# Lugia #149/147 — Aquapolis

## Summary

Lugia is the Gen II box legend and one of the most beloved Pokémon in the franchise, so any vintage printing finds buyers. Naoyo Kimura is a respected name among Wizards-era illustrators, and as an Aquapolis Rare this sits in a mid-tier slot below the holo chase. The modelled guide sits at $500 with 19 copies traded in 30 days; the slab is the real edge, with PSA 10s at $326,600 and a 4% observed gem rate putting about $6,000 of expected profit per submission, with original packs long past any pull-rate math.

## Identity

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Set | Aquapolis |
| Number | 149/147 |
| Rarity | Rare |
| Era | WOTC |
| Illustrator | Naoyo Kimura |
| Release date | 2003-01-15 |
| Image | Unavailable |

## Card details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Card type | POKEMON |
| Stage | Basic |
| HP | 80 |
| Types | Colorless |
| 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. |
| Attack: Psychic | cost Psychic/Fire — damage 10× — This attack does 10 damage times the number of Energy cards attached to the Defending Pokémon. |
| Attack: Steam Blast | cost Water/Water/Fire/Colorless — damage 50 — Discard an Energy card attached to Lugia. |
| Weakness | Psychic x2 |
| Retreat | 3 |
| Legal | Standard no · Expanded no |
| Pokédex entry | [Lugia #249](https://cardboardalpha.com/pokemon/pokedex/lugia) |
| Finishes | Holo |
| Languages | EN |

## Current stats

- Headline price: **$500.00** (ITEM_MEDIAN; modelled guide price) — as of 2026-11-08
- Headline basis: MODELLED_GUIDE — The venue’s published daily market guide, which the venue itself declares MODELLED. Nothing is confirmed to have traded at it, no copy is listed at it, and it is not our estimate — it is theirs.
- 24h change: 0.00% · 7d change: n/a — as of 2026-11-08
- Floor delivered ask: $10,001.88 — as of 2026-11-09T05:30:39.037Z
- Quant score: 28/100, regime ILLIQUID_UNKNOWN — as of 2026-11-09T05:30:39.037Z — 4 of 11 inputs · 31% weight · -35% confidence

## Provenance

- Catalog — observed 2003-01-15T00:00:00Z, confidence 98%
- Live ask — observed 2026-11-07T08:39:06.342Z, confidence 90%
- Guide price (modelled) — observed 2026-11-08T00:00:00.000Z, confidence 90%
- Confirmed sale — observed 2026-06-19T23:29:04.010Z, confidence 85%
- Price statistic — observed 2026-11-07T23:49:19.480Z, confidence 70%
- Inventory count — observed 2026-11-07T08:39:06.342Z, confidence 70%
- Population census — observed 2026-11-07T22:39:33.150Z, confidence 60%

## Links

- [View on Cardboard Alpha](https://cardboardalpha.com/pokemon/aquapolis/lugia-149)
- [JSON snapshot](https://cardboardalpha.com/api/terminal/raw~tcgdex%3Aecard2-149%3AEN%3AHOLO~NM)