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Typhlosion

Card 17/115

EX-era (2005) Unseen Forces Typhlosion — mid-era Fire-type print.

Unseen ForcesSet
2005Released
Rare HoloRarity
Hajime KusajimaIllustrator

01Card Stats

Stage 2 (evolves from Quilava)
HP 110
TypeFire
RarityRare Holo
IllustratorHajime Kusajima
WeaknessWater ×2
Retreat
SetUnseen Forces
Released2005

02Editions and Print Runs

Modern print era — no 1st Edition or Shadowless variants exist for cards printed after the WotC era.

Unlimited

How to spot it: Standard modern card frame; no edition stamp.

All copies share the same Unlimited print frame.

04Variants and Foiling

Rarity tiers
Rare Holo
Foiling
Holo version with the holo pattern applied to the artwork. Reverse-holo parallel exists with the holo pattern applied to the background.
Alt art / specials
No full-art, secret rare, or alternate-art version documented for this print.

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

Holo~$99 TCGplayer market (asking-price proxy); eBay solds may differ — verify current listings.
Reverse Holo~$146 TCGplayer market for the reverse-holo parallel (asking-price proxy).

TCGplayer market is an asking-price proxy and can run above realized eBay sold prices; verify against recent solds before buying or selling.

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07Why Collectors Want It

  • Typhlosion — Pokemon TCG catalog for the Johto-region Fire-type Pokemon (Pokedex #157).
  • Required for any complete Typhlosion master set across eras.
  • Collectors of the Unseen Forces set need this card to finish it.

08Competitive Playability

Tier: None

Stage 2 Typhlosion with 110 HP; top attack around 50 damage. Functions as an evolution-chain piece rather than a tournament attacker.

09Card Moves and Abilities

Ability: Burning Aura

As long as Typhlosion is your Active Pokémon, put 1 damage counter on each Active Pokémon (both yours and your opponent's) between turns.

Flickering Flames Cost: Fire · 20 damage

The Defending Pokémon is now Asleep.

Rage Cost: Fire + Colorless + Colorless · 50+ damage

Does 50 damage plus 10 more damage for each damage counter on Typhlosion.

Weakness
Water ×2
Retreat cost
1

10Grading and Population

PSA 10 estimate: Modern Common/Uncommon — most copies are not graded because raw value rarely justifies the fee.

Graded populations stay low; usually collected raw or sleeved rather than slabbed.

Other graders: Negligible BGS/CGC submission volume.

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