answer does not cover.
The 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.
| Group | Share | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Legal in Standard today | 27.7% | 485 cards |
| Legal in Expanded today | 68.6% | 1,200 cards |
| Cards with an Ability | 51.4% | 899 cards |
| Cards with a special rule | 20.9% | 366 cards |
Which Stage 2 Pokémon cards moved most this year
1,018 Stage 2 cards tracked across the yearSee the group line
A group line and a card line are not the same thing. The Stage 2 group rose over this window, yet the cards above ran from -57.0% to +1,178.2% — which is why a figure taken from the group tells you what to expect, and only the card page tells you what happened.
The cheapest Stage 2 Pokémon cards you can buy
Read from the same daily price archive as the rest of this page. A low price usually means the card is common rather than that it is a bargain.
Set and number are what you match against a listing; two cards with the same name are different cards if either of those differs.
How Stage 2 compares with the other stages
5 stages in totalSee them all
Stage 2 is No. 3 of 5 stages by typical price, with 2 of them cheaper and 2 dearer. Rank is not the same as scarcity: a group can rank high because a handful of its cards are chased, while most of it stays affordable — the price ladder above shows which of those two is happening here.
The printed rules behind Stage 2 Pokémon cards
How much energy do Stage 2 Pokémon cards need to attack?
Stage 2 Pokémon cards — energy asked for by the cheapest printed attack, 1,749 cards counted
Each symbol is one Energy card of any type, which is how the cost is recorded: as a number of cards rather than a list of types. Cards that print no attack are left out of this count rather than entered as zero.
Back to summaryHow the stages compare on HP, damage and how hard they hit for their size
| Evolution stage | Cards | Average HP | Average biggest attack | Damage per HP |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stage 2 | 1,749 | 162 | 102 | |
| Basic | 9,991 | 93 | 51 | |
| Stage 1 | 5,102 | 109 | 67 | |
| Level-Up | 78 | 121 | 84 | |
| BREAK | 35 | 150 | 98 |
Damage per HP is that group's average biggest attack divided by its average HP: a larger number means the group hits harder for the size it prints. Both averages are counted only across the cards that carry the number at all, and Trainer and Energy cards carry neither. Only groups large enough to have their own page are listed.
Back to summaryThe dearest and the cheapest Stage 2 Pokémon card, side by side
$0.05 VS $2,199.99
The other stages, and what each one is made of
Bar length is that group's size against the largest of them, which is 9,991 cards. The card shown on each panel is the dearest one in that group, not a typical one.
Every group listed here is large enough to have a page of its own; smaller ones stay as rows on the page above.
Back to summaryThe 7 things that tell Stage 2 cards apart
The numbers every figure on this page is read from
Where Stage 2 sits, at a glance
Each panel is a different way of cutting the same cards; the section it links to shows the full count.
Which Stage 2 Pokémon cards carry a special rule
Which Stage 2 Pokémon cards hit hardest, type by type
The three hardest-hitting Stage 2 Pokémon cards
Stage 2 Pokémon cards — frequently asked questions
How many Stage 2 Pokémon cards are there?
How much is a Stage 2 Pokémon card worth?
What is the most expensive Stage 2 Pokémon card?
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Do all Stage 2 Pokémon cards have a price?
Where can I see every Stage 2 Pokémon card?
How often are Stage 2 Pokémon card prices updated?
Are Stage 2 Pokémon cards going up in value?
How much does a cheap Stage 2 Pokémon card cost?
Which Stage 2 Pokémon cards are worth the most?
What is the highest HP on a Stage 2 Pokémon card?
Are Stage 2 Pokémon cards legal in tournaments?
What are Stage 2 Pokémon cards weak to?
Are old Stage 2 Pokémon cards worth more than new ones?
Which Stage 2 Pokémon card rose the most this year?
Which sets have Stage 2 Pokémon cards?
How these Stage 2 figures are collected, and where you can check them
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.
Industry source
Second-party sources — marketplaces, trade associations, research institutes and companies that compile data about the market.
Before you rely on these figures
Note: Prices on this page are asking and market prices for ungraded English Stage 2 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