Unlimited
How to spot it: Standard modern card frame; no edition stamp.
All copies share the same Unlimited print frame.
01Card Stats
Basic
HP
80
TypeColorless
RarityRare Secret
IllustratorNaoyo Kimura
WeaknessPsychic ×2
Retreat●●●
SetAquapolis
Released2003
02Editions and Print Runs
Modern print era — no 1st Edition or Shadowless variants exist for cards printed after the WotC era.
04Variants and Foiling
- Rarity tiers
- Rare Secret
- Foiling
- Holo version with the holo pattern applied to the artwork.
- Alt art / specials
- Secret rare (numbered beyond the printed set total) — the chase variant of this set.
05Language and Regional Versions
- English
- Standard English release.
- Japanese
- Released in the equivalent Japanese set.
- European
- Localized European prints exist with translated text.
- Other
- No documented language-exclusive errors or major regional variants.
06Current Market Value
Grade-worthy value
Buy raw ~$2,225.00
If PSA 9 (likely)
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If PSA 10 (best case)
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07Why Collectors Want It
- One of the celebrated 'Crystal' secret rares of Aquapolis (2003), with the e-Card era's signature etched crystal-foil treatment framing Lugia's body.
- Numbered #149/147 — a secret rare printed beyond the set's stated total, sitting at the rarest pull rate in e-Card packs.
- Lugia is a flagship legendary; the Crystal print is the most coveted vintage Lugia outside the Neo Genesis #9 holo.
- Verified at ~$2,456 raw, with PSA 10 copies realizing ~$76,861 — a ~31x gem-mint multiple that reflects how rarely it survives pristine.
- A cornerstone of any serious e-Card or Lugia master set; clean supply consistently lags demand.
08Competitive Playability
Tier: None
Basic Lugia with 80 HP; top attack around 50 damage. Functions as an evolution-chain piece rather than a tournament attacker.
09Card Moves and Abilities
Ability: Crystal Type
Whenever you attach a Fire, Water, or Psychic basic Energy card from your hand to Lugia, Lugia's type (color) becomes the same as that Energy card type until the end of the turn.
Psychic
This attack does 10 damage times the number of Energy cards attached to the Defending Pokémon.
Steam Blast
Discard an Energy card attached to Lugia.
- Weakness
- Psychic ×2
- Retreat cost
- 3
10Grading and Population
PSA 10 estimate: PSA 10 ~$76,861 (PriceCharting realized, May 2026) against ~$2,456 raw — roughly a 31x jump for a flawless copy.
Crystal-foil cards pick up hairline scratches and edge whitening on the etched surface easily, and e-Card centering runs notoriously tight, so true gem-mint survivors are scarce — the steep PSA 10 premium is a direct function of that low high-grade population.
Other graders: PSA dominates resale liquidity on vintage crystals; BGS and CGC copies trade as well, typically at a discount to an equivalent PSA 10.